That’s the way to do it (Samuel Pepys, 1662) | The Lost City of London
On this day in 1662, Samuel Pepys wrote in his diary: “Thence … into Covent Garden to an alehouse … and … to see an Italian Puppet Play, that is … Continue reading
On this day: the premiere of Haddon Hall | In Times Gone By…
Haddon Hall, a light opera by Arthur Sullivan and Sydney Grundy, premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London on the 24th of September, 1892. The production was based on a 16th-century … Continue reading
“Shakespeare’s own play-house” (The Globe) | The Lost City of London
On this day in 1644, “The Globe” was demolished by order of the Puritan City authorities (and the site redeveloped by Sir Matthew Brand or Brend). The play-house had originally … Continue reading
Disaster at Drury Lane | London Historians’ Blog
On this day in 1809, the Theatre Royal Drury Lane was destroyed by fire. Theatres were always burning down, so nothing really unusual in fact. What made this conflagration different, is the … Continue reading
On this day: the death of Carole Lombard | In Times Gone By…
Carole Lombard, one of the 1930s most significant film actresses, was killed in a plane crash in Nevada, USA on the 16th of January, 1942. She was thirty-three at the … Continue reading
On this day: Ballet in 1937
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Danish ballerina Hélène Kirsova in Petrouchka at the Theatre Royal. Australia, 11th January 1937. Kirsova created Australia’s first professional ballet company. Source
November 25 in Literary History: The Mousetrap Opens in London
1952: Agatha Christie’s murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, having had its world première at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham on 6 October 1952. Now, over sixty years later, … Continue reading
On this day: the premiere of Steamboat Willie
Steamboat Willie, a Disney animation that is credited with making Mickey and Minnie Mouse famous, premiered on the 18th of November, 1928. It was the first Disney cartoon to have … Continue reading
On this day: the premiere of Fawlty Towers
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The iconic British comedy, Fawlty Towers, had its premiere on the 19th of September 1975. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6EaoPMANQM
On this day: Ballerina Pierina Legnani in 1891
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Italian ballerina Pierina Legnani photographed in London on the 15th of September, 1891, fifteen days before her twenty-eighth birthday. Legnani was born and…
On this day: The Great Theatre Royal Fire | In Times Gone By…
Originally posted on In Times Gone By…. On the 5th of September 1887, the Theatre Royal in Exeter, England burnt down, killing 186 people. It was not the first time the … Continue reading
On this day in 1592 – The playwright Robert Greene died
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Robert Greene was baptised on 11th July 1558 at St George’s, Tombland, Norwich and attended Cambridge where he received a BA in 1580 and an…
On this day in 1613 – Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre was burned to the ground
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The Globe Theatre was built in 1599 and was the home of William Shakespeare’s work; however, it was built of timber and a thatched roof.…
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
This article about the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, is referring to yesterday’s date, 7th May.
On this day: John Wilkes Booth was shot and killed | In Times Gone By…
On the 26th of April, 1865, [actor] John Wilkes Booth was cornered and shot dead in Port Royal, Virginia. Twelve days earlier he had assassinated US President Abraham Lincoln in … Continue reading
On this day: 1936
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Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann photographed on the 11th of February, 1936. Royal Ballet. Source
Rogues & Vagabonds 