Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, of the King's Theatre, and Theatre Royal Drury Lane Including a Period of Nearly Half a Century
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, of the King's Theatre, and Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Contents
- First performance of the “Siege of Belgrade”
- The author's mistake in taking Sir Charles Turner for Hobler, the chorus-singer
- The author at Paris
- Paesiello's comic opera, the “Zingari in Fiera”, at the King's Theatre
- The “Beggar's Opera” prohibited in Dublin
- Edinburgh
- First performance of the “Wheel of Fortune.”
- The author apprehended as a French spy at Dover
- Fracas at Plymouth Dock
- Anecdotes of Monk Lewis
- Mazzanti, the Italian soprano, at the performance of the “Beggar's Opera Travestied.”
- Mrs. Billington's dismay at the unexpected appearance of Monsieur de Felican, her husband
- Difficulty of eating on the stage
- The King's Theatre opened by Mr. Francis Goold
- Tobin's “Honey Moon.”
- Miss De Camp in the “Forty Thieves.”
- Madame Catalani dancing in a kitchen at Bangor, to the music of an old blind harper
- Covent Garden Theatre burnt to the ground
- The author's last appearance on the stage
- Kean's first appearance as a tragedian in “Shylock.”
- Arrival at Paris
- Death of Sheridan
- List of sixty-two dramatic pieces, for which Kelly composed the music
- Appendix
Difficulty of eating on the stage
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2015
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, of the King's Theatre, and Theatre Royal Drury Lane
- Contents
- First performance of the “Siege of Belgrade”
- The author's mistake in taking Sir Charles Turner for Hobler, the chorus-singer
- The author at Paris
- Paesiello's comic opera, the “Zingari in Fiera”, at the King's Theatre
- The “Beggar's Opera” prohibited in Dublin
- Edinburgh
- First performance of the “Wheel of Fortune.”
- The author apprehended as a French spy at Dover
- Fracas at Plymouth Dock
- Anecdotes of Monk Lewis
- Mazzanti, the Italian soprano, at the performance of the “Beggar's Opera Travestied.”
- Mrs. Billington's dismay at the unexpected appearance of Monsieur de Felican, her husband
- Difficulty of eating on the stage
- The King's Theatre opened by Mr. Francis Goold
- Tobin's “Honey Moon.”
- Miss De Camp in the “Forty Thieves.”
- Madame Catalani dancing in a kitchen at Bangor, to the music of an old blind harper
- Covent Garden Theatre burnt to the ground
- The author's last appearance on the stage
- Kean's first appearance as a tragedian in “Shylock.”
- Arrival at Paris
- Death of Sheridan
- List of sixty-two dramatic pieces, for which Kelly composed the music
- Appendix
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- Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, of the King's Theatre, and Theatre Royal Drury LaneIncluding a Period of Nearly Half a Century, pp. 182 - 192Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011First published in: 1826