18 April 1776
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1775-1776
Volume:
4
Comments:
House (Hopkins Diary). Afterpiece: For the last time this season. [Public Advertiser, 20 April: The following Accident happened at Drury Lane on Thursday in the Entertainment of the Jubilee. As Mr Hurst and Mr Palmer were representing the characters of Posthumus and Iachimo in the Fighting Scene where they were engag'd with extreme violence, the former narrowly escaped losing his eye from a severe wound in the temple."] Paid Richard Barnard for detecting a pickpocket 10s. 3 extra trumpets #1 2s. 6d. Receipts: #121 5s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Runaway
Comments:
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As17760413but without the Dance in the course of the play.
Cast:
- Role: Hargrave Actor: Yates.
- Role: Morely Actor: Aickin
- Role: Sir Charles Actor: Davies.
- Role: Drummond Actor: Bensley
- Role: Jarvis Actor: Palmer
- Role: Justice Actor: Parsons
- Role: Morley Actor: Aickin
- Role: Sir Charles Seymour Actor: Brereton
- Role: First Hunter Actor: Bannister
- Role: Servants Actor: Fawcett, Everard, Carpenter, Kear, Cubitt, Garland
- Role: Lady Dinah Actor: Mrs Hopkins
- Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Wrighten
- Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Siddons
- Role: Harriet Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
- Role: Bella Actor: Miss Younge
Afterpiece
Title:
The Jubilee
Comments:
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Cast:
- Role: an overture Actor:
- Role: Music Actor: Dibdin.
- Role: Dramatic Entertainment in honor of Shakespeare in Actor: Dancing-
- Role: Dancing Actor:
- Role: Dramatic Entertainment Actor:
- Role: ast listed in playbill but each of the subsequent Actor: three bills mentions "In Honour of Shakespeare."