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18 April 1723

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1722-1723
Volume: 2
Comments: Benefit Shaw. Daily Journal, 16 April: On Thursday next Mr Wilks acts the Part of Sir Harry Wildair ...for the Benefit of his Son-in-Law, Mr Shaw, the Dancer at that House, and it will be the last Time that he will perform that Part

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p`rdl The Constant Couple. As 17 Jan [, with $Wilks= advertised to play Sir Harry for the last time%. *d`rdl As 11 Dec. 1722. *c`rdl Benefit Shaw. <i>Daily Journal</i>, 16 April: On Thursday next $Mr Wilks= acts the Part of <i>Sir Harry Wildair</i>r ...for the Benefit of his Son-in-Law, $Mr Shaw=, the Dancer at that House, and it will be the last Time that he will perform that Part.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1723 04 18 dl The Constant Couple. ^As17230117^, with $Wilks= advertised to play Sir Harry for the last time.*d1723 04 18 dl ^As17221211^.*c1723 04 18 dl Benefit Shaw. <i>Daily Journal</i>, 16 April: On Thursday next $Mr Wilks= acts the Part of <i>Sir Harry Wildair</i>r ...for the Benefit of his Son-in-Law, $Mr Shaw=, the Dancer at that House, and it will be the last Time that he will perform that Part.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 9750 | 17230418 | dl | Benefit Shaw. <i>Daily Journal</i>, 16 April: On Thursday next $Mr Wilks= acts the Part of <i>Sir Harry Wildair</i> ...for the Benefit of his Son-in-Law, $Mr Shaw=, the Dancer at that House, and it will be the last Time that he will perform that Part
    Performance: 15882 | 9750 | p | The Constant Couple | As17230117, with $Wilks= advertised to play Sir Harry for the last time.
    AsSeeDate: 15882 | dl | p | As | 17230117
    Cast:
    230227 | 15882 | Sir Harry | Wilks
    230228 | 15882 | Lady Lurewell | Mrs Oldfield
    230229 | 15882 | Colonel Standard | Mills
    230230 | 15882 | Angleica | Mrs Booth
    230231 | 15882 | Smuggler | Johnson
    230232 | 15882 | Beau Clincher | Penkethman
    230233 | 15882 | Young Clincher | Miller
    230234 | 15882 | Dicky | Norris.
    Performance: 15883 | 9750 | d | As17221211
    AsSeeDate: 15883 | dl | d | As | 17221211

Mainpiece

Title: The Constant Couple
Comments:
As17230117, with Wilks advertised to play Sir Harry for the last time.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: As17221211

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 18 April 1723 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 9, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=9750.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 18 April 1723 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=9750. Accessed 9 April 2025.