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20 March 1742

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1741-1742
Volume: 3
Comments: Written by Colly Cibber Esq. Benefit Theophilus Cibber. No persons to be admitted into the Boxes, or behind the scenes, but by Box ticket, which will be deliver'd at White's Chocolate House in St. James' St.; Tom's Coffee House in Covent Garden, and of Mr Bradshaw, &c. Places for the stage (which will be form'd into Boxes and carefully enclos'd) may be taken at Mrs Moor's in the Playhouse passage. Tickets for the Boxes and the stage will also be deliver'd at the proper offices of the theatre. Receipts: #150

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?dl The Careless Husband. Sir Charles-Mills; Foppington-Cibber Jun.; Morelove-Delane; Lady Betty-Mrs Woffington; Lady Easy-Mrs Butler. *a?dl The Mock Doctor. As 5 Sept. 1741, but Dorcas-Mrs Phillips; Charlotte-_; Sir Jasper-_; Leander-_; [With% an Epilogue (en Petit-Maitre)-Miss Cibber. *s?dl I: <i>Sweet Bird</i>[, from $Milton=,%-Mrs Arne; II: <i>A Cantata</i> [by $Stanley=%-Beard; IV: <i>Was ever Nymph like Rosamond</i>-Lowe; V: <i>War he sung was Toil and Trouble</i>-Mrs Clive. *d?dl III: <i>A Concerto</i>, as 5 Jan.; V: <i>The Italian Peasants</i>, as 5 Dec. 1741. *c?dl Written by $Colly Cibber Esq.= Benefit $Theophilus Cibber=. No persons to be admitted into the Boxes, or behind the scenes, but by Box ticket, which will be deliver'd at <i>White's Chocolate House</i> in <i>St. James' St.</i>; <i>Tom's Coffee House</i> in <i>Covent Garden</i>, and of $Mr Bradshaw=, &c. Places for the stage (which will be form'd into Boxes and carefully enclos'd) may be taken at $Mrs Moor='s in the <i>Playhouse passage</i>. Tickets for the Boxes and the stage will also be deliver'd at the proper offices of the theatre. Receipts: #150.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1742 03 20 dl The Careless Husband. Sir Charles-Mills; Foppington-Cibber Jun.; Morelove-Delane; Lady Betty-Mrs Woffington; Lady Easy-Mrs Butler.*a1742 03 20 dl The Mock Doctor. ^As17410905^, but Dorcas-Mrs Phillips; Charlotte-_; Sir Jasper-_; Leander-_; With an Epilogue (en Petit-Maitre)-Miss Cibber.*s1742 03 20 dl I: <i>Sweet Bird</i>, from $Milton=,-Mrs Arne; II: <i>A Cantata</i> by $Stanley=-Beard; IV: <i>Was ever Nymph like Rosamond</i>-Lowe; V: <i>War he sung was Toil and Trouble</i>-Mrs Clive.*d1742 03 20 dl III: <i>A Concerto</i>, ^as17420105^; V: <i>The Italian Peasants</i>, ^as17411205^.*c1742 03 20 dl Written by $Colly Cibber Esq.= Benefit $Theophilus Cibber=. No persons to be admitted into the Boxes, or behind the scenes, but by Box ticket, which will be deliver'd at <i>White's Chocolate House</i> in <i>St. James' St.</i>; <i>Tom's Coffee House</i> in <i>Covent Garden</i>, and of $Mr Bradshaw=, &c. Places for the stage (which will be form'd into Boxes and carefully enclos'd) may be taken at $Mrs Moor='s in the <i>Playhouse passage</i>. Tickets for the Boxes and the stage will also be deliver'd at the proper offices of the theatre. Receipts: #150.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 21177 | 17420320 | dl | Written by $Colly Cibber Esq.= Benefit $Theophilus Cibber=. No persons to be admitted into the Boxes, or behind the scenes, but by Box ticket, which will be deliver'd at <i>White's Chocolate House</i> in <i>St. James' St.</i>; <i>Tom's Coffee House</i> in <i>Covent Garden</i>, and of $Mr Bradshaw=, &c. Places for the stage (which will be form'd into Boxes and carefully enclos'd) may be taken at $Mrs Moor='s in the <i>Playhouse passage</i>. Tickets for the Boxes and the stage will also be deliver'd at the proper offices of the theatre. Receipts: #150
    Performance: 41107 | 21177 | p | The Careless Husband | Sir Charles-Mills; Foppington-Cibber Jun.; Morelove-Delane; Lady Betty-Mrs Woffington; Lady Easy-Mrs Butler.
    Cast:
    65311 | 41107 | Sir Charles | Mills
    65312 | 41107 | Foppington | Cibber Jun.
    65313 | 41107 | Morelove | Delane
    65314 | 41107 | Lady Betty | Mrs Woffington
    65315 | 41107 | Lady Easy | Mrs Butler.
    Performance: 41108 | 21177 | a | The Mock Doctor | As17410905, but Dorcas-Mrs Phillips; Charlotte-_; Sir Jasper-_; Leander-_; With an Epilogue (en Petit-Maitre)-Miss Cibber.
    AsSeeDate: 41108 | dl | a | As | 17410905
    Cast:
    65316 | 41108 | Dorcas | Mrs Phillips
    65317 | 41108 | en Petit | Maitre)-Miss Cibber.
    65318 | 41108 | With an Epilogue | Miss Cibber.
    326457 | 41108 | Doctor | Cibber
    326458 | 41108 | Leander | Lowe
    326459 | 41108 | Charlotte | Miss Woodman
    326460 | 41108 | Sir Jasper | Arthur
    Performance: 41109 | 21177 | s | I: <i>Sweet Bird</i>, from $Milton=,-Mrs Arne; II: <i>A Cantata</i> by $Stanley=-Beard; IV: <i>Was ever Nymph like Rosamond</i>-Lowe; V: <i>War he sung was Toil and Trouble</i>-Mrs Clive
    Performance: 41110 | 21177 | d | III: <i>A Concerto</i>, as17420105; V: <i>The Italian Peasants</i>, as17411205
    AsSeeDate: 41110 | dl | d | As | 17420105

Mainpiece

Title: The Careless Husband
Comments:
Sir Charles-Mills; Foppington-Cibber Jun.; Morelove-Delane; Lady Betty-Mrs Woffington; Lady Easy-Mrs Butler.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1704
Author: Colley Cibber
Birth: 1671
Death: 1757

Afterpiece

Title: The Mock Doctor
Comments:
As17410905, but Dorcas-Mrs Phillips; Charlotte-_; Sir Jasper-_; Leander-_; With an Epilogue (en Petit-Maitre)-Miss Cibber.
Cast:

Song

Comment: I: Sweet Bird, from Milton,-Mrs Arne; II: A Cantata by Stanley-Beard; IV: Was ever Nymph like Rosamond-Lowe; V: War he sung was Toil and Trouble-Mrs Clive

Dance

Comment: III: A Concerto, as17420105; V: The Italian Peasants, as17411205

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