12 December 1760

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1760-1761
Volume: 4
Comments: By Command of His Majesty. At fifteen Minutes past six, His Majesty went D-L-House, attended by several great Officers of State, to see the Rehearsal, but about ten o'clock a message was sent, signifying his Majesty's pleasure to have the new dramatic novel of Polly Honeycombe added to it; upon which fresh Bills were printed and pasted up...In consequence of a strict order from the managers not a single person was admitted into tne House before the doors were opened; nevertheless the Pit was filled in the space of four minutes (Gazetteer & London Daily Advertiser, 13 Dec.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl The Rehearsal. As 3 Oct., but Others-_Atkins, <i>Fox, _Moody, +Castle. *a??dl Polly Honeycombe. *d??dl II: +The Mad Doctor</i>, as 14 Oct.; End: <i>The Itahian Gardiners</i>, as 3 Dec. *c??dl By Command of His Majesty. At fifteen Minutes past six, His Majesty went <i>D-L-House</i>, attended by several great Officers of State, to see the <i>Rehearsal</i>, but about ten o'clock a message was sent, signifying his Majesty's pleasure to have the new dramatic novel of <i>Polly Honeycombe</i> added to it; upon which fresh Bills were printed and pasted up...In consequence of a strict order from the managers not a single person was admitted into tne House before the doors were opened; nevertheless the Pit was filled in the space of four minutes (<i>Gazetteer & London Daily Advertiser</i>, 13 Dec.).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1760 12 12 dl The Rehearsal. ^As17601003^, but Others-_Atkins, <i>Fox, _Moody, +Castle.*a1760 12 12 dl Polly Honeycombe.*d1760 12 12 dl II: <i>The Mad Doctor</i>, ^as17601014^; End: <i>The Itahian Gardiners</i>, ^as17601203^.*c1760 12 12 dl By Command of His Majesty. At fifteen Minutes past six, His Majesty went <i>D-L-House</i>, attended by several great Officers of State, to see the <i>Rehearsal</i>, but about ten o'clock a message was sent, signifying his Majesty's pleasure to have the new dramatic novel of <i>Polly Honeycombe</i> added to it; upon which fresh Bills were printed and pasted up...In consequence of a strict order from the managers not a single person was admitted into tne House before the doors were opened; nevertheless the Pit was filled in the space of four minutes (<i>Gazetteer & London Daily Advertiser</i>, 13 Dec.).
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    Event: 30383 | 17601212 | dl | By Command of His Majesty. At fifteen Minutes past six, His Majesty went <i>D-L-House</i>, attended by several great Officers of State, to see the <i>Rehearsal</i>, but about ten o'clock a message was sent, signifying his Majesty's pleasure to have the new dramatic novel of <i>Polly Honeycombe</i> added to it; upon which fresh Bills were printed and pasted up...In consequence of a strict order from the managers not a single person was admitted into tne House before the doors were opened; nevertheless the Pit was filled in the space of four minutes (<i>Gazetteer & London Daily Advertiser</i>, 13 Dec.)
    Performance: 61538 | 30383 | p | The Rehearsal | As17601003, but Others-_Atkins, <i>Fox, _Moody, +Castle.
    AsSeeDate: 61538 | dl | p | As | 17601003
    Cast:
    102250 | 61538 | Others | _Atkins, <i>Fox, _Moody, +Castle.
    416598 | 61538 | Bayes | Garrick
    416599 | 61538 | Smith | Burton
    416600 | 61538 | Johnson | Palmer
    416601 | 61538 | others | Yates, Packer, Philips, Blakes, Mozeen, Vaughan, Scrase, Bransby, Ackman, Clough, Raftor, Moody, Rooker, Gray, Marr, Atkins, Mrs Bennett, Miss Hippisley, Master Kennedy, Miss Mills, Johnston
    416602 | 61538 | With proper Songs and Dances
    416603 | 61538 | an additional Reinforcement of <i>Mr Bayes New Rai | .
    Performance: 61539 | 30383 | a | Polly Honeycombe
    Performance: 61540 | 30383 | d | II: <i>The Mad Doctor</i>, as17601014; End: <i>The Itahian Gardiners</i>, as17601203
    AsSeeDate: 61540 | dl | d | As | 17601014

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17601003, but Others-_Atkins, Fox, _Moody, +Castle.

Afterpiece

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Cast:
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Dance

Comment: II: The Mad Doctor, as17601014; End: The Itahian Gardiners, as17601203

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