05 November 1768

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1768-1769
Volume: 4
Comments: PPortia, 1st time, by Mrs Abington--very well.--Mr and Miss Hamoir were advertised to dance at the end of the first act, being their first appearance.--At practice this morning Mr Hamoir sprained his leg so bad, he was not able to perform--An apology was made by Mr King; and another dance got ready, and all was quiet (Hopkins Diary)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl The Merchant of Venice. As 30 Sept., but Portia-Mrs Abington[, 1st time%; [Add% Gobbo-Parsons; Salarino-Hurst; Solanio-Fawcett; Duke-Bransby; Balthazar-Ackman; Tubal-Messink. *a??dl The Padlock. As 3 Nov. *d??dl I: A <i>New Comic Dance</i>-Hamoir, Miss Hamoir (their 1st appearance this stage); III: <i>The Piedmontese Mountaineer</i>, as 3 Nov. *c??dl <i>PPortia</i>, 1st time, by $Mrs Abington=--very well.--$Mr and Miss Hamoir= were advertised to dance at the end of the first act, being their first appearance.--At practice this morning $Mr Hamoir= sprained his leg so bad, he was not able to perform--An apology was made by $Mr King=; and another dance got ready, and all was quiet (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1768 11 05 dl The Merchant of Venice. ^As17680930^, but Portia-Mrs Abington, 1st time; Add Gobbo-Parsons; Salarino-Hurst; Solanio-Fawcett; Duke-Bransby; Balthazar-Ackman; Tubal-Messink.*a1768 11 05 dl The Padlock. ^As17681103^.*d1768 11 05 dl I: A <i>New Comic Dance</i>-Hamoir, Miss Hamoir (their 1st appearance this stage); III: <i>The Piedmontese Mountaineer</i>, ^as17681103^.*c1768 11 05 dl <i>PPortia</i>, 1st time, by $Mrs Abington=--very well.--$Mr and Miss Hamoir= were advertised to dance at the end of the first act, being their first appearance.--At practice this morning $Mr Hamoir= sprained his leg so bad, he was not able to perform--An apology was made by $Mr King=; and another dance got ready, and all was quiet (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>).

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    Event: 34423 | 17681105 | dl | <i>PPortia</i>, 1st time, by $Mrs Abington=--very well.--$Mr and Miss Hamoir= were advertised to dance at the end of the first act, being their first appearance.--At practice this morning $Mr Hamoir= sprained his leg so bad, he was not able to perform--An apology was made by $Mr King=; and another dance got ready, and all was quiet (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>)
    Performance: 70909 | 34423 | p | The Merchant Of Venice | As17680930, but Portia-Mrs Abington, 1st time; Add Gobbo-Parsons; Salarino-Hurst; Solanio-Fawcett; Duke-Bransby; Balthazar-Ackman; Tubal-Messink.
    AsSeeDate: 70909 | dl | p | As | 17680930
    Cast:
    119336 | 70909 | Portia | Mrs Abington, 1st time
    119337 | 70909 | Add Gobbo | Parsons
    119338 | 70909 | Salarino | Hurst
    119339 | 70909 | Solanio | Fawcett
    119340 | 70909 | Duke | Bransby
    119341 | 70909 | Balthazar | Ackman
    119342 | 70909 | Tubal | Messink.
    463499 | 70909 | Shylock | King
    463500 | 70909 | Antonio | Reddish
    463501 | 70909 | Lorenzo | Vernon
    463502 | 70909 | Gratiano | Dodd
    463503 | 70909 | Bassanio | Cautherly
    463504 | 70909 | Launcelot | W. Palmer
    463505 | 70909 | Jessica | Mrs Baddeley
    463506 | 70909 | Nerissa | Mrs Jeffries.
    Performance: 70910 | 34423 | a | The Padlock | As17681103.
    AsSeeDate: 70910 | dl | a | As | 17681103
    Cast:
    463507 | 70910 | Leonora | Mrs Arne.
    463508 | 70910 | Mungo | Dibdin
    463509 | 70910 | Don Diego | Bannister
    463510 | 70910 | Leander | Vernon
    463511 | 70910 | Ursula | Mrs Dorman
    463512 | 70910 | Scholars | Fawcett, J. Burton
    463513 | 70910 | suggested Mungo | $Moody=.
    Performance: 70911 | 34423 | d | I: A <i>New Comic Dance</i>-Hamoir, Miss Hamoir (their 1st appearance this stage); III: <i>The Piedmontese Mountaineer</i>, as17681103
    AsSeeDate: 70911 | dl | d | As | 17681103

Mainpiece

Title: The Merchant Of Venice
Comments:
As17680930, but Portia-Mrs Abington, 1st time; Add Gobbo-Parsons; Salarino-Hurst; Solanio-Fawcett; Duke-Bransby; Balthazar-Ackman; Tubal-Messink.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: The Padlock
Comments:
As17681103.
Cast:

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Work Title: The Padlock
Publish Date: 1768
Birth: 1728
Death: 1808
Baptism: 1745
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Dance

Comment: I: A New Comic Dance-Hamoir, Miss Hamoir (their 1st appearance this stage); III: The Piedmontese Mountaineer, as17681103

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