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18 March 1756

Event Information
Theatre: James Street
Theatrical Season: 1755-1756
Volume: 4
Comments: [S$Simpson, the slack wire performer, ran a sword into his leg in a performance at The Theatre, James St., near the Haymarket; he has receovered and will continue (Daily Advertiser).

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??js Comment. *c??js [$S$Simpson=, the slack wire performer, ran a sword into his leg in a performance at The Theatre, <i>James St.</i>, near the <i>Haymarket</i>; he has receovered and will continue (<i>Daily Advertiser</i>).]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1756 03 18 js Comment.*c1756 03 18 js [$S$Simpson=, the slack wire performer, ran a sword into his leg in a performance at The Theatre, <i>James St.</i>, near the <i>Haymarket</i>; he has receovered and will continue (<i>Daily Advertiser</i>).]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 27989 | 17560318 | js | [$S$Simpson=, the slack wire performer, ran a sword into his leg in a performance at The Theatre, <i>James St.</i>, near the <i>Haymarket</i>; he has receovered and will continue (<i>Daily Advertiser</i>).

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 18 March 1756 at James Street." London Stage Database. Accessed April 9, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=27989.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 18 March 1756 at James Street." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=27989. Accessed 9 April 2025.