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The Annals of Covent Garden Theatre from 1732 to 1897 (Volume 1)

The Annals of Covent Garden Theatre from 1732 to 1897 (Volume 1)

Wyndham, Henry Saxe

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ISBN10: 1153963272
ISBN13: 9781153963275
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 68
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.36 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III 1737-1745 The chronicles of the next few years have no such heroic struggles to record as those of George Frederic Handel. The autumn season of 1737 is notable only for the first appearance of the Dragon of Wantley, by Lampe and Carey, on October 26, of which we heard in the last chapter. On November 21 the theatres were all closed until the new year, on account of the death of Queen Caroline. In January, 1738, Sir Hildebrand Jacob's Nest of Plays made its unfortunate appearance, and was immediately damned. It was the first play produced under the authority of the Lord Chamberlain, who, by the passing of a new Act of Parliament, was constituted the licensing official for the production of any stage plays. This, in the opinion of some of the playgoers of the day, was a fine opportunity to show the newly born authority that they only were the ultimate tribunal who should decide upon Vol. I, 65 F the rights of a play to be heard. Accordingly, most of the early productions under the new act were, by a sort of vicarious vengeance, mercilessly condemned. The beginning of 1738 was, however, also rendered memorable by a series of remarkable Shakespearian revivals, started in February with King John and Richard II. The latter is said by Genest not to have been acted for forty years, and the revival was evidently characterized by considerable expense and distinction. In the scene representing the lists at Coventry, Bolingbroke and Norfolk were dressed in complete armour, and the King was seated on a throne of State. The part of the King was taken by Delane, who is said to have rendered justice to it. Rich had spared no expense in presenting an elaborate combat scene. He had also engaged a son-in-law of Aaron Hill-- Tall Johnson, as he was nicknamed, b...

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