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17 April 1754

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1753-1754
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Cross & wife (Cross). Last time for mainpiece this season. Afterpiece: By Desire. Woodward's last time of performing Buck this season. Tickets of Cross at his house in Crown Court, Russel St. Receipts: #209 (Cross)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl Merope. As 23 Oct. 1753. *a??dl The Englishman in Paris. As 19 March. *s??dl Beard, Miss Thomas. *d??dl Devisse, Mlles Auretti, Auguste. *c??dl Benefit for $Cross= & wife ($Cross=). Last time for mainpiece this season. Afterpiece: By Desire. $Woodward='s last time of performing <i>Buck</i>r this season. Tickets of Cross at his house in <i>Crown Court</i>, <i>Russel St.</i> Receipts: #209 (Cross).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1754 04 17 dl Merope. ^As17531023^.*a1754 04 17 dl The Englishman in Paris. ^As17540319^.*s1754 04 17 dl Beard, Miss Thomas.*d1754 04 17 dl Devisse, Mlles Auretti, Auguste.*c1754 04 17 dl Benefit for $Cross= & wife ($Cross=). Last time for mainpiece this season. Afterpiece: By Desire. $Woodward='s last time of performing <i>Buck</i>r this season. Tickets of Cross at his house in <i>Crown Court</i>, <i>Russel St.</i> Receipts: #209 (Cross).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 27030 | 17540417 | dl | Benefit for $Cross= & wife ($Cross=). Last time for mainpiece this season. Afterpiece: By Desire. $Woodward='s last time of performing <i>Buck</i> this season. Tickets of Cross at his house in <i>Crown Court</i>, <i>Russel St.</i> Receipts: #209 (Cross)
    Performance: 54384 | 27030 | p | Merope | As17531023.
    AsSeeDate: 54384 | dl | p | As | 17531023
    Cast:
    385840 | 54384 | Dorilas | Garrick
    385841 | 54384 | High Priest | Bransby
    385842 | 54384 | Euricles | Blakes
    385843 | 54384 | Erox | Burton
    385844 | 54384 | Ismene | Miss Minors
    385845 | 54384 | Polyphontes | Havard
    385846 | 54384 | Narbas | Berry
    385847 | 54384 | Merope | Mrs Pritchard
    385848 | 54384 | With a Procession and Sacrifice | after the manner of the Ancients.
    Performance: 54385 | 27030 | a | The Englishman in Paris | As17540319.
    AsSeeDate: 54385 | dl | a | As | 17540319
    Cast:
    385849 | 54385 | Buck | Woodward , 1st time
    385850 | 54385 | Lucinda | Miss Haughton , 1st time
    385851 | 54385 | Singing Master | Beard, with a favorite <i>French air</i>
    385852 | 54385 | The <i>Minuet</i> | Devisse, Mlle Auguste.
    385853 | 54385 | Other characters | <i>Lacey.
    Performance: 54386 | 27030 | s | Beard, Miss Thomas
    Performance: 54387 | 27030 | d | Devisse, Mlles Auretti, Auguste

Mainpiece

Title: Merope
Comments:
As17531023.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Merope
Publish Date: 1731
Birth: 1610
Death: 1685
Work Title: Meropé
Publish Date: 1749
Author: Aaron Hill
Birth: 1685
Death: 1750
Work Title: Merope
Publish Date:
Work Title: Merope
Publish Date:

Afterpiece

Title: The Englishman in Paris
Comments:
As17540319.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1753
Author: Samuel Foote
Baptism: 1721
Death: 1777

Song

Comment: Beard, Miss Thomas

Dance

Comment: Devisse, Mlles Auretti, Auguste

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