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25 February 1768

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1767-1768
Volume: 4
Comments: Mainpiece: (Never Performed) a Comic Opera by Isacc Bickerstaffe. [The Theatrical Monitor, No XIV (27 Feb.), remarked: We were scraped, squalled and clapped, out of our senses at Covent Garden....It was thought there were no less than 500 orders in the house. O Shameful! Why are not a generous audience left to judge of a piece, Without this forc'd imposition." N.B. Hardly possible for "500 orders" to have filled the house which took in #233 19s.] Receipts: #233 19s. 6d. (Account Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg Lionel and Clarissa. [Parts by: Mattocks, Shuter, Dyer, Gibson, Mahoon, Dunstall, Baker, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Green, Miss Macklin.% Lionel-Mattocks; Col. Oldboy-Shuter; Jessamy-Dyer; Jenkins-Dunstall; Harman-Mahoon; Sir John Flowerdale-Gibson; Clarissa-Miss Macklin; Diana-Mrs Baker; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Green; Jenny-Mrs Mattocks (Edition of 1768). *a??cg The Miller of Mansfield. King-Gibson; Miller-Dunstall; Dick-Perry; Lord Lurewell-Davis; Joe (with a <i>song</i>)-Mattocks; Courtiers-R. Smith, Wignell, T. Smith; Keepers-Stoppelaer, Banks, C. Smith, Holtom; Margery-Mrs Copin; Kate-Miss Helm; Peggy-Mrs Evans. *d??cg End: a <i>Hornpipe</i>-Miss Ford[, for 3rd time%. *c??cg Mainpiece: (Never Performed) a Comic Opera by $Isacc Bickerstaffe=. [<i>The Theatrical Monitor</i>, No XIV (27 Feb.), remarked: We were scraped, squalled and clapped, out of our senses at <i>Covent Garden</i>....It was thought there were no less than 500 orders in the house. O Shameful! Why are not a generous audience left to judge of a piece, Without this forc'd imposition." N.B. Hardly possible for "500 orders" to have filled the house which took in #233 19s.] Receipts: #233 19s. 6d. (Account Book).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1768 02 25 cg Lionel and Clarissa. Parts by: Mattocks, Shuter, Dyer, Gibson, Mahoon, Dunstall, Baker, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Green, Miss Macklin. Lionel-Mattocks; Col. Oldboy-Shuter; Jessamy-Dyer; Jenkins-Dunstall; Harman-Mahoon; Sir John Flowerdale-Gibson; Clarissa-Miss Macklin; Diana-Mrs Baker; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Green; Jenny-Mrs Mattocks (Edition of 1768).*a1768 02 25 cg The Miller of Mansfield. King-Gibson; Miller-Dunstall; Dick-Perry; Lord Lurewell-Davis; Joe (with a <i>song</i>)-Mattocks; Courtiers-R. Smith, Wignell, T. Smith; Keepers-Stoppelaer, Banks, C. Smith, Holtom; Margery-Mrs Copin; Kate-Miss Helm; Peggy-Mrs Evans.*d1768 02 25 cg End: a <i>Hornpipe</i>-Miss Ford, for 3rd time.*c1768 02 25 cg Mainpiece: (Never Performed) a Comic Opera by $Isacc Bickerstaffe=. [<i>The Theatrical Monitor</i>, No XIV (27 Feb.), remarked: We were scraped, squalled and clapped, out of our senses at <i>Covent Garden</i>....It was thought there were no less than 500 orders in the house. O Shameful! Why are not a generous audience left to judge of a piece, Without this forc'd imposition." N.B. Hardly possible for "500 orders" to have filled the house which took in #233 19s.] Receipts: #233 19s. 6d. (Account Book).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 34094 | 17680225 | cg | Mainpiece: (Never Performed) a Comic Opera by $Isacc Bickerstaffe=. [<i>The Theatrical Monitor</i>, No XIV (27 Feb.), remarked: We were scraped, squalled and clapped, out of our senses at <i>Covent Garden</i>....It was thought there were no less than 500 orders in the house. O Shameful! Why are not a generous audience left to judge of a piece, Without this forc'd imposition." N.B. Hardly possible for "500 orders" to have filled the house which took in #233 19s.] Receipts: #233 19s. 6d. (Account Book)
    Performance: 70098 | 34094 | p | Lionel And Clarissa | Parts by: Mattocks, Shuter, Dyer, Gibson, Mahoon, Dunstall, Baker, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Green, Miss Macklin. Lionel-Mattocks; Col. Oldboy-Shuter; Jessamy-Dyer; Jenkins-Dunstall; Harman-Mahoon; Sir John Flowerdale-Gibson; Clarissa-Miss Macklin; Diana-Mrs Baker; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Green; Jenny-Mrs Mattocks (Edition of 1768).
    Cast:
    117595 | 70098 | Lionel | Mattocks
    117596 | 70098 | Oldboy | Shuter
    117597 | 70098 | Jessamy | Dyer
    117598 | 70098 | Jenkins | Dunstall
    117599 | 70098 | Harman | Mahoon
    117600 | 70098 | Sir John Flowerdale | Gibson
    117601 | 70098 | Clarissa | Miss Macklin
    117602 | 70098 | Diana | Mrs Baker
    117603 | 70098 | Lady Mary Oldboy | Mrs Green
    117604 | 70098 | Jenny | Mrs Mattocks
    Performance: 70099 | 34094 | a | The Miller of Mansfield | King-Gibson; Miller-Dunstall; Dick-Perry; Lord Lurewell-Davis; Joe (with a <i>song</i>)-Mattocks; Courtiers-R. Smith, Wignell, T. Smith; Keepers-Stoppelaer, Banks, C. Smith, Holtom; Margery-Mrs Copin; Kate-Miss Helm; Peggy-Mrs Evans.
    Cast:
    117605 | 70099 | King | Gibson
    117606 | 70099 | Miller | Dunstall
    117607 | 70099 | Dick | Perry
    117608 | 70099 | Lord Lurewell | Davis
    117609 | 70099 | Joe | Mattocks
    117610 | 70099 | Courtiers | R. Smith, Wignell, T. Smith
    117611 | 70099 | Keepers | Stoppelaer, Banks, C. Smith, Holtom
    117612 | 70099 | Margery | Mrs Copin
    117613 | 70099 | Kate | Miss Helm
    117614 | 70099 | Peggy | Mrs Evans.
    Performance: 70100 | 34094 | d | End: a <i>Hornpipe</i>-Miss Ford, for 3rd time

Mainpiece

Title: Lionel And Clarissa
Comments:
Parts by: Mattocks, Shuter, Dyer, Gibson, Mahoon, Dunstall, Baker, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Green, Miss Macklin. Lionel-Mattocks; Col. Oldboy-Shuter; Jessamy-Dyer; Jenkins-Dunstall; Harman-Mahoon; Sir John Flowerdale-Gibson; Clarissa-Miss Macklin; Diana-Mrs Baker; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Green; Jenny-Mrs Mattocks (Edition of 1768).
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1768
Birth: 1728
Death: 1808
Baptism: 1745
Death: 1814

Afterpiece

Title: The Miller of Mansfield
Comments:
King-Gibson; Miller-Dunstall; Dick-Perry; Lord Lurewell-Davis; Joe (with a song)-Mattocks; Courtiers-R. Smith, Wignell, T. Smith; Keepers-Stoppelaer, Banks, C. Smith, Holtom; Margery-Mrs Copin; Kate-Miss Helm; Peggy-Mrs Evans.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: End: a Hornpipe-Miss Ford, for 3rd time

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