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25 October 1743

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1743-1744
Volume: 3
Comments:

Performance List

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p9dl The True and Ancient History of King Lear, and His Three Daughters. Lear-Delane; Edgar-Giffard; Gloster-Bridges; Bastard-W. Giffard; Kent-Winstone; Cornwall-Blakes; Albany-Cross; Burgundy-Ray; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Old Man-Taswell; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Mrs Cross; Arante-Miss Horsington; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard. *a9dl The School Boy. As 4 Oct., but Father Benedict-Blakes; Tom-Gray. *s9dl I, III: Sullivan. *d9dl As 22 Oct.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1743 10 25 dl The True and Ancient History of King Lear, and His Three Daughters. Lear-Delane; Edgar-Giffard; Gloster-Bridges; Bastard-W. Giffard; Kent-Winstone; Cornwall-Blakes; Albany-Cross; Burgundy-Ray; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Old Man-Taswell; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Mrs Cross; Arante-Miss Horsington; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard.*a1743 10 25 dl The School Boy. ^As17431004^, but Father Benedict-Blakes; Tom-Gray.*s1743 10 25 dl I, III: Sullivan.*d1743 10 25 dl ^As17431022^.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 21884 | 17431025 | dl
    Performance: 42926 | 21884 | p | The True And Ancient History Of King Lear, And His Three Daughters | Lear-Delane; Edgar-Giffard; Gloster-Bridges; Bastard-W. Giffard; Kent-Winstone; Cornwall-Blakes; Albany-Cross; Burgundy-Ray; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Old Man-Taswell; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Mrs Cross; Arante-Miss Horsington; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard.
    Cast:
    68269 | 42926 | Lear | Delane
    68270 | 42926 | Edgar | Giffard
    68271 | 42926 | Gloster | Bridges
    68272 | 42926 | Bastard | W. Giffard
    68273 | 42926 | Kent | Winstone
    68274 | 42926 | Cornwall | Blakes
    68275 | 42926 | Albany | Cross
    68276 | 42926 | Burgundy | Ray
    68277 | 42926 | Gentleman Usher | Neale
    68278 | 42926 | Old Man | Taswell
    68279 | 42926 | Goneril | Mrs Bennet
    68280 | 42926 | Regan | Mrs Cross
    68281 | 42926 | Arante | Miss Horsington
    68282 | 42926 | Cordelia | Mrs Giffard.
    Performance: 42927 | 21884 | a | The School Boy | As17431004, but Father Benedict-Blakes; Tom-Gray.
    AsSeeDate: 42927 | dl | a | As | 17431004
    Cast:
    68283 | 42927 | Father Benedict | Blakes
    68284 | 42927 | Tom | Gray.
    333372 | 42927 | Schoolboy | Yates
    333373 | 42927 | Major Rakish | Bridges
    333374 | 42927 | Young Rakish | Cross
    333375 | 42927 | Friendly | Anderson
    333376 | 42927 | Lady Manlove | Mrs Cross
    333377 | 42927 | Lettice | Mrs Yates.
    Performance: 42928 | 21884 | s | I, III: Sullivan
    Performance: 42929 | 21884 | d | As17431022
    AsSeeDate: 42929 | dl | d | As | 17431022

Mainpiece

Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear, And His Three Daughters
Comments:
Lear-Delane; Edgar-Giffard; Gloster-Bridges; Bastard-W. Giffard; Kent-Winstone; Cornwall-Blakes; Albany-Cross; Burgundy-Ray; Gentleman Usher-Neale; Old Man-Taswell; Goneril-Mrs Bennet; Regan-Mrs Cross; Arante-Miss Horsington; Cordelia-Mrs Giffard.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The School Boy
Comments:
As17431004, but Father Benedict-Blakes; Tom-Gray.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1707
Author: Colley Cibber
Birth: 1671
Death: 1757

Song

Comment: I, III: Sullivan

Dance

Comment: As17431022

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 25 October 1743 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 6, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=21884.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 25 October 1743 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=21884. Accessed 6 April 2025.