Elizabeth Heard
Elizabeth Heard (born c.1775) was an English stage actress. She was born in London the daughter of William Heard, a physician and playwright, and his wife Ann Heard, an actress. Elizabeth made her stage debut at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane as a child actor in 1782, where he mother was employed. She often played young male roles such as the Duke of York in ''Richard III'' and Prince Arthur in ''King John''. As well as appearing as a member of the company at Drury Lane, she also began summer stints at the Haymarket from 1789 gradually playing more mature and important roles. In 1801 she left the Drury Lane company and later acted in Newcastle.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.227 Selected roles * Laura in ''The Family Party'' by George Colman the Younger (1782) * Lady Bridget Squander in '' Next Door Neighbours'' by Elizabeth Inchbald (1791) * Louisa Fairfax in '' Cross Partners'' by Elizabeth Inchbald (1792) * Dian in '' The London Hermit'' by John O'Keeffe (1793) * Lucy in ''Fal ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elizabeth Heard As Aurelia In "The Twin Rivals" - DPLA - F3709ffca016baa9b964137596d83371
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Elizabeth Inchbald
Elizabeth Inchbald (née Simpson, 15 October 1753 – 1 August 1821) was an English novelist, actress, dramatist, and translator. Her two novels, '' A Simple Story'' and ''Nature and Art'', have received particular critical attention. Life Born on 15 October 1753 at Stanningfield, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Elizabeth was the eighth of the nine children of John Simpson (died 1761), a farmer, and his wife Mary, ''née'' Rushbrook. The family, like several others in the neighbourhood, was Roman Catholic. Her brother was sent to school, but Elizabeth and her sisters were educated at home. Inchbald had a speech impediment. Focused on acting from a young age, she worked hard to manage her stammer, but her family discouraged an attempt in early 1770 to gain a position at the Norwich Theatre. That same year her brother George became an actor. Still determined, Inchbald went to London to become an actress in April 1772 at the age of 18. It was a difficult beginning: some observer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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James Boaden
James Boaden (23 May 1762 – 16 February 1839) was an English biographer, dramatist, and journalist. Biographer He was the son of William Boaden, a merchant in the Russia trade. He was born at Whitehaven, Cumberland, on 23 May 1762, and at an early age came with his parents to London, where he was educated for commerce. After serving some time in a counting-house, he turned his attention to journalism, and in 1789 was appointed editor of the ''Oracle'' newspaper, which had been started in that year as a rival to the ''World''. Boaden entered himself at the Middle Temple, but does not appear to have been called to the bar. He died on 16 February 1839. Dramatic works Boaden's first dramatic piece was ''Osmyn and Daraxa, a Musical Romance'', acted in 1793. His next play, ''Fontainville Forest'', 1794, founded on Ann Radcliffe's '' Romance of the Forest'', was received with applause at Covent Garden. From 1795 to 1803 he continued to write plays which were well received: ''T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aurelio And Miranda
''Aurelio and Miranda'' is a 1798 play by the British writer James Boaden, inspired by Matthew Gregory Lewis 1796 novel '' The Monk''. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 29 December 1798.Greene p.4506 The original cast included John Philip Kemble as Aurelio, Sarah Siddons as Miranda, William Barrymore as Raymond, Charles Kemble as Lorenzo, John Bannister as Christoval, Walter Maddocks as Hilario, Ralph Wewitzer as Pedro, Jane Powell as Agnes, Charlotte Tidswell as St. Agatha, Maria Bland as Zingarella, Sarah Sparks as Leonella and Elizabeth Heard Elizabeth Heard (born c.1775) was an English stage actress. She was born in London the daughter of William Heard, a physician and playwright, and his wife Ann Heard, an actress. Elizabeth made her stage debut at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane as a ... as Antonia. References Bibliography * Greene, John C. ''Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6''. Lexington Books, 2011. * Nicoll, Allar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thomas Holcroft
Thomas Holcroft (10 December 174523 March 1809) was an English dramatist, miscellanist, poet and translator. He was sympathetic to the early ideas of the French Revolution and helped Thomas Paine to publish the first part of ''The Rights of Man''. Early life Holcroft was born in Orange Court, Leicester Fields, London. His father had a shoemaker's shop and kept riding horses for hire, but he fell into difficulties and was reduced to hawking as a pedlar. The son accompanied his parents on their travels. He obtained work as a stable boy at Newmarket, at the stables of Hon. Richard Vernon, where he spent his evenings chiefly on miscellaneous reading and the study of music. He gradually obtained a knowledge of French, German and Italian. When Holcroft's job at the stables came to an end, he returned to assist his father, who had resumed his trade of shoemaker in London. Around 1765, he became a teacher in a small school in Liverpool. However, he failed in an attempt to set up a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Inquisitor (play)
''The Inquisitor'' is a 1798 play by the British writer Thomas Holcroft. It was inspired by the 1775 play ''Diego und Leonore'' by Johann August Unzer. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 23 June 1798.Greene p.4506 The original cast included James Aickin as The Patriarch, Henry Erskine Johnston as Alberto, William Barrymore as Francisco, Charles Kemble as Fernando, Robert Palmer as Lelio, Thomas Caulfield as Alguazil, Maria Theresa Kemble as Leonora, Elizabeth Heard as Violante and Sarah Harlowe Sarah Harlowe (1765–1852) was a popular actress of the London stage around the turn of the 19th century. Biography Harlowe was born in London in 1765. Under the name of Mrs. Harlowe she made her first appearance on the stage at Colnbrook, near ... as Licia. References Bibliography * Garnai, Amy. ''Thomas Holcroft’s Revolutionary Drama: Reception and Afterlives''. Rutgers University Press, 2023. * Greene, John C. ''Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sophia Lee
Sophia Lee (1750 – 13 March 1824) was an English novelist, dramatist and educator. She was a formative writer of Gothic fiction. She and her sister Harriet also wrote a number of ''Canterbury Tales'' (1797). Life and literary production She was the daughter of John Lee (died 1781), actor and theatrical manager, and was born in London. Her first piece, ''The Chapter of Accidents'', a three-act drama based on Denis Diderot's '' Le père de famille'', was produced by George Colman the Elder at the Haymarket Theatre on 5 August 1780 and was an immediate success. When her father died in 1781, Lee spent the proceeds of the play on establishing a school at Bath, where she made a home for her sisters Anne and Harriet. Her novel ''The Recess, or a Tale of other Times'' (1783–1785) was a historical romance. ''The Recess'', set in Elizabethan times, revolves around two fictional daughters of Mary, Queen of Scots. Lee also wrote the play ''Almeyda, Queen of Granada'' (1796), a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Almeyda, Queen Of Granada
''Almeyda, Queen of Granada'' is a 1796 tragedy play by the British writer Sophia Lee. The original Drury Lane cast included John Palmer as Abdallah, James Aickin as Ramirez, Richard Wroughton as Orasmyn, John Philip Kemble as Alonzo, Thomas Caulfield as Nourassin, Charles Kemble as Hamet, Sarah Siddons as Almeyda and Jane Powell Jane Powell (born Suzanne Lorraine Burce; April 1, 1929 – September 16, 2021) was an American actress, singer, and dancer who first appeared in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals in the 1940s and 50s. With her soprano voice and girl-next-door ima ... as Victoria.Hogan p.1849 References Bibliography * Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of English Drama 1660-1900: Volume III''. Cambridge University Press, 2009. * Hogan, C.B (ed.) ''The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume V''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1968. 1796 plays British plays Tragedy plays West End plays {{1790s-play-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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William Henry Ireland
William Henry Ireland (1775–1835) was an English forger of would-be Shakespearean documents and plays. He is less well known as a poet, writer of gothic novels and histories. Although he was apparently christened William-Henry, he was known as Samuel through much of his life (apparently after a brother who died in childhood), and many sources list his name as Samuel William Henry Ireland. Early life Although Ireland claimed throughout his life that he was born in London in 1777, the Ireland family Bible puts his birth two years earlier, on 2 August 1775. His father, Samuel Ireland, was a successful publisher of travelogues, collector of antiquities and collector of Shakespearian plays and "relics". There was at the time, and still is, a great scarcity of writing in the hand of Shakespeare. Of his 37 plays, there is not one copy in his own writing, not a scrap of correspondence from Shakespeare to a friend, fellow writer, patron, producer or publisher. Forgery would fill th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vortigern And Rowena
''Vortigern and Rowena'', or ''Vortigern, an Historical Play'', is a play that was touted as a newly discovered work by William Shakespeare when it first appeared in 1796. It was eventually revealed to be a Shakespeare hoax, the product of prominent forger William Henry Ireland. Its first performance was on 2 April 1796, when it was ridiculed by the audience. Its titular protagonists, Vortigern and Rowena, are figures from Britain's traditional history. History Ireland had produced several earlier documents he claimed represented the writings of Shakespeare, but ''Vortigern and Rowena'' was the first play he attempted. He shortly followed it with a forged ''Henry II''. He had announced his "discovery" of the lost play as early as 26 December 1794 but did not show his father a manuscript until March 1795. He also provided a purported correspondence between Shakespeare and a printer explaining why the play was unpublished, as well as a deed accounting for how it came to be in h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Wedding Day (play)
''The Wedding Day'' is a comedy play by the English writer Elizabeth Inchbald. An afterpiece, it premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London on 1 November 1794. The original cast included William Barrymore as Lord Rakeland, Thomas King as Sir Adam Contest, John Hayman Packer as Mr Millden, Charles Kemble as Mr Contest, Charlotte Tidswell as Lady Autumn, Dorothea Jordan as Lady Contest, Elizabeth Hopkins as Mrs Hamford and Elizabeth Heard as Hannah. The Irish premiere took place at the Crow Street Theatre Crow Street Theatre was a theatre in Dublin, Ireland, originally opened in 1758 by the actor Spranger Barry. From 1788 until 1818 it was a patent theatre. History Spranger Barry and Henry Woodward The actor Spranger Barry (1719–1777), born i ... in Dublin on 15 February 1797.Greene p.4502 References Bibliography * Greene, John C. ''Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6''. Lexington Books, 2011. * Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A Histo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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False Colours (1793 Play)
''False Colours'' is a 1793 comedy play by the British writer Edward Morris. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London on 3 April 1793. Greene p.4500 The original cast included Richard Suett as Lord Visage, Thomas King as Sir Paul Panick, Richard Wroughton as Sir Harry Cecil, William Barrymore as Captain Montague, John Bannister as Grotesque, Robert Palmer as Subtle, Ralph Wewitzer as Tony, Walter Maddocks as Alfred, Jane Pope as Lady Panick, Elizabeth Farren as Constance, Charlotte Goodall as Harriet and Elizabeth Heard Elizabeth Heard (born c.1775) was an English stage actress. She was born in London the daughter of William Heard, a physician and playwright, and his wife Ann Heard, an actress. Elizabeth made her stage debut at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane as a ... as Lucy. References Bibliography * Greene, John C. ''Theatre in Dublin, 1745-1820: A Calendar of Performances, Volume 6''. Lexington Books, 2011. * Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of English D ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |