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30 December 1728

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1728-1729
Volume: 2
Comments: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Daily Journal, 30 Dec.; And we hear, that...the Grand Master and Wardens [for the Free Masons] and most of the Gentlemen present took Tickets to appear in White Gloves at...Drury-Lane, this Evening, where the Play of Henry IV. Part II is to be acted for their Entertainment; and it is said a Prologue and Epilogue will be spoken suitable to the Occasion, and in Honour of that Society

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *ph?dl King Henry the IVth, Part II. As 18 Oct., but [With a New% Prologue-; Epilogue-. *ah?dl Perseus and Andromeda. As 6 Dec. *ch?dl At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. <i>Daily Journal</i>, 30 Dec.; And we hear, that...the Grand Master and Wardens [for the <i>Free Masons</i>] and most of the Gentlemen present took Tickets to appear in White Gloves at...<i>Drury-Lane</i>, this Evening, where the Play of <i>Henry IV</i>. Part II is to be acted for their Entertainment; and it is said a <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> will be spoken suitable to the Occasion, and in Honour of that Society.
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1728 12 30 dl King Henry the IVth, Part II. ^As17281018^, but With a New Prologue-; Epilogue-.*a1728 12 30 dl Perseus and Andromeda. ^As17281206^.*c1728 12 30 dl At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. <i>Daily Journal</i>, 30 Dec.; And we hear, that...the Grand Master and Wardens [for the <i>Free Masons</i>] and most of the Gentlemen present took Tickets to appear in White Gloves at...<i>Drury-Lane</i>, this Evening, where the Play of <i>Henry IV</i>. Part II is to be acted for their Entertainment; and it is said a <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> will be spoken suitable to the Occasion, and in Honour of that Society.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 12470 | 17281230 | dl | At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. <i>Daily Journal</i>, 30 Dec.; And we hear, that...the Grand Master and Wardens [for the <i>Free Masons</i>] and most of the Gentlemen present took Tickets to appear in White Gloves at...<i>Drury-Lane</i>, this Evening, where the Play of <i>Henry IV</i>. Part II is to be acted for their Entertainment; and it is said a <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> will be spoken suitable to the Occasion, and in Honour of that Society
    Performance: 21030 | 12470 | p | King Henry The Ivth, Part Ii | As17281018, but With a New Prologue-; Epilogue-.
    AsSeeDate: 21030 | dl | p | As | 17281018
    Cast:
    27964 | 21030 | With a New Prologue
    27965 | 21030 | Epilogue | .
    244096 | 21030 | King Henry | Elrington
    244097 | 21030 | Shallow | Cibber.
    Performance: 21031 | 12470 | a | Perseus and Andromeda | As17281206.
    AsSeeDate: 21031 | dl | a | As | 17281206
    Cast:
    244098 | 21031 | Harlequin | Surel
    244099 | 21031 | Attendants on Andromeda | Mrs _Mills, Mrs <i>Houghton
    244100 | 21031 | Hours of Sleep | Mrs _Mills, Mrs +Houghton.
    244101 | 21031 | Andromeda | Mrs Booth
    244102 | 21031 | Perseus | Lally
    244103 | 21031 | Mercury | Essex
    244104 | 21031 | Medusa | Thurmond
    244105 | 21031 | Gorgons | Houghton, Burney
    244106 | 21031 | Followers of Perseus | Boval, Rainton, Houghton, Burney
    244107 | 21031 | Tritons | Thurmond, Essex, Houghton, Rainton
    244108 | 21031 | Cepheus | Fielding
    244109 | 21031 | Cassiopea | Mrs Shireburn
    244110 | 21031 | Venus | Miss Biddy
    244111 | 21031 | Minerva | Miss Raftor
    244112 | 21031 | Juno | Mrs Shireburn
    244113 | 21031 | Diana | Miss Smith
    244114 | 21031 | Sailors | Burney, Oates, Wright, Wetherilt, Burnet, Grey
    244115 | 21031 | Cupid | Miss Robinson Jr
    244116 | 21031 | Doctor | Burney
    244117 | 21031 | Pierot | Roger
    244118 | 21031 | Mezzetin | Ray
    244119 | 21031 | Colombine | Miss Robinson Sr
    244120 | 21031 | Mopsophil | Mrs Walter
    244121 | 21031 | Jupiter | Essex.

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17281018, but With a New Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17281206.
Cast:

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