04 May 1758
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1757-1758
Volume:
4
Comments:
Benefit for Austin and Wood. Wood, Sub Treasurer (Winston MS 8). No Building on Stage. Receipts: #140 (Cross). [The Prologue was The Night's Adventure of a Buck, Larpent MS 147. The mid-portion shows the Buck at the playhouse]: @First to the Playhouse,--not to hear the play--@I went to pass an hour or so away,@For what to me are Shakespears, Otways, Rowes,@Their, Jaffiers, Bajazets, andRomeos?@Such mouthing rascals give no joy to me@I get behind the scenes, and there d'ye see,@I strut, and ogle, pull the girls about@Stand in the way, and put the actors out.@These, these are joys, which only Bucks can know,@And all the pleasures playhouses bestow...
Performance List
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Original Data
Source: London Stage Information Bank
*p�dl The Mistake. Principal parts-Woodward, Palmer, Austin, Bransby, Yates, Philips, Burton, Mrs Clive, Mrs Jefferson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Pritchard. *a�dl The Englishman in Paris. As 22 Sept. 1757, but Buck-Austin[, 1st time, who spoke $Foote='s last <i>Prologue</i>%. *e�dl [TThe%New Magic Scene [in the characters of <i>Harlequin</i>r%, as 28 April. *c�dl Benefit for $Austin= and $Wood=. Wood, Sub Treasurer (<i>Winston MS 8</i>). No Building on Stage. Receipts: #140 ($Cross=). [The Prologue was <i>The Night's Adventure of a Buck</i>, <i>Larpent MS 147</i>. The mid-portion shows the Buck at the playhouse]: @First to the Playhouse,--not to hear the play--@I went to pass an hour or so away,@For what to me are Shakespears, Otways, Rowes,@Their, Jaffiers, Bajazets, andRomeos?@Such mouthing rascals give no joy to me@I get behind the scenes, and there d'ye see,@I strut, and ogle, pull the girls about@Stand in the way, and put the actors out.@These, these are joys, which only Bucks can know,@And all the pleasures playhouses bestow...@ -
Cleaned Data
*p1758 05 04 dl The Mistake. Principal parts-Woodward, Palmer, Austin, Bransby, Yates, Philips, Burton, Mrs Clive, Mrs Jefferson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Pritchard.*a1758 05 04 dl The Englishman in Paris. ^As17570922^, but Buck-Austin, 1st time, who spoke $Foote='s last <i>Prologue</i>.*e1758 05 04 dl TheNew Magic Scene in the characters of <i>Harlequin</i>r, ^as17580428^.*c1758 05 04 dl Benefit for $Austin= and $Wood=. Wood, Sub Treasurer (<i>Winston MS 8</i>). No Building on Stage. Receipts: #140 ($Cross=). [The Prologue was <i>The Night's Adventure of a Buck</i>, <i>Larpent MS 147</i>. The mid-portion shows the Buck at the playhouse]: @First to the Playhouse,--not to hear the play--@I went to pass an hour or so away,@For what to me are Shakespears, Otways, Rowes,@Their, Jaffiers, Bajazets, andRomeos?@Such mouthing rascals give no joy to me@I get behind the scenes, and there d'ye see,@I strut, and ogle, pull the girls about@Stand in the way, and put the actors out.@These, these are joys, which only Bucks can know,@And all the pleasures playhouses bestow...@ -
Parsed Data
Event: 29038 | 17580504 | dl | Benefit for $Austin= and $Wood=. Wood, Sub Treasurer (<i>Winston MS 8</i>). No Building on Stage. Receipts: #140 ($Cross=). [The Prologue was <i>The Night's Adventure of a Buck</i>, <i>Larpent MS 147</i>. The mid-portion shows the Buck at the playhouse]: @First to the Playhouse,--not to hear the play--@I went to pass an hour or so away,@For what to me are Shakespears, Otways, Rowes,@Their, Jaffiers, Bajazets, andRomeos?@Such mouthing rascals give no joy to me@I get behind the scenes, and there d'ye see,@I strut, and ogle, pull the girls about@Stand in the way, and put the actors out.@These, these are joys, which only Bucks can know,@And all the pleasures playhouses bestow...Performance: 58820 | 29038 | p | The Mistake | Principal parts-Woodward, Palmer, Austin, Bransby, Yates, Philips, Burton, Mrs Clive, Mrs Jefferson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Pritchard.Cast:97677 | 58820 | Principal parts | Woodward, Palmer, Austin, Bransby, Yates, Philips, Burton, Mrs Clive, Mrs Jefferson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Pritchard.Performance: 58821 | 29038 | a | The Englishman in Paris | As17570922, but Buck-Austin, 1st time, who spoke $Foote='s last <i>Prologue</i>.AsSeeDate: 58821 | dl | a | As | 17570922Cast:97678 | 58821 | Buck | Austin, 1st time, who spoke $Foote='s last <i>Prologue</i>.404168 | 58821 | Buick | Woodward404169 | 58821 | Lucinda | Miss Macklin.Performance: 58822 | 29038 | e | TheNew Magic Scene in the characters of <i>Harlequin</i>, as17580428AsSeeDate: 58822 | dl | e | As | 17580428
Mainpiece
Title:
The Mistake
Comments:
Principal parts-Woodward, Palmer, Austin, Bransby, Yates, Philips, Burton, Mrs Clive, Mrs Jefferson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Pritchard.
Principal parts-Woodward, Palmer, Austin, Bransby, Yates, Philips, Burton, Mrs Clive, Mrs Jefferson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Pritchard.
Cast:
- Role: Principal parts Actor: Woodward, Palmer, Austin, Bransby, Yates, Philips, Burton, Mrs Clive, Mrs Jefferson, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Pritchard.
Related Works
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Dramatic works provisionally linked to this performance, including plays that may have been staged as well as their sources, adaptations, and sequels. Works are identified, where possible, with their "print witnesses:" early published editions that have been digitized by the Text Creation Partnership. TCP metadata may overlap or conflict with records curated by the LSDB team. Read more about the provenance and limitations of the data.
Work Title:
The Mistake
Associated Date?:
1706
Associated Playwright(s)?:
John Vanbrugh (1664 - 1726)
Work Title:
Like Father, Like Son; or, The Mistaken Brothers
Associated Date?:
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Aphra Behn (1640? - 1689)
Work Title:
Every Body Mistaken
Associated Date?:
Associated Playwright(s)?:
William Taverner (1677 - 1731)
Work Title:
All Mistaken; or, The Mad Couple
Associated Date?:
1672
Associated Playwright(s)?:
James Howard (1640 - 1669)
Print Witness(es)
Title:All mistaken, or the mad couple
Author(s):Howard, James, fl. 1672-1674.
Publication Date:1672
Work Title:
The Mistaken Husband
Associated Date?:
1675
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Print Witness(es)
Title:The mistaken husband
Author(s):Dryden, John, 1631-1700.
Publication Date:1675
Work Title:
The Young King; or, The Mistake
Associated Date?:
1683
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Aphra Behn (1640? - 1689)
Print Witness(es)
Title:The young king: or, The mistake
Author(s):Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.; La Calprenède, Gaultier de Coste, seigneur de, d. 1663. Cléopatre.; Calderón de la Barca, Pedro, 1600-1681. Vida es sueño.
Publication Date:1683
Work Title:
The Mistakes
Associated Date?:
1691
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Joseph Harris (1684 - 1703)
Print Witness(es)
Title:The mistakes, or, The false report
Author(s):Harris, Joseph, ca. 1650-ca. 1715.; Mountfort, William, 1664?-1692.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700.; Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.
Publication Date:1691
Work Title:
A Fatal Mistake; or, The Plot Spoil'd
Associated Date?:
1692
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Joseph Haines ( - 1701)
Print Witness(es)
Title:A fatal mistake, or, The plot spoil'd
Author(s):Haines, Joseph, d. 1701.
Publication Date:1692
Work Title:
The Perplex’d Couple: or, Mistake upon Mistake
Associated Date?:
1715
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Chalres Molloy ( - 1767)
Work Title:
The Jealous Clown; or, The Lucky Mistake
Associated Date?:
1730
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Thomas Gataker
Work Title:
Cephalus and Procris: With The Mistakes
Associated Date?:
1733
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Roger (1722 - 1802)
Henry Carey (1687 - 1743)
Work Title:
The Double Mistake
Associated Date?:
1766
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Elizabeth Griffith (1727 - 1793)
Print Witness(es)
Title:The double mistake
Author(s):Griffith, Mrs. (Elizabeth), 1720?-1793.
Publication Date:1766
Work Title:
She Stoops to Conquer; or, The Mistakes of a Night
Associated Date?:
1773
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774)
Print Witness(es)
Title:She stoops to conquer
Author(s):Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774.
Publication Date:1773
Title:The poetical and dramatic works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B. Now first collected. With an account of the life and writings of the author. In two volumes
Author(s):Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774.
Publication Date:1780
Work Title:
The Coquette; or, The Mistakes of the Heart
Associated Date?:
1777
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Robert Hitchcock ( - 1809)
Print Witness(es)
Title:The coquette; or, the mistakes of the heart: a comedy. As performed at the Theatres-Royal in York and Hull
Author(s):Hitchcock, Robert, d. 1809.
Publication Date:1777
Afterpiece
Title:
The Englishman in Paris
Cast:
- Role: Buck Actor: Austin, 1st time, who spoke Foote's last Prologue.
- Role: Buick Actor: Woodward
- Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin.
Related Works
What's this?
Dramatic works provisionally linked to this performance, including plays that may have been staged as well as their sources, adaptations, and sequels. Works are identified, where possible, with their "print witnesses:" early published editions that have been digitized by the Text Creation Partnership. TCP metadata may overlap or conflict with records curated by the LSDB team. Read more about the provenance and limitations of the data.
Work Title:
The Englishman in Paris
Associated Date?:
1753
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Samuel Foote (1721 - 1777)
Work Title:
The Englishman from Paris
Associated Date?:
1756
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Arthur Murphy (1727 - 1805)
Entertainment
Comment:
TheNew Magic Scene in the characters of Harlequin, as17580428
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