Drury Lane [ Sports & Leisure / Cities ]
… then considers modes of sociability within the theatre, from normative theatre-going practices to disruptions such as riots. The name ‘Drury Lane’ also became an important cultural marker of an aspirational, genteel, and performative … of sociability’s performative nature. Places > Sports & Leisure Places > Cities Keywords Audience Coffeehouses Fame Rioting Theatre Spaces The name Theatre Royal, Drury Lane refers to a succession of four buildings in the area bordered … and cabals to damn an author, play, actor, or theatre, creating disruptions that could escalate into destructive rioting. In the spring of 1712, Ambrose Philips felt the best actress for the lead in his tragedy, The Distrest Mother , …
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