25 January 1772

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1771-1772
Volume: 4
Comments: Afterpiece: A New Farce [by a Gentleman from Dublin] never performed. [It was fitted to the stage as an afterpiece, and provided with a Prologue by Colman. Advertisement for the Edition of 1772 indicates that it was "attempted to be acted, "but was damned. Taken principally from Moliere's Marriage Force. See account of damning of Farce, in Town and Country Magazine (Theatre No. XXXIII), before last act was over by a candle being thrown on stage.] Paid one year's ground rent for theatre due Mich. last #100 minus land tax of #16 5s.: Total #83 15s.; Paid ditto for the New Building adjoining the theatre #30, minus Land Tax of #4 17s. 6d.: Total #25 2s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #198 16s. 6d. (Account Book)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Othello. As 21 Dec. 1771, but Montano-Davis; <i>A New Occasional Prologue</i>-_. *aAn Hour Before Marriage. [Parts by Woodward, Shuter, Yates, Wroughton, Mrs Mattocks.% Stanley-Yates; Sir Andrew Melville-Shuter; Tardy-Woodward; Elwood-Wroughton; Miss Melville-Mrs Mattocks; <i>Prologue</i> [in character of <i>Harlequin</i>r%-Woodward. *cAfterpiece: A New Farce [by a Gentleman from <i>Dublin</i>] never performed. [It was fitted to the stage as an afterpiece, and provided with a <i>Prologue</i> by $Colman=. Advertisement for the Edition of 1772 indicates that it was "attempted to be acted, "but was damned. Taken principally from $Moliere='s <i>Marriage Force</i>. See account of damning of Farce, in <i>Town and Country Magazine</i> (Theatre No. XXXIII), before last act was over by a candle being thrown on stage.] Paid one year's ground rent for theatre due $Mich.= last #100 minus land tax of #16 5s.: Total #83 15s.; Paid ditto for the New Building adjoining the theatre #30, minus Land Tax of #4 17s. 6d.: Total #25 2s. 6d. (Account Book).Receipts: #198 16s. 6d. (Account Book).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1772 01 25 cg Othello. ^As17711221^, but Montano-Davis; <i>A New Occasional Prologue</i>-_.*a1772 01 25 cg An Hour Before Marriage. Parts by Woodward, Shuter, Yates, Wroughton, Mrs Mattocks. Stanley-Yates; Sir Andrew Melville-Shuter; Tardy-Woodward; Elwood-Wroughton; Miss Melville-Mrs Mattocks; <i>Prologue</i> in character of <i>Harlequin</i>r-Woodward.*c1772 01 25 cg Afterpiece: A New Farce [by a Gentleman from <i>Dublin</i>] never performed. [It was fitted to the stage as an afterpiece, and provided with a <i>Prologue</i> by $Colman=. Advertisement for the Edition of 1772 indicates that it was "attempted to be acted, "but was damned. Taken principally from $Moliere='s <i>Marriage Force</i>. See account of damning of Farce, in <i>Town and Country Magazine</i> (Theatre No. XXXIII), before last act was over by a candle being thrown on stage.] Paid one year's ground rent for theatre due $Mich.= last #100 minus land tax of #16 5s.: Total #83 15s.; Paid ditto for the New Building adjoining the theatre #30, minus Land Tax of #4 17s. 6d.: Total #25 2s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #198 16s. 6d. (Account Book).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 36322 | 17720125 | cg | Afterpiece: A New Farce [by a Gentleman from <i>Dublin</i>] never performed. [It was fitted to the stage as an afterpiece, and provided with a <i>Prologue</i> by $Colman=. Advertisement for the Edition of 1772 indicates that it was "attempted to be acted, "but was damned. Taken principally from $Moliere='s <i>Marriage Force</i>. See account of damning of Farce, in <i>Town and Country Magazine</i> (Theatre No. XXXIII), before last act was over by a candle being thrown on stage.] Paid one year's ground rent for theatre due $Mich.= last #100 minus land tax of #16 5s.: Total #83 15s.; Paid ditto for the New Building adjoining the theatre #30, minus Land Tax of #4 17s. 6d.: Total #25 2s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #198 16s. 6d. (Account Book)
    Performance: 75298 | 36322 | p | Othello | As17711221, but Montano-Davis; <i>A New Occasional Prologue</i>-_.
    AsSeeDate: 75298 | cg | p | As | 17711221
    Cast:
    128121 | 75298 | Montano | Davis
    487390 | 75298 | Othello | Ross
    487391 | 75298 | Iago | Bensley
    487392 | 75298 | Brabantio | Gardner
    487393 | 75298 | Cassio | Clarke
    487394 | 75298 | Lodovico | Owenson
    487395 | 75298 | Roderigo | Dyer
    487396 | 75298 | Duke | Morris
    487397 | 75298 | Emilia | Mrs Green
    487398 | 75298 | Desdemona | Miss Miller
    Performance: 75299 | 36322 | a | An Hour Before Marriage | Parts by Woodward, Shuter, Yates, Wroughton, Mrs Mattocks. Stanley-Yates; Sir Andrew Melville-Shuter; Tardy-Woodward; Elwood-Wroughton; Miss Melville-Mrs Mattocks; <i>Prologue</i> in character of <i>Harlequin</i>-Woodward.
    Cast:
    128122 | 75299 | Stanley | Yates
    128123 | 75299 | Sir Andrew Melville | Shuter
    128124 | 75299 | Tardy | Woodward
    128125 | 75299 | Elwood | Wroughton
    128126 | 75299 | Miss Melville | Mrs Mattocks
    128127 | 75299 | <i>Prologue</i> in character of <i>Harlequin</i> | Woodward.

Mainpiece

Title: Othello
Comments:
As17711221, but Montano-Davis; A New Occasional Prologue-_.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Parts by Woodward, Shuter, Yates, Wroughton, Mrs Mattocks. Stanley-Yates; Sir Andrew Melville-Shuter; Tardy-Woodward; Elwood-Wroughton; Miss Melville-Mrs Mattocks; Prologue in character of Harlequin-Woodward.
Cast:

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