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20 April 1741

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1740-1741
Volume: 3
Comments: Benefit Mechel, Mlle Mechel (the French Boy and Girl). Afterpiece: a new Pantomime Entertainment. [Tickets at Mechel's in Newport Street.] Receipts: money #70 8s. 6d.; seals #71 14s. (Account Book); #150 (Rylands MS.). [The two dancers were charged #60 for their benefit. This is the last entry in the incomplete Account Book.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p{tcg The Double Gallant. As 19 Feb. *a{tcg Harlequin Barber. Harlequin-Master Ferg; Colombine-Mlle Mechel; Petit Maitre-Miss Woffington; Drawer-Little French Boy; Servant to Colombine-Miss Bellamy[, who never appeared on any stage before%; Pierot-Mechel Jr. *d{tcg I: Concerto-Mlle Mechel; II: <i>Minuet</i>, <i>French Rigadoon</i>-Mechel the Father[, who never appeared in any theatre in <i>England</i>%, Mlle Mechel the Daughter; <i>Minuet</i>-Mechel the Son, Miss Polly Woffington[, the first time of her appearing on the stage%; IV: <i>The Metamorphoses of the Windmills</i>-Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Miss Woffington, Master Ferg, a little French Boy; [lately come from <i>France</i>.% End Afterpiece: [A Wooden Shoe dance called% <i>Les Sabotiers de Piemont</i>-Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy. *c{tcg Benefit $Mechel=, $Mlle Mechel= ($the French Boy and Girl=). Afterpiece: a new Pantomime Entertainment. [Tickets at Mechel's in <i>Newport Street</i>.] Receipts: money #70 8s. 6d.; seals #71 14s. (Account Book); #150 (<i>Rylands MS.</i>). [The two dancers were charged #60 for their benefit. This is the last entry in the incomplete Account Book.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1741 04 20 cg The Double Gallant. ^As17410219^.*a1741 04 20 cg Harlequin Barber. Harlequin-Master Ferg; Colombine-Mlle Mechel; Petit Maitre-Miss Woffington; Drawer-Little French Boy; Servant to Colombine-Miss Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before; Pierot-Mechel Jr.*d1741 04 20 cg I: Concerto-Mlle Mechel; II: <i>Minuet</i>, <i>French Rigadoon</i>-Mechel the Father, who never appeared in any theatre in <i>England</i>, Mlle Mechel the Daughter; <i>Minuet</i>-Mechel the Son, Miss Polly Woffington, the first time of her appearing on the stage; IV: <i>The Metamorphoses of the Windmills</i>-Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Miss Woffington, Master Ferg, a little French Boy; lately come from <i>France</i>. End Afterpiece: A Wooden Shoe dance called <i>Les Sabotiers de Piemont</i>-Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy.*c1741 04 20 cg Benefit $Mechel=, $Mlle Mechel= ($the French Boy and Girl=). Afterpiece: a new Pantomime Entertainment. [Tickets at Mechel's in <i>Newport Street</i>.] Receipts: money #70 8s. 6d.; seals #71 14s. (Account Book); #150 (<i>Rylands MS.</i>). [The two dancers were charged #60 for their benefit. This is the last entry in the incomplete Account Book.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 20625 | 17410420 | cg | Benefit $Mechel=, $Mlle Mechel= ($the French Boy and Girl=). Afterpiece: a new Pantomime Entertainment. [Tickets at Mechel's in <i>Newport Street</i>.] Receipts: money #70 8s. 6d.; seals #71 14s. (Account Book); #150 (<i>Rylands MS.</i>). [The two dancers were charged #60 for their benefit. This is the last entry in the incomplete Account Book.
    Performance: 39721 | 20625 | p | The Double Gallant | As17410219.
    AsSeeDate: 39721 | cg | p | As | 17410219
    Cast:
    319347 | 39721 | Bolus | Roberts
    319348 | 39721 | Rhubarb | Anderson
    319349 | 39721 | Finder | James
    319350 | 39721 | Supple | Clarke
    319351 | 39721 | Old Wilful | Mullart
    319352 | 39721 | Old Atall | Arthur
    319353 | 39721 | Strut | Oates
    319354 | 39721 | Sylvia | Mrs Vincent
    319355 | 39721 | Wishwell | Mrs Mullart
    319356 | 39721 | Situp | Miss Burgess.
    319357 | 39721 | Double Gallant | Cibber
    319358 | 39721 | Sir Solomon | Hippisley
    319359 | 39721 | Dainty | Mrs Horton
    319360 | 39721 | Clarinda | Mrs Stevens
    319361 | 39721 | Clerimont | Hale
    319362 | 39721 | Careless | Hallam
    319363 | 39721 | Lady Sadlife | Mrs Woffington.
    Performance: 39722 | 20625 | a | Harlequin Barber | Harlequin-Master Ferg; Colombine-Mlle Mechel; Petit Maitre-Miss Woffington; Drawer-Little French Boy; Servant to Colombine-Miss Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before; Pierot-Mechel Jr.
    Cast:
    62863 | 39722 | Harlequin | Master Ferg
    62864 | 39722 | Colombine | Mlle Mechel
    62865 | 39722 | Petit Maitre | Miss Woffington
    62866 | 39722 | Drawer | Little French Boy
    62867 | 39722 | Servant to Colombine | Miss Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before
    62868 | 39722 | Pierot | Mechel Jr.
    Performance: 39723 | 20625 | d | I: Concerto-Mlle Mechel; II: <i>Minuet</i>, <i>French Rigadoon</i>-Mechel the Father, who never appeared in any theatre in <i>England</i>, Mlle Mechel the Daughter; <i>Minuet</i>-Mechel the Son, Miss Polly Woffington, the first time of her appearing on the stage; IV: <i>The Metamorphoses of the Windmills</i>-Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Miss Woffington, Master Ferg, a little French Boy; lately come from <i>France</i> | End Afterpiece: A Wooden Shoe dance called <i>Les Sabotiers de Piemont</i>-Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy.
    Cast:
    62869 | 39723 | A Wooden Shoe dance called <i>Les Sabotiers de Pie | Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy.

Mainpiece

Title: The Double Gallant
Comments:
As17410219.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1707
Author: Colley Cibber
Birth: 1671
Death: 1757

Afterpiece

Title: Harlequin Barber
Comments:
Harlequin-Master Ferg; Colombine-Mlle Mechel; Petit Maitre-Miss Woffington; Drawer-Little French Boy; Servant to Colombine-Miss Bellamy, who never appeared on any stage before; Pierot-Mechel Jr.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: I: Concerto-Mlle Mechel; II: Minuet, French Rigadoon-Mechel the Father, who never appeared in any theatre in England, Mlle Mechel the Daughter; Minuet-Mechel the Son, Miss Polly Woffington, the first time of her appearing on the stage; IV: The Metamorphoses of the Windmills-Mechel, Mlle Mechel, Miss Woffington, Master Ferg, a little French Boy; lately come from France. End Afterpiece: A Wooden Shoe dance called Les Sabotiers de Piemont-Mechel Sr, Mechel Jr., Mlle Mechel, little French Boy

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 20 April 1741 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed April 1, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=20625.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 20 April 1741 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=20625. Accessed 1 April 2025.