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01 November 1756

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1756-1757
Volume: 4
Comments: Afterpiece: By Desire. This Night when Brisk (Mr Woodward) was reading the Verses with Lady Froth (Mrs Clive) instead of observing, with the Author, that her Ladyship's Coachman, John, had a red Face, said because Yr. Ladyship has a red face, & as Mrs Clive is of that Complexion the Audience burst into a loud roar, to her no small Mortification; but she behav'd well & took no Notice of it--Mr Foote brings sad houses (Cross). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl The Double Dealer. As 29 Oct., but Maskwell-Mossop (2nd time); Lady Plyant-Miss Barton (2nd time). *a??dl The Englishman in Paris. As 14 Oct. *d??dl [GGardiner, Mrs Vernon.,%As 21 Oct. *c??dl Afterpiece: By Desire. This Night when <i>Brisk</i>r ($Mr Woodward=) was reading the Verses with <i>Lady Froth</i>r ($Mrs Clive=) instead of observing, with the Author, that her Ladyship's Coachman, <i>John</i>r, had a red Face, said because Yr. Ladyship has a red face, & as Mrs Clive is of that Complexion the Audience burst into a loud roar, to her no small Mortification; but she behav'd well & took no Notice of it--$Mr Foote= brings sad houses ($Cross=). Receipts: #80 (Cross).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1756 11 01 dl The Double Dealer. ^As17561029^, but Maskwell-Mossop (2nd time); Lady Plyant-Miss Barton (2nd time).*a1756 11 01 dl The Englishman in Paris. ^As17561014^.*d1756 11 01 dl Gardiner, Mrs Vernon.,^As17561021^.*c1756 11 01 dl Afterpiece: By Desire. This Night when <i>Brisk</i>r ($Mr Woodward=) was reading the Verses with <i>Lady Froth</i>r ($Mrs Clive=) instead of observing, with the Author, that her Ladyship's Coachman, <i>John</i>r, had a red Face, said because Yr. Ladyship has a red face, & as Mrs Clive is of that Complexion the Audience burst into a loud roar, to her no small Mortification; but she behav'd well & took no Notice of it--$Mr Foote= brings sad houses ($Cross=). Receipts: #80 (Cross).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 28189 | 17561101 | dl | Afterpiece: By Desire. This Night when <i>Brisk</i> ($Mr Woodward=) was reading the Verses with <i>Lady Froth</i> ($Mrs Clive=) instead of observing, with the Author, that her Ladyship's Coachman, <i>John</i>, had a red Face, said because Yr. Ladyship has a red face, & as Mrs Clive is of that Complexion the Audience burst into a loud roar, to her no small Mortification; but she behav'd well & took no Notice of it--$Mr Foote= brings sad houses ($Cross=). Receipts: #80 (Cross)
    Performance: 56914 | 28189 | p | The Double Dealer | As17561029, but Maskwell-Mossop (2nd time); Lady Plyant-Miss Barton (2nd time).
    AsSeeDate: 56914 | dl | p | As | 17561029
    Cast:
    94396 | 56914 | Maskwell | Mossop
    94397 | 56914 | Lady Plyant | Miss Barton
    395564 | 56914 | Sir Paul Plyant | Foote
    395565 | 56914 | Brisk | Woodward
    395566 | 56914 | Careless | Palmer
    395567 | 56914 | Lord Touchwood | Davies
    395568 | 56914 | Lord Froth | Blakes
    395569 | 56914 | Saygrace | Clough
    395570 | 56914 | Cynthia | Mrs Davies
    395571 | 56914 | Mellefont | Havard
    395572 | 56914 | Lady Touchwood | Mrs Pritchard
    395573 | 56914 | Lady Froth | Mrs Clive
    395574 | 56914 | Lady Pliant | A Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance that stage.
    Performance: 56915 | 28189 | a | The Englishman in Paris | As17561014.
    AsSeeDate: 56915 | dl | a | As | 17561014
    Cast:
    395575 | 56915 | Buck | Foote.
    395576 | 56915 | Lucinda | Miss Macklin.
    Performance: 56916 | 28189 | d | Gardiner, Mrs Vernon | ,As17561021.
    AsSeeDate: 56916 | dl | d | As | 17561021

Mainpiece

Title: The Double Dealer
Comments:
As17561029, but Maskwell-Mossop (2nd time); Lady Plyant-Miss Barton (2nd time).
Cast:

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Publish Date:
Birth: 1670
Death: 1729
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Afterpiece

Title: The Englishman in Paris
Comments:
As17561014.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1753
Author: Samuel Foote
Baptism: 1721
Death: 1777

Dance

Comment: Gardiner, Mrs Vernon.,As17561021

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