John Rich. The man who built Covent Garden Theatre. A biography
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- Author(s) Jenkins, Terry
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2016
- Pages 291pp; illus
- Publisher Barn End Press
- Place Published Bramber
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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An account of John Rich's (1692-1761) life much focused on his career as a theatre manager, detailing his management of Lincoln's Inn Fields Theater and Covent Garden Theatre . Written by a former opera singer. Chapters include: 'Origins of the Rich family and early life'; 'Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre'; 'Salle ... Lun and near bankruptcy'; 'The repertoire at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre'; 'The Beggar's Opera and other ballad operas'; 'Problems of a manager - a retrospective look at the LIF years'; 'Covent Garden Theatre'; 'Extensions to Covent Garden, and the arrival of David Garrick'; 'Covent Garden pantomimes, the abortive sale and final years'; 'Probate, problems and the sale of the theatre'. Substantial appendices include: Rich family tree; List of shareholders in Covent Garden Theatre; Summaries of account books re Lincoln's Inn Theatre and Covent Garden Theatre; Transcriptions re legal cases; Probate account 1780