19 May 1773

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1772-1773
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Branson, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones, and Miss Besford. Tickets deliver'd by Roffe will be taken. Charges #65 12s. 6d. Deficit to beneficiaries #23 1s., divided as follows: Branson #11 10s. 6d.; Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones combined #5 15s. 3d.; Miss Besford #5 15s. 3d., covered by income from tickets (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Branson 135 224 178 #85 3s.@Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones 88 109 76 #45 19s.@Miss Besford 23 82 81 #26 3s.@ [No record of Roffe's tickets appears in the Account Book this night.] Receipts: #42 11s. 6d

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Hamlet. As 1 Feb., but Ostrick-Dyer.*aPolly Honeycombe. Scribble-Lewes[, first time%; Honeycombe-Quick; Ledger-Dunstall; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Pitt; Nurse-Mrs Copin; Polly (with the <i>Original Epilogue</i>)-Miss Besford[, her first appearance as an actress%. *dI: <i>A New Dance</i>[-Langrish, Miss Besford%, as 26 April; III: A <i>Highland Reel</i>-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, Miss Besford [see 7 March 1768]. *cBenefit for $Branson=, $Mrs Lampe=, $Mrs Jones=, and $Miss Besford=. Tickets deliver'd by $Roffe= will be taken. Charges #65 12s. 6d. Deficit to beneficiaries #23 1s., divided as follows: Branson #11 10s. 6d.; Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones combined #5 15s. 3d.; Miss Besford #5 15s.3d., covered by income from tickets (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Branson 135 224 178 #85 3s.@Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones 88 109 76 #45 19s.@Miss Besford 23 82 81 #26 3s.@ [No record of Roffe's tickets appearsin the Account Book this night.] Receipts: #42 11s. 6d.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1773 05 19 cg Hamlet. ^As17730201^, but Ostrick-Dyer.*a1773 05 19 cg Polly Honeycombe. Scribble-Lewes, first time; Honeycombe-Quick; Ledger-Dunstall; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Pitt; Nurse-Mrs Copin; Polly (with the <i>Original Epilogue</i>)-Miss Besford, her first appearance as an actress.*d1773 05 19 cg I: <i>A New Dance</i>-Langrish, Miss Besford, ^as17730426^ III: A <i>Highland Reel</i>-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, Miss Besford [^see17680307^].*c1773 05 19 cg Benefit for $Branson=, $Mrs Lampe=, $Mrs Jones=, and $Miss Besford=. Tickets deliver'd by $Roffe= will be taken. Charges #65 12s. 6d. Deficit to beneficiaries #23 1s., divided as follows: Branson #11 10s. 6d.; Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones combined #5 15s. 3d.; Miss Besford #5 15s. 3d., covered by income from tickets (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Branson 135 224 178 #85 3s.@Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones 88 109 76 #45 19s.@Miss Besford 23 82 81 #26 3s.@ [No record of Roffe's tickets appears in the Account Book this night.] Receipts: #42 11s. 6d.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 37092 | 17730519 | cg | Benefit for $Branson=, $Mrs Lampe=, $Mrs Jones=, and $Miss Besford=. Tickets deliver'd by $Roffe= will be taken. Charges #65 12s. 6d. Deficit to beneficiaries #23 1s., divided as follows: Branson #11 10s. 6d.; Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones combined #5 15s. 3d.; Miss Besford #5 15s. 3d., covered by income from tickets (Account Book). @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Branson 135 224 178 #85 3s.@Mrs Lampe and Mrs Jones 88 109 76 #45 19s.@Miss Besford 23 82 81 #26 3s.@ [No record of Roffe's tickets appears in the Account Book this night.] Receipts: #42 11s. 6d
    Performance: 77194 | 37092 | p | Hamlet | As17730201, but Ostrick-Dyer.
    AsSeeDate: 77194 | cg | p | As | 17730201
    Cast:
    131394 | 77194 | Ostrick | Dyer.
    495748 | 77194 | Gravediggers | Quick_, <i>Dunstall.
    495749 | 77194 | Hamlet | Smith
    495750 | 77194 | King | Gardner
    495751 | 77194 | Ghost | Bensley
    495752 | 77194 | Horatio | Hull
    495753 | 77194 | Laertes | Davis
    495754 | 77194 | Polonius | Shuter
    495755 | 77194 | Ophelia | Mrs Mattocks
    495756 | 77194 | Queen | Miss Miller.
    Performance: 77195 | 37092 | a | Polly Honeycombe | Scribble-Lewes, first time; Honeycombe-Quick; Ledger-Dunstall; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Pitt; Nurse-Mrs Copin; Polly (with the <i>Original Epilogue</i>)-Miss Besford, her first appearance as an actress.
    Cast:
    131395 | 77195 | Scribble | Lewes, first time
    131396 | 77195 | Honeycombe | Quick
    131397 | 77195 | Ledger | Dunstall
    131398 | 77195 | Mrs Honeycombe | Mrs Pitt
    131399 | 77195 | Nurse | Mrs Copin
    131400 | 77195 | Polly | Miss Besford, her first appearance as an actress.
    Performance: 77196 | 37092 | d | I: <i>A New Dance</i>-Langrish, Miss Besford, as17730426 III: A <i>Highland Reel</i>-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, Miss Besford [see17680307]
    AsSeeDate: 77196 | cg | d | As | 17730426
    Cast:
    495757 | 77196 | will be reviv'd <i>The Whim</i> | Aldridge, Sg Manesiere
    495758 | 77196 | <i>A New Dance</i> | Mas. Langrish
    495759 | 77196 | A <i>New Dance</i> | Aldridge, Miss Capon
    495760 | 77196 | call'd <i>Rural Amusements</i> | Fishar, Sga Manesiere.

Mainpiece

Title: Hamlet
Comments:
As17730201, but Ostrick-Dyer.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: Polly Honeycombe
Comments:
Scribble-Lewes, first time; Honeycombe-Quick; Ledger-Dunstall; Mrs Honeycombe-Mrs Pitt; Nurse-Mrs Copin; Polly (with the Original Epilogue)-Miss Besford, her first appearance as an actress.
Cast:

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Dance

Comment: I: A New Dance-Langrish, Miss Besford, as17730426 III: A Highland Reel-Aldridge, Sga Manesiere, Miss Besford [see17680307]

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