04 May 1758

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1757-1758
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Austin and Wood. Wood, Sub Treasurer (Winston MS 8). No Building on Stage. Receipts: #140 (Cross). [The Prologue was The Night's Adventure of a Buck, Larpent MS 147. The mid-portion shows the Buck at the playhouse]: @First to the Playhouse,--not to hear the play--@I went to pass an hour or so away,@For what to me are Shakespears, Otways, Rowes,@Their, Jaffiers, Bajazets, andRomeos?@Such mouthing rascals give no joy to me@I get behind the scenes, and there d'ye see,@I strut, and ogle, pull the girls about@Stand in the way, and put the actors out.@These, these are joys, which only Bucks can know,@And all the pleasures playhouses bestow...

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?dl The Mistake. Principal parts-Woodward, Palmer, Austin, Bransby, Yates, Philips, Burton, Mrs Clive, Mrs Jefferson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Pritchard. *a?dl The Englishman in Paris. As 22 Sept. 1757, but Buck-Austin[, 1st time, who spoke $Foote='s last <i>Prologue</i>%. *e?dl [TThe%New Magic Scene [in the characters of <i>Harlequin</i>r%, as 28 April. *c?dl Benefit for $Austin= and $Wood=. Wood, Sub Treasurer (<i>Winston MS 8</i>). No Building on Stage. Receipts: #140 ($Cross=). [The Prologue was <i>The Night's Adventure of a Buck</i>, <i>Larpent MS 147</i>. The mid-portion shows the Buck at the playhouse]: @First to the Playhouse,--not to hear the play--@I went to pass an hour or so away,@For what to me are Shakespears, Otways, Rowes,@Their, Jaffiers, Bajazets, andRomeos?@Such mouthing rascals give no joy to me@I get behind the scenes, and there d'ye see,@I strut, and ogle, pull the girls about@Stand in the way, and put the actors out.@These, these are joys, which only Bucks can know,@And all the pleasures playhouses bestow...@
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    *p1758 05 04 dl The Mistake. Principal parts-Woodward, Palmer, Austin, Bransby, Yates, Philips, Burton, Mrs Clive, Mrs Jefferson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Pritchard.*a1758 05 04 dl The Englishman in Paris. ^As17570922^, but Buck-Austin, 1st time, who spoke $Foote='s last <i>Prologue</i>.*e1758 05 04 dl TheNew Magic Scene in the characters of <i>Harlequin</i>r, ^as17580428^.*c1758 05 04 dl Benefit for $Austin= and $Wood=. Wood, Sub Treasurer (<i>Winston MS 8</i>). No Building on Stage. Receipts: #140 ($Cross=). [The Prologue was <i>The Night's Adventure of a Buck</i>, <i>Larpent MS 147</i>. The mid-portion shows the Buck at the playhouse]: @First to the Playhouse,--not to hear the play--@I went to pass an hour or so away,@For what to me are Shakespears, Otways, Rowes,@Their, Jaffiers, Bajazets, andRomeos?@Such mouthing rascals give no joy to me@I get behind the scenes, and there d'ye see,@I strut, and ogle, pull the girls about@Stand in the way, and put the actors out.@These, these are joys, which only Bucks can know,@And all the pleasures playhouses bestow...@
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    Event: 29038 | 17580504 | dl | Benefit for $Austin= and $Wood=. Wood, Sub Treasurer (<i>Winston MS 8</i>). No Building on Stage. Receipts: #140 ($Cross=). [The Prologue was <i>The Night's Adventure of a Buck</i>, <i>Larpent MS 147</i>. The mid-portion shows the Buck at the playhouse]: @First to the Playhouse,--not to hear the play--@I went to pass an hour or so away,@For what to me are Shakespears, Otways, Rowes,@Their, Jaffiers, Bajazets, andRomeos?@Such mouthing rascals give no joy to me@I get behind the scenes, and there d'ye see,@I strut, and ogle, pull the girls about@Stand in the way, and put the actors out.@These, these are joys, which only Bucks can know,@And all the pleasures playhouses bestow...
    Performance: 58820 | 29038 | p | The Mistake | Principal parts-Woodward, Palmer, Austin, Bransby, Yates, Philips, Burton, Mrs Clive, Mrs Jefferson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Pritchard.
    Cast:
    97677 | 58820 | Principal parts | Woodward, Palmer, Austin, Bransby, Yates, Philips, Burton, Mrs Clive, Mrs Jefferson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Pritchard.
    Performance: 58821 | 29038 | a | The Englishman in Paris | As17570922, but Buck-Austin, 1st time, who spoke $Foote='s last <i>Prologue</i>.
    AsSeeDate: 58821 | dl | a | As | 17570922
    Cast:
    97678 | 58821 | Buck | Austin, 1st time, who spoke $Foote='s last <i>Prologue</i>.
    404168 | 58821 | Buick | Woodward
    404169 | 58821 | Lucinda | Miss Macklin.
    Performance: 58822 | 29038 | e | TheNew Magic Scene in the characters of <i>Harlequin</i>, as17580428
    AsSeeDate: 58822 | dl | e | As | 17580428

Mainpiece

Comments:
Principal parts-Woodward, Palmer, Austin, Bransby, Yates, Philips, Burton, Mrs Clive, Mrs Jefferson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17570922, but Buck-Austin, 1st time, who spoke Foote's last Prologue.

Entertainment

Comment: TheNew Magic Scene in the characters of Harlequin, as17580428

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