14 February 1749

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1748-1749
Volume: 4
Comments: SSmollett to Carlyle: I have wrote a sort of Tragedy on the story of Alceste, which will (without fail) be acted at Covent Garden next season, and appear with such magnificence of Scenery as was never exhibited in Britain before.--Knapp, Smollett, p. 85. [See also cg, 1 March 1750.

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?.cg The Distrest Mother. As 28 Jan. *a?.cg Apollo and Daphne. As 26 Jan. *c?.cg $SSmollett= to $Carlyle=: I have wrote a sort of Tragedy on the story of <i>Alceste</i>, which will (without fail) be acted at <i>Covent Garden</i> next season, and appear with such magnificence of Scenery as was never exhibited in Britain before.--$Knapp=, Smollett, p. 85. [See also <i>cg</i>, 1 March 1750.]

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    *p1749 02 14 cg The Distrest Mother. ^As17490128^.*a1749 02 14 cg Apollo and Daphne. ^As17490126^.*c1749 02 14 cg $SSmollett= to $Carlyle=: I have wrote a sort of Tragedy on the story of <i>Alceste</i>, which will (without fail) be acted at <i>Covent Garden</i> next season, and appear with such magnificence of Scenery as was never exhibited in Britain before.--$Knapp=, Smollett, p. 85. [See also <i>cg</i>, 1 March 1750.]

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    Event: 24607 | 17490214 | cg | $SSmollett= to $Carlyle=: I have wrote a sort of Tragedy on the story of <i>Alceste</i>, which will (without fail) be acted at <i>Covent Garden</i> next season, and appear with such magnificence of Scenery as was never exhibited in Britain before.--$Knapp=, Smollett, p. 85. [See also <i>cg</i>, 1 March 1750.
    Performance: 49064 | 24607 | p | The Distrest Mother | As17490128.
    AsSeeDate: 49064 | cg | p | As | 17490128
    Cast:
    359255 | 49064 | Pyrrhus | Quin
    359256 | 49064 | Orestes | Ryan
    359257 | 49064 | Hermione | Mrs Ward
    359258 | 49064 | Pylades | Ridout
    359259 | 49064 | Phoenix | Anderson
    359260 | 49064 | Cephisa | Mrs Hale
    359261 | 49064 | Cleone | Miss Haughton
    359262 | 49064 | Andromache | Mrs Woffington.
    Performance: 49065 | 24607 | a | Apollo and Daphne | As17490126.
    AsSeeDate: 49065 | cg | a | As | 17490126

Mainpiece

Title: The Distrest Mother
Comments:
As17490128.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1712

Afterpiece

Title: Apollo and Daphne
Comments:
As17490126.
Cast:
None Listed

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