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Playbill advertising a performance of Laugh When You Can at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh
Playbill advertising a performance of Laugh When You Can at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh :click to view larger image
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Title: Laugh When You Can
The Maid of the Oaks (subperformance)
The Fairies' Dance, from Cherry and Fair Star (subperformance)
The Actress of all Work (subperformance)
beneficiary: Mr Jones
performer: Miss Lacy
author of 'Cherry and Fair Star': Countess Marie Catherine d'Aulnoy
playwright of 'Laugh When You Can': Frederick Reynolds
orator: Mrs Stanley
Location: Theatre Royal, Shakespere Square, Edinburgh
date of performance: 15 May 1824
Notes: Mrs Stanley takes on the role of six characters in a performance called 'The Actress of all Work', and also speaks the epilogue. There are times when one suspects that some of the details on the playbills may be humorous rather than factual.

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