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15 April 1769

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1768-1769
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Jefferson. Royal Slave Posted...Mr Barry Ill (Cross Diary). [Playbill advertises The Royal Slave. See 11 March, but Song in Act II was to have been by Mrs Scott. It was further advertised as "By Desire of the most noble Grand, Vice Grands, Council and Brethren of the ancient and honourable Order of Bucks belonging to the Euphrates Lodge."

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?odl The Maid of the Mill. As 12 April. *a?odl High Life below Stairs. As 16 Jan. *d?odl II: <i>New Comic Dance</i>, as 10 Dec. 1768. *e?odl End: <i>Bucks Have at ye All</i>-King (that night only). *c?odl Benefit for $Jefferson=. <i>Royal Slave</i> Posted...$Mr Barry= Ill (<i>Cross Diary</i>). [Playbill advertises <i>The Royal Slave</i>. See 11 March, but Song in Act II was to have been by $Mrs Scott=. It was further advertised as "By Desire of the most noble Grand, Vice Grands, Council and Brethren of the ancient and honourable Order of Bucks belonging to the <i>Euphrates Lodge</i>."]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1769 04 15 dl The Maid of the Mill. ^As17690412^.*a1769 04 15 dl High Life below Stairs. ^As17690116^.*d1769 04 15 dl II: <i>New Comic Dance</i>, ^as17681210^.*e1769 04 15 dl End: <i>Bucks Have at ye All</i>-King (that night only).*c1769 04 15 dl Benefit for $Jefferson=. <i>Royal Slave</i> Posted...$Mr Barry= Ill (<i>Cross Diary</i>). [Playbill advertises <i>The Royal Slave</i>. See 11 March, but Song in Act II was to have been by $Mrs Scott=. It was further advertised as "By Desire of the most noble Grand, Vice Grands, Council and Brethren of the ancient and honourable Order of Bucks belonging to the <i>Euphrates Lodge</i>."]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 34738 | 17690415 | dl | Benefit for $Jefferson=. <i>Royal Slave</i> Posted...$Mr Barry= Ill (<i>Cross Diary</i>). [Playbill advertises <i>The Royal Slave</i>. See 11 March, but Song in Act II was to have been by $Mrs Scott=. It was further advertised as "By Desire of the most noble Grand, Vice Grands, Council and Brethren of the ancient and honourable Order of Bucks belonging to the <i>Euphrates Lodge</i>."
    Performance: 71601 | 34738 | p | The Maid Of The Mill | As17690412.
    AsSeeDate: 71601 | dl | p | As | 17690412
    Cast:
    467748 | 71601 | Ralph | King for this night only.
    467749 | 71601 | Sir Harry Sycamore | Baddeley
    467750 | 71601 | Theodosia | Miss Valois
    467751 | 71601 | Lord Aimworth | Reddish
    467752 | 71601 | Giles | Bannister
    467753 | 71601 | Fairfield | Jefferson
    467754 | 71601 | Mervin | Fawcett
    467755 | 71601 | Patty | Mrs Baddeley
    467756 | 71601 | Fanny | Miss Pope
    467757 | 71601 | Lady Sycamore | Mrs Bradshaw
    Performance: 71602 | 34738 | a | High Life below Stairs | As17690116.
    AsSeeDate: 71602 | dl | a | As | 17690116
    Cast:
    467758 | 71602 | Philip | Baddeley.
    467759 | 71602 | Phillip | Moody
    467760 | 71602 | Kitty | Mrs Clive.
    467761 | 71602 | Young Lovel | Cautherly
    467762 | 71602 | Freeman | Packer
    467763 | 71602 | Duke's Servant | Palmer
    467764 | 71602 | Sir Harry's Servant | Dodd
    467765 | 71602 | Philhip | Baddeley
    Performance: 71603 | 34738 | d | II: <i>New Comic Dance</i>, as17681210
    AsSeeDate: 71603 | dl | d | As | 17681210
    Performance: 71604 | 34738 | e | End: <i>Bucks Have at ye All</i>-King (that night only)

Mainpiece

Title: The Maid Of The Mill
Comments:
As17690412.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1765
Birth: 1728
Death: 1808
Publish Date:

Afterpiece

Title: High Life below Stairs
Comments:
As17690116.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1759
Author: James Townley
Birth: 1714
Death: 1778

Dance

Comment: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Entertainment

Comment: End: Bucks Have at ye All-King (that night only)

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