04 May 1761

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1760-1761
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Ballard, Treasurer. [For Entertainment, see 26 March] Receipts. #39 8s. 6d. plus #211 6s. from tickets (Box 282; Pit 782; Gallery 235). [Ballard deliver'd 1,299 tickets, nearly the record fbr any recipient of a benefit, actor or nonactor. His profit of #187 14s. 6d. seems to have been equivalent to more than 3 years' salary, since he is set down for a weekly salary of #1 in the Account Book for this year.] Charges: #63 (Account Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg The Merchant of Venice. As 10 Jan., but Portia-Mrs Hamilton. *a??cg The Lying Valet. See 8 Jan., but [only% Sharp-Shuter. *d??cg IV: <i>Last New Comic Dance</i>-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville. *e??cg End: <i>Tea a@la Mode</i>-Wilkinson; [into which will be introduc'd a% Male <i>Mock Italian Burletta Song</i>-Wilkinson; [and by Desire% <i>The Epilogue to the Minor</i>-Wilkinson [, being his last time of performing this season (playbill)%. *e??cg End Afterpiece: The Cries of London-Shuter. *c??cg Benefit for $Ballard=, Treasurer. [For Entertainment, see 26 March] Receipts. #39 8s. 6d. plus #211 6s. from tickets (Box 282; Pit 782; Gallery 235). [Ballard deliver'd 1,299 tickets, nearly the record fbr any recipient of a benefit, actor or nonactor. His profit of #187 14s. 6d. seems to have been equivalent to more than 3 years' salary, since he is set down for a weekly salary of #1 in the Account Book for this year.] Charges: #63 (Account Book).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1761 05 04 cg The Merchant of Venice. ^As17610110^, but Portia-Mrs Hamilton.*a1761 05 04 cg The Lying Valet. ^See17610108^, but only Sharp-Shuter.*d1761 05 04 cg IV: <i>Last New Comic Dance</i>-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville.*e1761 05 04 cg End: <i>Tea a@la Mode</i>-Wilkinson; into which will be introduc'd a Male <i>Mock Italian Burletta Song</i>-Wilkinson; and by Desire <i>The Epilogue to the Minor</i>-Wilkinson , being his last time of performing this season (playbill).*e1761 05 04 cg End Afterpiece: The Cries of London-Shuter.*c1761 05 04 cg Benefit for $Ballard=, Treasurer. [For Entertainment, see 26 March] Receipts. #39 8s. 6d. plus #211 6s. from tickets (Box 282; Pit 782; Gallery 235). [Ballard deliver'd 1,299 tickets, nearly the record fbr any recipient of a benefit, actor or nonactor. His profit of #187 14s. 6d. seems to have been equivalent to more than 3 years' salary, since he is set down for a weekly salary of #1 in the Account Book for this year.] Charges: #63 (Account Book).

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    Event: 30652 | 17610504 | cg | Benefit for $Ballard=, Treasurer. [For Entertainment, see 26 March] Receipts. #39 8s. 6d. plus #211 6s. from tickets (Box 282; Pit 782; Gallery 235). [Ballard deliver'd 1,299 tickets, nearly the record fbr any recipient of a benefit, actor or nonactor. His profit of #187 14s. 6d. seems to have been equivalent to more than 3 years' salary, since he is set down for a weekly salary of #1 in the Account Book for this year.] Charges: #63 (Account Book)
    Performance: 62124 | 30652 | p | The Merchant Of Venice | As17610110, but Portia-Mrs Hamilton.
    AsSeeDate: 62124 | cg | p | As | 17610110
    Cast:
    103087 | 62124 | Portia | Mrs Hamilton.
    419829 | 62124 | Shylock | Macklin
    419830 | 62124 | Antonio | Sparks
    419831 | 62124 | Bassanio | Clarke
    419832 | 62124 | Duke | Anderson
    419833 | 62124 | Gratiano | Dyer
    419834 | 62124 | Lorenzo | Mattocks
    419835 | 62124 | Solarino | Davis
    419836 | 62124 | Salanio | Gibson
    419837 | 62124 | Gobbo | Collins
    419838 | 62124 | Tubal | Stoppelaer
    419839 | 62124 | Launcelot | Shuter
    419840 | 62124 | Jessica | Mrs Burden
    419841 | 62124 | Nerissa | Mrs Vincent
    Performance: 62125 | 30652 | a | The Lying Valet | See17610108, but only Sharp-Shuter.
    Cast:
    103088 | 62125 | only Sharp | Shuter.
    Performance: 62126 | 30652 | d | IV: <i>Last New Comic Dance</i>-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville
    Performance: 62127 | 30652 | e | End: <i>Tea a@la Mode</i>-Wilkinson; into which will be introduc'd a Male <i>Mock Italian Burletta Song</i>-Wilkinson; and by Desire <i>The Epilogue to the Minor</i>-Wilkinson , being his last time of performing this season (playbill)
    Performance: 62128 | 30652 | e | End Afterpiece: The Cries of London-Shuter

Mainpiece

Title: The Merchant Of Venice
Comments:
As17610110, but Portia-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1600
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616
Publish Date: 1701
Birth: 1666
Death: 1735

Afterpiece

Title: The Lying Valet
Comments:
See17610108, but only Sharp-Shuter.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Author: David Garrick
Birth: 1717
Death: 1779

Dance

Comment: IV: Last New Comic Dance-Maranesi, Mlle Capdeville

Entertainment

Comment: End: Tea a@la Mode-Wilkinson; into which will be introduc'd a Male Mock Italian Burletta Song-Wilkinson; and by Desire The Epilogue to the Minor-Wilkinson , being his last time of performing this season (playbill)

Entertainment

Comment: End Afterpiece: The Cries of London-Shuter

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