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14 December 1743

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1743-1744
Volume: 3
Comments: The New Tragedy entitled Love's the Cause and Cure of Grief intended to have been acted this night is deferr'd till Monday Next. Daily Advertiser: The Fable of the Iron and the Earthen Pot. To Mr Macklin. Vers'd thou art in every Wile Thy conduct who can Reconcile? Who'll think thee knowing in Intrigue With Garrick e'er to join in League? Was not the Maxim to thee known That Leaguers. 'Twixt Equals suit alone? We grant thee Merit; yet how far Does Sol outshine the brightest Star? Thy strength hads't thou by duly weigh'd No Feuds had then to ills betray'd. Still if thou well or ill deserve Pity, methinks, to let thee starve Pity that thou shoulds't find too late Sage Aesop's Earthen Pot thy fate

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pndl The Constant Couple. As 1 Nov. *andl The Lawyer's Feast. As 12 Dec. *sndl II: Song-Morland. *dndl V: [New% <i>Dance</i>, as 23 Nov. *cndl The New Tragedy entitled <i>Love's the Cause and Cure of Grief</i> intended to have been acted this night is deferr'd till Monday Next. <i>Daily Advertiser</i>: <i>The Fable of the Iron and the Earthen Pot</i>. To $Mr Macklin=. Vers'd thou art in every Wile Thy conduct who can Reconcile? Who'll think thee knowing in Intrigue With $Garrick= e'er to join in League? Was not the Maxim to thee known That Leaguers. 'Twixt Equals suit alone? We grant thee Merit; yet how far Does Sol outshine the brightest Star? Thy strength hads't thou by duly weigh'd No Feuds had then to ills betray'd. Still if thou well or ill deserve Pity, methinks, to let thee starve Pity that thou shoulds't find too late Sage $Aesop='s Earthen Pot thy fate.
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1743 12 14 dl The Constant Couple. ^As17431101^.*a1743 12 14 dl The Lawyer's Feast. ^As17431212^.*s1743 12 14 dl II: Song-Morland.*d1743 12 14 dl V: New <i>Dance</i>, ^as17431123^.*c1743 12 14 dl The New Tragedy entitled <i>Love's the Cause and Cure of Grief</i> intended to have been acted this night is deferr'd till Monday Next. <i>Daily Advertiser</i>: <i>The Fable of the Iron and the Earthen Pot</i>. To $Mr Macklin=. Vers'd thou art in every Wile Thy conduct who can Reconcile? Who'll think thee knowing in Intrigue With $Garrick= e'er to join in League? Was not the Maxim to thee known That Leaguers. 'Twixt Equals suit alone? We grant thee Merit; yet how far Does Sol outshine the brightest Star? Thy strength hads't thou by duly weigh'd No Feuds had then to ills betray'd. Still if thou well or ill deserve Pity, methinks, to let thee starve Pity that thou shoulds't find too late Sage $Aesop='s Earthen Pot thy fate.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 21960 | 17431214 | dl | The New Tragedy entitled <i>Love's the Cause and Cure of Grief</i> intended to have been acted this night is deferr'd till Monday Next. <i>Daily Advertiser</i>: <i>The Fable of the Iron and the Earthen Pot</i>. To $Mr Macklin=. Vers'd thou art in every Wile Thy conduct who can Reconcile? Who'll think thee knowing in Intrigue With $Garrick= e'er to join in League? Was not the Maxim to thee known That Leaguers. 'Twixt Equals suit alone? We grant thee Merit; yet how far Does Sol outshine the brightest Star? Thy strength hads't thou by duly weigh'd No Feuds had then to ills betray'd. Still if thou well or ill deserve Pity, methinks, to let thee starve Pity that thou shoulds't find too late Sage $Aesop='s Earthen Pot thy fate
    Performance: 43115 | 21960 | p | The Constant Couple | As17431101.
    AsSeeDate: 43115 | dl | p | As | 17431101
    Cast:
    334055 | 43115 | Sir Harry Wildair | Mrs Woffington, 1st appearance this season
    334056 | 43115 | Tom Errand | Green.
    334057 | 43115 | Sir Harry | Giffard
    334058 | 43115 | Standard | Delane
    334059 | 43115 | Smugler | Taswell
    334060 | 43115 | Vizard | W. Giffard
    334061 | 43115 | Beau Clincher | Yates
    334062 | 43115 | Clincher Jun | Neale
    334063 | 43115 | Dicky | Ray
    334064 | 43115 | Angelica | Mrs Bennet
    334065 | 43115 | Lady Darling | Mrs Egerton
    334066 | 43115 | Parley | Mrs Cross
    334067 | 43115 | Lady Lurewell | Mrs Giffard.
    Performance: 43116 | 21960 | a | The Lawyer's Feast | As17431212.
    AsSeeDate: 43116 | dl | a | As | 17431212
    Performance: 43117 | 21960 | s | II: Song-Morland
    Performance: 43118 | 21960 | d | V: New <i>Dance</i>, as17431123
    AsSeeDate: 43118 | dl | d | As | 17431123

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17431101.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17431212.
Cast:
None Listed

Song

Comment: II: Song-Morland

Dance

Comment: V: New Dance, as17431123

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