28 October 1773

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1773-1774
Volume: 4
Comments: Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece: Not acted these 12 years. [See 9 Nov. 1761.] With Additions and Alterations. [The Additions to The Fair seem to have included a number of actual animals (instead of the men costumed as an Ass and a Hog as used in Mother Shipton), for the Account Book this year for the first time notes payments, 22 March 1774, "for the hire of Horses in The Fair," and 18 June 1774, "To Mr Brooks for attending with the Camels &c. in the Fair." The tradition of bigger and better spectacles seems to have passed on from Rich to Colman.] Receipts: #180 17s. 6d. (Account Book)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pcg Jane Shore. As 11 Oct. *aThe Fair. <i>Principal Characters</i>-Lewes, Banks, Cushing, Hamilton, Owenson, Harris, Fox, Holtom, Bates, Wignell, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Miss Twist; The <i>other characters</i>-the rest of the Comedians; [The% <i>Dances</i>-Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon. *cMainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece: Not acted these 12 years. [See 9 Nov. 1761.] With Additions and Alterations. [The Additions to <i>The Fair</i> seem to have included a number of actual animals (instead of the men costumed as an Ass and a Hog as used in <i>Mother Shipton</i>), for the Account Book this year for the first time notes payments, 22 March 1774, "for the hire of Horses in <i>The Fair</i>," and 18 June 1774, "To $Mr Brooks= for attending with the Camels &c. in the Fair." The tradition of bigger and better spectacles seems to have passed on from $Rich= to $Colman=.] Receipts: #180 17s. 6d. (Account Book).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1773 10 28 cg Jane Shore. ^As17731011^.*a1773 10 28 cg The Fair. <i>Principal Characters</i>-Lewes, Banks, Cushing, Hamilton, Owenson, Harris, Fox, Holtom, Bates, Wignell, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Miss Twist; The <i>other characters</i>-the rest of the Comedians; The <i>Dances</i>-Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon.*c1773 10 28 cg Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece: Not acted these 12 years. [See 9 Nov. 1761.] With Additions and Alterations. [The Additions to <i>The Fair</i> seem to have included a number of actual animals (instead of the men costumed as an Ass and a Hog as used in <i>Mother Shipton</i>), for the Account Book this year for the first time notes payments, 22 March 1774, "for the hire of Horses in <i>The Fair</i>," and 18 June 1774, "To $Mr Brooks= for attending with the Camels &c. in the Fair." The tradition of bigger and better spectacles seems to have passed on from $Rich= to $Colman=.] Receipts: #180 17s. 6d. (Account Book).
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    Event: 37267 | 17731028 | cg | Mainpiece: By Desire. Afterpiece: Not acted these 12 years. [See 9 Nov. 1761.] With Additions and Alterations. [The Additions to <i>The Fair</i> seem to have included a number of actual animals (instead of the men costumed as an Ass and a Hog as used in <i>Mother Shipton</i>), for the Account Book this year for the first time notes payments, 22 March 1774, "for the hire of Horses in <i>The Fair</i>," and 18 June 1774, "To $Mr Brooks= for attending with the Camels &c. in the Fair." The tradition of bigger and better spectacles seems to have passed on from $Rich= to $Colman=.] Receipts: #180 17s. 6d. (Account Book)
    Performance: 77609 | 37267 | p | Jane Shore | As17731011.
    AsSeeDate: 77609 | cg | p | As | 17731011
    Cast:
    497486 | 77609 | Hastings | Smith
    497487 | 77609 | Shore | Bensley
    497488 | 77609 | Catesby | Fox
    497489 | 77609 | Belmour | Hull
    497490 | 77609 | Ratcliff | Davis
    497491 | 77609 | Gloster | Clarke
    497492 | 77609 | Derby | Wignell
    497493 | 77609 | Alicia | Miss Miller
    497494 | 77609 | Jane Shore | Mrs Hartley.
    Performance: 77610 | 37267 | a | The Fair | <i>Principal Characters</i>-Lewes, Banks, Cushing, Hamilton, Owenson, Harris, Fox, Holtom, Bates, Wignell, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Miss Twist; The <i>other characters</i>-the rest of the Comedians; The <i>Dances</i>-Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon.
    Cast:
    132416 | 77610 | <i>Principal Characters</i> | Lewes, Banks, Cushing, Hamilton, Owenson, Harris, Fox, Holtom, Bates, Wignell, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Miss Twist
    132417 | 77610 | The <i>other characters</i> | the rest of the Comedians
    132418 | 77610 | The <i>Dances</i> | Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon.

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Principal Characters-Lewes, Banks, Cushing, Hamilton, Owenson, Harris, Fox, Holtom, Bates, Wignell, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Miss Twist; The other characters-the rest of the Comedians; The Dances-Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon.

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