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- Title
CHRISTOPHER RICH - FROM PURITAN TO THEATRE MANAGER.
- Authors
Jenkins, Terry
- Abstract
The article investigates Christopher Rich, English lawyer and manager of Drury Lane Theatre, in the context of the Puritan ban on theatre in England beginning in 1642. It comments on the lack of biographical information on Rich, noting his Puritan upbringing and his family's relationship with the regicide of King Charles I. It addresses how Rich became involved with theater management despite his Puritanical family.
- Subjects
ENGLAND; UNITED Kingdom; RICH, Christopher; THEATRICAL managers; ENGLISH theater; PURITANS; PURITAN movements; HISTORY; SEVENTEENTH century; THEATER history; BIOGRAPHY (Literary form)
- Publication
Theatre Notebook, 2012, Vol 66, Issue 2, p85
- ISSN
0040-5523
- Publication type
Article