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21 August 1755

Event Information
Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1754-1755
Volume: 4
Comments: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. By Authority....By Bayes's New-raised Company of Comedians....All other parts [of mainpiece] to be attempted by the new Company; Most of whom never appeared on any stage before. Particularly, the part of Miranda , by a Young Gentlewoman. Being positively her first Essay in a Theatrical Capacity. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6:30 P.m. [No concert formula.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??hay The Busy Body. Marplot-T. Cibber. *a??hay The Mock Doctor. Mock Doctor-Cibber; [End of Farce: an Occasional Ballad call'd% <i>An Act of Grace</i>-[; or, <i>the Unhappy's Release</i>%; [After which by Desire an%<i>Epilogue</i>-Nobody. *s??hay I: <i>The Lover's Rapture</i>-. *d??hay II: A New <i>Pierot's Dance</i>-; IV: <i>The Drunken Peasant</i>-; End: A <i>Country Dance</i>-the Characters in the Comedy. *c??hay At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. By Authority....By <i>Bayes's New-raised Company of Comedians</i>....All other parts [of mainpiece] to be attempted by the new Company; Most of whom never appeared on any stage before. Particularly, the part of <i>Miranda</i>r , by a Young Gentlewoman. Being positively her first Essay in a Theatrical Capacity. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6:30 P.m. [No concert formula.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1755 08 21 hay The Busy Body. Marplot-T. Cibber.*a1755 08 21 hay The Mock Doctor. Mock Doctor-Cibber; End of Farce: an Occasional Ballad call'd <i>An Act of Grace</i>-; or, <i>the Unhappy's Release</i>; After which by Desire an<i>Epilogue</i>-Nobody.*s1755 08 21 hay I: <i>The Lover's Rapture</i>-.*d1755 08 21 hay II: A New <i>Pierot's Dance</i>-; IV: <i>The Drunken Peasant</i>-; End: A <i>Country Dance</i>-the Characters in the Comedy.*c1755 08 21 hay At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. By Authority....By <i>Bayes's New-raised Company of Comedians</i>....All other parts [of mainpiece] to be attempted by the new Company; Most of whom never appeared on any stage before. Particularly, the part of <i>Miranda</i>r , by a Young Gentlewoman. Being positively her first Essay in a Theatrical Capacity. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6:30 P.m. [No concert formula.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 27637 | 17550821 | hay | At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. By Authority....By <i>Bayes's New-raised Company of Comedians</i>....All other parts [of mainpiece] to be attempted by the new Company; Most of whom never appeared on any stage before. Particularly, the part of <i>Miranda</i> , by a Young Gentlewoman. Being positively her first Essay in a Theatrical Capacity. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. To begin at 6:30 P.m. [No concert formula.
    Performance: 55678 | 27637 | p | The Busy Body | Marplot-T. Cibber.
    Cast:
    91722 | 55678 | Marplot | T. Cibber.
    Performance: 55679 | 27637 | a | The Mock Doctor | Mock Doctor-Cibber; End of Farce: an Occasional Ballad call'd <i>An Act of Grace</i>-; or, <i>the Unhappy's Release</i>; After which by Desire an<i>Epilogue</i>-Nobody.
    Cast:
    91723 | 55679 | Mock Doctor | Cibber
    91724 | 55679 | an Occasional Ballad call'd <i>An Act of Grace</i>
    91725 | 55679 | After which by Desire an<i>Epilogue</i> | Nobody.
    Performance: 55680 | 27637 | s | I: <i>The Lover's Rapture</i>-
    Performance: 55681 | 27637 | d | II: A New <i>Pierot's Dance</i>-; IV: <i>The Drunken Peasant</i>-; End: A <i>Country Dance</i>-the Characters in the Comedy

Mainpiece

Title: The Busy Body
Comments:
Marplot-T. Cibber.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Busie Body
Publish Date: 1709
Baptism: 1669
Death: 1723

Afterpiece

Title: The Mock Doctor
Comments:
Mock Doctor-Cibber; End of Farce: an Occasional Ballad call'd An Act of Grace-; or, the Unhappy's Release; After which by Desire anEpilogue-Nobody.
Cast:

Song

Comment: I: The Lover's Rapture-

Dance

Comment: II: A New Pierot's Dance-; IV: The Drunken Peasant-; End: A Country Dance-the Characters in the Comedy

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 21 August 1755 at Haymarket Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 3, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=27637.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 21 August 1755 at Haymarket Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=27637. Accessed 3 April 2025.