Search results
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 1751 – 7 July 1816) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, writer and Whig politician who sat in the British House of Commons from 1780 to 1812, representing the constituencies of Stafford, Westminster and Ilchester.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (baptized November 4, 1751, Dublin, Ireland—died July 7, 1816, London, England) was an Irish-born playwright, impresario, orator, and Whig politician.
The School for Scandal is a comedy of manners written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. Plot. Act I. Scene I: Lady Sneerwell, a wealthy young widow, and her hireling Snake discuss her various scandal-spreading plots.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan was born in Dublin in 1751, and, although his family moved to England shortly before his eighth birthday, he self-identified as Irish throughout his life. The Protestant Sheridans were originally of Gaelic Catholic stock and had deep roots in Quilca, Co. Cavan.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan was a famous Irish-born playwright and poet, best known for his stage plays The School for Scandal and The Rivals. For many years he owned and managed the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, located in London’s West End.
May 20, 2019 · Richard Brinsley Sheridan (30 October 1751 – 7 July 1816) was the best playwright of eighteenth century England, a time of great actors rather than great playwrights.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, (baptized Nov. 4, 1751, Dublin, Ire.—died July 7, 1816, London, Eng.), British playwright, orator, and politician. His family moved to England, and he was educated at Harrow School in London. He rejected a legal career for the theatre.
