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30 November 1730

Event Information
Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1730-1731
Volume: 3
Comments: Third piece: an entire New Act [introduced into Tom Thumb, By T. Cooke]. Daily Journal, 30 Nov.: Whereas it hath been advertised, that an entire New Act, called, The Battle of the Poets, is introduced into the Tragedy of Tom Thumb; This is to assure the Town, that I have never seen this additional Act, nor in any ways concerned therein. Henry Fielding

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pk?hay The Coffee-House Politician; or, The Justice Caught in his Own Trap. Worthy-Havard; Squeezum-Jones; Politick-Roberts; Ramble-Mullart; Sotmore-Lacy; Constant-Furnival; Hillaret-Mrs Mullart; Isabella-Mrs Nokes; Mrs Squeezum-Mrs Woodward; Mrs Staff-Mrs Lacy; Cloris-Miss Smith. *ak?hay Tom Thumb. As 26 Oct., but Huncamunca-Mrs Woodward, *ak?hay The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat. [Edition of 1730 lists:% Fopling Fribble-Woodward; Comment Profound-Lacy; Sulky Bathos-Ayres; Noctifer-Roberts; Flaile-Morgan; Lord Truetaste-Furnival; Noodle-Reynolds; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Doodle-Wathen; Dangle-Havard; Dismal-Cross. *ck?hay Third piece: an entire New Act [introduced into Tom Thumb, By $T. Cooke=]. <i>Daily Journal</i>, 30 Nov.: Whereas it hath been advertised, that an entire New Act, called, <i>The Battle of the Poets</i>, is introduced into the Tragedy of <i>Tom Thumb</i>; This is to assure the Town, that I have never seen this additional Act, nor in any ways concerned therein. $Henry Fielding=.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1730 11 30 hay The Coffee-House Politician; or, The Justice Caught in his Own Trap. Worthy-Havard; Squeezum-Jones; Politick-Roberts; Ramble-Mullart; Sotmore-Lacy; Constant-Furnival; Hillaret-Mrs Mullart; Isabella-Mrs Nokes; Mrs Squeezum-Mrs Woodward; Mrs Staff-Mrs Lacy; Cloris-Miss Smith.*a1730 11 30 hay Tom Thumb. ^As17301026^, but Huncamunca-Mrs Woodward, .*a1730 11 30 hay The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat. Edition of 1730 lists: Fopling Fribble-Woodward; Comment Profound-Lacy; Sulky Bathos-Ayres; Noctifer-Roberts; Flaile-Morgan; Lord Truetaste-Furnival; Noodle-Reynolds; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Doodle-Wathen; Dangle-Havard; Dismal-Cross.*c1730 11 30 hay Third piece: an entire New Act [introduced into Tom Thumb, By $T. Cooke=]. <i>Daily Journal</i>, 30 Nov.: Whereas it hath been advertised, that an entire New Act, called, <i>The Battle of the Poets</i>, is introduced into the Tragedy of <i>Tom Thumb</i>; This is to assure the Town, that I have never seen this additional Act, nor in any ways concerned therein. $Henry Fielding=.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 13757 | 17301130 | hay | Third piece: an entire New Act [introduced into Tom Thumb, By $T. Cooke=]. <i>Daily Journal</i>, 30 Nov.: Whereas it hath been advertised, that an entire New Act, called, <i>The Battle of the Poets</i>, is introduced into the Tragedy of <i>Tom Thumb</i>; This is to assure the Town, that I have never seen this additional Act, nor in any ways concerned therein. $Henry Fielding=
    Performance: 23616 | 13757 | p | The Coffee-house Politician; Or, The Justice Caught In His Own Trap | Worthy-Havard; Squeezum-Jones; Politick-Roberts; Ramble-Mullart; Sotmore-Lacy; Constant-Furnival; Hillaret-Mrs Mullart; Isabella-Mrs Nokes; Mrs Squeezum-Mrs Woodward; Mrs Staff-Mrs Lacy; Cloris-Miss Smith.
    Cast:
    33003 | 23616 | Worthy | Havard
    33004 | 23616 | Squeezum | Jones
    33005 | 23616 | Politick | Roberts
    33006 | 23616 | Ramble | Mullart
    33007 | 23616 | Sotmore | Lacy
    33008 | 23616 | Constant | Furnival
    33009 | 23616 | Hillaret | Mrs Mullart
    33010 | 23616 | Isabella | Mrs Nokes
    33011 | 23616 | Mrs Squeezum | Mrs Woodward
    33012 | 23616 | Mrs Staff | Mrs Lacy
    33013 | 23616 | Cloris | Miss Smith.
    Performance: 23617 | 13757 | a | Tom Thumb | As17301026, but Huncamunca-Mrs Woodward, .
    AsSeeDate: 23617 | hay | a | As | 17301026
    Cast:
    33014 | 23617 | Huncamunca | Mrs Woodward, .
    254190 | 23617 | Doodle | Wathen.
    254191 | 23617 | Tom Thumb | Miss Jones
    254192 | 23617 | King Arthur | Mullart
    254193 | 23617 | Grizzle | Jones
    254194 | 23617 | Noodle | Reynolds
    254195 | 23617 | Dollalolla | Mrs Mullart
    Performance: 23618 | 13757 | a | The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat | Edition of 1730 lists: Fopling Fribble-Woodward; Comment Profound-Lacy; Sulky Bathos-Ayres; Noctifer-Roberts; Flaile-Morgan; Lord Truetaste-Furnival; Noodle-Reynolds; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Doodle-Wathen; Dangle-Havard; Dismal-Cross.
    Cast:
    33015 | 23618 | Fopling Fribble | Woodward
    33016 | 23618 | Comment Profound | Lacy
    33017 | 23618 | Sulky Bathos | Ayres
    33018 | 23618 | Noctifer | Roberts
    33019 | 23618 | Flaile | Morgan
    33020 | 23618 | Lord Truetaste | Furnival
    33021 | 23618 | Noodle | Reynolds
    33022 | 23618 | Lord Grizzle | Jones
    33023 | 23618 | Doodle | Wathen
    33024 | 23618 | Dangle | Havard
    33025 | 23618 | Dismal | Cross.

Mainpiece

Title: The Coffee-house Politician; Or, The Justice Caught In His Own Trap
Comments:
Worthy-Havard; Squeezum-Jones; Politick-Roberts; Ramble-Mullart; Sotmore-Lacy; Constant-Furnival; Hillaret-Mrs Mullart; Isabella-Mrs Nokes; Mrs Squeezum-Mrs Woodward; Mrs Staff-Mrs Lacy; Cloris-Miss Smith.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1730
Birth: 1707
Death: 1754

Afterpiece

Title: Tom Thumb
Comments:
As17301026, but Huncamunca-Mrs Woodward, .
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Tom Thumb
Publish Date: 1730
Birth: 1707
Death: 1754
Work Title: Tom Thumb
Publish Date: 1805
Author: Kane O'Hara
Birth: 1711/12
Death: 1782
Author: J. Markordt

Afterpiece

Title: The Battle of the Poets; or, The Contention for the Laureat
Comments:
Edition of 1730 lists: Fopling Fribble-Woodward; Comment Profound-Lacy; Sulky Bathos-Ayres; Noctifer-Roberts; Flaile-Morgan; Lord Truetaste-Furnival; Noodle-Reynolds; Lord Grizzle-Jones; Doodle-Wathen; Dangle-Havard; Dismal-Cross.
Cast:

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 30 November 1730 at Haymarket Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=13757.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 30 November 1730 at Haymarket Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=13757. Accessed 20 April 2025.