24 May 1776
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1775-1776
Volume:
4
Comments:
Benefit for Mrs Love, Mrs Cross, and Mrs Millidge. Last time of performing both pieces this season. Afterpiece: By Desire. Tickets delivered for Macbeth, on Monday the 13th, and by Garland, Walker, L'Englois, and Mas. Pulley will be taken. This Benefit was fix'd and advertised for Macbeth on Tuesday the 21st but as Mr G., wanted that day to play himself he gave them the above Play and Farce as a Recompense for their coming later they had a very great House (Hopkins Diary). Rec'd stopages #9 9s. Receipts: #105 6d. Charges: #84. Profits to Mrs Love, Mrs Cross, and Mrs Millidge: #21 6d. (Treasurer's Book)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Runaway
Comments:
As17760418 but before the Play, a Prologue-Master Pulley.
As17760418 but before the Play, a Prologue-Master Pulley.
Cast:
- Role: a Prologue Actor: Master Pulley.
- 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:
As17751227.
As17751227.
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."
Dance
Comment:
A Hornpipe-Walker