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25 February 1751

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1750-1751
Volume: 4
Comments: A little Noise at ye Singing & Dancing (Cross). Nn Saturday night was played for the first time a new Masque called Alfred, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, before a very numerous and splendid audience. The Piece itself, as it justly deserved met with great and universal applause: However, the spectators rightly found fault with some improprieties in the performance of the inferior dancers and actors, which we hear will be all corrected in this night's representation (General Advertiser). Receipts: #160 (Cross)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?9dl Alfred. As 23 Feb. *c?9dl A little Noise at ye Singing & Dancing (Cross). Nn Saturday night was played for the first time a new Masque called <i>Alfred</i>, at the Theatre Royal in <i>Drury Lane</i>, before a very numerous and splendid audience. The Piece itself, as it justly deserved met with great and universal applause: However, the spectators rightly found fault with some improprieties in the performance of the inferior dancers and actors, which we hear will be all corrected in this night's representation (<i>General Advertiser</i>). Receipts: #160 ($Cross=).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1751 02 25 dl Alfred. ^As17510223^.*c1751 02 25 dl A little Noise at ye Singing & Dancing (Cross). Nn Saturday night was played for the first time a new Masque called <i>Alfred</i>, at the Theatre Royal in <i>Drury Lane</i>, before a very numerous and splendid audience. The Piece itself, as it justly deserved met with great and universal applause: However, the spectators rightly found fault with some improprieties in the performance of the inferior dancers and actors, which we hear will be all corrected in this night's representation (<i>General Advertiser</i>). Receipts: #160 ($Cross=).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 25595 | 17510225 | dl | A little Noise at ye Singing & Dancing (Cross). Nn Saturday night was played for the first time a new Masque called <i>Alfred</i>, at the Theatre Royal in <i>Drury Lane</i>, before a very numerous and splendid audience. The Piece itself, as it justly deserved met with great and universal applause: However, the spectators rightly found fault with some improprieties in the performance of the inferior dancers and actors, which we hear will be all corrected in this night's representation (<i>General Advertiser</i>). Receipts: #160 ($Cross=)
    Performance: 51195 | 25595 | p | Alfred | As17510223.
    AsSeeDate: 51195 | dl | p | As | 17510223
    Cast:
    371014 | 51195 | Alfred | Garrick
    371015 | 51195 | Earl of Devon | Lee
    371016 | 51195 | Hermit | Berry
    371017 | 51195 | Edwin | Burton
    371018 | 51195 | Corin | Blakes
    371019 | 51195 | Danish King | Sowdon
    371020 | 51195 | First Dane | Palmer
    371021 | 51195 | Eltruda | Miss Bellamy
    371022 | 51195 | Emma | Mrs Bennet
    371023 | 51195 | Vocal Parts | Mrs Clive, Miss Norris, Beard, Reinhold, Wilder, Master Vernon
    371024 | 51195 | Second Dane | Mozeen
    371025 | 51195 | Shepherdess | Miss Minors
    371026 | 51195 | <i>Dances</i> | Devisse, Mad Auretti, Mathews, Madam Camargo

Mainpiece

Title: Alfred
Comments:
As17510223.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1751
Author: James Thomson
Birth: 1700
Death: 1748
Author: David Mallet
Birth: 1701/2
Death: 1765
Work Title: Alfred
Publish Date: 1778
Author: John Home

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