19 November 1765

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1765-1766
Volume: 4
Comments: Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece with alterations and additions. [A song sung in the "New Scene in Harlequin's Invasion" appears in The Jester's Magazine, May 1766, p. 254. Harlequin enters with a Dancing Bear, and sings four stanzas in broken English about the advantages of dancing, for men, women, philosophers, and politicians. Harlequin's speech is Frenchified English.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?Sdl The School for Lovers. As 30 Oct. *a?Sdl The Harlequin's Invasion. As 16 Nov. *c?Sdl Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece with alterations and additions. [A song sung in the "New Scene in <i>Harlequin's Invasion</i>" appears in <i>The Jester's Magazine</i>, May 1766, p. 254. <i>Harlequin</i>r enters with a <i>Dancing Bear</i>r, and sings four stanzas in broken English about the advantages of dancing, for men, women, philosophers, and politicians. Harlequin's speech is Frenchified English.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1765 11 19 dl The School for Lovers. ^As17651030^.*a1765 11 19 dl The Harlequin's Invasion. ^As17651116^.*c1765 11 19 dl Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece with alterations and additions. [A song sung in the "New Scene in <i>Harlequin's Invasion</i>" appears in <i>The Jester's Magazine</i>, May 1766, p. 254. <i>Harlequin</i>r enters with a <i>Dancing Bear</i>r, and sings four stanzas in broken English about the advantages of dancing, for men, women, philosophers, and politicians. Harlequin's speech is Frenchified English.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 32890 | 17651119 | dl | Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece with alterations and additions. [A song sung in the "New Scene in <i>Harlequin's Invasion</i>" appears in <i>The Jester's Magazine</i>, May 1766, p. 254. <i>Harlequin</i> enters with a <i>Dancing Bear</i>, and sings four stanzas in broken English about the advantages of dancing, for men, women, philosophers, and politicians. Harlequin's speech is Frenchified English.
    Performance: 67380 | 32890 | p | The School For Lovers | As17651030.
    AsSeeDate: 67380 | dl | p | As | 17651030
    Cast:
    445441 | 67380 | Dorilant | Holland
    445442 | 67380 | Modely | Palmer
    445443 | 67380 | Bellmour | Packer
    445444 | 67380 | Steward | Castle
    445445 | 67380 | Celia | Mrs Palmer
    445446 | 67380 | Armainta | Mrs Yates
    445447 | 67380 | Lady Beverley | Mrs Clive.
    Performance: 67381 | 32890 | a | The Harlequin's Invasion | As17651116.
    AsSeeDate: 67381 | dl | a | As | 17651116
    Cast:
    445448 | 67381 | Harlequin | King
    445449 | 67381 | Others | Yates, Dodd, Bransby, Moody, Baddeley, Burton, Vaughan, Parsons, Clough, Ackman, Johnston, Strange, Castle, Marr, Mrs Bennet, Miss Matthews, Miss Wright, Miss Pope
    445450 | 67381 | The <i>Dances</i> | Grimaldi, Aldridge, Giorgi, Miss Baker, Sga Giorgi.

Mainpiece

Title: The School For Lovers
Comments:
As17651030.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1762
Baptism: 1715
Death: 1785

Afterpiece

Title: The Harlequin's Invasion
Comments:
As17651116.
Cast:

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