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17 April 1751

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1750-1751
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Woffington. Servants will be allowed to keep places on the stage. Tickets for the 23rd of March will be taken

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?qcg The Distress'd Mother. As 18 Dec. 1750, but Andromache-Mrs Vincent. [Presumably $Mrs Woffington= continued to play <i>Hermione</i>r, since this was her benefit night, but the notice in the <i>General Advertiser</i> fails to list the part in the cast.] *a?qcg The What D'ye Call It. As 14 Feb. *d?qcg Mad Heutte; [being the second time of her appearing on the <i>English Stage</i>; to which will be added% a Grand Scots Ballad [Query: <i>Ballet?</i>]-Cooke, Miss Hillyard [See 26 Sept. 1750]. *c?qcg Benefit for $Mrs Woffington=. Servants will be allowed to keep places on the stage. Tickets for the 23rd of March will be taken.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1751 04 17 cg The Distress'd Mother. ^As17501218^, but Andromache-Mrs Vincent. [Presumably $Mrs Woffington= continued to play <i>Hermione</i>r, since this was her benefit night, but the notice in the <i>General Advertiser</i> fails to list the part in the cast.]*a1751 04 17 cg The What D'ye Call It. ^As17510214^.*d1751 04 17 cg Mad Heutte; being the second time of her appearing on the <i>English Stage</i>; to which will be added a Grand Scots Ballad [Query: <i>Ballet?</i>]-Cooke, Miss Hillyard [^See17500926^].*c1751 04 17 cg Benefit for $Mrs Woffington=. Servants will be allowed to keep places on the stage. Tickets for the 23rd of March will be taken.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 25656 | 17510417 | cg | Benefit for $Mrs Woffington=. Servants will be allowed to keep places on the stage. Tickets for the 23rd of March will be taken
    Performance: 51323 | 25656 | p | The Distress'd Mother | As17501218, but Andromache-Mrs Vincent. [Presumably $Mrs Woffington= continued to play <i>Hermione</i>, since this was her benefit night, but the notice in the <i>General Advertiser</i> fails to list the part in the cast.]Presumably $Mrs Woffington= continued to play <i>Hermione</i>, since this was her benefit night, but the notice in the <i>General Advertiser</i> fails to list the part in the cast.]
    AsSeeDate: 51323 | cg | p | As | 17501218
    Cast:
    84334 | 51323 | Andromache | Mrs Vincent.
    371702 | 51323 | Pyhrrus | Quin
    371703 | 51323 | Pyladas | Ridout
    371704 | 51323 | Phoenix | Anderson
    371705 | 51323 | Orestes | Barry
    371706 | 51323 | Cephisa | Mrs Barrington
    371707 | 51323 | Cleone | Miss Haughton
    371708 | 51323 | Hermione | Mrs Woffington, 1st time
    Performance: 51324 | 25656 | a | The What D'ye Call It | As17510214.
    AsSeeDate: 51324 | cg | a | As | 17510214
    Cast:
    371709 | 51324 | Kitty Carrot | Mrs Vincent.
    Performance: 51325 | 25656 | d | Mad Heutte; being the second time of her appearing on the <i>English Stage</i>; to which will be added a Grand Scots Ballad [Query: <i>Ballet | </i>]-Cooke, Miss Hillyard [See17500926].See17500926].
    Cast:
    84335 | 51325 | /i>] | Cooke, Miss Hillyard

Mainpiece

Title: The Distress'd Mother
Comments:
As17501218, but Andromache-Mrs Vincent. [Presumably Mrs Woffington continued to play Hermione, since this was her benefit night, but the notice in the General Advertiser fails to list the part in the cast.]Presumably Mrs Woffington continued to play Hermione, since this was her benefit night, but the notice in the General Advertiser fails to list the part in the cast.]
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The What D'ye Call It
Comments:
As17510214.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1715
Author: John Gay
Birth: 1685
Death: 1732
Publish Date:

Dance

Comment: Mad Heutte; being the second time of her appearing on the English Stage; to which will be added a Grand Scots Ballad [Query: Ballet?]-Cooke, Miss Hillyard [See17500926]

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 17 April 1751 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=25656.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 17 April 1751 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=25656. Accessed 31 March 2025.