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21 March 1752

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Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1751-1752
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Signor Bombasto and Signor Piantofugo. [Eighteenth night.] Henley's advertisements say he came to London in 1720, is not in debt and One Time with another, my Oratory is as full as ever, when I please, and my Service to Mr Smart, Mrs Warner, Mr Newberry, etc. J. Henley" (Daily Advertiser, 21 March).

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??ct@hay The Old Woman's Oratory. See 11 Feb., but a new <i>Cantata</i> [composed by $Phillipo Ruge= (organist of <i>St. Peter's</i> in <i>Rome</i>)%-; [likewise a% <i>Solo</i> [in a new Taste%-Sig Piantofugo; [introduce% Jew's Harp-; Salt@Box-; [between the Acts a humorous% <i>Solo</i> on the French Horn-Mrs Midnight's Daughter (just arrived from <i>Padua</i>); <i>Epilogue</i>-Hallet (in the character of <i>Cupid</i>r). *c??ct@hay Benefit for $Signor Bombasto= and $Signor Piantofugo=. [Eighteenth night.] $Henley='s advertisements say he came to <i>London</i> in 1720, is not in debt and One Time with another, my Oratory is as full as ever, when I please, and my Service to $Mr Smart=, $Mrs Warner=, $Mr Newberry=, etc. J. Henley" (<i>Daily Advertiser</i>, 21 March).]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1752 03 21 hay The Old Woman's Oratory. ^See17520211^, but a new <i>Cantata</i> composed by $Phillipo Ruge= (organist of <i>St. Peter's</i> in <i>Rome</i>)-; likewise a <i>Solo</i> in a new Taste-Sig Piantofugo; introduce Jew's Harp-; Salt@Box-; between the Acts a humorous <i>Solo</i> on the French Horn-Mrs Midnight's Daughter (just arrived from <i>Padua</i>); <i>Epilogue</i>-Hallet (in the character of <i>Cupid</i>r).*c1752 03 21 hay Benefit for $Signor Bombasto= and $Signor Piantofugo=. [Eighteenth night.] $Henley='s advertisements say he came to <i>London</i> in 1720, is not in debt and One Time with another, my Oratory is as full as ever, when I please, and my Service to $Mr Smart=, $Mrs Warner=, $Mr Newberry=, etc. J. Henley" (<i>Daily Advertiser</i>, 21 March).]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 26061 | 17520321 | hay | Benefit for $Signor Bombasto= and $Signor Piantofugo=. [Eighteenth night.] $Henley='s advertisements say he came to <i>London</i> in 1720, is not in debt and One Time with another, my Oratory is as full as ever, when I please, and my Service to $Mr Smart=, $Mrs Warner=, $Mr Newberry=, etc. J. Henley" (<i>Daily Advertiser</i>, 21 March).
    Performance: 52240 | 26061 | p | The Old Woman's Oratory | See17520211, but a new <i>Cantata</i> composed by $Phillipo Ruge= (organist of <i>St. Peter's</i> in <i>Rome</i>)-; likewise a <i>Solo</i> in a new Taste-Sig Piantofugo; introduce Jew's Harp-; Salt@Box-; between the Acts a humorous <i>Solo</i> on the French Horn-Mrs Midnight's Daughter (just arrived from <i>Padua</i>); <i>Epilogue</i>-Hallet (in the character of <i>Cupid</i>).
    Cast:
    85972 | 52240
    85973 | 52240 | likewise a <i>Solo</i> in a new Taste | Sig Piantofugo
    85974 | 52240 | introduce Jew's Harp
    85975 | 52240 | Salt@Box
    85976 | 52240 | between the Acts a humorous <i>Solo</i> on the Fre | Mrs Midnight's Daughter
    85977 | 52240 | <i>Epilogue</i> | Hallet

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Title: The Old Woman's Oratory
Comments:
See17520211, but a new Cantata composed by Phillipo Ruge (organist of St. Peter's in Rome)-; likewise a Solo in a new Taste-Sig Piantofugo; introduce Jew's Harp-; Salt@Box-; between the Acts a humorous Solo on the French Horn-Mrs Midnight's Daughter (just arrived from Padua); Epilogue-Hallet (in the character of Cupid).
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