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Book 6: Adelphi TheatreDaily Calendars: 1819-1829

Adelphi TheatreDaily Calendars: 1819-1829

Seasonal digests and summaries. Daily calendars: sources, dates, titles, genres, authors, roles, performers, supervision, music, song, dance, entertainment, spectacle, scenery designers and executors, costume.

The Adelphi Calendar Project 1806-1900Alfred L. Nelson and Gilbert B. Cross, General EditorsTheodore J. Seward, Jr., Systems Analyst

The Adelphi Calendar Project 1806-1900Alfred L. Nelson and Gilbert B. Cross, General EditorsTheodore J. Seward, Jr., Systems Analyst

Copyright 1988, 1992, 2013 and 2016 by Alfred L. Nelson, Gilbert B. Cross, Joseph Donohue.

Originally published by Greenwood Press as The Sans Pareil Theatre 1806-1819, Adelphi Theatre 1819-1850: An Index to Authors, Titles, Performers, 1988, and The Adelphi Theatre 1850-1900: An Index to Authors, Titles, Performers and Management, 1992.

The Adelphi Theatre Calendar revised, reconstructed and amplified. Copyright 2016, by Alfred L. Nelson, Gilbert B. Cross, Joseph Donohue. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License, with the exception of graphics from The Clip Art Book, edited by Gerard Quinn and published by Crescent in 1990. These images are reproduced in accord with the publishers note, which states "The Clip Art Book is a new compilation of illustrations that are in the public domain. The individual illustrations are copyright free and may be reproduced without permission or payment. However, the selection of illustrations and their layout is the copyright of the publisher, so that one page or more may not be photocopied or reproduced without first contacting the publishers."

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Index to Books

Book 1: Sans Pareil/Adelphi TheatresCurtain Up: 1806-1899

Book 2: Sans Pareil/Adelphi TheatresSeasonal Digests: 1806-1899

Book 3: Sans Pareil/Adelphi TheatresSeasonal Summaries: 1806-1849

Book 4: Adelphi TheatreSeasonal Summaries: 1850-1899

Book 5: Sans Pareil TheatreDaily Calendars: 1806-1818









Book 14: Sans Pareil/Adelphi TheatresAll-Inclusive Index: 1806-1899

ContentsIndex to BooksvList of IllustrationsixBook 6 IntroductionxiAdelphi Theatre Daily Calendars 1819-1820 Ed. Franklin Case1Adelphi Theatre Daily Calendars 1820-1821 Ed. Alfred Nelson & Gilbert Cross111Adelphi Theatre Daily Calendars 1821-1822 Ed. Alfred Nelson & Gilbert Cross269Adelphi Theatre Daily Calendars 1822-1823 Ed. Alfred Nelson & Gilbert Cross447Adelphi Theatre Daily Calendars 1823-1824 Ed. Alfred Nelson & Gilbert Cross633Adelphi Theatre Daily Calendars 1824-1825 Ed. Alfred Nelson & Gilbert Cross823Adelphi Theatre Daily Calendars 1825-1826 Ed. Alfrida Lee967Adelphi Theatre Daily Calendars 1826-1827 Ed. Alfrida Lee1155Adelphi Theatre Daily Calendars 1827-1828 Ed. Alfrida Lee1331Adelphi Theatre Daily Calendars 1828-1829 Ed. Alfrida Lee1521Theatre Royal, Adelphi Daily Calendars 1829-1830 Ed. Alfrida Lee1717Iconography1895Full Legal Code of License1903

List of Illustrations

Illustration 3 The Adelphi Theatre, published in 18801

Illustration 4 Waters, Billy (1778-1823): Busker2

Illustration 5 Reeve, John (1799-1838): Actor3

Illustration 6 Chatterley, William Simmonds (1787-1822): Actor4

Illustration 7 Planch, James Robinson (1796-1880): Dramatist, antiquary13

Illustration 8 Waylett, Harriet (1798-1851): Actress, theatre manager.111

Illustration 9 Wrench, Benjamin (1778?-1843): Actor269

Illustration 10 Keeley, Robert (1793-1869): Actor, manager, female impersonator271

Illustration 11 Keeley, Robert (1793-1869): Actor, manager, female impersonator272

Illustration 12 Booth, Sarah (1793-1867): Actress836

Illustration 13 Adelphi Theatre Image, Published in 1826967

Illustration 14 Terry, Daniel (1780-1829): Adelphi manager from (1825-1827)969

Illustration 15 Fitzwilliam, Frances Elizabeth (Fanny Elizabeth Copeland) (1801-1854): Actress970

Illustration 16 Cooke, Thomas Potter (1786-1864): Actor971

Illustration 17 Cooke, Thomas Potter (1786-1864): Actor972

Illustration 18 Yates, Mrs. Frederick (Elizabeth Brunton) (1799-1860): Actress1337

Illustration 19 Yates, Mrs. Frederick (Elizabeth Brunton) (1799-1860): Actress1338

Illustration 20 Cooke, Thomas Potter: As Marmaduke Morgan [sic]1495

Illustration 21 Mathews, Charles (1776-1835): Theatre manager, comic actor1521

Illustration 22 Edwin, Elizabeth Rebecca (1771?-1854): Actress1522

Illustration 21 Iconography1895

Book 6Introduction

This book is a daily record of theatrical activity at the Adelphi Theatre during the decade. Editors check over eighty-seven items for possible inclusion in each day's entry.

On the left of each entry are the date of performance, day of the week, time and theatre abbreviation. (Originally, we hoped to combine other daily calendars with this one.) On the right is the date of the source, its format, and location. Playbills usually cover Monday to Wednesday or Thursday to Saturday. In certain instances, when it proved difficult to choose between variant sources, the editor relied on his or her experience and common sense. Commentary sections note any significant variations.

In the early years of the theatre's history, sources are very thin, and it has been necessary to assume performances took place even though no record exists. Benefit nights present a special problem. Bills for such performances are rare, since the theatre printed very few, leaving the beneficiary to print and distribute bills privately. Pieces not performed on other nights were often presented on these special occasions. Previous or subsequent bills usually offer little help, but other sources may, especially the London Times.

When programs replaced bills, the editors' work became more complex. The date on the front of a program may not be changed, but cast lists inside differ. Again, the Times is invaluable in tracking major cast changes.

Plays are analyzed in order of performancethe same items being sought for each. The daily calendar gives titles of pieces as they appear on the bill, but some are standardized. Occasionally, for example, either the main title was changed by the author, by error, or a different subtitle was printed. Editors note such changes in a comment following the title. The computer prints a running total of the number of performances during the season.

After the title or title commentary comes the author's name. In the early years of nineteenth-century theatre, authors were treated with scant respect, and editors often have to supply their names. Even with the help of Nicoll's invaluable histories, editors could not find creators for 200 pieces played between 1806 and 1900.

The computer keeps a record of the dates of first, previous and next performances.

The next entry is a genre description. If one appears on the bill, it is entered verbatim. There was an explosion of fanciful genres, and soon they became humorous playthings. The hit, Tom and Jerry; or, Life in London, is described as an "entirely new classic, comic, operatic, didactic, moralistic, Aristophanic, localic, analytic, terpsichoric, panoramic, camera-obscuraic extravaganza burletta of fun, frolic, fashion and flash." In short, many terms were meaningless. "Burletta" was by far the most overworked. This term, never defined by the Lord Chamberlain's Office, was employed to circumvent the fading monopoly of the patent houses (Drury Lane and Covent Garden). Burlettas were deemed to be musical pieces and thus exempt from the monopoly's purview. Wherever possible, editors attempt to give an accurate genre assessment, but it is sometimes impossible to be certain. The number of acts follows this item.

Researchers are frequ

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