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05 March 1737

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1736-1737
Volume: 3
Comments: Benefit Denoyer. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, Esq; Poet-Laureat. Tickets at Denoyer's House in St. James's-Street, over-against Park-Place. Daily Advertiser, 7 March: On Saturday Night the Mob attempted to force into Drury-Lane Playhouse, and were so insolent, that Justice Deveil was oblig'd to go out and read the Proclamation concerning Rioters; the Guard was order'd to his Assistance, and some of the Offenders were apprehended and sent to Newgate. [For Occasional Prompter XXIV (on the alteration of Much Ado About Nothing), see Daily Journal, 5 March.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *puEdl Love's Last Shift. As 8 Feb. *auEdl Phebe. See 20 Oct. 1736, but Phebe-Mrs Clive. *duEdl I: <i>Serious Dance</i>-Denoyer; II: <i>Harlequin</i>-Denoyer's Apprentice; III: <i>Grand Ballet</i>-Denoyer, Mrs Roland; V: <i>Minuet</i>-Denoyer, Mrs Walter. *cuEdl Benefit $Denoyer=. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the $Prince and Princess of Wales=. Mainpiece: Written by $Colley Cibber, Esq=; <i>Poet-Laureat</i>. Tickets at Denoyer's House in <i>St. James's-Street</i>, over-against <i>Park-Place</i>. <i>Daily Advertiser</i>, 7 March: On Saturday Night the Mob attempted to force into <i>Drury-Lane Playhouse</i>, and were so insolent, that $Justice Deveil= was oblig'd to go out and read the Proclamation concerning Rioters; the Guard was order'd to his Assistance, and some of the Offenders were apprehended and sent to <i>Newgate</i>. [For <i>Occasional Prompter</i> XXIV (on the alteration of <i>Much Ado About Nothing</i>), see <i>Daily Journal</i>, 5 March.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1737 03 05 dl Love's Last Shift. ^As17370208^.*a1737 03 05 dl Phebe. ^See17361020^, but Phebe-Mrs Clive.*d1737 03 05 dl I: <i>Serious Dance</i>-Denoyer; II: <i>Harlequin</i>-Denoyer's Apprentice; III: <i>Grand Ballet</i>-Denoyer, Mrs Roland; V: <i>Minuet</i>-Denoyer, Mrs Walter.*c1737 03 05 dl Benefit $Denoyer=. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the $Prince and Princess of Wales=. Mainpiece: Written by $Colley Cibber, Esq=; <i>Poet-Laureat</i>. Tickets at Denoyer's House in <i>St. James's-Street</i>, over-against <i>Park-Place</i>. <i>Daily Advertiser</i>, 7 March: On Saturday Night the Mob attempted to force into <i>Drury-Lane Playhouse</i>, and were so insolent, that $Justice Deveil= was oblig'd to go out and read the Proclamation concerning Rioters; the Guard was order'd to his Assistance, and some of the Offenders were apprehended and sent to <i>Newgate</i>. [For <i>Occasional Prompter</i> XXIV (on the alteration of <i>Much Ado About Nothing</i>), see <i>Daily Journal</i>, 5 March.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 18571 | 17370305 | dl | Benefit $Denoyer=. By Command of their Royal Highnesses the $Prince and Princess of Wales=. Mainpiece: Written by $Colley Cibber, Esq=; <i>Poet-Laureat</i>. Tickets at Denoyer's House in <i>St. James's-Street</i>, over-against <i>Park-Place</i>. <i>Daily Advertiser</i>, 7 March: On Saturday Night the Mob attempted to force into <i>Drury-Lane Playhouse</i>, and were so insolent, that $Justice Deveil= was oblig'd to go out and read the Proclamation concerning Rioters; the Guard was order'd to his Assistance, and some of the Offenders were apprehended and sent to <i>Newgate</i>. [For <i>Occasional Prompter</i> XXIV (on the alteration of <i>Much Ado About Nothing</i>), see <i>Daily Journal</i>, 5 March.
    Performance: 34548 | 18571 | p | Love's Last Shift | As17370208.
    AsSeeDate: 34548 | dl | p | As | 17370208
    Cast:
    297233 | 34548 | Mrs Anne | Mrs Cross.
    297234 | 34548 | Amanda | Mrs Cibber
    297235 | 34548 | Sir Novelty | Cibber
    297236 | 34548 | Sir William | Johnson
    297237 | 34548 | Loveless | Milward
    297238 | 34548 | Elder Worthy | Berry
    297239 | 34548 | Young Worthy | W. Mills
    297240 | 34548 | Snap | Macklin
    297241 | 34548 | Sly | Miller
    297242 | 34548 | Narcissa | Mrs Thurmond
    297243 | 34548 | Hillaria | Miss Holliday
    297244 | 34548 | Flareit | Mrs Pritchard
    Performance: 34549 | 18571 | a | Phebe | See17361020, but Phebe-Mrs Clive.
    Cast:
    52421 | 34549 | Phebe | Mrs Clive.
    Performance: 34550 | 18571 | d | I: <i>Serious Dance</i>-Denoyer; II: <i>Harlequin</i>-Denoyer's Apprentice; III: <i>Grand Ballet</i>-Denoyer, Mrs Roland; V: <i>Minuet</i>-Denoyer, Mrs Walter

Mainpiece

Title: Love's Last Shift
Comments:
As17370208.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Author: Colley Cibber
Birth: 1671
Death: 1757

Afterpiece

Title: Phebe
Comments:
See17361020, but Phebe-Mrs Clive.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: I: Serious Dance-Denoyer; II: Harlequin-Denoyer's Apprentice; III: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Mrs Roland; V: Minuet-Denoyer, Mrs Walter

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