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#OTD 1751 – Birth of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, one of the 18th century’s most well-known playwrights. Despite his success in the theatre and later as an MP, he died in poverty, overwhelmed by debt after the #DruryLaneTheatre, which he owned, burned down in 1809.
3 more prints for available for #SaveOurTheatres from my Etsy shop! £10 from each sale goes to @TheatresTrust #SaveOurTheatres campaign #musicaltheatre #theatre #westend #drurylane #performingarts
Found this illustrated article on Alfred Bunn, manager of the #DruryLaneTheatre and nemesis of William Macready. In 1850, he gave a series of lectures on his experiences in the theatre that "wisely avoided contemporary players." #theatrehistory
#WilliamMacready in no danger of being upstaged by the fellow playing the titular character in Shakespeare's #HenryVIII at the #DruryLaneTheatre in 1846
Known as the most successful female #playwright of the eighteenth century, #SusannaCentlivre died #onthisday way way back in 1723.
#otd #writer #poet #actress #theater #DruryLane #SusannaCarroll #SusannaFreeman #Centlivre