By Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans
Unlike one another, quantity five is a sociological portrait of typically little humans of their tragic and comedian efforts to accomplish repute at the London degree through the recovery and eighteenth century, while quantity 6 is dominated through the glamour of David Garrick, Nell Gwyn, and Joseph Grimaldi, the distinguished clown. a few 250 portraits individualize the nice and small of the theatres of London.
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A violinist "Echel'' was cited with others in documents in the Coke papers at Harvard in connection with the Queen's Theatre in NovemberDecember 1710, and the same person, but with his name spelled "Igl,'' was one of the second violinists at the Queen's about 1711. An Eccles, identified as "Musician to His Grace, the Duke d'Aumont, Ambassador extraordinary from France," was given a benefit at Stationer's Hall on 15 May 1713, and that was very likely the younger Henry, who had thought himself neglected in England and who had gone to Paris sometime after 1710 to serve in the French King's band.
KALMAN A. BURNIM EDWARD A. LANGHANS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PRESS CARBONDALE AND EDWARDSVILLE Page iii Publication of this work was made possible in part through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. , Jr A biographical dictionary of actors, actresses, musicians, dancers, man- agers & other stage personnel in London, 16601800. Includes bibliographical references. CONTENTS: v. 1. v. 2. v. 3. v. 4. v. 5. Eagan to Garrett. 1. Performing artsLondonBiography. I. , joint author.
In his new office Eccles fulfilled his duties by composing music for New Year and birthday odes while continuing his prolific outpouring of theatre works. In March 1701 his music for Congreve's The Judgment of Paris was heard at the old Dorset Garden playhouse, but Eccles lost to John Weldon in the musical contest that was held and took the second prize of £50. After 1705 the rate of his theatrical composing diminished, but he continued writing music for court celebrations, for which he usually received special fees (in 171516 he was paid £22 for compositions for New Year's Day and the King's birthday, for instance).