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48 relations: Abraham Cowley, Charles II of England, Christopher Rich (theatre manager), Cockpit Theatre, Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Dorset Garden Theatre, Drury Lane, Duke's Company, Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, English Civil War, Foot (unit), France, Gibbon's Tennis Court, Hamlet, Interregnum (England), John Downes (prompter), John Gay, John Rich (producer), King's Company, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, Love for Love, Philip Massinger, Proscenium, Real tennis, Restoration (England), Restoration comedy, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal Opera House, Salisbury Court Theatre, Samuel Pepys, The Beggar's Opera, The Bondman, The Mad Lover, The Mourning Bride, The Siege of Rhodes, The Way of the World, The Wits, Theater (structure), Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Theatrical scenery, Thomas Betterton, Thomas Killigrew, Tudor architecture, Twelfth Night, United Company, William Congreve, William Davenant.
Abraham Cowley
Abraham Cowley (161828 July 1667) was an English poet born in the City of London late in 1618.
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Charles II of England
Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was king of England, Scotland and Ireland.
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Christopher Rich (theatre manager)
Christopher Rich (1657–1714) was a lawyer and theatrical manager in London in the late 17th and early 18th century.
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Cockpit Theatre
The Cockpit was a theatre in London, operating from 1616 to around 1665.
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Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Cosimo III de' Medici (14 August 1642 – 31 October 1723) was the penultimate (sixth) Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany.
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Dorset Garden Theatre
The Dorset Garden Theatre in London, built in 1671, was in its early years also known as the Duke of York's Theatre, or the Duke's Theatre. In 1685, King Charles II died and his brother, the Duke of York, was crowned as James II.
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Drury Lane
Drury Lane is a street on the eastern boundary of the Covent Garden area of London, running between Aldwych and High Holborn.
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Duke's Company
The Duke's Company was a theatre company chartered by King Charles II at the start of the Restoration era, 1660.
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Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
Elizabeth Stuart (19 August 1596 – 13 February 1662) was Electress of the Palatinate and briefly Queen of Bohemia as the wife of Frederick V of the Palatinate.
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English Civil War
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over, principally, the manner of England's governance.
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Foot (unit)
The foot (feet; abbreviation: ft; symbol: ′, the prime symbol) is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement.
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France
France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.
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Gibbon's Tennis Court
Gibbon's Tennis Court was a building off Vere Street and Clare Market, near Lincoln's Inn Fields in London, England.
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Hamlet
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare at an uncertain date between 1599 and 1602.
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Interregnum (England)
The Interregnum was the period between the execution of Charles I on 30 January 1649 and the arrival of his son Charles II in London on 29 May 1660 which marked the start of the Restoration.
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John Downes (prompter)
John Downes (died ca. 1712) worked as a prompter at the Duke's Company, and later the United Company, for most of the Restoration period 1660—1700.
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John Gay
John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club.
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John Rich (producer)
John Rich (1692–1761) was an important director and theatre manager in 18th-century London.
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King's Company
The King's Company was one of two enterprises granted the rights to mount theatrical productions in London at the start of the English Restoration.
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Lincoln's Inn Fields
Lincoln's Inn Fields is the largest public square in London.
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London
London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.
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Love for Love
Love for Love is a Restoration comedy written by British playwright William Congreve.
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Philip Massinger
Philip Massinger (1583 – 17 March 1640) was an English dramatist.
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Proscenium
A proscenium (προσκήνιον) is the metaphorical vertical plane of space in a theatre, usually surrounded on the top and sides by a physical proscenium arch (whether or not truly "arched") and on the bottom by the stage floor itself, which serves as the frame into which the audience observes from a more or less unified angle the events taking place upon the stage during a theatrical performance.
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Real tennis
Real tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original racquet sport from which the modern game of tennis (originally called "lawn tennis") is derived.
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Restoration (England)
The Restoration of the English monarchy took place in the Stuart period.
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Restoration comedy
The term "Restoration comedy" refers to English comedies written and performed in the Restoration period from 1660 to 1710.
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
The Royal College of Surgeons of England (abbreviated RCS and sometimes RCSEng), is an independent professional body and registered charity promoting and advancing standards of surgical care for patients, regulating surgery, including dentistry, in England and Wales.
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Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London.
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Salisbury Court Theatre
The Salisbury Court Theatre was a theatre in 17th-century London.
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Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament who is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man.
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The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera is a ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch.
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The Bondman
The Bondman is a later Jacobean era stage play, a tragicomedy written by Philip Massinger, first published in 1624.
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The Mad Lover
The Mad Lover is a Jacobean stage play, a tragicomedy by John Fletcher.
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The Mourning Bride
The Mourning Bride is a tragedy written by British playwright William Congreve.
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The Siege of Rhodes
The Siege of Rhodes is an opera written to a text by the impresario William Davenant.
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The Way of the World
The Way of the World is a play written by the English playwright William Congreve.
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The Wits
The Wits is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy by Sir William Davenant.
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Theater (structure)
A theatre, theater or playhouse, is a structure where theatrical works or plays are performed, or other performances such as musical concerts may be produced.
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Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is a West End theatre and Grade I listed building in Covent Garden, London, England.
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Theatrical scenery
Theatrical scenery is that which is used as a setting for a theatrical production.
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Thomas Betterton
Thomas Patrick Betterton (c. 1635 – 28 April 1710), the leading male actor and theatre manager during Restoration England, son of an under-cook to King Charles I, was born in London.
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Thomas Killigrew
Thomas Killigrew (7 February 1612 – 19 March 1683) was an English dramatist and theatre manager.
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Tudor architecture
The Tudor architectural style is the final development of Medieval architecture in England, during the Tudor period (1485–1603) and even beyond, and also the tentative introduction of Renaissance architecture to England.
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Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night, or What You WillUse of spelling, capitalization, and punctuation in the First Folio: "Twelfe Night, Or what you will" is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season.
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United Company
The United Company was a London theatre company formed in 1682 with the merger of the King's Company and the Duke's Company.
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William Congreve
William Congreve (24 January 1670 – 19 January 1729) was an English playwright and poet of the Restoration period.
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William Davenant
Sir William Davenant (baptised 3 March 1606 – 7 April 1668), also spelled D'Avenant, was an English poet and playwright.
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Lincoln's Inn Fields (theatre), Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, Lincoln’s Inn Fields Theatre, Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields Theatre.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisle's_Tennis_Court
