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The Family Legend
''The Family Legend'' is an 1810 historical tragedy by the British writer Joanna Baillie. It premiered at the Theatre Royal in Edinburgh on 29 January 1810 and ran for thirteen consecutive nights. The Edinburgh cast included Henry Siddons, his wife Harriet Siddons and Daniel Terry. Its Edinburgh staging was due largely to the lobbying of Walter Scott on its behalf.The Routledge Companion to Romantic Women Writers p.93 On 29 May 1815 it debuted in London's West End at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane with a cast that featured George Bartley as the Earl of Argyle, Alexander Rae as John of Lorne, James William Wallack as Maclean, Samuel Penley as Sir Hubert de Grey, John Powell as Loctorish Mrs Bartley as Helen and Susan Boyce as Rosa. It revolves around the historic rivalry of the Campbells and the Macleans ''Maclean's'' is a Canadian magazine founded in 1905 which reports on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, trends and current events. Its founder, publisher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Baillie
Joanna Baillie (11 September 1762 – 23 February 1851) was a Scottish poet and dramatist, known for such works as ''Plays on the Passions'' (three volumes, 1798–1812) and ''Fugitive Verses'' (1840). Her work shows an interest in moral philosophy and the Gothic. She was critically acclaimed in her lifetime, and while living in Hampstead, associated with contemporary writers such as Anna Barbauld, Lucy Aikin, and Walter Scott. She died at the age of 88. Early life Background Baillie was born on 11 September 1762 in Bothwell. Her mother, Dorothea Hunter (c. 1721–1806), was a sister of the Scottish physicians and anatomists William and John Hunter. Her father, Rev. James Baillie (c. 1722–1778), was a Presbyterian minister, and in his last two years Professor of Divinity at the University of Glasgow. Her aunt, Anne Home Hunter, was a poet. The Baillies were an old Scottish family which claimed descent from the Scottish patriot, Sir William Wallace. Wallace is not known to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bartley (comedian)
George Bartley (1782?–1858) was an English stage comedian. He was successful in playing comic old men and bluff uncles, and Falstaff became his favourite character. He had roles in many Shakespearean Comedies throughout his career spanning over half a century. Early life Bartley was born in Bath, Somerset presumably in or about 1782. His father was box-keeper at the Bath Theatre. While still a youth he acquired some stage experience, appearing in characters ordinarily assigned to women, such as the page in John Cartwright Cross's musical drama, ''The Purse''. After a period of odd jobs, Bartley appeared at Cheltenham in the summer of 1800 as Orlando in ''As You Like It''. He is said to have appeared again in Bath, and then joined a travelling company. In Guernsey he made his first marriage, his wife being a member of the company, named Stanton, by whom he was nursed through an illness. In London To the influence of Dorothea Jordan, who in 1802 saw him in Margate, Bartl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Plays
History is one of the three main genres in Western theatre alongside tragedy and comedy, although it originated, in its modern form, thousands of years later than the other primary genres. For this reason, it is often treated as a subset of tragedy. A play in this genre is known as a history play and is based on a historical narrative, often set in the medieval or early modern past. History emerged as a distinct genre from tragedy in Renaissance England. The best known examples of the genre are the history plays written by William Shakespeare, whose plays still serve to define the genre. History plays also appear elsewhere in Western literature, such as Thomas Heywood's ''Edward IV'', Schiller's '' Mary Stuart'' or the Dutch national poet Joost van den Vondel's play '' Gijsbrecht van Aemstel''. Precursors Plays with some connection to historic narratives date to the beginnings of Athenian theatre. For one, although many early Greek plays covered subjects that modern audience ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Plays
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West End Plays
West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some Romance languages (''ouest'' in French, ''oest'' in Catalan, ''ovest'' in Italian, ''vest'' in Romanian, ''oeste'' in Spanish and Portuguese). As in other languages, the word formation stems from the fact that west is the direction of the setting sun in the evening: 'west' derives from the Indo-European root ''*wes'' reduced from ''*wes-pero'' 'evening, night', cognate with Ancient Greek ἕσπερος hesperos 'evening; evening star; western' and Latin vesper 'evening; west'. Examples of the same formation in other languages include Latin occidens 'west' from occidō 'to go down, to set' and Hebrew מַעֲרָב (maarav) 'west' from עֶרֶב (erev) 'evening'. West is sometimes abbreviated as W. Navigation To go west using a compass for navigati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1810 Plays
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Clan Maclean
Clan Maclean (; Scottish Gaelic: ' ) is a Scottish Highlands, Highlands Scottish clan. They are one of the oldest clans in the Scottish Highlands, Highlands and owned large tracts of land in Argyll as well as the Inner Hebrides. Many early Macleans became famous for their honour, strength and courage in battle. They were involved in clan skirmishes with the Clan Mackinnon, Mackinnons, Clan Cameron, Camerons, Clan Donald, MacDonalds and Clan Campbell, Campbells, as well as all of the Jacobite risings. History Origins of the Clan There are several different origins for the surname ''Maclean'', however, the clan surname is an anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic . This was the patronymic form of the personal name meaning 'Servant of John the Apostle, Saint John', thus 'Son of the Servant of [St] John'.Way of Plean, George; Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. pp. 238–239. The clan's rise to power began in 852 with a Papal Bull of Charter and Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Campbell
Clan Campbell ( ) is a Scottish Highlands, Highland Scottish clan, historically one of the largest and most powerful of the Highland clans. The Clan Campbell lands are in Argyll and within their lands lies Ben Cruachan. The chief of the clan became Earl of Argyll and later Duke of Argyll. History Origins In traditional genealogies of Clan Campbell, the clan's origins are in the ancient Britons (Celtic people), Britons of Strathclyde. The earliest Campbell in written record is Gilleasbaig of Menstrie, Gillespie, whose name is recorded in 1263. Early grants to Gillespie and his relations were almost all in east-central Scotland. The family's connection with Argyll came some generations earlier when a Campbell married the heiress of the O'Duines and she brought with her the Lordship of Loch Awe. Because of this, the early clan name was ''Clan O'Duine''. The name was later styled ''Clann Diarmaid'' based on a fancied connection to ''Diarmuid the Boar'', a great hero from early Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Boyce
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John Powell (actor)
John Powell may refer to: Politics and law * John Powell (MP for Cardigan) (died 1590s), MP for Cardigan * John Powell (1645–1713), English Member of Parliament for Gloucester, 1685–1689 * John Joseph Powell (1816–1891), British Member of Parliament for Gloucester, 1862–1865 * John Enoch Powell (1912–1998), British politician * John Powell (Canadian politician) (1809–1881), mayor of Toronto * John A.H. Powell (died 1843), political figure in upper Canada * John Powell (judge) ( – 1696), Welsh judge * John Blake Powell (1870–1923), Irish judge * John William Powell (politician) (1928–2010), American politician Sports * John Powell (footballer, born 1892) (1892–1961), English footballer * John Powell (footballer, born 1936) (1936–2017), English semi-professional footballer * John Powell (Australian footballer) (born 1937), Australian footballer for Collingwood and Fitzroy * John Powell (weightlifter) (1931–2008), Australian Olympic weightlifter * Jackie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Penley
Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Bible, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although the text does not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genealogy is also found in a pedigree of the Kohathites (1 Chronicles 6:3–15) and in that of Heman the Ezrahite, apparently his grandson (1 Chronicles 6: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
