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11 March 1784

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1783-1784
Volume: 5
Comments: By Command of Their Majesties. Paid One-half Yrs. Land Tax on the Theatre #52 10s., and One-half Yrs. Window Lights [tax] for Theatre #6 12s. 6d. Receipts: #327 14s. (323/19; 3/15)

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  • Original Data

    Source: OCR from HathiTrust PDFs

    *p1784 03 11 cg Rule a Wife and Have a Wife. As 6 Mar., but Maid-Mr Besford. Also The Sultan. As 6 Mar. dancing. End of mainpiece, as 1 Oct. 1783; Afterpiece to conclude as 6 Mar. comment. By Command of Their Majesties. Paid One-half Yrs. Land Tax on the Theatre �52 10s., and One-half Yrs. Window Lights [tax] for Theatre �6 12s. 6d. Receipts: �327 14s. (323/19; 3/15).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1784 03 11 cg Rule a Wife and Have a Wife. ^As17840306^but Maid-Mr Besford .hathi.*a1784 03 11 cg The Sultan. ^As17840306^athi .*d1784 03 11 cg End of mainpiece, ^as17831001^; Afterpiece to conclude ^as17840306^athi .*c1784 03 11 cg By Command of Their Majesties. Paid One-half Yrs. Land Tax on the Theatre #52 10s., and One-half Yrs. Window Lights [tax] for Theatre #6 12s. 6d. Receipts: #327 14s. (323/19; 3/15) .hathi.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 43163 | 17840311 | cg | hathi | By Command of Their Majesties. Paid One-half Yrs. Land Tax on the Theatre #52 10s., and One-half Yrs. Window Lights [tax] for Theatre #6 12s. 6d. Receipts: #327 14s. (323/19; 3/15)
    Performance: 92879 | 43163 | p | Rule A Wife And Have A Wife | As17840306but Maid-Mr Besford .
    AsSeeDate: 92879 | cg | p | As | 17840306
    Cast:
    160692 | 92879 | 840306but Maid | Mr Besford
    586344 | 92879 | Leon | Henderson
    586345 | 92879 | Duke | Whitfield
    586346 | 92879 | Cacafogo | Booth
    586347 | 92879 | Juan | Davies
    586348 | 92879 | Sanchio | Thompson
    586349 | 92879 | Alonzo | Fearon
    586350 | 92879 | Copper Captain | Lewis
    586351 | 92879 | Margaretta | Mrs Inchbald
    586352 | 92879 | Clara | Miss Platt
    586353 | 92879 | Altea | Mrs Whitfield
    586354 | 92879 | Old Woman | Mrs Pitt
    586355 | 92879 | Maid | Mr Painter
    586356 | 92879 | Estifania | Mrs Abington
    Performance: 92880 | 43163 | a | The Sultan | As17840306athi .
    AsSeeDate: 92880 | cg | a | As | 17840306
    Cast:
    586357 | 92880 | Osman | Bannister
    586358 | 92880 | Solyman | Whitfield
    586359 | 92880 | Ismene | Mrs Martyr
    586360 | 92880 | Elmira | Mrs Inchbald
    586361 | 92880 | Roxalana | Mrs Abington
    Performance: 92881 | 43163 | d | End of mainpiece, as17831001; Afterpiece to conclude as17840306athi
    AsSeeDate: 92881 | cg | d | As | 17831001

Mainpiece

Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife
Comments:
As17840306but Maid-Mr Besford .
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1640
Author: John Fletcher
Birth: 1579
Death: 1625

Afterpiece

Title: The Sultan
Comments:
As17840306athi .
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Sultan
Publish Date:
Author: Thomas Arne
Birth: 1710
Death: 1778

Dance

Comment: End of mainpiece, as17831001; Afterpiece to conclude as17840306athi

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 11 March 1784 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed April 6, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=43163.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 11 March 1784 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=43163. Accessed 6 April 2025.