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13 October 1760

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1760-1761
Volume: 4
Comments: MMr Larpent...called upon me at Somerset House & went to Drury Lane & see Richard 3rd & Harlequin's Invasion & sat in the front Boxes. It was the first play I have seen this winter & I think I shan't be in a hurry to go again till there is better Co[mpany]y in the Boxes. It was not over till 11, went to the Turk's Head & home (Hailey, Brietzcke Diary, N & Q, Vol. 199, p. 260)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl King Richard III. As 9 Oct. *a??dl Harlequin's Invasion. As 11 Oct. *c??dl $MMr Larpent=...called upon me at <i>Somerset House</i> & went to <i>Drury Lane</i> & see <i>Richard 3rd</i> & <i>Harlequin's Invasion</i> & sat in the front Boxes. It was the first play I have seen this winter & I think I shan't be in a hurry to go again till there is better Co[mpany]y in the Boxes. It was not over till 11, went to the <i>Turk's Head</i> & home ($Hailey=, <i>Brietzcke Diary</i>, <i>N & Q</i>, Vol. 199, p. 260).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1760 10 13 dl King Richard III. ^As17601009^.*a1760 10 13 dl Harlequin's Invasion. ^As17601011^.*c1760 10 13 dl $MMr Larpent=...called upon me at <i>Somerset House</i> & went to <i>Drury Lane</i> & see <i>Richard 3rd</i> & <i>Harlequin's Invasion</i> & sat in the front Boxes. It was the first play I have seen this winter & I think I shan't be in a hurry to go again till there is better Co[mpany]y in the Boxes. It was not over till 11, went to the <i>Turk's Head</i> & home ($Hailey=, <i>Brietzcke Diary</i>, <i>N & Q</i>, Vol. 199, p. 260).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 30309 | 17601013 | dl | $MMr Larpent=...called upon me at <i>Somerset House</i> & went to <i>Drury Lane</i> & see <i>Richard 3rd</i> & <i>Harlequin's Invasion</i> & sat in the front Boxes. It was the first play I have seen this winter & I think I shan't be in a hurry to go again till there is better Co[mpany]y in the Boxes. It was not over till 11, went to the <i>Turk's Head</i> & home ($Hailey=, <i>Brietzcke Diary</i>, <i>N & Q</i>, Vol. 199, p. 260)
    Performance: 61355 | 30309 | p | King Richard Iii | As17601009.
    AsSeeDate: 61355 | dl | p | As | 17601009
    Cast:
    415919 | 61355 | Richard | Sheridan, 1st appearance here in 16 years
    415920 | 61355 | King Henry | Havard
    415921 | 61355 | Buckingham | Davies
    415922 | 61355 | Richmond | Palmer
    415923 | 61355 | Tressel | Austin
    415924 | 61355 | King Edward | Master Cautherly
    415925 | 61355 | Duke of York | Miss Rogers
    415926 | 61355 | Duchess of York | Mrs Bennet
    415927 | 61355 | Lady Anne | Mrs Davies
    415928 | 61355 | Queen Elizabeth | Mrs Pritchard.
    Performance: 61356 | 30309 | a | Harlequin's Invasion | As17601011.
    AsSeeDate: 61356 | dl | a | As | 17601011
    Cast:
    415929 | 61356 | Harlequin | King
    415930 | 61356 | Others | Yates, Bransby, Moody, Blakes, Burton, Clough, Packer, Vaughan, Mrs Bennet, Miss Pope
    415931 | 61356 | The Vocal Parts | Champnes, Fawcett, Miss Young
    415932 | 61356 | The <i>Dances</i> | Sig Grimaldi, Sig Giorgi, Miss Baker
    415933 | 61356 | and a <i>New Hornpipe</i> | Miss Dawson.

Mainpiece

Title: King Richard Iii
Comments:
As17601009.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Author: Colley Cibber
Birth: 1671
Death: 1757
Work Title: Richard III
Publish Date:
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616

Afterpiece

Title: Harlequin's Invasion
Comments:
As17601011.
Cast:

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 13 October 1760 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 9, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=30309.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 13 October 1760 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=30309. Accessed 9 April 2025.