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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 392, October 3, 1829   By:

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This issue of The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction offers a diverse range of content, from interesting anecdotes to informative articles. The writing is engaging and the topics covered are both entertaining and educational. The inclusion of engravings adds visual interest to the publication. Overall, this volume is a great read for those looking to delve into a mix of literature, amusement, and instruction.

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THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION.

VOL. XIV, NO. 392.] SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1829. [PRICE 2d.

The Duke's Theatre, Dorset Gardens.

[Illustration: The Duke's Theatre, Dorset Gardens.]

The above theatre was erected in the year 1671, about a century after the regular establishment of theatres in England. It rose in what may be called the brazen age of the Drama, when the prosecutions of the Puritans had just ceased, and legitimacy and licentiousness danced into the theatre hand in hand. At the Restoration, the few players who had not fallen in the wars or died of poverty, assembled under the banner of Sir William Davenant, at the Red Bull Theatre. Rhodes, a bookseller, at the same time, fitted up the Cockpit in Drury Lane, where he formed a company of entirely new performers. This was in 1659, when Rhodes's two apprentices, Betterton and Kynaston, were the stars. These companies afterwards united, and were called the Duke's Company. About the same time, Killigrew, that eternal caterer for good things, collected together a few of the old actors who were honoured with the title of the "King's Company," or "His Majesty's Servants," which distinction is preserved by the Drury Lane Company, to the present day, and is inherited from Killigrew, who built and opened the first theatre in Drury Lane, in 1663... Continue reading book >>


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