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26 September 1745

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1745-1746
Volume: 3
Comments: MMrs Cibber to Garrick, 26 Feb. 1746: I despise your vanity when you imagine my danger was as great from Mrs Copin, as yours from Perkin Warbeck; my rival met with disgrace the first night of her appearance; and my not naming her when I writ you about Perkin Jan. 1746] was a piece of generosity scarcely to be met with in the female sex, for my rival was then dismissed the house.--Boaden, Private Correspondence of Garrick, I, 39

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?dl The Recruiting Officer. Kite-I. Sparks; Balance-Bridges; Bullock-Taswell; Melinda-Miss Copin, [1st appearance%; Plume-Mills; Brazen-Macklin; Worthy-Havard; Welch Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Rose-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington. *s?dl I: Lowe; IV: <i>Colin and Phebe</i>-Lowe, Mrs Arne. *d?dl II: <i>Grand Serious Dance</i>-M and Mlle Mitchel (lately arrived from <i>Paris</i>); V: <i>A New Grand Comic Dance</i>-M and Mlle Mechel. *c?dl $MMrs Cibber= to $Garrick=, 26 Feb. 1746: I despise your vanity when you imagine my danger was as great from $Mrs Copin=, as yours from <i>Perkin Warbeck</i>; my rival met with disgrace the first night of her appearance; and my not naming her when I writ you about Perkin Jan. 1746] was a piece of generosity scarcely to be met with in the female sex, for my rival was then dismissed the house.--$Boaden=, <i>Private Correspondence of Garrick</i>, I, 39.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1745 09 26 dl The Recruiting Officer. Kite-I. Sparks; Balance-Bridges; Bullock-Taswell; Melinda-Miss Copin, 1st appearance; Plume-Mills; Brazen-Macklin; Worthy-Havard; Welch Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Rose-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington.*s1745 09 26 dl I: Lowe; IV: <i>Colin and Phebe</i>-Lowe, Mrs Arne.*d1745 09 26 dl II: <i>Grand Serious Dance</i>-M and Mlle Mitchel (lately arrived from <i>Paris</i>); V: <i>A New Grand Comic Dance</i>-M and Mlle Mechel.*c1745 09 26 dl $MMrs Cibber= to $Garrick=, 26 Feb. 1746: I despise your vanity when you imagine my danger was as great from $Mrs Copin=, as yours from <i>Perkin Warbeck</i>; my rival met with disgrace the first night of her appearance; and my not naming her when I writ you about Perkin Jan. 1746] was a piece of generosity scarcely to be met with in the female sex, for my rival was then dismissed the house.--$Boaden=, <i>Private Correspondence of Garrick</i>, I, 39.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 22845 | 17450926 | dl | $MMrs Cibber= to $Garrick=, 26 Feb. 1746: I despise your vanity when you imagine my danger was as great from $Mrs Copin=, as yours from <i>Perkin Warbeck</i>; my rival met with disgrace the first night of her appearance; and my not naming her when I writ you about Perkin Jan. 1746] was a piece of generosity scarcely to be met with in the female sex, for my rival was then dismissed the house.--$Boaden=, <i>Private Correspondence of Garrick</i>, I, 39
    Performance: 44973 | 22845 | p | The Recruiting Officer | Kite-I. Sparks; Balance-Bridges; Bullock-Taswell; Melinda-Miss Copin, 1st appearance; Plume-Mills; Brazen-Macklin; Worthy-Havard; Welch Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Rose-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington.
    Cast:
    72177 | 44973 | Kite | I. Sparks
    72178 | 44973 | Balance | Bridges
    72179 | 44973 | Bullock | Taswell
    72180 | 44973 | Melinda | Miss Copin, 1st appearance
    72181 | 44973 | Plume | Mills
    72182 | 44973 | Brazen | Macklin
    72183 | 44973 | Worthy | Havard
    72184 | 44973 | Welch Collier | Blakes
    72185 | 44973 | Recruits | Neale, Ray
    72186 | 44973 | Rose | Mrs Ridout
    72187 | 44973 | Lucy | Mrs Bennet
    72188 | 44973 | Sylvia | Mrs Woffington.
    Performance: 44974 | 22845 | s | I: Lowe; IV: <i>Colin and Phebe</i>-Lowe, Mrs Arne
    Performance: 44975 | 22845 | d | II: <i>Grand Serious Dance</i>-M and Mlle Mitchel (lately arrived from <i>Paris</i>); V: <i>A New Grand Comic Dance</i>-M and Mlle Mechel

Mainpiece

Title: The Recruiting Officer
Comments:
Kite-I. Sparks; Balance-Bridges; Bullock-Taswell; Melinda-Miss Copin, 1st appearance; Plume-Mills; Brazen-Macklin; Worthy-Havard; Welch Collier-Blakes; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Rose-Mrs Ridout; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1706
Birth: 1676/7
Death: 1707

Song

Comment: I: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne

Dance

Comment: II: Grand Serious Dance-M and Mlle Mitchel (lately arrived from Paris); V: A New Grand Comic Dance-M and Mlle Mechel

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