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03 January 1776

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1775-1776
Volume: 4
Comments: The father of the runaway siren of Covent Garden [Miss Brown; see 16 Dec. 1775] apprehended the little wanton truant at her aunt's in the city, forcing her into a coach, drove off with her into the country: however, she had not been carried above five miles before her cries raised the inhabitants of a village; whom she soon worked to her purpose by declaring that the man (her father) was carrying her away by force, in order to ship her for America....The peasants released her, when she run to town across the country, and has not been re-taken since by her father (Morning Post, 5 Jan.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pcg The Duenna. As 16 Dec. 1775. *aCatherine and Petruchio. As 21 Dec. 1775, but Taylor-Baker. *dEnd Opera: <i>Mirth and Jollity</i>, as 2 Jan. *cThe father of the runaway siren of <i>Covent Garden</i> [$Miss Brown=; see 16 Dec. 1775] apprehended the little wanton truant at her aunt's in the city, forcing her into a coach, drove off with her into the country: however, she had not been carried above five miles before her cries raised the inhabitants of a village; whom she soon worked to her purpose by declaring that the man (her father) was carrying her away by force, in order to ship her for <i>America</i>....The peasants released her, when she run to town across the country, and has not been re-taken since by her father (<i>Morning Post</i>, 5 Jan.).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1776 01 03 cg The Duenna. ^As17751216^.*a1776 01 03 cg Catherine and Petruchio. ^As17751221^, but Taylor-Baker.*d1776 01 03 cg End Opera: <i>Mirth and Jollity</i>, ^as17760102^.*c1776 01 03 cg The father of the runaway siren of <i>Covent Garden</i> [$Miss Brown=; see 16 Dec. 1775] apprehended the little wanton truant at her aunt's in the city, forcing her into a coach, drove off with her into the country: however, she had not been carried above five miles before her cries raised the inhabitants of a village; whom she soon worked to her purpose by declaring that the man (her father) was carrying her away by force, in order to ship her for <i>America</i>....The peasants released her, when she run to town across the country, and has not been re-taken since by her father (<i>Morning Post</i>, 5 Jan.).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 38493 | 17760103 | cg | The father of the runaway siren of <i>Covent Garden</i> [$Miss Brown=; see 16 Dec. 1775] apprehended the little wanton truant at her aunt's in the city, forcing her into a coach, drove off with her into the country: however, she had not been carried above five miles before her cries raised the inhabitants of a village; whom she soon worked to her purpose by declaring that the man (her father) was carrying her away by force, in order to ship her for <i>America</i>....The peasants released her, when she run to town across the country, and has not been re-taken since by her father (<i>Morning Post</i>, 5 Jan.)
    Performance: 80668 | 38493 | p | The Duenna | As17751216.
    AsSeeDate: 80668 | cg | p | As | 17751216
    Cast:
    513649 | 80668 | Clara | Miss Dayes.
    513650 | 80668 | Ferdinand | Mattocks
    513651 | 80668 | Issac | Quick
    513652 | 80668 | Jerome | Wilson
    513653 | 80668 | Antonio | DuBellamy
    513654 | 80668 | Carlos | Leoni
    513655 | 80668 | Father Paul | Mahon
    513656 | 80668 | Lopez | Wewitzer
    513657 | 80668 | Duenna | Mrs Green
    513658 | 80668 | Louisa | Mrs Mattocks
    513659 | 80668 | The <i>Westminster Magazine</i> adds Augustin | Baker
    513660 | 80668 | Francis | Fox
    513661 | 80668 | Porter | Besford.
    Performance: 80669 | 38493 | a | Catherine and Petruchio | As17751221, but Taylor-Baker.
    AsSeeDate: 80669 | cg | a | As | 17751221
    Cast:
    138231 | 80669 | Taylor | Baker.
    513662 | 80669 | Petruchio | Woodward
    513663 | 80669 | Baptista | Thompson
    513664 | 80669 | Hortensio | Davis
    513665 | 80669 | Music Master | Fox
    513666 | 80669 | Biondello | Cushing
    513667 | 80669 | Pedro | Wewitzer
    513668 | 80669 | Grumio | Quick
    513669 | 80669 | Bianca | Mrs Poussin
    513670 | 80669 | Curtis | Mrs White
    513671 | 80669 | Catherine | Mrs Green.
    Performance: 80670 | 38493 | d | End Opera: <i>Mirth and Jollity</i>, as17760102
    AsSeeDate: 80670 | cg | d | As | 17760102

Mainpiece

Title: The Duenna
Comments:
As17751216.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1794
Birth: 1751
Death: 1816

Afterpiece

Title: Catherine and Petruchio
Comments:
As17751221, but Taylor-Baker.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1756
Author: David Garrick
Birth: 1717
Death: 1779
Publish Date:
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616

Dance

Comment: End Opera: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 03 January 1776 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed March 29, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=38493.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 03 January 1776 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=38493. Accessed 29 March 2025.