Drury Lane [ Sports & Leisure / Cities ]
… earlier eras’ conception of actors as servants, though actors now sought public and commercial rather than aristocratic patronage, and audiences invoked economic and nationalist sentiments to defend their actions. Whereas in 1706, Jeremy … of London’s elite. Drury Lane’s theatrical season began in late September or October as its aristocratic and genteel patrons returned from country estates for the opening of Parliament and other society events. The theatrical season … structures and name-placement in playbills, reveal actors’ and writers’ professional hierarchies and the theatre’s patronage networks. Some plays in Drury Lane’s repertoire openly performed social and political work. Performances of …
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