05 April 1750

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1749-1750
Volume: 4
Comments: MMasque with a Prologue, for ye Benefit of Mrs Foster, Grand Daughter to Milton & his only surviving Descendant (Cross). [For Prologue, see Gentleman's Magazine April 1750.] Rec'd cash #76 6s., plus #71 4s. from tickets. Total #147 4s. 6d. Paid for 1!2 year New River Water #1; Paid 1!2 year's scavanger's tax to Lady Day #3 14s. 6d.; Norton 4 Chorus #1 (Treasurer's Book). Tickets deliver'd for the 4th will be taken. Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl Comus. As 24 Jan., but [add to% The Dances-Mlle <i>Auretti, +Mathews, Mlle +Contri, _Pelling, _Shawford, G. _Yates,[_$MacNeale</i>,% Mrs _Addison, Miss _Baker, Mrs _Shawford, Mrs _L'Font, Miss _Shawford; Elder Brother-_; Younger Brother-_; First Spirit-_; Second Spirit-_; Lady-Mrs Pritchard; <i>Occasional Prologue</i> [by $Dr Johnson=%-Garrick. *a??dl Lethe. As 29 March, but Frenchman (by Particular desire)-Garrick; Aesop-_; Tattoo-_; Old Man-_; Mrs Tattoo-_; Charon-_. *c??dl <i>MMasque</i> with a <i>Prologue</i>, for ye Benefit of $Mrs Foster=, Grand Daughter to $Milton= & his only surviving Descendant (Cross). [For Prologue, see <i>Gentleman's Magazine</i> April 1750.] Rec'd cash #76 6s., plus #71 4s. from tickets. Total #147 4s. 6d. Paid for 1!2 year New River Water #1; Paid 1!2 year's scavanger's tax to <i>Lady Day</i> #3 14s. 6d.; $Norton= 4 Chorus #1 (Treasurer's Book). Tickets deliver'd for the 4th will be taken. Receipts: #150 ($Cross=); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book).
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    *p1750 04 05 dl Comus. ^As17500124^, but add to The Dances-Mlle <i>Auretti, +Mathews, Mlle +Contri, _Pelling, _Shawford, G. _Yates,_$MacNeale</i>, Mrs _Addison, Miss _Baker, Mrs _Shawford, Mrs _L'Font, Miss _Shawford; Elder Brother-_; Younger Brother-_; First Spirit-_; Second Spirit-_; Lady-Mrs Pritchard; <i>Occasional Prologue</i> by $Dr Johnson=-Garrick.*a1750 04 05 dl Lethe. ^As17500329^ but Frenchman (by Particular desire)-Garrick; Aesop-_; Tattoo-_; Old Man-_; Mrs Tattoo-_; Charon-_.*c1750 04 05 dl <i>MMasque</i> with a <i>Prologue</i>, for ye Benefit of $Mrs Foster=, Grand Daughter to $Milton= & his only surviving Descendant (Cross). [For Prologue, see <i>Gentleman's Magazine</i> April 1750.] Rec'd cash #76 6s., plus #71 4s. from tickets. Total #147 4s. 6d. Paid for 1!2 year New River Water #1; Paid 1!2 year's scavanger's tax to <i>Lady Day</i> #3 14s. 6d.; $Norton= 4 Chorus #1 (Treasurer's Book). Tickets deliver'd for the 4th will be taken. Receipts: #150 ($Cross=); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book).
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    Event: 25237 | 17500405 | dl | <i>MMasque</i> with a <i>Prologue</i>, for ye Benefit of $Mrs Foster=, Grand Daughter to $Milton= & his only surviving Descendant (Cross). [For Prologue, see <i>Gentleman's Magazine</i> April 1750.] Rec'd cash #76 6s., plus #71 4s. from tickets. Total #147 4s. 6d. Paid for 1!2 year New River Water #1; Paid 1!2 year's scavanger's tax to <i>Lady Day</i> #3 14s. 6d.; $Norton= 4 Chorus #1 (Treasurer's Book). Tickets deliver'd for the 4th will be taken. Receipts: #150 ($Cross=); charges, #63 (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 50404 | 25237 | p | Comus | As17500124, but add to The Dances-Mlle <i>Auretti, +Mathews, Mlle +Contri, _Pelling, _Shawford, G. _Yates,_$MacNeale</i>, Mrs _Addison, Miss _Baker, Mrs _Shawford, Mrs _L'Font, Miss _Shawford; Elder Brother-_; Younger Brother-_; First Spirit-_; Second Spirit-_; Lady-Mrs Pritchard; <i>Occasional Prologue</i> by $Dr Johnson=-Garrick.
    AsSeeDate: 50404 | dl | p | As | 17500124
    Cast:
    82586 | 50404 | add to The Dances | Mlle <i>Auretti, +Mathews, Mlle +Contri, _Pelling, _Shawford, G. _Yates,_$MacNeale</i>, Mrs _Addison, Miss _Baker, Mrs _Shawford, Mrs _L'Font, Miss _Shawford
    82587 | 50404 | Lady | Mrs Pritchard
    82588 | 50404 | Dr Johnson= | Garrick.
    366324 | 50404 | The Dances | Master <i>Malter, Miss +Forcad.
    366325 | 50404 | Comus | Havard
    366326 | 50404 | Elder Brother | Usher
    366327 | 50404 | Younger Brother | King
    366328 | 50404 | First Spirit | Mills
    366329 | 50404 | Second Spirit | Master Mattocks
    366330 | 50404 | Bacchanal | Beard
    366331 | 50404 | Euphrosyne | Mrs Clive
    366332 | 50404 | Sabrina | Miss Norris
    366333 | 50404 | The <i>Dances</i> | Matthews, Mlle Contri
    Performance: 50405 | 25237 | a | Lethe | As17500329 but Frenchman (by Particular desire)-Garrick; Aesop-_; Tattoo-_; Old Man-_; Mrs Tattoo-_; Charon-_.
    AsSeeDate: 50405 | dl | a | As | 17500329
    Cast:
    82589 | 50405 | Frenchman | Garrick
    366334 | 50405 | Tattoo | King
    366335 | 50405 | Old Man | Taswell
    366336 | 50405 | Mrs Tattoo | Miss Cole
    366337 | 50405 | Charon | Winstone.
    366338 | 50405 | Fine Gentleman | Woodward
    366339 | 50405 | Aesop | Bridges
    366340 | 50405 | Drunken Man | Yates
    366341 | 50405 | Mercury | Beard
    366342 | 50405 | Mrs Riot | Mrs Clive.

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Title: Comus
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Afterpiece

Title: Lethe
Comments:
As17500329 but Frenchman (by Particular desire)-Garrick; Aesop-_; Tattoo-_; Old Man-_; Mrs Tattoo-_; Charon-_.
Cast:

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