26 December 1775

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1775-1776
Volume: 4
Comments: Milwood Mrs King So, so, Barnwell first time by Mr Brereton very well. The Jubilee is reviv'd with Alterations and Additions in the Pageant It was receiv'd with vast Applause (Hopkins Diary). [The Westminster Magazine for Dec. remarked on The Jubilee: "It appeared with still greater splendor [than in its original performance in 1769] from the introduction of more pageants and characters. Romeo and Juliet made a different appearance in this procession, and their was likewise a new Pageant for the Tragedy of Coriolanus, which was not introduced before. The scenes were either all new painted, or quite new."] Receipts: #242 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p26 dl The London Merchant; or, The History of George Barnwell. George Barnwell-Brereton[, first time%; Milwood-Mrs King[, first time%; Trueman-Davies; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Whitfield; Lucy-Mrs Davies; Thorogood-Hurst; Maria-Miss Hopkins; Song-Mrs Scott [, in I%. *aThe Jubilee. [Dramatic Entertainment in honor of Shakespeare in two parts-% Dancing-; Dramatic Entertainment-[, introducing a pageant%. [No cast listed in playbill but each of the subsequent thirty-three bills mentions "In Honour of $Shakespeare=."] *c<i>Milwood</i>r $Mrs King= So, so, <i>Barnwell</i>r first time by $Mr Brereton= very well. <i>The Jubilee</i> is reviv'd with Alterations and Additions in the Pageant It was receiv'd with vast Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). [The <i>Westminster Magazine</i> for Dec. remarked on The Jubilee: "It appeared with still greater splendor [than in its original performance in 1769] from the introduction of more pageants and characters. <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> made a different appearance in this procession, and their was likewise a new Pageant for the Tragedy of <i>Coriolanus</i>, which was not introduced before. The scenes were either all new painted, or quite new."] Receipts: #242 6s. (Treasurer's Book).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1775 12 26 dl The London Merchant; or, The History of George Barnwell. George Barnwell-Brereton, first time; Milwood-Mrs King, first time; Trueman-Davies; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Whitfield; Lucy-Mrs Davies; Thorogood-Hurst; Maria-Miss Hopkins; Song-Mrs Scott , in I.*a1775 12 26 dl The Jubilee. Dramatic Entertainment in honor of Shakespeare in two parts- Dancing-; Dramatic Entertainment-[, introducing a pageant. [No cast listed in playbill but each of the subsequent thirty-three bills mentions "In Honour of $Shakespeare=."]*c1775 12 26 dl <i>Milwood</i>r $Mrs King= So, so, <i>Barnwell</i>r first time by $Mr Brereton= very well. <i>The Jubilee</i> is reviv'd with Alterations and Additions in the Pageant It was receiv'd with vast Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). [The <i>Westminster Magazine</i> for Dec. remarked on The Jubilee: "It appeared with still greater splendor [than in its original performance in 1769] from the introduction of more pageants and characters. <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> made a different appearance in this procession, and their was likewise a new Pageant for the Tragedy of <i>Coriolanus</i>, which was not introduced before. The scenes were either all new painted, or quite new."] Receipts: #242 6s. (Treasurer's Book).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 38477 | 17751226 | dl | <i>Milwood</i> $Mrs King= So, so, <i>Barnwell</i> first time by $Mr Brereton= very well. <i>The Jubilee</i> is reviv'd with Alterations and Additions in the Pageant It was receiv'd with vast Applause (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). [The <i>Westminster Magazine</i> for Dec. remarked on The Jubilee: "It appeared with still greater splendor [than in its original performance in 1769] from the introduction of more pageants and characters. <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> made a different appearance in this procession, and their was likewise a new Pageant for the Tragedy of <i>Coriolanus</i>, which was not introduced before. The scenes were either all new painted, or quite new."] Receipts: #242 6s. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 80633 | 38477 | p | The London Merchant; Or, The History Of George Barnwell | George Barnwell-Brereton, first time; Milwood-Mrs King, first time; Trueman-Davies; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Whitfield; Lucy-Mrs Davies; Thorogood-Hurst; Maria-Miss Hopkins; Song-Mrs Scott , in I.
    Cast:
    138161 | 80633 | George Barnwell | Brereton, first time
    138162 | 80633 | Milwood | Mrs King, first time
    138163 | 80633 | Trueman | Davies
    138164 | 80633 | Uncle | Wrighten
    138165 | 80633 | Blunt | Whitfield
    138166 | 80633 | Lucy | Mrs Davies
    138167 | 80633 | Thorogood | Hurst
    138168 | 80633 | Maria | Miss Hopkins
    138169 | 80633 | Song | Mrs Scott , in I.
    Performance: 80634 | 38477 | a | The Jubilee | Dramatic Entertainment in honor of Shakespeare in two parts- Dancing-; Dramatic Entertainment-[, introducing a pageant. [No cast listed in playbill but each of the subsequent thirty-three bills mentions "In Honour of $Shakespeare=."]
    Cast:
    138170 | 80634 | Dramatic Entertainment in honor of Shakespeare in | Dancing-
    138171 | 80634 | Dancing
    138172 | 80634 | Dramatic Entertainment
    138173 | 80634 | ast listed in playbill but each of the subsequent | three bills mentions "In Honour of $Shakespeare=."

Mainpiece

Comments:
George Barnwell-Brereton, first time; Milwood-Mrs King, first time; Trueman-Davies; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Whitfield; Lucy-Mrs Davies; Thorogood-Hurst; Maria-Miss Hopkins; Song-Mrs Scott , in I.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Dramatic Entertainment in honor of Shakespeare in two parts- Dancing-; Dramatic Entertainment-[, introducing a pageant. [No cast listed in playbill but each of the subsequent thirty-three bills mentions "In Honour of Shakespeare."]

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