07 April 1709

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1708-1709
Volume: 2
Comments: Benefit Betterton. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and No Person to be admitted but by printed Tickets at half a Guinea each. Note, That the Tickets deliver'd out for the Moor of Venice, and Great Mogul, will be taken at this Play. [Receipts: possibly #154 6s. 7 1!2d., according to Baggs.] For a comment on this occasion, see Tatler, 12 April. Whincop (pp. 175-76) states: But Mr Betterton being new past Seventy Years of Age, and lame with the Gout, seemed but to burlesque the Part of youthful Valentine

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    *pKgdl Love for Love. See 12 March, but Valentine-Betterton; Ben-Dogget; Angelica-Mrs Bracegirdle; Mrs Frail-Mrs Barry; Prologue [written by $Congreve=%-Mrs Bracegirdle; An Epilogue [written by $Rowe=,%-Mrs Barry, [having% Betterton [on her Right Hand, between herself%, Mrs Bracegirdle. *cKgdl Benefit $Betterton=. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and No Person to be admitted but by printed Tickets at half a Guinea each. Note, That the Tickets deliver'd out for the <i>Moor of Venice</i>, and <i>Great Mogul</i>, will be taken at this Play. [Receipts: possibly #154 6s. 7 1!2d., according to $Baggs=.] For a comment on this occasion, see <i>Tatler</i>, 12 April. $Whincop= (pp. 175-76) states: But Mr Betterton being new past Seventy Years of Age, and lame with the Gout, seemed but to burlesque the Part of youthful <i>Valentine</i>r .
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    *p1709 04 07 dl Love for Love. ^See17090312^ but Valentine-Betterton; Ben-Dogget; Angelica-Mrs Bracegirdle; Mrs Frail-Mrs Barry; Prologue written by $Congreve=-Mrs Bracegirdle; An Epilogue written by $Rowe=,-Mrs Barry, having Betterton on her Right Hand, between herself, Mrs Bracegirdle.*c1709 04 07 dl Benefit $Betterton=. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and No Person to be admitted but by printed Tickets at half a Guinea each. Note, That the Tickets deliver'd out for the <i>Moor of Venice</i>, and <i>Great Mogul</i>, will be taken at this Play. [Receipts: possibly #154 6s. 7 1!2d., according to $Baggs=.] For a comment on this occasion, see <i>Tatler</i>, 12 April. $Whincop= (pp. 175-76) states: But Mr Betterton being new past Seventy Years of Age, and lame with the Gout, seemed but to burlesque the Part of youthful <i>Valentine</i>r .
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    Event: 4192 | 17090407 | dl | Benefit $Betterton=. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. The Boxes to be open'd to the Pit, and No Person to be admitted but by printed Tickets at half a Guinea each. Note, That the Tickets deliver'd out for the <i>Moor of Venice</i>, and <i>Great Mogul</i>, will be taken at this Play. [Receipts: possibly #154 6s. 7 1!2d., according to $Baggs=.] For a comment on this occasion, see <i>Tatler</i>, 12 April. $Whincop= (pp. 175-76) states: But Mr Betterton being new past Seventy Years of Age, and lame with the Gout, seemed but to burlesque the Part of youthful <i>Valentine</i>
    Performance: 5889 | 4192 | p | Love For Love | See17090312 but Valentine-Betterton; Ben-Dogget; Angelica-Mrs Bracegirdle; Mrs Frail-Mrs Barry; Prologue written by $Congreve=-Mrs Bracegirdle; An Epilogue written by $Rowe=,-Mrs Barry, having Betterton on her Right Hand, between herself, Mrs Bracegirdle.
    Cast:
    8093 | 5889 | 7090312 but Valentine | Betterton
    8094 | 5889 | Ben | Dogget
    8095 | 5889 | Angelica | Mrs Bracegirdle
    8096 | 5889 | Mrs Frail | Mrs Barry
    8097 | 5889 | Congreve= | Mrs Bracegirdle
    8098 | 5889 | , | Mrs Barry, having Betterton on her Right Hand, between herself, Mrs Bracegirdle.

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See17090312 but Valentine-Betterton; Ben-Dogget; Angelica-Mrs Bracegirdle; Mrs Frail-Mrs Barry; Prologue written by Congreve-Mrs Bracegirdle; An Epilogue written by Rowe,-Mrs Barry, having Betterton on her Right Hand, between herself, Mrs Bracegirdle.

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