28 March 1776

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1775-1776
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Bensley. Tickets deliver'd for The Siege of Damascus (for that night) will be taken. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid 8 extra trumpets #3; Mr Cook's singing boys, 17 nights #25 10s. Receipts: #187 15s. 6d. Charges: #78 16s. 6d. Profits to Bensley: #99 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p28 dl Alexander the Great; or, The Rival Queens. Alexander-Smith; Clytus-Bensley; Perdiccas-Whitfield; Eumenes-Farren; Aristander-Wrighten; Cassander-Palmer; Thessalus-Wright; Lysimachus-Brereton; Hephestion-Davies; Polyperchon-Bransby; Roxana-Miss Younge; Statira-Mrs Yates; Parisatis-Miss Hopkins; Sysigambis-Mrs Johnston; Slave-Griffiths; [With the% Grand Triumphal Entry-. *aThe Man of Quality. Parts- [Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Hurst, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington,%Carpenter, Burton, Waldron, Wright, Griffiths, Garland, Norris, Wrighten, Narr(?); Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Palmer; Lory-Parsons; Sir Tunbelly-Hurst; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw ($Genest=, V, 493). *dEnd: <i>The Grand Garland Dance</i>, as 11 March. *cBenefit for $Bensley=. Tickets deliver'd for <i>The Siege of Damascus</i> (for that night) will be taken. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid 8 extra trumpets #3; $Mr Cook='s singing boys, 17 nights #25 10s. Receipts: #187 15s. 6d. Charges: #78 16s. 6d. Profits to Bensley: #99 19s. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1776 03 28 dl Alexander the Great; or, The Rival Queens. Alexander-Smith; Clytus-Bensley; Perdiccas-Whitfield; Eumenes-Farren; Aristander-Wrighten; Cassander-Palmer; Thessalus-Wright; Lysimachus-Brereton; Hephestion-Davies; Polyperchon-Bransby; Roxana-Miss Younge; Statira-Mrs Yates; Parisatis-Miss Hopkins; Sysigambis-Mrs Johnston; Slave-Griffiths; With the Grand Triumphal Entry-.*a1776 03 28 dl The Man of Quality. Parts- Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Hurst, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington,Carpenter, Burton, Waldron, Wright, Griffiths, Garland, Norris, Wrighten, Narr(?); Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Palmer; Lory-Parsons; Sir Tunbelly-Hurst; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw ($Genest=, V, 493).*d1776 03 28 dl End: <i>The Grand Garland Dance</i>, ^as17760311^.*c1776 03 28 dl Benefit for $Bensley=. Tickets deliver'd for <i>The Siege of Damascus</i> (for that night) will be taken. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid 8 extra trumpets #3; $Mr Cook='s singing boys, 17 nights #25 10s. Receipts: #187 15s. 6d. Charges: #78 16s. 6d. Profits to Bensley: #99 19s. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 38663 | 17760328 | dl | Benefit for $Bensley=. Tickets deliver'd for <i>The Siege of Damascus</i> (for that night) will be taken. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid 8 extra trumpets #3; $Mr Cook='s singing boys, 17 nights #25 10s. Receipts: #187 15s. 6d. Charges: #78 16s. 6d. Profits to Bensley: #99 19s. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 81070 | 38663 | p | Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens | Alexander-Smith; Clytus-Bensley; Perdiccas-Whitfield; Eumenes-Farren; Aristander-Wrighten; Cassander-Palmer; Thessalus-Wright; Lysimachus-Brereton; Hephestion-Davies; Polyperchon-Bransby; Roxana-Miss Younge; Statira-Mrs Yates; Parisatis-Miss Hopkins; Sysigambis-Mrs Johnston; Slave-Griffiths; With the Grand Triumphal Entry-.
    Cast:
    138759 | 81070 | Alexander | Smith
    138760 | 81070 | Clytus | Bensley
    138761 | 81070 | Perdiccas | Whitfield
    138762 | 81070 | Eumenes | Farren
    138763 | 81070 | Aristander | Wrighten
    138764 | 81070 | Cassander | Palmer
    138765 | 81070 | Thessalus | Wright
    138766 | 81070 | Lysimachus | Brereton
    138767 | 81070 | Hephestion | Davies
    138768 | 81070 | Polyperchon | Bransby
    138769 | 81070 | Roxana | Miss Younge
    138770 | 81070 | Statira | Mrs Yates
    138771 | 81070 | Parisatis | Miss Hopkins
    138772 | 81070 | Sysigambis | Mrs Johnston
    138773 | 81070 | Slave | Griffiths
    138774 | 81070 | With the Grand Triumphal Entry | .
    Performance: 81071 | 38663 | a | The Man of Quality | Parts- Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Hurst, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington,Carpenter, Burton, Waldron, Wright, Griffiths, Garland, Norris, Wrighten, Narr(?); Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Palmer; Lory-Parsons; Sir Tunbelly-Hurst; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw ($Genest=, V, 493).
    Cast:
    138775 | 81071 | Parts | Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Hurst, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington,Carpenter, Burton, Waldron, Wright, Griffiths, Garland, Norris, Wrighten, Narr
    138776 | 81071 | Lord Foppington | Dodd
    138777 | 81071 | Young Fashion | Palmer
    138778 | 81071 | Lory | Parsons
    138779 | 81071 | Sir Tunbelly | Hurst
    138780 | 81071 | Miss Hoyden | Mrs Abington
    138781 | 81071 | Nurse | Mrs Bradshaw
    Performance: 81072 | 38663 | d | End: <i>The Grand Garland Dance</i>, as17760311
    AsSeeDate: 81072 | dl | d | As | 17760311

Mainpiece

Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens
Comments:
Alexander-Smith; Clytus-Bensley; Perdiccas-Whitfield; Eumenes-Farren; Aristander-Wrighten; Cassander-Palmer; Thessalus-Wright; Lysimachus-Brereton; Hephestion-Davies; Polyperchon-Bransby; Roxana-Miss Younge; Statira-Mrs Yates; Parisatis-Miss Hopkins; Sysigambis-Mrs Johnston; Slave-Griffiths; With the Grand Triumphal Entry-.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: The Man of Quality
Comments:
Parts- Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Hurst, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Abington,Carpenter, Burton, Waldron, Wright, Griffiths, Garland, Norris, Wrighten, Narr(?); Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Palmer; Lory-Parsons; Sir Tunbelly-Hurst; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw (Genest, V, 493).
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Dance

Comment: End: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311

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