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The Dramatic Mirror: Containing The History Of The Stage From The Earliest Period To The Present Time; Including A Biographical And Critical Account Of All The Dramatic Writers, From 660; And Also Of The Most Distinguished Performers From The Days Of Shakespeare To 807: And A History Of The by Thomas Gilliland is a dense, alphabetized collection of biographical sketches of English, Irish, and Scottish dramatists, actors, translators, and theatre-linked writers. It reads as a reference work aimed at metadata classification for period drama figures. The volume concentrates on London’s theatre world (Drury Lane, Covent Garden, Haymarket) with significant Irish theatre and occasional continental connections, spanning the 17th to the late 18th centuries (with some early 18th?century figures such as Milton and Rowe). Entries cover personal background, career arc, principal dramatic works across genres, and notes on success or failure, as well as patronage, lawsuits, management disputes, and financial fortunes. Anecdotes and portraits illuminate theatrical culture and politics, including rivalries and cross?curricular ties to translations and adaptations. Notable themes include the precariousness of a theatrical career, the actor–manager interplay, and the enduring influence of figures like Macklin, Garrick, Milton, and Rowe, with a transnational dimension linking Britain, Ireland, and continental connections. The excerpt culminates with the life of Savage, detailing birth circumstances, recognition struggles, a sensational murder conviction, royal/patronage intercessions, and the arc toward a royal pardon and later literary output.
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