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20 May 1756

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1755-1756
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Raftor, Morris, LeBrun, and Goodwin. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd by Lewis will be taken. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?dl Hamlet. As 20 April, but Polonius-Taswell. *a?dl The Devil to Pay. As 20 Sept. 1755. *d?dl II: <i>Hornpipe</i>-Morris; End: A <i>Minuet</i>-LeBrun, Miss Rousellet. *c?dl Benefit for $Raftor=, $Morris=, $LeBrun=, and $Goodwin=. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd by $Lewis= will be taken. Receipts: #140 ($Cross=).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1756 05 20 dl Hamlet. ^As17560420^ but Polonius-Taswell.*a1756 05 20 dl The Devil to Pay. ^As17550920^.*d1756 05 20 dl II: <i>Hornpipe</i>-Morris; End: A <i>Minuet</i>-LeBrun, Miss Rousellet.*c1756 05 20 dl Benefit for $Raftor=, $Morris=, $LeBrun=, and $Goodwin=. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd by $Lewis= will be taken. Receipts: #140 ($Cross=).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 28102 | 17560520 | dl | Benefit for $Raftor=, $Morris=, $LeBrun=, and $Goodwin=. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd by $Lewis= will be taken. Receipts: #140 ($Cross=)
    Performance: 56735 | 28102 | p | Hamlet | As17560420 but Polonius-Taswell.
    AsSeeDate: 56735 | dl | p | As | 17560420
    Cast:
    93624 | 56735 | Polonius | Taswell.
    395127 | 56735 | Hamlet | Holland, first time
    395128 | 56735 | Ostrick | Palmer
    395129 | 56735 | Ophelia | Miss Macklin, second time
    395130 | 56735 | Guildenstern | Usher.
    395131 | 56735 | King | Davies
    395132 | 56735 | Ghost | Berry
    395133 | 56735 | Horatio | Havard
    395134 | 56735 | Laertes | Blakes
    395135 | 56735 | Osric | Woodward
    395136 | 56735 | Rosencrantz | Simson
    395137 | 56735 | Marcellus | Bransby
    395138 | 56735 | Bernardo | Marr
    395139 | 56735 | Player King | Burton
    395140 | 56735 | Player Queen | Mrs Bennet
    395141 | 56735 | Gravediggers | Yates, Vaughan
    395142 | 56735 | Queen | Mrs Pritchard.
    Performance: 56736 | 28102 | a | The Devil to Pay | As17550920.
    AsSeeDate: 56736 | dl | a | As | 17550920
    Cast:
    395143 | 56736 | Loverule | Beard
    395144 | 56736 | Jobson | Berry
    395145 | 56736 | Nell | Mrs Clive
    395146 | 56736 | Lady Loverule | Mrs Bennet.
    Performance: 56737 | 28102 | d | II: <i>Hornpipe</i>-Morris; End: A <i>Minuet</i>-LeBrun, Miss Rousellet

Mainpiece

Title: Hamlet
Comments:
As17560420 but Polonius-Taswell.
Cast:

Related Works

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Afterpiece

Title: The Devil to Pay
Comments:
As17550920.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: II: Hornpipe-Morris; End: A Minuet-LeBrun, Miss Rousellet

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