29 April 1779

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: Tickets delivered by Mrs Pitt, Miss Bassan, Miss Green, Mrs Sharpe, R.? Smith, Ledger, Garland and the Performers in the Orchestra will be admitted

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Busy Body. As 6 Jan., but Sir George Airy-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Whisper-R.? Smith; Isabinda-Mrs Whitfield. *aThe Liverpool Prize. As 22 Feb., but Debenture-Booth; Old Belford-L'Estrange; Bronze-_;Jones_. *dAs 2 Mar. *mEnd IV: trumpet <i>concerto</i>-Sarjant. *cTickets delivered by $Mrs Pitt=, $Miss Bassan=, $Miss Green=, $Mrs Sharpe=, $R.? Smith=, $Ledger=, $Garland= and the Performers in the Orchestra will be admitted.

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    *p1779 04 29 cg The Busy Body. ^As17790106^, but Sir George Airy-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Whisper-R.? Smith; Isabinda-Mrs Whitfield.*a1779 04 29 cg The Liverpool Prize. ^As17790222^, but Debenture-Booth; Old Belford-L'Estrange; Bronze-_; Jones_.*d1779 04 29 cg ^As17790302^ .*m1779 04 29 cg End IV: trumpet <i>concerto</i>-Sarjant.*c1779 04 29 cg Tickets delivered by $Mrs Pitt=, $Miss Bassan=, $Miss Green=, $Mrs Sharpe=, $R.? Smith=, $Ledger=, $Garland= and the Performers in the Orchestra will be admitted.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40403 | 17790429 | cg | Tickets delivered by $Mrs Pitt=, $Miss Bassan=, $Miss Green=, $Mrs Sharpe=, $R.? Smith=, $Ledger=, $Garland= and the Performers in the Orchestra will be admitted
    Performance: 85715 | 40403 | p | The Busy Body | As17790106, but Sir George Airy-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Whisper-R.? Smith; Isabinda-Mrs Whitfield.
    AsSeeDate: 85715 | cg | p | As | 17790106
    Cast:
    147255 | 85715 | Sir George Airy | A Young Gentleman
    147256 | 85715 | Whisper | R.? Smith
    147257 | 85715 | Isabinda | Mrs Whitfield.
    540161 | 85715 | Sir Jealous Traffic | Thompson
    540162 | 85715 | Miranda | Mrs Bulkley.
    540163 | 85715 | Lubin | Mrs Farrell
    540164 | 85715 | Bailiff | Wilson
    540165 | 85715 | Lord of the Manor | Fearon
    540166 | 85715 | Annette | Miss Brown.
    Performance: 85716 | 40403 | a | The Liverpool Prize | As17790222, but Debenture-Booth; Old Belford-L'Estrange; Bronze-_; Jones_. Jones_.
    AsSeeDate: 85716 | cg | a | As | 17790222
    Cast:
    147258 | 85716 | Debenture | Booth
    147259 | 85716 | Old Belford | L'Estrange
    540167 | 85716 | Principal Characters | Quick, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Whitfield, Robson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Jones, Clarke, Mrs Morton, Miss Stewart, Miss Brown. Cast from text
    540168 | 85716 | Teneriffe | Wilson
    540169 | 85716 | Midships | Lee Lewes
    540170 | 85716 | George Belford | Whitfield
    540171 | 85716 | Wilmot | Robson
    540172 | 85716 | Breeze | Fearon
    540173 | 85716 | Monsieur Coromandel | Wewitzer
    540174 | 85716 | Bronze | Brunsdon
    540175 | 85716 | Fanny | Mrs Morton
    540176 | 85716 | Adelaide | Miss Stewart
    540177 | 85716 | Harriet | Miss Brown
    Performance: 85717 | 40403 | d | As17790302
    AsSeeDate: 85717 | cg | d | As | 17790302
    Performance: 85718 | 40403 | m | End IV: trumpet <i>concerto</i>-Sarjant

Mainpiece

Title: The Busy Body
Comments:
As17790106, but Sir George Airy-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Whisper-R.? Smith; Isabinda-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast:

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Work Title: The Busie Body
Associated Date?: 1709
Associated Playwright(s)?:
   Susanna Centlivre (1669 - 1723)
Print Witness(es)
Title:The busie body
Author(s):Centlivre, Susanna, 1667?-1723.
Publication Date:1709
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Work Title: Mar-Plot; or, The Second Part of the Busie-Body
Associated Date?: 1711
Associated Playwright(s)?:
   Susanna Centlivre (1669 - 1723)
Print Witness(es)
Title:Mar-Plot
Author(s):Centlivre, Susanna, 1667?-1723.
Publication Date:1711
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Afterpiece

Title: The Liverpool Prize
Comments:
As17790222, but Debenture-Booth; Old Belford-L'Estrange; Bronze-_; Jones_. Jones_.
Cast:

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Work Title: The Liverpool Prize
Associated Date?: 1779
Associated Playwright(s)?:
   Frederick Pilon (1750 - 1788)
Print Witness(es)
Title:The Liverpool Prize
Author(s):Pilon, Frederick, 1750-1788.
Publication Date:1779
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Dance

Comment: As17790302

Music

Comment: End IV: trumpet concerto-Sarjant

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