25 February 1767

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1766-1767
Volume: 4
Comments: Paid James Amson for a set of China for Love in the City, #11 2s. 11d. (Account Book). Receipts: #115 13s. 6d. (Account Book). [On 5 March appeared in the Public Advertiser the following squib]: To the Author of Love in the City. @If e'er again thy Muse engage@To laugh at Folly on the Stage,@Let Cockneys 'scape the stroke@Since 'tis with Men of Sense a Rule@That of all Fools, the Bo-Bell Fool@Can least endure a Joke. A.

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    *p�9cg Love in the City. As 21 Feb. *c�9cg Paid $James Amson= for a set of China for <i>Love in the City</i>, #11 2s. 11d. (Account Book). Receipts: #115 13s. 6d. (Account Book). [On 5 March appeared in the <i>Public Advertiser</i> the following squib]: To the Author of <i>Love in the City</i>. @If e'er again thy Muse engage@To laugh at Folly on the Stage,@Let Cockneys 'scape the stroke@Since 'tis with Men of Sense a Rule@That of all Fools, the Bo-Bell Fool@Can least endure a Joke. $A=.@

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    *p1767 02 25 cg Love in the City. ^As17670221^.*c1767 02 25 cg Paid $James Amson= for a set of China for <i>Love in the City</i>, #11 2s. 11d. (Account Book). Receipts: #115 13s. 6d. (Account Book). [On 5 March appeared in the <i>Public Advertiser</i> the following squib]: To the Author of <i>Love in the City</i>. @If e'er again thy Muse engage@To laugh at Folly on the Stage,@Let Cockneys 'scape the stroke@Since 'tis with Men of Sense a Rule@That of all Fools, the Bo-Bell Fool@Can least endure a Joke. $A=.@

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    Event: 33549 | 17670225 | cg | Paid $James Amson= for a set of China for <i>Love in the City</i>, #11 2s. 11d. (Account Book). Receipts: #115 13s. 6d. (Account Book). [On 5 March appeared in the <i>Public Advertiser</i> the following squib]: To the Author of <i>Love in the City</i>. @If e'er again thy Muse engage@To laugh at Folly on the Stage,@Let Cockneys 'scape the stroke@Since 'tis with Men of Sense a Rule@That of all Fools, the Bo-Bell Fool@Can least endure a Joke. $A=.
    Performance: 68813 | 33549 | p | Love In The City | As17670221.
    AsSeeDate: 68813 | cg | p | As | 17670221
    Cast:
    453304 | 68813 | Wagg | Shuter
    453305 | 68813 | Old Cockney | Gibson
    453306 | 68813 | Barnackle | Dunstall
    453307 | 68813 | Young Cockney | Dibdin
    453308 | 68813 | Sightly | DuBellamy
    453309 | 68813 | Spruce | Mattocks
    453310 | 68813 | Miss LaBlond | Miss Poitier
    453311 | 68813 | Miss Molly Cockney | Mrs Green
    453312 | 68813 | Penelope | A Young Gentlewoman
    453313 | 68813 | Priscilla | Mrs Mattocks
    453314 | 68813 | adapted to the opera | Fishar, LaRiviere, Arnauld, Sga Manesiere, Miss Wilford, Miss Valois.

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Title: Love In The City
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As17670221.
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Work Title: Love in the City
Associated Date?: 1767
Associated Playwright(s)?:
   Isaac Bickerstaffe (1728 - 1808)

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