Manuel tragedy at Drury Lane Spain Cordova plot unfolds
The Drury Lane audience viewed Manuel a tragedy set in Cordova with Don Manuel Alonzo Victoria Torrismond and Ve Zelos amid intrigue. Accusations of murder and a courtroom duel progress to a Moorish plot twist ending in a dramatic self sacrifice and a wounded mystery man. The review praises chivalric scenes but notes uneven pace and melodramatic surprises.
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Kran
Rae
Alonzo
Victoria
Don Manuel
Chere
Aluuza
Gaurder
Anie
Zelos
Torrismond
Victoriaz
Sobeistad
Atfta
Aiiera
Ritval
Garthetts
Bras Meiercely
Tadfians
Mendizabel
Cordova
Manuel forAlonze
Hall of Justice
Fachor
Aggtli
Manuel Dares Des Velos
de Zelos
de‘ Zelos
Don Mantel
Ximena
Odidus
Persismogd
Manuel
Torriamond
Ime
Muniel
Tezelas
Marie
Justce
Kean’s Frenzied Father Leads A Turbulent Drury Lane Run
A dated review lauds Kean for powerful acting as the old father in a dramatic piece deemed lively with poetry and strong character moments. It notes flaws in taste and style but many scenes and the overall production garner praise, with Raw and Wathack delivering solid performances and Mrs. McRopyn delivering a graceful epilogue.
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Drury Lane
Kean
Teredos
Manuel
Ffameo
Hichard
Mr. Kean
Zelos
Booth and Kean Rivalry at Covent Garden in New Way to Pay Old Debts
Saturday night at Covent Garden Mr Boots as Sir Giles Overreach in A New Way to Pay Old Debts drew praise for his noble pride and dramatic range. The piece highlighted Kean's chef d oeuvres and Mrs Booth's responsive portrayal, with critics noting heightened emotion and graceful delivery.
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Mr. Boots
Sir Giles Overreach
Mr. Kuayn
Booth
Lord Lovel
Kean
Emancipation Hope Shaped by Catholic Petition
Dublin March 5 1817 parish committee chairs Sir Thomas Esmonde presiding letters from Grattan and Sir Henry Parnell express cautious support for emancipation. Grattan urges careful restraint while backing civil liberty with veto. Parnell notes strategy to win House of Commons approval via harmonizing Catholic aims.
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Thomas Esmonde
K&g
Henry Parnell
Enry Grattan
Yinhenel
Igi
P.S. J
Thomas Esmonne
Bart
Enin Park
Marc
Ireland
House of Conmens
House of Comunions
Treland
Lancon
Commons
Parnell urges delay on petition to avoid Catholic exclusions
Henry Parnell argues for using the interval before Assizes and Easter recess to study the petition and resolve dissensions among supporters and opponents. He urges the committee to seek the removal of grievances that keep Roman Catholics from full rights under the British Constitution, ending oppressive exclusions.
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United Kingdom
Cervaiit
Henry Parnell
Assizes at Oxford Fire Case of Archer and Haycock
Trial centers on arson indictments against William Archer and John Haycock for setting two ricks ablaze at Great Bourton on July 27. Witnesses describe footprints and muddy shoes linking Archer to the scene, with appraisals of prior threats and testimonies from neighbors, shopkeepers, and variegated locals.
Haycock and Archer Found Guilty in Prolonged Trial
An eight hour trial ended with Haycock and Archer convicted of the crime after testimony from witnesses about the night, including a fire at a clover rick and various alibis. The examination of Haycock and a key witness was admitted only in memory, with the judge denying the written statement as evidence. Vivid accounts from Sarah Watts, John Izard, and others helped establish the defendants’ guilt. sentence of death was passed immediately by Mr Justice Pain.
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Oxford
Settine
Ana Barrer Stacks
William Archer
Great Bourton
Annuckett
John Haycock
Pang
Archer
John Buckett
Ann Buckett
Great
Bourton
Mocher
Berricks
Witness
Haycock
John Altett
Houe
Smith
Ad Smith
John Allett
John Batchelor
John Dbuckete
Thomas Smith
Batchelor
William Allett
Swan
Lin
Mr. Gardner
Thomas A Tett
Swan Inn
Bucketts
Hoilée
John Coleman
Grayhound
Ammap
John Ward
Fisard
Ward
Arch R
Purser
John ‘Ward
Bricketts
Coleman
Hbita
Ramplin
Chamberlain
Justice Park
Wamplin
Sarah Watts
Witham
Watts
Thomas Robins
William Date
Argher
Mr. Cross
Thomas
Hunt
Dockete
Allete
John Izard
Lymington Market
Justice Pain
Murder trial in Radley leads to manslaughter verdict
Wim Chandler senior aged 66 and junior 55 stood indicted for the murder of Francis Chandler in Radley Berkshire. The jury found William Chandler junior guilty of manslaughter after testimony about a December 4 death and a knife found nearby, with sentence to one year in prison.
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Reading
Wim. Chandler the Elder
Wm. Chandler the Younger
Lorone
Francis Chandler
Chandler
Radiey
Berkshire
Wm. Chandler
John Allan
Radley
Mt. Roberts’s Wood
Stephen Chandler
Francis
Adiey Wood
Bennett
Tuie
Radley Wood
Witness
Joho Gge
John Gee
Lim
James Bennett
Wannah Chandler
Hannah Chaidier
Brther
Gee
Frank
Brayn
Ile
Val
Krank
Stephen
Tome
Hannah Chandler
Stephen Casnutt
Tadley Wood
Abingdon
Tiny
Burrough
James Latham
Sarah Chandler
Laomas West
Uccosmier
Wakefield
Mr. Keen
Waxereep
Burnough Chen
Justice Urgency
Wim. Chandler
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Mr. Maguga
Mendizadel
Civeseces
Turrismond
Victoria Coeveensnsean
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Covent-Garden Theatre
Dublin
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