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The Duchesses of Drury Lane

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Chris Kelly presents an account of the extraordinary relationship between the theatre and the aristocracy in the 18th and 19th centuries when, for example,
Lavinia Fenton became the Duchess of Bolton; Elizabeth Farren married the Earl of Derby; and Harriet Mellon gained a fortune from her first husband - Thomas Coutts, the banker - and a title from her second, the Duke of St Albans. with the voices of Shirley Dixon, William Eedle, Patricia Gallimore and Terry Molloy
Written by PETER RADY
Producer STEPHEN REILLY
BBC Birmingham

Contributors

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Chris Kelly
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Lavinia Fenton
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Elizabeth Farren
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Harriet Mellon
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Thomas Coutts
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Duke Of St Albans.
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Shirley Dixon
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William Eedle
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Patricia Galliniore
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Terry Molloy
Written By:
Peter Rady
Producer:
Stephen Reilly
Source: Radio Times

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