12 April 1748

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1747-1748
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Blakes. Tickets and places of Blakes at his house in Cranbourne Alley, Leicester Fields, and of Hobson at the stage door. Les Messieurs & Dames peuvent laisser Diner leurs Domestiques car a quatre Heur sera assez a bonne heur de les Envoyer pour Gardez les places dans les loges. M. Fanfaron (General Advertiser). [The General Advertiser this day also included the first announcement of Mrs Macklin's benefit to be held on 22 April, at which would be perform'd the Lover's Melancholy, "Not acted these Hundred years," together with a new farce (never acted) called The Club of Fortune Hunters. The notice ran again several times, followed by the letters to the author of the General Advertiser noted on 19 and 23 April.] Receipts: #111 (Cross); house charges, #63 (Powel); cash, #58 6s.; tickets, #52 15s. (Clay MS)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not. As 18 Jan., but Diego-Ray; Don Philip-Blakes; Stephano-_. *a??dl The Double Disappointment. As 21 Oct. 1747, but Loveless-Lowe; Gripe-Arthur; Isabel-Mrs Mozeen. *d??dl II: <i>Dutch Dance</i>, as 28 Nov. 1747; IV: <i>Savoyards</i>, as 15 Dec. 1747; V: <i>Pastoral Dance</i>, as 26 March; <i>Sailor's Rendezvous</i>, as 17 Nov. 1747. *s??dl <i>SSailor's Rendezvous</i>, as 17 Nov. 1747. *c??dl Benefit for $Blakes=. Tickets and places of Blakes at his house in <i>Cranbourne Alley</i>, <i>Leicester Fields</i>, and of $Hobson= at the stage door. Les Messieurs & Dames peuvent laisser Diner leurs Domestiques car a quatre Heur sera assez a bonne heur de les Envoyer pour Gardez les places dans les loges. $M. Fanfaron= (<i>General Advertiser</i>). [The <i>General Advertiser</i> this day also included the first announcement of $Mrs Macklin='s benefit to be held on 22 April, at which would be perform'd the <i>Lover's Melancholy</i>, "Not acted these Hundred years," together with a new farce (never acted) called <i>The Club of Fortune Hunters</i>. The notice ran again several times, followed by the letters to the author of the <i>General Advertiser</i> noted on 19 and 23 April.] Receipts: #111 ($Cross=); house charges, #63 ($Powel=); cash, #58 6s.; tickets, #52 15s. (<i>Clay MS</i>).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1748 04 12 dl She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not. ^As17480118^, but Diego-Ray; Don Philip-Blakes; Stephano-_.*a1748 04 12 dl The Double Disappointment. ^As17471021^, but Loveless-Lowe; Gripe-Arthur; Isabel-Mrs Mozeen.*d1748 04 12 dl II: <i>Dutch Dance</i>, ^as17471128^; IV: <i>Savoyards</i>, ^as17471215^; V: <i>Pastoral Dance</i>, ^as17480326^ <i>Sailor's Rendezvous</i>, ^as17471117^.*s1748 04 12 dl <i>SSailor's Rendezvous</i>, ^as17471117^.*c1748 04 12 dl Benefit for $Blakes=. Tickets and places of Blakes at his house in <i>Cranbourne Alley</i>, <i>Leicester Fields</i>, and of $Hobson= at the stage door. Les Messieurs & Dames peuvent laisser Diner leurs Domestiques car a quatre Heur sera assez a bonne heur de les Envoyer pour Gardez les places dans les loges. $M. Fanfaron= (<i>General Advertiser</i>). [The <i>General Advertiser</i> this day also included the first announcement of $Mrs Macklin='s benefit to be held on 22 April, at which would be perform'd the <i>Lover's Melancholy</i>, "Not acted these Hundred years," together with a new farce (never acted) called <i>The Club of Fortune Hunters</i>. The notice ran again several times, followed by the letters to the author of the <i>General Advertiser</i> noted on 19 and 23 April.] Receipts: #111 ($Cross=); house charges, #63 ($Powel=); cash, #58 6s.; tickets, #52 15s. (<i>Clay MS</i>).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 24179 | 17480412 | dl | Benefit for $Blakes=. Tickets and places of Blakes at his house in <i>Cranbourne Alley</i>, <i>Leicester Fields</i>, and of $Hobson= at the stage door. Les Messieurs & Dames peuvent laisser Diner leurs Domestiques car a quatre Heur sera assez a bonne heur de les Envoyer pour Gardez les places dans les loges. $M. Fanfaron= (<i>General Advertiser</i>). [The <i>General Advertiser</i> this day also included the first announcement of $Mrs Macklin='s benefit to be held on 22 April, at which would be perform'd the <i>Lover's Melancholy</i>, "Not acted these Hundred years," together with a new farce (never acted) called <i>The Club of Fortune Hunters</i>. The notice ran again several times, followed by the letters to the author of the <i>General Advertiser</i> noted on 19 and 23 April.] Receipts: #111 ($Cross=); house charges, #63 ($Powel=); cash, #58 6s.; tickets, #52 15s. (<i>Clay MS</i>)
    Performance: 48134 | 24179 | p | She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not | As17480118, but Diego-Ray; Don Philip-Blakes; Stephano-_.
    AsSeeDate: 48134 | dl | p | As | 17480118
    Cast:
    78577 | 48134 | Diego | Ray
    78578 | 48134 | Don Philip | Blakes
    355227 | 48134 | Trappanti | Macklin
    355228 | 48134 | Don Manuel | Yates 1st time
    355229 | 48134 | Phillip | Sparks
    355230 | 48134 | Octavio | Havard
    355231 | 48134 | Soto | Neale
    355232 | 48134 | Hypolita | Mrs Pritchard
    355233 | 48134 | Flora | Mrs Woffington 1st time
    355234 | 48134 | Viletta | Mrs Clive
    355235 | 48134 | Rosara | Mrs Mills
    355236 | 48134 | Corrigidore | Winstone
    355237 | 48134 | Alguazile | Bransby
    355238 | 48134 | Don Luis | Usher
    355239 | 48134 | Stephano | Wright.
    Performance: 48135 | 24179 | a | The Double Disappointment | As17471021, but Loveless-Lowe; Gripe-Arthur; Isabel-Mrs Mozeen.
    AsSeeDate: 48135 | dl | a | As | 17471021
    Cast:
    78579 | 48135 | Loveless | Lowe
    78580 | 48135 | Gripe | Arthur
    78581 | 48135 | Isabel | Mrs Mozeen.
    355240 | 48135 | Phelim | Barrington
    355241 | 48135 | Marquis de Fanfaron | Blakes
    Performance: 48136 | 24179 | d | II: <i>Dutch Dance</i>, as17471128; IV: <i>Savoyards</i>, as17471215; V: <i>Pastoral Dance</i>, as17480326 <i>Sailor's Rendezvous</i>, as17471117
    AsSeeDate: 48136 | dl | d | As | 17471128
    Performance: 48137 | 24179 | s | <i>SSailor's Rendezvous</i>, as17471117
    AsSeeDate: 48137 | dl | s | As | 17471117

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17480118, but Diego-Ray; Don Philip-Blakes; Stephano-_.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17471021, but Loveless-Lowe; Gripe-Arthur; Isabel-Mrs Mozeen.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: II: Dutch Dance, as17471128; IV: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Pastoral Dance, as17480326 Sailor's Rendezvous, as17471117

Song

Comment: SSailor's Rendezvous, as17471117

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