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an English dramatist, theatre manager and politician. He was born on 30.10.1751 in Dublin and died in London on 7.7.1816. Sheridan was educated for 6 or 7 years at Harrow, a private school, and taught by his parents (Thomas Sheridan an actor and Frances Chamberlaine Sheridan a writer) or tutors in Dublin, Bath and London, but he never visited university. His first plays were "The Rival" (1775), "St. Patrick´s Day; or, The Scheming Lieutnant" (1775) and "The Duenna" (1775). After he became the principal manager and owner of the Drury Lane Theatre in 1776, all his plays were produced at this theatre ("A trip to Scarborough" (1777),"The School for Scandal" (1777) and "The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed" (1779)). In addition to his own works he also wrote several entertainments together with other authors and createtd a pantomime for "Robinson Crusoe" in 1781. | an English dramatist, theatre manager and politician. He was born on 30.10.1751 in Dublin and died in London on 7.7.1816. Sheridan was educated for 6 or 7 years at Harrow, a private school, and taught by his parents (Thomas Sheridan an actor and Frances Chamberlaine Sheridan a writer) or tutors in Dublin, Bath and London, but he never visited university. His first plays were "The Rival" (1775), "St. Patrick´s Day; or, The Scheming Lieutnant" (1775) and "The Duenna" (1775). After he became the principal manager and owner of the Drury Lane Theatre in 1776, all his plays were produced at this theatre ("A trip to Scarborough" (1777),"The School for Scandal" (1777) and "The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed" (1779)). In addition to his own works he also wrote several entertainments together with other authors and createtd a pantomime for "Robinson Crusoe" in 1781. He is said to be the link between 17th century comedy and the comedy of Oscar Wild an his period- | ||
Richard was elected to the English Parliament in 1780 and he had a long political career, but was often in oppasition to the government. | Richard was elected to the English Parliament in 1780 and he had a long political career, but was often in oppasition to the government. | ||
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an English dramatist, theatre manager and politician. He was born on 30.10.1751 in Dublin and died in London on 7.7.1816. Sheridan was educated for 6 or 7 years at Harrow, a private school, and taught by his parents (Thomas Sheridan an actor and Frances Chamberlaine Sheridan a writer) or tutors in Dublin, Bath and London, but he never visited university. His first plays were "The Rival" (1775), "St. Patrick´s Day; or, The Scheming Lieutnant" (1775) and "The Duenna" (1775). After he became the principal manager and owner of the Drury Lane Theatre in 1776, all his plays were produced at this theatre ("A trip to Scarborough" (1777),"The School for Scandal" (1777) and "The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed" (1779)). In addition to his own works he also wrote several entertainments together with other authors and createtd a pantomime for "Robinson Crusoe" in 1781. He is said to be the link between 17th century comedy and the comedy of Oscar Wild an his period- Richard was elected to the English Parliament in 1780 and he had a long political career, but was often in oppasition to the government.
Source: Stares, Susan. "Richard Brinsley Sheridan". In: "The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature VI". Ed. by David Scott Kastan. Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2006. "Metzler Lexikon englischsprachiger Autorinnen und Autoren". Ed. by Eberhard Kreutzer und Ansgar Nünning. J.B. Metzler: Stuttgart, 2006. "The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre". Ed. by Phyllis Hartnall and Peter Found. Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1996.