18 December 1755

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1755-1756
Volume: 4
Comments: [The Bill contains usual Advertisement: "Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckinghamv; the tryal and Divorce of Queen Catherinev; the Death of Cardinal Wolseyv; the Christening of Princess Elizabethv, and many other historical passages." This advertisement will not be noted further this season.] Receipts: #120 (Cross)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?rdl King Henry VIII. Wolsey-Havard; Cromwell-Usher; King Henry-Berry; Archbp Cranmer-Burton; Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Patience (with a proper song)-Miss Young; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; Buckingham-Ross; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Gardiner-Taswell[; With an Exact <i>Representation of the Coronation</i>v, and the <i>Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall</i>v%. *a?rdl The Oracle [by Children%. Characters-Miss Pope, Miss Poplin, Miss Simson, Master Simson. *d?rdl I: <i>Pantomime Dance</i>[-Children%, as 3 Dec. *c?rdl [TThe Bill contains usual Advertisement: "Containing the <i>Death of the Duke of Buckingham</i>v; the <i>tryal and Divorce of Queen Catherine</i>v; the <i>Death of Cardinal Wolsey</i>v; the <i>Christening of Princess Elizabeth</i>v, and many other historical passages." This advertisement will not be noted further this season.] Receipts: #120 ($Cross=).

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    *p1755 12 18 dl King Henry VIII. Wolsey-Havard; Cromwell-Usher; King Henry-Berry; Archbp Cranmer-Burton; Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Patience (with a proper song)-Miss Young; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; Buckingham-Ross; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Gardiner-Taswell; With an Exact <i>Representation of the Coronation</i>v, and the <i>Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall</i>v.*a1755 12 18 dl The Oracle by Children. Characters-Miss Pope, Miss Poplin, Miss Simson, Master Simson.*d1755 12 18 dl I: <i>Pantomime Dance</i>-Children, ^as17551203^.*c1755 12 18 dl [The Bill contains usual Advertisement: "Containing the <i>Death of the Duke of Buckingham</i>v; the <i>tryal and Divorce of Queen Catherine</i>v; the <i>Death of Cardinal Wolsey</i>v; the <i>Christening of Princess Elizabeth</i>v, and many other historical passages." This advertisement will not be noted further this season.] Receipts: #120 ($Cross=).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 27806 | 17551218 | dl | [The Bill contains usual Advertisement: "Containing the <i>Death of the Duke of Buckingham</i>v; the <i>tryal and Divorce of Queen Catherine</i>v; the <i>Death of Cardinal Wolsey</i>v; the <i>Christening of Princess Elizabeth</i>v, and many other historical passages." This advertisement will not be noted further this season.] Receipts: #120 ($Cross=)
    Performance: 56071 | 27806 | p | King Henry Viii | Wolsey-Havard; Cromwell-Usher; King Henry-Berry; Archbp Cranmer-Burton; Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Patience (with a proper song)-Miss Young; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; Buckingham-Ross; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Gardiner-Taswell; With an Exact <i>Representation of the Coronation</i>v, and the <i>Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall</i>v. With an Exact <i>Representation of the Coronation</i>v, and the <i>Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hall</i>v.
    Cast:
    92908 | 56071 | Wolsey | Havard
    92909 | 56071 | Cromwell | Usher
    92910 | 56071 | King Henry | Berry
    92911 | 56071 | Archbp Cranmer | Burton
    92912 | 56071 | Anne Bullen | Mrs Jefferson
    92913 | 56071 | Patience | Miss Young
    92914 | 56071 | Queen Catherine | Mrs Pritchard
    92915 | 56071 | Buckingham | Ross
    92916 | 56071 | Norfolk | Palmer
    92917 | 56071 | Surrey | Davies
    92918 | 56071 | Lord Chamberlain | Bransby
    92919 | 56071 | Gardiner | Taswell
    Performance: 56072 | 27806 | a | The Oracle by Children | Characters-Miss Pope, Miss Poplin, Miss Simson, Master Simson.
    Cast:
    92920 | 56072 | Characters | Miss Pope, Miss Poplin, Miss Simson, Master Simson.
    Performance: 56073 | 27806 | d | I: <i>Pantomime Dance</i>-Children, as17551203
    AsSeeDate: 56073 | dl | d | As | 17551203

Mainpiece

Title: King Henry Viii
Comments:
Wolsey-Havard; Cromwell-Usher; King Henry-Berry; Archbp Cranmer-Burton; Anne Bullen-Mrs Jefferson; Patience (with a proper song)-Miss Young; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; Buckingham-Ross; Norfolk-Palmer; Surrey-Davies; Lord Chamberlain-Bransby; Gardiner-Taswell; With an Exact Representation of the Coronationv, and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv. With an Exact Representation of the Coronationv, and the Ceremony of the Champion in Westminster Hallv.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616

Afterpiece

Title: The Oracle by Children
Comments:
Characters-Miss Pope, Miss Poplin, Miss Simson, Master Simson.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: I: Pantomime Dance-Children, as17551203

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