John Rich (1692-1761) was a profoundly influential figure of the eighteenth-century London stage. As producer, manager, and performer, he transformed the urban entertainment market, creating genres and promotional methods still with us today.

John Rich (1692-1761) was a profoundly influential figure of the eighteenth-century London stage. As producer, manager, and performer, he transformed the urban entertainment market, creating genres and promotional methods still with us today.

Brief biographical details about the life of John Rich (1692-1761) can be easily found in many reference books. He was the theatre manager who built the first Covent Garden theatre in 1732, and then ran it for twenty-nine years until his death; the last fourteen being in competition with David Garrick at Drury Lane.

2011年5月13日 · John Rich (1692-1761) was a profoundly influential figure of the eighteenth-century London stage. As producer, manager, and performer, he transformed the urban entertainment market, creating...

2025年1月27日 · John Rich did what any entrepreneur might do: he advertised for investors, offering fifty shares for sale at £300 each; he raised the money, and with it employed a builder to build him a theatre. A complete paper-trail showing these events still exists.

In the best spirit of interdisciplinary research it examines the life and artistic legacy of John Rich, ‘arguably the most influential figure of the eighteenth-century London stage’. Remembered primarily as the producer of The Beggar's Opera, Rich was also a gifted interpreter of Harlequin and an inspired director and manager who never ...

2011年11月1日 · John Rich’s illuminating narrative powerfully renders America’s domestic 'killing fields.' Wrong Place, Wrong Time is an urgent and deeply moving up-close portrait of urban violence and the all too common killing of young black Americans—a highly perceptive work that provides in-depth understanding where there is often too little.

2025年1月30日 · A thoughtful press release strategy must weigh the costs against the return on value. These options include rewriting into a blog post, posting on their website, posting on LinkedIn, or using a...

"The Stage's Glory" - John Rich (1692–1761); John Rich (1692-1761) was a profoundly influential figure of the eighteenth-century London stage. As producer, manager, and performer, he transformed the urban entertainment market, creating genres and promotional methods still with us …

Warm Up the Snake is the sprawling, backstage chronicle of John Rich s legendary career as a television and film director. Written from an insider s perspective, Warm Up the Snake is packed...