Kitty Clive, or The Fair Songster
1st Edition
Published on 21. June 2019
541 pages
978-1-78744-556-7 (ISBN)
Description
Kitty Clive (1711-1785) was a top London stage star. She dominated spoken as well as musical comedy. From the 1740s onwards, her reputation suffered a sharp decline. For anyone curious about star production in eighteenth-century Britain, her story is not to be missed.
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Content
The Siren Song: Kitty Clive in the Playhouse
'The Lovely Virgin tun'd her Voice': Henry Carey and the Production of a Native Songster
'Charm'd with the sprightly Innocence of Nell': The Metamorphosis of Miss Raftor
'HINT writes and RAFTOR acts in Drury-lane': Clive, Fielding and Theophilus Cibber
'The pious Daughter, and the faithful Wife': Fielding, Miller and Clive, 1733-35
'A Likeness where none was to be found': Contested Images of Clive, 1734-1737
The Patriot Soprano: British Worthies at Drury Lane
Handel and the Sweet Bird of Drury Lane, 1740-43
The Case of Mrs. Clive
Of Scuffles and Rivalries: The Demise of 'Kitty Cuckoe'
From Miss Lucy to Mrs Riot: Voice and Caricature
Clive on Clive: The Rehearsal: Or, Bays in Petticoats
Conclusion: The Fair Songster
Appendix 1: Catherine Clive's Roles 1728-1769
Appendix 2: Line in Catherine Clive's Repertory 1728-1769
Appendix 3: The Case of Mrs. CLIVE (1744)
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'The Lovely Virgin tun'd her Voice': Henry Carey and the Production of a Native Songster
'Charm'd with the sprightly Innocence of Nell': The Metamorphosis of Miss Raftor
'HINT writes and RAFTOR acts in Drury-lane': Clive, Fielding and Theophilus Cibber
'The pious Daughter, and the faithful Wife': Fielding, Miller and Clive, 1733-35
'A Likeness where none was to be found': Contested Images of Clive, 1734-1737
The Patriot Soprano: British Worthies at Drury Lane
Handel and the Sweet Bird of Drury Lane, 1740-43
The Case of Mrs. Clive
Of Scuffles and Rivalries: The Demise of 'Kitty Cuckoe'
From Miss Lucy to Mrs Riot: Voice and Caricature
Clive on Clive: The Rehearsal: Or, Bays in Petticoats
Conclusion: The Fair Songster
Appendix 1: Catherine Clive's Roles 1728-1769
Appendix 2: Line in Catherine Clive's Repertory 1728-1769
Appendix 3: The Case of Mrs. CLIVE (1744)
Select Bibliography
