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25 February 1754

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1753-1754
Volume: 4
Comments: Wrote by one Mr Crisp. A Gentlewoman, who never appear'd upon ye Stage before did Marcia (Mrs Graham) & had deservidly great applause, the whole play went off, with General Approbation. Mr Carey had his fiddle broke by an apple playing the first Music--the Prologue & Epilogue much lik'd--both wrote by Garrick (Cross). Gentlewoman-Mrs Graham, afterwards Mrs Yates (Winston MS 8). Tuner Letter the 2nd pub. at 6d.--29 pages

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl Virginia. [Parts by Garrick, Mossop, Ross, Davies, Blakes, Mozeen, Mrs Bennet, a Gentlewoman (1st time on any stage), Mrs Cibber.% Virginius-Garrick; Icilius-Ross; Appius-Mossop; Claudius-Davies; Virginia-Mrs Cibber; Marcia-Mrs Graham; Plautia-Mrs Bennet; Rufus-Mozeen; Caius-Blakes; <i>Prologue</i>-Garrick; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Clive ($Genest=, IV, 386). *c??dl Wrote by one $Mr Crisp=. A Gentlewoman, who never appear'd upon ye Stage before did <i>Marcia</i>r ($Mrs Graham=) & had deservidly great applause, the whole play went off, with General Approbation. $Mr Carey= had his fiddle broke by an apple playing the first Music--the <i>Prologue</i> & <i>Epilogue</i> much lik'd--both wrote by $Garrick= ($Cross=). Gentlewoman-Mrs Graham, afterwards $Mrs Yates= (<i>Winston MS 8</i>). <i>Tuner Letter</i> the 2nd pub. at 6d.--29 pages.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1754 02 25 dl Virginia. Parts by Garrick, Mossop, Ross, Davies, Blakes, Mozeen, Mrs Bennet, a Gentlewoman (1st time on any stage), Mrs Cibber. Virginius-Garrick; Icilius-Ross; Appius-Mossop; Claudius-Davies; Virginia-Mrs Cibber; Marcia-Mrs Graham; Plautia-Mrs Bennet; Rufus-Mozeen; Caius-Blakes; <i>Prologue</i>-Garrick; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Clive ($Genest=, IV, 386).*c1754 02 25 dl Wrote by one $Mr Crisp=. A Gentlewoman, who never appear'd upon ye Stage before did <i>Marcia</i>r ($Mrs Graham=) & had deservidly great applause, the whole play went off, with General Approbation. $Mr Carey= had his fiddle broke by an apple playing the first Music--the <i>Prologue</i> & <i>Epilogue</i> much lik'd--both wrote by $Garrick= ($Cross=). Gentlewoman-Mrs Graham, afterwards $Mrs Yates= (<i>Winston MS 8</i>). <i>Tuner Letter</i> the 2nd pub. at 6d.--29 pages.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 26940 | 17540225 | dl | Wrote by one $Mr Crisp=. A Gentlewoman, who never appear'd upon ye Stage before did <i>Marcia</i> ($Mrs Graham=) & had deservidly great applause, the whole play went off, with General Approbation. $Mr Carey= had his fiddle broke by an apple playing the first Music--the <i>Prologue</i> & <i>Epilogue</i> much lik'd--both wrote by $Garrick= ($Cross=). Gentlewoman-Mrs Graham, afterwards $Mrs Yates= (<i>Winston MS 8</i>). <i>Tuner Letter</i> the 2nd pub. at 6d.--29 pages
    Performance: 54213 | 26940 | p | Virginia | Parts by Garrick, Mossop, Ross, Davies, Blakes, Mozeen, Mrs Bennet, a Gentlewoman (1st time on any stage), Mrs Cibber. Virginius-Garrick; Icilius-Ross; Appius-Mossop; Claudius-Davies; Virginia-Mrs Cibber; Marcia-Mrs Graham; Plautia-Mrs Bennet; Rufus-Mozeen; Caius-Blakes; <i>Prologue</i>-Garrick; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Clive ($Genest=, IV, 386).
    Cast:
    89386 | 54213 | Virginius | Garrick
    89387 | 54213 | Icilius | Ross
    89388 | 54213 | Appius | Mossop
    89389 | 54213 | Claudius | Davies
    89390 | 54213 | Virginia | Mrs Cibber
    89391 | 54213 | Marcia | Mrs Graham
    89392 | 54213 | Plautia | Mrs Bennet
    89393 | 54213 | Rufus | Mozeen
    89394 | 54213 | Caius | Blakes
    89395 | 54213 | <i>Prologue</i> | Garrick
    89396 | 54213 | <i>Epilogue</i> | Mrs Clive

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Title: Virginia
Comments:
Parts by Garrick, Mossop, Ross, Davies, Blakes, Mozeen, Mrs Bennet, a Gentlewoman (1st time on any stage), Mrs Cibber. Virginius-Garrick; Icilius-Ross; Appius-Mossop; Claudius-Davies; Virginia-Mrs Cibber; Marcia-Mrs Graham; Plautia-Mrs Bennet; Rufus-Mozeen; Caius-Blakes; Prologue-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Clive (Genest, IV, 386).
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Related Works

Work Title: Virginia
Publish Date: 1754
Author: Henry Crisp
Work Title: Virginia
Publish Date: 1786
Author: Angelo Tarchi

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