![]() ![]() In the theatre, he presided over one of the most brilliant periods in the history of the English stage.ĭrawing on a wide variety of sources, Kelly gives a comprehensive picture of Sheridan’s tempestuous career and chaotic private life. ![]() At a time when politics were dominated by a few aristocratic families, he rose above his poverty to become one of the greatest parliamentary figures of the age. For the next thirty years he was wholly involved in his twin careers as manager of the Drury Lane theatre and Member of Parliament. ![]() Sheridan’s comedies were all written by the time he was twenty-eight. From then on, Sheridan was launched into eighteenth-century society, as much at home in the salons of the Duchess of Devonshire and the Prince of Wales as in the taverns and coffee-houses around Drury Lane. The first night of Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The School for Scandal, on, was one of the great dates in theatrical history. ![]()
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