26 December 1775

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1775-1776
Volume: 4
Comments: Afterpiece: A New Pantomime Entertainment, never performed. With New Music, Scenes, Dresses, and Machinery. The Overture composed by Fisher. The scenes painted by Messrs Dahl and Richards. Nothing under FULL PRICE will be taken. The Words of the songs to be given at the Doors. [This information included in all subsequent bills for the pantomime this season, until 25 March when the half-price practice is announced. Full account of the content of the afterpiece is given in The Westminster Magazine for Dec. The reviewer was delighted with the adherence to the classical myth in the first and last scenes, and with the variety of action and excellence of the machinery and painting in the interventing comic portion.

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pcg King Henry II. As 30 Oct., but Salisbury-Young; Leicester-Fearon; Abbot-Booth[, first time%. *aPrometheus. The <i>Principal Characters</i>-Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini; The <i>Vocal Parts</i>-Reinhold, DuBellamy, Mrs Willems, Mrs Masters; The <i>Dances</i>-Zuchelli, Sga Vidini. *cAfterpiece: A New Pantomime Entertainment, never performed. With New Music, Scenes, Dresses, and Machinery. The Overture composed by $Fisher=. The scenes painted by Messrs $Dahl= and $Richards=. Nothing under FULL PRICE will be taken. The Words of the songs to be given at the Doors. [This information included in all subsequent bills for the pantomime this season, until 25 March when the half-price practice is announced. Full account of the content of the afterpiece is given in The <i>Westminster Magazine</i> for Dec. The reviewer was delighted with the adherence to the classical myth in the first and last scenes, and with the variety of action and excellence of the machinery and painting in the interventing comic portion.]
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1775 12 26 cg King Henry II. ^As17751030^, but Salisbury-Young; Leicester-Fearon; Abbot-Booth, first time.*a1775 12 26 cg Prometheus. The <i>Principal Characters</i>-Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini; The <i>Vocal Parts</i>-Reinhold, DuBellamy, Mrs Willems, Mrs Masters; The <i>Dances</i>-Zuchelli, Sga Vidini.*c1775 12 26 cg Afterpiece: A New Pantomime Entertainment, never performed. With New Music, Scenes, Dresses, and Machinery. The Overture composed by $Fisher=. The scenes painted by Messrs $Dahl= and $Richards=. Nothing under FULL PRICE will be taken. The Words of the songs to be given at the Doors. [This information included in all subsequent bills for the pantomime this season, until 25 March when the half-price practice is announced. Full account of the content of the afterpiece is given in The <i>Westminster Magazine</i> for Dec. The reviewer was delighted with the adherence to the classical myth in the first and last scenes, and with the variety of action and excellence of the machinery and painting in the interventing comic portion.]
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    Event: 38478 | 17751226 | cg | Afterpiece: A New Pantomime Entertainment, never performed. With New Music, Scenes, Dresses, and Machinery. The Overture composed by $Fisher=. The scenes painted by Messrs $Dahl= and $Richards=. Nothing under FULL PRICE will be taken. The Words of the songs to be given at the Doors. [This information included in all subsequent bills for the pantomime this season, until 25 March when the half-price practice is announced. Full account of the content of the afterpiece is given in The <i>Westminster Magazine</i> for Dec. The reviewer was delighted with the adherence to the classical myth in the first and last scenes, and with the variety of action and excellence of the machinery and painting in the interventing comic portion.
    Performance: 80635 | 38478 | p | King Henry Ii | As17751030, but Salisbury-Young; Leicester-Fearon; Abbot-Booth, first time.
    AsSeeDate: 80635 | cg | p | As | 17751030
    Cast:
    138174 | 80635 | Salisbury | Young
    138175 | 80635 | Leicester | Fearon
    138176 | 80635 | Abbot | Booth, first time.
    513449 | 80635 | King Henry | Aickin, first time
    513450 | 80635 | Clifford | Hull
    513451 | 80635 | Prince Henry | Wroughton
    513452 | 80635 | Verulam | Thompson
    513453 | 80635 | Ethelinda | Mrs Poussin
    513454 | 80635 | Queen Eleanor | Mrs Mattocks
    513455 | 80635 | Rosamond | Mrs Hartley.
    Performance: 80636 | 38478 | a | Prometheus | The <i>Principal Characters</i>-Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini; The <i>Vocal Parts</i>-Reinhold, DuBellamy, Mrs Willems, Mrs Masters; The <i>Dances</i>-Zuchelli, Sga Vidini.
    Cast:
    138177 | 80636 | The <i>Principal Characters</i> | Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini
    138178 | 80636 | The <i>Vocal Parts</i> | Reinhold, DuBellamy, Mrs Willems, Mrs Masters
    138179 | 80636 | The <i>Dances</i> | Zuchelli, Sga Vidini.

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As17751030, but Salisbury-Young; Leicester-Fearon; Abbot-Booth, first time.
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Afterpiece

Comments:
The Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini; The Vocal Parts-Reinhold, DuBellamy, Mrs Willems, Mrs Masters; The Dances-Zuchelli, Sga Vidini.

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