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30 August 1737

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1737-1738
Volume: 3
Comments: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Egerton 2320: Berry, Oats & Shepard discharg'd much noise in ye Pit for ye restoring of Oats. Griffin at Rotterdam, Jack Ray did his part. Milward's [?] a good one--the first night of Beard's playing--his success great. Receipts: #115. [For performances at the Fairs, see season of 1736-1737.] Daily Advertiser, 22 Aug.: The House [dl] is neatly decorated, and a very large Lobby prepar'd for the Servants that keep Places, with two Fire Places, Seats, near the Boxes, where a Person is to attend to call them, whe wanted by their Masters or Ladies. There is also a new Passage to the Pit, which will make it much more convenient for the Audience

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pu?dl Love for Love. Valentine-Milward; Ben-Miller; Foresight-Johnson; Tattle-Cibber; Sir Sampson-Harper; Scandal-Mills; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Macklin; Angelica-Miss Holliday; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Nurse-Mrs Willis; Prue-Mrs Clive. *au?dl The Devil to Pay. [See 1 Sept.% *cu?dl Mainpiece: Written by the late $Mr Congreve=. <i>Egerton 2320</i>: $Berry=, $Oats= & $Shepard= discharg'd much noise in ye Pit for ye restoring of Oats. $Griffin= at <i>Rotterdam</i>, $Jack Ray= did his part. $Milward='s [?] a good one--the first night of $Beard='s playing--his success great. Receipts: #115. [For performances at the Fairs, see season of 1736-1737.] <i>Daily Advertiser</i>, 22 Aug.: The House [<i>dl</i>] is neatly decorated, and a very large Lobby prepar'd for the Servants that keep Places, with two Fire Places, Seats, near the Boxes, where a Person is to attend to call them, whe wanted by their Masters or Ladies. There is also a new Passage to the Pit, which will make it much more convenient for the Audience.
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1737 08 30 dl Love for Love. Valentine-Milward; Ben-Miller; Foresight-Johnson; Tattle-Cibber; Sir Sampson-Harper; Scandal-Mills; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Macklin; Angelica-Miss Holliday; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Nurse-Mrs Willis; Prue-Mrs Clive.*a1737 08 30 dl The Devil to Pay. ^See17370901^ .*c1737 08 30 dl Mainpiece: Written by the late $Mr Congreve=. <i>Egerton 2320</i>: $Berry=, $Oats= & $Shepard= discharg'd much noise in ye Pit for ye restoring of Oats. $Griffin= at <i>Rotterdam</i>, $Jack Ray= did his part. $Milward='s [?] a good one--the first night of $Beard='s playing--his success great. Receipts: #115. [For performances at the Fairs, see season of 1736-1737.] <i>Daily Advertiser</i>, 22 Aug.: The House [<i>dl</i>] is neatly decorated, and a very large Lobby prepar'd for the Servants that keep Places, with two Fire Places, Seats, near the Boxes, where a Person is to attend to call them, whe wanted by their Masters or Ladies. There is also a new Passage to the Pit, which will make it much more convenient for the Audience.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 18858 | 17370830 | dl | Mainpiece: Written by the late $Mr Congreve=. <i>Egerton 2320</i>: $Berry=, $Oats= & $Shepard= discharg'd much noise in ye Pit for ye restoring of Oats. $Griffin= at <i>Rotterdam</i>, $Jack Ray= did his part. $Milward='s [?] a good one--the first night of $Beard='s playing--his success great. Receipts: #115. [For performances at the Fairs, see season of 1736-1737.] <i>Daily Advertiser</i>, 22 Aug.: The House [<i>dl</i>] is neatly decorated, and a very large Lobby prepar'd for the Servants that keep Places, with two Fire Places, Seats, near the Boxes, where a Person is to attend to call them, whe wanted by their Masters or Ladies. There is also a new Passage to the Pit, which will make it much more convenient for the Audience
    Performance: 35237 | 18858 | p | Love For Love | Valentine-Milward; Ben-Miller; Foresight-Johnson; Tattle-Cibber; Sir Sampson-Harper; Scandal-Mills; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Macklin; Angelica-Miss Holliday; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Nurse-Mrs Willis; Prue-Mrs Clive.
    Cast:
    53152 | 35237 | Valentine | Milward
    53153 | 35237 | Ben | Miller
    53154 | 35237 | Foresight | Johnson
    53155 | 35237 | Tattle | Cibber
    53156 | 35237 | Sir Sampson | Harper
    53157 | 35237 | Scandal | Mills
    53158 | 35237 | Trapland | Griffin
    53159 | 35237 | Jeremy | Macklin
    53160 | 35237 | Angelica | Miss Holliday
    53161 | 35237 | Mrs Foresight | Mrs Pritchard
    53162 | 35237 | Mrs Frail | Mrs Butler
    53163 | 35237 | Nurse | Mrs Willis
    53164 | 35237 | Prue | Mrs Clive.
    Performance: 35238 | 18858 | a | The Devil to Pay | See17370901 .

Mainpiece

Comments:
Valentine-Milward; Ben-Miller; Foresight-Johnson; Tattle-Cibber; Sir Sampson-Harper; Scandal-Mills; Trapland-Griffin; Jeremy-Macklin; Angelica-Miss Holliday; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Frail-Mrs Butler; Nurse-Mrs Willis; Prue-Mrs Clive.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
See17370901 .
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