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to close their rival minor theatres, Serle took part in the resistance movement. There was a majority in the House of
Commons for abolishing the monopoly, but the Lords threw out the Bill. Afterwards, however, a jury refused to convict in the case of D. W. Osbaldiston, the manager of the
78:. He brought out a five-act play there, and acted the principal character, Rupert Duval, over three nights. Serle next played a season at the old Royalty Theatre, opening in
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357:— Cromwell being acted by Macready. In autumn of 1840, he wrote four plays on the history of France, to be read as lectures, and read them at London institutions:
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Campbell, Thomas; Hall, Samuel Carter; Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron; Hook, Theodore Edward; Hood, Thomas; Ainsworth, William
Harrison (1835).
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acting in both. Serle about this time called together the "Dramatic
Authors", by advertisement signed by himself and
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515:. The 1832 essay "The State of the Drama", often attributed to Bulwer-Lytton, is now considered to be by Serle.
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Victorians
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In autumn of 1841, Serle resumed acting management with
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was a high-circulation popular newspaper in
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Serle joined the Covent Garden company under
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thought well of the plot. Serle was acting manager, for the season 1838–9, and produced
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33:(1798–1889) was an English dramatist and actor. He was also a journalist with the
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Two early five-act plays, published but not known to have been performed, were
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being the first piece. In this year he wrote and spoke the Prologue to
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Stephens, John Russell. "Thackeray, Thomas James (1796–1877)".
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in the summer of 1824. In the spring of 1825, he played at the
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at Cambridge, Croydon, and seven times at the Regency Theatre,
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Masten, Jeffrey; Wall, Wendy; Worthen, W. B. (31 July 2006).
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the last time any theatrical performance was given there.
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Serle became in 1834 stage-manager at the English Opera,
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Renaissance Drama 34: Media, Technology, and Performance
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the English Company in Paris, 1844–5, when Macready and
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Taylor, C. M. P. "Warner , Mary Amelia (1804–1854)".
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In 1836, Serle spoke the Prologue to the tragedy of
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963:"Reynolds's Newspaper in British Newspaper Archive"
189:When an attempt was made around 1830 by the London
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1027:Vincent Novello (1781-1861): Music for the Masses
1000:Sir Henry Irving: A Victorian Actor and His World
629:. Open Court Publishing Co. 1869. pp. 20–21.
550:"Caustic". He served as its editor in the 1870s.
763:. Cambridge University Press. pp. 399–400.
414:played there; and wrote the opening address for
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924:. Northwestern University Press. p. 111.
293:, comedy, two acts. In Richard John Raymond's
94:Playing in the provincess, Serle brought out
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790:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
700:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
948:Catalogue of the Liverpool Library: MDCCCL
673:. Cambridge University Press. p. 39.
274:(the renamed Royal Coburg Theatre), under
485:Serle died, aged 90, at Novello Cottage,
349:, a play in five acts, on the subject of
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146:Serle returned to England, playing at
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997:Richards, Jeffrey (20 January 2007).
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760:A History of English Drama 1660-1900
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150:and other venues. He was engaged at
23:Thomas James Serle, in character as
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853:Gregory, James (30 November 2011).
670:Romantic Drama: Acting and Reacting
212:, a play in five acts, produced at
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1109:. Routledge. p. 106 note 43.
1079:Joseph Severn: Letters and Memoirs
757:Nicoll, Allardyce (25 June 2009).
646:. Penguin UK. p. 827 note 4.
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1103:Sanders, Valerie (8 April 2016).
1082:. Routledge. p. 486 note 5.
983:Sixty Years of an Agitator's Life
945:Liverpool City Libraries (1850).
524:The Players: or the Stage of Life
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1076:Scott, Grant F. (2 March 2017).
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180:Dominique, Victim of St. Vincent
980:Holyoake, George Jacob (1893).
422:management). He produced there
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881:"Obituary: Thomas James Serle"
505:(1823). He wrote the paper on
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643:Selected Journalism 1850-1870
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237:Serle's next production was
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986:. T. F. Unwin. p. 179.
733:. OUP Oxford. p. 314.
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408:John Mitchell (1806–1874)
465:End of theatrical career
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184:The Man in the Iron Mask
216:in the spring of 1832;
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258:The Yeoman's Daughter
239:The Yeoman's Daughter
152:Covent Garden Theatre
124:François-Joseph Talma
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839:New Monthly Magazine
526:(1847), a novel and
512:Retrospective Review
489:, on 18 March 1889.
404:Edward Bulwer-Lytton
337:Henry Crabb Robinson
262:Mary Russell Mitford
219:The House of Colberg
176:Royal Coburg Theatre
136:Princesse de Chimaye
76:Tottenham Court Road
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164:Charles Mayne Young
96:Waltheoff the Saxon
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455:Princess's Theatre
451:Tender Precautions
443:Marylebone Theatre
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214:Drury Lane Theatre
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116:Royal Park Theatre
49:Gracechurch Street
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31:Thomas James Serle
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