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15 March 1773

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1772-1773
Volume: 4
Comments: Mainpiece: A New Comedy [by Oliver Goldsmith] never perform'd. [Carried in the Account Book under its secondary title. A long and grudgingly favorable review appeared in the Westminster Magazine: On the whole the Comedy has many excellent qualities: though we cannot venture to recommend it as a pattern for imitation. Still attached to the laudable intent of it, we wish it may keep possession of the stage till a better comedy comes to relieve it." There follows a long account of Foote's Puppet Show.] Receipts: #234 11s. 6d

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg She Stoopsto Conquor; or, The Mistakes of a Night. Principal parts-Shuter, Quick, Lewes,DuBellamy, Gardner, Saunders, Thompson, Davis, Holtom, Stoppelaer, Bates, Mrs Green, Mrs Kniveton, Mrs Bulkley. *aThomas and Sally. As 23 Sept. 1772, but <i>Hornpipe</i>-Miss Besford. *cMainpiece: A New Comedy [by $Oliver Goldsmith=] never perform'd. [Carried in the Account Book under its secondary title. A long and grudgingly favorable review appeared in the <i>Westminster Magazine</i>: On the wholethe Comedy has many excellent qualities: though we cannot venture to recommend it as a pattern for imitation. Still attached to the laudable intent of it, we wish it may keep possession of the stage till a better comedy comes to relieve it." There follows a long account of $Foote='s <i>Puppet Show</i>.] Receipts: #234 11s. 6d.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1773 03 15 cg She Stoops to Conquor; or, The Mistakes of a Night. Principal parts-Shuter, Quick, Lewes, DuBellamy, Gardner, Saunders, Thompson, Davis, Holtom, Stoppelaer, Bates, Mrs Green, Mrs Kniveton, Mrs Bulkley.*a1773 03 15 cg Thom^as^and Sally. ^As17720923^, but <i>Hornpipe</i>-Miss Besford.*c1773 03 15 cg Mainpiece: A New Comedy [by $Oliver Goldsmith=] never perform'd. [Carried in the Account Book under its secondary title. A long and grudgingly favorable review appeared in the <i>Westminster Magazine</i>: On the whole the Comedy has many excellent qualities: though we cannot venture to recommend it as a pattern for imitation. Still attached to the laudable intent of it, we wish it may keep possession of the stage till a better comedy comes to relieve it." There follows a long account of $Foote='s <i>Puppet Show</i>.] Receipts: #234 11s. 6d.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 36956 | 17730315 | cg | Mainpiece: A New Comedy [by $Oliver Goldsmith=] never perform'd. [Carried in the Account Book under its secondary title. A long and grudgingly favorable review appeared in the <i>Westminster Magazine</i>: On the whole the Comedy has many excellent qualities: though we cannot venture to recommend it as a pattern for imitation. Still attached to the laudable intent of it, we wish it may keep possession of the stage till a better comedy comes to relieve it." There follows a long account of $Foote='s <i>Puppet Show</i>.] Receipts: #234 11s. 6d
    Performance: 76838 | 36956 | p | She Stoops To Conquor; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night | Principal parts-Shuter, Quick, Lewes, DuBellamy, Gardner, Saunders, Thompson, Davis, Holtom, Stoppelaer, Bates, Mrs Green, Mrs Kniveton, Mrs Bulkley.
    Cast:
    130749 | 76838 | Principal parts | Shuter, Quick, Lewes, DuBellamy, Gardner, Saunders, Thompson, Davis, Holtom, Stoppelaer, Bates, Mrs Green, Mrs Kniveton, Mrs Bulkley.
    Performance: 76839 | 36956 | a | Thomasand Sally | As17720923, but <i>Hornpipe</i>-Miss Besford.
    AsSeeDate: 76839 | cg | a | As | 17720923
    Cast:
    130750 | 76839 | <i>Hornpipe</i> | Miss Besford.
    494515 | 76839 | Squire | Mattocks
    494516 | 76839 | Sailor | DuBellamy
    494517 | 76839 | Dorcas | Mrs Green
    494518 | 76839 | Sally | Mrs Mattocks
    494519 | 76839 | with <i>Hornpipe</i> | Miss Twist.

Mainpiece

Title: She Stoops To Conquor; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night
Comments:
Principal parts-Shuter, Quick, Lewes, DuBellamy, Gardner, Saunders, Thompson, Davis, Holtom, Stoppelaer, Bates, Mrs Green, Mrs Kniveton, Mrs Bulkley.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: Thomasand Sally
Comments:
As17720923, but Hornpipe-Miss Besford.
Cast:

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