The Licensing Act 1737 (10 Geo. 2. c. 28) is a former Act of Parliament in the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a pivotal moment in British theatrical history...

In 1737, Sir Robert Walpole officially introduced statutory censorship with the Licensing Act of 1737 by appointing the Lord Chamberlain to act as the...

United Kingdom. It amended the regime established under the Licensing Act 1737 for the licensing of the theatre in Great Britain, implementing the proposals...

Since 1737, scripts had been licensed for performance by the Lord Chamberlain's Office (under the Theatres Act 1843, a continuation of the Licensing Act 1737)...

printing industry Licensing Act 1737, an Act for the licensing of theatrical premises Licensing Act 2003, an Act for the licensing premises which are...

Gustavus Vasa by Henry Brooke, first English play to be banned under the Licensing Act 1737 Alternate name of Olaudah Equiano, African ex-slave living in 18th...

between 1824 and 1968. This was a requirement of both the Licensing Act 1737 and the Theatres Act 1843, though his office was not legally entitled to retain...

written by Eglantine Wallace in 1795. The play was banned under the Licensing Act 1737 and never performed. It was published that same year with an indignant...

Madame de la Nash to avoid the censorship concomitant with the theatre Licensing Act 1737. Punch was extremely popular in Paris and, by the end of the 18th...

was brought to an end by the censorship established by the Licensing Act 1737. After 1737, authors with strong political or philosophical points to make...

of rhetorick" to evade the restrictions imposed on theatres by the Licensing Act 1737. This ruse was soon abandoned, but a production in the neighbouring...

Lane. After the passage of the Theatres Act 1843, which repealed crucial regulations of the Licensing Act 1737, use of the term declined. Midas by Kane...

1728 John Gay returned to the playhouse with The Beggar's Opera. The Licensing Act 1737 brought an abrupt halt to much of the period's drama, as the theatres...

Walpole and his supporters. It is one of the plays that triggered the Licensing Act 1737. Anthony Pasquin is the pseudonym of John Williams (1761–1818) and...

was brought to an end by the censorship established by the Licensing Act 1737. After 1737, authors with strong political or philosophical points to make...

1739 Gustavus Vasa by Henry Brooke (the first play banned under the Licensing Act 1737, due to Robert Walpole's belief that the play's villain was a proxy...

February 1737 until 21 June 1737. Dunbar Beer Duties Act 1718 (5 Geo. 1. c. 16) Westminster Bridge Act 1735 (9 Geo. 2. c. 29) Vagrants Act 1713 (13 Ann...

Parliament repealed the Licensing Act 1737, ending the duopoly of the Drury Lane and Covent Garden theatres, while the Theatres Act 1843 allowed straight...

directly in the hands of the Lord Chamberlain, thus leading to the Licensing Act 1737, when the role was taken over by the Examiner of the Stage, an official...

introduced by Philip Astley in outdoor settings. At this time, the Licensing Act 1737 was in effect, which allowed only three venues to perform “legitimate...

were superseded by politically satirical comedies, 1737 Parliament passed the Stage Licensing Act 1737 which introduced state censorship of public performances...

Henry Giffard. The Goodman's Fields Theatre had been shuttered by the Licensing Act 1737 which closed all theatres that did not hold the letters patent and...

Theatre, beginning by playing Philidel in a revival of King Arthur. The Licensing Act 1737 severely damaged the family's career prospects and after a spell at...

satires that Prime Minister Robert Walpole's government in 1737 introduced a Licensing Act for the theatre, which put drama under the direct control of...

Brooke's drama Gustavus Vasa becomes the first play banned under the Licensing Act 1737. April – John Wesley first preaches in the open air, at Whitefield's...

have a Royal License to operate as a theatre under the Licensing Act 1737, and that is the name displayed on the tickets. Once a license was obtained...

Register as an afterpiece. Soon afterwards Walpole brought forward a Licensing Act 1737 to clamp down on theatrical criticism of the government. Burling p...

Thurmond and her husband to the theatre. With the passing of the Licensing Act 1737, the theatre was forced to close. Giffard rented Lincoln's Inn Fields...

final performance before the troupe is disbanded as a result of the Licensing Act 1737. Brought in as a result of John Gay's Beggar's Opera of 1728, which...

Among the actors who appeared there before 1737 when the theatre was closed under the Licensing Act 1737 were Aaron Hill, Theophilus Cibber, and Henry...