03 April 1744

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1743-1744
Volume: 3
Comments: Never acted before. After the manner of Ben Johnson [by James Ralph]. The Receipts...upon the First Night were but Twenty-One Pounds...and...when the Manager had the Generosity to Risque a Second...he was oblig'd to shut up his Doors for want of an Audience [from Preface to printed edition]

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    *p?dl The Astrologer; or, The Pretended Transformation. Stargaze-Mills; Doterel-Blakes; Whimsey-Bridges; Motley-Yates; Brains-Neale; Young Whimsey-Havard; Young Deterel-Giffard Jun. [$W. Giffard= (<i>General Advertiser</i>)]; Siftem-Berry; Sly-Arthur; Brag-Morgan; Laetitia-Mrs Woffington; Clara-Mrs Giffard; Fainwou'd-Mrs Bennet; Prologue [by a Friend%-Garrick; Epilogue [by $Garrick=%-Mrs Woffington [from edition of 1744, but listdd in order in which these actors appear in General Advertiser]. *c?dl Never acted before. After the manner of $Ben Johnson= [by $James Ralph=]. The Receipts...upon the First Night were but Twenty-One Pounds...and...when the Manager had the Generosity to Risque a Second...he was oblig'd to shut up his Doors for want of an Audience [from Preface to printed edition].

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    *p1744 04 03 dl The Astrologer; or, The Pretended Transformation. Stargaze-Mills; Doterel-Blakes; Whimsey-Bridges; Motley-Yates; Brains-Neale; Young Whimsey-Havard; Young Deterel-Giffard Jun. [$W. Giffard= (<i>General Advertiser</i>)]; Siftem-Berry; Sly-Arthur; Brag-Morgan; Laetitia-Mrs Woffington; Clara-Mrs Giffard; Fainwou'd-Mrs Bennet; Prologue by a Friend-Garrick; Epilogue [by $Garrick=-Mrs Woffington [from edition of 1744, but listdd in order in which these actors appear in General Advertiser].*c1744 04 03 dl Never acted before. After the manner of $Ben Johnson= [by $James Ralph=]. The Receipts...upon the First Night were but Twenty-One Pounds...and...when the Manager had the Generosity to Risque a Second...he was oblig'd to shut up his Doors for want of an Audience [from Preface to printed edition].

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    Event: 22168 | 17440403 | dl | Never acted before. After the manner of $Ben Johnson= [by $James Ralph=]. The Receipts...upon the First Night were but Twenty-One Pounds...and...when the Manager had the Generosity to Risque a Second...he was oblig'd to shut up his Doors for want of an Audience [from Preface to printed edition]
    Performance: 43518 | 22168 | p | The Astrologer; Or, The Pretended Transformation | Stargaze-Mills; Doterel-Blakes; Whimsey-Bridges; Motley-Yates; Brains-Neale; Young Whimsey-Havard; Young Deterel-Giffard Jun. [$W. Giffard= (<i>General Advertiser</i>)]; Siftem-Berry; Sly-Arthur; Brag-Morgan; Laetitia-Mrs Woffington; Clara-Mrs Giffard; Fainwou'd-Mrs Bennet; Prologue by a Friend-Garrick; Epilogue [by $Garrick=-Mrs Woffington [from edition of 1744, but listdd in order in which these actors appear in General Advertiser].from edition of 1744, but listdd in order in which these actors appear in General Advertiser].
    Cast:
    69462 | 43518 | Stargaze | Mills
    69463 | 43518 | Doterel | Blakes
    69464 | 43518 | Whimsey | Bridges
    69465 | 43518 | Motley | Yates
    69466 | 43518 | Brains | Neale
    69467 | 43518 | Young Whimsey | Havard
    69468 | 43518 | Young Deterel | Giffard Jun.
    69469 | 43518 | Siftem | Berry
    69470 | 43518 | Sly | Arthur
    69471 | 43518 | Brag | Morgan
    69472 | 43518 | Laetitia | Mrs Woffington
    69473 | 43518 | Clara | Mrs Giffard
    69474 | 43518 | Fainwou'd | Mrs Bennet
    69475 | 43518 | Prologue by a Friend | Garrick
    69476 | 43518 | Garrick= | Mrs Woffington

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Title: The Astrologer; Or, The Pretended Transformation
Comments:
Stargaze-Mills; Doterel-Blakes; Whimsey-Bridges; Motley-Yates; Brains-Neale; Young Whimsey-Havard; Young Deterel-Giffard Jun. [W. Giffard (General Advertiser)]; Siftem-Berry; Sly-Arthur; Brag-Morgan; Laetitia-Mrs Woffington; Clara-Mrs Giffard; Fainwou'd-Mrs Bennet; Prologue by a Friend-Garrick; Epilogue [by Garrick-Mrs Woffington [from edition of 1744, but listdd in order in which these actors appear in General Advertiser].from edition of 1744, but listdd in order in which these actors appear in General Advertiser].
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