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25 October 1760

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1760-1761
Volume: 4
Comments: ctually no play. Death of George II closed theatres three weeks.] Mainpiece: Not acted in 2 years. [See 28 April 1759. There was no income this night, but the play list had to be met. The house carried a profitable balance of #318 16s. 5d. The payroll plus other expenses came to #284 12s. 9d., leaving a thin balance of #34 3s. 8d. (Account Book). Other bills included #14 17s. to Luppino for making dancing dresses; Robertson 10s. for attendance four nights in The Rape; Miss Ibbott #5 5s. for performing the part of Queen Elizabeth in the Earl of Essex; Marenesi and wife advanced weekly #2 2s. till the Theatre opened again (Account Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg The Recruiting Officer?. Plume-Smith; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Anderson; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Wignel; Constable-Stoppelaer; Steward-Holtom; Ballance-Sparks; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Ferguson; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Miss Macklin. *a??cg Harlequin Skeleton?. *d??cg As 15 Oct.; III: [A Comic Dance not perform'd these 5 years call'd% <i>The Colliers</i>-Sg Marenesi, Mlle Capdevlle. *c??cg [AActually no play. Death of <i>George II</i> closed theatres three weeks.] Mainpiece: Not acted in 2 years. [See 28 April 1759. There was no income this night, but the play list had to be met. The house carried a profitable balance of #318 16s. 5d. The payroll plus other expenses came to #284 12s. 9d., leaving a thin balance of #34 3s. 8d. (Account Book). Other bills included #14 17s. to $Luppino= for making dancing dresses; $Robertson= 10s. for attendance four nights in <i>The Rape</i>; $Miss Ibbott= #5 5s. for performing the part of <i>Queen Elizabeth</i>r in the <i>Earl of Essex</i>; $Marenesi and wife= advanced weekly #2 2s. till the Theatre opened again (Account Book).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1760 10 25 cg The Recruiting Officer?. Plume-Smith; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Anderson; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Wignel; Constable-Stoppelaer; Steward-Holtom; Ballance-Sparks; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Ferguson; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.*a1760 10 25 cg Harlequin Skeleton?.*d1760 10 25 cg ^As17601015^; III: A Comic Dance not perform'd these 5 years call'd <i>The Colliers</i>-Sg Marenesi, Mlle Capdevlle.*c1760 10 25 cg ctually no play. Death of <i>George II</i> closed theatres three weeks.] Mainpiece: Not acted in 2 years. [See 28 April 1759. There was no income this night, but the play list had to be met. The house carried a profitable balance of #318 16s. 5d. The payroll plus other expenses came to #284 12s. 9d., leaving a thin balance of #34 3s. 8d. (Account Book). Other bills included #14 17s. to $Luppino= for making dancing dresses; $Robertson= 10s. for attendance four nights in <i>The Rape</i>; $Miss Ibbott= #5 5s. for performing the part of <i>Queen Elizabeth</i>r in the <i>Earl of Essex</i>; $Marenesi and wife= advanced weekly #2 2s. till the Theatre opened again (Account Book).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 30332 | 17601025 | cg | ctually no play. Death of <i>George II</i> closed theatres three weeks.] Mainpiece: Not acted in 2 years. [See 28 April 1759. There was no income this night, but the play list had to be met. The house carried a profitable balance of #318 16s. 5d. The payroll plus other expenses came to #284 12s. 9d., leaving a thin balance of #34 3s. 8d. (Account Book). Other bills included #14 17s. to $Luppino= for making dancing dresses; $Robertson= 10s. for attendance four nights in <i>The Rape</i>; $Miss Ibbott= #5 5s. for performing the part of <i>Queen Elizabeth</i> in the <i>Earl of Essex</i>; $Marenesi and wife= advanced weekly #2 2s. till the Theatre opened again (Account Book)
    Performance: 61414 | 30332 | p | The Recruiting Officer | . Plume-Smith; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Anderson; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Wignel; Constable-Stoppelaer; Steward-Holtom; Ballance-Sparks; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Ferguson; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
    Cast:
    102053 | 61414 | Plume | Smith
    102054 | 61414 | Worthy | Ridout
    102055 | 61414 | Kite | Anderson
    102056 | 61414 | Scale | Redman
    102057 | 61414 | Scruple | Wignel
    102058 | 61414 | Constable | Stoppelaer
    102059 | 61414 | Steward | Holtom
    102060 | 61414 | Ballance | Sparks
    102061 | 61414 | Brazen | Dyer
    102062 | 61414 | Bullock | Dunstall
    102063 | 61414 | Welch Collier | Collins
    102064 | 61414 | Rose | Mrs Dyer
    102065 | 61414 | Lucy | Mrs Ferguson
    102066 | 61414 | Recruits | Bencraft, Costollo
    102067 | 61414 | Melinda | Mrs Barrington
    102068 | 61414 | Sylvia | Miss Macklin.
    Performance: 61415 | 30332 | a | Harlequin Skeleton | .
    Performance: 61416 | 30332 | d | As17601015; III: A Comic Dance not perform'd these 5 years call'd <i>The Colliers</i>-Sg Marenesi, Mlle Capdevlle
    AsSeeDate: 61416 | cg | d | As | 17601015

Mainpiece

Title: The Recruiting Officer
Comments:
. Plume-Smith; Worthy-Ridout; Kite-Anderson; Scale-Redman; Scruple-Wignel; Constable-Stoppelaer; Steward-Holtom; Ballance-Sparks; Brazen-Dyer; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Rose-Mrs Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Ferguson; Recruits-Bencraft, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Barrington; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1706
Birth: 1676/7
Death: 1707

Afterpiece

Title: Harlequin Skeleton
Comments:
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Cast:
None Listed

Dance

Comment: As17601015; III: A Comic Dance not perform'd these 5 years call'd The Colliers-Sg Marenesi, Mlle Capdevlle

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