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17 April 1759

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1758-1759
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Fleetwood. Receipts: #160 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?qdl Hamlet. As 26 Sept. 1758, but Hamlet-Fleetwood[, 1st time%; Laertes-Obrien[, 1st time%; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber; Ghost-Bransby; Polonius-Blakes; the <i>Prologue</i> [Upon $Shakespeare= and his Works%-Garrick. *a?qdl Fortunatus. As 6 Jan. *c?qdl Benefit for $Fleetwood=. Receipts: #160 ($Cross=); charges #63 (<i>Winston MS 8</i>).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1759 04 17 dl Hamlet. ^As17580926^, but Hamlet-Fleetwood, 1st time; Laertes-Obrien, 1st time; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber; Ghost-Bransby; Polonius-Blakes; the <i>Prologue</i> Upon $Shakespeare= and his Works-Garrick.*a1759 04 17 dl Fortunatus. ^As17590106^.*c1759 04 17 dl Benefit for $Fleetwood=. Receipts: #160 ($Cross=); charges #63 (<i>Winston MS 8</i>).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 29499 | 17590417 | dl | Benefit for $Fleetwood=. Receipts: #160 ($Cross=); charges #63 (<i>Winston MS 8</i>)
    Performance: 59787 | 29499 | p | Hamlet | As17580926, but Hamlet-Fleetwood, 1st time; Laertes-Obrien, 1st time; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber; Ghost-Bransby; Polonius-Blakes; the <i>Prologue</i> Upon $Shakespeare= and his Works-Garrick.
    AsSeeDate: 59787 | dl | p | As | 17580926
    Cast:
    99311 | 59787 | Hamlet | Fleetwood, 1st time
    99312 | 59787 | Laertes | Obrien, 1st time
    99313 | 59787 | Ophelia | Mrs Cibber
    99314 | 59787 | Ghost | Bransby
    99315 | 59787 | Polonius | Blakes
    99316 | 59787 | and his Works | Garrick.
    407790 | 59787 | Claudius | Davies
    407791 | 59787 | Horatio | Havard
    407792 | 59787 | Osric | Palmer
    407793 | 59787 | Rosencrantz | Packer
    407794 | 59787 | Guildenstern | Austin
    407795 | 59787 | Bernardo | Marr
    407796 | 59787 | Marcellus | Bransby
    407797 | 59787 | Player King | Burton
    407798 | 59787 | Player Queen | Mrs Bennet
    407799 | 59787 | Gravediggers | Yates, Vaughan
    407800 | 59787 | Gertrude | Mrs Pritchard.
    Performance: 59788 | 29499 | a | Fortunatus | As17590106.
    AsSeeDate: 59788 | dl | a | As | 17590106
    Cast:
    407801 | 59788 | other characters | <i>Clough.
    407802 | 59788 | Harlequin | Rooker
    407803 | 59788 | <i>The Flemish Feast</i> | Grimaldi, Giorgi, Noverre, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.

Mainpiece

Title: Hamlet
Comments:
As17580926, but Hamlet-Fleetwood, 1st time; Laertes-Obrien, 1st time; Ophelia-Mrs Cibber; Ghost-Bransby; Polonius-Blakes; the Prologue Upon Shakespeare and his Works-Garrick.
Cast:

Related Works

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Afterpiece

Title: Fortunatus
Comments:
As17590106.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Fortunatus
Publish Date:
Birth: 1714
Death: 1777

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