27 February 1776

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1775-1776
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Webster. Mr Barry being ill, the tragedly of King Lear oblig'd to be deferr'd. [A comment in Lloyd's Evening Post for 29 Feb. refers to an incident in cg this evening: "A fellow who sat on the sixth row of the Upper Gallery...Threw a Keg (which he had brought full of liquor into the House) over the Gallery front. It fell upon a lady's head, who sat in that part of the Pit which was railed into the Boxes, but the Lady's hair being dress'd in high ton, the artifical mountain luckily prevented the mischief that otherwise might have been occasioned....The fellow who threw the cask was carried to the Public Office, in Bow Street, and from thence committed to Tothill Fields, Bridewell. As the custom of throwing mugs, bottles, apples, &c. from the galleries of the theatres is equally as wanton and wicked and is frequently the cause of great mischief, it is thought the present culprit will made an example of" (Quoted in Hampden, Journal).

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pcg Douglas. As 15 Jan., but Douglas-Webster; Old Norval-Clarke. *aThe Syrens. As 26 Feb. *cBenefit for $Webster=. $Mr Barry= being ill, the tragedly of <i>King Lear</i> oblig'd to be deferr'd. [A comment in <i>Lloyd's Evening Post</i> for 29 Feb. refers to an incident in <i>cg</i> this evening: "A fellow who sat on the sixth row of the Upper Gallery...Threw a Keg (which he had brought full of liquor into the House) over the Gallery front. It fell upon a lady's head, who sat in that part of the Pit which was railed into the Boxes, but the Lady's hair being dress'd in high ton, the artifical mountain luckily prevented the mischief that otherwise might have been occasioned....The fellow who threw the cask was carried to the <i>Public Office</i>, in <i>Bow Street</i>, and from thence committed to <i>Tothill Fields</i>, <i>Bridewell</i>. As the custom of throwing mugs, bottles, apples, &c. from the galleries of the theatres is equally as wanton and wicked and is frequently the cause of great mischief, it is thought the present culprit will made an example of" (Quoted in <i>Hampden, Journal</i>).]
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1776 02 27 cg Douglas. ^As17760115^, but Douglas-Webster; Old Norval-Clarke.*a1776 02 27 cg The Syrens. ^As17760226^.*c1776 02 27 cg Benefit for $Webster=. $Mr Barry= being ill, the tragedly of <i>King Lear</i> oblig'd to be deferr'd. [A comment in <i>Lloyd's Evening Post</i> for 29 Feb. refers to an incident in <i>cg</i> this evening: "A fellow who sat on the sixth row of the Upper Gallery...Threw a Keg (which he had brought full of liquor into the House) over the Gallery front. It fell upon a lady's head, who sat in that part of the Pit which was railed into the Boxes, but the Lady's hair being dress'd in high ton, the artifical mountain luckily prevented the mischief that otherwise might have been occasioned....The fellow who threw the cask was carried to the <i>Public Office</i>, in <i>Bow Street</i>, and from thence committed to <i>Tothill Fields</i>, <i>Bridewell</i>. As the custom of throwing mugs, bottles, apples, &c. from the galleries of the theatres is equally as wanton and wicked and is frequently the cause of great mischief, it is thought the present culprit will made an example of" (Quoted in <i>Hampden, Journal</i>).]
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 38599 | 17760227 | cg | Benefit for $Webster=. $Mr Barry= being ill, the tragedly of <i>King Lear</i> oblig'd to be deferr'd. [A comment in <i>Lloyd's Evening Post</i> for 29 Feb. refers to an incident in <i>cg</i> this evening: "A fellow who sat on the sixth row of the Upper Gallery...Threw a Keg (which he had brought full of liquor into the House) over the Gallery front. It fell upon a lady's head, who sat in that part of the Pit which was railed into the Boxes, but the Lady's hair being dress'd in high ton, the artifical mountain luckily prevented the mischief that otherwise might have been occasioned....The fellow who threw the cask was carried to the <i>Public Office</i>, in <i>Bow Street</i>, and from thence committed to <i>Tothill Fields</i>, <i>Bridewell</i>. As the custom of throwing mugs, bottles, apples, &c. from the galleries of the theatres is equally as wanton and wicked and is frequently the cause of great mischief, it is thought the present culprit will made an example of" (Quoted in <i>Hampden, Journal</i>).
    Performance: 80914 | 38599 | p | Douglas | As17760115, but Douglas-Webster; Old Norval-Clarke.
    AsSeeDate: 80914 | cg | p | As | 17760115
    Cast:
    138514 | 80914 | Douglas | Webster
    138515 | 80914 | Old Norval | Clarke.
    515184 | 80914 | Lord Randolph | Wroughton
    515185 | 80914 | Officer | Thompson
    515186 | 80914 | Glenalvon | Aickin
    515187 | 80914 | Anna | Miss Dayes
    515188 | 80914 | Lady Randolph | Mrs Barry.
    Performance: 80915 | 38599 | a | The Syrens | As17760226.
    AsSeeDate: 80915 | cg | a | As | 17760226
    Cast:
    515189 | 80915 | Grenade | Mattocks
    515190 | 80915 | Lieutenant Pendant | Lee Lewes
    515191 | 80915 | Gale | Quick
    515192 | 80915 | Forecastle | Wilson
    515193 | 80915 | Parthenope | Mrs Mattocks
    515194 | 80915 | Doris | Miss Barsanti
    515195 | 80915 | Margery | Mrs Pitt
    515196 | 80915 | Carlos
    515197 | 80915 | Tom Traverse
    515198 | 80915 | Sam Snivel
    515199 | 80915 | Zephyr
    515200 | 80915 | Libs
    515201 | 80915 | Boreas
    515202 | 80915 | Flos
    515203 | 80915 | Tadpole
    515204 | 80915 | Spirit of a Druid
    515205 | 80915 | Cornelia | .

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Title: Douglas
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As17760115, but Douglas-Webster; Old Norval-Clarke.
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As17760226.
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