London Stage Event: 18 September 1760 at Southwark Fair

18 September 1760

Event Information

Theatre: Southwark Fair

Theatrical Season: 1760-1761

Volume: 4

Comments: During the short time of the Fair, at a large Commodious Booth at the bottom of the Bowling Green. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The Company chose to wave [sic] the usual pompous and bombastic stuff generally crowded into Advertisements on these occasions. They early beg leave to say, that they humbly presume, their having been at an uncommon expence, care, and trouble in getting up this comedy, will entitle them to some degree of preference and encouragement above those paltry performances usually exhibited at Fairs. [But see the puff on 19Sept.

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*p??sf The Female Minor. the company who performed with $Foote= at the Haymarket. *s??sf Several New Comic Songs-. *d??sf The Dances-the same performers who were with $Mr Shuter= at Bartholomew Fair. *c??sf During the short time of the Fair, at a large Commodious Booth at the bottom of the Bowling Green. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The Company chose to wave [sic] the usual pompous and bombastic stuff generally crowded into Advertisements on these occasions. They early beg leave to say, that they humbly presume, their having been at an uncommon expence, care, and trouble in getting up this comedy, will entitle them to some degree of preference and encouragement above those paltry performances usually exhibited at Fairs. [But see the puff on 19Sept.]
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*p1760 09 18 sf The Female Minor. the company who performed with $Foote= at the Haymarket.*s1760 09 18 sf Several New Comic Songs-.*d1760 09 18 sf The Dances-the same performers who were with $Mr Shuter= at Bartholomew Fair.*c1760 09 18 sf During the short time of the Fair, at a large Commodious Booth at the bottom of the Bowling Green. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The Company chose to wave [sic] the usual pompous and bombastic stuff generally crowded into Advertisements on these occasions. They early beg leave to say, that they humbly presume, their having been at an uncommon expence, care, and trouble in getting up this comedy, will entitle them to some degree of preference and encouragement above those paltry performances usually exhibited at Fairs. [But see the puff on 19Sept.]
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Event: 30276 | 17600918 | sf | During the short time of the Fair, at a large Commodious Booth at the bottom of the Bowling Green. Boxes 2s. 6d. Pit 2s. 6d. First Gallery 1s. Upper Gallery 6d. The Company chose to wave [sic] the usual pompous and bombastic stuff generally crowded into Advertisements on these occasions. They early beg leave to say, that they humbly presume, their having been at an uncommon expence, care, and trouble in getting up this comedy, will entitle them to some degree of preference and encouragement above those paltry performances usually exhibited at Fairs. [But see the puff on 19Sept.

Performance: 61291 | 30276 | p | The Female Minor | the company who performed with $Foote= at the Haymarket.

Performance: 61292 | 30276 | s | Several New Comic Songs-

Performance: 61293 | 30276 | d | The Dances-the same performers who were with $Mr Shuter= at Bartholomew Fair

Mainpiece

Title: The Female Minor

Comments:
the company who performed with Foote at the Haymarket.

Cast:
None Listed

Song

Comment: Several New Comic Songs-

Dance

Comment: The Dances-the same performers who were with Mr Shuter at Bartholomew Fair

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 18 September 1760 at Southwark Fair." London Stage Database. Accessed April 1, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=30276.

MLA: "London Stage Event: 18 September 1760 at Southwark Fair." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=30276. Accessed 1 April 2025.