04 November 1771

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1771-1772
Volume: 4
Comments: [The Young Gentleman identified as Owenson by Hopkins MS Notes. Confirmed by Sir Nicholas Nipclose, in The Theatres (2nd. ed. London, 1722, p. 51) speaking of Inchbald's introduction to the London stage with advertisement of "first appearance" though he had been many years an itinerant actor, "this is a trick to gain, from curiosity, what may pay by one night the whole season's pitiful salary of such actors; several mushrooms have vegetated thus; but none more worthless or short lived, than Mr Owenson; brought forward modestly in Tamerlane, some weeks since; without even the requistes of a grown-up school-boy."] Receipts: #180 6s. (Account Book)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Tamerlane. Tamerlane-a Young Gentleman[, 1st appearance% [$Owenson=]; Bajazet-Smith; Axalla-Hull; Dervise-Gardner; Moneses-Wroughton; Omar-Morris; Stratocles-Fox; Hali-Thompson; Prince of Tanais-R. Smith; Selima-Mrs Mattocks; Arpasia-Miss Miller; [The Original song% <i>To Thee, O gentle Sleep</i>-DuBellamy; [The% <i>Usual Prologue</i>-Wroughton. *aThe Author. As 18 Oct., but Arabella-Mrs Dyer. *dEnd: [A New Comic Dance, call'd% <i>The Jovial Gardners</i>-Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir, Mr Drouville[, being his 1st appearance%. [See 12 March 1763.] *c[The $Young Gentleman= identified as $Owenson= by <i>Hopkins MS Notes</i>. Confirmed by $Sir Nicholas Nipclose=, in <i>The Theatres</i> (2nd. ed. London, 1722, p. 51) speaking of $Inchbald='s introduction to the <i>London</i> stage with advertisement of "first appearance" though he had been many years an itinerant actor, "this is a trick to gain, from curiosity, what may payby one night the whole season's pitiful salary of such actors; several mushrooms have vegetated thus; but none more worthless or short lived, than $Mr Owenson=; brought forward modestly in <i>Tamerlane</i>, some weeks since; without even the requistes of a grown-up school-boy."] Receipts: #180 6s. (Account Book).
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    *p1771 11 04 cg Tamerlane. Tamerlane-a Young Gentleman, 1st appearance [$Owenson=]; Bajazet-Smith; Axalla-Hull; Dervise-Gardner; Moneses-Wroughton; Omar-Morris; Stratocles-Fox; Hali-Thompson; Prince of Tanais-R. Smith; Selima-Mrs Mattocks; Arpasia-Miss Miller; [The Original song <i>To Thee, O gentle Sleep</i>-DuBellamy; [The <i>Usual Prologue</i>-Wroughton.*a1771 11 04 cg The Author. ^As17711018^, but Arabella-Mrs Dyer.*d1771 11 04 cg End: A New Comic Dance, call'd <i>The Jovial Gardners</i>-Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir, Mr Drouville[, being his 1st appearance. [^See17630312^.]*c1771 11 04 cg [The $Young Gentleman= identified as $Owenson= by <i>Hopkins MS Notes</i>. Confirmed by $Sir Nicholas Nipclose=, in <i>The Theatres</i> (2nd. ed. London, 1722, p. 51) speaking of $Inchbald='s introduction to the <i>London</i> stage with advertisement of "first appearance" though he had been many years an itinerant actor, "this is a trick to gain, from curiosity, what may pay by one night the whole season's pitiful salary of such actors; several mushrooms have vegetated thus; but none more worthless or short lived, than $Mr Owenson=; brought forward modestly in <i>Tamerlane</i>, some weeks since; without even the requistes of a grown-up school-boy."] Receipts: #180 6s. (Account Book).
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    Event: 36167 | 17711104 | cg | [The $Young Gentleman= identified as $Owenson= by <i>Hopkins MS Notes</i>. Confirmed by $Sir Nicholas Nipclose=, in <i>The Theatres</i> (2nd. ed. London, 1722, p. 51) speaking of $Inchbald='s introduction to the <i>London</i> stage with advertisement of "first appearance" though he had been many years an itinerant actor, "this is a trick to gain, from curiosity, what may pay by one night the whole season's pitiful salary of such actors; several mushrooms have vegetated thus; but none more worthless or short lived, than $Mr Owenson=; brought forward modestly in <i>Tamerlane</i>, some weeks since; without even the requistes of a grown-up school-boy."] Receipts: #180 6s. (Account Book)
    Performance: 74962 | 36167 | p | Tamerlane | Tamerlane-a Young Gentleman, 1st appearance [$Owenson=]; Bajazet-Smith; Axalla-Hull; Dervise-Gardner; Moneses-Wroughton; Omar-Morris; Stratocles-Fox; Hali-Thompson; Prince of Tanais-R. Smith; Selima-Mrs Mattocks; Arpasia-Miss Miller; [The Original song <i>To Thee, O gentle Sleep</i>-DuBellamy; [The <i>Usual Prologue</i>-Wroughton.
    Cast:
    127318 | 74962 | Tamerlane | a Young Gentleman, 1st appearance
    127319 | 74962 | Bajazet | Smith
    127320 | 74962 | Axalla | Hull
    127321 | 74962 | Dervise | Gardner
    127322 | 74962 | Moneses | Wroughton
    127323 | 74962 | Omar | Morris
    127324 | 74962 | Stratocles | Fox
    127325 | 74962 | Hali | Thompson
    127326 | 74962 | Prince of Tanais | R. Smith
    127327 | 74962 | Selima | Mrs Mattocks
    127328 | 74962 | Arpasia | Miss Miller
    127329 | 74962 | O gentle Sleep</i> | DuBellamy
    127330 | 74962 | The <i>Usual Prologue</i> | Wroughton.
    Performance: 74963 | 36167 | a | The Author | As17711018, but Arabella-Mrs Dyer.
    AsSeeDate: 74963 | cg | a | As | 17711018
    Cast:
    127331 | 74963 | Arabella | Mrs Dyer.
    485313 | 74963 | Vamp | Yates
    485314 | 74963 | Sprightly | DuBellamy
    485315 | 74963 | Young Cape | Hull
    485316 | 74963 | Governor | Gardner
    485317 | 74963 | Mrs Cadwallader | Mrs Gardner.
    Performance: 74964 | 36167 | d | End: A New Comic Dance, call'd <i>The Jovial Gardners</i>-Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir, Mr Drouville[, being his 1st appearance | [See17630312.]

Mainpiece

Comments:
Tamerlane-a Young Gentleman, 1st appearance [Owenson]; Bajazet-Smith; Axalla-Hull; Dervise-Gardner; Moneses-Wroughton; Omar-Morris; Stratocles-Fox; Hali-Thompson; Prince of Tanais-R. Smith; Selima-Mrs Mattocks; Arpasia-Miss Miller; [The Original song To Thee, O gentle Sleep-DuBellamy; [The Usual Prologue-Wroughton.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17711018, but Arabella-Mrs Dyer.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: End: A New Comic Dance, call'd The Jovial Gardners-Sga Manesiere, Miss Hamoir, Mr Drouville[, being his 1st appearance. [See17630312.

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