08 March 1751

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1750-1751
Volume: 4
Comments: The Play of Othello, which was performed last night at Drury Lane theatre, by some gentlemen and ladies to the most numerous and polite Audience that could be assembled, went off throughout with great approbation and applause (General Advertiser). [See A Satirical Dialogue between a Sea Captain and his friend in Town: Humble submitted to the Gentlemen who deformed the Play of Othello on Th-rs-y M- the 7th....To which is added a Prologue and Epilogue much more suitable to the occasion than their own. (London [n.d.], BM 11,795, K 31, 8pp): @'Good manners oblig'd them sometimes to applaud@Tho' they little deserv'd it...'@ The author laments the fact that the expenditure (#1,500) was not put out to charitable purposes, rather than for such entertainment.] This day is publish'd at 1s. 6d., beautifully printed, Alfred, a Masque, acting at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by Mr Mallet. Printed for A. Miller, opposite Catherine St in the Strand, where may be had Alfred, a Masque, represented before their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales at Cliefden, on the first of August 1740. Written by Mr Thomson and Mr Mallet

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    *p?Hdl None. *c?Hdl The Play of <i>Othello</i>, which was performed last night at <i>Drury Lane</i> theatre, by some gentlemen and ladies to the most numerous and polite Audience that could be assembled, went off throughout with great approbation and applause (<i>General Advertiser</i>). [See <i>A Satirical Dialogue between a Sea Captain and his friend in Town</i>: Humble submitted to the Gentlemen who deformed the Play of Othello on Th-rs-y M- the 7th....To which is added a <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> much more suitable to the occasion than their own. (<i>London</i> [n.d.], BM 11,795, K 31, 8pp): @'Good manners oblig'd them sometimes to applaud@Tho' they little deserv'd it...'@ The author laments the fact that the expenditure (#1,500) was not put out to charitable purposes, rather than for such entertainment.] This day is publish'd at 1s. 6d., beautifully printed, <i>Alfred, a Masque</i>, acting at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by Mr Mallet. Printed for $A. Miller=, opposite <i>Catherine St</i> in the <i>Strand</i>, where may be had Alfred, a Masque, represented before their Royal Highnesses the $Prince and Princess of Wales= at <i>Cliefden</i>, on the first of August 1740. Written by $Mr Thomson= and $Mr Mallet=.

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    *p1751 03 08 dl None.*c1751 03 08 dl The Play of <i>Othello</i>, which was performed last night at <i>Drury Lane</i> theatre, by some gentlemen and ladies to the most numerous and polite Audience that could be assembled, went off throughout with great approbation and applause (<i>General Advertiser</i>). [See <i>A Satirical Dialogue between a Sea Captain and his friend in Town</i>: Humble submitted to the Gentlemen who deformed the Play of Othello on Th-rs-y M- the 7th....To which is added a <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> much more suitable to the occasion than their own. (<i>London</i> [n.d.], BM 11,795, K 31, 8pp): @'Good manners oblig'd them sometimes to applaud@Tho' they little deserv'd it...'@ The author laments the fact that the expenditure (#1,500) was not put out to charitable purposes, rather than for such entertainment.] This day is publish'd at 1s. 6d., beautifully printed, <i>Alfred, a Masque</i>, acting at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by Mr Mallet. Printed for $A. Miller=, opposite <i>Catherine St</i> in the <i>Strand</i>, where may be had Alfred, a Masque, represented before their Royal Highnesses the $Prince and Princess of Wales= at <i>Cliefden</i>, on the first of August 1740. Written by $Mr Thomson= and $Mr Mallet=.

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    Event: 25616 | 17510308 | dl | The Play of <i>Othello</i>, which was performed last night at <i>Drury Lane</i> theatre, by some gentlemen and ladies to the most numerous and polite Audience that could be assembled, went off throughout with great approbation and applause (<i>General Advertiser</i>). [See <i>A Satirical Dialogue between a Sea Captain and his friend in Town</i>: Humble submitted to the Gentlemen who deformed the Play of Othello on Th-rs-y M- the 7th....To which is added a <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> much more suitable to the occasion than their own. (<i>London</i> [n.d.], BM 11,795, K 31, 8pp): @'Good manners oblig'd them sometimes to applaud@Tho' they little deserv'd it...'@ The author laments the fact that the expenditure (#1,500) was not put out to charitable purposes, rather than for such entertainment.] This day is publish'd at 1s. 6d., beautifully printed, <i>Alfred, a Masque</i>, acting at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by Mr Mallet. Printed for $A. Miller=, opposite <i>Catherine St</i> in the <i>Strand</i>, where may be had Alfred, a Masque, represented before their Royal Highnesses the $Prince and Princess of Wales= at <i>Cliefden</i>, on the first of August 1740. Written by $Mr Thomson= and $Mr Mallet=
    Performance: 51226 | 25616 | p | None

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