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01 March 1780

Event Information
Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1779-1780
Volume: 5
Comments: [This was a puppet show, rewritten by Charles Dibdin from his Comic Mirror; it consisted of 7 different acts, presented in 3 Parts. The audience was both misled into thinking that it was to be performed by actual persons, and made angry because of the "almost unintelligible manner of conveying [the various acts], as the singers were scarcely audible, and the objects very indistinctly visible.' A riot ensued. Lighted candles were thrown on the stage against the curtain, chandeliers broken, benches torn up. The audience was not "satisfied" until Colman the proprietor of the theatre, disclaimed any concern with the entertainment, and Dibdin made an apology. Although announced for repetition on 3 Mar., it was not again performed. (See Dibdin, II, 65; Morning Chronicle, 2 Mar. )]

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p hay Pasquin's Budget; or, A Peep at the World. *c[This was a puppet show, rewritten by $Charles Dibdin= from his <i>Comic Mirror</i>; it consisted of7 different acts, presented in 3 Parts. The audience was both misled into thinking that it was to be performed by actual persons, and made angry because of the "almost unintelligible manner of conveying [the various acts], as the singers were scarcely audible, and the objects very indistinctly visible.' A riot ensued. Lighted candles were thrown on the stage against the curtain, chandeliers broken, benches torn up. The audience was not "satisfied" until $Colman= the proprietor of the theatre, disclaimed any concern with the entertainment, and Dibdinmade an apology. Although announced for repetition on 3 Mar., it was not againperformed. (See Dibdin, II, 65; <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 2 Mar. )] .

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1780 03 01 hay Pasquin's Budget; or, A Peep at the World.*c1780 03 01 hay [This was a puppet show, rewritten by $Charles Dibdin= from his <i>Comic Mirror</i>; it consisted of 7 different acts, presented in 3 Parts. The audience was both misled into thinking that it was to be performed by actual persons, and made angry because of the "almost unintelligible manner of conveying [the various acts], as the singers were scarcely audible, and the objects very indistinctly visible.' A riot ensued. Lighted candles were thrown on the stage against the curtain, chandeliers broken, benches torn up. The audience was not "satisfied" until $Colman= the proprietor of the theatre, disclaimed any concern with the entertainment, and Dibdin made an apology. Although announced for repetition on 3 Mar., it was not again performed. (See Dibdin, II, 65; <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 2 Mar. )] .

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40837 | 17800301 | hay | [This was a puppet show, rewritten by $Charles Dibdin= from his <i>Comic Mirror</i>; it consisted of 7 different acts, presented in 3 Parts. The audience was both misled into thinking that it was to be performed by actual persons, and made angry because of the "almost unintelligible manner of conveying [the various acts], as the singers were scarcely audible, and the objects very indistinctly visible.' A riot ensued. Lighted candles were thrown on the stage against the curtain, chandeliers broken, benches torn up. The audience was not "satisfied" until $Colman= the proprietor of the theatre, disclaimed any concern with the entertainment, and Dibdin made an apology. Although announced for repetition on 3 Mar., it was not again performed. (See Dibdin, II, 65; <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 2 Mar. )]
    Performance: 86842 | 40837 | p | Pasquin's Budget; Or, A Peep At The World

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Title: Pasquin's Budget; Or, A Peep At The World
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