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Title: The Industries of Dublin. Historical, statistical, biographical. An account of the leading business men, commercial interests, wealth and growth
Year: 1887 (1880s)
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Subjects: Industries
Publisher: London : S. Blackett
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being a centre of instruction to thethousands around it, has been attained and consistently keptin view. That form of amusement and recreative instruction affordedby the exponents of the histrionic art has always been popularin the Irish capital No city in the Empire gives a moresteady or valuable support to THE STAGE.Dublin lias since the seventeenth century been famed for the benefit of two hospitals. This music-hall—or theatre, as itafterw.irds became—had a long and remarkable career. All thecelebrated actors, including Vandermere, who visited l^ublinduring its existence, performed there : and masquerade balls,Lord Morningtons concerts, and State lotteries have takenplace within its walls. The theatre building still stands, but isno longer used for the^ exhibition of dramatic art, but for the i sale of hardware and agricultural implements. The firsttheatre established in Dublin was, however, one in Werburgh I Street, opened in 1633, by John Ogilby, one of the secretaries .4_iL_
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OCONNELL STKEET. its dramatic and musical tast;; and to this day every effort ofThespian genius is encouraged by its people. Edmund Kean,Miss ONeil (afterwards Lady Ikerher), Richard Jones,William Earren senior, and a host of other dramatic stars,were born in Dublin. In 1742, Lifford, WofTington, andGarrick acted together, and the rush to see them caused anepidemic whitli was known as Garrick fever. Macklin andQuin afterwards displayed their native talent on the Dublinboards. Handel played his .Messiah for the first time onthe organ of Fishaiuble Street Mu:iic Hall, in .Vprii, 1741, for or writers who came to Ireland in the suite of Lord Aentworth.The Smock Alley Theatre, the next in order, maintainedjiopularity for over a hundred years, and here Earl Staffordcaused Shirleys comedy of The Royal Mos/cr to be played in1637. Some years later, Ogilby, having returned from servicein the Royal Army, was appointed Master of the Revels to-the Viceregal Court, a post which conferred on him the

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