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28 September 1750

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1750-1751
Volume: 4
Comments: The Dirge (from the General Advertiser).@ Ah, hapless Maid doom'd to the gaping Jaws@Of a Cold and Comfortless and Dreary Tomb.@Thy Marriage song is chang'd to mournful Dirge@Thy bridal bed to a black Fun'ral Hearse.@Hark, how with awful Pause the solemn Bell@In Death-like Sounds tolls her untimely Knell.@She was her Parents' sole delight@They had but one and only child.@Since Death has torn her from their Arms@With Grief and Sorrow they are wild.@Their Grief and Sorrow ev'ry Bosom shares@Witness our sighs and Groans and falling Tears.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg Romeo and Juliet. Romeo-Barry [his 1st time of appearing on that stage%; Capulet-Sparks; Montagu-Bridgwater; Escalus-Anderson; Paris-Lacey; Benvolio-Gibson; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Arthur; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-Bransby; Mercutio-Macklin; Tybalt-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Macklin; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; [An Additional Scene will be introduced representing the% <i>Funeral Procession of Juliet</i>-; [which will be accompanied by a% Solemn Dirge [never performed before%-; The Music [by $Mr Arne=%-; <i>Occasional Prologue</i>-Barry. *c??cg The Dirge (from the <i>General Advertiser</i>).@ Ah, hapless Maid doom'd to the gaping Jaws@Of a Cold and Comfortless and Dreary Tomb.@Thy Marriage song is chang'd to mournful Dirge@Thy bridal bed to a black Fun'ral Hearse.@Hark, how with awful Pause the solemn Bell@In Death-like Sounds tolls her untimely Knell.@She was her Parents' sole delight@They had but one and only child.@Since Death has torn her from their Arms@With Grief and Sorrow they are wild.@Their Grief and Sorrow ev'ry Bosom shares@Witness our sighs and Groans and falling Tears.@
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1750 09 28 cg Romeo and Juliet. Romeo-Barry his 1st time of appearing on that stage; Capulet-Sparks; Montagu-Bridgwater; Escalus-Anderson; Paris-Lacey; Benvolio-Gibson; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Arthur; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-Bransby; Mercutio-Macklin; Tybalt-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Macklin; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; An Additional Scene will be introduced representing the <i>Funeral Procession of Juliet</i>-; which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge never performed before-; The Music by $Mr Arne=-; <i>Occasional Prologue</i>-Barry.*c1750 09 28 cg The Dirge (from the <i>General Advertiser</i>).@ Ah, hapless Maid doom'd to the gaping Jaws@Of a Cold and Comfortless and Dreary Tomb.@Thy Marriage song is chang'd to mournful Dirge@Thy bridal bed to a black Fun'ral Hearse.@Hark, how with awful Pause the solemn Bell@In Death-like Sounds tolls her untimely Knell.@She was her Parents' sole delight@They had but one and only child.@Since Death has torn her from their Arms@With Grief and Sorrow they are wild.@Their Grief and Sorrow ev'ry Bosom shares@Witness our sighs and Groans and falling Tears.@
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 25339 | 17500928 | cg | The Dirge (from the <i>General Advertiser</i>).@ Ah, hapless Maid doom'd to the gaping Jaws@Of a Cold and Comfortless and Dreary Tomb.@Thy Marriage song is chang'd to mournful Dirge@Thy bridal bed to a black Fun'ral Hearse.@Hark, how with awful Pause the solemn Bell@In Death-like Sounds tolls her untimely Knell.@She was her Parents' sole delight@They had but one and only child.@Since Death has torn her from their Arms@With Grief and Sorrow they are wild.@Their Grief and Sorrow ev'ry Bosom shares@Witness our sighs and Groans and falling Tears.
    Performance: 50644 | 25339 | p | Romeo And Juliet | Romeo-Barry his 1st time of appearing on that stage; Capulet-Sparks; Montagu-Bridgwater; Escalus-Anderson; Paris-Lacey; Benvolio-Gibson; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Arthur; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-Bransby; Mercutio-Macklin; Tybalt-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Macklin; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; An Additional Scene will be introduced representing the <i>Funeral Procession of Juliet</i>-; which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge never performed before-; The Music by $Mr Arne=-; <i>Occasional Prologue</i>-Barry.
    Cast:
    83015 | 50644 | Romeo | Barry his 1st time of appearing on that stage
    83016 | 50644 | Capulet | Sparks
    83017 | 50644 | Montagu | Bridgwater
    83018 | 50644 | Escalus | Anderson
    83019 | 50644 | Paris | Lacey
    83020 | 50644 | Benvolio | Gibson
    83021 | 50644 | Lady Capulet | Mrs Barrington
    83022 | 50644 | Friar Lawrence | Ridout
    83023 | 50644 | Gregory | Arthur
    83024 | 50644 | Sampson | Collins
    83025 | 50644 | Abram | Dunstall
    83026 | 50644 | Balthazar | Bransby
    83027 | 50644 | Mercutio | Macklin
    83028 | 50644 | Tybalt | Dyer
    83029 | 50644 | Nurse | Mrs Macklin
    83030 | 50644 | Juliet | Mrs Cibber
    83031 | 50644 | An Additional Scene will be introduced representin
    83032 | 50644 | which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge never
    83033 | 50644 | Mr Arne=
    83034 | 50644 | <i>Occasional Prologue</i> | Barry.

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Comments:
Romeo-Barry his 1st time of appearing on that stage; Capulet-Sparks; Montagu-Bridgwater; Escalus-Anderson; Paris-Lacey; Benvolio-Gibson; Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Friar Lawrence-Ridout; Gregory-Arthur; Sampson-Collins; Abram-Dunstall; Balthazar-Bransby; Mercutio-Macklin; Tybalt-Dyer; Nurse-Mrs Macklin; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; An Additional Scene will be introduced representing the Funeral Procession of Juliet-; which will be accompanied by a Solemn Dirge never performed before-; The Music by Mr Arne-; Occasional Prologue-Barry.
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