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23 September 1766

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1766-1767
Volume: 4
Comments: Afterpiece: By Desire. There is a new passage from the Marquis Buildings, Russel Court, to the Pit. Proper care is taken to keep the House Cool. Paid Supernumaries 13s. 6d.; Drum 5s.; a Lampmen #1 5s.; Carpenter's Bill #5 19s. 2d.; Taylor's Bill #3 1d. (Drury Lane Treasurer's Book). [These were constant weekly bills throughout the season amounting to total sums as follows, and will not hereafter be itemized further]: @Item Nightly or Weekly Average Season Total@Supers and Drum #2 5s. Nightly Supers #382; Drum #47 10s.@Lampmen #2 6s. Weekly #84 2s.@Carpenters #2 Weekly #74@Taylors #7 Weekly #259@ Receipts. #195 6s

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl Hamlet. Hamlet-Cautherley[, 1st time%; Ghost-Bransby; King-Love; Horatio-Packer; Osric-Dodd; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Ackman; Gravediggers-Castle, Yates; Rosencrans-Strange; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Bernardo-Marr; Player King-Burton; Queen-Mrs Pritchard. *a??dl Daphne and Amintor. Daphne-Miss Wright; Amintor-Vernon; Mindora-Miss Young; Dancing [incident to the piece%-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Reynolds, Tassoni, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers. *c??dl Afterpiece: By Desire. There is a new passage from the <i>Marquis Buildings</i>, <i>Russel Court</i>, to the Pit. Proper care is taken to keep the House Cool. Paid Supernumaries 13s. 6d.; Drum 5s.; a Lampmen #1 5s.; Carpenter's Bill #5 19s. 2d.; Taylor's Bill #3 1d. (<i>Drury Lane Treasurer's Book</i>). [These were constant weekly bills throughout the season amounting to total sums as follows, and will not hereafter be itemized further]: @Item Nightly or Weekly Average Season Total@Supers and Drum #2 5s. Nightly Supers #382; Drum #47 10s.@Lampmen #2 6s. Weekly #84 2s.@Carpenters #2 Weekly #74@Taylors #7 Weekly #259@ Receipts. #195 6s.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1766 09 23 dl Hamlet. Hamlet-Cautherley, 1st time; Ghost-Bransby; King-Love; Horatio-Packer; Osric-Dodd; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Ackman; Gravediggers-Castle, Yates; Rosencrans-Strange; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Bernardo-Marr; Player King-Burton; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.*a1766 09 23 dl Daphne and Amintor. Daphne-Miss Wright; Amintor-Vernon; Mindora-Miss Young; Dancing incident to the piece-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Reynolds, Tassoni, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.*c1766 09 23 dl Afterpiece: By Desire. There is a new passage from the <i>Marquis Buildings</i>, <i>Russel Court</i>, to the Pit. Proper care is taken to keep the House Cool. Paid Supernumaries 13s. 6d.; Drum 5s.; a Lampmen #1 5s.; Carpenter's Bill #5 19s. 2d.; Taylor's Bill #3 1d. (<i>Drury Lane Treasurer's Book</i>). [These were constant weekly bills throughout the season amounting to total sums as follows, and will not hereafter be itemized further]: @Item Nightly or Weekly Average Season Total@Supers and Drum #2 5s. Nightly Supers #382; Drum #47 10s.@Lampmen #2 6s. Weekly #84 2s.@Carpenters #2 Weekly #74@Taylors #7 Weekly #259@ Receipts. #195 6s.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 33260 | 17660923 | dl | Afterpiece: By Desire. There is a new passage from the <i>Marquis Buildings</i>, <i>Russel Court</i>, to the Pit. Proper care is taken to keep the House Cool. Paid Supernumaries 13s. 6d.; Drum 5s.; a Lampmen #1 5s.; Carpenter's Bill #5 19s. 2d.; Taylor's Bill #3 1d. (<i>Drury Lane Treasurer's Book</i>). [These were constant weekly bills throughout the season amounting to total sums as follows, and will not hereafter be itemized further]: @Item Nightly or Weekly Average Season Total@Supers and Drum #2 5s. Nightly Supers #382; Drum #47 10s.@Lampmen #2 6s. Weekly #84 2s.@Carpenters #2 Weekly #74@Taylors #7 Weekly #259@ Receipts. #195 6s
    Performance: 68219 | 33260 | p | Hamlet | Hamlet-Cautherley, 1st time; Ghost-Bransby; King-Love; Horatio-Packer; Osric-Dodd; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Ackman; Gravediggers-Castle, Yates; Rosencrans-Strange; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Bernardo-Marr; Player King-Burton; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
    Cast:
    113840 | 68219 | Hamlet | Cautherley, 1st time
    113841 | 68219 | Ghost | Bransby
    113842 | 68219 | King | Love
    113843 | 68219 | Horatio | Packer
    113844 | 68219 | Osric | Dodd
    113845 | 68219 | Guildenstern | Fawcett
    113846 | 68219 | Marcellus | Ackman
    113847 | 68219 | Gravediggers | Castle, Yates
    113848 | 68219 | Rosencrans | Strange
    113849 | 68219 | Player Queen | Mrs Bennet
    113850 | 68219 | Ophelia | Mrs Baddeley
    113851 | 68219 | Polonius | Baddeley
    113852 | 68219 | Laertes | Aickin
    113853 | 68219 | Bernardo | Marr
    113854 | 68219 | Player King | Burton
    113855 | 68219 | Queen | Mrs Pritchard.
    Performance: 68220 | 33260 | a | Daphne and Amintor | Daphne-Miss Wright; Amintor-Vernon; Mindora-Miss Young; Dancing incident to the piece-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Reynolds, Tassoni, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.
    Cast:
    113856 | 68220 | Daphne | Miss Wright
    113857 | 68220 | Amintor | Vernon
    113858 | 68220 | Mindora | Miss Young
    113859 | 68220 | Dancing incident to the piece | Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Reynolds, Tassoni, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.

Mainpiece

Title: Hamlet
Comments:
Hamlet-Cautherley, 1st time; Ghost-Bransby; King-Love; Horatio-Packer; Osric-Dodd; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Ackman; Gravediggers-Castle, Yates; Rosencrans-Strange; Player Queen-Mrs Bennet; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Bernardo-Marr; Player King-Burton; Queen-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast:

Related Works

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Afterpiece

Title: Daphne and Amintor
Comments:
Daphne-Miss Wright; Amintor-Vernon; Mindora-Miss Young; Dancing incident to the piece-Sg Giorgi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Reynolds, Tassoni, Miss Tetley, Miss Rogers.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1765
Birth: 1728
Death: 1808

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