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08 April 1778

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1777-1778
Volume: 5
Comments:

Performance List

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Messiah; Acis and Galatea. As 1 Apr. *mAs 6 Mar.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1778 04 08 dl The Messiah; Acis and Galatea. ^As17780401^.*m1778 04 08 dl ^As17780306^ .

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 39810 | 17780408 | dl
    Performance: 84104 | 39810 | p | The Messiah; Acis And Galatea | As17780401.
    AsSeeDate: 84104 | dl | p | As | 17780401
    Cast:
    531433 | 84104 | 780306but Principal Vocal Parts | Mrs _Farrell
    531434 | 84104 | Principal Vocal Parts | Norris, Webster, Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Mrs Farrell, Miss Draper
    531435 | 84104 | 1st Violin | Linley Jun.
    Performance: 84105 | 39810 | m | As17780306
    AsSeeDate: 84105 | dl | m | As | 17780306

Mainpiece

Title: The Messiah; Acis And Galatea
Comments:
As17780401.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Birth: 1663
Death: 1718
Author: John Eccles
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Death: 1735
Publish Date: 1732
Author: John Gay
Birth: 1685
Death: 1732

Music

Comment: As17780306

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 08 April 1778 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 18, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=39810.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 08 April 1778 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=39810. Accessed 18 April 2025.