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18 October 1750

Event Information
Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1750-1751
Volume: 4
Comments: For the Benefit of Gentleman who has wrote for the Stage. A Concert of Musick. The march in Judas Maccabaeus, Side-Drum-J. Woodbridge, late Kettledrummer to the Hon. Admiral Boscawen. Also a preamble on the Kettle-Drums, ending with Handel's Water Musick. A Variety of other Entertainments. Between the Parts of the Concert will be given gratis, the Tragedy of The Orphan. With an Occasional Prologue. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. To begin at 6 p.m. [Performance had been delayed from 10 Oct. on account of illness of a principal performer.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??hay The Orphan. Polydore-a gentleman; Serina, Monimia-two gentlewomen [who never appeared on any Stage%. *c??hay For the Benefit of Gentleman who has wrote for the Stage. A Concert of Musick. The march in <i>Judas Maccabaeus</i>, Side-Drum-$J. Woodbridge=, late Kettledrummer to the $Hon. Admiral Boscawen=. Also a preamble on the Kettle-Drums, ending with Handel's <i>Water Musick</i>. A Variety of other Entertainments. Between the Parts of the Concert will be given gratis, the Tragedy of <i>The Orphan</i>. With an <i>Occasional Prologue</i>. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. To begin at 6 p.m. [Performance had been delayed from 10 Oct. on account of illness of a principal performer.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1750 10 18 hay The Orphan. Polydore-a gentleman; Serina, Monimia-two gentlewomen who never appeared on any Stage.*c1750 10 18 hay For the Benefit of Gentleman who has wrote for the Stage. A Concert of Musick. The march in <i>Judas Maccabaeus</i>, Side-Drum-$J. Woodbridge=, late Kettledrummer to the $Hon. Admiral Boscawen=. Also a preamble on the Kettle-Drums, ending with Handel's <i>Water Musick</i>. A Variety of other Entertainments. Between the Parts of the Concert will be given gratis, the Tragedy of <i>The Orphan</i>. With an <i>Occasional Prologue</i>. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. To begin at 6 p.m. [Performance had been delayed from 10 Oct. on account of illness of a principal performer.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 25374 | 17501018 | hay | For the Benefit of Gentleman who has wrote for the Stage. A Concert of Musick. The march in <i>Judas Maccabaeus</i>, Side-Drum-$J. Woodbridge=, late Kettledrummer to the $Hon. Admiral Boscawen=. Also a preamble on the Kettle-Drums, ending with Handel's <i>Water Musick</i>. A Variety of other Entertainments. Between the Parts of the Concert will be given gratis, the Tragedy of <i>The Orphan</i>. With an <i>Occasional Prologue</i>. Boxes 4s. Pit 2s. 6d. Gallery 1s. To begin at 6 p.m. [Performance had been delayed from 10 Oct. on account of illness of a principal performer.
    Performance: 50698 | 25374 | p | The Orphan | Polydore-a gentleman; Serina, Monimia-two gentlewomen who never appeared on any Stage.
    Cast:
    83174 | 50698 | Polydore | a gentleman
    83175 | 50698 | Monimia | two gentlewomen who never appeared on any Stage.

Mainpiece

Title: The Orphan
Comments:
Polydore-a gentleman; Serina, Monimia-two gentlewomen who never appeared on any Stage.
Cast:

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Author: Thomas Otway
Birth: 1652
Death: 1685

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