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21 March 1741

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1740-1741
Volume: 3
Comments: By Desire. Receipts: #133 12s. 6d. (Account Book); #160 (Rylands MS.). London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 23 March: On Saturday Night last, in the Entertainment of Orpheus and Eurydice, the Audience were aggreably surpriz'd with the Representation of a new Machine, in Imitation of the Travelling Chaise without Horses, the Performance of which was so extraordinary, and gave such a general Satisfaction, that the Spectators would not be contented 'till they saw it a second Time pass round the Stage

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p{Ucg The Rehearsal. See 16 Feb. *a{Ucg Orpheus and Eurydice. As 24 Feb. *c{Ucg By Desire. Receipts: #133 12s. 6d. (Account Book); #160 (<i>Rylands MS.</i>). <i>London Daily Post and General Advertiser</i>, 23 March: On Saturday Night last, in the Entertainment of <i>Orpheus and Eurydice</i>, the Audience were aggreably surpriz'd with the Representation of a new Machine, in Imitation of the Travelling Chaise without Horses, the Performance of which was so extraordinary, and gave such a general Satisfaction, that the Spectators would not be contented 'till they saw it a second Time pass round the Stage.
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1741 03 21 cg The Rehearsal. ^See17410216^.*a1741 03 21 cg Orpheus and Eurydice. ^As17410224^.*c1741 03 21 cg By Desire. Receipts: #133 12s. 6d. (Account Book); #160 (<i>Rylands MS.</i>). <i>London Daily Post and General Advertiser</i>, 23 March: On Saturday Night last, in the Entertainment of <i>Orpheus and Eurydice</i>, the Audience were aggreably surpriz'd with the Representation of a new Machine, in Imitation of the Travelling Chaise without Horses, the Performance of which was so extraordinary, and gave such a general Satisfaction, that the Spectators would not be contented 'till they saw it a second Time pass round the Stage.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 20559 | 17410321 | cg | By Desire. Receipts: #133 12s. 6d. (Account Book); #160 (<i>Rylands MS.</i>). <i>London Daily Post and General Advertiser</i>, 23 March: On Saturday Night last, in the Entertainment of <i>Orpheus and Eurydice</i>, the Audience were aggreably surpriz'd with the Representation of a new Machine, in Imitation of the Travelling Chaise without Horses, the Performance of which was so extraordinary, and gave such a general Satisfaction, that the Spectators would not be contented 'till they saw it a second Time pass round the Stage
    Performance: 39540 | 20559 | p | The Rehearsal | See17410216.
    Performance: 39541 | 20559 | a | Orpheus and Eurydice | As17410224.
    AsSeeDate: 39541 | cg | a | As | 17410224
    Cast:
    318731 | 39541 | Orpheus | Salway
    318732 | 39541 | Rhodope | Mrs Lampe
    318733 | 39541 | Eurydice | Miss Young
    318734 | 39541 | Followers | Mlle Roland, Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Ozanne
    318735 | 39541 | Pluto | Leveridge
    318736 | 39541 | Ascalax | Roberts
    318737 | 39541 | Demons | Villeneuve, Delagarde, Richardson
    318738 | 39541 | Harlequin | Lun
    318739 | 39541 | Colombine | Mrs Kilby
    318740 | 39541 | Pantalon | Grimaldi
    318741 | 39541 | Gawkey | Bencraft
    318742 | 39541 | Mrs Drudge | Hippisley
    318743 | 39541 | Woman Dwarf | French Boy
    318744 | 39541 | Country Lads | Villeneuve, Richardson, Dupre, Oates
    318745 | 39541 | Country Lasses | Miss Oates, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve, Miss Horsington
    318746 | 39541 | Rural Swain and Nymph | Haughton, Mlle Roland
    318747 | 39541 | Arcadian Shepherdess | French Girl
    318748 | 39541 | Swains | Villeneuve, Richardson, Delagarde, Oates, Dupre
    318749 | 39541 | Villagers | Waltz, Perry, Lad, Thompson, Roberts, Smith, Davies, Mrs Wright, Mrs Chambers, Miss Davies.

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See17410216.
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