17 January 1745

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1744-1745
Volume: 3
Comments: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Musick for the Afterpiece compos'd by Mr Arne. With a New Overture founded on some favourite Irish tunes. Nothing Under Full Prices will be taken during the Performance.--General Advertiser. [See Poem by S. G. To Mrs Sybilla, on her Acting the Goddess of Dullness and persuading her to attempt Melantha in Dryden's Marriage Alamode in Gentlemen's Magazine, Feb. 1745, p. 98. Authorship of afterpiece unknown; possible a revision of Theobald's The Happy Captive. See 16 April 1741 hay.

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?dl The Constant Couple. As 5 Dec. 1744. *a?dl The Temple of Dulness; With Humours of Sg Capochio and Sga Dorinna. Capochio-Waltz; Puppibello-Lowe; Merit-Blakes; Goddess of Dullness-Mrs Sybilla (1st time of her performing in <i>England</i>); Negligence-Miss Young; Sga Dorinna-Mrs Arne (<i>General Advertiser</i>); Faddlini-Miss Cole [1745 edition]. *c?dl Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Musick for the Afterpiece compos'd by $Mr Arne=. With a New Overture founded on some favourite <i>Irish tunes</i>. Nothing Under Full Prices will be taken during the Performance.--<i>General Advertiser</i>. [See Poem by $S. G.= <i>To Mrs Sybilla, on her Acting the Goddess of Dullness and persuading her to attempt Melantha</i> in $Dryden='s <i>Marriage Alamode</i> in <i>Gentlemen's Magazine</i>, Feb. 1745, p. 98. Authorship of afterpiece unknown; possible a revision of $Theobald='s <i>The Happy Captive</i>. See 16 April 1741 <i>hay</i>.]

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    *p1745 01 17 dl The Constant Couple. ^As17441205^.*a1745 01 17 dl The Temple of Dulness; With Humours of Sg Capochio and Sga Dorinna. Capochio-Waltz; Puppibello-Lowe; Merit-Blakes; Goddess of Dullness-Mrs Sybilla (1st time of her performing in <i>England</i>); Negligence-Miss Young; Sga Dorinna-Mrs Arne (<i>General Advertiser</i>); Faddlini-Miss Cole [1745 edition].*c1745 01 17 dl Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Musick for the Afterpiece compos'd by $Mr Arne=. With a New Overture founded on some favourite <i>Irish tunes</i>. Nothing Under Full Prices will be taken during the Performance.--<i>General Advertiser</i>. [See Poem by $S. G.= <i>To Mrs Sybilla, on her Acting the Goddess of Dullness and persuading her to attempt Melantha</i> in $Dryden='s <i>Marriage Alamode</i> in <i>Gentlemen's Magazine</i>, Feb. 1745, p. 98. Authorship of afterpiece unknown; possible a revision of $Theobald='s <i>The Happy Captive</i>. See 16 April 1741 <i>hay</i>.]

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    Event: 22548 | 17450117 | dl | Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Musick for the Afterpiece compos'd by $Mr Arne=. With a New Overture founded on some favourite <i>Irish tunes</i>. Nothing Under Full Prices will be taken during the Performance.--<i>General Advertiser</i>. [See Poem by $S. G.= <i>To Mrs Sybilla, on her Acting the Goddess of Dullness and persuading her to attempt Melantha</i> in $Dryden='s <i>Marriage Alamode</i> in <i>Gentlemen's Magazine</i>, Feb. 1745, p. 98. Authorship of afterpiece unknown; possible a revision of $Theobald='s <i>The Happy Captive</i>. See 16 April 1741 <i>hay</i>.
    Performance: 44345 | 22548 | p | The Constant Couple | As17441205.
    AsSeeDate: 44345 | dl | p | As | 17441205
    Cast:
    340075 | 44345 | Vizard | Havard
    340076 | 44345 | Col Standard | Delane.
    340077 | 44345 | Sir Harry Wildair | Mrs Woffington
    340078 | 44345 | Standard | Havard
    340079 | 44345 | Beau Clincher | Yates
    340080 | 44345 | Clincher Jun. | Neale
    340081 | 44345 | Smuggler | Taswell
    340082 | 44345 | Tom Errand | Green
    340083 | 44345 | Lady Lurewell | Mrs Giffard
    340084 | 44345 | Dicky | Ray
    340085 | 44345 | Angelica | Mrs Bennet
    340086 | 44345 | Lady Darling | Mrs Bridges
    340087 | 44345 | Parley | Mrs Cross.
    Performance: 44346 | 22548 | a | The Temple of Dulness; With Humours of Sg Capochio and Sga Dorinna | Capochio-Waltz; Puppibello-Lowe; Merit-Blakes; Goddess of Dullness-Mrs Sybilla (1st time of her performing in <i>England</i>); Negligence-Miss Young; Sga Dorinna-Mrs Arne (<i>General Advertiser</i>); Faddlini-Miss Cole [1745 edition].1745 edition].
    Cast:
    71378 | 44346 | Capochio | Waltz
    71379 | 44346 | Puppibello | Lowe
    71380 | 44346 | Merit | Blakes
    71381 | 44346 | Goddess of Dullness | Mrs Sybilla
    71382 | 44346 | Negligence | Miss Young
    71383 | 44346 | Sga Dorinna | Mrs Arne
    71384 | 44346 | Faddlini | Miss Cole

Mainpiece

Title: The Constant Couple
Comments:
As17441205.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Temple of Dulness; With Humours of Sg Capochio and Sga Dorinna
Comments:
Capochio-Waltz; Puppibello-Lowe; Merit-Blakes; Goddess of Dullness-Mrs Sybilla (1st time of her performing in England); Negligence-Miss Young; Sga Dorinna-Mrs Arne (General Advertiser); Faddlini-Miss Cole [1745 edition].1745 edition].
Cast:

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