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14 March 1776

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1775-1776
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Smith. Mr Lacy play'd Cyrus. Spoke too Low and wanted Spirit. Was receiv'd with Applause (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly.] Tickets delivered for Siege of Damascus, for that night, will be taken. The Bill For establishing a Fund for Decayed Actors of dl Theatre has passed the House of Lords (Winston MS 11). Receipts: #134 19s. Charges: #67 7s. 6d. Profits to Smith: #67 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p14 dl Cyrus. Cyrus-A Gentleman [$Lacy=]; Cambyses-Smith; Mithranes-Bensley; Harpagus-Packer; Astyages-Palmer; Mirza-Whitfield; Officer-Norris; Aspatia-Miss Hopkins; Mandane-Mrs Yates. *aA Peep behind the Curtain. Glib-King; Sir Macaroni Virtue-Dodd; Wilson-Palmer; Mervin-Lamash; Sir Toby Fuz-Bransby; Carpenter-Moody; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Mrs Wrighten; Miss Fuz-Mrs Davies; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins; Others-Packer, Norris, Wright, Cubitt, Legg, Fawcett, Kear, Griffiths, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw. *eEnd: (for the last time) <i>Comic Paraphrase on Shakespeare's Seven Ages</i>-King. *dEnd Entertainment: <i>The Irish Fair</i>, as 3 Oct. 1775. *cBenefit for $Smith=. $Mr Lacy= play'd <i>Cyrus</i>r. Spoke too Low and wanted Spirit. Was receiv'd with Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). [$MacMillan='s note from $Kemble= differs slightly.] Tickets delivered for <i>Siege of Damascus</i>, for that night, will be taken. The Bill For establishing a <i>Fund for Decayed Actors of dl Theatre</i> has passed the <i>House of Lords</i> (<i>Winston MS 11</i>). Receipts: #134 19s. Charges: #67 7s. 6d. Profits to Smith: #67 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1776 03 14 dl Cyrus. Cyrus-A Gentleman [$Lacy=]; Cambyses-Smith; Mithranes-Bensley; Harpagus-Packer; Astyages-Palmer; Mirza-Whitfield; Officer-Norris; Aspatia-Miss Hopkins; Mandane-Mrs Yates.*a1776 03 14 dl A Peep behind the Curtain. Glib-King; Sir Macaroni Virtue-Dodd; Wilson-Palmer; Mervin-Lamash; Sir Toby Fuz-Bransby; Carpenter-Moody; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Mrs Wrighten; Miss Fuz-Mrs Davies; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins; Others-Packer, Norris, Wright, Cubitt, Legg, Fawcett, Kear, Griffiths, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.*e1776 03 14 dl End: (for the last time) <i>Comic Paraphrase on Shakespeare's Seven Ages</i>-King.*d1776 03 14 dl End Entertainment: <i>The Irish Fair</i>, ^as17751003^.*c1776 03 14 dl Benefit for $Smith=. $Mr Lacy= play'd <i>Cyrus</i>r. Spoke too Low and wanted Spirit. Was receiv'd with Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). [$MacMillan='s note from $Kemble= differs slightly.] Tickets delivered for <i>Siege of Damascus</i>, for that night, will be taken. The Bill For establishing a <i>Fund for Decayed Actors of dl Theatre</i> has passed the <i>House of Lords</i> (<i>Winston MS 11</i>). Receipts: #134 19s. Charges: #67 7s. 6d. Profits to Smith: #67 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 38634 | 17760314 | dl | Benefit for $Smith=. $Mr Lacy= play'd <i>Cyrus</i>. Spoke too Low and wanted Spirit. Was receiv'd with Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). [$MacMillan='s note from $Kemble= differs slightly.] Tickets delivered for <i>Siege of Damascus</i>, for that night, will be taken. The Bill For establishing a <i>Fund for Decayed Actors of dl Theatre</i> has passed the <i>House of Lords</i> (<i>Winston MS 11</i>). Receipts: #134 19s. Charges: #67 7s. 6d. Profits to Smith: #67 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 80999 | 38634 | p | Cyrus | Cyrus-A Gentleman [$Lacy=]; Cambyses-Smith; Mithranes-Bensley; Harpagus-Packer; Astyages-Palmer; Mirza-Whitfield; Officer-Norris; Aspatia-Miss Hopkins; Mandane-Mrs Yates.
    Cast:
    138609 | 80999 | Cyrus | A Gentleman
    138610 | 80999 | Cambyses | Smith
    138611 | 80999 | Mithranes | Bensley
    138612 | 80999 | Harpagus | Packer
    138613 | 80999 | Astyages | Palmer
    138614 | 80999 | Mirza | Whitfield
    138615 | 80999 | Officer | Norris
    138616 | 80999 | Aspatia | Miss Hopkins
    138617 | 80999 | Mandane | Mrs Yates.
    Performance: 81000 | 38634 | a | A Peep behind the Curtain | Glib-King; Sir Macaroni Virtue-Dodd; Wilson-Palmer; Mervin-Lamash; Sir Toby Fuz-Bransby; Carpenter-Moody; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Mrs Wrighten; Miss Fuz-Mrs Davies; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins; Others-Packer, Norris, Wright, Cubitt, Legg, Fawcett, Kear, Griffiths, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.
    Cast:
    138618 | 81000 | Glib | King
    138619 | 81000 | Sir Macaroni Virtue | Dodd
    138620 | 81000 | Wilson | Palmer
    138621 | 81000 | Mervin | Lamash
    138622 | 81000 | Sir Toby Fuz | Bransby
    138623 | 81000 | Carpenter | Moody
    138624 | 81000 | Orpheus | Vernon
    138625 | 81000 | Rhodope | Mrs Wrighten
    138626 | 81000 | Miss Fuz | Mrs Davies
    138627 | 81000 | Lady Fuz | Mrs Hopkins
    138628 | 81000 | Others | Packer, Norris, Wright, Cubitt, Legg, Fawcett, Kear, Griffiths, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.
    Performance: 81001 | 38634 | e | End: (for the last time) <i>Comic Paraphrase on Shakespeare's Seven Ages</i>-King
    Performance: 81002 | 38634 | d | End Entertainment: <i>The Irish Fair</i>, as17751003
    AsSeeDate: 81002 | dl | d | As | 17751003

Mainpiece

Title: Cyrus
Comments:
Cyrus-A Gentleman [Lacy]; Cambyses-Smith; Mithranes-Bensley; Harpagus-Packer; Astyages-Palmer; Mirza-Whitfield; Officer-Norris; Aspatia-Miss Hopkins; Mandane-Mrs Yates.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Cyrus
Publish Date: 1721
Author: P.A. Rolli
Work Title: Cyrus
Publish Date: 1768
Author: John Hoole
Birth: 1727
Death: 1803

Afterpiece

Title: A Peep behind the Curtain
Comments:
Glib-King; Sir Macaroni Virtue-Dodd; Wilson-Palmer; Mervin-Lamash; Sir Toby Fuz-Bransby; Carpenter-Moody; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Mrs Wrighten; Miss Fuz-Mrs Davies; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins; Others-Packer, Norris, Wright, Cubitt, Legg, Fawcett, Kear, Griffiths, Carpenter, Blanchard, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1767
Author: David Garrick
Birth: 1717
Death: 1779

Entertainment

Comment: End: (for the last time) Comic Paraphrase on Shakespeare's Seven Ages-King

Dance

Comment: End Entertainment: The Irish Fair, as17751003

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