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15 February 1757

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1756-1757
Volume: 4
Comments: By Desire. Receipts: #90 (Cross)

Performance List

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?/dl Merope. As 31 Dec. 1756. *a?/dl The Author. As 12 Feb. *c?/dl By Desire. Receipts: #90 ($Cross=).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1757 02 15 dl Merope. ^As17561231^.*a1757 02 15 dl The Author. ^As17570212^.*c1757 02 15 dl By Desire. Receipts: #90 ($Cross=).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 28386 | 17570215 | dl | By Desire. Receipts: #90 ($Cross=)
    Performance: 57346 | 28386 | p | Merope | As17561231.
    AsSeeDate: 57346 | dl | p | As | 17561231
    Cast:
    397880 | 57346 | Dorilas | Holland
    397881 | 57346 | High Priest | Bransby
    397882 | 57346 | Poliphontes | Havard
    397883 | 57346 | Narbas | Berry
    397884 | 57346 | Merope | Mrs Pritchard
    397885 | 57346 | Euricles | Blakes
    397886 | 57346 | Erox | Burton
    397887 | 57346 | Ismene | Miss Minors. With a Procession and a Sacrifice, after the manner of the Ancients.
    Performance: 57347 | 28386 | a | The Author | As17570212.
    AsSeeDate: 57347 | dl | a | As | 17570212
    Cast:
    397888 | 57347 | Robin | Jefferson.
    397889 | 57347 | Parts | Foote, Ross, Yates, Bransby, Simson, Vaughan, Usher, Walker, Miss Barton, Mrs Clive. Cadwallader-Foote
    397890 | 57347 | Cadwallader | Foote
    397891 | 57347 | Young Cape | Ross
    397892 | 57347 | Vamp | Yates
    397893 | 57347 | Sprightly | Usher
    397894 | 57347 | Governor Cape | Bransby
    397895 | 57347 | Mrs Cadwallader | Mrs Clive
    397896 | 57347 | Arabella | Miss Barton
    397897 | 57347 | Printer's Devil | Vaughan
    397898 | 57347 | Poet | Walker

Mainpiece

Title: Merope
Comments:
As17561231.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Merope
Publish Date: 1731
Birth: 1610
Death: 1685
Work Title: Merop�
Publish Date: 1749
Author: Aaron Hill
Birth: 1685
Death: 1750
Work Title: Merope
Publish Date:
Work Title: Merope
Publish Date:

Afterpiece

Title: The Author
Comments:
As17570212.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Author
Publish Date: 1758
Author: Samuel Foote
Baptism: 1721
Death: 1777

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 15 February 1757 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=28386.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 15 February 1757 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=28386. Accessed 31 March 2025.