22 April 1775

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1774-1775
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Bannister. Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd stopages #12 7s. Paid salary list #566 6s.; J. French on acct #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Mrs Smith's Benefit for 2 May advertised as Cymbeline and a new Comic Opera (in 2 Acts) call'd the Wish. The Music entirely new, the principal characters by Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Mrs Wrighten and Mrs Smith. With a New Occasional Prologue spoken by King. [But this was changed on 27 April.] Receipts: #212 1s. Charges: #66 3s. Profits to Bannister #145 18s. (Treasurer's Book)
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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p22 dl Love in a Village. Hawthorne-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir Wm. Meadows-J. Aickin; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-King; Margery-Miss Pope; Deborah-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Mrs Smith; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt[, first time%. *aThe Mayor of Garratt. As 3 Feb., but Lint-Wrighten; Heeltap-Bransby; <i>Oh what a charming Thing's a Battle</i>!-Bannister (in character of <i>Sturgeon</i>r); <i>Song of Johnny Pringle</i>-Weston [as <i>Jerry</i>r%. *dII: [A <i>New Dance</i>, call'd% <i>The Pirates</i>-Como, Sga Crespi. [See 22 April 1773.] *eEnd Opera: (By particular Desire) <i>Imitations</i> [Vocal and Rhetorical%-Bannister. *cBenefit for $Bannister=. Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd stopages #12 7s. Paid salary list #566 6s.; $J. French= on acct #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). $Mrs Smith='s Benefit for 2 May advertised as <i>Cymbeline</i> and a new Comic Opera (in 2 Acts) call'd the <i>Wish</i>. The Music entirely new, the principal characters by $Vernon=, Bannister, $Davies=, $Mrs Wrighten= and $Mrs Smith=. With a <i>New Occasional Prologue</i> spoken by $King=. [But this was changed on 27 April.] Receipts: #212 1s. Charges: #66 3s. Profits to Bannister #145 18s. (Treasurer's Book).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1775 04 22 dl Love in a Village. Hawthorne-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir Wm. Meadows-J. Aickin; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-King; Margery-Miss Pope; Deborah-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Mrs Smith; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt, first time.*a1775 04 22 dl The Mayor of Garratt. ^As17750203^, but Lint-Wrighten; Heeltap-Bransby; <i>Oh what a charming Thing's a Battle</i>!-Bannister (in character of <i>Sturgeon</i>r); <i>Song of Johnny Pringle</i>-Weston as <i>Jerry</i>r.*d1775 04 22 dl II: A <i>New Dance</i>, call'd <i>The Pirates</i>-Como, Sga Crespi. [^See17730422^.]*e1775 04 22 dl End Opera: (By particular Desire) <i>Imitations</i> Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister.*c1775 04 22 dl Benefit for $Bannister=. Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd stopages #12 7s. Paid salary list #566 6s.; $J. French= on acct #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). $Mrs Smith='s Benefit for 2 May advertised as <i>Cymbeline</i> and a new Comic Opera (in 2 Acts) call'd the <i>Wish</i>. The Music entirely new, the principal characters by $Vernon=, Bannister, $Davies=, $Mrs Wrighten= and $Mrs Smith=. With a <i>New Occasional Prologue</i> spoken by $King=. [But this was changed on 27 April.] Receipts: #212 1s. Charges: #66 3s. Profits to Bannister #145 18s. (Treasurer's Book).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 38162 | 17750422 | dl | Benefit for $Bannister=. Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd stopages #12 7s. Paid salary list #566 6s.; $J. French= on acct #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). $Mrs Smith='s Benefit for 2 May advertised as <i>Cymbeline</i> and a new Comic Opera (in 2 Acts) call'd the <i>Wish</i>. The Music entirely new, the principal characters by $Vernon=, Bannister, $Davies=, $Mrs Wrighten= and $Mrs Smith=. With a <i>New Occasional Prologue</i> spoken by $King=. [But this was changed on 27 April.] Receipts: #212 1s. Charges: #66 3s. Profits to Bannister #145 18s. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 79767 | 38162 | p | Love In A Village | Hawthorne-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir Wm. Meadows-J. Aickin; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-King; Margery-Miss Pope; Deborah-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Mrs Smith; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt, first time.
    Cast:
    136194 | 79767 | Hawthorne | Bannister
    136195 | 79767 | Justice Woodcock | Parsons
    136196 | 79767 | Young Meadows | Dodd
    136197 | 79767 | Meadows | J. Aickin
    136198 | 79767 | Eustace | Davies
    136199 | 79767 | Hodge | King
    136200 | 79767 | Margery | Miss Pope
    136201 | 79767 | Deborah | Mrs Love
    136202 | 79767 | Rosetta | Mrs Smith
    136203 | 79767 | Lucinda | Miss Jarratt, first time.
    Performance: 79768 | 38162 | a | The Mayor of Garratt | As17750203, but Lint-Wrighten; Heeltap-Bransby; <i>Oh what a charming Thing's a Battle</i>!-Bannister (in character of <i>Sturgeon</i>); <i>Song of Johnny Pringle</i>-Weston as <i>Jerry</i>.
    AsSeeDate: 79768 | dl | a | As | 17750203
    Cast:
    136204 | 79768 | Lint | Wrighten
    136205 | 79768 | Heeltap | Bransby
    136206 | 79768 | <i>Oh what a charming Thing's a Battle</i>! | Bannister
    136207 | 79768 | <i>Song of Johnny Pringle</i> | Weston as <i>Jerry</i>.
    509645 | 79768 | Major Sturgeon | Bannister
    509646 | 79768 | Jerry Sneak | Weston
    509647 | 79768 | Sir Jacob | Waldron
    509648 | 79768 | Bruin | Wright
    509649 | 79768 | Heel@Tap | Bransby
    509650 | 79768 | Mrs Bruin | Miss Platt
    509651 | 79768 | Mrs Sneak | Miss Pope.
    Performance: 79769 | 38162 | d | II: A <i>New Dance</i>, call'd <i>The Pirates</i>-Como, Sga Crespi | [See17730422.]
    Performance: 79770 | 38162 | e | End Opera: (By particular Desire) <i>Imitations</i> Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Mainpiece

Comments:
Hawthorne-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir Wm. Meadows-J. Aickin; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-King; Margery-Miss Pope; Deborah-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Mrs Smith; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt, first time.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17750203, but Lint-Wrighten; Heeltap-Bransby; Oh what a charming Thing's a Battle!-Bannister (in character of Sturgeon); Song of Johnny Pringle-Weston as Jerry.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: II: A New Dance, call'd The Pirates-Como, Sga Crespi. [See17730422.

Entertainment

Comment: End Opera: (By particular Desire) Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

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