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15 May 1776

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1775-1776
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Dumay, Merrifield, Harris, and Holloway

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pcg The Way to Keep Him. As 24 Jan., but Lady Constant-Mrs Booth[, first time%. *aCross Purposes. As 9 March. *dIII: <i>Minuets and Cotillions</i>-Dumay, Miss Armstrong, Merrifield, Miss Ross, Harris, Miss Mathews, Mr and Mrs Holloway; End: <i>The Humours of the New@Market Races</i>, as 3 May [and for <i>Minuets and Cotillions</i>, see 26 May 1775]. *cBenefit for $Dumay=, $Merrifield=, $Harris=, and $Holloway=.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1776 05 15 cg The Way to Keep Him. ^As17760124^, but Lady Constant-Mrs Booth, first time.*a1776 05 15 cg Cross Purposes. ^As17760309^.*d1776 05 15 cg III: <i>Minuets and Cotillions</i>-Dumay, Miss Armstrong, Merrifield, Miss Ross, Harris, Miss Mathews, Mr and Mrs Holloway; End: <i>The Humours of the New@Market Races</i>, ^as17760503^ [and for <i>Minuets and Cotillions</i>, ^see17750526^].*c1776 05 15 cg Benefit for $Dumay=, $Merrifield=, $Harris=, and $Holloway=.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 38754 | 17760515 | cg | Benefit for $Dumay=, $Merrifield=, $Harris=, and $Holloway=
    Performance: 81331 | 38754 | p | The Way To Keep Him | As17760124, but Lady Constant-Mrs Booth, first time.
    AsSeeDate: 81331 | cg | p | As | 17760124
    Cast:
    139209 | 81331 | Lady Constant | Mrs Booth, first time.
    517056 | 81331 | Lovemore | Wroughton
    517057 | 81331 | Sir Bashful | Quick
    517058 | 81331 | Sir Brilliant | Lewis
    517059 | 81331 | William | Lee Lewes
    517060 | 81331 | Sideboard | Booth
    517061 | 81331 | Mrs Lovemore | Mrs Bulkley
    517062 | 81331 | Muslin | Mrs Green
    517063 | 81331 | Mignionet | Miss Valois
    517064 | 81331 | Furnish | Mrs Poussin
    517065 | 81331 | Widow Belmour | Miss Barsanti.
    Performance: 81332 | 38754 | a | Cross Purposes | As17760309.
    AsSeeDate: 81332 | cg | a | As | 17760309
    Cast:
    517066 | 81332 | Consol | Jones.
    517067 | 81332 | Emily | Miss Ambrose
    517068 | 81332 | Grub | Wilson, first appearance on that stage
    517069 | 81332 | George Bevil | Wroughton
    517070 | 81332 | Chapeau | Lee Lewes
    517071 | 81332 | Robin | Wewitzer
    517072 | 81332 | Harry Bevil | Booth
    517073 | 81332 | Bevil | Thompson
    517074 | 81332 | Maid | Mrs Poussin
    517075 | 81332 | Mrs Grub | Mrs Green.
    Performance: 81333 | 38754 | d | III: <i>Minuets and Cotillions</i>-Dumay, Miss Armstrong, Merrifield, Miss Ross, Harris, Miss Mathews, Mr and Mrs Holloway; End: <i>The Humours of the New@Market Races</i>, as17760503 [and for <i>Minuets and Cotillions</i>, see17750526]
    AsSeeDate: 81333 | cg | d | As | 17760503
    Cast:
    517076 | 81333 | <i>Allemande</i> | Mas. Dagueville, a Girl only 5 years old
    517077 | 81333 | to conclude with a new <i>Cadrille</i> | Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini
    517078 | 81333 | a New Dance call'd <i>The Humours of the New@Marke | Dagueville, Harris, Rudd, Mas. Holland, Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong, Sga Vidini
    517079 | 81333 | to conclude with the <i>Pony Races</i> | .

Mainpiece

Title: The Way To Keep Him
Comments:
As17760124, but Lady Constant-Mrs Booth, first time.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1760
Author: Arthur Murphy
Birth: 1727
Death: 1805

Afterpiece

Title: Cross Purposes
Comments:
As17760309.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Cross Purposes
Publish Date: 1772
Birth: 1738?
Death: 1815

Dance

Comment: III: Minuets and Cotillions-Dumay, Miss Armstrong, Merrifield, Miss Ross, Harris, Miss Mathews, Mr and Mrs Holloway; End: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503 [and for Minuets and Cotillions, see17750526]

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