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12 December 1770

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1770-1771
Volume: 4
Comments: Afterpiece: A Ballad Farce, never performed there, written by Fielding. New Music by Dr Arne. [This is Fielding's Miss Lucy in Town under a new title (Biographica Dramatica).

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Cyrus. As 6 Dec., but Astyages-Clarke. *aThe Country Madcap [in London%. Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno-Palmer; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lewes; Thomas-Gardner; Goodwill-Wignell; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Tawdry-Miss Pearce; the Madcap-Mrs Mattocks. *dEnd: New <i>Pantomime Dance</i>, as 29 Nov. *cAfterpiece: A Ballad Farce, never performed there, written by $Fielding=. New Music by $Dr Arne=. [This is Fielding's <i>Miss Lucy in Town</i> under a new title (<i>Biographica Dramatica</i>).]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1770 12 12 cg Cyrus. ^As17701206^, but Astyages-Clarke.*a1770 12 12 cg The Country Madcap in London. Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno-Palmer; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lewes; Thomas-Gardner; Goodwill-Wignell; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Tawdry-Miss Pearce; the Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.*d1770 12 12 cg End: New <i>Pantomime Dance</i>, ^as17701129^.*c1770 12 12 cg Afterpiece: A Ballad Farce, never performed there, written by $Fielding=. New Music by $Dr Arne=. [This is Fielding's <i>Miss Lucy in Town</i> under a new title (<i>Biographica Dramatica</i>).]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 35646 | 17701212 | cg | Afterpiece: A Ballad Farce, never performed there, written by $Fielding=. New Music by $Dr Arne=. [This is Fielding's <i>Miss Lucy in Town</i> under a new title (<i>Biographica Dramatica</i>).
    Performance: 73722 | 35646 | p | Cyrus | As17701206, but Astyages-Clarke.
    AsSeeDate: 73722 | cg | p | As | 17701206
    Cast:
    124957 | 73722 | Astyages | Clarke.
    479622 | 73722 | Cyrus | Savigny, first time
    479623 | 73722 | Cambyses | Smith
    479624 | 73722 | Harpagus | Hull
    479625 | 73722 | Mithranes | Bensley
    479626 | 73722 | Mirza | Fox
    479627 | 73722 | Officer | R. Smith
    479628 | 73722 | Aspasia | Mrs Mattocks
    479629 | 73722 | Mandane | Mrs Yates.
    Performance: 73723 | 35646 | a | The Country Madcap in London | Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno-Palmer; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lewes; Thomas-Gardner; Goodwill-Wignell; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Tawdry-Miss Pearce; the Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
    Cast:
    124958 | 73723 | Ballad | Mattocks
    124959 | 73723 | Cantileno | Palmer
    124960 | 73723 | Zorobabel | Quick
    124961 | 73723 | Lord Bawble | Lewes
    124962 | 73723 | Thomas | Gardner
    124963 | 73723 | Goodwill | Wignell
    124964 | 73723 | Mrs Midnight | Mrs Pitt
    124965 | 73723 | Tawdry | Miss Pearce
    124966 | 73723 | the Madcap | Mrs Mattocks.
    Performance: 73724 | 35646 | d | End: New <i>Pantomime Dance</i>, as17701129
    AsSeeDate: 73724 | cg | d | As | 17701129

Mainpiece

Title: Cyrus
Comments:
As17701206, but Astyages-Clarke.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Cyrus
Publish Date: 1721
Author: P.A. Rolli
Work Title: Cyrus
Publish Date: 1768
Author: John Hoole
Birth: 1727
Death: 1803

Afterpiece

Title: The Country Madcap in London
Comments:
Ballad-Mattocks; Cantileno-Palmer; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Lewes; Thomas-Gardner; Goodwill-Wignell; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Tawdry-Miss Pearce; the Madcap-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Author: Thomas Arne
Birth: 1710
Death: 1778
Publish Date: 1741
Birth: 1707
Death: 1754
Publish Date:
Birth: 1707
Death: 1754

Dance

Comment: End: New Pantomime Dance, as17701129

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 12 December 1770 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed April 3, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=35646.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 12 December 1770 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=35646. Accessed 3 April 2025.