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23 December 1772

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1772-1773
Volume: 4
Comments: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid Mr Dibdin's draft #70 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #264 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl Hamlet. As 18 Dec. *aThe Old Maid. As 17 Oct. *cMainpiece: By Desire. Paid $Mr Dibdin='s draft #70 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #264 13s. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1772 12 23 dl Hamlet. ^As17721218^.*a1772 12 23 dl The Old Maid. ^As17721017^.*c1772 12 23 dl Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid $Mr Dibdin='s draft #70 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #264 13s. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 36793 | 17721223 | dl | Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid $Mr Dibdin='s draft #70 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #264 13s. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 76482 | 36793 | p | Hamlet | As17721218.
    AsSeeDate: 76482 | dl | p | As | 17721218
    Cast:
    492522 | 76482 | Hamlet | Garrick
    492523 | 76482 | King | Jefferson
    492524 | 76482 | Ghost | Bransby
    492525 | 76482 | Horatio | Packer
    492526 | 76482 | Polonius | Baddeley
    492527 | 76482 | Laertes | J. Aickin
    492528 | 76482 | Rosencraus | Davies
    492529 | 76482 | Guildenstern | Fawcett
    492530 | 76482 | Marcellus | Ackman
    492531 | 76482 | Player King | Keen
    492532 | 76482 | Queen | Mrs Hopkins
    492533 | 76482 | Player Queen | Mrs Johnston
    492534 | 76482 | Ophelia | Mrs Smith, first time
    492535 | 76482 | Bernardo | Wrighten
    492536 | 76482 | Francisco | Griffith-$Hogan=, from <i>Bell edition</i> 1773.
    492537 | 76482 | Griffith | $Hogan=, from <i>Bell edition</i> 1773.
    Performance: 76483 | 36793 | a | The Old Maid | As17721017.
    AsSeeDate: 76483 | dl | a | As | 17721017
    Cast:
    492538 | 76483 | Clerimont | Cautherly
    492539 | 76483 | Harlow | Packer
    492540 | 76483 | Heartwell | Hurst
    492541 | 76483 | Cape | Baddeley
    492542 | 76483 | Miss Harlow | Mrs Cross
    492543 | 76483 | Mrs Harlow | Miss Pope.

Mainpiece

Title: Hamlet
Comments:
As17721218.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: The Old Maid
Comments:
As17721017.
Cast:

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Author: Arthur Murphy
Birth: 1727
Death: 1805

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 23 December 1772 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 10, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=36793.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 23 December 1772 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=36793. Accessed 10 April 2025.