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Junius Brutus (play)
''Junius Brutus'' is a 1734 tragedy by the British writer William Duncombe. It was one of a number of plays based on the life of the Roman Republican Lucius Junius BrutusEllison p.30 The original Drury Lane cast included John Mills as Junius Brutus, Edward Berry as Valeius Publicola, William Milward as Titus, William Mills as Caelius, Theophilus Cibber as Messala, Richard Winstone as Silvus and Mary Heron as Lucia and Hannah Pritchard Hannah Pritchard (née Vaughan, 1711–1768) was an English actress who regularly played opposite David Garrick. She performed many significant Shakespearean roles and created on stage many important female roles by contemporary playwrights. Lif ... as Hortensia. References Bibliography * Burling, William J. ''A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737''. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992. * Ellison, Julie. ''Cato's Tears and the Making of Anglo-American Emotion''. University of Chicago Press, 1999. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Duncombe
William Duncombe (19 January 1690 – 26 February 1769) was a British author and playwright. Life Duncombe worked in the Navy Office from 1706 until 1725. That year, he and Elizabeth Hughes won a very large lottery sum on a joint ticket. He married Elizabeth in 1726 and "retired into literary leisure". The nature of their match is unknown, but the two did have a son together, John, later a clergyman, writer and antiquary. Elizabeth died in 1736, leaving Duncombe a widower for 33 years. Works Duncombe's literary work was generally in translation from Latin. He translated Horace in 1721 and translated Racine's ''Athalie'' as ''Athaliah'' in 1722. His sole successful play was ''Junius Brutus'' in 1734, which ran for six nights at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. His competition was Farinelli singing at the Little Theatre, Haymarket, and Duncombe said that the "quivering Italian eunuch" was too much for the stiff Roman statesman. All the same, six nights was a respectable run, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is a West End theatre and Grade I listed building in Covent Garden, London, England. The building faces Catherine Street (earlier named Bridges or Brydges Street) and backs onto Drury Lane. The building is the most recent in a line of four theatres which were built at the same location, the earliest of which dated back to 1663, making it the oldest theatre site in London still in use. According to the author Peter Thomson, for its first two centuries, Drury Lane could "reasonably have claimed to be London's leading theatre". For most of that time, it was one of a handful of patent theatres, granted monopoly rights to the production of "legitimate" drama in London (meaning spoken plays, rather than opera, dance, concerts, or plays with music). The first theatre on the site was built at the behest of Thomas Killigrew in the early 1660s, when theatres were allowed to reopen during the English Restoration. Initially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tragedy
Tragedy (from the grc-gre, τραγῳδία, ''tragōidia'', ''tragōidia'') is a genre of drama based on human suffering and, mainly, the terrible or sorrowful events that befall a main character. Traditionally, the intention of tragedy is to invoke an accompanying catharsis, or a "pain hatawakens pleasure", for the audience. While many cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, the term ''tragedy'' often refers to a specific tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the self-definition of Western civilization. That tradition has been multiple and discontinuous, yet the term has often been used to invoke a powerful effect of cultural identity and historical continuity—"the Greeks and the Elizabethans, in one cultural form; Hellenes and Christians, in a common activity," as Raymond Williams puts it. From its origins in the theatre of ancient Greece 2500 years ago, from which there survives only a fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic ( la, Res publica Romana ) was a form of government of Rome and the era of the classical Roman civilization when it was run through public representation of the Roman people. Beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire, Rome's control rapidly expanded during this period—from the city's immediate surroundings to hegemony over the entire Mediterranean world. Roman society under the Republic was primarily a cultural mix of Latin and Etruscan societies, as well as of Sabine, Oscan, and Greek cultural elements, which is especially visible in the Roman Pantheon. Its political organization developed, at around the same time as direct democracy in Ancient Greece, with collective and annual magistracies, overseen by a senate. The top magistrates were the two consuls, who had an extensive range of executive, legislative, judicial, military, and religious powers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius Junius Brutus
Lucius Junius Brutus ( 6th century BC) was the semi-legendary founder of the Roman Republic, and traditionally one of its first consuls in 509 BC. He was reputedly responsible for the expulsion of his uncle the Roman king Tarquinius Superbus after the suicide of Lucretia, which led to the overthrow of the Roman monarchy. He was involved in the abdication of fellow consul Tarquinius Collatinus, and executed two of his sons for plotting the restoration of the Tarquins. He was claimed as an ancestor of the Roman gens Junia, including Decimus Junius Brutus, and Marcus Junius Brutus, the most famous of Julius Caesar's assassins. Traditions about his life may have been fictional, and some scholars argue that it was the Etruscan king Porsenna who overthrew Tarquinius. The plebeian status of the ''Junia gens'' has also raised doubts about his position as a consul and the alleged initial patrician domination of the office. Depicted as the nephew of Tarquinius, he may have symbolized th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mills (stage Actor)
John Mills (c.1670–1736) was a British stage actor. A long-standing part of the Drury Lane company from 1695 until his death, he appeared in both comedies and tragedies. His wife Margaret Mills was an actress, and his son William Mills also became an actor at Drury Lane. He was a friend of the playwright Richard Steele and Robert Wilks the lead actor and manager at Drury Lane with whom he frequently appeared on stage. He died on 17 December 1736, thirteen days after performing in his final role as the King in '' Henry IV, Part 2''.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.249 Selected roles * Pedro in '' Agnes de Castro'' by Catherine Trotter (1695) * Castillio in ''Neglected Virtue'' by Charles Hopkins (1696) * Pisano in ''The Unhappy Kindness'' by Thomas Scott (1696) * Lovewell in ''Love and a Bottle'' by George Farquhar (1698) * Colonel Darange in '' The Campaigners'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1698) * Vizard in ''The Constant Couple'' by George Farquhar (1699) * Don Duart in ''Love Makes a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Berry (actor)
Edward Berry (1706-1760) was a British stage actor. He was a long-standing member of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Drury Lane company, appearing frequently with David Garrick.Marshall & Kishi p.462 Selected roles * Hobinol in ''The Village Opera'' by Charles Johnson (writer), Charles Johnson (1729) * Pantomine in ''Bayes's Opera'' by Gabriel Odingsells (1730) * Butler in ''The Devil to Pay (opera), The Devil to Pay'' by Charles Coffey (1731) * Gentleman in ''Caelia (play), Caelia'' by Charles Johnson (writer), Charles Johnson (1732) * Sparke in ''The Miser (Fielding play), The Miser'' by Henry Fielding (1733) * Valeius Publicola in ''Junius Brutus (play), Junius Brutus'' by William Duncombe (1734) * Don Lopez in ''Trick for Trick (1735 play), Trick for Trick'' by Robert Fabian (1735) * Osmyn in ''The Christian Hero'' by George Lillo (1735) * Chatillon in ''Zara (play), Zara'' by Aaron Hill (writer), Aaron Hill (1736) * Byron in ''The Universal Passion'' by James Miller (playwright ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Milward
William Milward (1702-1742) was a British stage actor. He began his career with John Rich's company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre and also appeared at the Haymarket. From 1734 he became part of the company at Drury Lane where he remained for the rest of his career.The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama p.lix Selected roles * Wingrave in ''Money the Mistress ''Money the Mistress'' is a 1726 comedy play by the Irish writer Thomas Southerne. It was his final play. Staged by John Rich (producer), John Rich at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, the cast included James Quin as Warcourt, Lacy Ryan as Mourv ...'' by Thomas Southerne (1726) * Curtius in ''The Fall of Saguntum'' by Philip Frowde (1727) * Antigonus in ''Philip of Macedon (play), Philip of Macedon'' by David Lewis (poet), David Lewis (1727) * Eumenes in ''The Virgin Queen (play), The Virgin Queen'' by Richard Barford (1728) * Pahnes in ''Sesostris (play), Sesostris'' by John Sturmy (1728) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Mills (actor)
William Mills (1701-1750) was a British stage actor. The son of veteran stage actor John Mills and his wife Margaret Mills, he was born in London and baptised at St Martin-in-the-Fields on 29 June 1701. Under his father's guidance he made his debut as a child actor in 1712. Like his father, he was a long-standing member of the Drury Lane theatre company. He took part in the Actor Rebellion of 1733, and left to work at the Haymarket Theatre for a season before returning to Drury Lane. His last appearance was in ''The Merchant of Venice'' in February 1750 and he died two months later on 18 April, shortly before a benefit was to be staged for him, and was buried at St Martin-in-the-Fields. He was married to the actress Theodosia Mills until her death in 1733, after which he married another actress Elizabeth Holliday.The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama p.lviii With his first wife he had a daughter also called Theodosia who likewise became an actre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theophilus Cibber
Theophilus Cibber (25 or 26 November 1703 – October 1758) was an English actor, playwright, author, and son of the actor-manager Colley Cibber. He began acting at an early age, and followed his father into theatrical management. In 1727, Alexander Pope satirized Theophilus Cibber in his ''Dunciad'' as a youth who "thrusts his person full into your face" (III 132). On the stage, he was famous for playing Pistol in '' Henry IV, Part 2'', and some of the comic roles his father had played when younger, but unsympathetic critics accused him of overemphasis.Barker, p. 166 His private life later led Theophilus into bad reputation and scandal. He died in a shipwreck while bound for Ireland and a season in Dublin. Early life and career Theophilus Cibber was born during the Great Storm of 1703 and began acting in the Drury Lane Theatre at the age of 16 in 1721.Barker, p. 165 As a young man, Cibber was a notorious rake, and associated with young men of a similar mind and reputation, such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Winstone
Richard Winstone (1699-1787) was a British stage actor of the eighteenth century. In 1732 Winstone joined Henry Giffard's Goodman's Fields Theatre. After this he worked at several London theatres including Lincoln's Inn Fields, Haymarket Theate and Bartholomew Fair. From 1734 to 1753 he was an established part of the Drury Lane company working with David Garrick amongst others, making occasional appearances at other theatres. From 1743 he spent his summers working at the Jacobs Well Theatre in Bristol. After making his final London appearance in May 1753 he settled in Bristol and took an active role in the company there, which eventually gained a new home at the Theatre Royal, Bristol and also performed in Bath. He retired in 1784 and died in the city three years later.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.190 Selected roles * Selim in '' Scanderbeg'' (1733) * Silvus in '' Junius Brutus'' (1734) * Paulinus in '' The Christian Hero'' (1735) * Touchwood in ''The Double Dealer'' (1735 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Heron (actress)
Mary Heron (died 1736) was a British stage actress. After making her London debut in a revival ''The Man of Mode'' in 1721 she became a regular member of the Drury Lane company until 1734. Although she also did serious parts, she grew to being one of the leading comedy performers of the company. She took part in the Actor Rebellion of 1733 against the management of the theatre.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.277 Selected roles * Emilia in ''The Man of Mode'' by George Etherege (1721) * Valeria in '' The Rover'' by Aphra Behn (1722) * Farcia in '' Bayes's Opera'' by Gabriel Odingsells (1730) * Lady Modely in '' The Modish Couple'' by James Miller (1732) * Primrose in '' The Mother-in-Law'' by James Miller (1734) * Lucia in '' Junius Brutus'' by William Duncombe (1734) * Mrs Raffler in '' The Universal Gallant'' by Henry Fielding Henry Fielding (22 April 1707 – 8 October 1754) was an English novelist, irony writer, and dramatist known for earthy humour and satire. His comi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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