19 April 1775

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1774-1775
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Weston. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 18 Jan. 1772.] [MacMillan notes the version here used to be that preceding the Fribble alterations.] Paid Renters's #44 for 11 Oratorio nights; Extra Music this night #2 5s. Receipts: #236 3s. Charges: #75 15s. 6d. Profits to Weston: #160 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p19 dl A Christmas Tale. As 5 Oct. 1774, but Robinette-Mrs Davies; [first time.% <i>Original Prologue</i> (by Desire)-Palmer. *aLethe. Lord Chalkstone-King; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Old Man-Parsons; Drunken Man (by desire)-Weston; [first time;% Esop-J. Aickin; Frenchman-Baddeley; Mercury (with Songs)-Davies; Fine Lady-Miss Pope; Bowman-Lamash; Charon-Wrighten. *eEnd: [New Interlude: $Weston='s% <i>Return from the Universities of Parnassus</i>-Weston. *cBenefit for $Weston=. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 18 Jan. 1772.] [$MacMillan= notes the version here used to be that preceding the <i>Fribble</i>r alterations.] Paid Renters's #44 for 11 Oratorio nights; Extra Music this night #2 5s. Receipts: #236 3s. Charges: #75 15s. 6d. Profits to Weston: #160 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1775 04 19 dl A Christmas Tale. ^As17741005^, but Robinette-Mrs Davies; first time. <i>Original Prologue</i> (by Desire)-Palmer.*a1775 04 19 dl Lethe. Lord Chalkstone-King; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Old Man-Parsons; Drunken Man (by desire)-Weston; first time; Esop-J. Aickin; Frenchman-Baddeley; Mercury (with Songs)-Davies; Fine Lady-Miss Pope; Bowman-Lamash; Charon-Wrighten.*e1775 04 19 dl End: New Interlude: $Weston='s <i>Return from the Universities of Parnassus</i>-Weston.*c1775 04 19 dl Benefit for $Weston=. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 18 Jan. 1772.] [$MacMillan= notes the version here used to be that preceding the <i>Fribble</i>r alterations.] Paid Renters's #44 for 11 Oratorio nights; Extra Music this night #2 5s. Receipts: #236 3s. Charges: #75 15s. 6d. Profits to Weston: #160 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).

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    Event: 38156 | 17750419 | dl | Benefit for $Weston=. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [See 18 Jan. 1772.] [$MacMillan= notes the version here used to be that preceding the <i>Fribble</i> alterations.] Paid Renters's #44 for 11 Oratorio nights; Extra Music this night #2 5s. Receipts: #236 3s. Charges: #75 15s. 6d. Profits to Weston: #160 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 79749 | 38156 | p | A Christmas Tale | As17741005, but Robinette-Mrs Davies; first time. <i>Original Prologue</i> (by Desire)-Palmer.
    AsSeeDate: 79749 | dl | p | As | 17741005
    Cast:
    136159 | 79749 | Robinette | Mrs Davies
    136160 | 79749 | <i>Original Prologue</i> | Palmer.
    509512 | 79749 | Floridor | Vernon
    509513 | 79749 | Bonoro | Bannister
    509514 | 79749 | Tycho | Weston
    509515 | 79749 | Faladel | Parsons
    509516 | 79749 | Nigromant | Legg
    509517 | 79749 | Camilla | Mrs Smith
    509518 | 79749 | also | Wright, Wrighten, Griffiths, Wheeler, Burton, Carpenter, Lamash, Fawcett, Kear, Master Blanchard, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston
    509519 | 79749 | The <i>Dances</i> | Atkins, Como, Grimaldi, Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton.
    Performance: 79750 | 38156 | a | Lethe | Lord Chalkstone-King; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Old Man-Parsons; Drunken Man (by desire)-Weston; first time; Esop-J. Aickin; Frenchman-Baddeley; Mercury (with Songs)-Davies; Fine Lady-Miss Pope; Bowman-Lamash; Charon-Wrighten.
    Cast:
    136161 | 79750 | Lord Chalkstone | King
    136162 | 79750 | Fine Gentleman | Dodd
    136163 | 79750 | Old Man | Parsons
    136164 | 79750 | Drunken Man | Weston
    136165 | 79750 | Esop | J. Aickin
    136166 | 79750 | Frenchman | Baddeley
    136167 | 79750 | Mercury | Davies
    136168 | 79750 | Fine Lady | Miss Pope
    136169 | 79750 | Bowman | Lamash
    136170 | 79750 | Charon | Wrighten.
    Performance: 79751 | 38156 | e | End: New Interlude: $Weston='s <i>Return from the Universities of Parnassus</i>-Weston

Mainpiece

Title: A Christmas Tale
Comments:
As17741005, but Robinette-Mrs Davies; first time. Original Prologue (by Desire)-Palmer.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1774
Author: David Garrick
Birth: 1717
Death: 1779
Baptism: 1745
Death: 1814

Afterpiece

Title: Lethe
Comments:
Lord Chalkstone-King; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Old Man-Parsons; Drunken Man (by desire)-Weston; first time; Esop-J. Aickin; Frenchman-Baddeley; Mercury (with Songs)-Davies; Fine Lady-Miss Pope; Bowman-Lamash; Charon-Wrighten.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1749
Author: David Garrick
Birth: 1717
Death: 1779

Entertainment

Comment: End: New Interlude: Weston's Return from the Universities of Parnassus-Weston

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