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23 April 1740

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1739-1740
Volume: 3
Comments: Benefit Wright. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear. Afterpiece: In Two Dramatick Dialogues, written by D@@Swift, [Compiler unknown. Apparently not published. Tickets for Lowe also taken.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *py?dl The Merry Wives of Windsor. See 13 Oct. 1739, but Falstaff-Quin. *ay?dl Polite Conversation: Morning, or Tea-chat; Noon, or Table-Talk a-la-mode. Mr Neverout-Woodward; Lord Smart-Taswell; Lord Sparkish-Yates; Colonel Atwit-Wright; Sir John Linger-Macklin; Lady Smart-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Answerwell-Miss Bennet; Miss Notable-Mrs Clive; [With% a New Prologue [proper to the Occasion%-. *cy?dl Benefit $Wright=. Mainpiece: Written by $Shakespear=. Afterpiece: In Two Dramatick Dialogues, written by $D@@Swift=, [Compiler unknown. Apparently not published. Tickets for $Lowe= also taken.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1740 04 23 dl The Merry Wives of Windsor. ^See17391013^, but Falstaff-Quin.*a1740 04 23 dl Polite Conversation: Morning, or Tea-chat; Noon, or Table-Talk a-la-mode. Mr Neverout-Woodward; Lord Smart-Taswell; Lord Sparkish-Yates; Colonel Atwit-Wright; Sir John Linger-Macklin; Lady Smart-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Answerwell-Miss Bennet; Miss Notable-Mrs Clive; With a New Prologue proper to the Occasion-.*c1740 04 23 dl Benefit $Wright=. Mainpiece: Written by $Shakespear=. Afterpiece: In Two Dramatick Dialogues, written by $D@@Swift=, [Compiler unknown. Apparently not published. Tickets for $Lowe= also taken.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 20035 | 17400423 | dl | Benefit $Wright=. Mainpiece: Written by $Shakespear=. Afterpiece: In Two Dramatick Dialogues, written by $D@@Swift=, [Compiler unknown. Apparently not published. Tickets for $Lowe= also taken.
    Performance: 38238 | 20035 | p | The Merry Wives Of Windsor | See17391013, but Falstaff-Quin.
    Cast:
    59743 | 38238 | Falstaff | Quin.
    Performance: 38239 | 20035 | a | Polite Conversation: Morning, or Tea-chat; Noon, or Table-Talk a-la-mode | Mr Neverout-Woodward; Lord Smart-Taswell; Lord Sparkish-Yates; Colonel Atwit-Wright; Sir John Linger-Macklin; Lady Smart-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Answerwell-Miss Bennet; Miss Notable-Mrs Clive; With a New Prologue proper to the Occasion-.
    Cast:
    59744 | 38239 | Mr Neverout | Woodward
    59745 | 38239 | Lord Smart | Taswell
    59746 | 38239 | Lord Sparkish | Yates
    59747 | 38239 | Colonel Atwit | Wright
    59748 | 38239 | Sir John Linger | Macklin
    59749 | 38239 | Lady Smart | Mrs Pritchard
    59750 | 38239 | Lady Answerwell | Miss Bennet
    59751 | 38239 | Miss Notable | Mrs Clive
    59752 | 38239 | With a New Prologue proper to the Occasion | .

Mainpiece

Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor
Comments:
See17391013, but Falstaff-Quin.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1602
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616
Publish Date: 1702
Author: John Dennis
Birth: 1658
Death: 1734

Afterpiece

Title: Polite Conversation: Morning, or Tea-chat; Noon, or Table-Talk a-la-mode
Comments:
Mr Neverout-Woodward; Lord Smart-Taswell; Lord Sparkish-Yates; Colonel Atwit-Wright; Sir John Linger-Macklin; Lady Smart-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Answerwell-Miss Bennet; Miss Notable-Mrs Clive; With a New Prologue proper to the Occasion-.
Cast:

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