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20 March 1738

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1737-1738
Volume: 3
Comments: Benefit Mrs Clive. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Taken from Moliere by the late Mr Betterton. Six Rows of the Pit will be railed into the Front Boxes. [Tickets at Mrs Clive's House in Cecil-street, in the Strand.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pv?dl The Amorous Widow. Barnaby-Griffin; Sir Peter-Johnson; Clodpole-Miller; Merryman-Harper; Lovemore-Mills; Cunningham-Havard; Jeffery-Macklin; Lady Laycock-Mrs Grace; Philadephia-Mrs Mills; Damaris-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Pride-Mrs Marshall; Prudence-Mrs Bennet. *av?dl The Virgin Unmask'd. As 8 Sept. 1737. *dv?dl III: <i>Tambourine</i>-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: <i>Ballet</i>-Muilment, Mrs Walter. *sv?dl IV: <i>Ballad of Mary Scot</i>-Mrs Clive. *cv?dl Benefit $Mrs Clive=. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the $Prince and Princess of Wales=. Mainpiece: Taken from $Moliere= by the late $Mr Betterton=. Six Rows of the Pit will be railed into the Front Boxes. [Tickets at Mrs Clive's House in <i>Cecil-street</i>, in the <i>Strand</i>.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1738 03 20 dl The Amorous Widow. Barnaby-Griffin; Sir Peter-Johnson; Clodpole-Miller; Merryman-Harper; Lovemore-Mills; Cunningham-Havard; Jeffery-Macklin; Lady Laycock-Mrs Grace; Philadephia-Mrs Mills; Damaris-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Pride-Mrs Marshall; Prudence-Mrs Bennet.*a1738 03 20 dl The Virgin Unmask'd. ^As17370908^.*d1738 03 20 dl III: <i>Tambourine</i>-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: <i>Ballet</i>-Muilment, Mrs Walter.*s1738 03 20 dl IV: <i>Ballad of Mary Scot</i>-Mrs Clive.*c1738 03 20 dl Benefit $Mrs Clive=. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the $Prince and Princess of Wales=. Mainpiece: Taken from $Moliere= by the late $Mr Betterton=. Six Rows of the Pit will be railed into the Front Boxes. [Tickets at Mrs Clive's House in <i>Cecil-street</i>, in the <i>Strand</i>.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 19087 | 17380320 | dl | Benefit $Mrs Clive=. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the $Prince and Princess of Wales=. Mainpiece: Taken from $Moliere= by the late $Mr Betterton=. Six Rows of the Pit will be railed into the Front Boxes. [Tickets at Mrs Clive's House in <i>Cecil-street</i>, in the <i>Strand</i>.
    Performance: 35800 | 19087 | p | The Amorous Widow | Barnaby-Griffin; Sir Peter-Johnson; Clodpole-Miller; Merryman-Harper; Lovemore-Mills; Cunningham-Havard; Jeffery-Macklin; Lady Laycock-Mrs Grace; Philadephia-Mrs Mills; Damaris-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Pride-Mrs Marshall; Prudence-Mrs Bennet.
    Cast:
    54562 | 35800 | Barnaby | Griffin
    54563 | 35800 | Sir Peter | Johnson
    54564 | 35800 | Clodpole | Miller
    54565 | 35800 | Merryman | Harper
    54566 | 35800 | Lovemore | Mills
    54567 | 35800 | Cunningham | Havard
    54568 | 35800 | Jeffery | Macklin
    54569 | 35800 | Lady Laycock | Mrs Grace
    54570 | 35800 | Philadephia | Mrs Mills
    54571 | 35800 | Damaris | Mrs Pritchard
    54572 | 35800 | Lady Pride | Mrs Marshall
    54573 | 35800 | Prudence | Mrs Bennet.
    Performance: 35801 | 19087 | a | The Virgin Unmask'd | As17370908.
    AsSeeDate: 35801 | dl | a | As | 17370908
    Cast:
    301147 | 35801 | Lucy | Mrs Clive
    301148 | 35801 | Blister | Harper
    301149 | 35801 | Coupee | Mechlin
    301150 | 35801 | Goodwill | Turbutt
    301151 | 35801 | Thomas | Raftor
    301152 | 35801 | Quaver | Beard.
    Performance: 35802 | 19087 | d | III: <i>Tambourine</i>-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: <i>Ballet</i>-Muilment, Mrs Walter
    Performance: 35803 | 19087 | s | IV: <i>Ballad of Mary Scot</i>-Mrs Clive

Mainpiece

Title: The Amorous Widow
Comments:
Barnaby-Griffin; Sir Peter-Johnson; Clodpole-Miller; Merryman-Harper; Lovemore-Mills; Cunningham-Havard; Jeffery-Macklin; Lady Laycock-Mrs Grace; Philadephia-Mrs Mills; Damaris-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Pride-Mrs Marshall; Prudence-Mrs Bennet.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1706
Baptism: 1635
Death: 1710
Work Title: George Dandin
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Author: Molière

Afterpiece

Title: The Virgin Unmask'd
Comments:
As17370908.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: III: Tambourine-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Ballet-Muilment, Mrs Walter

Song

Comment: IV: Ballad of Mary Scot-Mrs Clive

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