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27 April 1771

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1770-1771
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham. Mainpiece: (Never Perform'd) alter'd from Gay [The Distress'd Wife].Afterpiece: (By Particular desire and for the last time this season). Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by half past 4 o'clock. [See afterpiece again on 6 May.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Modern Wife. The Principal Parts-Bensley, Kniveton, Wroughton, Hull, Morris, Hamilton, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Lessingham; [With a% <i>Prologue</i>-; <i>Epilogue</i>-. *aLove a-la-Mode. As 3 April. *dIII: <i>The Tartars</i>, as 3 Oct. 1770. *cBenefit for $Mrs Lessingham=. Mainpiece: (Never Perform'd) alter'd from $Gay= [<i>The Distress'd Wife</i>].Afterpiece: (By Particular desire and for the last time this season). Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by half past 4 o'clock. [See afterpiece again on 6 May.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1771 04 27 cg The Modern Wife. The Principal Parts-Bensley, Kniveton, Wroughton, Hull, Morris, Hamilton, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Lessingham; With a <i>Prologue</i>-; <i>Epilogue</i>-.*a1771 04 27 cg Love a-la-Mode. ^As17710403^.*d1771 04 27 cg III: <i>The Tartars</i>, ^as17701003^.*c1771 04 27 cg Benefit for $Mrs Lessingham=. Mainpiece: (Never Perform'd) alter'd from $Gay= [<i>The Distress'd Wife</i>].Afterpiece: (By Particular desire and for the last time this season). Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by half past 4 o'clock. [See afterpiece again on 6 May.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 35919 | 17710427 | cg | Benefit for $Mrs Lessingham=. Mainpiece: (Never Perform'd) alter'd from $Gay= [<i>The Distress'd Wife</i>].Afterpiece: (By Particular desire and for the last time this season). Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by half past 4 o'clock. [See afterpiece again on 6 May.
    Performance: 74328 | 35919 | p | The Modern Wife | The Principal Parts-Bensley, Kniveton, Wroughton, Hull, Morris, Hamilton, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Lessingham; With a <i>Prologue</i>-; <i>Epilogue</i>-.
    Cast:
    125920 | 74328 | The Principal Parts | Bensley, Kniveton, Wroughton, Hull, Morris, Hamilton, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Lessingham
    125921 | 74328 | With a <i>Prologue</i>
    125922 | 74328 | <i>Epilogue</i> | .
    Performance: 74329 | 35919 | a | Love a-la-Mode | As17710403.
    AsSeeDate: 74329 | cg | a | As | 17710403
    Cast:
    482995 | 74329 | Sir Callaghan | Shuter
    482996 | 74329 | Groom | Lewes, first time
    482997 | 74329 | Sir Theodore | Dunstall
    482998 | 74329 | Mordecai | Quick
    482999 | 74329 | Charlotte | Miss Macklin
    483000 | 74329 | Sir Archy | Macklin.
    Performance: 74330 | 35919 | d | III: <i>The Tartars</i>, as17701003
    AsSeeDate: 74330 | cg | d | As | 17701003

Mainpiece

Title: The Modern Wife
Comments:
The Principal Parts-Bensley, Kniveton, Wroughton, Hull, Morris, Hamilton, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Lessingham; With a Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast:

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Author: John Gay
Birth: 1685
Death: 1732

Afterpiece

Title: Love a-la-Mode
Comments:
As17710403.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Love a-la-mode
Publish Date: 1779
Birth: 1699?
Death: 1797

Dance

Comment: III: The Tartars, as17701003

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