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28 September 1717

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1717-1718
Volume: 2
Comments: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 6 p.m. Post Boy, 28 Sept.: We hear that last Week Mr Rich made an Assignment of the New Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, and his Patent granted by King Charles II to Mr Keene and Mr Bullock jun. and that they open on Saturday next, with a celebrated Play of Shakespear's call'd, Cimbiline, which will be entirely new dress'd

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pXdl Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Hamlet-Wilks; Ghost-Booth; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Santlow. *cXdl At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 6 p.m. <i>Post Boy</i>, 28 Sept.: We hear that last Week $Mr Rich= made an Assignment of the New Theatre in <i>Lincoln's-Inn-Fields</i>, and his Patent granted by King <i>Charles II</i> to $Mr Keene= and $Mr Bullock jun.= and that they open on Saturday next, with a celebrated Play of $Shakespear='s call'd, <i>Cimbiline</i>, which will be entirely new dress'd.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1717 09 28 dl Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Hamlet-Wilks; Ghost-Booth; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Santlow.*c1717 09 28 dl At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 6 p.m. <i>Post Boy</i>, 28 Sept.: We hear that last Week $Mr Rich= made an Assignment of the New Theatre in <i>Lincoln's-Inn-Fields</i>, and his Patent granted by King <i>Charles II</i> to $Mr Keene= and $Mr Bullock jun.= and that they open on Saturday next, with a celebrated Play of $Shakespear='s call'd, <i>Cimbiline</i>, which will be entirely new dress'd.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 7015 | 17170928 | dl | At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 6 p.m. <i>Post Boy</i>, 28 Sept.: We hear that last Week $Mr Rich= made an Assignment of the New Theatre in <i>Lincoln's-Inn-Fields</i>, and his Patent granted by King <i>Charles II</i> to $Mr Keene= and $Mr Bullock jun.= and that they open on Saturday next, with a celebrated Play of $Shakespear='s call'd, <i>Cimbiline</i>, which will be entirely new dress'd
    Performance: 10772 | 7015 | p | Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark | Hamlet-Wilks; Ghost-Booth; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Santlow.
    Cast:
    14216 | 10772 | Hamlet | Wilks
    14217 | 10772 | Ghost | Booth
    14218 | 10772 | Gravedigger | Johnson
    14219 | 10772 | Queen | Mrs Porter
    14220 | 10772 | Ophelia | Mrs Santlow.

Mainpiece

Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark
Comments:
Hamlet-Wilks; Ghost-Booth; Gravedigger-Johnson; Queen-Mrs Porter; Ophelia-Mrs Santlow.
Cast:

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 28 September 1717 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed March 28, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=7015.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 28 September 1717 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=7015. Accessed 28 March 2025.