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25 November 1773

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1773-1774
Volume: 4
Comments: The Genii is reviv'd with Alterations & Concludes with a Bacchanalian Jubilee & was receiv'd with great Applause (Hopkins Diary). Paid Mr Smith's Music Composing Bill for Alfred #26 5s.; Mr J. Johnston's Music Bill from Xmas last to the end of the season #23 6s. 10d.; Two extra flutes this night 10s.; Mr Loutherbourg's draft #80; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #4 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Afterpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [See 21 Dec. 1764.] Receipts: #140 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p25 dl Merope. Dorilas-Cautherly; Poliphontes-Palmer; Narbas-Packer; Euricles-J. Aickin; High Priest-Bransby; Ismene-Miss Hopkins; Merope-Miss Younge; Erox-Hurst; [With a% <i>Procession</i>-; <i>a Sacrifice</i>-. *aThe Genii. [With Alterations and Additions.% Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Ackman; Fop-Messink; Colombine-Mrs Sutton; Harlequin-Rooker; Chief Genii (with <i>Song</i>)-Mas. Blanchard; Other characters-Wright, Jones, Courtney, Wrighten, Burton, Jacobs, Watkins, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt; [To Conclude with% a <i>Bacchanalian Jubilee</i>-Como, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Crespi. *c<i>The Genii</i> is reviv'd with Alterations & Concludes with a <i>Bacchanalian Jubilee</i> & was receiv'd with great Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Paid $Mr Smith='s Music Composing Bill for <i>Alfred</i> #26 5s.; $Mr J. Johnston='s Music Bill from <i>Xmas</i> last to the end of the season #23 6s. 10d.; Two extra flutes this night 10s.; $Mr Loutherbourg='s draft #80; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #4 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Afterpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [See 21 Dec. 1764.] Receipts: #140 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1773 11 25 dl Merope. Dorilas-Cautherly; Poliphontes-Palmer; Narbas-Packer; Euricles-J. Aickin; High Priest-Bransby; Ismene-Miss Hopkins; Merope-Miss Younge; Erox-Hurst; With a <i>Procession</i>-; <i>a Sacrifice</i>-.*a1773 11 25 dl The Genii. With Alterations and Additions. Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Ackman; Fop-Messink; Colombine-Mrs Sutton; Harlequin-Rooker; Chief Genii (with <i>Song</i>)-Mas. Blanchard; Other characters-Wright, Jones, Courtney, Wrighten, Burton, Jacobs, Watkins, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt; To Conclude with a <i>Bacchanalian Jubilee</i>-Como, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Crespi.*c1773 11 25 dl <i>The Genii</i> is reviv'd with Alterations & Concludes with a <i>Bacchanalian Jubilee</i> & was receiv'd with great Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Paid $Mr Smith='s Music Composing Bill for <i>Alfred</i> #26 5s.; $Mr J. Johnston='s Music Bill from <i>Xmas</i> last to the end of the season #23 6s. 10d.; Two extra flutes this night 10s.; $Mr Loutherbourg='s draft #80; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #4 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Afterpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [See 21 Dec. 1764.] Receipts: #140 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 37317 | 17731125 | dl | <i>The Genii</i> is reviv'd with Alterations & Concludes with a <i>Bacchanalian Jubilee</i> & was receiv'd with great Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Paid $Mr Smith='s Music Composing Bill for <i>Alfred</i> #26 5s.; $Mr J. Johnston='s Music Bill from <i>Xmas</i> last to the end of the season #23 6s. 10d.; Two extra flutes this night 10s.; $Mr Loutherbourg='s draft #80; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #4 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Afterpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [See 21 Dec. 1764.] Receipts: #140 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 77726 | 37317 | p | Merope | Dorilas-Cautherly; Poliphontes-Palmer; Narbas-Packer; Euricles-J. Aickin; High Priest-Bransby; Ismene-Miss Hopkins; Merope-Miss Younge; Erox-Hurst; With a <i>Procession</i>-; <i>a Sacrifice</i>-.
    Cast:
    132666 | 77726 | Dorilas | Cautherly
    132667 | 77726 | Poliphontes | Palmer
    132668 | 77726 | Narbas | Packer
    132669 | 77726 | Euricles | J. Aickin
    132670 | 77726 | High Priest | Bransby
    132671 | 77726 | Ismene | Miss Hopkins
    132672 | 77726 | Merope | Miss Younge
    132673 | 77726 | Erox | Hurst
    132674 | 77726 | With a <i>Procession</i>
    132675 | 77726 | <i>a Sacrifice</i> | .
    Performance: 77727 | 37317 | a | The Genii | With Alterations and Additions. Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Ackman; Fop-Messink; Colombine-Mrs Sutton; Harlequin-Rooker; Chief Genii (with <i>Song</i>)-Mas. Blanchard; Other characters-Wright, Jones, Courtney, Wrighten, Burton, Jacobs, Watkins, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt; To Conclude with a <i>Bacchanalian Jubilee</i>-Como, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Crespi.
    Cast:
    132676 | 77727 | Pantaloon | Grimaldi
    132677 | 77727 | Clown | Ackman
    132678 | 77727 | Fop | Messink
    132679 | 77727 | Colombine | Mrs Sutton
    132680 | 77727 | Harlequin | Rooker
    132681 | 77727 | Chief Genii | Mas. Blanchard
    132682 | 77727 | Other characters | Wright, Jones, Courtney, Wrighten, Burton, Jacobs, Watkins, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt
    132683 | 77727 | To Conclude with a <i>Bacchanalian Jubilee</i> | Como, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Crespi.

Mainpiece

Title: Merope
Comments:
Dorilas-Cautherly; Poliphontes-Palmer; Narbas-Packer; Euricles-J. Aickin; High Priest-Bransby; Ismene-Miss Hopkins; Merope-Miss Younge; Erox-Hurst; With a Procession-; a Sacrifice-.
Cast:

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Work Title: Merope
Publish Date: 1731
Birth: 1610
Death: 1685
Work Title: Meropé
Publish Date: 1749
Author: Aaron Hill
Birth: 1685
Death: 1750
Work Title: Merope
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Work Title: Merope
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Afterpiece

Title: The Genii
Comments:
With Alterations and Additions. Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Ackman; Fop-Messink; Colombine-Mrs Sutton; Harlequin-Rooker; Chief Genii (with Song)-Mas. Blanchard; Other characters-Wright, Jones, Courtney, Wrighten, Burton, Jacobs, Watkins, Fawcett, Kear, Norris, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Scott, Mrs Hunt; To Conclude with a Bacchanalian Jubilee-Como, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Crespi.
Cast:

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Publish Date:
Birth: 1714
Death: 1777

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