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08 January 1755

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Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1754-1755
Volume: 4
Comments: At the New Theatre in the Haymarket (where Mr Foote lately appeared), an Orator's head will be dissected secundum artem. The Orators will be shewn lying in state with Heiroglyphicks and Monumental Inscriptions. The Question will be whether they will be allow'd Christian burial? If t'is granted, a funeral Oration will be pronounced by Martinus Scriblerus. Places for the Boxes to be taken at the theatre. Thus orator to orator succeeds@Another and another after him@and the last.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?hay A Course of Comic Lectures. George Alexander Stevens. *c?hay At the <i>New Theatre in the Haymarket</i> (where $Mr Foote= lately appeared), an Orator's head will be dissected <i>secundum artem</i>. The Orators will be shewn lying in state with Heiroglyphicks and Monumental Inscriptions. The Question will be whether they will be allow'd <i>Christian</i> burial? If t'is granted, a funeral Oration will be pronounced by <i>Martinus Scriblerus</i>. Places for the Boxes to be taken at the theatre. Thus orator to orator succeeds@Another and another after him@and the last."

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1755 01 08 hay A Course of Comic Lectures. George Alexander Stevens.*c1755 01 08 hay At the <i>New Theatre in the Haymarket</i> (where $Mr Foote= lately appeared), an Orator's head will be dissected <i>secundum artem</i>. The Orators will be shewn lying in state with Heiroglyphicks and Monumental Inscriptions. The Question will be whether they will be allow'd <i>Christian</i> burial? If t'is granted, a funeral Oration will be pronounced by <i>Martinus Scriblerus</i>. Places for the Boxes to be taken at the theatre. Thus orator to orator succeeds@Another and another after him@and the last."

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 27371 | 17550108 | hay | At the <i>New Theatre in the Haymarket</i> (where $Mr Foote= lately appeared), an Orator's head will be dissected <i>secundum artem</i>. The Orators will be shewn lying in state with Heiroglyphicks and Monumental Inscriptions. The Question will be whether they will be allow'd <i>Christian</i> burial? If t'is granted, a funeral Oration will be pronounced by <i>Martinus Scriblerus</i>. Places for the Boxes to be taken at the theatre. Thus orator to orator succeeds@Another and another after him@and the last.
    Performance: 55113 | 27371 | p | A Course Of Comic Lectures | George Alexander Stevens.

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Title: A Course Of Comic Lectures
Comments:
George Alexander Stevens.
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