28 April 1768

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1767-1768
Volume: 4
Comments: Mainpiece: Altered from Shakespeare and Tate. Afterpiece: Specified as a Musical entertainment in two acts, taken from The Summer's Tale, with alterations and additions by the author. Receipts: #109 7s. (Account Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg King Lear. As 20 Feb. *a??cg Amelia. As 12 April. *d??cg End: <i>The Highland Reel</i>, as 7 March. *c??cg Mainpiece: Altered from $Shakespeare= and $Tate=. Afterpiece: Specified as a Musical entertainment in two acts, taken from <i>The Summer's Tale</i>, with alterations and additions by the author. Receipts: #109 7s. (Account Book).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1768 04 28 cg King Lear. ^As17680220^.*a1768 04 28 cg Amelia. ^As17680412^.*d1768 04 28 cg End: <i>The Highland Reel</i>, ^as17680307^.*c1768 04 28 cg Mainpiece: Altered from $Shakespeare= and $Tate=. Afterpiece: Specified as a Musical entertainment in two acts, taken from <i>The Summer's Tale</i>, with alterations and additions by the author. Receipts: #109 7s. (Account Book).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 34210 | 17680428 | cg | Mainpiece: Altered from $Shakespeare= and $Tate=. Afterpiece: Specified as a Musical entertainment in two acts, taken from <i>The Summer's Tale</i>, with alterations and additions by the author. Receipts: #109 7s. (Account Book)
    Performance: 70374 | 34210 | p | King Lear | As17680220.
    AsSeeDate: 70374 | cg | p | As | 17680220
    Cast:
    461223 | 70374 | Lear | Powell
    461224 | 70374 | Edgar | Smith
    461225 | 70374 | Gloster | Gibson
    461226 | 70374 | Albany | Hull
    461227 | 70374 | Bastard | Bensley
    461228 | 70374 | Kent | Clarke
    461229 | 70374 | Gentleman Usher | Cushing
    461230 | 70374 | Cornwal | Gardner
    461231 | 70374 | France | Davis
    461232 | 70374 | Burgundy | Lewes
    461233 | 70374 | Goneril | Mrs Stephens
    461234 | 70374 | Regan | Mrs DuBellamy
    461235 | 70374 | Cordelia | Mrs Yates
    461236 | 70374 | Doctor | Redman
    461237 | 70374 | Captain | Wignel
    461238 | 70374 | Old Man | Hallam
    461239 | 70374 | Herald | Holtom
    461240 | 70374 | Cornwall's servant | T. Smith.
    Performance: 70375 | 34210 | a | Amelia | As17680412.
    AsSeeDate: 70375 | cg | a | As | 17680412
    Cast:
    461241 | 70375 | Sir Anthony Withers | Shuter
    461242 | 70375 | Frederick | Mattocks
    461243 | 70375 | Henry | Dyer
    461244 | 70375 | Peter | Bates
    461245 | 70375 | Olivia | Mrs Vincent
    461246 | 70375 | Amelia | Mrs Mattocks.
    Performance: 70376 | 34210 | d | End: <i>The Highland Reel</i>, as17680307
    AsSeeDate: 70376 | cg | d | As | 17680307

Mainpiece

Title: King Lear
Comments:
As17680220.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: Amelia
Comments:
As17680412.
Cast:

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Work Title: Amelia
Publish Date: 1768
Birth: 1732
Death: 1811

Dance

Comment: End: The Highland Reel, as17680307

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