Sheridan-Grubb papers concerning the Drury Lane Theatre, 1765-1841 (inclusive), 1795-1806 (bulk).

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Sheridan-Grubb papers concerning the Drury Lane Theatre, 1765-1841 (inclusive), 1795-1806 (bulk).

Documents andcorrespondence of playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan and investor John Grubb,concerning the Drury Lane Theatre. Also includes some associated theatre papers.

3boxes [1 bMS and 2 pf] (1 linear ft.)

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Kemble, John Philip, 1757-1823

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John Philip Kemble (1 February 1757 – 26 February 1823) was a British actor. He was born into a theatrical family as the eldest son of Roger Kemble, actor-manager of a touring troupe. His elder sister Sarah Siddons achieved fame with him on the stage of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. His other siblings, Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton, and Elizabeth Whitlock, also enjoyed success on the stage. He was manager of the Drury Lane and Covent Garden theatres in London, where his reforms ...

Wroughton, Richard, 1749-1822

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James Meadowcroft

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Ozias Thurston Linley

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Henry Holland Jr.

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Tho. Harrison

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Stokes, J. (John)

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Apollo Tavern (London, England).

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Colman, George, 1762-1836 ,

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George Colman (1762-1836) was a British dramatist and, since July 1789, manager of the Haymarket Theatre. From the description of Letter by George Colman to Robert William Elliston, 1802. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 82677104 English actor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to the manager of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, 1833 Mar. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129692 From t...

Joseph Richardson.

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Cabanel, Rodolpho

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Abraham, Willard

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George Colman

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White, ...

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Drury Lane Theatre

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The Drury Lane Theatre in London is the oldest English theater still in use. From the description of Financial records, 1747-1817. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78201833 From the guide to the Financial records, 1747-1817., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) The performances took place at the King's theatre, Haymarket and at the Lyceum between 1809 and 1812. Some of Benjamin Wyatt's plans for the rebuilding of...

Coombs.

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Harris, Thomas, -1820

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Proprietor of Covent Garden. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Knightsbridge, to John Webster, 1783 April 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270501559 Thomas Harris, English theatre manager. Aquiring his fortune in the soap manufacturing business, Harris joined with others in 1767 to buy the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. There he acted as manager from 1774 until his death in 1803. From the description of Thomas Harris manuscript material : 1 ite...

Richard Ford.

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Mr. Chubb

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Walter, ...

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Tindal

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Grubb, John

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Francis Barron & son, ironmongers.

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Hammersley, Thomas.

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David Garrick

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Richard Peake

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Grubb, John, 1751-1812.

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Thomas Linley.

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Butler, Edward Dundas

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Troward, Richard

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Shawe, Thomas.

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Jenkins, Abel.

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Jordan, Dorothea, 1762-1816

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Burgess, Henry, Senr.

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Charles Carpenter.

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Richard Troward

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H. Pauls?

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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816

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Dramatist and Parliamentary leader. From the description of Autograph address on an envelope signed : Dublin Castle, to Edmond Malone 1785 Oct. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662003 From the description of Autograph letter in the third person : to Mr. Elliston, the actor, 1795 July 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662070 From the description of Autograph address on an envelope signed : to R.W. Elliston. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270661995 Ep...

Peake, Richard

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Combe, Christian

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Lewis, Charles Lee, 1886-

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Hardy, Joseph

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Dorothea Jordan

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Henry Burgess.

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Eustace Grubb

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Wallis, Albany

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Ward, Charles

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Jones, James, active 1683-1684

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Linley, W. (William), 1771?-1835

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British composer. From the description of "Bacchus to Melpomene / Linley 1835 Glee 4 Voices" : copyist's manuscript, 1835. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270566651 From the description of "This Book contains / M:S: Glees, Elegies, Madrigals, & Epigrams / the whole the composition of / William Linley / of Furnivals Inn Chambers" : copyist's manuscript, 1834. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270566653 English composer, author, and civil servant. From the...

Mr. Thomas Westley

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Woodmason?

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John Grubb.

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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

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Smart, John Lauley.

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Cumberland, Richard, 1732-1811

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Richard Cumberland was an author, best known as a dramatist and for his memoirs. Born at Trinity College, his father was a clergyman and his mother was the daughter of scholar Richard Bentley, then master of Trinity. He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College at Oxford, and devoted himself to a life of literature. While serving a number of government posts, he continued his studies, and wrote and translated numerous works. He wrote prose and poetry, but was most successful as a pl...

Thomas Shaw

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A. Welland

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Henry Holland.

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Richardson, Joseph, 1824-1890

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Robert Woodriff

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A. Burt

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Woodriff, Robert.

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Linley, William

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John Jackson

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Mr. Poole

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William Adam-Harvey

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Mrs. Sarah Siddons'

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Jane Linley

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