30 March 1767

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1766-1767
Volume: 4
Comments: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for Powell. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Send servants by 3 o'clock. House charges #74 10s. [Profit to Powell #207 5s.] Paid Johnston, under prompter #7; Five extra trumpets #1 5s.; 2 Flutes 10s.; Chorus singers #2 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #281 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Half past 4 walked to Drury Lane House. With every great difficulty got into the 2s. Gallery before; saw the Death of Alexander with his Triumphal Entrance into Babylonv and the Dance of the Vintage, for the benefit of Powell who played Alexander. Some reported that Garrick says he makes mistakes in the character exceedingly in the banquet scene, in which no one ever surpassed him. I cannot judge of the truth of this observation (Neville MS Diary)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?^dl The Rival Queens; or The Death of Alexander the Great. Alexander-Powell; Clytus (for that night only)-Holland; Lysimachus-[1st time,% Bensley; Cassander-Havard; Statira-Mrs Palmer; Roxana (for that night only)-Mrs Yates; Perdiccas-Ackman; Aristander-Burton;Slave-Strange; Sysigambis-Mrs Bennet; Polyperchon-Bransby; Thessalus-Aickin; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Parisatis-Miss Plym; Triumphal Entry-. *a?^dl The Deuce Is in Him. As 18 Feb. *d?^dl End: <i>The Vintage</i>, as 11 Oct. 1766. *c?^dl Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for $Powell=. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Send servants by 3 o'clock. House charges #74 10s. [Profit to Powell #207 5s.] Paid $Johnston=, under prompter #7; Five extra trumpets #1 5s.; 2 Flutes 10s.; Chorus singers #2 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #281 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Half past 4 walked to <i>Drury Lane House</i>. With every great difficulty got into the 2s. Gallery before; saw the <i>Death of Alexander</i> with his <i>Triumphal Entrance into Babylon</i>v and the <i>Dance of the Vintage</i>, for the benefit of Powell who played <i>Alexander</i>r. Some reported that $Garrick= says he makes mistakes in the character exceedingly in the banquet scene, in which no one ever surpassed him. I cannot judge of the truth of this observation (<i>Neville MS Diary</i>).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1767 03 30 dl The Rival Queens; or The Death of Alexander the Great. Alexander-Powell; Clytus (for that night only)-Holland; Lysimachus-1st time, Bensley; Cassander-Havard; Statira-Mrs Palmer; Roxana (for that night only)-Mrs Yates; Perdiccas-Ackman; Aristander-Burton;Slave-Strange; Sysigambis-Mrs Bennet; Polyperchon-Bransby; Thessalus-Aickin; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Parisatis-Miss Plym; Triumphal Entry-.*a1767 03 30 dl The Deuce Is in Him. ^As17670218^.*d1767 03 30 dl End: <i>The Vintage</i>, ^as17661011^.*c1767 03 30 dl Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for $Powell=. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Send servants by 3 o'clock. House charges #74 10s. [Profit to Powell #207 5s.] Paid $Johnston=, under prompter #7; Five extra trumpets #1 5s.; 2 Flutes 10s.; Chorus singers #2 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #281 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Half past 4 walked to <i>Drury Lane House</i>. With every great difficulty got into the 2s. Gallery before; saw the <i>Death of Alexander</i> with his <i>Triumphal Entrance into Babylon</i>v and the <i>Dance of the Vintage</i>, for the benefit of Powell who played <i>Alexander</i>r. Some reported that $Garrick= says he makes mistakes in the character exceedingly in the banquet scene, in which no one ever surpassed him. I cannot judge of the truth of this observation (<i>Neville MS Diary</i>).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 33607 | 17670330 | dl | Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: By Desire. Benefit for $Powell=. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Send servants by 3 o'clock. House charges #74 10s. [Profit to Powell #207 5s.] Paid $Johnston=, under prompter #7; Five extra trumpets #1 5s.; 2 Flutes 10s.; Chorus singers #2 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #281 15s. (Treasurer's Book). Half past 4 walked to <i>Drury Lane House</i>. With every great difficulty got into the 2s. Gallery before; saw the <i>Death of Alexander</i> with his <i>Triumphal Entrance into Babylon</i>v and the <i>Dance of the Vintage</i>, for the benefit of Powell who played <i>Alexander</i>. Some reported that $Garrick= says he makes mistakes in the character exceedingly in the banquet scene, in which no one ever surpassed him. I cannot judge of the truth of this observation (<i>Neville MS Diary</i>)
    Performance: 68936 | 33607 | p | The Rival Queens; Or The Death Of Alexander The Great | Alexander-Powell; Clytus (for that night only)-Holland; Lysimachus-1st time, Bensley; Cassander-Havard; Statira-Mrs Palmer; Roxana (for that night only)-Mrs Yates; Perdiccas-Ackman; Aristander-Burton;Slave-Strange; Sysigambis-Mrs Bennet; Polyperchon-Bransby; Thessalus-Aickin; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Parisatis-Miss Plym; Triumphal Entry-.
    Cast:
    115245 | 68936 | Alexander | Powell
    115246 | 68936 | Clytus | Holland
    115247 | 68936 | Cassander | Havard
    115248 | 68936 | Statira | Mrs Palmer
    115249 | 68936 | Roxana | Mrs Yates
    115250 | 68936 | Perdiccas | Ackman
    115251 | 68936 | Aristander | Burton
    115252 | 68936 | Slave | Strange
    115253 | 68936 | Sysigambis | Mrs Bennet
    115254 | 68936 | Polyperchon | Bransby
    115255 | 68936 | Thessalus | Aickin
    115256 | 68936 | Eumenes | Keen
    115257 | 68936 | Hephestion | Packer
    115258 | 68936 | Parisatis | Miss Plym
    115259 | 68936 | Triumphal Entry | .
    Performance: 68937 | 33607 | a | The Deuce Is in Him | As17670218.
    AsSeeDate: 68937 | dl | a | As | 17670218
    Cast:
    453858 | 68937 | Bell | Mrs Hopkins.
    453859 | 68937 | Prattle | King, 1st this season
    453860 | 68937 | Tamper | Palmer
    453861 | 68937 | Belford | Packer
    453862 | 68937 | Mlle Florival | Miss Plym
    453863 | 68937 | Emily | Miss Pope.
    Performance: 68938 | 33607 | d | End: <i>The Vintage</i>, as17661011
    AsSeeDate: 68938 | dl | d | As | 17661011

Mainpiece

Comments:
Alexander-Powell; Clytus (for that night only)-Holland; Lysimachus-1st time, Bensley; Cassander-Havard; Statira-Mrs Palmer; Roxana (for that night only)-Mrs Yates; Perdiccas-Ackman; Aristander-Burton;Slave-Strange; Sysigambis-Mrs Bennet; Polyperchon-Bransby; Thessalus-Aickin; Eumenes-Keen; Hephestion-Packer; Parisatis-Miss Plym; Triumphal Entry-.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17670218.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: End: The Vintage, as17661011

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