26 April 1740

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1739-1740
Volume: 3
Comments: Benefit Essex. By Command of Their Royal Highness the Prince and Princess of Wales. [Tickets at Essex's Lodgings, Bow Street.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *py?dl Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. As 1 Sept. 1739, but Polonius-Taswell. *ay?dl The Tragedy of Tragedies. See 17 April. *dy?dl I: <i>Le Tambourine</i>-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: <i>Comic Pantomime Dance</i>-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Muilment; V: <i>La Matelote</i>-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf. *my?dl Kettle Drum-Master Ferg. *sy?dl II: Beard. *cy?dl Benefit $Essex=. By Command of Their Royal Highness the $Prince and Princess of Wales=. [Tickets at Essex's Lodgings, <i>Bow Street</i>.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1740 04 26 dl Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. ^As17390901^, but Polonius-Taswell.*a1740 04 26 dl The Tragedy of Tragedies. ^See17400417^.*d1740 04 26 dl I: <i>Le Tambourine</i>-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: <i>Comic Pantomime Dance</i>-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Muilment; V: <i>La Matelote</i>-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf.*m1740 04 26 dl Kettle Drum-Master Ferg.*s1740 04 26 dl II: Beard.*c1740 04 26 dl Benefit $Essex=. By Command of Their Royal Highness the $Prince and Princess of Wales=. [Tickets at Essex's Lodgings, <i>Bow Street</i>.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 20043 | 17400426 | dl | Benefit $Essex=. By Command of Their Royal Highness the $Prince and Princess of Wales=. [Tickets at Essex's Lodgings, <i>Bow Street</i>.
    Performance: 38260 | 20043 | p | Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark | As17390901, but Polonius-Taswell.
    AsSeeDate: 38260 | dl | p | As | 17390901
    Cast:
    59771 | 38260 | Polonius | Taswell.
    313118 | 38260 | Hamlet | Milward
    313119 | 38260 | King | Mills
    313120 | 38260 | Ghost | Quin
    313121 | 38260 | Laertes | Wright
    313122 | 38260 | Ostrick | Macklin
    313123 | 38260 | Horatio | Havard
    313124 | 38260 | Queen | Mrs Butler
    313125 | 38260 | Ophelia | Mrs Clive
    313126 | 38260 | Gravediggers | Johnson, Ray.
    Performance: 38261 | 20043 | a | The Tragedy of Tragedies | See17400417.
    Performance: 38262 | 20043 | d | I: <i>Le Tambourine</i>-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: <i>Comic Pantomime Dance</i>-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Muilment; V: <i>La Matelote</i>-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf
    Performance: 38263 | 20043 | m | Kettle Drum-Master Ferg
    Performance: 38264 | 20043 | s | II: Beard

Mainpiece

Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark
Comments:
As17390901, but Polonius-Taswell.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies
Comments:
See17400417.
Cast:
None Listed

Dance

Comment: I: Le Tambourine-Mlle Chateauneuf; III: Comic Pantomime Dance-Lalauze, Mlle Chateauneuf; IV: Muilment; V: La Matelote-Desnoyer, Mlle Chateauneuf

Music

Comment: Kettle Drum-Master Ferg

Song

Comment: II: Beard

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