Chris Rich (soccer Coach)
Christopher Rich may refer to: *Christopher Rich (theatre manager) (1657–1714), London theatre manager *Christopher Rich (actor) Christopher Rich Wilson (born September 16, 1953, in Dallas, Texas) is an American actor, best known for his roles on ''Murphy Brown'', '' Reba'', and ''Boston Legal''. Career Rich first became popular playing the role of Alexander "Sandy" Cory ...

Christopher Rich (theatre Manager)
Christopher Rich (1657–1714) was a lawyer and theatrical manager in London in the late 17th and early 18th century. Life Originally an attorney, Rich purchased, on 24 March 1688, from Alexander D'Avenant, who was co-patentee with Charles Killigrew, a share in the management of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Theatre Royal. D'Avenant retired, while Killigrew allowed Rich to become the active partner. With the management of the Drury Lane theatre was combined that of the subordinate house in Dorset Garden. From the first Rich was involved in continual lawsuits and difficulties with the actors, the proprietors, and the lord chamberlain, but his legal training fitted him to cope. Christopher Rich managed the monopoly United Company from 1693, with such autocratic methods that the senior actors including Thomas Betterton, Elizabeth Barry, and Anne Bracegirdle rebelled. His difficulties were at their height in 1695, when Betterton obtained a patent for a new theatre in Lincoln's Inn F ...
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