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18 September 1740

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1740-1741
Volume: 3
Comments:

Performance List

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pz?dl The Busy Body. Marplot-Chapman; Sir George-Mills; Sir Francis-Taswell; Miranda-Mrs Clive; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Charles-Wright; Whisper-Yates; Isabinda-Mrs Mills; Patch-Mrs Pritchard; Scentwell-Miss Bennet. *az?dl The Devil to Pay. As 11 Sept.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1740 09 18 dl The Busy Body. Marplot-Chapman; Sir George-Mills; Sir Francis-Taswell; Miranda-Mrs Clive; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Charles-Wright; Whisper-Yates; Isabinda-Mrs Mills; Patch-Mrs Pritchard; Scentwell-Miss Bennet.*a1740 09 18 dl The Devil to Pay. ^As17400911^.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 20133 | 17400918 | dl
    Performance: 38505 | 20133 | p | The Busy Body | Marplot-Chapman; Sir George-Mills; Sir Francis-Taswell; Miranda-Mrs Clive; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Charles-Wright; Whisper-Yates; Isabinda-Mrs Mills; Patch-Mrs Pritchard; Scentwell-Miss Bennet.
    Cast:
    60263 | 38505 | Marplot | Chapman
    60264 | 38505 | Sir George | Mills
    60265 | 38505 | Sir Francis | Taswell
    60266 | 38505 | Miranda | Mrs Clive
    60267 | 38505 | Sir Jealous | Shepard
    60268 | 38505 | Charles | Wright
    60269 | 38505 | Whisper | Yates
    60270 | 38505 | Isabinda | Mrs Mills
    60271 | 38505 | Patch | Mrs Pritchard
    60272 | 38505 | Scentwell | Miss Bennet.
    Performance: 38506 | 20133 | a | The Devil to Pay | As17400911.
    AsSeeDate: 38506 | dl | a | As | 17400911
    Cast:
    313936 | 38506 | Sir John | Low, the first time of his appearance on any stage
    313937 | 38506 | Nell | Mrs Clive
    313938 | 38506 | Jobson | Turbutt
    313939 | 38506 | Lady Loverule | Miss Bennet
    313940 | 38506 | Butler | Raftor.

Mainpiece

Title: The Busy Body
Comments:
Marplot-Chapman; Sir George-Mills; Sir Francis-Taswell; Miranda-Mrs Clive; Sir Jealous-Shepard; Charles-Wright; Whisper-Yates; Isabinda-Mrs Mills; Patch-Mrs Pritchard; Scentwell-Miss Bennet.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Busie Body
Publish Date: 1709
Baptism: 1669
Death: 1723

Afterpiece

Title: The Devil to Pay
Comments:
As17400911.
Cast:

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 18 September 1740 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=20133.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 18 September 1740 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=20133. Accessed 20 April 2025.