22 March 1756

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1755-1756
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Barry. Mainpiece [by Edward Young]: not acted these 30 years. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Servants allowed to keep places on the Stage. Tomorrow, not acted these 20 years, Ulysses for the Benefit of Mrs Woffington. A Young lady, remarkably handsome, appeared in the Pit of Covent Garden Playhouse on Monday Night last; she had on a white hat with pink ribbons; a pink colour'd Cardinal trimm'd with white fur, which she took off on account of people spitting down from the slips...She was standing near the Pit Door before the play began, but soon had room made for her at the end of one of the seats (Daily Advertiser, 22 March)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg Busiris King of Egypt. Myron-Narry; Busiris-Ryan; Nicanor-Sparks; Memnon-Smith; Rameses-Dyer; Syphoces-Anderson; Pheron-Bennet; Auloces-White; Myris-Mrs Hamilton; Mandane-Miss Nossiter; <i>Original Prologue</i>-Smith. *a??cg The Knights. Sir Gregory-Shuter; Tim-Costollo; Hartop-Foote; <i>Prologue</i>-Foote. *d??cg <i>FFingalian Dance</i>, as 26 Nov. 1755; <i>Les Statues Animees</i>, as 2 March. *c??cg Benefit for $Barry=. Mainpiece [by $Edward Young=]: not acted these 30 years. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Servants allowed to keep places on the Stage. Tomorrow, not acted these 20 years, <i>Ulysses</i> for the Benefit of $Mrs Woffington=. A Young lady, remarkably handsome, appeared in the Pit of <i>Covent Garden Playhouse</i> on Monday Night last; she had on a white hat with pink ribbons; a pink colour'd Cardinal trimm'd with white fur, which she took off on account of people spitting down from the slips...She was standing near the Pit Door before the play began, but soon had room made for her at the end of one of the seats (<i>Daily Advertiser</i>, 22 March).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1756 03 22 cg Busiris King of Egypt. Myron-Narry; Busiris-Ryan; Nicanor-Sparks; Memnon-Smith; Rameses-Dyer; Syphoces-Anderson; Pheron-Bennet; Auloces-White; Myris-Mrs Hamilton; Mandane-Miss Nossiter; <i>Original Prologue</i>-Smith.*a1756 03 22 cg The Knights. Sir Gregory-Shuter; Tim-Costollo; Hartop-Foote; <i>Prologue</i>-Foote.*d1756 03 22 cg <i>FFingalian Dance</i>, ^as17551126^; <i>Les Statues Animees</i>, ^as17560302^.*c1756 03 22 cg Benefit for $Barry=. Mainpiece [by $Edward Young=]: not acted these 30 years. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Servants allowed to keep places on the Stage. Tomorrow, not acted these 20 years, <i>Ulysses</i> for the Benefit of $Mrs Woffington=. A Young lady, remarkably handsome, appeared in the Pit of <i>Covent Garden Playhouse</i> on Monday Night last; she had on a white hat with pink ribbons; a pink colour'd Cardinal trimm'd with white fur, which she took off on account of people spitting down from the slips...She was standing near the Pit Door before the play began, but soon had room made for her at the end of one of the seats (<i>Daily Advertiser</i>, 22 March).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 27996 | 17560322 | cg | Benefit for $Barry=. Mainpiece [by $Edward Young=]: not acted these 30 years. Part of Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Servants allowed to keep places on the Stage. Tomorrow, not acted these 20 years, <i>Ulysses</i> for the Benefit of $Mrs Woffington=. A Young lady, remarkably handsome, appeared in the Pit of <i>Covent Garden Playhouse</i> on Monday Night last; she had on a white hat with pink ribbons; a pink colour'd Cardinal trimm'd with white fur, which she took off on account of people spitting down from the slips...She was standing near the Pit Door before the play began, but soon had room made for her at the end of one of the seats (<i>Daily Advertiser</i>, 22 March)
    Performance: 56463 | 27996 | p | Busiris King Of Egypt | Myron-Narry; Busiris-Ryan; Nicanor-Sparks; Memnon-Smith; Rameses-Dyer; Syphoces-Anderson; Pheron-Bennet; Auloces-White; Myris-Mrs Hamilton; Mandane-Miss Nossiter; <i>Original Prologue</i>-Smith.
    Cast:
    93205 | 56463 | Myron | Narry
    93206 | 56463 | Busiris | Ryan
    93207 | 56463 | Nicanor | Sparks
    93208 | 56463 | Memnon | Smith
    93209 | 56463 | Rameses | Dyer
    93210 | 56463 | Syphoces | Anderson
    93211 | 56463 | Pheron | Bennet
    93212 | 56463 | Auloces | White
    93213 | 56463 | Myris | Mrs Hamilton
    93214 | 56463 | Mandane | Miss Nossiter
    93215 | 56463 | <i>Original Prologue</i> | Smith.
    Performance: 56464 | 27996 | a | The Knights | Sir Gregory-Shuter; Tim-Costollo; Hartop-Foote; <i>Prologue</i>-Foote.
    Cast:
    93216 | 56464 | Sir Gregory | Shuter
    93217 | 56464 | Tim | Costollo
    93218 | 56464 | Hartop | Foote
    93219 | 56464 | <i>Prologue</i> | Foote.
    Performance: 56465 | 27996 | d | <i>FFingalian Dance</i>, as17551126; <i>Les Statues Animees</i>, as17560302
    AsSeeDate: 56465 | cg | d | As | 17551126

Mainpiece

Comments:
Myron-Narry; Busiris-Ryan; Nicanor-Sparks; Memnon-Smith; Rameses-Dyer; Syphoces-Anderson; Pheron-Bennet; Auloces-White; Myris-Mrs Hamilton; Mandane-Miss Nossiter; Original Prologue-Smith.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Sir Gregory-Shuter; Tim-Costollo; Hartop-Foote; Prologue-Foote.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: FFingalian Dance, as17551126; Les Statues Animees, as17560302

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