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The Rambling Justice
''The Rambling Justice; Or, The Jealous Husbands'' is a 1678 comedy play by the English writer John Leanerd. It was first staged at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane by the King's Company. The original Drury Lane cast included Martin Powell as Sir Arthur Twilight, John Wiltshire as Sir Generall Amorous, Thomas Disney as Contentious Surly, Carey Perin as Sir Geoffrey Jolt, John Coysh as Bramble and Sarah Cooke Sarah Cooke (died 1688) was an English stage actress of the seventeenth century. She was a member of the King's Company, based at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. She played a number of lead roles during the 1680s. Her aunt was the governess to th ... as Flora.Van Lennep p.266 References Bibliography * Van Lennep, W. ''The London Stage, 1660-1800: Volume One, 1660-1700''. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960. 1678 plays West End plays Plays by John Leanerd Restoration comedy Plays set in London {{17thC-play-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Leanerd
John Leanerd ( fl. 1679) was a British playwright, notorious as a plagiarist. Works Leanerd published: * '' The Country Innocence; or, the Chambermaid turn'd Quaker'', London, a comedy acted at the London Theatre Royal in Lent, 1677, by the younger members of the company. It was ''The Country Girl'' (1647, sometimes attributed to Anthony Brewer) under a new title. * '' The Rambling Justice; or, the Jealous Husbands, with the Humours of Sir John Twiford'', performed at the same theatre; the incidents are mostly borrowed from Thomas Middleton's ''More Dissemblers Besides Women'', 1657. To Leanerd has also been ascribed a comedy '' The Counterfeits'', London, 1679, acted at the Duke's Theatre in 1678. The plot was taken from a translated Spanish novel ''The Trepanner Trepanned''. Colley Cibber as author of ''She Would and She Would Not ''She Would and She Would Not'' is a 1702 comedy play by the English actor-writer Colley Cibber. The original Drury Lane cast included Cibber as ... [...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] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy Play
Comedy is a genre of dramatic performance having a light or humorous tone that depicts amusing incidents and in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity. For ancient Greeks and Romans, a comedy was a stage-play with a happy ending. In the Middle Ages, the term expanded to include narrative poems with happy endings and a lighter tone. In this sense Dante used the term in the title of his poem, the ''Divine Comedy'' (Italian: ''Divina Commedia''). The phenomena connected with laughter and that which provokes it have been carefully investigated by psychologists. The predominating characteristics are incongruity or contrast in the object, and shock or emotional seizure on the part of the subject. It has also been held that the feeling of superiority is an essential factor: thus Thomas Hobbes speaks of laughter as a "sudden glory." Modern investigators have paid much attention to the origin both of laughter and of smiling, as well as the development of the "play insti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Company
The King's Company was one of two enterprises granted the rights to mount theatrical productions in London, after the London theatre closure had been lifted at the start of the English Restoration. It existed from 1660 to 1682, when it merged with the Duke's Company to form the United Company. History On 21 August 1660, King Charles II granted Thomas Killigrew and Sir William Davenant each official permission in the form of a temporary "privilege" to form acting companies. Killigrew's King's Company fell under the sponsorship of Charles himself; Davenant's Duke's Company under that of Charles's brother, then the Duke of York, later James II of England. The temporary privileges would be followed later by letters patent, issued on 25 April 1662 in Killigrew's case, cementing a hereditary monopoly on theatre for the patent-holders.Milhous, p. 4. The first permanent venue for the King's Company was Gibbon's Tennis Court; in 1663, responding to competition from the Duke's Company's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Powell (actor)
Martin Powell was an English stage actor of the seventeenth century. Powell was a member of the King's Company from 1669 onwards at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. He was one of several actors who briefly left for Scotland in 1678 after a dispute with the management, before returning to Drury Lane. In 1682 he joined the merged United Company. Billed throughout his career as Mr. Powell, some of his later appearances can be confused with those of his son George Powell. In 1675 along with John Coysh he appeared in a private production of John Dryden's '' The Indian Emperour'' staged by the Duchess of Portsmouth and an otherwise amateur cast.Walkling p.78 Selected roles * Gomel in '' The Conquest of Granada'' by John Dryden (1670) * Larasco in '' The Spanish Rogue'' by Thomas Duffet (1673) * Furfante in ''The Amorous Old Woman'' by Thomas Duffett (1674) * Mirmilon in ''Nero'' by Nathaniel Lee (1674) * Proveditor in '' Love in the Dark'' by Francis Fane (1675) * Costard i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wiltshire (stage Actor)
John Wiltshire was an English stage actor of the Restoration Era. He joined the King's Company in 1675, before transferring to the rival Duke's Company in 1679 possibly as a replacement for Matthew Medbourne who was arrested in the Popish Plot and subsequently died in Newgate. From 1682 until his death he was part of the merged United Company. According to the autobiography of Colley Cibber he subsequently joined the English Army as captain and was killed in action fighting with William III's forces in Flanders during the Nine Years' War.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.181 His surname is also sometimes spelled as Wilshire. Selected roles * Justice Crabb in ''Psyche Debauched'' by Thomas Duffet (1675) * Plush in ''The Country Innocence'' by John Leanerd (1677) * Thessalus in ''The Rival Queens'' by Nathaniel Lee (1677) * Oswold in '' King Edgar and Alfreda'' by Edward Ravenscroft (1677) * Another Roman Officer in ''Mithridates, King of Pontus'' by Nathaniel Lee (1678) * Sir Genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Disney (actor)
Thomas Disney (c. 1510 – 17 April 1568), of Carlton-le-Moorland, Lincolnshire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Boroughbridge Boroughbridge () is a town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is north-west of the county town of York. Until a bypass was built the town lay on t ... in 1563. References 1510 births 1568 deaths English MPs 1563–1567 People from North Kesteven District {{1563-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carey Perin
Carey Perin (occasionally written as Perrin) was an English stage actor of the seventeenth century. He was a long-standing member of the King's Company based at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.Wilson p.23 He then joined the merged United Company in 1682. His last known role was in Thomas Southerne's ''The Maid's Last Prayer''. Selected roles * Cicco in ''The Amorous Old Woman'' by Thomas Duffett (1674) * Meleager in ''The Rival Queens'' by Nathaniel Lee (1677) * Zannazarro in '' Wits Led by the Nose'' by William Chamberlayne (1677) * Plodwell in '' The Man of Newmarket'' by Edward Howard (1678) * Physician in '' Trick for Trick'' Thomas D'Urfey (1678) * Sir Geoffrey Jolt in ''The Rambling Justice'' by John Leanerd (1678) * Old Gentlewoman in ''The Country Innocence'' by John Leanerd (1678) * Benedick in '' Sir Barnaby Whigg'' by Thomas D'Urfey (1681) * Meroin in '' The Heir of Morocco'' by Elkanah Settle (1682) * Labienus in ''Constantine the Great'' by Nathaniel Lee (1683) * Long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coysh
John Coysh was an English stage actor of the seventeenth century. He was a member of the King's Company, based at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He first headed a nursery of young actors at Hatton Garden, including the future star Sarah Cooke. He also led a travelling troupe of actors to provincial theatres around Britain. The playwright Elkanah Settle helped produced drolls for the group to perform. From 1671 he was an established performer at Drury Lane. However his career on the London stage appears to have ended with the creation of the merged United Company in 1682. Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p. 21 Selected roles * Muly Labas in ''The Empress of Morocco'' by Elkanah Settle (1673) * Mingo in ''The Spanish Rogue'' by Thomas Duffet (1673) * Plautus in ''Nero'' by Nathaniel Lee (1674) * Riccamare in ''The Amorous Old Woman'' by Thomas Duffet (1674) * Jeffrey in ''Psyche Debauched'' by Thomas Duffet (1675) * Aristander in ''The Rival Queens'' by Nathaniel Lee (1677) * Physician i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Cooke
Sarah Cooke (died 1688) was an English stage actress of the seventeenth century. She was a member of the King's Company, based at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. She played a number of lead roles during the 1680s. Her aunt was the governess to the maids of honour of the Duchess of York in the 1660s. After some time working in this role alongside her aunt she was discovered by the Earl of Rochester, who promoted her theatrical career. In hear early years with the King's Company she mostly appeared on tour or with the nursery company, devoted to developing new talent. It was likely during this time she was under the management of John Coysh. In 1677 she played her first known role at Drury Lane in '' The Country Innocence'' and acted for the King's Company united 1682 when the merged United Company was formed and she was frequently employed by it until her death six years later.Highfill, Burnim & Langhans p.473-75 As with many actors of the era, the full number of her roles is unkno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
