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11 March 1755

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1754-1755
Volume: 4
Comments: N.B. Mrs Cibber's Benefit oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of her illness. Receipts: #200 (Cross)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?Kdl King Lear. As 4 March. *a?Kdl The Lying Valet. As 26 Sept. 1754, but Gayless-_; Melissa-_; Kitty Pry-_. *c?Kdl N.B. $Mrs Cibber='s Benefit oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of her illness. Receipts: #200 ($Cross=).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1755 03 11 dl King Lear. ^As17550304^.*a1755 03 11 dl The Lying Valet. ^As17540926^, but Gayless-_; Melissa-_; Kitty Pry-_.*c1755 03 11 dl N.B. $Mrs Cibber='s Benefit oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of her illness. Receipts: #200 ($Cross=).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 27496 | 17550311 | dl | N.B. $Mrs Cibber='s Benefit oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of her illness. Receipts: #200 ($Cross=)
    Performance: 55335 | 27496 | p | King Lear | As17550304.
    AsSeeDate: 55335 | dl | p | As | 17550304
    Cast:
    389298 | 55335 | King Lear | Garrick
    389299 | 55335 | Cordelia | Mrs Davies, first time
    389300 | 55335 | Regan | Miss Haughton
    389301 | 55335 | Kent | Bransby
    389302 | 55335 | Gent Usher | Vernon
    389303 | 55335 | Gloster | Berry
    389304 | 55335 | Edgar | Havard
    389305 | 55335 | Bastard | Palmer
    389306 | 55335 | Cornwall | Blakes
    389307 | 55335 | Burgundy | Jefferson
    389308 | 55335 | Goneril | Mrs Bennet
    389309 | 55335 | Albany | Mozeen.
    Performance: 55336 | 27496 | a | The Lying Valet | As17540926, but Gayless-_; Melissa-_; Kitty Pry-_.
    AsSeeDate: 55336 | dl | a | As | 17540926
    Cast:
    389310 | 55336 | Sharp | Yates
    389311 | 55336 | Gayless | Blakes
    389312 | 55336 | Melissa | Mrs Bennet
    389313 | 55336 | Kitty Pry | Mrs Minors.

Mainpiece

Title: King Lear
Comments:
As17550304.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: The Lying Valet
Comments:
As17540926, but Gayless-_; Melissa-_; Kitty Pry-_.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 11 March 1755 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 1, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=27496.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 11 March 1755 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=27496. Accessed 1 April 2025.