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04 April 1766

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1765-1766
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Mattocks. [The Jester's Magazine, or Monthly Merry Maker included the following verses by "Bumpkin" from the Upper Gallery, "On Seeing Midas"]: @To Midas invited@And greatly delighted,@They all sung and acted so clever;@That in Rapture I cry'd, a,@To the folk on each side, a,@Burlettas and sing-song forever!@For tho' Justice Midas@Turns out but a Try'd Ass,@In preferring horse Pan to Apollo@The Airs are so pretty,@And so sweet the Duetti,@They beat all your Operas hollow.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg The Busy Body. As 15 Feb., but Sir George-Mattocks. *a??cg Midas. As 5 Feb. *d??cg IV: <i>Rural Love</i>, as 15 Nov. 1765. *c??cg Benefit for $Mattocks=. [<i>The Jester's Magazine, or Monthly Merry Maker</i> included the following verses by "$Bumpkin=" from the Upper Gallery, "<i>On Seeing Midas</i>"]: @To Midas invited@And greatly delighted,@They all sung and acted so clever;@That in Rapture I cry'd, a,@To the folk on each side, a,@Burlettas and sing-song forever!@For tho' Justice Midas@Turns out but a Try'd Ass,@In preferring horse Pan to Apollo@The Airs are so pretty,@And so sweet the Duetti,@They beat all your Operas hollow.@

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1766 04 04 cg The Busy Body. ^As17660215^, but Sir George-Mattocks.*a1766 04 04 cg Midas. ^As17660205^.*d1766 04 04 cg IV: <i>Rural Love</i>, ^as17651115^.*c1766 04 04 cg Benefit for $Mattocks=. [<i>The Jester's Magazine, or Monthly Merry Maker</i> included the following verses by "$Bumpkin=" from the Upper Gallery, "<i>On Seeing Midas</i>"]: @To Midas invited@And greatly delighted,@They all sung and acted so clever;@That in Rapture I cry'd, a,@To the folk on each side, a,@Burlettas and sing-song forever!@For tho' Justice Midas@Turns out but a Try'd Ass,@In preferring horse Pan to Apollo@The Airs are so pretty,@And so sweet the Duetti,@They beat all your Operas hollow.@

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 33115 | 17660404 | cg | Benefit for $Mattocks=. [<i>The Jester's Magazine, or Monthly Merry Maker</i> included the following verses by "$Bumpkin=" from the Upper Gallery, "<i>On Seeing Midas</i>"]: @To Midas invited@And greatly delighted,@They all sung and acted so clever;@That in Rapture I cry'd, a,@To the folk on each side, a,@Burlettas and sing-song forever!@For tho' Justice Midas@Turns out but a Try'd Ass,@In preferring horse Pan to Apollo@The Airs are so pretty,@And so sweet the Duetti,@They beat all your Operas hollow.
    Performance: 67838 | 33115 | p | The Busy Body | As17660215, but Sir George-Mattocks.
    AsSeeDate: 67838 | cg | p | As | 17660215
    Cast:
    113087 | 67838 | Sir George | Mattocks.
    448285 | 67838 | Charles | Clarke.
    448286 | 67838 | Marplot | Woodward
    448287 | 67838 | Sir Francis | Shuter
    448288 | 67838 | Sir Jealous | Dunstall
    448289 | 67838 | Whisper | Costollo
    448290 | 67838 | Scentwell | Mrs Ferguson
    448291 | 67838 | Isabinda | Mrs Mattocks
    448292 | 67838 | Patch | Mrs Pitt
    448293 | 67838 | Miranda | Miss Macklin.
    Performance: 67839 | 33115 | a | Midas | As17660205.
    AsSeeDate: 67839 | cg | a | As | 17660205
    Cast:
    448294 | 67839 | Midas | Shuter
    448295 | 67839 | Sileno | Beard
    448296 | 67839 | Damaetas | Dibdin
    448297 | 67839 | Jupiter | Legg
    448298 | 67839 | Pan | Dunstall
    448299 | 67839 | Apollo | Mattocks
    448300 | 67839 | Juno | Mrs Stephens
    448301 | 67839 | Nysa | Mrs Mattocks
    448302 | 67839 | Daphne | Mrs Baker
    448303 | 67839 | Mysis | Mrs Poitier
    Performance: 67840 | 33115 | d | IV: <i>Rural Love</i>, as17651115
    AsSeeDate: 67840 | cg | d | As | 17651115

Mainpiece

Title: The Busy Body
Comments:
As17660215, but Sir George-Mattocks.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Busie Body
Publish Date: 1709
Baptism: 1669
Death: 1723

Afterpiece

Title: Midas
Comments:
As17660205.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Midas
Publish Date: 1764
Author: Kane O'Hara
Birth: 1711/12
Death: 1782

Dance

Comment: IV: Rural Love, as17651115

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