29 March 1769

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1768-1769
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Yates. Tragedy written by R. Glover. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Charges #64 19s. Balance to Yates #52 19s. plus #151 3s. from tickets (Box 589; Pit 26) (Account Book). Neville MS Diary: Having places in the Pit at Covent Garden went to see Mrs Yates do Medea in which she is inimitably great. My strong desire to see her in this character was one reason of continuing to town so long. Read her part before the play began. Her husband is truly comic in Tim in the Knights. Receipts; #117 18s. (Account Book)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?]cg Medea. [Parts by: Smith, Wroughton, Bensley, Clarke, Perry, Gardner, Mrs Ward, Mrs Yates.% [In Act III, the Song of% <i>Azure God</i>-Mrs Baker; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Yates; Jason-Smith; Creon-Wroughton; Medea-Mrs Yates; Theano-Mrs Ward; Aeson-Bensley; 1st Colchian-Clarke; Lycander-Perry; Hecate-Gardner (Genest, V, 246). *a?]cg The Knights. Hartop-Shuter; Jenkins-Davis; Sir Gregory-Lewis; Robin-Holtom; Jenny-Mrs Gardner; Tim-Yates. *d?]cg End: <i>The Tartars</i>, as 4 Oct. 1768. *c?]cg Benefit for $Yates=. Tragedy written by $R. Glover=. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Charges #64 19s. Balance to Yates #52 19s. plus #151 3s. from tickets (Box 589; Pit 26) (Account Book). <i>Neville MS Diary</i>: Having places in the Pit at <i>Covent Garden</i> went to see $Mrs Yates= do <i>Medea</i> in which she is inimitably great. My strong desire to see her in this character was one reason of continuing to town so long. Read her part before the play began. Her husband is truly comic in <i>Tim</i> in <i>the Knights</i>. Receipts; #117 18s. (Account Book).

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    *p1769 03 29 cg Medea. Parts by: Smith, Wroughton, Bensley, Clarke, Perry, Gardner, Mrs Ward, Mrs Yates. In Act III, the Song of <i>Azure God</i>-Mrs Baker; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Yates; Jason-Smith; Creon-Wroughton; Medea-Mrs Yates; Theano-Mrs Ward; Aeson-Bensley; 1st Colchian-Clarke; Lycander-Perry; Hecate-Gardner (Genest, V, 246).*a1769 03 29 cg The Knights. Hartop-Shuter; Jenkins-Davis; Sir Gregory-Lewis; Robin-Holtom; Jenny-Mrs Gardner; Tim-Yates.*d1769 03 29 cg End: <i>The Tartars</i>, ^as17681004^.*c1769 03 29 cg Benefit for $Yates=. Tragedy written by $R. Glover=. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Charges #64 19s. Balance to Yates #52 19s. plus #151 3s. from tickets (Box 589; Pit 26) (Account Book). <i>Neville MS Diary</i>: Having places in the Pit at <i>Covent Garden</i> went to see $Mrs Yates= do <i>Medea</i> in which she is inimitably great. My strong desire to see her in this character was one reason of continuing to town so long. Read her part before the play began. Her husband is truly comic in <i>Tim</i> in <i>the Knights</i>. Receipts; #117 18s. (Account Book).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 34704 | 17690329 | cg | Benefit for $Yates=. Tragedy written by $R. Glover=. Part of Pit will be laid into Boxes. Send servants by 4 o'clock. Charges #64 19s. Balance to Yates #52 19s. plus #151 3s. from tickets (Box 589; Pit 26) (Account Book). <i>Neville MS Diary</i>: Having places in the Pit at <i>Covent Garden</i> went to see $Mrs Yates= do <i>Medea</i> in which she is inimitably great. My strong desire to see her in this character was one reason of continuing to town so long. Read her part before the play began. Her husband is truly comic in <i>Tim</i> in <i>the Knights</i>. Receipts; #117 18s. (Account Book)
    Performance: 71507 | 34704 | p | Medea | Parts by: Smith, Wroughton, Bensley, Clarke, Perry, Gardner, Mrs Ward, Mrs Yates. In Act III, the Song of <i>Azure God</i>-Mrs Baker; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Yates; Jason-Smith; Creon-Wroughton; Medea-Mrs Yates; Theano-Mrs Ward; Aeson-Bensley; 1st Colchian-Clarke; Lycander-Perry; Hecate-Gardner (Genest, V, 246).
    Cast:
    120070 | 71507 | the Song of <i>Azure God</i> | Mrs Baker
    120071 | 71507 | <i>Epilogue</i> | Mrs Yates
    120072 | 71507 | Jason | Smith
    120073 | 71507 | Creon | Wroughton
    120074 | 71507 | Medea | Mrs Yates
    120075 | 71507 | Theano | Mrs Ward
    120076 | 71507 | Aeson | Bensley
    120077 | 71507 | 1st Colchian | Clarke
    120078 | 71507 | Lycander | Perry
    120079 | 71507 | Hecate | Gardner
    Performance: 71508 | 34704 | a | The Knights | Hartop-Shuter; Jenkins-Davis; Sir Gregory-Lewis; Robin-Holtom; Jenny-Mrs Gardner; Tim-Yates.
    Cast:
    120080 | 71508 | Hartop | Shuter
    120081 | 71508 | Jenkins | Davis
    120082 | 71508 | Sir Gregory | Lewis
    120083 | 71508 | Robin | Holtom
    120084 | 71508 | Jenny | Mrs Gardner
    120085 | 71508 | Tim | Yates.
    Performance: 71509 | 34704 | d | End: <i>The Tartars</i>, as17681004
    AsSeeDate: 71509 | cg | d | As | 17681004

Mainpiece

Title: Medea
Comments:
Parts by: Smith, Wroughton, Bensley, Clarke, Perry, Gardner, Mrs Ward, Mrs Yates. In Act III, the Song of Azure God-Mrs Baker; Epilogue-Mrs Yates; Jason-Smith; Creon-Wroughton; Medea-Mrs Yates; Theano-Mrs Ward; Aeson-Bensley; 1st Colchian-Clarke; Lycander-Perry; Hecate-Gardner (Genest, V, 246).
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Medea
Publish Date: 1730
Birth: 1679?
Death: 1748
Work Title: Medea
Publish Date: 1761
Birth: 1712
Death: 1785

Afterpiece

Title: The Knights
Comments:
Hartop-Shuter; Jenkins-Davis; Sir Gregory-Lewis; Robin-Holtom; Jenny-Mrs Gardner; Tim-Yates.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Knights
Publish Date: 1754
Author: Samuel Foote
Baptism: 1721
Death: 1777

Dance

Comment: End: The Tartars, as17681004

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