27 March 1775

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1774-1775
Volume: 4
Comments: Great Applause to the Farce (Hopkins Diary).Benefit for Mrs Abington. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets delivered for The Tender Husband will be taken. Send Servants by Four to prevent Confusion. [Sir Joshua Reynolds had procured forty places in the front boxes this night. Boswell and Dr Johnson were among his guests. Johnson could see and hear little, but sat out the performance, commenting on Garrick's excellence as a writer of Prologues. See Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. G. B. Hill, II, 324ff.] Receipts: #287 9s. 6d. Charges: #64 4s. Profits to Mrs Abington: #223, 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p27 dl The Hypocrite. As 6 Oct. 1774. *aBon Ton. As 18 March, but [with Alterations;%[Reduced to two acts.] Riffle-_; Whisp-_. *cGreat Applause to the Farce (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>).Benefit for $Mrs Abington=. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets delivered for <i>The Tender Husband</i> will be taken. Send Servants by Four to prevent Confusion. [$Sir Joshua Reynolds= had procured forty places in the front boxes this night. $Boswell= and $Dr Johnson= were among his guests. Johnson could see and hear little, but sat out the performance, commenting on $Garrick='s excellence as a writer of Prologues. See Boswell's <i>Life of Johnson</i>, ed. $G. B. Hill=, II, 324ff.] Receipts: #287 9s. 6d. Charges: #64 4s. Profits to Mrs Abington: #223, 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1775 03 27 dl The Hypocrite. ^As17741006^.*a1775 03 27 dl Bon Ton. ^As17750318^ but with Alterations;[Reduced to two acts.] Riffle-_; Whisp-_.*c1775 03 27 dl Great Applause to the Farce (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>).Benefit for $Mrs Abington=. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets delivered for <i>The Tender Husband</i> will be taken. Send Servants by Four to prevent Confusion. [$Sir Joshua Reynolds= had procured forty places in the front boxes this night. $Boswell= and $Dr Johnson= were among his guests. Johnson could see and hear little, but sat out the performance, commenting on $Garrick='s excellence as a writer of Prologues. See Boswell's <i>Life of Johnson</i>, ed. $G. B. Hill=, II, 324ff.] Receipts: #287 9s. 6d. Charges: #64 4s. Profits to Mrs Abington: #223, 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 38121 | 17750327 | dl | Great Applause to the Farce (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>).Benefit for $Mrs Abington=. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets delivered for <i>The Tender Husband</i> will be taken. Send Servants by Four to prevent Confusion. [$Sir Joshua Reynolds= had procured forty places in the front boxes this night. $Boswell= and $Dr Johnson= were among his guests. Johnson could see and hear little, but sat out the performance, commenting on $Garrick='s excellence as a writer of Prologues. See Boswell's <i>Life of Johnson</i>, ed. $G. B. Hill=, II, 324ff.] Receipts: #287 9s. 6d. Charges: #64 4s. Profits to Mrs Abington: #223, 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 79663 | 38121 | p | The Hypocrite | As17741006.
    AsSeeDate: 79663 | dl | p | As | 17741006
    Cast:
    509068 | 79663 | Dr Cantwell | Moody
    509069 | 79663 | Sir John Lambert | Packer
    509070 | 79663 | Darnley | Reddish
    509071 | 79663 | Seyward | Cautherly
    509072 | 79663 | Lambert | Jefferson
    509073 | 79663 | Mawworm | Weston
    509074 | 79663 | Lady Lambert | Mrs Greville
    509075 | 79663 | Old Lady Lambert | Mrs Bradshaw
    509076 | 79663 | Charlotte | Mrs Abington.
    Performance: 79664 | 38121 | a | Bon Ton | As17750318 but with Alterations;[Reduced to two acts.] Riffle-_; Whisp-_.
    AsSeeDate: 79664 | dl | a | As | 17750318
    Cast:
    509077 | 79664 | Sir John Trotley | King
    509078 | 79664 | Lord Minikin | Dodd
    509079 | 79664 | Davy | Parsons
    509080 | 79664 | Tivy | Brereton
    509081 | 79664 | Jessamy | Lamash
    509082 | 79664 | Mignon | Burton
    509083 | 79664 | Lady Minikin | Miss Pope
    509084 | 79664 | Gymp | Miss Platt
    509085 | 79664 | Miss Titup | Mrs Abington
    509086 | 79664 | Riffle | Baddeley
    509087 | 79664 | Whisp | Wheeler

Mainpiece

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As17741006.
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Afterpiece

Title: Bon Ton
Comments:
As17750318 but with Alterations;[Reduced to two acts.] Riffle-_; Whisp-_.
Cast:

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