McMullen, Lorraine. An Odd Attempt in a Woman: The Literary Life of Frances Brooke. University of British Columbia Press, 1983.
10-11
Mary Ann Yates
Standard Name: Yates, Mary Ann
Used Form: Mary Ann Graham
Used Form: Anna Maria Yates
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Friends, Associates | Frances Brooke | Brooke met manager Tate Wilkinson
some time during the 1750s, probably after 1756. Her other friends in the theatre world included comic actor James Quin Catto, Susan J. Modest Ambition: The Influence of Henry Fielding, Samuel Richardson, and the Ideal of Female Diffidence on Sarah Fielding, Charlotte Lennox, and Frances Brooke. University of Oxford, 1998. 225 |
| Friends, Associates | Charlotte Lennox | She met Sarah Fielding
at Richardson's house, and became friendly also with Henry Fielding
, Saunders Welch
(the philanthropist, who later offered her employment), and Lord Orrery
. She was presumably the Mrs Lenox with... |
| Literary Setting | Frances Brooke | This novel's story is datable to two or three years before publication. Its heroine is one of two sisters: the dark, sprightly one whose sister is fair and mild. But unlike other novels employing this... |
| Occupation | Frances Brooke | The Haymarket Opera House
was bought for FB
and her actress friend Mary Ann Yates
to run as joint managers. McMullen, Lorraine. An Odd Attempt in a Woman: The Literary Life of Frances Brooke. University of British Columbia Press, 1983. 151 Catto, Susan J. Modest Ambition: The Influence of Henry Fielding, Samuel Richardson, and the Ideal of Female Diffidence on Sarah Fielding, Charlotte Lennox, and Frances Brooke. University of Oxford, 1998. 260 |
| Occupation | Frances Brooke | FB
and Mary Ann Yates
launched their first opera season at the Haymarket Opera House
. Brooke, Frances. “Introduction”. The Excursion, edited by Paula R. Backscheider and Hope D. Cotton, University Press of Kentucky, 1997, p. ix - xlix. xlix |
| Occupation | Frances Brooke | FB
and Mary Ann Yates
ended their reign as managers of the Haymarket Opera House
. Brooke, Frances. “Introduction”. The Excursion, edited by Paula R. Backscheider and Hope D. Cotton, University Press of Kentucky, 1997, p. ix - xlix. xlix |
| Performance of text | Frances Brooke | It starred FB
's friend the actress Mary Ann Yates
(whom she later commemorated in verse) Yates is also called Anna Maria. Brooke, Frances. “Introduction”. The Excursion, edited by Paula R. Backscheider and Hope D. Cotton, University Press of Kentucky, 1997, p. ix - xlix. xlix |
| Textual Production | Frances Brooke | FB
's Virginia a Tragedy, with Odes, Pastorals, and Translations appeared in print. David Garrick
and John Rich
had rejected this tragedy for the stage. The play had been in competition with one of the... |
| Textual Production | Frances Brooke | FB
commemorated her actress friend and colleague with Authentic Memoirs of Mrs. Yates in the Gentleman's Magazine. Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers. 57 (1787): 585-9 |
Timeline
6 December 1830: Lucia Vestris became the first long-term...
Building item
6 December 1830
Lucia Vestris
became the first long-term female theatre manager of the century, when she reopened the Olympic Theatre
.
Appleton, William Worthen. Madame Vestris and the London Stage. Columbia University Press, 1974.
51
Booth, Michael R. et al. Three Tragic Actresses: Siddons, Rachel, Ristori. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
44-5
Texts
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