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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
May 09, 1771
Page
3
Irregular OCR text recounts debates in the Common Council, mentions Lords, bishops, and a variety of figures including Lord Shelburne, Alderman Oliver, and Mr. Alderman Heaton Wilkes. It records references to taxes, the navy, and public orders, with scattered notices on concerts, theater ads, and charitable events in Dublin.
The Crow Street theatre plans a new comic opera The Fair American on Tuesday the 14th with a long cast and new scenery. Mrs Dawson announces a benefit on Thursday the 30th, and tickets are sold by Mrs Davison. Smock Alley confirms Mrs Brown’s benefit on May 20 with a play and entertainments plus a second benefit for L Estrange Calverts Day and others featuring The School for Rakes and The Mayor of Parret with a cast including Day L Estrange Evans Calvert Lloyd and Winifred.
Dublin stage notices advertise a Venetian breakfast concert at Ranelagh House for a widow and family, with tickets 9s 6d. Also listed are benefit performances at Theatre Royal Crow Street featuring the Constant Couple and The Way to Keep Him, with prominent cast members and ticket sources.
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