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Thomas Sheridan of Smock-Alley : recording his life as actor and theater manager in both Dublin and London, and including a Smock-Alley calendar for the years of his management /

This account of Thomas Sheridan's career as theater manager has been based on biographies written by his contemporaries, on 18th-century newspapers and pamphlets, and on letters written to and by Sheridan. The author also gives us much new information about Sheridan's relations with David...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sheldon, Esther K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1967.
Series:Princeton legacy library.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Introduction
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • I. Gentleman Into Player
  • II. Theatrical Hero Into Theater Manager
  • III. The Garrick Winter
  • IV. Dublin in an Uproar
  • V. Winning the Dublin Public
  • VI. King Tom
  • VII. Calm Before Storm
  • VIII. Cry Havoc Again
  • IX. A Plague on Both Your Dublin Houses
  • X. The Reluctant Actor
  • XI. Clear the Exits Once Again
  • Part I.A Chronological Listing of Performances Given Under Sheridan s Management 1745-March 2,1754; 1756-1758
  • Part II. An Alphabetical List of Plays and Their Casts Given Under Sheridan s Management 1745-March 2,1754·, 1756-1758
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Sheridan's Works
  • Index