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22 October 1750

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1750-1751
Volume: 4
Comments: There is now in Rehearsal and will be speedily performed at Covent Garden a Comedy call'd The Refusal or the Lady's Philosophy written by Colley Cibber, Esq: Poet Laureate

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg The Merry Wives of Windsor. Falstaff-Quin; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Gibson; Shallow-Collins; Caius-Stoppelaer; Evans-Arthur; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Miss Haughton; Slender-Bennet; Robin-Miss Mullart; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Macklin; Pistol-Cushing; Nym-Holtham; Bardolph-Marten; Host-Dunstall; Mrs Ford-Mrs Woffington. *a??cg The Devil to Pay. As 26 Sept. *c??cg There is now in Rehearsal and will be speedily performed at <i>Covent Garden</i> a Comedy call'd <i>The Refusal or the Lady's Philosophy</i> written by $Colley Cibber, Esq=: <i>Poet Laureate</i>.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1750 10 22 cg The Merry Wives of Windsor. Falstaff-Quin; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Gibson; Shallow-Collins; Caius-Stoppelaer; Evans-Arthur; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Miss Haughton; Slender-Bennet; Robin-Miss Mullart; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Macklin; Pistol-Cushing; Nym-Holtham; Bardolph-Marten; Host-Dunstall; Mrs Ford-Mrs Woffington.*a1750 10 22 cg The Devil to Pay. ^As17500926^.*c1750 10 22 cg There is now in Rehearsal and will be speedily performed at <i>Covent Garden</i> a Comedy call'd <i>The Refusal or the Lady's Philosophy</i> written by $Colley Cibber, Esq=: <i>Poet Laureate</i>.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 25380 | 17501022 | cg | There is now in Rehearsal and will be speedily performed at <i>Covent Garden</i> a Comedy call'd <i>The Refusal or the Lady's Philosophy</i> written by $Colley Cibber, Esq=: <i>Poet Laureate</i>
    Performance: 50713 | 25380 | p | The Merry Wives Of Windsor | Falstaff-Quin; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Gibson; Shallow-Collins; Caius-Stoppelaer; Evans-Arthur; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Miss Haughton; Slender-Bennet; Robin-Miss Mullart; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Macklin; Pistol-Cushing; Nym-Holtham; Bardolph-Marten; Host-Dunstall; Mrs Ford-Mrs Woffington.
    Cast:
    83232 | 50713 | Falstaff | Quin
    83233 | 50713 | Ford | Ryan
    83234 | 50713 | Page | Ridout
    83235 | 50713 | Fenton | Gibson
    83236 | 50713 | Shallow | Collins
    83237 | 50713 | Caius | Stoppelaer
    83238 | 50713 | Evans | Arthur
    83239 | 50713 | Mrs Page | Mrs Barrington
    83240 | 50713 | Ann Page | Miss Haughton
    83241 | 50713 | Slender | Bennet
    83242 | 50713 | Robin | Miss Mullart
    83243 | 50713 | Mrs Quickly | Mrs Macklin
    83244 | 50713 | Pistol | Cushing
    83245 | 50713 | Nym | Holtham
    83246 | 50713 | Bardolph | Marten
    83247 | 50713 | Host | Dunstall
    83248 | 50713 | Mrs Ford | Mrs Woffington.
    Performance: 50714 | 25380 | a | The Devil to Pay | As17500926.
    AsSeeDate: 50714 | cg | a | As | 17500926
    Cast:
    367870 | 50714 | Loverule | Lowe
    367871 | 50714 | Lady Loverule | Miss Haughton
    367872 | 50714 | Jobson | Dunstall
    367873 | 50714 | Nell | Mrs Dunstall.

Mainpiece

Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor
Comments:
Falstaff-Quin; Ford-Ryan; Page-Ridout; Fenton-Gibson; Shallow-Collins; Caius-Stoppelaer; Evans-Arthur; Mrs Page-Mrs Barrington; Ann Page-Miss Haughton; Slender-Bennet; Robin-Miss Mullart; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Macklin; Pistol-Cushing; Nym-Holtham; Bardolph-Marten; Host-Dunstall; Mrs Ford-Mrs Woffington.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1602
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616
Publish Date: 1702
Author: John Dennis
Birth: 1658
Death: 1734

Afterpiece

Title: The Devil to Pay
Comments:
As17500926.
Cast:

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