The Duke's Mistress — is a Caroline era stage play, a tragicomedy written by James Shirley and first published in 1638. It was the last of Shirley s plays produced before the major break in his career: with the closing of the London theatres due to bubonic plague in… … Wikipedia
The Duke of Milan — is a Jacobean era stage play, a tragedy written by Philip Massinger. First published in 1623, the play is generally considered among the author s finest achievements in drama. [Terence P. Logan and Denzell S. Smith, eds. The Later Jacobean and… … Wikipedia
Duke's Company — The Duke s Theatre at Dorset Gardens, on the riverfront, London s most luxurious playhouse. The Duke s Company was one of the two theatre companies (the other being the King s Company) that were chartered by King Charles II at the start of the… … Wikipedia
The Mock Tempest — The Mock Tempest, or the Enchanted Castle is a Restoration era stage play, a parody by Thomas Duffet; it premiered in 1674, and was first printed in 1675 by the bookseller William Cademan. In creating his farce, Duffet s target was not… … Wikipedia
The Robot Johnson Show — is a weekly sketch comedy show put together by the members of Robot Johnson, based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. Since May of 2008, the show has been performed in Spirit Square, located in downtown Charlotte. The show performed twice nightly… … Wikipedia
The Tempest (Dryden) — The Tempest, or The Enchanted Island is a comedy adapted by John Dryden and William D Avenant from Shakespeare s great comedy The Tempest . [George Robert Guffey, ed., After The Tempest , William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of… … Wikipedia
theatre, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of the Western theatre from its origins in pre Classical antiquity to the present. For a discussion of drama as a literary form, see dramatic literature and the articles on individual national literatures.… … Universalium
The History of King Lear — 2001, p. 247; Grace Ioppolo, ed., King Lear , New York, Norton Critical Edition, 2008, Introduction, p. xii.] Unlike Shakespeare s tragedy, Tate s play has a happy ending, with Lear regaining his throne, Cordelia marrying Edgar, and Edgar… … Wikipedia
The Playhouse — See The Duke s Theatre, Whitefriars … Dictionary of London
The Gondoliers — or The King of Barataria , is a Savoy Opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on December 7 1889, and ran for a very successful 554 performances (at that time the fifth longest runnin … Wikipedia
