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02 April 1770

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1769-1770
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Mr Love--Sir John Brute. A fat performance (and as Mr L--- says) he wanted breath to blow the Jokes out (Hopkins Diary). On 1 April 4 n[umbers] of Dramatic Censor published (Winston MS 10)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl The Provok'd Wife. As 10 Oct. 1769, but Sir John Brute-Love[, first time%; Razor-Parsons; Lady Brute-Mrs Barry[, first time%. *a??dl The Padlock. As 23 Sept. 1769. *d??dl II: <i>The Rabbit Sellers</i>, as 28 Dec. 1769. *c??dl Benefit for $Mr Love=--<i>Sir John Brute</i>. A fat performance (and as Mr L--- says) he wanted breath to blow the Jokes out (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). On 1 April 4 n[umbers] of <i>Dramatic Censor</i> published (<i>Winston MS 10</i>).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1770 04 02 dl The Provok'd Wife. ^As17691010^, but Sir John Brute-Love, first time; Razor-Parsons; Lady Brute-Mrs Barry, first time.*a1770 04 02 dl The Padlock. ^As17690923^.*d1770 04 02 dl II: <i>The Rabbit Sellers</i>, ^as17691228^.*c1770 04 02 dl Benefit for $Mr Love=--<i>Sir John Brute</i>. A fat performance (and as Mr L--- says) he wanted breath to blow the Jokes out (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). On 1 April 4 n[umbers] of <i>Dramatic Censor</i> published (<i>Winston MS 10</i>).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 35258 | 17700402 | dl | Benefit for $Mr Love=--<i>Sir John Brute</i>. A fat performance (and as Mr L--- says) he wanted breath to blow the Jokes out (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). On 1 April 4 n[umbers] of <i>Dramatic Censor</i> published (<i>Winston MS 10</i>)
    Performance: 72808 | 35258 | p | The Provok'd Wife | As17691010, but Sir John Brute-Love, first time; Razor-Parsons; Lady Brute-Mrs Barry, first time.
    AsSeeDate: 72808 | dl | p | As | 17691010
    Cast:
    122853 | 72808 | Sir John Brute | Love, first time
    122854 | 72808 | Razor | Parsons
    122855 | 72808 | Lady Brute | Mrs Barry, first time.
    475873 | 72808 | Constant | Cautherly
    475874 | 72808 | Heartfree | Aickin
    475875 | 72808 | Bully | Vernon
    475876 | 72808 | Lord Rake | Ackman
    475877 | 72808 | Justice | Bransby
    475878 | 72808 | Rasor | Baddeley
    475879 | 72808 | Mademoiselle | Miss Radley, first time
    475880 | 72808 | Belinda | Mrs Jeffries
    475881 | 72808 | Lady Fanciful | Mrs Abington.
    Performance: 72809 | 35258 | a | The Padlock | As17690923.
    AsSeeDate: 72809 | dl | a | As | 17690923
    Cast:
    475882 | 72809 | Leander | Vernon
    475883 | 72809 | Don Diego | Bannister
    475884 | 72809 | Mungo | Dibdin
    475885 | 72809 | Ursula | Mrs Dorman
    475886 | 72809 | Leonora | Miss Radley.
    Performance: 72810 | 35258 | d | II: <i>The Rabbit Sellers</i>, as17691228
    AsSeeDate: 72810 | dl | d | As | 17691228

Mainpiece

Title: The Provok'd Wife
Comments:
As17691010, but Sir John Brute-Love, first time; Razor-Parsons; Lady Brute-Mrs Barry, first time.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Author: John Vanbrugh
Birth: 1664
Death: 1726

Afterpiece

Title: The Padlock
Comments:
As17690923.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Padlock
Publish Date: 1768
Birth: 1728
Death: 1808
Baptism: 1745
Death: 1814

Dance

Comment: II: The Rabbit Sellers, as17691228

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 02 April 1770 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed March 28, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=35258.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 02 April 1770 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=35258. Accessed 28 March 2025.