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Edward Fitzball's original family name was Ball, and he adopted 'Fitzball' for his professional career.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source material confirms that Edward Fitzball's original surname was Ball, and he adopted 'Fitzball' for his professional career.
Edward Fitzball was primarily known as a novelist and poet, with only minor contributions to theatre.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source indicates Fitzball was primarily a popular English playwright, librettist, and songwriter, not a novelist or poet.
Edward Fitzball was professionally active for over six decades, from 1809 to 1873.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source states his career spanned from 1809 to 1873, which is a period of over six decades.
Edward Fitzball's decision to move to London was solely due to the success of *Innkeeper of Abbeville*.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source indicates his move to London was prompted by both the success of *Innkeeper of Abbeville* and the acceptance of another piece by Thomas John Dibdin at the Surrey Theatre.
Edward Fitzball was born in London, England, in 1793.
Answer: False
Explanation: While he was born in 1793, the source states his birthplace was Burwell, Cambridgeshire, not London.
Fitzball died in Chatham, Kent, at the age of 80.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source confirms he died in Chatham, Kent, at the age of 80.
Edward Fitzball's education took place in Norwich, where he also began his apprenticeship.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source states he was educated in Newmarket and was apprenticed to a printer in Norwich.
Edward Fitzball's final years were spent in retirement in London.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source states his final years were spent in retirement in Chatham, Kent, where he also died.
Thomas John Dibdin's acceptance of a play at the Surrey Theatre was a factor in Fitzball's move to London.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source confirms that Thomas John Dibdin's acceptance of a play at the Surrey Theatre was a factor in Fitzball's decision to move to London.
Edward Fitzball was a French playwright who specialized in comedies.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source identifies Fitzball as a British playwright who specialized in melodrama, not a French playwright of comedies.
Edward Fitzball's career began with an apprenticeship to a printer.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source confirms that Fitzball began his career in 1809 as an apprentice to a printer in Norwich.
Edward Fitzball's birth year was 1793.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source states Edward Fitzball was born on March 20, 1793.
What was Edward Fitzball's original surname before he adopted his professional name?
Answer: Ball
Explanation: The source states that Edward Fitzball's real surname was Ball.
In what year was Edward Fitzball born?
Answer: 1793
Explanation: The source provides Fitzball's birth date as March 20, 1793.
Which of the following was NOT one of Edward Fitzball's main professional occupations?
Answer: Novelist
Explanation: The source lists his main occupations as playwright, librettist, and songwriter, but not novelist.
According to the source, what was the duration of Edward Fitzball's professional career?
Answer: 1809 to 1873
Explanation: The source indicates that Fitzball was active in his career from 1809 to 1873.
Where did Edward Fitzball receive his education?
Answer: Newmarket
Explanation: The source states that Fitzball was educated in Newmarket.
What was Thomas John Dibdin's role in Edward Fitzball's early career?
Answer: A theatre manager who accepted one of Fitzball's early pieces
Explanation: The source explains that Thomas John Dibdin accepted one of Fitzball's early pieces at the Surrey Theatre, which helped induce Fitzball to move to London.
In what English county did Edward Fitzball die?
Answer: Kent
Explanation: The source states that Fitzball died in Chatham, Kent.
At what age did Edward Fitzball die?
Answer: 80
Explanation: The source specifies that Fitzball died at the age of 80.
What was Edward Fitzball's initial apprenticeship in 1809?
Answer: A printer in Norwich
Explanation: The source states that Fitzball began his career in 1809 as an apprentice to a printer in Norwich.
What was Edward Fitzball's nationality?
Answer: British
Explanation: The source identifies Fitzball as British and an English playwright, born in Cambridgeshire, England.
On what date did Edward Fitzball die?
Answer: October 27, 1873
Explanation: The source provides Fitzball's date of death as October 27, 1873.
Fitzball's first successful dramatic piece, *Innkeeper of Abbeville*, was produced in 1830.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source specifies that *Innkeeper of Abbeville* was produced in 1820, not 1830.
Edward Fitzball had a particular aptitude for nautical dramas, a genre featuring seafaring themes.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source explicitly states that Fitzball possessed a special talent for nautical dramas.
*Floating Beacon* ran for 200 nights at the Adelphi Theatre after its premiere.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source states that *Floating Beacon* ran for 140 nights at the Surrey Theatre. It was *Pilot* that ran for 200 nights at the Adelphi Theatre.
Edward Fitzball's greatest triumph in melodrama was *The Flying Dutchman*.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source identifies his greatest triumph in melodrama as *Jonathan Bradford, or Murder at the Roadside Inn*, not *The Flying Dutchman*.
Most of the plays Edward Fitzball produced over a twenty-five-year period were unsuccessful.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source states that over a twenty-five-year period, most of the great number of plays he produced achieved success.
The play *Pilot* premiered at the Surrey Theatre in 1825.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source indicates that *Pilot* premiered at the Adelphi Theatre in 1825.
Edward Fitzball's play *Jonathan Bradford* premiered at the Adelphi Theatre.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source states that *Jonathan Bradford* premiered at the Surrey Theatre on June 12, 1833.
The play *Pilot* had a longer theatrical run than *Floating Beacon*.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source states *Pilot* ran for 200 nights, while *Floating Beacon* ran for 140 nights, making the run of *Pilot* longer.
The play *The Flying Dutchman* is a nautical drama by Fitzball based on a legendary ghost ship.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source identifies *The Flying Dutchman* as a play based on a legendary ghost ship and notes Fitzball's talent for nautical dramas, confirming the statement.
In which theatrical genre did Edward Fitzball primarily specialize?
Answer: Melodrama
Explanation: The source specifies that Fitzball specialized in melodrama.
What was the title of Edward Fitzball's first significantly successful dramatic piece?
Answer: Innkeeper of Abbeville, or The Ostler and the Robber
Explanation: The source identifies *Innkeeper of Abbeville, or The Ostler and the Robber* (1820) as his first significantly successful dramatic piece.
For what specific type of drama did Edward Fitzball possess a special talent?
Answer: Nautical drama
Explanation: The source explicitly mentions that Fitzball had a special talent for nautical drama.
Which theatre hosted the premiere of Edward Fitzball's 'Floating Beacon'?
Answer: Surrey Theatre
Explanation: The source states that *Floating Beacon* premiered at the Surrey Theatre on April 19, 1824.
For how many nights did Edward Fitzball's play 'Pilot' run?
Answer: 200 nights
Explanation: The source indicates that Fitzball's play *Pilot* ran for 200 nights.
What legendary ghost ship was the basis for a seminal play by Edward Fitzball?
Answer: The Flying Dutchman
Explanation: The source mentions that Fitzball produced a seminal play based on *The Flying Dutchman*, a legendary ghost ship.
What is considered Edward Fitzball's greatest triumph in the melodrama genre?
Answer: Jonathan Bradford, or Murder at the Roadside Inn
Explanation: The source identifies *Jonathan Bradford, or Murder at the Roadside Inn* as his greatest triumph in melodrama.
Which of Fitzball's nautical dramas ran for 140 nights at the Surrey Theatre?
Answer: Floating Beacon
Explanation: The source specifies that the nautical drama *Floating Beacon* ran for 140 nights at the Surrey Theatre.
What was the general outcome of the numerous plays Edward Fitzball produced over a twenty-five-year period?
Answer: Most achieved success.
Explanation: The source states that over a twenty-five-year period, most of the great number of plays Fitzball produced achieved success.
Edward Fitzball wrote the libretto for Edward Loder's opera, *Raymond and Agnes*.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source confirms that Edward Fitzball wrote the libretto for Edward Loder's opera, *Raymond and Agnes*.
William Vincent Wallace composed the operas *Maritana* and *Lurline*, with Fitzball providing the librettos.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source states that Fitzball wrote the librettos for William Vincent Wallace's operas *Maritana* and *Lurline*.
Edward Fitzball's reputation was limited to his work as a playwright, without significant contributions to music.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source notes that Fitzball also had a considerable reputation as a songwriter and an opera librettist.
Edward Fitzball wrote the librettos for all of William Vincent Wallace's operas.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source specifies that Fitzball wrote the librettos for Wallace's operas *Maritana* and *Lurline*, but does not state he wrote them for all of Wallace's operas.
For which opera did Edward Fitzball write the libretto in collaboration with composer Edward Loder?
Answer: Raymond and Agnes
Explanation: The source confirms that Fitzball wrote the libretto for Edward Loder's opera, *Raymond and Agnes*.
Which composer's operas, *Maritana* and *Lurline*, featured librettos written by Edward Fitzball?
Answer: William Vincent Wallace
Explanation: The source identifies William Vincent Wallace as the composer of the operas *Maritana* and *Lurline*, for which Fitzball wrote the librettos.
How is a 'libretto' defined in the context of Edward Fitzball's work?
Answer: The text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera
Explanation: The source, in the context of the opera *Raymond and Agnes*, defines a libretto as 'the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera'.
Edward Fitzball held positions as a stock dramatist and reader of plays at both Covent Garden and Drury Lane.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source confirms that Fitzball held positions as a stock dramatist and reader of plays at both Covent Garden and Drury Lane.
At which two prominent London theatres did Edward Fitzball serve as a stock dramatist and reader of plays?
Answer: Covent Garden and Drury Lane
Explanation: The source states that Fitzball served as a stock dramatist and reader of plays at both Covent Garden and Drury Lane.
The 1911 *Encyclopædia Britannica* is cited as a primary historical source for information about Edward Fitzball.
Answer: True
Explanation: The source material explicitly cites the 1911 *Encyclopædia Britannica* as a reference.
ISNI and VIAF are examples of national authority control identifiers associated with Edward Fitzball.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source lists ISNI and VIAF under the category of 'International' authority control identifiers, not national ones.
The image accompanying the article about Edward Fitzball depicts him as a British composer.
Answer: False
Explanation: The image caption identifies him as an 'English playwright,' not a composer.
HathiTrust Digital Library provides access to Edward Fitzball's works such as 'The innkeeper of Abbeville' and 'The floating beacon'.
Answer: True
Explanation: The external links section confirms that HathiTrust Digital Library provides access to works by Fitzball, including 'The innkeeper of Abbeville' and 'The floating beacon'.
MusicBrainz and Discography of American Historical Recordings are examples of general biographical databases linked to Fitzball.
Answer: False
Explanation: The source categorizes MusicBrainz and Discography of American Historical Recordings as 'Artist-specific' databases, not general biographical ones.
What is depicted in the image accompanying the article about Edward Fitzball?
Answer: Edward Fitzball, identified as an English playwright
Explanation: The caption for the image identifies the subject as 'Edward Fitzball, English playwright'.
Which of the following is cited as a primary historical source for information about Edward Fitzball in the article?
Answer: The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
Explanation: The article explicitly cites the 1911 *Encyclopædia Britannica* as a primary historical source.
Which of these is an International authority control identifier associated with Edward Fitzball?
Answer: ISNI
Explanation: The source lists ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier) under the 'International' category of authority control identifiers.
Which of the following national authority control databases is NOT listed for Edward Fitzball?
Answer: Canada
Explanation: The list of national authority control databases includes Germany, France, and the United States, but not Canada.
Which of Edward Fitzball's works is available through HathiTrust Digital Library, according to the external links?
Answer: Thirty-five years of a dramatic author's life
Explanation: The external links section lists 'Thirty-five years of a dramatic author's life' as a work by Fitzball available through HathiTrust Digital Library.
Which of the following is an artist-specific database mentioned in connection with Edward Fitzball?
Answer: MusicBrainz
Explanation: The source lists MusicBrainz under the category of 'Artist-specific databases'.