The First Drama School. Fanny Kelly of Drury Lane. Dean Street 1840.
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In this episode recorded on Christmas Day, Robert recounts the sad tale  Fanny Kelly's disastrous attempt to launch the Royalty Theatre and Dramatic School on Dean Street in Soho between 1840 and 1849. This episode includes an account of Samuel Pepys...
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