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05 January 1717

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1716-1717
Volume: 2
Comments: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performance List

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pWdl The True and Ancient History of King Lear. Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Quin; Kent-Bickerstaff; Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Santlow. *cWdl At the Desire of several Persons of Quality.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1717 01 05 dl The True and Ancient History of King Lear. Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Quin; Kent-Bickerstaff; Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Santlow.*c1717 01 05 dl At the Desire of several Persons of Quality.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 6677 | 17170105 | dl | At the Desire of several Persons of Quality
    Performance: 10095 | 6677 | p | The True And Ancient History Of King Lear | Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Quin; Kent-Bickerstaff; Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Santlow.
    Cast:
    13781 | 10095 | Lear | Booth
    13782 | 10095 | Edgar | Wilks
    13783 | 10095 | Edmund | Mills
    13784 | 10095 | Gloster | Quin
    13785 | 10095 | Kent | Bickerstaff
    13786 | 10095 | Usher | Penkethman
    13787 | 10095 | Cordelia | Mrs Santlow.

Mainpiece

Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear
Comments:
Lear-Booth; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Gloster-Quin; Kent-Bickerstaff; Usher-Penkethman; Cordelia-Mrs Santlow.
Cast:

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 05 January 1717 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 1, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=6677.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 05 January 1717 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=6677. Accessed 1 April 2025.