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12 April 1771

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1770-1771
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Fishar (ballet master) and Sga Manesiere. [The previous day's bill made special announcement of the variety of Dancing to be offered. N.B. A previous Academy of Dancing 23 April 1762. Miles listed for the part of Landlady by Public Advertiser.
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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Tom Jones. Tom-Mattocks; Western-Shuter; Allworthy-Gibson; Old Nightengale-Morris; Young Nightengale-DuBellamy; Supple-Barnshaw; Blifil-Gardner; Mrs Western-Mrs Green; Fanny-Miss Valois; Honour-Mrs Mattocks; Sophia-Mrs Baker. *aCatharine and Petruchio. Petruchio-Kniveton; Grumio-Hamilton;Taylor-Quick; Catherine-Mrs Green. *d[By Desire% <i>The Tartars</i>, as 3 Oct. 1770; End of Farce: [A New Dance,% <i>The Corsican Sailor's Punch House</i>-Fishar, Miss Twist, Hussey, Blurton, Miss Besford. *uI: <i>A Dancing Academy</i>. [The% <i>Minuet</i>-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; [The% <i>Allemande</i> (first time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices of $Fishar=); [the% <i>Hornpipe</i>-Mas. Blurton; [to conclude with a% <i>New Cotillion</i>-. *b[End Opera: First time this season,% <i>The Wapping Landlady</i>. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Mrs White; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; [with a% <i>Double Hornpipe</i>-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. *cBenefit for $Fishar= (ballet master) and $Sga Manesiere=. [The previous day's bill made special announcement of the variety of Dancing to be offered. N.B. A previous <i>Academy of Dancing</i> 23 April1762. $Miles= listed for the part of <i>Landlady</i>r by <i>Public Advertiser</i>.]
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1771 04 12 cg Tom Jones. Tom-Mattocks; Western-Shuter; Allworthy-Gibson; Old Nightengale-Morris; Young Nightengale-DuBellamy; Supple-Barnshaw; Blifil-Gardner; Mrs Western-Mrs Green; Fanny-Miss Valois; Honour-Mrs Mattocks; Sophia-Mrs Baker.*a1771 04 12 cg Catharine and Petruchio. Petruchio-Kniveton; Grumio-Hamilton; Taylor-Quick; Catherine-Mrs Green.*d1771 04 12 cg By Desire <i>The Tartars</i>, ^as17701003^; End of Farce: A New Dance, <i>The Corsican Sailor's Punch House</i>-Fishar, Miss Twist, Hussey, Blurton, Miss Besford.*u1771 04 12 cg I: <i>A Dancing Academy</i>. The <i>Minuet</i>-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; The <i>Allemande</i> (first time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices of $Fishar=); the <i>Hornpipe</i>-Mas. Blurton; to conclude with a <i>New Cotillion</i>-.*b1771 04 12 cg End Opera: First time this season, <i>The Wapping Landlady</i>. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Mrs White; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a <i>Double Hornpipe</i>-Fishar, Sga Manesiere.*c1771 04 12 cg Benefit for $Fishar= (ballet master) and $Sga Manesiere=. [The previous day's bill made special announcement of the variety of Dancing to be offered. N.B. A previous <i>Academy of Dancing</i> 23 April 1762. $Miles= listed for the part of <i>Landlady</i>r by <i>Public Advertiser</i>.]
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 35884 | 17710412 | cg | Benefit for $Fishar= (ballet master) and $Sga Manesiere=. [The previous day's bill made special announcement of the variety of Dancing to be offered. N.B. A previous <i>Academy of Dancing</i> 23 April 1762. $Miles= listed for the part of <i>Landlady</i> by <i>Public Advertiser</i>.
    Performance: 74232 | 35884 | p | Tom Jones | Tom-Mattocks; Western-Shuter; Allworthy-Gibson; Old Nightengale-Morris; Young Nightengale-DuBellamy; Supple-Barnshaw; Blifil-Gardner; Mrs Western-Mrs Green; Fanny-Miss Valois; Honour-Mrs Mattocks; Sophia-Mrs Baker.
    Cast:
    125725 | 74232 | Tom | Mattocks
    125726 | 74232 | Western | Shuter
    125727 | 74232 | Allworthy | Gibson
    125728 | 74232 | Old Nightengale | Morris
    125729 | 74232 | Young Nightengale | DuBellamy
    125730 | 74232 | Supple | Barnshaw
    125731 | 74232 | Blifil | Gardner
    125732 | 74232 | Mrs Western | Mrs Green
    125733 | 74232 | Fanny | Miss Valois
    125734 | 74232 | Honour | Mrs Mattocks
    125735 | 74232 | Sophia | Mrs Baker.
    Performance: 74233 | 35884 | a | Catharine and Petruchio | Petruchio-Kniveton; Grumio-Hamilton; Taylor-Quick; Catherine-Mrs Green.
    Cast:
    125736 | 74233 | Petruchio | Kniveton
    125737 | 74233 | Grumio | Hamilton
    125738 | 74233 | Taylor | Quick
    125739 | 74233 | Catherine | Mrs Green.
    Performance: 74234 | 35884 | d | By Desire <i>The Tartars</i>, as17701003; End of Farce: A New Dance, <i>The Corsican Sailor's Punch House</i>-Fishar, Miss Twist, Hussey, Blurton, Miss Besford
    AsSeeDate: 74234 | cg | d | As | 17701003
    Performance: 74235 | 35884 | u | I: <i>A Dancing Academy</i> | The <i>Minuet</i>-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; The <i>Allemande</i> (first time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices of $Fishar=); the <i>Hornpipe</i>-Mas. Blurton; to conclude with a <i>New Cotillion</i>-.
    Cast:
    125740 | 74235 | The <i>Minuet</i> | Fishar, Sga Manesiere
    125741 | 74235 | The <i>Allemande</i> | Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford
    125742 | 74235 | the <i>Hornpipe</i> | Mas. Blurton
    125743 | 74235 | to conclude with a <i>New Cotillion</i> | .
    Performance: 74236 | 35884 | b | End Opera: First time this season, <i>The Wapping Landlady</i> | Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Mrs White; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a <i>Double Hornpipe</i>-Fishar, Sga Manesiere.
    Cast:
    125744 | 74236 | Jack | Fishar
    125745 | 74236 | Landlady | Mrs White
    125746 | 74236 | Orange Woman | Sga Manesiere
    125747 | 74236 | with a <i>Double Hornpipe</i> | Fishar, Sga Manesiere.

Mainpiece

Comments:
Tom-Mattocks; Western-Shuter; Allworthy-Gibson; Old Nightengale-Morris; Young Nightengale-DuBellamy; Supple-Barnshaw; Blifil-Gardner; Mrs Western-Mrs Green; Fanny-Miss Valois; Honour-Mrs Mattocks; Sophia-Mrs Baker.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Petruchio-Kniveton; Grumio-Hamilton; Taylor-Quick; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: By Desire The Tartars, as17701003; End of Farce: A New Dance, The Corsican Sailor's Punch House-Fishar, Miss Twist, Hussey, Blurton, Miss Besford

Monologue

Comment: I: A Dancing Academy. The Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; The Allemande (first time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (both apprentices of Fishar); the Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; to conclude with a New Cotillion-

Ballet

Comment: End Opera: First time this season, The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Mrs White; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; with a Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

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