Music in Macbeth, 1840 June 23.

Haymarket Theatre (London, England)

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The Theatre Royal Haymarket or Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre is a West End theatre in The Haymarket in the City of Westminster, London, England, which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use. All the buildings on the east of the Haymarket from the theatre southward were rebuilt circa 1820 in connection with John Nash's schemes for the improvement of the neighbourhood. A lease dated 10 June 1821, was granted to David Edward Morris. The theatre was op...

Pearce, Charles William, 1856-1928

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Leveridge, Richard, 1670 or 1671-1758

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For a discussion of its attribution to Leveridge see The Musical quarterly, XLVII, no. 1 (Jan. 1961), p. 22-40, and Music and Letters, XLV (1964), p. 114-125. From the description of Music in Macbeth, 1840 June 23. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 311265986 This music was for long attributed to Matthew Locke and even to Henry Purcell. For a discussion of its attribution to Leveridge see The Musical quarterly, XLVII, no. 1 (Jan. 1961), p. 22-40, and Music and...

Reed, Thomas German, 1817-1888

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Thomas Reed, born in Pennsylvania, worked as an attorney in Natchez, Mississippi and resided at Cottage Home Plantation. His father, Thomas Reed (d. 1825), moved his family to Mississippi in 1820 and intended to found a cotton ginning business. After his death in 1825, his sons, Thomas and James P. began a merchandising business in Natchez. Both brothers left merchandising to study law; James P. moved to San Antonio, Texas, and worked as a druggist; Thomas remained in Natchez to practice law. Th...

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915

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William Hayman Cummings, English singer and musical antiquary. He was the first to unite the music of Mendelssohn's Festgesang with Charles Wesley's hymn 'Hark! the herald angels sing'. From the description of William Hayman Cummings manuscript material : 1 item, 1878 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 677020996 William Hayman Cummings was an English organist, composer, singer and writer, author of Purcell (1881), a biographical dictionary (1892) and other works ...