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Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 1751 – 7 July 1816) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and Whig politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1780 to 1812, representing the constituencies of Stafford, Westminster and Ilchester. The owner of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London, he wrote several prominent plays such as The Rivals (1775), The Duenna (1775), The School for Scandal (1777) and A Trip to Scarborough (1777), along with serving as Treasurer of the Navy from 1806 to 1807. After dying in 1816, Sheridan was buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, and his plays remain a central part of the Western canon and are regularly performed around the world.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 30, 1751 (Dublin), Died July 7, 1816 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor MS-031653 16-in. 1/15/1939 The school for scandal William Podmore ; Selena Royle Re-recording : Radio broadcast author  
Victor MS-031654 16-in. 1/15/1939 The school for scandal William Podmore ; Selena Royle Re-recording : Radio broadcast author  
Victor MS-031655 16-in. 1/15/1939 The school for scandal William Podmore ; Selena Royle Re-recording : Radio broadcast author  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sheridan, Richard Brinsley," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102471.

Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102471.

"Sheridan, Richard Brinsley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102471

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