25 April 1748

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1747-1748
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Mr Mills and Mrs Mills. Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. By Desire 3 rows of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Servants will be allow'd to keep places on the stage. Mr and Mrs Mills take but one benefit this year that they may not be troublesome to their friends. Receipts: #210 (Cross); house charges, #60 (Powel); cash, #49 8s.; tickets, #153 10s. (Clay MS)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl The Provoked Wife. As 21 March, but Heartfree-Mills;[ Col. Bully listed "with songs proper to the character";% Belinda-Mrs Mills[; Taylor-_; Justice-_%. *a??dl The Lying Valet. [To conclude with% <i>The Sailor's Rendezvous at Portsmouth</i>- [see 17 Nov. 1747]; the Sailor's song-Lowe; the <i>Hornpipe</i>-Mathews. *d??dl III: <i>Savoyards</i>, as 15 Dec. 1747; IV: <i>Pastoral Dance</i>-Cooke, Janneton Auretti[, as 20 March%. *c??dl Benefit for $Mr Mills= and $Mrs Mills=. Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. By Desire 3 rows of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Servants will be allow'd to keep places on the stage. Mr and Mrs Mills take but one benefit this year that they may not be troublesome to their friends. Receipts: #210 ($Cross=); house charges, #60 ($Powel=); cash, #49 8s.; tickets, #153 10s. (<i>Clay MS</i>).

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    *p1748 04 25 dl The Provoked Wife. ^As17480321^ but Heartfree-Mills; Col. Bully listed "with songs proper to the character"; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Taylor-_; Justice-_.*a1748 04 25 dl The Lying Valet. To conclude with <i>The Sailor's Rendezvous at Portsmouth</i>- [^see17471117^]; the Sailor's song-Lowe; the <i>Hornpipe</i>-Mathews.*d1748 04 25 dl III: <i>Savoyards</i>, ^as17471215^; IV: <i>Pastoral Dance</i>-Cooke, Janneton Auretti[, ^as17480320^.*c1748 04 25 dl Benefit for $Mr Mills= and $Mrs Mills=. Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. By Desire 3 rows of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Servants will be allow'd to keep places on the stage. Mr and Mrs Mills take but one benefit this year that they may not be troublesome to their friends. Receipts: #210 ($Cross=); house charges, #60 ($Powel=); cash, #49 8s.; tickets, #153 10s. (<i>Clay MS</i>).

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    Event: 24214 | 17480425 | dl | Benefit for $Mr Mills= and $Mrs Mills=. Last time of performing the Mainpiece this season. By Desire 3 rows of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Servants will be allow'd to keep places on the stage. Mr and Mrs Mills take but one benefit this year that they may not be troublesome to their friends. Receipts: #210 ($Cross=); house charges, #60 ($Powel=); cash, #49 8s.; tickets, #153 10s. (<i>Clay MS</i>)
    Performance: 48224 | 24214 | p | The Provoked Wife | As17480321 but Heartfree-Mills; Col. Bully listed "with songs proper to the character"; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Taylor-_; Justice-_.
    AsSeeDate: 48224 | dl | p | As | 17480321
    Cast:
    78725 | 48224 | Heartfree | Mills
    78726 | 48224 | Belinda | Mrs Mills
    355521 | 48224 | in which will be perform'd | Lowe, Mrs Clive
    355522 | 48224 | the <i>Original Dialogue</i> | set to music by $Arne=
    355523 | 48224 | Sir John Brute | Garrick
    355524 | 48224 | Constant | Havard
    355525 | 48224 | Bully | Lowe
    355526 | 48224 | Lord Rake | Blakes
    355527 | 48224 | Razor | Yates
    355528 | 48224 | Taylor | Shuter
    355529 | 48224 | Lady Fanciful | Mrs Clive
    355530 | 48224 | Lady Brute | Mrs Cibber
    355531 | 48224 | Mademoiselle | Mrs Green
    355532 | 48224 | Justice | Winstone.
    Performance: 48225 | 24214 | a | The Lying Valet | To conclude with <i>The Sailor's Rendezvous at Portsmouth</i>- [see17471117]; the Sailor's song-Lowe; the <i>Hornpipe</i>-Mathews.
    Cast:
    78727 | 48225 | To conclude with <i>The Sailor's Rendezvous at Por
    78728 | 48225 | the Sailor's song | Lowe
    78729 | 48225 | the <i>Hornpipe</i> | Mathews.
    Performance: 48226 | 24214 | d | III: <i>Savoyards</i>, as17471215; IV: <i>Pastoral Dance</i>-Cooke, Janneton Auretti[, as17480320
    AsSeeDate: 48226 | dl | d | As | 17471215

Mainpiece

Title: The Provoked Wife
Comments:
As17480321 but Heartfree-Mills; Col. Bully listed "with songs proper to the character"; Belinda-Mrs Mills; Taylor-_; Justice-_.
Cast:

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Publish Date:
Author: John Vanbrugh
Birth: 1664
Death: 1726

Afterpiece

Title: The Lying Valet
Comments:
To conclude with The Sailor's Rendezvous at Portsmouth- [see17471117]; the Sailor's song-Lowe; the Hornpipe-Mathews.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Author: David Garrick
Birth: 1717
Death: 1779

Dance

Comment: III: Savoyards, as17471215; IV: Pastoral Dance-Cooke, Janneton Auretti[, as17480320

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