Provincial patent theatres expand Shakespeare beyond LondonJan 1, 1768Labels: Theatre Royal, ParliamentBritannica
Provincial circuits grow under actor-managers and leasesJan 1, 1806Labels: Actor-managers, Provincial circuitsWikipedia
Macready’s Covent Garden spectacle influences touring styleJan 1, 1838Labels: William Macready, Covent GardenRSC
Macready’s 1839 Henry V shows “pictorial” staging powerJan 1, 1839Labels: Macready Henry, Pictorial stagingRSC
Theatres Act 1843 reshapes licensing for dramaAug 22, 1843Labels: Theatres Act, ParliamentWikipediaBritannica
Samuel Phelps begins Sadler’s Wells Shakespeare programJan 1, 1844Labels: Samuel Phelps, Sadler's WellsBham Thesis
Charles Kean launches Princess’s Theatre Shakespeare “revivals”Jan 1, 1851Labels: Charles Kean, Princess's TheatreShakespearean
Kean’s five-hour Tempest exemplifies Victorian spectacleJan 1, 1857Labels: Kean The, Victorian spectacleRSC
Kean’s Henry V premieres as a major historical pageantMar 28, 1859Labels: Kean Henry, Princess's TheatreFolgerRSC
Prince’s Theatre Manchester opens with The TempestOct 15, 1864Labels: Prince's Theatre, Charles CalvertWikipediaWikisource
Calvert’s Henry V becomes a touring-style provincial landmarkJan 1, 1872Labels: Calvert Henry, ManchesterWikisourceRSC
Irving’s Hamlet at the Lyceum helps define star ShakespeareOct 31, 1874Labels: Henry Irving, Lyceum TheatreWikipediaWikipedia
Irving and Ellen Terry begin Lyceum partnershipDec 30, 1878Labels: Henry Irving, Ellen TerryOrlandoWikipedia
Frank Benson forms a company and tours the provincesJan 1, 1883Labels: Frank Benson, Benson CompanyBritannica
Poel founds Elizabethan Stage Society, challenging spectacleJan 1, 1895Labels: William Poel, Elizabethan StageWikipediaEmory
Irving’s knighthood signals new public status for theatreMay 1, 1895Labels: Henry Irving, KnighthoodGuinnessWikipedia