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17 May 1738

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1737-1738
Volume: 3
Comments: Benefit Chetwood and Miss Brett. Afterpiece: Not Acted these Twenty-five Years. A Comical Tragedy of two short Acts. Decorated with proper Cloaths, Scenes, Musick, and Attendants. [Tickets at Chetwood's Lodgings, Blue Door, in Maiden Lane, cg.

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pwdl The Squire of Alsatia. As 21 Oct. 1737, but Squire-Woodward; Lucy-Miss Chetwood[, the first time of her appearance on any stage%; Teresia-Miss Brett; Betty-Miss Wilson. *awdl The Rival Queans[: With the <i>odd Humours of little Alexander the Great</i>%. Alexander-Cross; Clytus-Harper; Hephestion-Woodward; Lysimachus-Hill; Cassander-Cole; Perdiccas-Winstone; Aristander-Furnival; Philip-Marshall; Sysigambis-Ray; Parisatis-Green; Roxana-Macklin; Statira-Turbutt. *dwdl I: <i>Punch</i>-Master Ferg; II: A new <i>Sailor's Dance</i>-Phillips; III: <i>Dance of Turks</i>-Muilment; End I Afterpiece: <i>Pierrots</i>-Pelling, Vallois; II: <i>Drunken Peasant</i> (for the Entertainment of <i>Alexander</i>r)-Phillips; III: <i>Flanderkins</i>-Master Ferg, Miss Wright. *swdl IV: <i>See from the Silent Groves</i>-Beard. *mwdl [$H$Handel='s% <i>Water Musick</i>-; [with% Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge[, his first appearance here%. *cwdl Benefit $Chetwood= and $Miss Brett=. Afterpiece: Not Acted these Twenty-five Years. A Comical Tragedy of two short Acts. Decorated with proper Cloaths, Scenes, Musick, and Attendants. [Tickets at Chetwood's Lodgings, <i>Blue Door</i>, in <i>Maiden Lane</i>, <i>cg</i>.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1738 05 17 dl The Squire of Alsatia. ^As17371021^, but Squire-Woodward; Lucy-Miss Chetwood, the first time of her appearance on any stage; Teresia-Miss Brett; Betty-Miss Wilson.*a1738 05 17 dl The Rival Queans: With the <i>odd Humours of little Alexander the Great</i>. Alexander-Cross; Clytus-Harper; Hephestion-Woodward; Lysimachus-Hill; Cassander-Cole; Perdiccas-Winstone; Aristander-Furnival; Philip-Marshall; Sysigambis-Ray; Parisatis-Green; Roxana-Macklin; Statira-Turbutt.*d1738 05 17 dl I: <i>Punch</i>-Master Ferg; II: A new <i>Sailor's Dance</i>-Phillips; III: <i>Dance of Turks</i>-Muilment; End I Afterpiece: <i>Pierrots</i>-Pelling, Vallois; II: <i>Drunken Peasant</i> (for the Entertainment of <i>Alexander</i>r)-Phillips; III: <i>Flanderkins</i>-Master Ferg, Miss Wright.*s1738 05 17 dl IV: <i>See from the Silent Groves</i>-Beard.*m1738 05 17 dl $H$Handel='s <i>Water Musick</i>-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge, his first appearance here.*c1738 05 17 dl Benefit $Chetwood= and $Miss Brett=. Afterpiece: Not Acted these Twenty-five Years. A Comical Tragedy of two short Acts. Decorated with proper Cloaths, Scenes, Musick, and Attendants. [Tickets at Chetwood's Lodgings, <i>Blue Door</i>, in <i>Maiden Lane</i>, <i>cg</i>.]

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    Event: 19186 | 17380517 | dl | Benefit $Chetwood= and $Miss Brett=. Afterpiece: Not Acted these Twenty-five Years. A Comical Tragedy of two short Acts. Decorated with proper Cloaths, Scenes, Musick, and Attendants. [Tickets at Chetwood's Lodgings, <i>Blue Door</i>, in <i>Maiden Lane</i>, <i>cg</i>.
    Performance: 36059 | 19186 | p | The Squire Of Alsatia | As17371021, but Squire-Woodward; Lucy-Miss Chetwood, the first time of her appearance on any stage; Teresia-Miss Brett; Betty-Miss Wilson.
    AsSeeDate: 36059 | dl | p | As | 17371021
    Cast:
    54957 | 36059 | Squire | Woodward
    54958 | 36059 | Lucy | Miss Chetwood, the first time of her appearance on any stage
    54959 | 36059 | Teresia | Miss Brett
    54960 | 36059 | Betty | Miss Wilson.
    302097 | 36059 | Sir William | Miller
    302098 | 36059 | Sir Edward | Quin
    302099 | 36059 | Belfond Jr | Milward
    302100 | 36059 | Trueman | Wright
    302101 | 36059 | Hackym | Turbutt
    302102 | 36059 | Shamwell | Hill
    302103 | 36059 | Scrapeall | Cole
    302104 | 36059 | Termagant | Winstone
    302105 | 36059 | Attorney | Havard
    302106 | 36059 | Margaret | Miss Thynne
    302107 | 36059 | Ruth | Mrs Grace
    302108 | 36059 | Mrs Hackum | Ray
    302109 | 36059 | Lolpoop | Harper
    302110 | 36059 | Isabella | Mrs Clive
    302111 | 36059 | Cheatly | Macklin
    302112 | 36059 | Teresa | Mrs Mills
    302113 | 36059 | Mrs Termagant | Mrs Pritchard.
    Performance: 36060 | 19186 | a | The Rival Queans: With the <i>odd Humours of little Alexander the Great</i> | Alexander-Cross; Clytus-Harper; Hephestion-Woodward; Lysimachus-Hill; Cassander-Cole; Perdiccas-Winstone; Aristander-Furnival; Philip-Marshall; Sysigambis-Ray; Parisatis-Green; Roxana-Macklin; Statira-Turbutt.
    Cast:
    54961 | 36060 | Alexander | Cross
    54962 | 36060 | Clytus | Harper
    54963 | 36060 | Hephestion | Woodward
    54964 | 36060 | Lysimachus | Hill
    54965 | 36060 | Cassander | Cole
    54966 | 36060 | Perdiccas | Winstone
    54967 | 36060 | Aristander | Furnival
    54968 | 36060 | Philip | Marshall
    54969 | 36060 | Sysigambis | Ray
    54970 | 36060 | Parisatis | Green
    54971 | 36060 | Roxana | Macklin
    54972 | 36060 | Statira | Turbutt.
    Performance: 36061 | 19186 | d | I: <i>Punch</i>-Master Ferg; II: A new <i>Sailor's Dance</i>-Phillips; III: <i>Dance of Turks</i>-Muilment; End I Afterpiece: <i>Pierrots</i>-Pelling, Vallois; II: <i>Drunken Peasant</i> (for the Entertainment of <i>Alexander</i>)-Phillips; III: <i>Flanderkins</i>-Master Ferg, Miss Wright
    Performance: 36062 | 19186 | s | IV: <i>See from the Silent Groves</i>-Beard
    Performance: 36063 | 19186 | m | $H$Handel='s <i>Water Musick</i>-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge, his first appearance here

Mainpiece

Title: The Squire Of Alsatia
Comments:
As17371021, but Squire-Woodward; Lucy-Miss Chetwood, the first time of her appearance on any stage; Teresia-Miss Brett; Betty-Miss Wilson.
Cast:

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Publish Date:
Birth: 1640
Death: 1692
Publish Date: 1763
Publish Date:
Birth: 1640
Death: 1692

Afterpiece

Title: The Rival Queans: With the odd Humours of little Alexander the Great
Comments:
Alexander-Cross; Clytus-Harper; Hephestion-Woodward; Lysimachus-Hill; Cassander-Cole; Perdiccas-Winstone; Aristander-Furnival; Philip-Marshall; Sysigambis-Ray; Parisatis-Green; Roxana-Macklin; Statira-Turbutt.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: I: Punch-Master Ferg; II: A new Sailor's Dance-Phillips; III: Dance of Turks-Muilment; End I Afterpiece: Pierrots-Pelling, Vallois; II: Drunken Peasant (for the Entertainment of Alexander)-Phillips; III: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright

Song

Comment: IV: See from the Silent Groves-Beard

Music

Comment: H$Handel's Water Musick-; with Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Woodbridge, his first appearance here

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