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03 February 1755

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1754-1755
Volume: 4
Comments: Taken from a Midsummer Night's Dream written by Shakespear. The Songs from Shakespear, Milton, Waller, Dryden, Lansdown, Hammond. Music-Smith. [First edition Text by John Christopher Smith; see Garrick to James Murphey French, Dec. 1756; H. Walpole to R. Bentley 23 Feb. 1755.] Besides our own Singers, we had Sg Guadagni, Sga Passerini, Miss Potier [i.e., Mrs Vernon], and Savage's Boys. Very great Applause; Sabatini danced after it and fell down, not hurt (Cross). [See A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Hands of Garrick and Colman, G. W. Stone Jr, PMLA (June 1939).] Receipts: #200 (Cross)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?#dl The Fairies. Theseus-Beard; Egeus-Chamnys [$MacMillan= lists $Wilder=]; Lysander-Curioni [but $Guadagni= listed by $Cross=, MacMillan, and first edition]; Demetrius-Atkins [MacMillan lists $Vernon=]; Hermia-Sga Passeroni; Helena-Mrs Vernon; Hippolita-Mrs Jefferson; Oberon-Mas. Reinhold; Titania-Miss Young; Puck-Mas. Moore; Fairy-Mas. Evans; <i>Prologue</i> [written and%-Garrick [first edition.]. *d?#dl <i>CComic Dance</i>-Sabatini, Sga Sabatini, Sabatini jun[, his first time%. *c?#dl Taken from a <i>Midsummer Night's Dream</i> written by $Shakespear=. The Songs from Shakespear, $Milton=, $Waller=, $Dryden=, $Lansdown=, $Hammond=. Music-$Smith=. [First edition Text by $John Christopher Smith=; see $Garrick= to $James Murphey French=, Dec. 1756; $H. Walpole= to $R. Bentley= 23 Feb. 1755.] Besides our own Singers, we had $Sg Guadagni=, $Sga Passerini=, $Miss Potier= [i.e., $Mrs Vernon=], and <i>Savage's Boys</i>. Very great Applause; Sabatini danced after it and fell down, not hurt ($Cross=). [See <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Hands of Garrick and Colman</i>, $G. W. Stone Jr=, $PMLA= (June 1939).] Receipts: #200 (Cross).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1755 02 03 dl The Fairies. Theseus-Beard; Egeus-Chamnys [$MacMillan= lists $Wilder=]; Lysander-Curioni but $Guadagni= listed by $Cross=, MacMillan, and first edition]; Demetrius-Atkins [MacMillan lists $Vernon=]; Hermia-Sga Passeroni; Helena-Mrs Vernon; Hippolita-Mrs Jefferson; Oberon-Mas. Reinhold; Titania-Miss Young; Puck-Mas. Moore; Fairy-Mas. Evans; <i>Prologue</i> [written and-Garrick [first edition.].*d1755 02 03 dl <i>CComic Dance</i>-Sabatini, Sga Sabatini, Sabatini jun, his first time.*c1755 02 03 dl Taken from a <i>Midsummer Night's Dream</i> written by $Shakespear=. The Songs from Shakespear, $Milton=, $Waller=, $Dryden=, $Lansdown=, $Hammond=. Music-$Smith=. [First edition Text by $John Christopher Smith=; see $Garrick= to $James Murphey French=, Dec. 1756; $H. Walpole= to $R. Bentley= 23 Feb. 1755.] Besides our own Singers, we had $Sg Guadagni=, $Sga Passerini=, $Miss Potier= [i.e., $Mrs Vernon=], and <i>Savage's Boys</i>. Very great Applause; Sabatini danced after it and fell down, not hurt ($Cross=). [See <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Hands of Garrick and Colman</i>, $G. W. Stone Jr=, $PMLA= (June 1939).] Receipts: #200 (Cross).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 27426 | 17550203 | dl | Taken from a <i>Midsummer Night's Dream</i> written by $Shakespear=. The Songs from Shakespear, $Milton=, $Waller=, $Dryden=, $Lansdown=, $Hammond=. Music-$Smith=. [First edition Text by $John Christopher Smith=; see $Garrick= to $James Murphey French=, Dec. 1756; $H. Walpole= to $R. Bentley= 23 Feb. 1755.] Besides our own Singers, we had $Sg Guadagni=, $Sga Passerini=, $Miss Potier= [i.e., $Mrs Vernon=], and <i>Savage's Boys</i>. Very great Applause; Sabatini danced after it and fell down, not hurt ($Cross=). [See <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Hands of Garrick and Colman</i>, $G. W. Stone Jr=, $PMLA= (June 1939).] Receipts: #200 (Cross)
    Performance: 55221 | 27426 | p | The Fairies | Theseus-Beard; Egeus-Chamnys [$MacMillan= lists $Wilder=]; Lysander-Curioni but $Guadagni= listed by $Cross=, MacMillan, and first edition]; Demetrius-Atkins [MacMillan lists $Vernon=]; Hermia-Sga Passeroni; Helena-Mrs Vernon; Hippolita-Mrs Jefferson; Oberon-Mas. Reinhold; Titania-Miss Young; Puck-Mas. Moore; Fairy-Mas. Evans; <i>Prologue</i> [written and-Garrick [first edition.].first edition.].
    Cast:
    91154 | 55221 | Theseus | Beard
    91155 | 55221 | Egeus | Chamnys
    91156 | 55221 | Lysander | Curioni but $Guadagni= listed by $Cross=, MacMillan, and first edition
    91157 | 55221 | Demetrius | Atkins
    91158 | 55221 | Hermia | Sga Passeroni
    91159 | 55221 | Helena | Mrs Vernon
    91160 | 55221 | Hippolita | Mrs Jefferson
    91161 | 55221 | Oberon | Mas. Reinhold
    91162 | 55221 | Titania | Miss Young
    91163 | 55221 | Puck | Mas. Moore
    91164 | 55221 | Fairy | Mas. Evans
    91165 | 55221 | written and | Garrick
    Performance: 55222 | 27426 | d | <i>CComic Dance</i>-Sabatini, Sga Sabatini, Sabatini jun, his first time

Mainpiece

Title: The Fairies
Comments:
Theseus-Beard; Egeus-Chamnys [MacMillan lists Wilder]; Lysander-Curioni but Guadagni listed by Cross, MacMillan, and first edition]; Demetrius-Atkins [MacMillan lists Vernon]; Hermia-Sga Passeroni; Helena-Mrs Vernon; Hippolita-Mrs Jefferson; Oberon-Mas. Reinhold; Titania-Miss Young; Puck-Mas. Moore; Fairy-Mas. Evans; Prologue [written and-Garrick [first edition.].first edition.].
Cast:

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Work Title: The Fairies
Publish Date:
Birth: 1712
Death: 1795

Dance

Comment: CComic Dance-Sabatini, Sga Sabatini, Sabatini jun, his first time

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