The Stage History of Shakespear's King Richard the Third
The Stage History of Shakespear's King Richard the Third
Alice Ida Perry Wood
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Op. cit.. Vol. II, pages 254-5. The "particular desire" may have emanated from the Licenser's office. *^In 1 72 1 the principal parts were taken as follows. King Henry the Sixth Mr. Wilks. Edward, Prince of Wales Mr. Norris, Jun. Richard, Duke of York Mr. Lindar. Richard, Duke of Gloucester Mr. Gibber. Duke of Buckingham Mr. Mills. Henry, Earl of Richmond Mr. Ryan. 8 98 I72I, however, it was given at the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields, with Ryan as Richard, Boheme as Henry the Sixth, Quin as B...uckingham, the other characters being unimportant.** This was the beginning of that series of rival performances of " Richard the Third " which continued throughout the century, and in which the most noted actors of the time took part. For some reason " Richard the Third " does not appear in the play- bills of Drury Lane between 1720 and 1726, but the play was frequently given at Lincoln's Inn Fields. There Ryan played the part of Richard until about 1740, when he shared it with Quin, both of these men having performed in it at Drury Lane years before, Ryan as Richmond, and Quin as Lieutenant of the Tower, the part in which he first attracted attention by his painstaking representation of an unimportant character.
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