Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre
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James QuinIn 1718 Quin went to Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre and remained there for 14 years. A noted swordsman, he was convicted of manslaughter for killing another actor in a duel, and at Lincoln’s Inn Fields he defended the stage with his sword against rioters.
Read MoreIn 1718 Quin went to Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre and remained there for 14 years. A noted swordsman, he was convicted of manslaughter for killing another actor in a duel, and at Lincoln’s Inn Fields he defended the stage with his sword against rioters.
Read More- John Rich
…received a three-quarter share in Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre from his father, Christopher Rich, in 1714, and, after running that house successfully for 18 years, he founded Covent Garden Theatre in 1732. At both theatres he staged entertainments of a new type based on Italian foundations known as pantomime. In…
Read More…received a three-quarter share in Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre from his father, Christopher Rich, in 1714, and, after running that house successfully for 18 years, he founded Covent Garden Theatre in 1732. At both theatres he staged entertainments of a new type based on Italian foundations known as pantomime. In…
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