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24 December 1750

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1750-1751
Volume: 4
Comments: [MS note in hand of Colley Cibber (in R. J. Smith, History of the Stage, Vol. IV. BM 11826r)]: December 25, 1750 Sr. Tho' Death has been cooling his his [sic] heels at my door these three weeks, I have not had time to see him. The Dayly conversation of my friends have kept me so agreeably alive, that I have not passed my time better a great while. If you have a mind to make [?] us, I will order Death to come another day--to be serious I long to see you, and hope you will take the first opportunity. And so wish as merry a Christmas, as many New Years as your heart can hope for, I am Your real friend and Serv't C. Cibber Xmas Day

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl None. *c??dl [MMS note in hand of $Colley Cibber= (in $R. J. Smith=, <i>History of the Stage</i>, Vol. IV. BM 11826r)]: December 25, 1750 Sr. Tho' Death has been cooling his his [sic] heels at my door these three weeks, I have not had time to see him. The Dayly conversation of my friends have kept me so agreeably alive, that I have not passed my time better a great while. If you have a mind to make [?] us, I will order Death to come another day--to be serious I long to see you, and hope you will take the first opportunity. And so wish as merry a <i>Christmas</i>, as many <i>New Years</i> as your heart can hope for, I am Your real friend and Serv't C. Cibber <i>Xmas</i> Day .

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1750 12 24 dl None.*c1750 12 24 dl [MS note in hand of $Colley Cibber= (in $R. J. Smith=, <i>History of the Stage</i>, Vol. IV. BM 11826r)]: December 25, 1750 Sr. Tho' Death has been cooling his his [sic] heels at my door these three weeks, I have not had time to see him. The Dayly conversation of my friends have kept me so agreeably alive, that I have not passed my time better a great while. If you have a mind to make [?] us, I will order Death to come another day--to be serious I long to see you, and hope you will take the first opportunity. And so wish as merry a <i>Christmas</i>, as many <i>New Years</i> as your heart can hope for, I am Your real friend and Serv't C. Cibber <i>Xmas</i> Day .

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 25489 | 17501224 | dl | [MS note in hand of $Colley Cibber= (in $R. J. Smith=, <i>History of the Stage</i>, Vol. IV. BM 11826r)]: December 25, 1750 Sr. Tho' Death has been cooling his his [sic] heels at my door these three weeks, I have not had time to see him. The Dayly conversation of my friends have kept me so agreeably alive, that I have not passed my time better a great while. If you have a mind to make [?] us, I will order Death to come another day--to be serious I long to see you, and hope you will take the first opportunity. And so wish as merry a <i>Christmas</i>, as many <i>New Years</i> as your heart can hope for, I am Your real friend and Serv't C. Cibber <i>Xmas</i> Day
    Performance: 50969 | 25489 | p | None

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