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08 March 1732

Event Information
Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1731-1732
Volume: 3
Comments: Benefit Jones. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Daily Post, 8 March: The Blazing Comet...is oblig'd to be deferr'd, on account of the Author's having a great Cold, that renders him Incapable of executing his Part

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pm?hay Tunbridge Walks. Yeoman-Aston Sr[, commonly called $Tony Aston=, from <i>lif</i>, the first Time of his appearing on this Stage%; Reyard-Jones; Loveworth-Barcock; Maiden-Hicks; Squib-Walker; Belinda-Miss Jones; Hillaria-Mrs Miller; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Mann; Jenny-Mrs Clarke; Lucy-Mrs Aston. *am?hay The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great. Tom Thumb-Miss Jones Jr; Grizzle-Jones. *dm?hay [AA new% <i>Scots Dance</i> [to Ballad Tunes%-Davenport, Miss Jones; <i>Hornpipe</i>, <i>Chesire Round</i>-Johnson. *sm?hay Two new Songs-Aston. *cm?hay Benefit $Jones=. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. <i>Daily Post</i>, 8 March: <i>The Blazing Comet</i>...is oblig'd to be deferr'd, on account of the Author's having a great Cold, that renders him Incapable of executing his Part.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1732 03 08 hay Tunbridge Walks. Yeoman-Aston Sr, commonly called $Tony Aston=, from <i>lif</i>, the first Time of his appearing on this Stage; Reyard-Jones; Loveworth-Barcock; Maiden-Hicks; Squib-Walker; Belinda-Miss Jones; Hillaria-Mrs Miller; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Mann; Jenny-Mrs Clarke; Lucy-Mrs Aston.*a1732 03 08 hay The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great. Tom Thumb-Miss Jones Jr; Grizzle-Jones.*d1732 03 08 hay new <i>Scots Dance</i> to Ballad Tunes-Davenport, Miss Jones; <i>Hornpipe</i>, <i>Chesire Round</i>-Johnson.*s1732 03 08 hay Two new Songs-Aston.*c1732 03 08 hay Benefit $Jones=. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. <i>Daily Post</i>, 8 March: <i>The Blazing Comet</i>...is oblig'd to be deferr'd, on account of the Author's having a great Cold, that renders him Incapable of executing his Part.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 14749 | 17320308 | hay | Benefit $Jones=. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. <i>Daily Post</i>, 8 March: <i>The Blazing Comet</i>...is oblig'd to be deferr'd, on account of the Author's having a great Cold, that renders him Incapable of executing his Part
    Performance: 25688 | 14749 | p | Tunbridge Walks | Yeoman-Aston Sr, commonly called $Tony Aston=, from <i>lif</i>, the first Time of his appearing on this Stage; Reyard-Jones; Loveworth-Barcock; Maiden-Hicks; Squib-Walker; Belinda-Miss Jones; Hillaria-Mrs Miller; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Mann; Jenny-Mrs Clarke; Lucy-Mrs Aston.
    Cast:
    36531 | 25688 | Yeoman | Aston Sr, commonly called $Tony Aston=, from <i>lif</i>, the first Time of his appearing on this Stage
    36532 | 25688 | Reyard | Jones
    36533 | 25688 | Loveworth | Barcock
    36534 | 25688 | Maiden | Hicks
    36535 | 25688 | Squib | Walker
    36536 | 25688 | Belinda | Miss Jones
    36537 | 25688 | Hillaria | Mrs Miller
    36538 | 25688 | Mrs Goodfellow | Mrs Mann
    36539 | 25688 | Jenny | Mrs Clarke
    36540 | 25688 | Lucy | Mrs Aston.
    Performance: 25689 | 14749 | a | The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great | Tom Thumb-Miss Jones Jr; Grizzle-Jones.
    Cast:
    36541 | 25689 | Tom Thumb | Miss Jones Jr
    36542 | 25689 | Grizzle | Jones.
    Performance: 25690 | 14749 | d | new <i>Scots Dance</i> to Ballad Tunes-Davenport, Miss Jones; <i>Hornpipe</i>, <i>Chesire Round</i>-Johnson
    Performance: 25691 | 14749 | s | Two new Songs-Aston

Mainpiece

Title: Tunbridge Walks
Comments:
Yeoman-Aston Sr, commonly called Tony Aston, from lif, the first Time of his appearing on this Stage; Reyard-Jones; Loveworth-Barcock; Maiden-Hicks; Squib-Walker; Belinda-Miss Jones; Hillaria-Mrs Miller; Mrs Goodfellow-Mrs Mann; Jenny-Mrs Clarke; Lucy-Mrs Aston.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1703
Author: Thomas Baker
Birth: 1680/81

Afterpiece

Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great
Comments:
Tom Thumb-Miss Jones Jr; Grizzle-Jones.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: new Scots Dance to Ballad Tunes-Davenport, Miss Jones; Hornpipe, Chesire Round-Johnson

Song

Comment: Two new Songs-Aston

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