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03 April 1773

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1772-1773
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Bensley. Last time of performing till the Holidays. On Easter Monday (the Sixth Night, for the Author) the New Comedy, of She Stoops to Conquor; or, The Mistakes of a Night (playbill). Charges #67 5s. Profit to Bensley #68 1s. 6d. plus #34 4s. from tickets (Box 135; Pit 3). Paid one-half year's poor's Rate for theatre due Lady Day last #21 17s. 6d. and ditto for House in Bow Passage 15s. 8d. (Account Book). Receipts: #135 6s. 6d

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Timanthes. Timanthes-Smith; Demophoon-Bensley; Mathusius-Clarke; Cherinthus-Wroughton; Adrastus-Gardner; Orcanes-Morris; Cephisa-Mrs Bulkley; Ismena-Mrs Hartley[, first time%; [In Act III a% <i>Procession</i>-; the vocal parts-Reinhold, Mrs Baker, DuBellamy, Baker, Fox, Miss Valois, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones. *aMan and Wife. As 29 Oct. 1772. *dEnd: <i>The Bird Catchers</i>, as 7 Dec. 1772. *cBenefit for $Bensley=. Last time of performing till the Holidays. On <i>Easter</i> Monday(the Sixth Night, for the Author) the New Comedy, of <i>She Stoops to Conquor; or, The Mistakes of a Night</i> (playbill). Charges #67 5s. Profit to Bensley #68 1s. 6d. plus #34 4s. from tickets (Box 135; Pit 3). Paid one-half year's poor's Rate for theatre due <i>Lady Day</i> last #21 17s. 6d. and ditto for House in <i>Bow Passage</i> 15s. 8d. (Account Book). Receipts: #135 6s. 6d.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1773 04 03 cg Timanthes. Timanthes-Smith; Demophoon-Bensley; Mathusius-Clarke; Cherinthus-Wroughton; Adrastus-Gardner; Orcanes-Morris; Cephisa-Mrs Bulkley; Ismena-Mrs Hartley, first time; In Act III a <i>Procession</i>-; the vocal parts-Reinhold, Mrs Baker, DuBellamy, Baker, Fox, Miss Valois, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.*a1773 04 03 cg Man and Wife. ^As17721029^.*d1773 04 03 cg End: <i>The Bird Catchers</i>, ^as17721207^.*c1773 04 03 cg Benefit for $Bensley=. Last time of performing till the Holidays. On <i>Easter</i> Monday (the Sixth Night, for the Author) the New Comedy, of <i>She Stoops to Conquor; or, The Mistakes of a Night</i> (playbill). Charges #67 5s. Profit to Bensley #68 1s. 6d. plus #34 4s. from tickets (Box 135; Pit 3). Paid one-half year's poor's Rate for theatre due <i>Lady Day</i> last #21 17s. 6d. and ditto for House in <i>Bow Passage</i> 15s. 8d. (Account Book). Receipts: #135 6s. 6d.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 37003 | 17730403 | cg | Benefit for $Bensley=. Last time of performing till the Holidays. On <i>Easter</i> Monday (the Sixth Night, for the Author) the New Comedy, of <i>She Stoops to Conquor; or, The Mistakes of a Night</i> (playbill). Charges #67 5s. Profit to Bensley #68 1s. 6d. plus #34 4s. from tickets (Box 135; Pit 3). Paid one-half year's poor's Rate for theatre due <i>Lady Day</i> last #21 17s. 6d. and ditto for House in <i>Bow Passage</i> 15s. 8d. (Account Book). Receipts: #135 6s. 6d
    Performance: 76949 | 37003 | p | Timanthes | Timanthes-Smith; Demophoon-Bensley; Mathusius-Clarke; Cherinthus-Wroughton; Adrastus-Gardner; Orcanes-Morris; Cephisa-Mrs Bulkley; Ismena-Mrs Hartley, first time; In Act III a <i>Procession</i>-; the vocal parts-Reinhold, Mrs Baker, DuBellamy, Baker, Fox, Miss Valois, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
    Cast:
    130894 | 76949 | Timanthes | Smith
    130895 | 76949 | Demophoon | Bensley
    130896 | 76949 | Mathusius | Clarke
    130897 | 76949 | Cherinthus | Wroughton
    130898 | 76949 | Adrastus | Gardner
    130899 | 76949 | Orcanes | Morris
    130900 | 76949 | Cephisa | Mrs Bulkley
    130901 | 76949 | Ismena | Mrs Hartley, first time
    130902 | 76949 | In Act III a <i>Procession</i>
    130903 | 76949 | the vocal parts | Reinhold, Mrs Baker, DuBellamy, Baker, Fox, Miss Valois, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
    Performance: 76950 | 37003 | a | Man and Wife | As17721029.
    AsSeeDate: 76950 | cg | a | As | 17721029
    Cast:
    494832 | 76950 | Marcourt | Woodward
    494833 | 76950 | Cross | Shuter
    494834 | 76950 | Kitchen | Dunstall
    494835 | 76950 | Freeman | Perry
    494836 | 76950 | Mrs Cross | Mrs Green
    494837 | 76950 | Charlotte | Mrs Bulkley
    494838 | 76950 | Lettice | Mrs Mattocks
    494839 | 76950 | Landlady | Mrs Gardner
    494840 | 76950 | Sally | Miss Brown, who performed last season in the <i>Fairy Prince</i> and in <i>Man and Wife</i>.
    Performance: 76951 | 37003 | d | End: <i>The Bird Catchers</i>, as17721207
    AsSeeDate: 76951 | cg | d | As | 17721207

Mainpiece

Title: Timanthes
Comments:
Timanthes-Smith; Demophoon-Bensley; Mathusius-Clarke; Cherinthus-Wroughton; Adrastus-Gardner; Orcanes-Morris; Cephisa-Mrs Bulkley; Ismena-Mrs Hartley, first time; In Act III a Procession-; the vocal parts-Reinhold, Mrs Baker, DuBellamy, Baker, Fox, Miss Valois, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Timanthes
Publish Date: 1770
Author: John Hoole
Birth: 1727
Death: 1803

Afterpiece

Title: Man and Wife
Comments:
As17721029.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: End: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

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