Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Conventions of Transcription
- 1 The Siren Song: Kitty Clive in the Playhouse
- 2 ‘The Lovely Virgin tun'd her Voice’: Henry Carey and the Production of a Native Songster
- 3 ‘Charm'd with the sprightly Innocence of Nell’: The Metamorphosis of Miss Raftor
- 4 ‘HINT writes, and RAFTOR acts in Drury-lane’: Clive, Fielding, and Theophilus Cibber
- 5 ‘The pious Daughter, and the faithful Wife’: Fielding, Miller, and Clive, 1733–35
- 6 ‘A Likeness where none was to be found’: Contested Images of Clive, 1734–37
- 7 The Patriot Soprano: British Worthies at Drury Lane
- 8 Handel and the Sweet Bird of Drury Lane, 1740–43
- 9 The Case of Mrs. Clive
- 10 Of Scuffles and Rivalries: The Demise of ‘Kitty Cuckoe’
- 11 From Miss Lucy to Mrs. Riot: Voice and Caricature
- 12 Clive on Clive: The Rehearsal: Or, Bays in Petticoats
- 13 Conclusion: The Fair Songster
- Appendix 1 Catherine Clive's Roles 1728–69
- Appendix 2 Lines in Catherine Clive's Repertory 1728–69
- Appendix 3 The Case of Mrs. CLIVE (1744)
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Conventions of Transcription
- 1 The Siren Song: Kitty Clive in the Playhouse
- 2 ‘The Lovely Virgin tun'd her Voice’: Henry Carey and the Production of a Native Songster
- 3 ‘Charm'd with the sprightly Innocence of Nell’: The Metamorphosis of Miss Raftor
- 4 ‘HINT writes, and RAFTOR acts in Drury-lane’: Clive, Fielding, and Theophilus Cibber
- 5 ‘The pious Daughter, and the faithful Wife’: Fielding, Miller, and Clive, 1733–35
- 6 ‘A Likeness where none was to be found’: Contested Images of Clive, 1734–37
- 7 The Patriot Soprano: British Worthies at Drury Lane
- 8 Handel and the Sweet Bird of Drury Lane, 1740–43
- 9 The Case of Mrs. Clive
- 10 Of Scuffles and Rivalries: The Demise of ‘Kitty Cuckoe’
- 11 From Miss Lucy to Mrs. Riot: Voice and Caricature
- 12 Clive on Clive: The Rehearsal: Or, Bays in Petticoats
- 13 Conclusion: The Fair Songster
- Appendix 1 Catherine Clive's Roles 1728–69
- Appendix 2 Lines in Catherine Clive's Repertory 1728–69
- Appendix 3 The Case of Mrs. CLIVE (1744)
- Select Bibliography
- Index
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- Kitty Clive, or the Fair Songster , pp. viii - xPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2019