... Vienna where he was engaged at the Court Opera and made the acquaintance of Mozart. After successful London appearances at Drury Lane and the King's Theatre, the young Dubliner reached the peak of his career when at Mozart's personal request he sang .the ...

... Sheridan is best remembered for masterpieces such as The Rivals. The Critic and School for Scandal, which he first produced at Drury Lane on May Bth. 1777, and which opened at the Gate last Wednesday, he was also a distinguished statesman, orator, adviser to ...

... RTE plan for Balfe opera MICHAEL William Balles popular opera, The Bohemian Girl was first performed in London's Drury Lane on November 27, 1843, and though it held its place in the operatic repertoire in subsequent years, it is rarely staged today ...

... again by Royal Command as Hob his sow work for the stage The Country Wake, April I, 1713. He was also joint manager of, Drury Lane. Of his style fellow thespian, Colly Cibber observed: He was the moat original and the strictest observer of nature of ...