Citation - Pennsylvania Chronicle: 1773.02.01

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Index Entry Actor, Byerley, Mr, to play Alonzo in Tempest [t] 
Location Philadelphia 
Citation
PC.773.018
25 Jan-1 Feb 1773:73 (316)
By Authority.  By the American Company, at the Theatre in
Southwark, this evening, will be presented A Comedy, written
by Shakespear, altered by Dryden, called 
The Tempest; or, The Inchanted Island.
Prospero, Duke of Milan by Mr. Douglass,  Ferdinand, Prince
of Savoy by Mr. Hallam,  Alonzo, Duke of Savoy by Mr.
Byerley,  Antonio, Usurping Duke of Milan by Mr. Parker, 
Hypolito, Duke of Mantua a man that never saw a woman by Mr.
Wall,  Gonsalo, a Nobleman of Savoy by Mr. Johnson, 
Stephano, a Master of the Ship by Mr. Morris,  Trincalo, a
Drunken Boatswain by Mr. Henry,  Ventoso and Mustachio
(Sailors) by Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Woolls Ariel, an Airy
Spirit by Miss Storer,  Caliban and Sycorax (Monsters of the
Isle) by Mr. Goodman, and Mr. Roberts,  Mirando and Dorinda,
women who never saw a man by Mrs. Henry and Miss Hallam.
To conclude with a Grand Masque of 
Neptune and Amphitrite.
Neptune by Mr. Woolls,  Amphitrite by Miss Storer. The
Machinery and Decorations entirely new. 
After the Play Dancing by Mr. Francis.
To which will be added, 
Miss in her Teens: or, The Medley of Lovers.
Captain Flash by Mr. Henry,  Mr. Fribble by Mr. Wall,  Puff
by Mr. Morris,  Jasper by Mr. Woolls,  Tag by Mrs. Henry, 
Miss Biddy by Miss Storer.
   The doors to be opened at four, and the Play to begin
exactly at six o'clock.  No person, on any account
whatsoever, can possibly be admitted behind the scenes. 
Places in the boxes may be taken at the theatre.  Ladies and
gentlemen will please to send their servants at four
o'clock.
   Tickets, without which no person can be admitted, are
sold at the bar of the Coffee-House. 
   Boxes, 7s.6d. Pit, 5s. Gallery, 3s.


Generic Title Pennsylvania Chronicle 
Date 1773.02.01 
Publisher Goddard, William 
City, State Philadelphia, PA 
Year 1773 
Bibliography B0033666
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