16 February 1740
Event Information
Theatre:
Covent Garden
Theatrical Season:
1739-1740
Volume:
3
Comments:
By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 18 Jan.: Whereas a Bottle was flung out of one of the Galleries into the Pit...on Saturday Night last, during the Time of Performance, which struck a Gentleman on the Head, and very much hurt him, I hereby promise to pay to any one that shall discover the Person who threw the same, so that he may be brought to Justice, the Sum of Twenty Guineas, to be paid on Conviction....John Rich
Performance List
Mainpiece
Afterpiece
Title:
Orpheus and Eurydice
Comments:
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Cast:
- Role: Orpheus Actor: Salway
- Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Lampe
- Role: Eurydice Actor: Miss Young
- Role: Followers of Eurydice Actor: Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne
- Role: Pluto Actor: Leveridge
- Role: Ascalax Actor: Laguerre
- Role: Daemons Actor: Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson
- Role: Harlequin Actor: Lun
- Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Kilby
- Role: Pantaloon Actor: Grimaldi
- Role: Squire Gawkey Actor: Bencraft
- Role: Mrs Mannerly Actor: Mrs Martin
- Role: Goody Gurton Actor: Thompson
- Role: Drudge Actor: Hippisley
- Role: Woman Dwarf Actor: French Boy
- Role: Country Lads Actor: Desse, Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre
- Role: Lasses Actor: Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mlle Ozanne
- Role: Rural Swain and Nymph Actor: Glover, Mlle Roland
- Role: Arcadian Shepherdess Actor: French Girl
- Role: Swains Actor: Desse, Villeneuve, Richardson, Delegarde, Fromont, Dupre
- Role: Villagers Actor: Waltz, Berry, Lad, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.