01 October 1768

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1768-1769
Volume: 4
Comments: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Doors By Particular Desire will be opened at Five. The Play to begin exactly at Half an Hour after Six. Played for the King of Denmark. [The anecodote is recorded by Genest, V, 237, that the king fell asleep. Annoyed, Mrs Yates, playing Alicia, drew near his Box and with violent exertion of voice cried out in her part "O Thou False Lord!" The King aroused declared he would not be married to a woman with such a voice for the world. The London Evening Post, however, for 10 Oct. states, "Mrs Yates had the greatest honour done her, after playing Jane Shore, by the King of Denmark going to her and thanking her for the pleasure she had given him." (Winston MS 10).] Receipts: #157 9s. 6d. (Account Book)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg Jane Shore. As 28 Sept. *d??cg End: <i>The Irish Lilt</i>, as 30 Sept. *c??cg Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Doors By Particular Desire will be opened at Five. The Play to begin exactly at Half an Hour after Six. Played for the $King of Denmark=. [The anecodote is recorded by $Genest=, V, 237, that the king fell asleep. Annoyed, $Mrs Yates=, playing <i>Alicia</i>, drew near his Box and with violent exertion of voice cried out in her part "O Thou False Lord!" The King aroused declared he would not be married to a woman with such a voice for the world. <i>The London Evening Post</i>, however, for 10 Oct. states, "Mrs Yates had the greatest honour done her, after playing <i>Jane Shore</i>, by the King of Denmark going to her and thanking her for the pleasure she had given him." (<i>Winston MS 10</i>).] Receipts: #157 9s. 6d. (Account Book).

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    *p1768 10 01 cg Jane Shore. ^As17680928^.*d1768 10 01 cg End: <i>The Irish Lilt</i>, ^as17680930^.*c1768 10 01 cg Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Doors By Particular Desire will be opened at Five. The Play to begin exactly at Half an Hour after Six. Played for the $King of Denmark=. [The anecodote is recorded by $Genest=, V, 237, that the king fell asleep. Annoyed, $Mrs Yates=, playing <i>Alicia</i>, drew near his Box and with violent exertion of voice cried out in her part "O Thou False Lord!" The King aroused declared he would not be married to a woman with such a voice for the world. <i>The London Evening Post</i>, however, for 10 Oct. states, "Mrs Yates had the greatest honour done her, after playing <i>Jane Shore</i>, by the King of Denmark going to her and thanking her for the pleasure she had given him." (<i>Winston MS 10</i>).] Receipts: #157 9s. 6d. (Account Book).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 34360 | 17681001 | cg | Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. The Doors By Particular Desire will be opened at Five. The Play to begin exactly at Half an Hour after Six. Played for the $King of Denmark=. [The anecodote is recorded by $Genest=, V, 237, that the king fell asleep. Annoyed, $Mrs Yates=, playing <i>Alicia</i>, drew near his Box and with violent exertion of voice cried out in her part "O Thou False Lord!" The King aroused declared he would not be married to a woman with such a voice for the world. <i>The London Evening Post</i>, however, for 10 Oct. states, "Mrs Yates had the greatest honour done her, after playing <i>Jane Shore</i>, by the King of Denmark going to her and thanking her for the pleasure she had given him." (<i>Winston MS 10</i>).] Receipts: #157 9s. 6d. (Account Book)
    Performance: 70758 | 34360 | p | Jane Shore | As17680928.
    AsSeeDate: 70758 | cg | p | As | 17680928
    Cast:
    462735 | 70758 | Hastings | Powell
    462736 | 70758 | Shore | Bensley
    462737 | 70758 | Catesby | Perry
    462738 | 70758 | Ratcliff | Davis
    462739 | 70758 | Gloster | Clarke
    462740 | 70758 | Belmour | Gibson
    462741 | 70758 | Derby | R. Smith
    462742 | 70758 | Alicia | Mrs Bellamy
    462743 | 70758 | Jane Shore | Mrs Yates.
    Performance: 70759 | 34360 | d | End: <i>The Irish Lilt</i>, as17680930
    AsSeeDate: 70759 | cg | d | As | 17680930

Mainpiece

Title: Jane Shore
Comments:
As17680928.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1714
Author: Nicholas Rowe
Birth: 1674
Death: 1718

Dance

Comment: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

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