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The Ladies Visiting Day
''The Ladies Visiting Day'' is a 1701 comedy play by the English writer William Burnaby.Nicoll p.98 The original Lincoln's Inn Fields cast included Thomas Betterton as Courtine, John Verbruggen as Polidore, Thomas Doggett as Sir Testy Dolt, George Pack as Ned, George Bright as Strut, John Bowman as Saunter, Francis Leigh as Sir Thrifty Gripe, Elizabeth Barry as Lady Lovetoy, Anne Bracegirdle as Fulvia, Elizabeth Bowman as Lady Dolt, Elinor Leigh as Lady Autumn, Abigail Lawson Abigail Lawson was an English stage actor of the seventeenth and early eighteenth century. She was a member of the United Company, making her first known appearance in ''The Marriage-Hater Matched'' by Thomas D'Urfey in 1692. From 1695 she was pa ... as Lady Weepwell, Elizabeth Willis as Mrs Ruffly and Mary Porter as Lettice. References Bibliography * Burling, William J. ''A Checklist of New Plays and Entertainments on the London Stage, 1700-1737''. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1992. * Nicoll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Burnaby (writer)
William Burnaby (1673-1706) was an English writer, primarily known for authoring several plays in the early eighteenth century. Three of his works were late entries into the Restoration Comedy tradition. The son of a London brewer also named William Burnaby, he attended Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1691 and then the Middle Temple. Following this he turned to playwriting, having plays produced by the major London theatres at Drury Lane and the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. His works include ''The Ladies Visiting Day''. '' The Modish Husband'' (1702) and '' Love Betrayed'' (1703). He died at the age of thirty three, and is buried in Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the Unite .... In 1931 the complete ''The Dramatic Works of William Burnaby'' was published. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Bracegirdle
Anne Bracegirdle (possibly 167112 September 1748) was an English actress. Biography Bracegirdle was born to Justinian and Martha (born Furniss) Bracegirdle in Northamptonshire. She was baptised in Northampton on 15 November 1671, although her tombstone says that she died at the age of 85 (suggesting that she was born around 1663)."Anne was baptized, probably as an infant, at St Giles, Northampton, on 15 November 1671 and was about seventy-seven when she died in 1748, rather than eighty-five, as recorded on her tombstone in Westminster Abbey." J. Milling, "Bracegirdle, Anne (bap. 1671, d. 1748)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 201accessed 1 June 2012/ref> She was probably raised by actors Thomas and Mary Betterton from an early age,J. Milling, "Bracegirdle, Anne (bap. 1671, d. 1748)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 201accessed 1 June 2012/ref> and it is speculated tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West End Plays
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1701 Plays
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Mary Porter (actress)
Mary Porter (died 24 February 1765) was an English actress. Life She was brought to the attention of Betterton by Elizabeth Barry, who had seen her play the Fairy Queen at Bartholomew Fair. In his company she made her first appearance in 1699, in tragedy, in which she was at her best, although she also played a long list of comedy parts. When her friends, Mrs Barry, Mrs Bracegirdle and Mrs Oldfield, had retired from the stage, she was left its undisputed queen. In 1713 she appeared in John Gay's comedy '' The Wife of Bath'' at Drury Lane. In 1724 she featured in his tragedy '' The Captives'' as Astarbe, Queen of Media. Selected roles * Mirabel in ''The Rival Fools'' by Colley Cibber (1709) * Alicia in ''Jane Shore'' by Nicholas Rowe (1714) * Lady Woodvill in '' The Non-Juror'' by Colley Cibber (1717) * Eudocia in ''The Siege of Damascus'' by John Hughes (1720) * Astarbe in '' The Captives'' by John Gay John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Willis (actress)
Elizabeth Willis (c.1669-1739) was a British stage actress. She originally began appearing at Drury Lane in 1696, before joining Thomas Betterton's company at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre the following year. For the remainder of her career she switched between the two patent theatres and the new Queen's Theatre in the Haymarket. She also appeared at the summer fairs in London.''The Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama'' p.LXVI Her daughter Mary Willis also became an actress, and the two appeared together, being billed as Mrs Willis and Miss Willis respectively. Selected roles * Mrs Menage in ''The Younger Brother'' by Aphra Behn (1696) * Mademoiselle in ''The Provoked Wife'' by John Vanbrugh (1697) * Daubroy in '' The Intrigues at Versailles'' by Thomas d'Urfey (1697) * Jenny in ''The Innocent Mistress'' by Mary Pix (1697) * Doll in ''The Pretenders'' by Thomas Dilke (1698) * Lady Pride in '' The Amorous Widow'' by Thomas Betterton (1699) * Mrs Fidget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abigail Lawson
Abigail Lawson was an English stage actor of the seventeenth and early eighteenth century. She was a member of the United Company, making her first known appearance in ''The Marriage-Hater Matched'' by Thomas D'Urfey in 1692. From 1695 she was part of Thomas Betterton's breakaway company at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.173 Selected roles * Margery in ''The Marriage-Hater Matched'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1692) * Mrs Dazie in ''The Canterbury Guests'' by Edward Ravenscroft (1694) * Jenny in ''Love for Love'' by William Congreve (1695) * Doll in ''She Ventures and He Wins'' by Ariadne (1695) * Sprightly in '' The Lover's Luck'' by Thomas Dilke (1695) * Nurse in ''The City Bride'' by Joseph Harris (1696) * Beatrice in '' The Anatomist'' by Edward Ravenscroft (1696) * Fidget in ''The City Lady'' by Thomas Dilke (1696) * Euginia in ''The Innocent Mistress'' by Mary Pix (1697) * Las Busque in ''The Intrigues at Versailles'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1697) * Nibs in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elinor Leigh
Elinor Leigh was a British stage actor of the seventeenth century. Born Elinor Dixon, she was billed as Mrs Leigh or Mrs Lee after she married the actor Anthony Leigh in 1671. This has led to some difficulty distinguishing on playbills between her and the actress Mary Slingsby who also acted under her married name of Lee at the time. In addition another actress with the name Elizabeth Leigh was also active during the period. She was a member of the Duke's Company in the 1670s which was then merged into the United Company from 1682, acting mainly at Drury Lane. Her husband died in 1692, and in 1695 she joined those who left to form a new company under Thomas Betterton at the Lincoln's Inn Fields TheatreThe Routledge Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama p.lvi Selected roles * Melvissa in ''The Women's Conquest'' by Edward Howard (1670) * Petilla in ''The Six Days' Adventure'' by Edward Howard (1671) * Orinda in ''Cambyses, King Of Persia'' by Elkanah Settle (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Bowman
Elizabeth Bowman (c. 1677 – 1707) was an English stage actor of the seventeenth and early eighteenth century.Caines p.149 The daughter of Sir Francis Watson, 1st Baronet she was adopted by the actor manager Thomas Betterton. In 1692 she married John Bowman and began acting at Drury Lane the following year as Mrs Bowman. She was a member of the United Company until 1695 then joined Betterton's breakaway at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre. Selected roles * Sylvia in ''The Old Batchelor'' by William Congreve (1693) * Mrs Stockjobb in ''The Richmond Heiress'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1693) * Cecilia in '' The Married Beau'' by John Crowne (1694) * Mrs Foresight in ''Love For Love'' by William Congreve (1695) * Juliana in ''She Ventures and He Wins'' by Ariadne (1695) * Mrs Plant in '' The Lover's Luck'' by Thomas Dilke (1695) * Lucinda in '' The She-Gallants'' by George Granville (1695) * Arabella ''The City Bride'' by Joseph Harris (1696) * Selima in '' The Royal Mischief'' by Dela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Barry
Elizabeth Barry (1658 – 7 November 1713) was an English actress of the Restoration period. Elizabeth Barry's biggest influence on Restoration drama was her presentation of performing as the tragic actress. She worked in large, prestigious London theatre companies throughout her successful career: from 1675 in the Duke's Company, 1682 – 1695 in the monopoly United Company, and from 1695 onwards as a member of the actors' cooperative usually known as Betterton's Company, of which she was one of the original shareholders. Her stage career began 15 years after the first-ever professional actresses had replaced Shakespeare's boy heroines on the London stage. The actor Thomas Betterton said that her acting gave "success to plays that would disgust the most patient reader", and the critic and playwright John Dennis described her as "that incomparable Actress changing like Nature which she represents, from Passion to Passion, from Extream to Extream, with piercing Force and w ... [...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] |
Francis Leigh (actor)
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Francis Leigh may refer to: * Sir Francis Leigh (MP for Oxford) (1579–1625), English MP for Oxford * Francis Leigh, 1st Earl of Chichester (1598–1653), Baronet, courtier and Royalist MP for Warwick * Francis Leigh (MP for Kent) (c. 1651–1711), English MP for Kent * Francis Leigh (MP for Wexford) (1758–1839), MP for Wexford Borough and New Ross * Francis Leigh (died 1644) (1592–1644), English politician * Francis Leigh, 3rd Baron Leigh, British peer and Warwickshire landowner See also * * Francis Lee (other) Francis Lee may refer to: * Francis Lee (director), English actor and film director of ''God's Own Country'' *Francis Lee (footballer) (1944–2023), English professional footballer. * Francis Lee (physician) (1661–1719), English writer known for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
