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The Coquet
''The Coquet, or the English Chevalier'' is a 1718 comedy play by the Irish writer Charles Molloy. Staged at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre the original cast included Lacy Ryan as Bellamy, Benjamin Griffin as Monsieur Caprice, John Leigh as Valere, Christopher Bullock as Le Bronze, Richard Diggs as Leander, James Spiller as Ranger, John Egleton as Le Grange, George Pack as Madame Filette, Elizabeth Spiller as Mademoiselle Fantast, Jane Egleton as Le Jupe and Sarah Thurmond Sarah Thurmond or Sarah Lewis ( – 1762) was a British actress. Life Sarah Lewis was born in Epsom although the date is unknown. Her first appearances were at Drury Lane and Lincoln's Inn Fields at the end of 1711 in Greenwich where she met J ... as Julia. References Bibliography * Burling, William J. ''A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737''. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992. * Nicoll, Allardyce. ''A History of Early Eighteenth Century Drama: 1700-1750'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Molloy (journalist)
Charles Molloy (died 16 July 1767) was an Irish journalist and political activist on the Jacobite side, as well as a minor playwright. Life The 18th century '' Biographia dramatica'' says that Molloy attended Trinity College, Dublin before moving to London and writing plays. ''A Compendium of Irish Biography'' states he "was born in Dublin early in the 18th century". His three known plays were performed at Lincoln's Inn Fields. '' The Perplexed Couple'' (1715) and ''The Coquet'' (1718) had three-night runs, but ''The Half Pay Officers'' (1720) was a success. It ran for seven nights on its initial run and was revived several times, all the way to the 19th century. On 23 May 1764, being then a resident of St. Anne, Soho, London, he became a student of Gray's Inn. Molloy was a passionate Jacobite, and he became active in the Jacobite wing of the Tory party from an early date. He contributed to and aided ''Mist's Weekly Journal'' (which ran from 1716 to 1728) and its successor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Pack (actor)
George Pack ( fl. 1700 – 1724) was a British stage actor, singer and theatre manager of the eighteenth century.Heard p.48 His first known performance on the London stage was as Westmoreland in Shakespeare's '' Henry IV'' at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre and he remained with the company until it transferred to the Queens's Theatre in the Haymarket in 1705. He played in a mixture of comedies and tragedies, originating roles in plays by many of the leading dramatists of the era including Nicholas Rowe, Mary Pix, John Vanbrugh and Susanna Centlivre. In 1708 Pack joined the Drury Lane company and remained with it until he left to join John Rich's new company at the revived Lincoln's Inn Fields Theare in 1715. His final original role was in '' The Chimera'' in 1721. The following year he announced his retirement but came back briefly to appear in a benefit performance for Frances Maria Knight in 1724 and also received his own benefit shortly afterwards. After leaving the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Plays
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British Plays
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1718 Plays
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Sarah Thurmond
Sarah Thurmond or Sarah Lewis ( – 1762) was a British actress. Life Sarah Lewis was born in Epsom although the date is unknown. Her first appearances were at Drury Lane and Lincoln's Inn Fields at the end of 1711 in Greenwich where she met John Thurmond, son of the actor John Thurmond the Elder. They were married and Sarah went to Dublin where her in-laws John and Winifred Thurmond were acting and she appeared at the Smock Alley Theatre. In 1718 they were at the Drury Lane Theatre where she took leading roles and her husband was the dancing master. In 1723 her husband's play ''Harlequin Doctor Faustus'' which has been noted as England's first pantomime, was performed at Drury Lane. In 1732, they both moved to the Goodman's Fields Theatre Two 18th century theatres bearing the name Goodman's Fields Theatre were located on Alie Street, Whitechapel, London. The first opened on 31 October 1727 in a small shop by Thomas Odell, deputy Licenser of Plays. The first play performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Egleton
Jane Egleton (died 1734) was a British stage actress of the eighteenth century associated with John Rich's company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. He origins are not entirely clear, but she acted under the name Jane Giffard or Mrs Giffard until 1721 when she married John Egleton. She may either have been previously married to one of the members of the Giffard acting clan or been born into the family herself.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.199 In 1728 she was the original Lucy Lockit in John Gay's ''The Beggar's Opera''. She continued to act with Rich's company at Lincoln's Inn until 1732 and then remained for the first year after the switch to the new Covent Garden Theatre before retiring. Selected roles * Bettrice in ''The Lady's Triumph'' (1718) * Le Jupe in ''The Coquet'' (1718) * Lucy in '''Tis Well if it Takes'' (1719) * Lady Raleigh in '' Sir Walter Raleigh'' (1720) * Iris in '' Love and Duty'' (1722) * Mother Stubble in '' Hanging and Marriage'' (1722) * Salome in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Spiller
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John Egleton
John Egleton (1698-1727) was a British stage actor. He was a member of the Lincoln's Inn Fields company between 1717 and 1726, and also routinely performed at the summer fairs in London. In 1721 he married the actress Jane Giffard.Johanson p.409 Selected roles * Florio in '' The Traitor'' by Christopher Bullock (1718) * Ranger in ''The Coquet'' by Charles Molloy (1718) * Varnish in '' Kensington Gardens'' by John Leigh (1719) * Ravillac in ''Henry IV of France'' by Charles Beckingham (1719) * Carew in '' Sir Walter Raleigh'' by George Sewell (1719) * Honoric in '' The Imperial Captives'' by John Mottley (1720) * Woodville in ''Hob's Wedding'' by John Leigh (1720) * Arsaces in '' Antiochus'' by John Mottley (1721) * Achmat in ''The Fair Captive'' by Eliza Haywood (1721) * Jerry in ''Hanging and Marriage'' by Henry Carey (1722) * Idas in '' Love and Duty'' by John Sturmy (1722) * O'Connor in ''Hibernia Freed'' by William Phillips (1722) * Attalus in ''The Fatal Legacy'' by Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Lisle's Tennis Court was a building off Portugal Street in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. Originally built as a real tennis court, it was used as a playhouse during two periods, 1661–1674 and 1695–1705. During the early period, the theatre was called Lincoln's Inn Fields Playhouse, also known as The Duke's Playhouse, The New Theatre or The Opera. The building was demolished and replaced by a purpose-built theatre for a third period, 1714–1728. The tennis court theatre was the first public playhouse in London to feature the moveable scenery that would become a standard feature of Restoration theatres. Historical background The period beginning in England in 1642 and lasting until 1660 is known as the Interregnum, meaning "between kings." At this time, there was no monarch on the throne, and theatre was against the law. Spanning from 1642 to 1649, the English Civil War occurred. This war was an uprising against the current King of England, King Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Spiller (actor)
James Spiller (c.1761–1829) was an English architect and surveyor, a close associate of Sir John Soane. His designs included the Church of St John-at-Hackney, and the Great Synagogue, London. Life Spiller was a pupil of the architect James Wyatt and became a close friend of John Soane, who sometimes employed him as a surveyor, and to draft papers on subjects on which they shared views such as the evils of speculative building. John Summerson described Spiller as "a clever man, with a difficult temperament, which perhaps was against his emerging into the front rank of architects." He was responsible for two major religious buildings in London. His Great Synagogue in Duke's Place was built 1788–90. Destroyed by bombing during the Second World War, it had tall Ionic colonnades and a flat ceiling. His new parish church of St John-at-Hackney – a bulky brick building – was constructed in 1792–7. In 1812–13 he added porches and, in stark contrast to the rest of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Diggs (actor)
Richard Diggs (died 1727) was a British stage actor. He was a member of the Dury Lane company before 1718, when he switched to join John Rich's company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre and remained there until his death.Johanson p.410 Selected roles * Leander in ''The Coquet'' by Charles Molloy (1718) * Rosny in ''Henry IV of France'' by Charles Beckingham (1719) * Narbal in '' The Imperial Captives'' by John Mottley (1720) * Truelove in ''Hob's Wedding'' by John Leigh (1720) * Cleartes in '' Antiochus'' by John Mottley (1721) * Arcas in '' Love and Duty'' by John Sturmy (1722) * Galloper in '' The Compromise'' by John Sturmy (1722) * Morvid in ''Edwin'' by George Jeffreys (1724) * Vitiges in ''Belisarius'' by William Phillips (1724) * Sharper in '' The Bath Unmasked'' by Gabriel Odingsells (1725) * Governor of Tangier in ''Money the Mistress'' by Thomas Southerne (1726) * Lychormas in ''The Fall of Saguntum'' by Philip Frowde Philip Frowde (died 1738) was an English poe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
