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28 March 1759

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1758-1759
Volume: 4
Comments: This Day Publish'd elegantly printed in one Volume Octavo (Dedicated to the Right Hon. Garret, Lord Mornington) A General View of the Stage, by Mr Wilks, of Dublin. Printed for J. Coote. [Contains 355 pages on the stage and its usefulness in presenting tragedy, comedy, opera, farce and pantomime. Discusses the art of acting, reviews plays and parts. Chapter VI on [Dress and its propriety" suggests the growing interest in historical authenticity in costume: [The judicious propriety in 'dress' adapted with sufficient exactitude to the age, time, and circumstances of [the] character...may be call'd the last colourings and finishings of [the] picture; and in this case very much will depend on knowledge of ancient history and historical paintings." Thirty-two pages praising Garrick the actor, and discussing in some detail all the characters he had performed to that time.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?\cg Judas Maccabaeus. See 23 March. *c?\cg This Day Publish'd elegantly printed in one Volume Octavo (Dedicated to $the Right Hon. Garret, Lord Mornington=) <i>A General View of the Stage</i>, by $Mr Wilks=, of <i>Dublin</i>. Printed for $J. Coote=. [Contains 355 pages on the stage and its usefulness in presenting tragedy, comedy, opera, farce and pantomime. Discusses the art of acting, reviews plays and parts. Chapter VI on [Dress and its propriety" suggests the growing interest in historical authenticity in costume: [The judicious propriety in 'dress' adapted with sufficient exactitude to the age, time, and circumstances of [the] character...may be call'd the last colourings and finishings of [the] picture; and in this case very much will depend on knowledge of ancient history and historical paintings." Thirty-two pages praising $Garrick= the actor, and discussing in some detail all the characters he had performed to that time.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1759 03 28 cg Judas Maccabaeus. ^See17590323^.*c1759 03 28 cg This Day Publish'd elegantly printed in one Volume Octavo (Dedicated to $the Right Hon. Garret, Lord Mornington=) <i>A General View of the Stage</i>, by $Mr Wilks=, of <i>Dublin</i>. Printed for $J. Coote=. [Contains 355 pages on the stage and its usefulness in presenting tragedy, comedy, opera, farce and pantomime. Discusses the art of acting, reviews plays and parts. Chapter VI on [Dress and its propriety" suggests the growing interest in historical authenticity in costume: [The judicious propriety in 'dress' adapted with sufficient exactitude to the age, time, and circumstances of [the] character...may be call'd the last colourings and finishings of [the] picture; and in this case very much will depend on knowledge of ancient history and historical paintings." Thirty-two pages praising $Garrick= the actor, and discussing in some detail all the characters he had performed to that time.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 29472 | 17590328 | cg | This Day Publish'd elegantly printed in one Volume Octavo (Dedicated to $the Right Hon. Garret, Lord Mornington=) <i>A General View of the Stage</i>, by $Mr Wilks=, of <i>Dublin</i>. Printed for $J. Coote=. [Contains 355 pages on the stage and its usefulness in presenting tragedy, comedy, opera, farce and pantomime. Discusses the art of acting, reviews plays and parts. Chapter VI on [Dress and its propriety" suggests the growing interest in historical authenticity in costume: [The judicious propriety in 'dress' adapted with sufficient exactitude to the age, time, and circumstances of [the] character...may be call'd the last colourings and finishings of [the] picture; and in this case very much will depend on knowledge of ancient history and historical paintings." Thirty-two pages praising $Garrick= the actor, and discussing in some detail all the characters he had performed to that time.
    Performance: 59734 | 29472 | p | Judas Maccabaeus | See17590323.

Mainpiece

Title: Judas Maccabaeus
Comments:
See17590323.
Cast:
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