London Stage Event: 27 May 1756 at Drury Lane Theatre

27 May 1756

Event Information

Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre

Theatrical Season: 1755-1756

Volume: 4

Comments: By particular Desire. No persons to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money to be returned after the curtain is up. The managers intended to have finish'd the season this evening, but as several persons of quality have desired to see Lethe again, the comedy of Much Ado About Nothing, with that Farce, will be acted tomorrow, being positively the last time of acting. Receipts: #190 (Cross)

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Source: London Stage Information Bank

*p?dl Hamlet. As 20 May, but Hamlet-Garrick; Guildenstern-Scrase. *a?dl The Englishman in Paris. As 21 Oct. 1755, but Buck-Palmer[, first time%. *c?dl By particular Desire. No persons to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money to be returned after the curtain is up. The managers intended to have finish'd the season this evening, but as several persons of quality have desired to see Lethe again, the comedy of Much Ado About Nothing, with that Farce, will be acted tomorrow, being positively the last time of acting. Receipts: #190 ($Cross=).
Cleaned Data

*p1756 05 27 dl Hamlet. ^As17560520^, but Hamlet-Garrick; Guildenstern-Scrase.*a1756 05 27 dl The Englishman in Paris. ^As17551021^, but Buck-Palmer, first time.*c1756 05 27 dl By particular Desire. No persons to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money to be returned after the curtain is up. The managers intended to have finish'd the season this evening, but as several persons of quality have desired to see Lethe again, the comedy of Much Ado About Nothing, with that Farce, will be acted tomorrow, being positively the last time of acting. Receipts: #190 ($Cross=).
Parsed Data

Event: 28111 | 17560527 | dl | By particular Desire. No persons to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money to be returned after the curtain is up. The managers intended to have finish'd the season this evening, but as several persons of quality have desired to see Lethe again, the comedy of Much Ado About Nothing, with that Farce, will be acted tomorrow, being positively the last time of acting. Receipts: #190 ($Cross=)

Performance: 56759 | 28111 | p | Hamlet | As17560520, but Hamlet-Garrick; Guildenstern-Scrase.
AsSeeDate: 56759 | dl | p | As | 17560520

Cast:
93646 | 56759 | Hamlet | Garrick

93647 | 56759 | Guildenstern | Scrase.

395235 | 56759 | Polonius | Taswell.

395236 | 56759 | Ostrick | Palmer

395237 | 56759 | Ophelia | Miss Macklin, second time

395238 | 56759 | King | Davies

395239 | 56759 | Ghost | Berry

395240 | 56759 | Horatio | Havard

395241 | 56759 | Laertes | Blakes

395242 | 56759 | Osric | Woodward

395243 | 56759 | Rosencrantz | Simson

395244 | 56759 | Marcellus | Bransby

395245 | 56759 | Bernardo | Marr

395246 | 56759 | Player King | Burton

395247 | 56759 | Player Queen | Mrs Bennet

395248 | 56759 | Gravediggers | Yates, Vaughan

395249 | 56759 | Queen | Mrs Pritchard.

Performance: 56760 | 28111 | a | The Englishman in Paris | As17551021, but Buck-Palmer, first time.
AsSeeDate: 56760 | dl | a | As | 17551021

Cast:
93648 | 56760 | Buck | Palmer, first time.

395250 | 56760 | Lucinda | Miss Macklin.