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04 April 1750

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1749-1750
Volume: 4
Comments: nother long letter to the author of the General Advertiser pleading attendance at the benefit performance of Comus]: Whoever then would be thought capable of Pleasure in reading the works of our Incomparable Milton, and not so destitute of Gratitude as to refuse to lay out a Trifle in a rational and elegant entertainment for the Benefit of his living remains, for the exercise of their own Virtue, the Increase of their Reputation, and the pleasing consciousness of doing good, should appear at Drury Lane theatre tomorrow April 5, when Comus will be performed for the Benefit of Mrs Elizabeth Foster, Granddaughter to the Author, and the only surviving branch of the family. N.B. There will be a new Prologue on the Occasion written by the Author of Irene, and spoken by Mr Garrick; and by particular Desire there will be added to the Masque, a dramatic Satyr call'd Lethe in which Mr Garrick will perform. Tickets to be had of Dodsley, Bookseller, Pall Mall; Messrs Payne and Boquet, Booksellers, Paternoster Row; Batson's Coffee House, near the Royal Exchange, and of Hobson at the Stage Door

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl None. [No Performance.] *c??dl [AAnother long letter to the author of the <i>General Advertiser</i> pleading attendance at the benefit performance of <i>Comus</i>]: Whoever then would be thought capable of Pleasure in reading the works of our Incomparable $Milton=, and not so destitute of Gratitude as to refuse to lay out a Trifle in a rational and elegant entertainment for the Benefit of his living remains, for the exercise of their own Virtue, the Increase of their Reputation, and the pleasing consciousness of doing good, should appear at <i>Drury Lane</i> theatre tomorrow April 5, when <i>Comus</i> will be performed for the Benefit of $Mrs Elizabeth Foster=, Granddaughter to the Author, and the only surviving branch of the family. N.B. There will be a new <i>Prologue</i> on the Occasion written by the Author of <i>Irene</i>, and spoken by $Mr Garrick=; and by particular Desire there will be added to the <i>Masque</i>, a dramatic Satyr call'd <i>Lethe</i> in which Mr Garrick will perform. Tickets to be had of $Dodsley=, Bookseller, <i>Pall Mall</i>; Messrs <i>Payne and Boquet</i>, Booksellers, <i>Paternoster Row</i>; <i>Batson's Coffee House</i>, near the <i>Royal Exchange</i>, and of $Hobson= at the Stage Door.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1750 04 04 dl None. [No Performance.]*c1750 04 04 dl nother long letter to the author of the <i>General Advertiser</i> pleading attendance at the benefit performance of <i>Comus</i>]: Whoever then would be thought capable of Pleasure in reading the works of our Incomparable $Milton=, and not so destitute of Gratitude as to refuse to lay out a Trifle in a rational and elegant entertainment for the Benefit of his living remains, for the exercise of their own Virtue, the Increase of their Reputation, and the pleasing consciousness of doing good, should appear at <i>Drury Lane</i> theatre tomorrow April 5, when <i>Comus</i> will be performed for the Benefit of $Mrs Elizabeth Foster=, Granddaughter to the Author, and the only surviving branch of the family. N.B. There will be a new <i>Prologue</i> on the Occasion written by the Author of <i>Irene</i>, and spoken by $Mr Garrick=; and by particular Desire there will be added to the <i>Masque</i>, a dramatic Satyr call'd <i>Lethe</i> in which Mr Garrick will perform. Tickets to be had of $Dodsley=, Bookseller, <i>Pall Mall</i>; Messrs <i>Payne and Boquet</i>, Booksellers, <i>Paternoster Row</i>; <i>Batson's Coffee House</i>, near the <i>Royal Exchange</i>, and of $Hobson= at the Stage Door.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 25235 | 17500404 | dl | nother long letter to the author of the <i>General Advertiser</i> pleading attendance at the benefit performance of <i>Comus</i>]: Whoever then would be thought capable of Pleasure in reading the works of our Incomparable $Milton=, and not so destitute of Gratitude as to refuse to lay out a Trifle in a rational and elegant entertainment for the Benefit of his living remains, for the exercise of their own Virtue, the Increase of their Reputation, and the pleasing consciousness of doing good, should appear at <i>Drury Lane</i> theatre tomorrow April 5, when <i>Comus</i> will be performed for the Benefit of $Mrs Elizabeth Foster=, Granddaughter to the Author, and the only surviving branch of the family. N.B. There will be a new <i>Prologue</i> on the Occasion written by the Author of <i>Irene</i>, and spoken by $Mr Garrick=; and by particular Desire there will be added to the <i>Masque</i>, a dramatic Satyr call'd <i>Lethe</i> in which Mr Garrick will perform. Tickets to be had of $Dodsley=, Bookseller, <i>Pall Mall</i>; Messrs <i>Payne and Boquet</i>, Booksellers, <i>Paternoster Row</i>; <i>Batson's Coffee House</i>, near the <i>Royal Exchange</i>, and of $Hobson= at the Stage Door
    Performance: 50402 | 25235 | p | None | [No Performance.]

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 04 April 1750 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 9, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=25235.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 04 April 1750 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=25235. Accessed 9 April 2025.