19 April 1748

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1747-1748
Volume: 4
Comments: [Benefit for Berry and Mrs Green. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets of Hobson at stage door; or Berry at his lodgings in Little Bridges St., Covent Garden; and Mrs Green at her Lodgings at the Green Canister in Great Shier Lane, Carey St., Lincolns Inn. [This day one B. B. (presumably Macklin) inserted a letter to the author of the General Advertiser in that paper framing the historical background for the Lover's Melancholy, to be performed as benefit for his wife on 22 April. It gave a short account of the author (John Ford), his works in general, and of that dramatic piece in particular, and sought to align Ford as an intimate and profess'd admirer of Shakespeare. See comment for 23 April]. Receipts: #207 (Cross); house charges, #63 N.B.: Mr Berry paid, but at the rate o 60 pounds for his benefit, therefore I must make a draw back of #1 10s. for his half (Powel); cash, #88 9s. tickets, #118 12s. (Clay MS)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl [The% Suspicious Husband. As 12 March, but <i>Epilogue</i>-_; Strictland-Berry; Valet-Leigh; <i>Country Dance</i>-. *a??dl [The Virgin Unmask'd. Lucy-Mrs Green. *d??dl [III: <i>Savoyards</i>, as 15 Dec. 1747; V: <i>Gondoliers</i>-Cooke. *c??dl [Benefit for $Berry= and $Mrs Green=. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets of $Hobson= at stage door; or Berry at his lodgings in <i>Little Bridges St.</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>; and Mrs Green at her Lodgings at the <i>Green Canister</i> in <i>Great Shier Lane</i>, <i>Carey St.</i>, <i>Lincolns Inn</i>. [This day one $B. B.= (presumably $Macklin=) inserted a letter to the author of the <i>General Advertiser</i> in that paper framing the historical background for the <i>Lover's Melancholy</i>, to be performed as benefit for his wife on 22 April. It gave a short account of the author ($John Ford=), his works in general, and of that dramatic piece in particular, and sought to align Ford as an intimate and profess'd admirer of $Shakespeare=. See comment for 23 April]. Receipts: #207 ($Cross=); house charges, #63 N.B.: Mr Berry paid, but at the rate o 60 pounds for his benefit, therefore I must make a draw back of #1 10s. for his half ($Powel=); cash, #88 9s. tickets, #118 12s. (<i>Clay MS</i>).
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    *p1748 04 19 dl The Suspicious Husband. ^As17480312^ but <i>Epilogue</i>-_; Strictland-Berry; Valet-Leigh; <i>Country Dance</i>-.*a1748 04 19 dl [The Virgin Unmask'd. Lucy-Mrs Green.*d1748 04 19 dl [II: <i>Savoyards</i>, ^as17471215^; V: <i>Gondoliers</i>-Cooke.*c1748 04 19 dl [Benefit for $Berry= and $Mrs Green=. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets of $Hobson= at stage door; or Berry at his lodgings in <i>Little Bridges St.</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>; and Mrs Green at her Lodgings at the <i>Green Canister</i> in <i>Great Shier Lane</i>, <i>Carey St.</i>, <i>Lincolns Inn</i>. [This day one $B. B.= (presumably $Macklin=) inserted a letter to the author of the <i>General Advertiser</i> in that paper framing the historical background for the <i>Lover's Melancholy</i>, to be performed as benefit for his wife on 22 April. It gave a short account of the author ($John Ford=), his works in general, and of that dramatic piece in particular, and sought to align Ford as an intimate and profess'd admirer of $Shakespeare=. See comment for 23 April]. Receipts: #207 ($Cross=); house charges, #63 N.B.: Mr Berry paid, but at the rate o 60 pounds for his benefit, therefore I must make a draw back of #1 10s. for his half ($Powel=); cash, #88 9s. tickets, #118 12s. (<i>Clay MS</i>).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 24197 | 17480419 | dl | [Benefit for $Berry= and $Mrs Green=. Stage form'd into Front and Side Boxes. Tickets of $Hobson= at stage door; or Berry at his lodgings in <i>Little Bridges St.</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>; and Mrs Green at her Lodgings at the <i>Green Canister</i> in <i>Great Shier Lane</i>, <i>Carey St.</i>, <i>Lincolns Inn</i>. [This day one $B. B.= (presumably $Macklin=) inserted a letter to the author of the <i>General Advertiser</i> in that paper framing the historical background for the <i>Lover's Melancholy</i>, to be performed as benefit for his wife on 22 April. It gave a short account of the author ($John Ford=), his works in general, and of that dramatic piece in particular, and sought to align Ford as an intimate and profess'd admirer of $Shakespeare=. See comment for 23 April]. Receipts: #207 ($Cross=); house charges, #63 N.B.: Mr Berry paid, but at the rate o 60 pounds for his benefit, therefore I must make a draw back of #1 10s. for his half ($Powel=); cash, #88 9s. tickets, #118 12s. (<i>Clay MS</i>)
    Performance: 48184 | 24197 | p | The Suspicious Husband | As17480312 but <i>Epilogue</i>-_; Strictland-Berry; Valet-Leigh; <i>Country Dance</i>-.
    AsSeeDate: 48184 | dl | p | As | 17480312
    Cast:
    78664 | 48184 | Strictland | Berry
    78665 | 48184 | Valet | Leigh
    78666 | 48184 | <i>Country Dance</i> | .
    355386 | 48184 | Ranger | Garrick
    355387 | 48184 | Frankly | Havard
    355388 | 48184 | Bellamy | Blakes
    355389 | 48184 | Jack Meggot | Yates
    355390 | 48184 | Buckle | Usher
    355391 | 48184 | Simon | Bransby
    355392 | 48184 | Tester | Vaughan
    355393 | 48184 | Chairman | Barrington
    355394 | 48184 | Mrs Strictland | Mrs Elmy
    355395 | 48184 | Lucetta | Mrs Green
    355396 | 48184 | Landlady | Mrs Yates
    355397 | 48184 | Milliner | Miss Minors
    355398 | 48184 | Maid | Miss Cole
    355399 | 48184 | Jacyntha | Mrs Woffington
    355400 | 48184 | Clarinda | Mrs Pritchard
    355401 | 48184 | <i>Ranger's Frolick</i> | .
    Performance: 48185 | 24197 | a | [The Virgin Unmask'd | Lucy-Mrs Green.
    Cast:
    78667 | 48185 | Lucy | Mrs Green.
    Performance: 48186 | 24197 | d | [II: <i>Savoyards</i>, as17471215; V: <i>Gondoliers</i>-Cooke
    AsSeeDate: 48186 | dl | d | As | 17471215

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17480312 but Epilogue-_; Strictland-Berry; Valet-Leigh; Country Dance-.
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Afterpiece

Comments:
Lucy-Mrs Green.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: [II: Savoyards, as17471215; V: Gondoliers-Cooke

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