Thomas Gilliland

Thomas Gilliland (fl. 1804–1816) was a combative British writer on the theatre.[1]

Thomas Gilliland, 1807 engraving by Thomas Cheesman, after Samuel De Wilde

He is said to have written for a living, and to have been acceptable to Monk Lewis and Thomas Moore. His presence in the green-room of Drury Lane Theatre as a "spy" caused objections from Charles Mathews the elder, supported by other actors.[1]

Gilliland was alive in 1816, in which year his name appears in the Biographical Dictionary of Living Authors.[1]

Works

Gilliland wrote:[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4  Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "Gilliland, Thomas". Dictionary of National Biography 21. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "Gilliland, Thomas". Dictionary of National Biography 21. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 

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