Colección GB 0074 CLC/B/227-178 - THEATRE ROYAL

Área de identidad

Código de referencia

GB 0074 CLC/B/227-178

Título

THEATRE ROYAL

Fecha(s)

  • 1799-1800 (Creación)

Nivel de descripción

Colección

Volumen y soporte

One production unit.

Área de contexto

Nombre del productor

Historia biográfica

The Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, designed by Christopher Wren, opened on 26 March 1674. In 1747 the theatre and a patent renewal were purchased by renowned actor David Garrick and partner James Lacy. Garrick served as manager and lead actor of the theatre until roughly 1766, and continued on in the management role for another ten years after.

Garrick commissioned Robert Adam and his brother James to renovate the theatre's interior, which they did in 1775. Their additions included an ornate ceiling and a stucco facade facing Bridges Street. Garrick left the stage in 1776 and sold his shares in the theatre to the Irish playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

Sheridan owned the theatre until 1809 and used it to premiere some of his own work, including School for Scandal. The day-to-day management of the theatre was usually carried out by Sheridan's father Thomas, and the actor John Philip Kemble.

Source: http://www.theatre-royal.com

Institución archivística

Historia archivística

GB 0074 CLC/B/227-178 1799-1800 Collection One production unit. Theatre Royal , Covent Garden , London

The Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, designed by Christopher Wren, opened on 26 March 1674. In 1747 the theatre and a patent renewal were purchased by renowned actor David Garrick and partner James Lacy. Garrick served as manager and lead actor of the theatre until roughly 1766, and continued on in the management role for another ten years after.

Garrick commissioned Robert Adam and his brother James to renovate the theatre's interior, which they did in 1775. Their additions included an ornate ceiling and a stucco facade facing Bridges Street. Garrick left the stage in 1776 and sold his shares in the theatre to the Irish playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

Sheridan owned the theatre until 1809 and used it to premiere some of his own work, including School for Scandal. The day-to-day management of the theatre was usually carried out by Sheridan's father Thomas, and the actor John Philip Kemble.

Source: http://www.theatre-royal.com

Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Copies of correspondence and memoranda relating to a dispute between the proprietors of the Theatre Royal at Covent Garden and performers.

One item.

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

For other records relating to the Theatre Royal see ACC/0720.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

January to May 2011. Theatre Royal , Covent Garden , 1732-1847 Theatre Royal , Drury Lane Architecture Buildings Recreational buildings Theatres Theatre management Theatrical companies Artists Performers Actors Theatre Royal , Drury Lane , London Theatre Royal , Covent Garden , London Drury Lane City of Westminster London England UK Western Europe Europe

Origen del ingreso o transferencia

Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Área de contenido y estructura

Alcance y contenido

Copies of correspondence and memoranda relating to a dispute between the proprietors of the Theatre Royal at Covent Garden and performers.

Valorización, destrucción y programación

Acumulaciones

Sistema de arreglo

One item.

Área de condiciones de acceso y uso

Condiciones de acceso

Available for general access.

Condiciones

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Idioma del material

  • inglés

Escritura del material

  • latín

Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras

English

Características físicas y requisitos técnicos

For other records relating to the Theatre Royal see ACC/0720.

Instrumentos de descripción

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Existencia y localización de originales

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Tipo de puntos de acceso

Área de control de la descripción

Identificador de la descripción

Identificador de la institución

London Metropolitan Archives

Reglas y/o convenciones usadas

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Estado de elaboración

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Fechas de creación revisión eliminación

Idioma(s)

  • inglés

Escritura(s)

    Fuentes

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