London Stage Event: 06 February 1739 at Covent Garden

06 February 1739

Event Information

Theatre: Covent Garden

Theatrical Season: 1738-1739

Volume: 3

Comments: LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 7 Feb.: Last Night as one John Sommerford, a Sawyer (who came into the Upper Gallery at [cg] at the latter End of the Play), was pressing forward, in order to get a better Place, he was push'd by a Person, who took disgust at his standing before him, which occasion'd the Sawyer to lose his Footing, and he tumbled over into the Pit (the depth of 30 Feet) between two Rows of the Audience, without receiving any Damage

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*px&cg Love's Last Shift. As 4 Oct. 1738. *ax&cg Perseus and Andromeda. As 22 Jan. *cx&cg LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 7 Feb.: Last Night as one $John Sommerford=, a Sawyer (who came into the Upper Gallery at [cg] at the latter End of the Play), was pressing forward, in order to get a better Place, he was push'd by a Person, who took disgust at his standing before him, which occasion'd the Sawyer to lose his Footing, and he tumbled over into the Pit (the depth of 30 Feet) between two Rows of the Audience, without receiving any Damage.
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*p1739 02 06 cg Love's Last Shift. ^As17381004^.*a1739 02 06 cg Perseus and Andromeda. ^As17390122^.*c1739 02 06 cg LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 7 Feb.: Last Night as one $John Sommerford=, a Sawyer (who came into the Upper Gallery at [cg] at the latter End of the Play), was pressing forward, in order to get a better Place, he was push'd by a Person, who took disgust at his standing before him, which occasion'd the Sawyer to lose his Footing, and he tumbled over into the Pit (the depth of 30 Feet) between two Rows of the Audience, without receiving any Damage.
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Event: 19454 | 17390206 | cg | LLondon Daily Post and General Advertiser, 7 Feb.: Last Night as one $John Sommerford=, a Sawyer (who came into the Upper Gallery at [cg] at the latter End of the Play), was pressing forward, in order to get a better Place, he was push'd by a Person, who took disgust at his standing before him, which occasion'd the Sawyer to lose his Footing, and he tumbled over into the Pit (the depth of 30 Feet) between two Rows of the Audience, without receiving any Damage

Performance: 36717 | 19454 | p | Love's Last Shift | As17381004.
AsSeeDate: 36717 | cg | p | As | 17381004

Cast:
306250 | 36717 | Loveless | Ryan

306251 | 36717 | Sir Novelty | Chapman

306252 | 36717 | Sir William | Hippisley

306253 | 36717 | Elder Worthy | Bridgwater

306254 | 36717 | Young Worthy | Hale

306255 | 36717 | Sly | Mullart

306256 | 36717 | Amanda | Mrs Hallam

306257 | 36717 | Hillaria | Mrs Stevens

306258 | 36717 | Narcissa | Mrs Bellamy

306259 | 36717 | Flareit | Mrs Kilby

306260 | 36717 | Snap | Penkethman.

Performance: 36718 | 19454 | a | Perseus and Andromeda | As17390122.
AsSeeDate: 36718 | cg | a | As | 17390122

Cast:
306261 | 36718 | Infernals | Haughton.

306262 | 36718 | Perseus | Salway

306263 | 36718 | Cepheus | Leveridge

306264 | 36718 | Aethiopian | Thompson

306265 | 36718 | Cassiope | Mrs Wright

306266 | 36718 | Andromeda | Mrs Chambers

306267 | 36718 | Mercury | Vincent

306268 | 36718 | Amazons | Mrs James, Miss Oates, Mrs Bullock, Mlle Ozanne, Miss Norman, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Dancey

306269 | 36718 | Hussar | Bencraft

306270 | 36718 | Harlequin | Lun

306271 | 36718 | Colombine | Mrs Kilby

306272 | 36718 | Hussar's Servant | Hippisley

306273 | 36718 | Valet | James

306274 | 36718 | Petit Maitre | Lalauze

306275 | 36718 | a Fawn | Glover.