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02 December 1757

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1757-1758
Volume: 4
Comments: This play is alter'd, that is all the Comedy is cut out, & is still 5 short Acts went off well-but heavy (Cross). Mainpiece: A Reviv'd Tragedy, alter'd from Southern. Receipts: #200 (Cross). [See Theatrical Review, 1757 and 1758, for comment: "The distress of the first three acts is exquisitely wrought, and withal naturally; but the Fourth seems to me to have little or no grounds, but in Isabella's diseased fancy, and romantic notion....As to the distress of the Fifth it is prodigious."

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?bdl The Fatal Marriage. Parts-Garrick, Havard, Berry, Davies, Bransby, Jefferson, Mrs Cibber, Mrs Bennet; [In which will be introduced an% <i>Epithalamius</i> [set to Music by $Arne=%-Beard, Miss Young. *a?bdl The Author. As 15 Nov. *c?bdl This play is alter'd, that is all the Comedy is cut out, & is still 5 short Acts went off well-but heavy ($Cross=). Mainpiece: A Reviv'd Tragedy, alter'd from $Southern=. Receipts: #200 (Cross). [See <i>Theatrical Review</i>, 1757 and 1758, for comment: "The distress of the first three acts is exquisitely wrought, and withal naturally; but the Fourth seems to me to have little or no grounds, but in <i>Isabella</i>'s diseased fancy, and romantic notion....As to the distress of the Fifth it is prodigious."]
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1757 12 02 dl The Fatal Marriage. Parts-Garrick, Havard, Berry, Davies, Bransby, Jefferson, Mrs Cibber, Mrs Bennet; In which will be introduced an <i>Epithalamius</i> set to Music by $Arne=-Beard, Miss Young.*a1757 12 02 dl The Author. ^As17571115^.*c1757 12 02 dl This play is alter'd, that is all the Comedy is cut out, & is still 5 short Acts went off well-but heavy ($Cross=). Mainpiece: A Reviv'd Tragedy, alter'd from $Southern=. Receipts: #200 (Cross). [See <i>Theatrical Review</i>, 1757 and 1758, for comment: "The distress of the first three acts is exquisitely wrought, and withal naturally; but the Fourth seems to me to have little or no grounds, but in <i>Isabella</i>'s diseased fancy, and romantic notion....As to the distress of the Fifth it is prodigious."]
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 28749 | 17571202 | dl | This play is alter'd, that is all the Comedy is cut out, & is still 5 short Acts went off well-but heavy ($Cross=). Mainpiece: A Reviv'd Tragedy, alter'd from $Southern=. Receipts: #200 (Cross). [See <i>Theatrical Review</i>, 1757 and 1758, for comment: "The distress of the first three acts is exquisitely wrought, and withal naturally; but the Fourth seems to me to have little or no grounds, but in <i>Isabella</i>'s diseased fancy, and romantic notion....As to the distress of the Fifth it is prodigious."
    Performance: 58151 | 28749 | p | The Fatal Marriage | Parts-Garrick, Havard, Berry, Davies, Bransby, Jefferson, Mrs Cibber, Mrs Bennet; In which will be introduced an <i>Epithalamius</i> set to Music by $Arne=-Beard, Miss Young.
    Cast:
    96812 | 58151 | Parts | Garrick, Havard, Berry, Davies, Bransby, Jefferson, Mrs Cibber, Mrs Bennet
    96813 | 58151 | Arne= | Beard, Miss Young.
    Performance: 58152 | 28749 | a | The Author | As17571115.
    AsSeeDate: 58152 | dl | a | As | 17571115
    Cast:
    401252 | 58152 | Parts | Yates, Austin, Usher, Mrs Clive.

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Parts-Garrick, Havard, Berry, Davies, Bransby, Jefferson, Mrs Cibber, Mrs Bennet; In which will be introduced an Epithalamius set to Music by Arne-Beard, Miss Young.

Afterpiece

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As17571115.
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