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16 November 1747

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1747-1748
Volume: 4
Comments: [Song and Chorus] Written over our late Victory over the French Fleet (General Advertiser). (bad) upon beat F: fleet (Cross). [The battle was fought on 25 Oct. off Cape Finisterre. Accounts, both French and English, appeared in the General Advertiser by 16 Nov.] Receipts: 120 (Cross); #114 16s. (Powel)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?Pdl The Recruiting Officer. Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Macklin; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington; Rose-Mrs Green; Ballance-Winstone; Kite-Berry; Worthy-Havard; Bullock-Taswell; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Scale-Simpson; Scruple-Usher; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; [to conclude with the last New% <i>Country Dance</i>-the characters of the play. *s?Pdl New <i>Sailor's Song</i>-; [Chorus call'd% <i>Tit for Tat</i>-. *d?Pdl [AA New Ballet, call'd %<i>The Gardner's Revels</i>-Cooke, Mathews, Leviez, Pelling, Shawford, Royer, Mrs Addison, Miss Thompson, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole. *c?Pdl [SSong and Chorus] Written over our late Victory over the <i>French Fleet</i> (<i>General Advertiser</i>). (bad) upon beat F: fleet ($Cross=). [The battle was fought on 25 Oct. off <i>Cape Finisterre</i>. Accounts, both <i>French</i> and <i>English</i>, appeared in the <i>General Advertiser</i> by 16 Nov.] Receipts: 120 (Cross); #114 16s. ($Powel=).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1747 11 16 dl The Recruiting Officer. Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Macklin; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington; Rose-Mrs Green; Ballance-Winstone; Kite-Berry; Worthy-Havard; Bullock-Taswell; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Scale-Simpson; Scruple-Usher; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; to conclude with the last New <i>Country Dance</i>-the characters of the play.*s1747 11 16 dl New <i>Sailor's Song</i>-; Chorus call'd <i>Tit for Tat</i>-.*d1747 11 16 dl New Ballet, call'd %<i>The Gardner's Revels</i>-Cooke, Mathews, Leviez, Pelling, Shawford, Royer, Mrs Addison, Miss Thompson, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole.*c1747 11 16 dl [Song and Chorus] Written over our late Victory over the <i>French Fleet</i> (<i>General Advertiser</i>). (bad) upon beat F: fleet ($Cross=). [The battle was fought on 25 Oct. off <i>Cape Finisterre</i>. Accounts, both <i>French</i> and <i>English</i>, appeared in the <i>General Advertiser</i> by 16 Nov.] Receipts: 120 (Cross); #114 16s. ($Powel=).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 23947 | 17471116 | dl | [Song and Chorus] Written over our late Victory over the <i>French Fleet</i> (<i>General Advertiser</i>). (bad) upon beat F: fleet ($Cross=). [The battle was fought on 25 Oct. off <i>Cape Finisterre</i>. Accounts, both <i>French</i> and <i>English</i>, appeared in the <i>General Advertiser</i> by 16 Nov.] Receipts: 120 (Cross); #114 16s. ($Powel=)
    Performance: 47663 | 23947 | p | The Recruiting Officer | Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Macklin; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington; Rose-Mrs Green; Ballance-Winstone; Kite-Berry; Worthy-Havard; Bullock-Taswell; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Scale-Simpson; Scruple-Usher; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; to conclude with the last New <i>Country Dance</i>-the characters of the play.
    Cast:
    77627 | 47663 | Plume | Garrick
    77628 | 47663 | Brazen | Macklin
    77629 | 47663 | Sylvia | Mrs Woffington
    77630 | 47663 | Rose | Mrs Green
    77631 | 47663 | Ballance | Winstone
    77632 | 47663 | Kite | Berry
    77633 | 47663 | Worthy | Havard
    77634 | 47663 | Bullock | Taswell
    77635 | 47663 | Welsh Collier | Blakes
    77636 | 47663 | Scale | Simpson
    77637 | 47663 | Scruple | Usher
    77638 | 47663 | Recruits | Neale, Ray
    77639 | 47663 | Melinda | Mrs Mills
    77640 | 47663 | Lucy | Mrs Bennet
    77641 | 47663 | to conclude with the last New <i>Country Dance</i> | the characters of the play.
    Performance: 47664 | 23947 | s | New <i>Sailor's Song</i>-; Chorus call'd <i>Tit for Tat</i>-
    Performance: 47665 | 23947 | d | New Ballet, call'd %<i>The Gardner's Revels</i>-Cooke, Mathews, Leviez, Pelling, Shawford, Royer, Mrs Addison, Miss Thompson, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole

Mainpiece

Title: The Recruiting Officer
Comments:
Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Macklin; Sylvia-Mrs Woffington; Rose-Mrs Green; Ballance-Winstone; Kite-Berry; Worthy-Havard; Bullock-Taswell; Welsh Collier-Blakes; Scale-Simpson; Scruple-Usher; Recruits-Neale, Ray; Melinda-Mrs Mills; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; to conclude with the last New Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Song

Comment: New Sailor's Song-; Chorus call'd Tit for Tat-

Dance

Comment: New Ballet, call'd %The Gardner's Revels-Cooke, Mathews, Leviez, Pelling, Shawford, Royer, Mrs Addison, Miss Thompson, Mrs Shawford, Miss Cole

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