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More Ways Than One
''More Ways Than One'' is a 1783 comedy play by the British writer Hannah Cowley.Nicoll p.249 The original Covent Garden cast included William Thomas Lewis as Bellair, John Quick as Doctor Freelove, John Edwin as Sir Marvel Mushroom, Ralph Wewitzer as Le Gout, Richard Wilson as Evergreen, James Fearon as David, Richard Wroughton as Carlton, Priscilla Kemble as Arabella and Sarah Maria Wilson as Miss Juvenile and Elizabeth Younge Elizabeth Younge (1740 – 15 March 1797)Her epitaph in Westminster Abbey states that she died at the age of 52 but ''The New Monthly Magazine'' which gave her d.o.b. as 1940 wrote, "How this error in her age arose there is no possibility of ev ... as Miss Archer. 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. 1783 plays Comedy plays West End plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Cowley (writer)
Hannah Cowley (14 March 1743 – 11 March 1809) was an English playwright and poet. Although Cowley's plays and poetry did not enjoy wide popularity after the 19th century, critic Melinda Finberg rates her as "one of the foremost playwrights of the late eighteenth century" whose "skill in writing fluid, sparkling dialogue and creating sprightly, memorable comic characters compares favourably with her better-known contemporaries, Goldsmith and Sheridan." Cowley's plays were produced frequently in her lifetime. The major themes of her plays – including her first, ''The Runaway'' (1776), and her major success, which is being revived, ''The Belle's Stratagem'' (1780) – revolve around marriage and how women strive to overcome the injustices imposed by family life and social custom. Early success Born Hannah Parkhouse, she was the daughter of Hannah (née Richards) and Philip Parkhouse, a bookseller in Tiverton, Devon. Sources disagree about some details of her married life, cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fearon (actor)
James Fearon (1746–1789) was a British stage actor. From 1768 to 1771 he acted in Edinburgh and Glasgow, before making his London debut at Haymarket Theatre. He appeared in London until his death, mainly at the Covent Garden Theatre, whose company he joined in 1774.Cox & Gamer pp. 418–19 Selected roles * Benfield senior in '' The Maid of Bath'' by Samuel Foote (1771) * Coachman in ''The Rivals'' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1775) * Sir John Millamour in Know Your Own Mind by Arthur Murphy (1777) * Officer in ''The Count of Narbonne'' by Robert Jephson (1781) * David in ''More Ways Than One ''More Ways Than One'' is a 1783 comedy play by the British writer Hannah Cowley.Nicoll p.249 The original Covent Garden cast included William Thomas Lewis as Bellair, John Quick as Doctor Freelove, John Edwin as Sir Marvel Mushroom, Ralph Wew ...'' by Hannah Cowley (1783) * Vasquez in '' A Bold Stroke for a Husband'' by Hannah Cowley (1783) References Bibliography * Cox, Jeffre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Plays
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1783 Plays
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Elizabeth Younge
Elizabeth Younge (1740 – 15 March 1797)Her epitaph in Westminster Abbey states that she died at the age of 52 but ''The New Monthly Magazine'' which gave her d.o.b. as 1940 wrote, "How this error in her age arose there is no possibility of ever guessing, as her real age was so well known." was an English actress who specialized in Shakespearean roles. Biography Younge was born near Old Gravel Lane, Southwark. An Elizabeth Young, daughter of Samuel and Mary Young, was baptized at St Olave's, Southwark, on 14 January 1744, but it is not known if this was the same person. She received her early education at a day-school with other working-class children. After she left school, she became apprenticed to a milliner. Her parents died while she was still young and she had to support herself. In her leisure time, she did a great deal of reading and devoted herself to studying the best poets, especially the dramatic ones. She made friends with a young woman who was the daughter of an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Maria Wilson
Sarah Maria Wilson (died 1786) was an English actress. Early life Her maiden name was Adcock. She acted in York, where, as Mrs. Weston, in the summer of 1773 she played Lucy Lockit in the ''Beggar's Opera'', Miss Notable in the 'Lady's Last Stake,' and other comic parts. The London stage After appearing in Leeds, where she became a favourite, and in Glasgow in 1774, she came to London. There she came to know Richard Wilson, and as Mrs. Wilson she played at the Haymarket Theatre on 19 May 1775, Betsy Blossom in ''The Cozeners'', and Lucy in ''The Virgin Unmasked''. She was seen in her first Haymarket season as Lucy in ''The Mirror'', Nell in the 'Devil to Pay,' Lydia in the 'Bankrupt,' Sophy in the 'Dutchman,' and Juletta (an original part) in 'Metamorphoses' (26 August 1775). On 30 April 1776 she was at Covent Garden, for Wilson's benefit, Hoyden in the 'Man of Quality.' In the summer of 1776 and that of 1777 she was in Liverpool. At Covent Garden she had played meanwhile Polly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priscilla Kemble
Priscilla Kemble (née Hopkins; 1756 – May 1845) was an English actress. The English actor John Philip Kemble was her third and last husband. Family Kemble was born Priscilla Hopkins in 1756, the daughter of a prompter named Hopkins, who was employed for many years at Drury Lane. Her mother (died September 1801) was a respected actress in David Garrick's company. An elder sister appeared as Miss Hopkins at Drury Lane on 14 November 1771 playing Cupid, a postilion, in ''A Trip to Scotland;'' on 19 April 1773 she made "her first appearance on any stage" as Celia in ''As You Like It;'' and acted with success for a few seasons, then married a wealthy man, and retired from the stage. She eventually returned to acting, as Mrs. Sharp, in 1779 and 1780.Knight, 1892. Early acting career Priscilla Hopkins was first known for being a member of Garrick's company at Drury Lane, playing Mildred in ''Old City Manners,'' an adaptation of ''Eastward Hoe!'' on 9 November 1775. She had probably ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wroughton
Richard Wroughton (1748–1822), was an actor, who worked mainly in Covent Garden (now the Royal Opera house) and Drury Lane (now the Theatre Royal), and occasional in the city of his birth, Bath. Acting at Covent Garden He was born in 1748, and came to London, followed by a young milliner who had fallen in love with him, who nursed him through a severe illness, and whom he married. His first appearance was made at Covent Garden on 24 September 1768 as Zaphna in ‘ Mahomet,’ and not apparently in Altamont in ‘The Fair Penitent’ (acted on the 12th), as all his biographers say. He was seen during the season as Tressel in ‘ Richard III,’ Nerestan in ‘Zara,’ Creon in ‘Medea,’ Altamont, for his benefit, on 4 May 1769, and George Barnwell. He was slow in ripening, and his early performances gave little promise. By dint of sheer hard work he developed, however, into a good actor. During the seventeen years in which he remained at Covent Garden he played the princ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Wilson (stage Actor)
Richard Wilson may refer to: Academia * Richard Wilson (scholar) (born 1950), British Shakespeare scholar * Richard Wilson (physicist) (1926–2018), British born American physicist * Richard Guy Wilson (born 1940), architectural historian and University of Virginia faculty member * Richard K. Wilson (born 1959), American professor of genetics and molecular microbiology * Richard L. Wilson (1905–1981), American journalist * Richard F. Wilson, president of Illinois Wesleyan University * R. M. Wilson (born 1945), American mathematician (combinatorics), professor at Caltech * Richard Ashby Wilson, American-British social anthropologist Arts and music * Richard Wilson (sculptor) (born 1953), British sculptor and musician * Richard Wilson (author) (1920–1987), American science-fiction writer * Rich Wilson (journalist), contemporary UK based freelance rock writer * Richard Edward Wilson (born 1941), American composer * Richard Wilson (painter) (1714–1782), Welsh landscape pain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covent Garden Theatre
The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. The first theatre on the site, the Theatre Royal (1732), served primarily as a playhouse for the first hundred years of its history. In 1734, the first ballet was presented. A year later, the first season of operas, by George Frideric Handel, began. Many of his operas and oratorios were specifically written for Covent Garden and had their premieres there. The current building is the third theatre on the site, following disastrous fires in 1808 and 1856 to previous buildings. The façade, foyer, and auditorium date from 1858, but almost every other element of the present complex dates from an extensive reconstruction in the 1990s. The main auditorium seats 2,256 people, maki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Wewitzer
Ralph Wewitzer (1748–1825) was an English actor. He won critical acclaim in supporting parts, but was never given leading roles. He had a 44-year acting career, and is thought to have learned over 400 speaking parts. Early roles at Covent Garden He was born on 17 December 1748 in Salisbury Street, Strand, London, to Peter and Ann Wewitzer; his parents were involved in the theatre, and his father was Swiss or Norwegian. He is identified by Gerald Reitlinger and Kalman Burnim as Jewish by background. Wewitzer was once apprenticed to a jeweller. He made his first appearance at Covent Garden Theatre in May 1773 as Ralph in ''The Maid in the Mill'', it is said for the benefit of his sister Sarah Wewitzer. On 21 November 1775 he was the original Lopez, a Spanish manservant in '' The Duenna'' by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. For 14 years he remained at Covent Garden. It was said that in the early days Wewitzer, in debt, went to Dublin, where he acted under Thomas Ryder. Among his pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edwin (1749–1790)
John Edwin (10 August 1749 – 31 October 1790), English actor, was born in London, the son of a watchmaker. Life As a youth, he appeared in the provinces, in minor parts; and at Bath in 1768 he formed a connexion with a Mrs Walmsley, a milliner, who bore him a son, but whom he afterwards deserted. His first London appearance was at the Haymarket in 1776 as Flaw in Samuel Foote's ''The Cozeners'', but when George Colman took over the theatre he was given better parts and became its leading actor. In 1779 he was at Covent Garden Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist si ..., and played there or at the Haymarket until his death. Ascribed to him are ''The Last Legacy of John Edwin'', 1780; ''Edwin's Jests'' and ''Edwin's Pills to Purge Melancholy''. References * * * External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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