"Captain Jack Absolute. The leading character of the play was taken to be the identity of the hero of a series of historic fictional adventure books by actor/novelist Chris Humphreys. They take place in Cornwall, London, Quebec, the American colonies during both the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution, and Portugal. The Rivals The Rivals is a comedy of manners by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in five acts which was first performed at Covent Garden Theatre on 17 January 1775. The story has been updated in numerous adaptions, including a 1935 musical in London and a 1958 episode of the"
"short time, however, he completed ""The Rivals"". ""The Rivals"" was first performed at Covent Garden, London, on 17 January 1775. It was roundly vilified by both the public and the critics for its length, for its bawdiness and for the character of Sir Lucius O'Trigger being a meanly written role played very badly. The actor, Lee, after being hit with an apple during the performance, stopped and addressed the audience, asking ""By the pow'rs, is it ""personal""? — is it me, or the matter?"" Apparently, it was both. Sheridan immediately withdrew the play and in the next 11 days, rewrote"
"""The Rivals"", was produced at London's Covent Garden Theatre. It was a failure on its first night. Sheridan cast a more capable actor in the lead for its second performance, and it was a smash which immediately established the young playwright's reputation and the favour of fashionable London. It has gone on to become a standard of English literature. Shortly after the success of ""The Rivals"", Sheridan and his father-in-law Thomas Linley the Elder, a successful composer, produced the opera, ""The Duenna"". This piece was accorded such a warm reception that it played for seventy-five performances. His most famous play"
"Richard Brinsley Sheridan Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 17517 July 1816) was an Irish satirist, a playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He is known for his plays such as ""The Rivals"", ""The School for Scandal"", ""The Duenna"", and ""A Trip to Scarborough"". He was also a Whig MP for 32 years in the British House of Commons for Stafford (1780–1806), Westminster (1806–1807), and Ilchester (1807–1812). He is buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. His plays remain a central part of the canon and are regularly performed worldwide. RB Sheridan was born"
"The Rival Poets The Rival Poets, or the Love Charm is an English comic opera in two acts by Edward German to a libretto by W. H. Scott. The opera was first performed under the title ""The Two Poets"" at the Royal Academy of Music in London in July 1886. The opera, Edward German's first, was written while he was trying out various forms of composition during his continued studies of composition at the Royal Academy while a sub-professor. German called it an ""opera de salon"". It was written for just six soloists and two-piano accompaniment, over a three-year period,"
"play ""The Rivals"". Crapsey roomed with Jean Webster who continued to be ""her best friend and literary comrade"" for the rest of her life. Two of Adelaide's sisters died while she was in college. Ruth died in 1898 of undulant fever at the age of eleven. Emily, with whom Adelaide was closest, died in 1901 of appendicitis at the age of twenty-four. Adelaide planned a career in teaching after graduating from Vassar in 1901. However, before beginning work, she took a year off both ""to regain her strength"" and ""to recover from the shock"" of Emily's death."" After her year"
"The Pretenders (play) The Pretenders (original Norwegian title: ""Kongs-Emnerne"") is a dramatic play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. ""The Pretenders"" was written in bursts during 1863, but Ibsen claimed to have had sources and the idea in 1858. It is a five-act play in prose set in the thirteenth century. The play opened at the old Christiania Theatre on 19 January 1864. The plot revolves around the historical conflict between Norwegian King Håkon Håkonsson and his father-in-law, Earl Skule Bårdsson. It has been commonly ascribed to the rivalry between Ibsen and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, who had succeeded Ibsen as director of"
"Suzanne. The Rival Poets The Rival Poets, or the Love Charm is an English comic opera in two acts by Edward German to a libretto by W. H. Scott. The opera was first performed under the title ""The Two Poets"" at the Royal Academy of Music in London in July 1886. The opera, Edward German's first, was written while he was trying out various forms of composition during his continued studies of composition at the Royal Academy while a sub-professor. German called it an ""opera de salon"". It was written for just six soloists and two-piano accompaniment, over a three-year"
"revived. Sheridan (1751–1816) was born in Dublin into a family with a strong literary and theatrical tradition. His mother was a writer and his father was manager of Smock Alley Theatre. The family moved to England in the 1750s, and Sheridan attended Harrow Public School. His first play, ""The Rivals"" 1775, was performed at Covent Garden and was an instant success. He went on to become the most significant London playwright of the late 18th century with plays like ""The School for Scandal"" and ""The Critic"". He was owner of the Drury Lane Theatre, which he bought from David Garrick."
"The Antipodes The Antipodes is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by Richard Brome c. 1640. Many critics have ranked ""The Antipodes"" as ""his best play...Brome's masterpiece,"" and one of the best Caroline comedies — ""gay, imaginative, and spirited...;"" ""the most sophisticated and ingenious of Brome's satires."" Brome's play is ""a funhouse mirror"" in which the audience members could ""view the nature of their society."" The play was entered into the Stationers' Register on 19 March 1640, and printed later that year in a quarto printed by John Okes for the bookseller Francis Constable — ""to be sold"
"Enemies (play) Enemies () is a 1906 Russian-language play by Maxim Gorky. It was published in 1906 in the collection ""Znaniye"" (Knowledge, book 14), in Saint Petersburg, at a time when Gorky was actively involved with the Russian revolutionary underground, which served as the impetus for the play. It is a recognized as an early work of socialist realism. The action takes place in 1905 at the factory of the landowners Bardiny and Skrobotov. Skrobotov is dissatisfied with the liberal policy of his partner Bardiny and complains that the workers are given too much voice – ""They don't dare squeak"
"1795, Richard B. Sheridan married Hester Jane Ogle (1776–1817), daughter of the Dean of Winchester. They had at least one child: Charles Brinsley Sheridan (1796–1843). At one time Sheridan owned Downe House, Richmond Hill in London. He also wrote a selection of poems and political speeches during his time in parliament. <!-- and Richard Brinsley Sheridan Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 17517 July 1816) was an Irish satirist, a playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He is known for his plays such as ""The Rivals"", ""The School for Scandal"", ""The Duenna"", and ""A"
"her recommendations of the actions Sheridan should make. Elizabeth chose the music to be played at the King's Theatre after her husband became involved in that enterprise. Letters written by Sheridan indicate Elizabeth participated in the development of the music for ""The Duenna"" and his biographers credit her with being involved in the writing of several of his plays. In his 1825 book, ""Memoirs"", Thomas Moore – Waterfield describes this biography as ""some of his most vital pages refer to Mrs Sheridan"" – adds that according to Elizabeth's sister the epilogue to ""The Rivals"" was possibly penned by her. He"
"John Banks (playwright) John Banks (c.1650–1706) was an English playwright of the Restoration era. His works concentrated on historical dramas, and his plays were twice suppressed because of their implications, or supposed implications, for the contemporaneous political situation. Virtually nothing is known about Banks's early life; his date of birth has been estimated on the basis of his later biography. He studied law at the New Inn, one of the minor Inns of Chancery attached to the Middle Temple. Banks's first play was ""The Rival Kings"" of 1677, written in imitation of Nathaniel Lee's ""The Rival Queens"" of the same"
"comedies in London; Oliver Goldsmith (1730–74) author of ""The Good-Natur'd Man"" (1768) and ""She Stoops to Conquer"" (1773); Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816), known for ""The Rivals"", and ""The School for Scandal"". Goldsmith and Sheridan were two of the most successful playwrights on the London stage in the 18th century. In the 19th century, Dion Boucicault (1820–90) was famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of the Atlantic as one of the most successful actor-playwright-managers then in the English-speaking theatre. ""The New York Times"" heralded him in his obituary"
"The Knights The Knights ( ""Hippeîs""; Attic: ) was the fourth play written by Aristophanes, who is considered the master of an ancient form of drama known as Old Comedy. The play is a satire on the social and political life of classical Athens during the Peloponnesian War and in this respect it is typical of all the dramatist's early plays. It is unique however in the relatively small number of its characters and this was due to its scurrilous preoccupation with one man, the pro-war populist Cleon. Cleon had prosecuted Aristophanes for slandering the polis with an earlier play,"
"to him, and admits her love for Jack. Mrs. Malaprop announces that ""she"" is Delia, but Sir Lucius recoils in horror, realising that he has been hoaxed. Sir Anthony consoles Mrs. Malaprop, Julia is reconciled to Faulkland, and Acres invites everyone to a party. A successful musical production of ""The Rivals"" with songs by Herbert Hughes and lyrics by John Robert Monsell was staged by Vladimir Rosing at London's Novelty Theatre in September 1935. The Novelty Theatre had a few other names but was demolished in 1941 as Kingsway Theatre. Queen Mary attended one of the performances. The play was"
"Walnut's first theatrical production, ""The Rivals"", was staged in 1812. In attendance were President Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette. Provincial theaters frequently lacked heat and minimal theatrical property (""props"") and scenery. Apace with the country's westward expansion, some entrepreneurs operated floating theaters on barges or riverboats that would travel from town to town. A large town could afford a long ""run""—or period of time during which a touring company would stage consecutive multiple performances—of a production, and in 1841, a single play was shown in New York City for an unprecedented three weeks. William Shakespeare's works were commonly"
"revolutionary writer, performed with elegance and style, great passion and commitment"". BBC Russian Service was no less complimentary. Enemies (play) Enemies () is a 1906 Russian-language play by Maxim Gorky. It was published in 1906 in the collection ""Znaniye"" (Knowledge, book 14), in Saint Petersburg, at a time when Gorky was actively involved with the Russian revolutionary underground, which served as the impetus for the play. It is a recognized as an early work of socialist realism. The action takes place in 1905 at the factory of the landowners Bardiny and Skrobotov. Skrobotov is dissatisfied with the liberal policy of"
"in the rectory barn, including Richard Sheridan's ""The Rivals"" (1775) and David Garrick's ""Bon Ton"". Austen's eldest brother James wrote the prologues and epilogues and she probably joined in these activities, first as a spectator and later as a participant. Most of the plays were comedies, which suggests how Austen's satirical gifts were cultivated. At the age of 12, she tried her own hand at dramatic writing; she wrote three short plays during her teenage years. From the age of eleven, and perhaps earlier, Austen wrote poems and stories for her own and her family's amusement. In these works the"
"The Contrast (play) The Contrast, written in 1787 by Royall Tyler, is an American play in the tradition of the English Restoration comedies of the seventeenth century; it takes its cue from Sheridan's ""The School for Scandal"", a British comedy of manners that had revived that tradition a decade before. Royall uses the form to satirize Americans who follow British fashions and indulge in 'British vices'. Thus, the play is often concerned with portraying the contrast between European and American culture. ""The Contrast"" is the first comedy written by an American citizen that was professionally produced. The play is most"
"The Corsican Brothers (play) The Corsican Brothers; or, the Fatal Duel is a play by Dion Boucicault, first seen in 1852. It is a melodrama based on a French dramatization of the novel by Alexandre Dumas. From 1850 Dion Boucicault was employed by the actor Charles Kean, who leased the Princess's Theatre, London, as the house dramatist. Boucicault, fluent in French, travelled to France to find plays he could adapt for the English stage; a result of this was ""The Corsican Brothers"", adapted from the 1850 play ""Les Freres corses"" by Eugène Grangé and Xavier de Montépin. The play, directed"
"The Brothers (Shirley play) The Brothers is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by James Shirley. First published in 1653, ""The Brothers"" has sometimes been hailed as one of Shirley's best plays, though it has also been a focus of significant confusion and scholarly debate. ""There is much uncertainty about this play"" — though much of this uncertainty seems unnecessary, given the historical facts. ""The Brothers"" was licensed for performance by Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels, on 4 November 1626. The title page of the first edition indicates that the play was acted by the"
"Allan Dwan. Friendly Enemies (play) Friendly Enemies is a play written by Aaron Hoffman and Samuel Shipman. Producer Albert H. Woods made it the debut play for his Woods Theatre in Chicago, where it opened on March 11, 1918. It played successfully in Chicago for several months before Woods opened a production on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre on July 22, 1918. Henry Block and Karl Pfeifer are old friends who both immigrated to the United States from Germany. Karl's son Billy and Henry's daughter June are engaged to be married. Henry has assimilated as a patriotic American, including changing"
"word: his bodily humours are out of balance. The Humorous Lieutenant The Humorous Lieutenant, also known as The Noble Enemies, Demetrius and Enanthe, or Alexander's Successors, is a Jacobean era stage play, a tragicomedy written by John Fletcher. Highly praised by critics, it has been called ""Fletcher's best comedy."" The drama was initially published in the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio of 1647. The second Beaumont/Fletcher folio of 1679 provides a cast list for the original King's Men's production, which includes Henry Condell, Joseph Taylor, John Lowin, William Ecclestone, Richard Sharpe, John Underwood, Robert Benfield—and Thomas Pollard, the comic actor"
"The Vampire (play) The Vampire, formally known as ""The Vampire; or, The Bride of the Isles"", is a play written by James Robinson Planché. It was premiered on the London stage in 1820 as the first appearance of the vampire as an image of sophistication and nobility. James Robinson Planché (1796–1880) was an English playwright, costume designer, and a theatre antiquarian throughout the nineteenth century. Planché was born the son of Jacques Planché and Catherine Emily Planché (whom were descendants of Huguenot refugees) on 17 February 1796 in Old Burlington St, Piccadilly, London. His mother Catherine Emily Planché home schooled"
"Nick Wyman as Governor von Richterhenkenpflichtgetruber. Understudies are Anthony Festa, Celia Hottenstein, and Tom Souhrada. The creative team includes James Morgan (set), Nicole Wee (costumes), Paul Miller (lights), Julian Evans (sound), Deb Gaouette (props), Carol Hanzel (casting), Joseph Hayward (associate director), and Kevin Maloof (production manager). The production stage manager is Christine Lemme with assistant stage manager Laura C. Nelson. The Bristol Riverside Theatre staged the world premiere of the new musical comedy The Rivals, based on Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s farce, October 30–November 18, 2018. With book and lyrics by two-time Tony nominee Peter Kellogg and music by two-time Richard"
"original Helen in ""The Hunchback"" (1832), and also created Nell Gwynne in Douglas William Jerrold's play of that name, and the heroine in his ""Housekeeper"". She was considered the leading Ophelia of her day. She retired in 1848. Harriette Deborah Lacy Harriette Deborah Lacy (1807–1874) was an English actress. Born in London, she was the daughter of a tradesman named Taylor. Her first appearance on the stage was at Bath in 1827 as Julia in ""The Rivals"", and she was immediately given leading parts there, in both comedy and tragedy. Taylor's first London appearance was in 1830 as Nina, in"
"Friendly Enemies (play) Friendly Enemies is a play written by Aaron Hoffman and Samuel Shipman. Producer Albert H. Woods made it the debut play for his Woods Theatre in Chicago, where it opened on March 11, 1918. It played successfully in Chicago for several months before Woods opened a production on Broadway at the Hudson Theatre on July 22, 1918. Henry Block and Karl Pfeifer are old friends who both immigrated to the United States from Germany. Karl's son Billy and Henry's daughter June are engaged to be married. Henry has assimilated as a patriotic American, including changing his name"
"The Robbers The Robbers ("""") is the first drama by German playwright Friedrich Schiller. The play was published in 1781 and premiered on 13 January 1782 in Mannheim, Germany, and was inspired by Leisewitz' earlier play ""Julius of Tarent"". It was written towards the end of the German ""Sturm und Drang"" (""Storm and Stress"") movement, and many critics, such as Peter Brooks, consider it very influential in the development of European melodrama. The play astounded its Mannheim audience and made Schiller an overnight sensation. It later became the basis for Verdi's opera of the same name, ""I masnadieri"". The plot"
"Antigone (Sophocles play) Antigone ( ; ) is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BC. Of the three Theban plays ""Antigone"" is the third in order of the events depicted in the plays, but it is the first that was written. The play expands on the Theban legend that predates it, and it picks up where Aeschylus' ""Seven Against Thebes"" ends. Prior to the beginning of the play, brothers Eteocles and Polyneices, leading opposite sides in Thebes' civil war, died fighting each other for the throne. Creon, the new ruler of Thebes and brother of the former"
"throughout 1820. During 1820, Ainsworth began to publish many of his works under the name ""Thomas Hall"". The first work, a play called ""The Rivals"", was published on 5 March 1821 in ""Arliss's Pocket Magazine"". Throughout 1821, the magazine printed seventeen other works of Ainsworth's under the names ""Thomas Hall"", ""H A"" or ""W A"". The genre and forms of the work greatly varied, with one being a claim to have found plays of a 17th-century playwright ""William Aynesworthe"", which ended up being his own works. This trick was later exposed. In December 1821, Ainsworth submitted his play ""Venice, or"
"a prominent modern production, directed by Gerald Freedman. It was staged at the modern replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London in August 2000. The Antipodes The Antipodes is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by Richard Brome c. 1640. Many critics have ranked ""The Antipodes"" as ""his best play...Brome's masterpiece,"" and one of the best Caroline comedies — ""gay, imaginative, and spirited...;"" ""the most sophisticated and ingenious of Brome's satires."" Brome's play is ""a funhouse mirror"" in which the audience members could ""view the nature of their society."" The play was entered into the Stationers' Register on"