21 February 1737

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1736-1737
Volume: 3
Comments: At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Alter'd from Shakespear. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Toy Shop. Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 26 Feb.: On Monday Night last a great Disturbance happened at Drury-lane Play-house, occasioned by a great Number of Footmen, who assembled themselves in a riotous and tumultuous Manner, with great Outcries of burning the House, unless they were immediately admitted into what they call their Gallery; and in order to strike a Terror, they began to hew down the Door of the Passage which leads to the said Gallery, of which Col. Deveil, who was then in the House, had immediate Notice, and thereupon came out where they were thus assembled, and notwithstanding they threatened to knock his Brains out, he read the Proclamation to them, admonish'd them to retire, and desist from so unlawful an undertaking. [The footmen soon withdrew.

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    *pu5dl Timon of Athens. As 27 Dec. 1736, but Chloe-Mrs Cross. *au5dl The King and the Miller of Mansfield. As 14 Feb. *cu5dl At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Alter'd from $Shakespear=. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the <i>Toy Shop</i>. <i>Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer</i>, 26 Feb.: On Monday Night last a great Disturbance happened at <i>Drury-lane Play-house</i>, occasioned by a great Number of Footmen, who assembled themselves in a riotous and tumultuous Manner, with great Outcries of burning the House, unless they were immediately admitted into what they call their Gallery; and in order to strike a Terror, they began to hew down the Door of the Passage which leads to the said Gallery, of which $Col. Deveil=, who was then in the House, had immediate Notice, and thereupon came out where they were thus assembled, and notwithstanding they threatened to knock his Brains out, he read the Proclamation to them, admonish'd them to retire, and desist from so unlawful an undertaking. [The footmen soon withdrew.]
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    *p1737 02 21 dl Timon of Athens. ^As17361227^, but Chloe-Mrs Cross.*a1737 02 21 dl The King and the Miller of Mansfield. ^As17370214^.*c1737 02 21 dl At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Alter'd from $Shakespear=. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the <i>Toy Shop</i>. <i>Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer</i>, 26 Feb.: On Monday Night last a great Disturbance happened at <i>Drury-lane Play-house</i>, occasioned by a great Number of Footmen, who assembled themselves in a riotous and tumultuous Manner, with great Outcries of burning the House, unless they were immediately admitted into what they call their Gallery; and in order to strike a Terror, they began to hew down the Door of the Passage which leads to the said Gallery, of which $Col. Deveil=, who was then in the House, had immediate Notice, and thereupon came out where they were thus assembled, and notwithstanding they threatened to knock his Brains out, he read the Proclamation to them, admonish'd them to retire, and desist from so unlawful an undertaking. [The footmen soon withdrew.]
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    Event: 18538 | 17370221 | dl | At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Alter'd from $Shakespear=. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the <i>Toy Shop</i>. <i>Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer</i>, 26 Feb.: On Monday Night last a great Disturbance happened at <i>Drury-lane Play-house</i>, occasioned by a great Number of Footmen, who assembled themselves in a riotous and tumultuous Manner, with great Outcries of burning the House, unless they were immediately admitted into what they call their Gallery; and in order to strike a Terror, they began to hew down the Door of the Passage which leads to the said Gallery, of which $Col. Deveil=, who was then in the House, had immediate Notice, and thereupon came out where they were thus assembled, and notwithstanding they threatened to knock his Brains out, he read the Proclamation to them, admonish'd them to retire, and desist from so unlawful an undertaking. [The footmen soon withdrew.
    Performance: 34490 | 18538 | p | Timon Of Athens | As17361227, but Chloe-Mrs Cross.
    AsSeeDate: 34490 | dl | p | As | 17361227
    Cast:
    52340 | 34490 | Chloe | Mrs Cross.
    296984 | 34490 | Cleon | Mechlin
    296985 | 34490 | Timon | Milward
    296986 | 34490 | Alcibiades | W. Mills
    296987 | 34490 | Apemantus | Quin
    296988 | 34490 | Evandra | Mrs Thurmond
    296989 | 34490 | Aelius | Johnson
    296990 | 34490 | Isander | Miller
    296991 | 34490 | Nicias | Shepard
    296992 | 34490 | Thrasillus | Winstone
    296993 | 34490 | Phaeax | Harper
    296994 | 34490 | Demetrius | Turbutt
    296995 | 34490 | Poet | Oates
    296996 | 34490 | Melissa | Mrs Pritchard
    Performance: 34491 | 18538 | a | The King and the Miller of Mansfield | As17370214.
    AsSeeDate: 34491 | dl | a | As | 17370214
    Cast:
    296997 | 34491 | Kate | Miss Brett.
    296998 | 34491 | King | Cibber
    296999 | 34491 | Miller | Miller
    297000 | 34491 | Lord Lurewell | Este
    297001 | 34491 | Richard | Berry
    297002 | 34491 | Joe | Stoppelaer
    297003 | 34491 | Peggy | Mrs Pritchard
    297004 | 34491 | Margery | Mrs Bennet
    297005 | 34491 | Courtiers | Winstone, Cross, Hill
    297006 | 34491 | Foresters | Turbutt, Leigh, Marshall.

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As17361227, but Chloe-Mrs Cross.
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As17370214.
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