The Recollections and Reflections of J. R. Planche

by Planche, J. R.

• ISBN13: 9781108038836
• ISBN10: 1108038832
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-13
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

Published in 1872, this two-volume autobiography by the British playwright J. R. Planché (1796-1880) tells the story of his long and varied life in the theatre. Planché wrote, adapted or collaborated on 176 plays over the course of his career, covering a wide range of theatrical genres including comedy, opera, extravaganza and pantomime. He also became an acknowledged expert on stage costume, and argued the importance of historically accurate costumes in productions of Shakespeare's plays. Engagingly written, these volumes contain fascinating anecdotes on the famous theatrical and musical figures of the time, including Charles Kemble, Eliza Vestris and Carl Maria von Weber. Volume 1 contains Planché's descriptions of his childhood, and recollections of the beginnings of his career at Drury Lane and Covent Garden. Volume 2 traces the continued development of his career, covering his productions at the Olympic, Drury Lane, Covent Garden and Haymarket theatres.

Table of Contents

Another mission to Paris

Death of Haynes Bayly

Opening of Covent Garden, 1839, under the management of Madame Vestris

My experience as 'Reader' at Covent Garden

My accident at Covent Garden Theatre

Death of Theodore Hook

The Prize Comedy at the Haymarket

Origin of the British Archaeological Association, 1843

The Noviomagian Society

Engaged at the Lyceum and Drury Lane

1850âÇô1. Cymon and Iphigenia

Letters from Charles Dickens

Marriage of H.R.H. the Princess Royal

An Old Offender at the Adelphi

Deaths of Mrs. Bartley, Mrs. Glover

Amateur performance by the 'Savage Club'

The Corner of Kent

Congress of the Association at Durham

Unsupported Supporters

The Armoury in the Tower of London

Death of Maria, Countess of Harrington (Miss Foote)

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