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24 de jul. de 2020 · Tate Wilkinson (1739-1803) had an important role to play in the history of Leeds. In 1771 he opened the first theatre in the city, known as ‘The Theatre’ located on Hunslet Lane. This was the start of a theatrical movement in the city, with modern day Leeds now enjoying many wonderful venues including the City Varieties, Slung Low’s HUB and Leeds Playhouse.
22 de oct. de 2023 · The wandering patentee; or, a history of the Yorkshire theatres, from 1770 to the present time: interspersed with anecdotes respecting most of the performers ... from 1765 to 1795. By Tate Wilkinson. In four volumes. ... 1795: Volume 4. Digitized from IA40312803-20. Previous issue: bim_eighteenth-century_the-wandering-patentee-_wilkinson-tate ...
Larger than life Tate Wilkinson (1739 –1803) was a Madeira-swilling actor-manager whose talent for mimicry made him the Jon Culshaw of his day. He worked in the great London theatres where he ...
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In this episode, I talk with Professor Emerita Gillian Russell about Wilkinson, York and the ephemerality of 18th theatre and performance. Gillian Russell is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and formerly Professor of Eighteenth-Century English Literature at the University of York where she was Head of the Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies (CECS).
Memoirs of His Own Life. Tate Wilkinson. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1998 - Biography & Autobiography - 248 pages. In addition to being one of the leading theatrical managers and performers in England during the last half of the eighteenth century, Tate Wilkinson was, perhaps, the greatest mimic who ever lived.
Tate Wilkinson was educated at schools kept by a Mr. Bellas in Church Lane, Chelsea, and a Mr. Tempest, near Wandsworth, and in November 1752 was sent to Harrow, where, having previously displayed some skill in mimicry and some taste for the stage—he had indeed, through a chance intimacy, been admitted to rehearsals at Covent Garden—he played Lady Townley and other parts.
