02 May 1765

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1764-1765
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Hull. Books of the afterpiece to be had at the Theatre. Afterpiece: Founded on the plan of the old Ballad of that name. The songs adapted to old English, Irish and Scotch tunes. [Shuter's Prologue is Larpent MS 218, wherein he enters in character of a Ballad singer, interrupting the music as the overture comes to a close. He sings snatches from some ten old ballads, stopping in the midst of each to comment on the superiority of modern circumstances which parallel those referred to in the old ballads. As the bell rings he introduces the afterpiece.

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg King Lear. As 7 Jan., but Edgar-Hull. *a??cg The Spanish Lady. Worthy (the English Officer)-Mattocks; Sea Lieutenant-Dunstall; Major Hearty-Perry; Ensign-R. Smith; Soldiers, Sailors-Buck, Weller, Murden; Anna-Miss Valois[, 1st time in a singing character%; Duenna-Mrs White; Elvira (the Spanish Lady)-Mrs Mattocks; New <i>Prologue</i>-Shuter. *d??cg IV: <i>The Jealous Woodcutter</i>, as 1 Nov. 1764. *c??cg Benefit for $Hull=. Books of the afterpiece to be had at the Theatre. Afterpiece: Founded on the plan of the old Ballad of that name. The songs adapted to old English, Irish and Scotch tunes. [$Shuter='s <i>Prologue</i> is <i>Larpent MS 218</i>, wherein he enters in character of a Ballad singer, interrupting the music as the overture comes to a close. He sings snatches from some ten old ballads, stopping in the midst of each to comment on the superiority of modern circumstances which parallel those referred to in the old ballads. As the bell rings he introduces the afterpiece.]
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1765 05 02 cg King Lear. ^As17650107^, but Edgar-Hull.*a1765 05 02 cg The Spanish Lady. Worthy (the English Officer)-Mattocks; Sea Lieutenant-Dunstall; Major Hearty-Perry; Ensign-R. Smith; Soldiers, Sailors-Buck, Weller, Murden; Anna-Miss Valois, 1st time in a singing character; Duenna-Mrs White; Elvira (the Spanish Lady)-Mrs Mattocks; New <i>Prologue</i>-Shuter.*d1765 05 02 cg IV: <i>The Jealous Woodcutter</i>, ^as17641101^.*c1765 05 02 cg Benefit for $Hull=. Books of the afterpiece to be had at the Theatre. Afterpiece: Founded on the plan of the old Ballad of that name. The songs adapted to old English, Irish and Scotch tunes. [$Shuter='s <i>Prologue</i> is <i>Larpent MS 218</i>, wherein he enters in character of a Ballad singer, interrupting the music as the overture comes to a close. He sings snatches from some ten old ballads, stopping in the midst of each to comment on the superiority of modern circumstances which parallel those referred to in the old ballads. As the bell rings he introduces the afterpiece.]
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    Event: 32707 | 17650502 | cg | Benefit for $Hull=. Books of the afterpiece to be had at the Theatre. Afterpiece: Founded on the plan of the old Ballad of that name. The songs adapted to old English, Irish and Scotch tunes. [$Shuter='s <i>Prologue</i> is <i>Larpent MS 218</i>, wherein he enters in character of a Ballad singer, interrupting the music as the overture comes to a close. He sings snatches from some ten old ballads, stopping in the midst of each to comment on the superiority of modern circumstances which parallel those referred to in the old ballads. As the bell rings he introduces the afterpiece.
    Performance: 66911 | 32707 | p | King Lear | As17650107, but Edgar-Hull.
    AsSeeDate: 66911 | cg | p | As | 17650107
    Cast:
    111310 | 66911 | Edgar | Hull.
    443347 | 66911 | Kent | Walker.
    443348 | 66911 | Cordelia | Mrs Bellamy.
    443349 | 66911 | Gentleman Usher | Cushing
    443350 | 66911 | Albany | White
    443351 | 66911 | Cornwall | Anderson.
    443352 | 66911 | Lear | Ross
    443353 | 66911 | Bastard | Clarke
    443354 | 66911 | Gloster | Gibson
    443355 | 66911 | Goneril | Mrs Stephens
    443356 | 66911 | Regan | Mrs Vincent
    Performance: 66912 | 32707 | a | The Spanish Lady | Worthy (the English Officer)-Mattocks; Sea Lieutenant-Dunstall; Major Hearty-Perry; Ensign-R. Smith; Soldiers, Sailors-Buck, Weller, Murden; Anna-Miss Valois, 1st time in a singing character; Duenna-Mrs White; Elvira (the Spanish Lady)-Mrs Mattocks; New <i>Prologue</i>-Shuter.
    Cast:
    111311 | 66912 | Worthy | Mattocks
    111312 | 66912 | Sea Lieutenant | Dunstall
    111313 | 66912 | Major Hearty | Perry
    111314 | 66912 | Ensign | R. Smith
    111315 | 66912 | Sailors | Buck, Weller, Murden
    111316 | 66912 | Anna | Miss Valois, 1st time in a singing character
    111317 | 66912 | Duenna | Mrs White
    111318 | 66912 | Elvira | Mrs Mattocks
    111319 | 66912 | New <i>Prologue</i> | Shuter.
    Performance: 66913 | 32707 | d | IV: <i>The Jealous Woodcutter</i>, as17641101
    AsSeeDate: 66913 | cg | d | As | 17641101

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17650107, but Edgar-Hull.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Worthy (the English Officer)-Mattocks; Sea Lieutenant-Dunstall; Major Hearty-Perry; Ensign-R. Smith; Soldiers, Sailors-Buck, Weller, Murden; Anna-Miss Valois, 1st time in a singing character; Duenna-Mrs White; Elvira (the Spanish Lady)-Mrs Mattocks; New Prologue-Shuter.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: IV: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

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