11 March 1769

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1768-1769
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Woodward. Ladies send servants by 4 o'clock. Charges #66 19s. Balance to Woodward #87 16s. 6d. plus #65 15s. from 263 Box tickets (Account Book). [The proposed afterpiece, Dr Schomberg's burlesque tragedy, The Rival Favourites; or, Death of Bucephalus the Great (Public Advertiser, 4 March), had been sent to the Licenser 27 Feb., had been cast, and put in rehearsal, but was dropped and never played there. It had been done in Edinburgh in 1765. Larpent MS 293 is the Edinburg edn. The rivals are Statira and the Horse, Statira bribes Alexander's physician to kill Bucephalus.] Receipts: #154 16s. (Account Book)

Event Downloads

JSON XML CSV
  • Your web browser doesn't have a PDF plugin. Instead, click here to download the PDF file

  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?Kcg Cymbeline. As 21 Nov. 1768. *a?Kcg The Oxonian in Town. As 5 Oct. 1768, but [with the% <i>Original Prologue</i> [By Desire%-Shuter. *d?Kcg End: <i>The Irish Lilt</i>, as 30 Sept. 1768. *c?Kcg Benefit for $Woodward=. Ladies send servants by 4 o'clock. Charges #66 19s. Balance to Woodward #87 16s. 6d. plus #65 15s. from 263 Box tickets (Account Book). [The proposed afterpiece, $Dr Schomberg='s burlesque tragedy, <i>The Rival Favourites; or, Death of Bucephalus the Great</i> (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 4 March), had been sent to the $Licenser= 27 Feb., had been cast, and put in rehearsal, but was dropped and never played there. It had been done in $Edinburgh= in 1765. <i>Larpent MS 293</i> is the Edinburg edn. The rivals are <i>Statira</i> and <i>the Horse</i>, Statira bribes <i>Alexander</i>'s physician to kill <i>Bucephalus</i>.] Receipts: #154 16s. (Account Book).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1769 03 11 cg Cymbeline. ^As17681121^.*a1769 03 11 cg The Oxonian in Town. ^As17681005^, but with the <i>Original Prologue</i> By Desire-Shuter.*d1769 03 11 cg End: <i>The Irish Lilt</i>, ^as17680930^.*c1769 03 11 cg Benefit for $Woodward=. Ladies send servants by 4 o'clock. Charges #66 19s. Balance to Woodward #87 16s. 6d. plus #65 15s. from 263 Box tickets (Account Book). [The proposed afterpiece, $Dr Schomberg='s burlesque tragedy, <i>The Rival Favourites; or, Death of Bucephalus the Great</i> (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 4 March), had been sent to the $Licenser= 27 Feb., had been cast, and put in rehearsal, but was dropped and never played there. It had been done in $Edinburgh= in 1765. <i>Larpent MS 293</i> is the Edinburg edn. The rivals are <i>Statira</i> and <i>the Horse</i>, Statira bribes <i>Alexander</i>'s physician to kill <i>Bucephalus</i>.] Receipts: #154 16s. (Account Book).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 34679 | 17690311 | cg | Benefit for $Woodward=. Ladies send servants by 4 o'clock. Charges #66 19s. Balance to Woodward #87 16s. 6d. plus #65 15s. from 263 Box tickets (Account Book). [The proposed afterpiece, $Dr Schomberg='s burlesque tragedy, <i>The Rival Favourites; or, Death of Bucephalus the Great</i> (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 4 March), had been sent to the $Licenser= 27 Feb., had been cast, and put in rehearsal, but was dropped and never played there. It had been done in $Edinburgh= in 1765. <i>Larpent MS 293</i> is the Edinburg edn. The rivals are <i>Statira</i> and <i>the Horse</i>, Statira bribes <i>Alexander</i>'s physician to kill <i>Bucephalus</i>.] Receipts: #154 16s. (Account Book)
    Performance: 71452 | 34679 | p | Cymbeline | As17681121.
    AsSeeDate: 71452 | cg | p | As | 17681121
    Cast:
    467056 | 71452 | Philario | Lewis.
    467057 | 71452 | Leonatus | Powell
    467058 | 71452 | Iachimo | Smith
    467059 | 71452 | Pisanio | Hull
    467060 | 71452 | Cymbeline | Gibson
    467061 | 71452 | Cloten | Yates
    467062 | 71452 | Caius Lucius | Gardner
    467063 | 71452 | Bellarius | Clarke
    467064 | 71452 | Guiderius | Bensley
    467065 | 71452 | Arviragus | Perry
    467066 | 71452 | Queen | Mrs Vincent
    467067 | 71452 | Imogen | Mrs Yates
    467068 | 71452 | With a Masquerade Scene | incident to the Play and
    467069 | 71452 | Singing | Mrs Thompson.
    Performance: 71453 | 34679 | a | The Oxonian in Town | As17681005, but with the <i>Original Prologue</i> By Desire-Shuter.
    AsSeeDate: 71453 | cg | a | As | 17681005
    Cast:
    119998 | 71453 | with the <i>Original Prologue</i> By Desire | Shuter.
    467070 | 71453 | MacShuffle | Barrington.
    467071 | 71453 | Careless | Woodward
    467072 | 71453 | Knowell | Bensley
    467073 | 71453 | Rook | DuBellamy
    467074 | 71453 | Shark | Mahon
    467075 | 71453 | Lucy | Mrs Mattocks.
    Performance: 71454 | 34679 | d | End: <i>The Irish Lilt</i>, as17680930
    AsSeeDate: 71454 | cg | d | As | 17680930

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17681121.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17681005, but with the Original Prologue By Desire-Shuter.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: End: The Irish Lilt, as17680930

Cite this page

Chicago:
MLA: