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18 February 1740

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1739-1740
Volume: 3
Comments: DDaily Advertiser, 19 Feb. Yesterday died of an Astmatick Disorder, at his Chambers in Clement's Inn, Mr Benjamin Griffin, a celebrated Comedian, belonging to Drury-Lane Theatre

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *py?dl Oroonoko. As 8 Sept. 1739, but Daniel-Woodward; Widow Lackit-Mrs Macklin; Jack Stanmore-_. *ay?dl The Fortune Tellers. As 16 Jan. *dy?dl I: <i>Drunken Peasant</i>-Master Ferg; In II: <i>Pierots</i>-Lalauze, Pelling; III: <i>La Matelote</i>-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: <i>Le Gout de Anglois</i>-Master Matthews, Miss Wright. *by?dl A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As 15 Jan. *cy?dl <i>DDaily Advertiser</i>, 19 Feb. Yesterday died of an Astmatick Disorder, at his Chambers in <i>Clement's Inn</i>, $Mr Benjamin Griffin=, a celebrated Comedian, belonging to <i>Drury-Lane Theatre</i>.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1740 02 18 dl Oroonoko. ^As17390908^, but Daniel-Woodward; Widow Lackit-Mrs Macklin; Jack Stanmore-_.*a1740 02 18 dl The Fortune Tellers. ^As17400116^.*d1740 02 18 dl I: <i>Drunken Peasant</i>-Master Ferg; In II: <i>Pierots</i>-Lalauze, Pelling; III: <i>La Matelote</i>-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: <i>Le Gout de Anglois</i>-Master Matthews, Miss Wright.*b1740 02 18 dl A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. ^As17400115^.*c1740 02 18 dl <i>DDaily Advertiser</i>, 19 Feb. Yesterday died of an Astmatick Disorder, at his Chambers in <i>Clement's Inn</i>, $Mr Benjamin Griffin=, a celebrated Comedian, belonging to <i>Drury-Lane Theatre</i>.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 19916 | 17400218 | dl | <i>DDaily Advertiser</i>, 19 Feb. Yesterday died of an Astmatick Disorder, at his Chambers in <i>Clement's Inn</i>, $Mr Benjamin Griffin=, a celebrated Comedian, belonging to <i>Drury-Lane Theatre</i>
    Performance: 37956 | 19916 | p | Oroonoko | As17390908, but Daniel-Woodward; Widow Lackit-Mrs Macklin; Jack Stanmore-_.
    AsSeeDate: 37956 | dl | p | As | 17390908
    Cast:
    59378 | 37956 | Daniel | Woodward
    59379 | 37956 | Widow Lackit | Mrs Macklin
    311895 | 37956 | Oroonoko | Milward
    311896 | 37956 | Aboan | Wright
    311897 | 37956 | Driver | Johnson
    311898 | 37956 | Governor | Turbutt
    311899 | 37956 | Blandford | Mills
    311900 | 37956 | Stanmore | Winstone
    311901 | 37956 | Jack Stanmore | Ray
    311902 | 37956 | Hotman | Taswell
    311903 | 37956 | Imoinda | Mrs Giffard
    311904 | 37956 | Charlotte | Mrs Pritchard
    311905 | 37956 | Lucy | Miss Bennet
    Performance: 37957 | 19916 | a | The Fortune Tellers | As17400116.
    AsSeeDate: 37957 | dl | a | As | 17400116
    Cast:
    311906 | 37957 | Gipsies | _Vaughan, <i>Peploe.
    311907 | 37957 | Harlequin | Woodward
    311908 | 37957 | Queen of Gipsies | Miss Jones
    311909 | 37957 | Young Rustick | Liviez
    311910 | 37957 | Colombine | Mrs Walter
    311911 | 37957 | Colombine's Father | Pelling
    311912 | 37957 | Mittimus | Usher
    311913 | 37957 | Goaler | Reed
    311914 | 37957 | Mother | Yates
    311915 | 37957 | Maid | Mrs Woodward
    311916 | 37957 | Magician | Rheinhold
    311917 | 37957 | Pierrot | Lalauze.
    Performance: 37958 | 19916 | d | I: <i>Drunken Peasant</i>-Master Ferg; In II: <i>Pierots</i>-Lalauze, Pelling; III: <i>La Matelote</i>-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: <i>Le Gout de Anglois</i>-Master Matthews, Miss Wright
    Performance: 37959 | 19916 | b | A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea | As17400115.
    AsSeeDate: 37959 | dl | b | As | 17400115
    Cast:
    311918 | 37959 | Adonis | Denoyer
    311919 | 37959 | Venus | Mlle Chateauneuf
    311920 | 37959 | Pilgrims | Liviez, Baudouin, Rector, Cook, Mrs Walter, Mrs Chetwood, Mrs Wright, Mrs Woodward
    311921 | 37959 | Cupid | Muilment.

Mainpiece

Title: Oroonoko
Comments:
As17390908, but Daniel-Woodward; Widow Lackit-Mrs Macklin; Jack Stanmore-_.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Oroonoko
Publish Date:
Birth: 1660
Death: 1746
Work Title: Oroonoko
Publish Date: 1759
Baptism: 1720
Death: 1773
Publish Date: 1760
Birth: 1728
Death: 1784
Work Title: Oroonoko
Publish Date:

Afterpiece

Title: The Fortune Tellers
Comments:
As17400116.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: I: Drunken Peasant-Master Ferg; In II: Pierots-Lalauze, Pelling; III: La Matelote-Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Le Gout de Anglois-Master Matthews, Miss Wright

Ballet

Comment: A Voyage to the Land of Cytherea. As17400115

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 18 February 1740 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed March 29, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=19916.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 18 February 1740 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=19916. Accessed 29 March 2025.