To Serve the Purpose of the Drama

The Theatre Designs and Plays of Samuel Beazley 1786-1851
by Görel Garlick

This is the first biography of the architect of some of London's finest 19th-century theatres, including the Lyceum and St James's, who also transformed Wyatt's Drury Lane, laying the foundations for the future development of English theatre architecture. He also wrote and adapted many popular plays (notably The Lottery Ticket). Moving in lively circles, which included Macready and Madame Vestris, he led a scandal-prone life involving three marriages, a divorce, an annulment and a well-known relationship with actress Mrs Robinson.

Hardback, 234pp, 40 illus., (2003), ISBN 885430 073 2, £18 ($36) inc. p&p.

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14th April 2009

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