11 April 1748

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1747-1748
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Bencraft and Mrs Hale. Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [See 4 Dec. 1740.] N.B.: A parcel of tickets having been lost, none sold at the doors of the theatre will be admitted. Tickets to be had and places taken of Page at the Stage Door of the Theatre. [Inserted in the General Advertiser this day is Buskin's Apology]: @Enur'd to ills of various kinds,@By ancestors undone;@The Author has severely paid@For failings not his own.@From Disappointments Buskin writes,@Confesses 'tis for gain@Yet scorns all profits which arise@From giving others pain.@No private character he sneers,@No venom taints his mind;@His sole ambition is to please,@Not satyrise Mankind.@ On Wednesday last the Tragedy of Othello was acted at Covent Garden towards the relief of the unhappy sufferers by the late Fire; and on Saturday the sum of #218 12s. 4d. was paid into the hands of Messrs Ironside and Belchier; the company of comedians and the band of musick having generously given their performances (General Advertiser)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg Wit Without Money. Valentine-Ryan; Francisco-Gibson; Lance-Dunstall; Lovegood-Rosco; Merchant-Ridout; Roger-Martin; Ralph-James; Humphry-Collins; Shorthose-Cibber; Hairbrain-Bencraft; Fountain-Anderson; Bellamoure-Storer; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Isabella-Mrs Hale; Widow-Mrs Horton; [The comedy to conclude with the last New Dance call'd% <i>Foote's Vagaries</i>-. *a??cg Apollo and Daphne. As 3 March. *c??cg Benefit for $Bencraft= and $Mrs Hale=. Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [See 4 Dec. 1740.] N.B.: A parcel of tickets having been lost, none sold at the doors of the theatre will be admitted. Tickets to be had and places taken of $Page= at the Stage Door of the Theatre. [Inserted in the <i>General Advertiser</i> this day is <i>Buskin's Apology</i>]: @Enur'd to ills of various kinds,@By ancestors undone;@The Author has severely paid@For failings not his own.@From Disappointments Buskin writes,@Confesses 'tis for gain@Yet scorns all profits which arise@From giving others pain.@No private character he sneers,@No venom taints his mind;@His sole ambition is to please,@Not satyrise Mankind.@ On Wednesday last the Tragedy of <i>Othello</i> was acted at <i>Covent Garden</i> towards the relief of the unhappy sufferers by the late Fire; and on Saturday the sum of #218 12s. 4d. was paid into the hands of Messrs <i>Ironside and Belchier</i>; the company of comedians and the band of musick having generously given their performances (<i>General Advertiser</i>).
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    *p1748 04 11 cg Wit Without Money. Valentine-Ryan; Francisco-Gibson; Lance-Dunstall; Lovegood-Rosco; Merchant-Ridout; Roger-Martin; Ralph-James; Humphry-Collins; Shorthose-Cibber; Hairbrain-Bencraft; Fountain-Anderson; Bellamoure-Storer; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Isabella-Mrs Hale; Widow-Mrs Horton; The comedy to conclude with the last New Dance call'd <i>Foote's Vagaries</i>-.*a1748 04 11 cg Apollo and Daphne. ^As17480303^.*c1748 04 11 cg Benefit for $Bencraft= and $Mrs Hale=. Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [See 4 Dec. 1740.] N.B.: A parcel of tickets having been lost, none sold at the doors of the theatre will be admitted. Tickets to be had and places taken of $Page= at the Stage Door of the Theatre. [Inserted in the <i>General Advertiser</i> this day is <i>Buskin's Apology</i>]: @Enur'd to ills of various kinds,@By ancestors undone;@The Author has severely paid@For failings not his own.@From Disappointments Buskin writes,@Confesses 'tis for gain@Yet scorns all profits which arise@From giving others pain.@No private character he sneers,@No venom taints his mind;@His sole ambition is to please,@Not satyrise Mankind.@ On Wednesday last the Tragedy of <i>Othello</i> was acted at <i>Covent Garden</i> towards the relief of the unhappy sufferers by the late Fire; and on Saturday the sum of #218 12s. 4d. was paid into the hands of Messrs <i>Ironside and Belchier</i>; the company of comedians and the band of musick having generously given their performances (<i>General Advertiser</i>).
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    Event: 24178 | 17480411 | cg | Benefit for $Bencraft= and $Mrs Hale=. Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [See 4 Dec. 1740.] N.B.: A parcel of tickets having been lost, none sold at the doors of the theatre will be admitted. Tickets to be had and places taken of $Page= at the Stage Door of the Theatre. [Inserted in the <i>General Advertiser</i> this day is <i>Buskin's Apology</i>]: @Enur'd to ills of various kinds,@By ancestors undone;@The Author has severely paid@For failings not his own.@From Disappointments Buskin writes,@Confesses 'tis for gain@Yet scorns all profits which arise@From giving others pain.@No private character he sneers,@No venom taints his mind;@His sole ambition is to please,@Not satyrise Mankind.@ On Wednesday last the Tragedy of <i>Othello</i> was acted at <i>Covent Garden</i> towards the relief of the unhappy sufferers by the late Fire; and on Saturday the sum of #218 12s. 4d. was paid into the hands of Messrs <i>Ironside and Belchier</i>; the company of comedians and the band of musick having generously given their performances (<i>General Advertiser</i>)
    Performance: 48132 | 24178 | p | Wit Without Money | Valentine-Ryan; Francisco-Gibson; Lance-Dunstall; Lovegood-Rosco; Merchant-Ridout; Roger-Martin; Ralph-James; Humphry-Collins; Shorthose-Cibber; Hairbrain-Bencraft; Fountain-Anderson; Bellamoure-Storer; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Isabella-Mrs Hale; Widow-Mrs Horton; The comedy to conclude with the last New Dance call'd <i>Foote's Vagaries</i>-.
    Cast:
    78561 | 48132 | Valentine | Ryan
    78562 | 48132 | Francisco | Gibson
    78563 | 48132 | Lance | Dunstall
    78564 | 48132 | Lovegood | Rosco
    78565 | 48132 | Merchant | Ridout
    78566 | 48132 | Roger | Martin
    78567 | 48132 | Ralph | James
    78568 | 48132 | Humphry | Collins
    78569 | 48132 | Shorthose | Cibber
    78570 | 48132 | Hairbrain | Bencraft
    78571 | 48132 | Fountain | Anderson
    78572 | 48132 | Bellamoure | Storer
    78573 | 48132 | Lucy | Mrs Dunstall
    78574 | 48132 | Isabella | Mrs Hale
    78575 | 48132 | Widow | Mrs Horton
    78576 | 48132 | The comedy to conclude with the last New Dance cal | .
    Performance: 48133 | 24178 | a | Apollo and Daphne | As17480303.
    AsSeeDate: 48133 | cg | a | As | 17480303
    Cast:
    355202 | 48133 | Apollo | Villeneuve
    355203 | 48133 | Daphne | Miss Vandersluys
    355204 | 48133 | Followers of Daphne | Mrs Gondou, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Dumont, Mrs LaFont
    355205 | 48133 | Morpheus | Leveridge
    355206 | 48133 | Mystery | Beard
    355207 | 48133 | Slumber | Vincent
    355208 | 48133 | Harlequin | Phillips
    355209 | 48133 | Burgomaster | Bencraft
    355210 | 48133 | Colombine | Mrs Dunstall
    355211 | 48133 | Boor Servant | LaLauze
    355212 | 48133 | Scaramouche | Vandersluys
    355213 | 48133 | Huntsmen | Beard, Desse, Delagarde, Froment, Vandersluys, Oates, Dupre
    355214 | 48133 | Venus | Mrs Storer
    355215 | 48133 | Silenus | Leveridge
    355216 | 48133 | Pan | Vincent
    355217 | 48133 | Bacchus | Beard
    355218 | 48133 | Diana | Miss Faulkner
    355219 | 48133 | Frenchman | Villeneuve
    355220 | 48133 | Spaniard | Desse
    355221 | 48133 | Polonese | Delagarde
    355222 | 48133 | French Woman | Mrs Delagarde
    355223 | 48133 | Spanish Woman | Mrs Gondou
    355224 | 48133 | Polonese | Mrs Villeneuve
    355225 | 48133 | Zephyrus | Froment
    355226 | 48133 | representing an Inconstant | Miss Vandersluys.

Mainpiece

Comments:
Valentine-Ryan; Francisco-Gibson; Lance-Dunstall; Lovegood-Rosco; Merchant-Ridout; Roger-Martin; Ralph-James; Humphry-Collins; Shorthose-Cibber; Hairbrain-Bencraft; Fountain-Anderson; Bellamoure-Storer; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Isabella-Mrs Hale; Widow-Mrs Horton; The comedy to conclude with the last New Dance call'd Foote's Vagaries-.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17480303.
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