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Appendix A - THE THEATRES: 1700–1750
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 October 2011
Summary
As the list of plays and performances in this volume extend to a much greater length than the list of plays presented in A History of Restoration Drama, I have merely indicated here the theatres open during the half-century from 1700 to 1750. For a full account of the history of the companies Fitzgerald's work should be consulted.
Drury Lane (D.L.) 1700–7 under Rich who was silenced 5/3/07. Skip with assigned his share to Brett 6/10/07. An order was issued 31/12/07 that D.L. should act only plays, H. only operas; the two houses started under this arrangement 13/1/08. Brett assigned his rights to Wilks, Estcourt and Cibber 31/3/08. The D.L. company was silenced 6/6/09. On 22/11/09 Collier burst into the theatre and started with a new company 23/11/09. On 23/11/10 Swiney with Cibber and the other actors returned. In April 1712 Collier forced Swiney back to H. and joined Cibber. Steele granted a licence for D.L. 19/1/15. Cibber suspended 19/12/18; Steele's licence revoked 23/1/19; D.L. silenced 25/1/19; Wilks, Cibber and Booth given a licence 27/1/19. Break up of the old actors about 1730–3. Theophilus Cibber left the theatre 28/5/33, and returned 28/11/34. The theatre had a varied career up to the time when Garrick took over its management.
Lincoln's Inn Fields (old theatre; L.). Used by Betterton and seceded actors till 1705 when the company moved to H.
Dorset Garden (D.G.). Used very occasionally for performances by the D.L. company in the early years of the century.
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- History of English Drama, 1660–1900 , pp. 271 - 273Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1952