12 May 1755

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1754-1755
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Costollo, Bennet, Stevens. [Advance bill had listed Barnaby-R. Smith but he was omitted on 12 May bill.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg The Old Batchelor. As 14 Oct. 1754, but Fondlewife-Shuter [first time%; Sir Joseph-Costollo; Setter-Bennet; Bluff-Stevens. *a??cg The Cheats of Scapin. As 10 Jan. *s??cg II: <i>Rule Britannia</i>-Lowe. *d??cg As 30 April. *c??cg Benefit for $Costollo=, $Bennet=, $Stevens=. [Advance bill had listed <i>Barnaby</i>-$R. Smith= but he was omitted on 12 May bill.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1755 05 12 cg The Old Batchelor. ^As17541014^, but Fondlewife-Shuter first time; Sir Joseph-Costollo; Setter-Bennet; Bluff-Stevens.*a1755 05 12 cg The Cheats of Scapin. ^As17550110^.*s1755 05 12 cg II: <i>Rule Britannia</i>-Lowe.*d1755 05 12 cg ^As17550430^.*c1755 05 12 cg Benefit for $Costollo=, $Bennet=, $Stevens=. [Advance bill had listed <i>Barnaby</i>-$R. Smith= but he was omitted on 12 May bill.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 27613 | 17550512 | cg | Benefit for $Costollo=, $Bennet=, $Stevens=. [Advance bill had listed <i>Barnaby</i>-$R. Smith= but he was omitted on 12 May bill.
    Performance: 55628 | 27613 | p | The Old Batchelor | As17541014, but Fondlewife-Shuter first time; Sir Joseph-Costollo; Setter-Bennet; Bluff-Stevens.
    AsSeeDate: 55628 | cg | p | As | 17541014
    Cast:
    91683 | 55628 | Fondlewife | Shuter first time
    91684 | 55628 | Sir Joseph | Costollo
    91685 | 55628 | Setter | Bennet
    91686 | 55628 | Bluff | Stevens.
    390413 | 55628 | Sharper | Ridout
    390414 | 55628 | Heartwell | Sparks
    390415 | 55628 | Bellmour | Ryan
    390416 | 55628 | Belinda | Mrs Elmy
    390417 | 55628 | Vainlove | Gibson
    390418 | 55628 | Araminta | Mrs Barrington
    390419 | 55628 | Sylvia | Mrs Baker
    390420 | 55628 | Barnaby | Paddick
    390421 | 55628 | Lucy | Mrs Pitt
    390422 | 55628 | Betty | Miss Allen
    390423 | 55628 | Laetitia | Mrs Bellamy.
    Performance: 55629 | 27613 | a | The Cheats of Scapin | As17550110.
    AsSeeDate: 55629 | cg | a | As | 17550110
    Cast:
    390424 | 55629 | only Scapin | Shuter listed.
    390425 | 55629 | Scapin | Shuter, first time
    390426 | 55629 | Thrifty | Bennet
    390427 | 55629 | Gripe | Costollo
    390428 | 55629 | Leander | Gibson
    390429 | 55629 | Octavian | Anderson
    390430 | 55629 | Shift | Dunstall
    390431 | 55629 | Sly | R. Smith
    390432 | 55629 | Clara | Mrs Vincent
    390433 | 55629 | Lucia | Mrs Baker.
    Performance: 55630 | 27613 | s | II: <i>Rule Britannia</i>-Lowe
    Performance: 55631 | 27613 | d | As17550430
    AsSeeDate: 55631 | cg | d | As | 17550430

Mainpiece

Title: The Old Batchelor
Comments:
As17541014, but Fondlewife-Shuter first time; Sir Joseph-Costollo; Setter-Bennet; Bluff-Stevens.
Cast:

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Publish Date:
Author: Samuel Foote
Baptism: 1721
Death: 1777
Publish Date:
Birth: 1670
Death: 1729

Afterpiece

Title: The Cheats of Scapin
Comments:
As17550110.
Cast:

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Publish Date:
Author: Thomas Otway
Birth: 1652
Death: 1685

Song

Comment: II: Rule Britannia-Lowe

Dance

Comment: As17550430

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