03 December 1730

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1730-1731
Volume: 3
Comments: Benefit Carey. With some Additional Songs proper to the Characters, which will be printed, and given Gratis to all Persons at their Entrance. [A Tragedy of half an act entitled Did You Ever See The Like? was advertised as an afterpiece for this day 1n Fog's, 28 Nov.] Daily Post, 3 Dec.: Our Friend Harry Carey having this Night a Benefit...the Powers of Music, Painting, and Poetry, assemble in his Behalf, he being an Admirer of the three Sister Arts: The Body of Musicians meet in the Hay-market, from whence they march in great Order, preceded by a magnificent moving Organ, in Form of a Pageant, accompany'd by all Kinds of Musical Instruments ever in Use, from Tubal Cain to this Day: A great Multitude of Booksellers, Authors and Printers, form themselves into a Body at Temple-Bar, from whence of Printers Devils, with their proper Implements: Here the two Bodies of Music and Poetry are joined by the Brothers of the Pencil, where taking a Glass of Refreshment at the Bedford-Arms, they make a solemn Procession to the Theatre, amidst an innumerable Croud of Spectators

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    *pk?dl Greenwich Park. See 10 Oct. *sk?dl A Dialogue [of $Mr Henry Purcell=%-Mrs Carey, Miss Raftor; A Cantata [of $Mr Carey='s%-Miss Raftor. *dk?dl Essex, Lally, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett. *ck?dl Benefit Carey. With some Additional Songs proper to the Characters, which will be printed, and given Gratis to all Persons at their Entrance. [A Tragedy of half an act entitled <i>Did You Ever See The Like?</i> was advertised as an afterpiece for this day 1n <i>Fog's</i>, 28 Nov.] <i>Daily Post</i>, 3 Dec.: Our Friend $Harry Carey= having this Night a Benefit...the Powers of Music, Painting, and Poetry, assemble in his Behalf, he being an Admirer of the three Sister Arts: The Body of Musicians meet in the <i>Hay-market</i>, from whence they march in great Order, preceded by a magnificent moving Organ, in Form of a Pageant, accompany'd by all Kinds of Musical Instruments ever in Use, from Tubal Cain to this Day: A great Multitude of Booksellers, Authors and Printers, form themselves into a Body at <i>Temple-Bar</i>, from whence of Printers Devils, with their proper Implements: Here the two Bodies of Music and Poetry are joined by the Brothers of the Pencil, where taking a Glass of Refreshment at the <i>Bedford-Arms</i>, they make a solemn Procession to the Theatre, amidst an innumerable Croud of Spectators.
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    *p1730 12 03 dl Greenwich Park. ^See17301010^.*s1730 12 03 dl A Dialogue of $Mr Henry Purcell=-Mrs Carey, Miss Raftor; A Cantata of $Mr Carey='s-Miss Raftor.*d1730 12 03 dl Essex, Lally, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett.*c1730 12 03 dl Benefit Carey. With some Additional Songs proper to the Characters, which will be printed, and given Gratis to all Persons at their Entrance. [A Tragedy of half an act entitled <i>Did You Ever See The Like?</i> was advertised as an afterpiece for this day 1n <i>Fog's</i>, 28 Nov.] <i>Daily Post</i>, 3 Dec.: Our Friend $Harry Carey= having this Night a Benefit...the Powers of Music, Painting, and Poetry, assemble in his Behalf, he being an Admirer of the three Sister Arts: The Body of Musicians meet in the <i>Hay-market</i>, from whence they march in great Order, preceded by a magnificent moving Organ, in Form of a Pageant, accompany'd by all Kinds of Musical Instruments ever in Use, from Tubal Cain to this Day: A great Multitude of Booksellers, Authors and Printers, form themselves into a Body at <i>Temple-Bar</i>, from whence of Printers Devils, with their proper Implements: Here the two Bodies of Music and Poetry are joined by the Brothers of the Pencil, where taking a Glass of Refreshment at the <i>Bedford-Arms</i>, they make a solemn Procession to the Theatre, amidst an innumerable Croud of Spectators.
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    Event: 13766 | 17301203 | dl | Benefit Carey. With some Additional Songs proper to the Characters, which will be printed, and given Gratis to all Persons at their Entrance. [A Tragedy of half an act entitled <i>Did You Ever See The Like?</i> was advertised as an afterpiece for this day 1n <i>Fog's</i>, 28 Nov.] <i>Daily Post</i>, 3 Dec.: Our Friend $Harry Carey= having this Night a Benefit...the Powers of Music, Painting, and Poetry, assemble in his Behalf, he being an Admirer of the three Sister Arts: The Body of Musicians meet in the <i>Hay-market</i>, from whence they march in great Order, preceded by a magnificent moving Organ, in Form of a Pageant, accompany'd by all Kinds of Musical Instruments ever in Use, from Tubal Cain to this Day: A great Multitude of Booksellers, Authors and Printers, form themselves into a Body at <i>Temple-Bar</i>, from whence of Printers Devils, with their proper Implements: Here the two Bodies of Music and Poetry are joined by the Brothers of the Pencil, where taking a Glass of Refreshment at the <i>Bedford-Arms</i>, they make a solemn Procession to the Theatre, amidst an innumerable Croud of Spectators
    Performance: 23634 | 13766 | p | Greenwich Park | See17301010.
    Performance: 23635 | 13766 | s | A Dialogue of $Mr Henry Purcell=-Mrs Carey, Miss Raftor; A Cantata of $Mr Carey='s-Miss Raftor
    Performance: 23636 | 13766 | d | Essex, Lally, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

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See17301010.
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Song

Comment: A Dialogue of Mr Henry Purcell-Mrs Carey, Miss Raftor; A Cantata of Mr Carey's-Miss Raftor

Dance

Comment: Essex, Lally, Rainton, Mrs Walter, Miss Robinson, Miss Brett

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