16 April 1754

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1753-1754
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Blakes. The Performance will not be interrupted by any building on the stage. Neither piece acted this season. Mainpiece: By particular desire for the first and only time of performing it this season. Tickets of Blakes at his house in Duke's Court, Bow St., Covent Garden. Receipts: #170 (Cross)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl The Merchant of Venice. Shylock-Yates; Gratiano-Blakes; Launcelot-Woodward[, 1st time%; Portia-Mrs Clive; Antonio-Berry; Bassanio-Havard; Duke-Bransby; Lorenzo (with songs in Character)-Beard; Jessica-Miss Minors; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet. *a??dl Miss in Her Teens. Fribble-Garrick; Capt. Loveit-Palmer; Puff-Yates; Tag-Mrs Clive; Miss Biddy-Miss Minors; Flash-Woodward (playbill) [but <i>Tag</i>-$Mrs Bennet= (playbill and <i>Public Advertiser</i>)%. *d??dl IV: [The% <i>Country Amusements</i>-Devisse, Mlle Auretti. *c??dl Benefit for $Blakes=. The Performance will not be interrupted by any building on the stage. Neither piece acted this season. Mainpiece: By particular desire for the first and only time of performing it this season. Tickets of Blakes at his house in <i>Duke's Court</i>, <i>Bow St.</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #170 ($Cross=).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1754 04 16 dl The Merchant of Venice. Shylock-Yates; Gratiano-Blakes; Launcelot-Woodward, 1st time; Portia-Mrs Clive; Antonio-Berry; Bassanio-Havard; Duke-Bransby; Lorenzo (with songs in Character)-Beard; Jessica-Miss Minors; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet.*a1754 04 16 dl Miss in Her Teens. Fribble-Garrick; Capt. Loveit-Palmer; Puff-Yates; Tag-Mrs Clive; Miss Biddy-Miss Minors; Flash-Woodward (playbill) but <i>Tag</i>-$Mrs Bennet= (playbill and <i>Public Advertiser</i>).*d1754 04 16 dl IV: The <i>Country Amusements</i>-Devisse, Mlle Auretti.*c1754 04 16 dl Benefit for $Blakes=. The Performance will not be interrupted by any building on the stage. Neither piece acted this season. Mainpiece: By particular desire for the first and only time of performing it this season. Tickets of Blakes at his house in <i>Duke's Court</i>, <i>Bow St.</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #170 ($Cross=).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 27028 | 17540416 | dl | Benefit for $Blakes=. The Performance will not be interrupted by any building on the stage. Neither piece acted this season. Mainpiece: By particular desire for the first and only time of performing it this season. Tickets of Blakes at his house in <i>Duke's Court</i>, <i>Bow St.</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #170 ($Cross=)
    Performance: 54378 | 27028 | p | The Merchant Of Venice | Shylock-Yates; Gratiano-Blakes; Launcelot-Woodward, 1st time; Portia-Mrs Clive; Antonio-Berry; Bassanio-Havard; Duke-Bransby; Lorenzo (with songs in Character)-Beard; Jessica-Miss Minors; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet.
    Cast:
    89630 | 54378 | Shylock | Yates
    89631 | 54378 | Gratiano | Blakes
    89632 | 54378 | Launcelot | Woodward, 1st time
    89633 | 54378 | Portia | Mrs Clive
    89634 | 54378 | Antonio | Berry
    89635 | 54378 | Bassanio | Havard
    89636 | 54378 | Duke | Bransby
    89637 | 54378 | Lorenzo | Beard
    89638 | 54378 | Jessica | Miss Minors
    89639 | 54378 | Nerissa | Mrs Bennet.
    Performance: 54379 | 27028 | a | Miss in Her Teens | Fribble-Garrick; Capt. Loveit-Palmer; Puff-Yates; Tag-Mrs Clive; Miss Biddy-Miss Minors; Flash-Woodward (playbill) but <i>Tag</i>-$Mrs Bennet= (playbill and <i>Public Advertiser</i>).
    Cast:
    89640 | 54379 | Fribble | Garrick
    89641 | 54379 | Loveit | Palmer
    89642 | 54379 | Puff | Yates
    89643 | 54379 | Tag | Mrs Clive
    89644 | 54379 | Miss Biddy | Miss Minors
    89645 | 54379 | Flash | Woodward
    89646 | 54379 | <i>Tag</i> | $Mrs Bennet=
    Performance: 54380 | 27028 | d | IV: The <i>Country Amusements</i>-Devisse, Mlle Auretti

Mainpiece

Title: The Merchant Of Venice
Comments:
Shylock-Yates; Gratiano-Blakes; Launcelot-Woodward, 1st time; Portia-Mrs Clive; Antonio-Berry; Bassanio-Havard; Duke-Bransby; Lorenzo (with songs in Character)-Beard; Jessica-Miss Minors; Nerissa-Mrs Bennet.
Cast:

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Death: 1616
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Afterpiece

Title: Miss in Her Teens
Comments:
Fribble-Garrick; Capt. Loveit-Palmer; Puff-Yates; Tag-Mrs Clive; Miss Biddy-Miss Minors; Flash-Woodward (playbill) but Tag-Mrs Bennet (playbill and Public Advertiser).
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1747
Author: David Garrick
Birth: 1717
Death: 1779

Dance

Comment: IV: The Country Amusements-Devisse, Mlle Auretti

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