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03 March 1720

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1719-1720
Volume: 2
Comments: Benefit Mrs Oldfield. Post Boy, 5 March: On Thursday Morning the King's Company of Comedians, belonging to the Play-House in Drury-Lane, were sworn at the Lord Chamberlain's Office in Whitehall, pursuant to an Order occasion'd by their Acting in Obedience to his Majesty's Licence, lately granted Exclusive of a Patent formerly obtained by Sir Richard Steele Kt. The Tenor of the Oath was, That as his Majesty's Servants, they should act Subservient to the Lord Chamberlain, Vice-Chamberlain, and Gentleman Usher in Waiting

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p[?dl The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter. As 3 Oct. 1719. *c[?dl Benefit $Mrs Oldfield=. <i>Post Boy</i>, 5 March: On Thursday Morning the <i>King's Company of Comedians</i>, belonging to the Play-House in <i>Drury-Lane</i>, were sworn at the <i>Lord Chamberlain's Office</i> in <i>Whitehall</i>, pursuant to an Order occasion'd by their Acting in Obedience to $his Majesty='s Licence, lately granted Exclusive of a Patent formerly obtained by $Sir Richard Steele= Kt. The Tenor of the Oath was, That as his Majesty's Servants, they should act Subservient to the <i>Lord Chamberlain</i>, <i>Vice-Chamberlain</i>, and <i>Gentleman Usher in Waiting</i>.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1720 03 03 dl The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter. ^As17191003^.*c1720 03 03 dl Benefit $Mrs Oldfield=. <i>Post Boy</i>, 5 March: On Thursday Morning the <i>King's Company of Comedians</i>, belonging to the Play-House in <i>Drury-Lane</i>, were sworn at the <i>Lord Chamberlain's Office</i> in <i>Whitehall</i>, pursuant to an Order occasion'd by their Acting in Obedience to $his Majesty='s Licence, lately granted Exclusive of a Patent formerly obtained by $Sir Richard Steele= Kt. The Tenor of the Oath was, That as his Majesty's Servants, they should act Subservient to the <i>Lord Chamberlain</i>, <i>Vice-Chamberlain</i>, and <i>Gentleman Usher in Waiting</i>.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 8117 | 17200303 | dl | Benefit $Mrs Oldfield=. <i>Post Boy</i>, 5 March: On Thursday Morning the <i>King's Company of Comedians</i>, belonging to the Play-House in <i>Drury-Lane</i>, were sworn at the <i>Lord Chamberlain's Office</i> in <i>Whitehall</i>, pursuant to an Order occasion'd by their Acting in Obedience to $his Majesty='s Licence, lately granted Exclusive of a Patent formerly obtained by $Sir Richard Steele= Kt. The Tenor of the Oath was, That as his Majesty's Servants, they should act Subservient to the <i>Lord Chamberlain</i>, <i>Vice-Chamberlain</i>, and <i>Gentleman Usher in Waiting</i>
    Performance: 13011 | 8117 | p | The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter | As17191003.
    AsSeeDate: 13011 | dl | p | As | 17191003
    Cast:
    225277 | 13011 | Sir Fopling | Cibber
    225278 | 13011 | Dorimant | Wilks
    225279 | 13011 | Old Bellair | Penkethman
    225280 | 13011 | Medley | Mills
    225281 | 13011 | Loveit | Mrs Oldfield
    225282 | 13011 | Harriet | Mrs Booth
    225283 | 13011 | Belinda | Mrs Porter
    225284 | 13011 | Emilia | Mrs Younger
    225285 | 13011 | Pert | Mrs Bicknell.

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Title: The Man Of Mode; Or, Sir Fopling Flutter
Comments:
As17191003.
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Birth: 1636
Death: 1691/2

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