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23 February 1751

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1750-1751
Volume: 4
Comments: [Cast taken from 1st edn. The bill merely lists actors and notes "With proper Music, Scenes, and Decorations. Never acted before." It mentions no Prologue or Epilogue.] This Masque was wrote about eleven years ago, by Mr Malet & Mr Thomson, & play'd in the Garden at Clifden before the P. of Wales &c.--Mr Malet has now alter'd it, & it was play'd with great Applause, only some of the Dances, being too long were dislik'd, & some of the Songs had ye same reception (Cross). Receipts: #180 (Cross)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?7dl Alfred, a Masque. Alfred-Garrick; Earl of Devon-Lee; Hermit-Berry; Edwin-Burton; Corin-Blakes; Danish King-Sowdon; First Dane-Palmer; Eltruda-Miss Bellamy; Emma-Mrs Bennet; Vocal Parts-Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Beard, Reinhold, Wilder, Master Vernon; Second Dane-Mozeen; Shepherdess-Miss Minors; <i>Dances</i>-Devisse, Mad Auretti, Mathews, Madam Camargo; <i>Prologue</i>-Garrick; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Clive. *c?7dl [CCast taken from 1st edn. The bill merely lists actors and notes "With proper Music, Scenes, and Decorations. Never acted before." It mentions no <i>Prologue</i> or <i>Epilogue</i>.] This Masque was wrote about eleven years ago, by $Mr Malet= & $Mr Thomson=, & play'd in the Garden at <i>Clifden</i> before the $P. of Wales= &c.--Mr Malet has now alter'd it, & it was play'd with great Applause, only some of the Dances, being too long were dislik'd, & some of the Songs had ye same reception (Cross). Receipts: #180 ($Cross=).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1751 02 23 dl Alfred, a Masque. Alfred-Garrick; Earl of Devon-Lee; Hermit-Berry; Edwin-Burton; Corin-Blakes; Danish King-Sowdon; First Dane-Palmer; Eltruda-Miss Bellamy; Emma-Mrs Bennet; Vocal Parts-Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Beard, Reinhold, Wilder, Master Vernon; Second Dane-Mozeen; Shepherdess-Miss Minors; <i>Dances</i>-Devisse, Mad Auretti, Mathews, Madam Camargo; <i>Prologue</i>-Garrick; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Clive.*c1751 02 23 dl [Cast taken from 1st edn. The bill merely lists actors and notes "With proper Music, Scenes, and Decorations. Never acted before." It mentions no <i>Prologue</i> or <i>Epilogue</i>.] This Masque was wrote about eleven years ago, by $Mr Malet= & $Mr Thomson=, & play'd in the Garden at <i>Clifden</i> before the $P. of Wales= &c.--Mr Malet has now alter'd it, & it was play'd with great Applause, only some of the Dances, being too long were dislik'd, & some of the Songs had ye same reception (Cross). Receipts: #180 ($Cross=).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 25592 | 17510223 | dl | [Cast taken from 1st edn. The bill merely lists actors and notes "With proper Music, Scenes, and Decorations. Never acted before." It mentions no <i>Prologue</i> or <i>Epilogue</i>.] This Masque was wrote about eleven years ago, by $Mr Malet= & $Mr Thomson=, & play'd in the Garden at <i>Clifden</i> before the $P. of Wales= &c.--Mr Malet has now alter'd it, & it was play'd with great Applause, only some of the Dances, being too long were dislik'd, & some of the Songs had ye same reception (Cross). Receipts: #180 ($Cross=)
    Performance: 51192 | 25592 | p | Alfred, A Masque | Alfred-Garrick; Earl of Devon-Lee; Hermit-Berry; Edwin-Burton; Corin-Blakes; Danish King-Sowdon; First Dane-Palmer; Eltruda-Miss Bellamy; Emma-Mrs Bennet; Vocal Parts-Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Beard, Reinhold, Wilder, Master Vernon; Second Dane-Mozeen; Shepherdess-Miss Minors; <i>Dances</i>-Devisse, Mad Auretti, Mathews, Madam Camargo; <i>Prologue</i>-Garrick; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Clive.
    Cast:
    84155 | 51192 | Alfred | Garrick
    84156 | 51192 | Earl of Devon | Lee
    84157 | 51192 | Hermit | Berry
    84158 | 51192 | Edwin | Burton
    84159 | 51192 | Corin | Blakes
    84160 | 51192 | Danish King | Sowdon
    84161 | 51192 | First Dane | Palmer
    84162 | 51192 | Eltruda | Miss Bellamy
    84163 | 51192 | Emma | Mrs Bennet
    84164 | 51192 | Vocal Parts | Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Beard, Reinhold, Wilder, Master Vernon
    84165 | 51192 | Second Dane | Mozeen
    84166 | 51192 | Shepherdess | Miss Minors
    84167 | 51192 | <i>Dances</i> | Devisse, Mad Auretti, Mathews, Madam Camargo
    84168 | 51192 | <i>Prologue</i> | Garrick
    84169 | 51192 | <i>Epilogue</i> | Mrs Clive.

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Comments:
Alfred-Garrick; Earl of Devon-Lee; Hermit-Berry; Edwin-Burton; Corin-Blakes; Danish King-Sowdon; First Dane-Palmer; Eltruda-Miss Bellamy; Emma-Mrs Bennet; Vocal Parts-Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Beard, Reinhold, Wilder, Master Vernon; Second Dane-Mozeen; Shepherdess-Miss Minors; Dances-Devisse, Mad Auretti, Mathews, Madam Camargo; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Clive.
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