03 November 1778

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: [As mainpiece the playbill announces Caractacus, but it "was not performed last night at Covent Garden theatre, on account of Leoni's sudden illness. The Busy Body was substituted in its stead" (Morning Chronicle, 4 Nov.).

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Busy Body. See 2 Oct. *aThe Norwood Gypsies. As 22 Oct. *c[As mainpiece the playbill announces <i>Caractacus</i>, but it "was not performed last night at <i>Covent Garden</i> theatre, on account of $Leoni='s sudden illness. <i>The Busy Body</i>was substituted in its stead" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 4 Nov.).]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1778 11 03 cg The Busy Body. ^See17781002^.*a1778 11 03 cg The Norwood Gypsies. ^As17781022^.*c1778 11 03 cg [As mainpiece the playbill announces <i>Caractacus</i>, but it "was not performed last night at <i>Covent Garden</i> theatre, on account of $Leoni='s sudden illness. <i>The Busy Body</i> was substituted in its stead" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 4 Nov.).]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40073 | 17781103 | cg | [As mainpiece the playbill announces <i>Caractacus</i>, but it "was not performed last night at <i>Covent Garden</i> theatre, on account of $Leoni='s sudden illness. <i>The Busy Body</i> was substituted in its stead" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 4 Nov.).
    Performance: 84878 | 40073 | p | The Busy Body | See17781002.
    Performance: 84879 | 40073 | a | The Norwood Gypsies | As17781022.
    AsSeeDate: 84879 | cg | a | As | 17781022
    Cast:
    534959 | 84879 | Principal Characters | Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Miss Matthews, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Morton, Sga Tinte.

Mainpiece

Title: The Busy Body
Comments:
See17781002.
Cast:
None Listed

Related Works

Work Title: The Busie Body
Publish Date: 1709
Baptism: 1669
Death: 1723

Afterpiece

Title: The Norwood Gypsies
Comments:
As17781022.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1777
Author: James Messink
Birth: 1740
Death: 1828

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