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20 April 1715

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1714-1715
Volume: 2
Comments: [By Nicholas Rowe.] Never Acted before. The Medley, 22 April: Whereas Nicodemus Somebody, Esq; alias The Merry Mr Pack, belonging to the Play-house in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, was on Wednesday Night last very noisy and troublesome in the first Gallery of Theatre-Royal in Drury-lane, he's desir'd hereby, when out of his own House, to behave himself with a little more Manners and Discretion, and not distinguish himself again by his ill-natur'd Gestures and frequent Hissings

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pTtdl Lady Jane Gray. [Edition of 1715 lists:% Duke of Northumberland-Mills; Duke of Suffolk-Boman; Lord Guilford Dudley-Booth; Earl of Pembroke-Elrington; Earl of Sussex-Ryan; Gardiner Bishop of Winchester-Cibber; Sir John Gates-Shepherd; Lieutenant of Tower-Quin; Captain of Guards-Maddocks; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Porter; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Oldfield; Prologue-Booth; Epilogue-Mrs Porter. *mTtdl In: [a cantata,% <i>The Meditation</i> [by $Pepusch=%-Mrs del'Epine, Mrs Barbier. *cTtdl [By $Nicholas Rowe=.] Never Acted before. <i>The Medley</i>, 22 April: Whereas <i>Nicodemus Somebody, Esq</i>; alias The Merry $Mr Pack=, belonging to the Play-house in <i>Lincolns-Inn-Fields</i>, was on Wednesday Night last very noisy and troublesome in the first Gallery of Theatre-Royal in <i>Drury-lane</i>, he's desir'd hereby, when out of his own House, to behave himself with a little more Manners and Discretion, and not distinguish himself again by his ill-natur'd Gestures and frequent Hissings.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1715 04 20 dl Lady Jane Gray. Edition of 1715 lists: Duke of Northumberland-Mills; Duke of Suffolk-Boman; Lord Guilford Dudley-Booth; Earl of Pembroke-Elrington; Earl of Sussex-Ryan; Gardiner Bishop of Winchester-Cibber; Sir John Gates-Shepherd; Lieutenant of Tower-Quin; Captain of Guards-Maddocks; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Porter; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Oldfield; Prologue-Booth; Epilogue-Mrs Porter.*m1715 04 20 dl In: a cantata, <i>The Meditation</i> by $Pepusch=-Mrs del'Epine, Mrs Barbier.*c1715 04 20 dl [By $Nicholas Rowe=.] Never Acted before. <i>The Medley</i>, 22 April: Whereas <i>Nicodemus Somebody, Esq</i>; alias The Merry $Mr Pack=, belonging to the Play-house in <i>Lincolns-Inn-Fields</i>, was on Wednesday Night last very noisy and troublesome in the first Gallery of Theatre-Royal in <i>Drury-lane</i>, he's desir'd hereby, when out of his own House, to behave himself with a little more Manners and Discretion, and not distinguish himself again by his ill-natur'd Gestures and frequent Hissings.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 5950 | 17150420 | dl | [By $Nicholas Rowe=.] Never Acted before. <i>The Medley</i>, 22 April: Whereas <i>Nicodemus Somebody, Esq</i>; alias The Merry $Mr Pack=, belonging to the Play-house in <i>Lincolns-Inn-Fields</i>, was on Wednesday Night last very noisy and troublesome in the first Gallery of Theatre-Royal in <i>Drury-lane</i>, he's desir'd hereby, when out of his own House, to behave himself with a little more Manners and Discretion, and not distinguish himself again by his ill-natur'd Gestures and frequent Hissings
    Performance: 8392 | 5950 | p | Lady Jane Gray | Edition of 1715 lists: Duke of Northumberland-Mills; Duke of Suffolk-Boman; Lord Guilford Dudley-Booth; Earl of Pembroke-Elrington; Earl of Sussex-Ryan; Gardiner Bishop of Winchester-Cibber; Sir John Gates-Shepherd; Lieutenant of Tower-Quin; Captain of Guards-Maddocks; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Porter; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Oldfield; Prologue-Booth; Epilogue-Mrs Porter.
    Cast:
    12393 | 8392 | Duke of Northumberland | Mills
    12394 | 8392 | Duke of Suffolk | Boman
    12395 | 8392 | Lord Guilford Dudley | Booth
    12396 | 8392 | Earl of Pembroke | Elrington
    12397 | 8392 | Earl of Sussex | Ryan
    12398 | 8392 | Gardiner Bishop of Winchester | Cibber
    12399 | 8392 | Sir John Gates | Shepherd
    12400 | 8392 | Lieutenant of Tower | Quin
    12401 | 8392 | Captain of Guards | Maddocks
    12402 | 8392 | Dutchess of Suffolk | Mrs Porter
    12403 | 8392 | Lady Jane Gray | Mrs Oldfield
    12404 | 8392 | Prologue | Booth
    12405 | 8392 | Epilogue | Mrs Porter.
    Performance: 8393 | 5950 | m | In: a cantata, <i>The Meditation</i> by $Pepusch=-Mrs del'Epine, Mrs Barbier

Mainpiece

Title: Lady Jane Gray
Comments:
Edition of 1715 lists: Duke of Northumberland-Mills; Duke of Suffolk-Boman; Lord Guilford Dudley-Booth; Earl of Pembroke-Elrington; Earl of Sussex-Ryan; Gardiner Bishop of Winchester-Cibber; Sir John Gates-Shepherd; Lieutenant of Tower-Quin; Captain of Guards-Maddocks; Dutchess of Suffolk-Mrs Porter; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Oldfield; Prologue-Booth; Epilogue-Mrs Porter.
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Related Works

Publish Date: 1715
Author: Nicholas Rowe
Birth: 1674
Death: 1718

Music

Comment: In: a cantata, The Meditation by Pepusch-Mrs del'Epine, Mrs Barbier

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