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27 April 1767

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1766-1767
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Fishar, Ballet Master and Sga Manesiere. Entertainments by Children for that night only. Charges #64 5s. [Profit to each #21 11s. 9d. plus income from tickets: Fishar #38 14s. (Box 57; Pit 107; Gallery 84); Sga Manesiere, #29 13s. (Box 60; Pit 55; Gallery 64).] Paid Barratt (wax chandler) #201 5s.; Paid Buxtons and Co., (oyl men) #135 16s. (Account Book). Receipts: #107 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?{cg The Fair Penitent. As 13 Nov. 1766, but Lavinia-Mrs Vincent; Calista-Mrs Bellamy. *a?{cg The Chaplet. Damon-Mattocks; Palaemon-Dibdin; Laura-Mrs Mattocks; Pastora-Miss Poitier. *d?{cg I: <i>A New Tambourine</i> [Dance%-Master Blurton (apprentice to $Fishar=, eleven years old, 1st appearance any stage); End I: <i>Rural Love</i>, as 20 Nov. 1766; II: <i>A Serious Dance</i>-Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar, sixteen years old, 1st appearance any stage); III: [A% <i>New Pantomime</i> Ballet-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (Apprentice to Fishar, ten years old, 1st appearance any stage as a dancer); IV: <i>A Minuet</i>-Fishar, Miss Capon; <i>Double Hornpipe</i>-Fishar, Sga Manesiere. *b?{cg End: [A New Grand Ballet call'd% <i>The Wapping Landlady</i>. Jack (in Distress)-Fishar; the other Sailors-Petro, Hussey, Martin, Reynald, Curtat, King; Landlady-Miles; Milk Woman-Sga Manesiere; other women-Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez. *c?{cg Benefit for $Fishar=, Ballet Master and $Sga Manesiere=. Entertainments by Children for that night only. Charges #64 5s. [Profit to each #21 11s. 9d. plus income from tickets: Fishar #38 14s. (Box 57; Pit 107; Gallery 84); Sga Manesiere, #29 13s. (Box 60; Pit 55; Gallery 64).] Paid $Barratt= (wax chandler) #201 5s.; Paid <i>Buxtons and Co.</i>, (oyl men) #135 16s. (Account Book). Receipts: #107 8s. 6d. (Account Book).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1767 04 27 cg The Fair Penitent. ^As17661113^, but Lavinia-Mrs Vincent; Calista-Mrs Bellamy.*a1767 04 27 cg The Chaplet. Damon-Mattocks; Palaemon-Dibdin; Laura-Mrs Mattocks; Pastora-Miss Poitier.*d1767 04 27 cg I: <i>A New Tambourine</i> Dance-Master Blurton (apprentice to $Fishar=, eleven years old, 1st appearance any stage); End I: <i>Rural Love</i>, ^as17661120^; II: <i>A Serious Dance</i>-Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar, sixteen years old, 1st appearance any stage); III: A <i>New Pantomime</i> Ballet-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (Apprentice to Fishar, ten years old, 1st appearance any stage as a dancer); IV: <i>A Minuet</i>-Fishar, Miss Capon; <i>Double Hornpipe</i>-Fishar, Sga Manesiere.*b1767 04 27 cg End: A New Grand Ballet call'd <i>The Wapping Landlady</i>. Jack (in Distress)-Fishar; the other Sailors-Petro, Hussey, Martin, Reynald, Curtat, King; Landlady-Miles; Milk Woman-Sga Manesiere; other women-Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.*c1767 04 27 cg Benefit for $Fishar=, Ballet Master and $Sga Manesiere=. Entertainments by Children for that night only. Charges #64 5s. [Profit to each #21 11s. 9d. plus income from tickets: Fishar #38 14s. (Box 57; Pit 107; Gallery 84); Sga Manesiere, #29 13s. (Box 60; Pit 55; Gallery 64).] Paid $Barratt= (wax chandler) #201 5s.; Paid <i>Buxtons and Co.</i>, (oyl men) #135 16s. (Account Book). Receipts: #107 8s. 6d. (Account Book).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 33648 | 17670427 | cg | Benefit for $Fishar=, Ballet Master and $Sga Manesiere=. Entertainments by Children for that night only. Charges #64 5s. [Profit to each #21 11s. 9d. plus income from tickets: Fishar #38 14s. (Box 57; Pit 107; Gallery 84); Sga Manesiere, #29 13s. (Box 60; Pit 55; Gallery 64).] Paid $Barratt= (wax chandler) #201 5s.; Paid <i>Buxtons and Co.</i>, (oyl men) #135 16s. (Account Book). Receipts: #107 8s. 6d. (Account Book)
    Performance: 69039 | 33648 | p | The Fair Penitent | As17661113, but Lavinia-Mrs Vincent; Calista-Mrs Bellamy.
    AsSeeDate: 69039 | cg | p | As | 17661113
    Cast:
    115424 | 69039 | Lavinia | Mrs Vincent
    115425 | 69039 | Calista | Mrs Bellamy.
    454263 | 69039 | Lucilla | Mrs Burden.
    454264 | 69039 | Horatio | Ross, 1st time
    454265 | 69039 | Lothario | Smith
    454266 | 69039 | Sciolto | Walker, 1st time
    454267 | 69039 | Altamont | Dyer
    454268 | 69039 | Rossano | Gardner
    454269 | 69039 | Servant | Holtom
    Performance: 69040 | 33648 | a | The Chaplet | Damon-Mattocks; Palaemon-Dibdin; Laura-Mrs Mattocks; Pastora-Miss Poitier.
    Cast:
    115426 | 69040 | Damon | Mattocks
    115427 | 69040 | Palaemon | Dibdin
    115428 | 69040 | Laura | Mrs Mattocks
    115429 | 69040 | Pastora | Miss Poitier.
    Performance: 69041 | 33648 | d | I: <i>A New Tambourine</i> Dance-Master Blurton (apprentice to $Fishar=, eleven years old, 1st appearance any stage); End I: <i>Rural Love</i>, as17661120; II: <i>A Serious Dance</i>-Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar, sixteen years old, 1st appearance any stage); III: A <i>New Pantomime</i> Ballet-Mas | Blurton, Miss Besford (Apprentice to Fishar, ten years old, 1st appearance any stage as a dancer); IV: <i>A Minuet</i>-Fishar, Miss Capon; <i>Double Hornpipe</i>-Fishar, Sga Manesiere.
    AsSeeDate: 69041 | cg | d | As | 17661120
    Cast:
    115430 | 69041 | <i>A Minuet</i> | Fishar, Miss Capon
    115431 | 69041 | <i>Double Hornpipe</i> | Fishar, Sga Manesiere.
    Performance: 69042 | 33648 | b | End: A New Grand Ballet call'd <i>The Wapping Landlady</i> | Jack (in Distress)-Fishar; the other Sailors-Petro, Hussey, Martin, Reynald, Curtat, King; Landlady-Miles; Milk Woman-Sga Manesiere; other women-Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.
    Cast:
    115432 | 69042 | Jack | Fishar
    115433 | 69042 | the other Sailors | Petro, Hussey, Martin, Reynald, Curtat, King
    115434 | 69042 | Landlady | Miles
    115435 | 69042 | Milk Woman | Sga Manesiere
    115436 | 69042 | other women | Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17661113, but Lavinia-Mrs Vincent; Calista-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Damon-Mattocks; Palaemon-Dibdin; Laura-Mrs Mattocks; Pastora-Miss Poitier.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: I: A New Tambourine Dance-Master Blurton (apprentice to Fishar, eleven years old, 1st appearance any stage); End I: Rural Love, as17661120; II: A Serious Dance-Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar, sixteen years old, 1st appearance any stage); III: A New Pantomime Ballet-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (Apprentice to Fishar, ten years old, 1st appearance any stage as a dancer); IV: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Capon; Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Ballet

Comment: End: A New Grand Ballet call'd The Wapping Landlady. Jack (in Distress)-Fishar; the other Sailors-Petro, Hussey, Martin, Reynald, Curtat, King; Landlady-Miles; Milk Woman-Sga Manesiere; other women-Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez

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