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04 February 1766

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1765-1766
Volume: 4
Comments: letter in the St James Chronicle; or, British Evening Post suggests a one@way street for entrance to Drury Lane Theatre, because of the great confusion caused by carriages approaching from both directions.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl The Orphan. As 21 Sept. 1765, but Polydore-Bensley (first time); <i>Occasional Prologue</i>-_. *a??dl The Hermit. As 24 Jan. *c??dl [AA letter in the <i>St James Chronicle</i>; or, <i>British Evening Post</i> suggests a one@way street for entrance to <i>Drury Lane Theatre</i>, because of the great confusion caused by carriages approaching from both directions.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1766 02 04 dl The Orphan. ^As17650921^, but Polydore-Bensley (first time); <i>Occasional Prologue</i>-_.*a1766 02 04 dl The Hermit. ^As17660124^.*c1766 02 04 dl letter in the <i>St James Chronicle</i>; or, <i>British Evening Post</i> suggests a one@way street for entrance to <i>Drury Lane Theatre</i>, because of the great confusion caused by carriages approaching from both directions.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 33022 | 17660204 | dl | letter in the <i>St James Chronicle</i>; or, <i>British Evening Post</i> suggests a one@way street for entrance to <i>Drury Lane Theatre</i>, because of the great confusion caused by carriages approaching from both directions.
    Performance: 67652 | 33022 | p | The Orphan | As17650921, but Polydore-Bensley (first time); <i>Occasional Prologue</i>-_.
    AsSeeDate: 67652 | dl | p | As | 17650921
    Cast:
    112837 | 67652 | Polydore | Bensley
    447215 | 67652 | Chamont | Holland
    447216 | 67652 | Castalio | Powell
    447217 | 67652 | Chaplain | Love
    447218 | 67652 | Acasto | Bransby
    447219 | 67652 | Ernesto | Parsons
    447220 | 67652 | Page | Miss Rogers
    447221 | 67652 | Serina | Miss Plym
    447222 | 67652 | Florella | Mrs Bennet
    447223 | 67652 | Monimia | Mrs Yates
    Performance: 67653 | 33022 | a | The Hermit | As17660124.
    AsSeeDate: 67653 | dl | a | As | 17660124
    Cast:
    447224 | 67653 | Others | Mas. <i>Burton replaced $Dodd</i>.
    447225 | 67653 | Harlequin | Rooker
    447226 | 67653 | Hermit | Kear
    447227 | 67653 | Clown | Ackman
    447228 | 67653 | Colombine | Miss Baker
    447229 | 67653 | Pantaloon | Grimaldi
    447230 | 67653 | The <i>Dances</i> | Aldridge, Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Tassoni.

Mainpiece

Title: The Orphan
Comments:
As17650921, but Polydore-Bensley (first time); Occasional Prologue-_.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Author: Thomas Otway
Birth: 1652
Death: 1685

Afterpiece

Title: The Hermit
Comments:
As17660124.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Author: James Love
Birth: 1721
Death: 1774

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 04 February 1766 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 1, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=33022.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 04 February 1766 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=33022. Accessed 1 April 2025.