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12 April 1739

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1738-1739
Volume: 3
Comments: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Benefit Mrs Butler. [Tickets at Mrs Butler's House in Leicester Fields.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pxldl Love's Last Shift. As 22 Jan., but Sir Novelty-Woodward; Sly-Ray; Narcissa-Mrs Furnival; Flareit-Mrs Grace; Anne-Mrs Cross. *axldl The Lottery. As 18 Jan., but Chloe-Mrs Roberts. *dxldl I: <i>Moors Dance</i>-Muilment; II: <i>Punches Dance</i>-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: <i>Grand Ballet</i>-Denoyer, Muilment, Mrs Thompson; V: <i>Minuet</i>-Denoyer, Mrs Walter. *sxldl <i>TThe Noontide Air</i>, as 7 April. *cxldl By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the $Prince and Princess of Wales=. Benefit $Mrs Butler=. [Tickets at Mrs Butler's House in <i>Leicester Fields</i>.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1739 04 12 dl Love's Last Shift. ^As17390122^, but Sir Novelty-Woodward; Sly-Ray; Narcissa-Mrs Furnival; Flareit-Mrs Grace; Anne-Mrs Cross.*a1739 04 12 dl The Lottery. ^As17390118^, but Chloe-Mrs Roberts.*d1739 04 12 dl I: <i>Moors Dance</i>-Muilment; II: <i>Punches Dance</i>-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: <i>Grand Ballet</i>-Denoyer, Muilment, Mrs Thompson; V: <i>Minuet</i>-Denoyer, Mrs Walter.*s1739 04 12 dl <i>TThe Noontide Air</i>, ^as17390407^.*c1739 04 12 dl By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the $Prince and Princess of Wales=. Benefit $Mrs Butler=. [Tickets at Mrs Butler's House in <i>Leicester Fields</i>.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 19553 | 17390412 | dl | By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the $Prince and Princess of Wales=. Benefit $Mrs Butler=. [Tickets at Mrs Butler's House in <i>Leicester Fields</i>.
    Performance: 36934 | 19553 | p | Love's Last Shift | As17390122, but Sir Novelty-Woodward; Sly-Ray; Narcissa-Mrs Furnival; Flareit-Mrs Grace; Anne-Mrs Cross.
    AsSeeDate: 36934 | dl | p | As | 17390122
    Cast:
    57001 | 36934 | Sir Novelty | Woodward
    57002 | 36934 | Sly | Ray
    57003 | 36934 | Narcissa | Mrs Furnival
    57004 | 36934 | Flareit | Mrs Grace
    57005 | 36934 | Anne | Mrs Cross.
    307491 | 36934 | Loveless | Milward
    307492 | 36934 | Sir Novely | Cibber
    307493 | 36934 | Sir William | Johnson
    307494 | 36934 | Elder Worthy | Havard
    307495 | 36934 | Young Worthy | Mills
    307496 | 36934 | Snap | Macklin
    307497 | 36934 | Amanda | Mrs Butler
    307498 | 36934 | Hillaria | Mrs Mills
    Performance: 36935 | 19553 | a | The Lottery | As17390118, but Chloe-Mrs Roberts.
    AsSeeDate: 36935 | dl | a | As | 17390118
    Cast:
    57006 | 36935 | Chloe | Mrs Roberts.
    307499 | 36935 | Jack Stocks | Cibber
    307500 | 36935 | Stocks | Turbutt
    307501 | 36935 | Lovemore | Beard
    307502 | 36935 | with a Representation of the Drawing of the Lotter | .
    Performance: 36936 | 19553 | d | I: <i>Moors Dance</i>-Muilment; II: <i>Punches Dance</i>-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: <i>Grand Ballet</i>-Denoyer, Muilment, Mrs Thompson; V: <i>Minuet</i>-Denoyer, Mrs Walter
    Performance: 36937 | 19553 | s | <i>TThe Noontide Air</i>, as17390407
    AsSeeDate: 36937 | dl | s | As | 17390407

Mainpiece

Title: Love's Last Shift
Comments:
As17390122, but Sir Novelty-Woodward; Sly-Ray; Narcissa-Mrs Furnival; Flareit-Mrs Grace; Anne-Mrs Cross.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Author: Colley Cibber
Birth: 1671
Death: 1757

Afterpiece

Title: The Lottery
Comments:
As17390118, but Chloe-Mrs Roberts.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: I: Moors Dance-Muilment; II: Punches Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; III: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Muilment, Mrs Thompson; V: Minuet-Denoyer, Mrs Walter

Song

Comment: TThe Noontide Air, as17390407

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 12 April 1739 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed March 29, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=19553.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 12 April 1739 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=19553. Accessed 29 March 2025.