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10 March 1741

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1740-1741
Volume: 3
Comments: Benefit Hippisley. For the better Accommodation of the Ladies, the Stage will be enclosed into an Amphitheatre, and formed into Boxes. Receipts: money #68 3s.; seals #135 11s. (Account Book); #202 (Rylands MS.). [According to the Account Book, Hippisley was charged #20 for his benefit.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p{Jcg The Old Batchelor. As 19 Jan., but Heartwell-Rosco; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; [With% a new Epilogue [made by $Mr Hippisley=%-Mr Hippisley [on Himself%. *a{Jcg The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great. Tom Thumb-Master Hippisley; King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Hallam; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Mrs Woodward. *d{Jcg <i>IItalian Peasants</i>-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; <i>Wooden Shoe Dance</i>-Mechel. *m{Jcg V: [$Handel='s% <i>Water@Musick</i>, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge. *c{Jcg Benefit $Hippisley=. For the better Accommodation of the Ladies, the Stage will be enclosed into an Amphitheatre, and formed into Boxes. Receipts: money #68 3s.; seals #135 11s. (Account Book); #202 (<i>Rylands MS.</i>). [According to the Account Book, Hippisley was charged #20 for his benefit.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1741 03 10 cg The Old Batchelor. ^As17410119^, but Heartwell-Rosco; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; With a new Epilogue made by $Mr Hippisley=-Mr Hippisley on Himself.*a1741 03 10 cg The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great. Tom Thumb-Master Hippisley; King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Hallam; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Mrs Woodward.*d1741 03 10 cg <i>IItalian Peasants</i>-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; <i>Wooden Shoe Dance</i>-Mechel.*m1741 03 10 cg V: $Handel='s <i>Water@Musick</i>, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge.*c1741 03 10 cg Benefit $Hippisley=. For the better Accommodation of the Ladies, the Stage will be enclosed into an Amphitheatre, and formed into Boxes. Receipts: money #68 3s.; seals #135 11s. (Account Book); #202 (<i>Rylands MS.</i>). [According to the Account Book, Hippisley was charged #20 for his benefit.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 20533 | 17410310 | cg | Benefit $Hippisley=. For the better Accommodation of the Ladies, the Stage will be enclosed into an Amphitheatre, and formed into Boxes. Receipts: money #68 3s.; seals #135 11s. (Account Book); #202 (<i>Rylands MS.</i>). [According to the Account Book, Hippisley was charged #20 for his benefit.
    Performance: 39479 | 20533 | p | The Old Batchelor | As17410119, but Heartwell-Rosco; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; With a new Epilogue made by $Mr Hippisley=-Mr Hippisley on Himself.
    AsSeeDate: 39479 | cg | p | As | 17410119
    Cast:
    62516 | 39479 | Heartwell | Rosco
    62517 | 39479 | Lucy | Mrs Mullart
    62518 | 39479 | Mr Hippisley= | Mr Hippisley on Himself.
    318494 | 39479 | Vainlove | Gibson
    318495 | 39479 | Fondlewife | Hippisley
    318496 | 39479 | Barnaby | Bencraft.
    318497 | 39479 | Bellmour | Ryan
    318498 | 39479 | Sharper | Hale
    318499 | 39479 | Setter | Jones
    318500 | 39479 | Sir Joseph | Neale
    318501 | 39479 | Bluff | Mullart
    318502 | 39479 | Belinda | Mrs Bellamy
    318503 | 39479 | Araminta | Mrs Hale
    318504 | 39479 | Sylvia | Mrs Vincent
    318505 | 39479 | Laetitia | Mrs Woffington
    Performance: 39480 | 20533 | a | The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great | Tom Thumb-Master Hippisley; King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Hallam; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Mrs Woodward.
    Cast:
    62519 | 39480 | Tom Thumb | Master Hippisley
    62520 | 39480 | King Arthur | Mullart
    62521 | 39480 | Grizzle | Hallam
    62522 | 39480 | Queen Dollalolla | Mrs Mullart
    62523 | 39480 | Huncamunca | Mrs Woodward.
    Performance: 39481 | 20533 | d | <i>IItalian Peasants</i>-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; <i>Wooden Shoe Dance</i>-Mechel
    Performance: 39482 | 20533 | m | V: $Handel='s <i>Water@Musick</i>, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo | Woodbridge.

Mainpiece

Title: The Old Batchelor
Comments:
As17410119, but Heartwell-Rosco; Lucy-Mrs Mullart; With a new Epilogue made by Mr Hippisley-Mr Hippisley on Himself.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Author: Samuel Foote
Baptism: 1721
Death: 1777
Publish Date:
Birth: 1670
Death: 1729

Afterpiece

Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great
Comments:
Tom Thumb-Master Hippisley; King Arthur-Mullart; Grizzle-Hallam; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Mullart; Huncamunca-Mrs Woodward.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: IItalian Peasants-Desnoyer, Signora Barberini; Wooden Shoe Dance-Mechel

Music

Comment: V: Handel's Water@Musick, a Preamble on the Kettle Drums-Jo. Woodbridge

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