29 October 1776

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1776-1777
Volume: 5
Comments: This Play (Medea) was performed the first time for the Managers-Mrs Yates was fine in her Character; but the Play is too heavy and will not do (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #142 5s

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??dl Medea. Jason-Smith; Creon-Bensley; Aeson-Palmer; 1st Colchian-Packer; Lycander-Farren; Children-Miss Stageldoir, Master Pulley; Hecate-Bransby; Theano-Mrs Hopkins; Medea-Mrs Yates; [Edition of 1792 ($John Bell=) adds:% 1st Corinthian-Griffiths. *a??dl A Christmas Tale. As 22 Oct. *s??dl <i>AAzure God</i>-Mrs Wrighten. *c??dl This Play (<i>Medea</i>) was performed the first time for the Managers-$Mrs Yates= was fine in her Character; but the Play is too heavy and will not do (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Receipts: #142 5s.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1776 10 29 dl Medea. Jason-Smith; Creon-Bensley; Aeson-Palmer; 1st Colchian-Packer; Lycander-Farren; Children-Miss Stageldoir, Master Pulley; Hecate-Bransby; Theano-Mrs Hopkins; Medea-Mrs Yates; Edition of 1792 ($John Bell=) adds: 1st Corinthian-Griffiths.*a1776 10 29 dl A Christm^as^Tale. ^As17761022^.*s1776 10 29 dl <i>Azure God</i>-Mrs Wrighten.*c1776 10 29 dl This Play (<i>Medea</i>) was performed the first time for the Managers-$Mrs Yates= was fine in her Character; but the Play is too heavy and will not do (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Receipts: #142 5s.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 38914 | 17761029 | dl | This Play (<i>Medea</i>) was performed the first time for the Managers-$Mrs Yates= was fine in her Character; but the Play is too heavy and will not do (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Receipts: #142 5s
    Performance: 81785 | 38914 | p | Medea | Jason-Smith; Creon-Bensley; Aeson-Palmer; 1st Colchian-Packer; Lycander-Farren; Children-Miss Stageldoir, Master Pulley; Hecate-Bransby; Theano-Mrs Hopkins; Medea-Mrs Yates; Edition of 1792 ($John Bell=) adds: 1st Corinthian-Griffiths.
    Cast:
    140452 | 81785 | Jason | Smith
    140453 | 81785 | Creon | Bensley
    140454 | 81785 | Aeson | Palmer
    140455 | 81785 | 1st Colchian | Packer
    140456 | 81785 | Lycander | Farren
    140457 | 81785 | Children | Miss Stageldoir, Master Pulley
    140458 | 81785 | Hecate | Bransby
    140459 | 81785 | Theano | Mrs Hopkins
    140460 | 81785 | Medea | Mrs Yates
    140461 | 81785 | 1st Corinthian | Griffiths.
    Performance: 81786 | 38914 | a | A ChristmasTale | As17761022.
    AsSeeDate: 81786 | dl | a | As | 17761022
    Cast:
    518652 | 81786 | Faladel | Burton
    518653 | 81786 | Good and Evil Spirits | _Burton.
    518654 | 81786 | Floridor | Vernon
    518655 | 81786 | Bonoro | Bannister
    518656 | 81786 | Nigromant | Legg
    518657 | 81786 | Tycho | Dodd
    518658 | 81786 | Robinette | Mrs Wrighten
    518659 | 81786 | Camilla | Mrs Baddeley
    518660 | 81786 | The Other Characters | Hurst, Burton, Lamash, R. Palmer, Wright, $Fawcett=, $Kear=, Master Pulley, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Edition of 1776
    518661 | 81786 | Radel | Lamash
    518662 | 81786 | Messengers | R. Palmer, Master Pulley
    518663 | 81786 | in various characters | Hurst, Burton, Wright, Carpenter, Miss Platt, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw
    518664 | 81786 | Account | Book adds: Chorus Singers-Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.
    518665 | 81786 | Chorus Singers | Follett, Chaplin, Reynoldson, Webbe, Mrs J. Smith, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Pitt, Miss Abrams, Miss Boyd.
    Performance: 81787 | 38914 | s | <i>Azure God</i>-Mrs Wrighten

Mainpiece

Title: Medea
Comments:
Jason-Smith; Creon-Bensley; Aeson-Palmer; 1st Colchian-Packer; Lycander-Farren; Children-Miss Stageldoir, Master Pulley; Hecate-Bransby; Theano-Mrs Hopkins; Medea-Mrs Yates; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: 1st Corinthian-Griffiths.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Medea
Publish Date: 1730
Birth: 1679?
Death: 1748
Work Title: Medea
Publish Date: 1761
Birth: 1712
Death: 1785

Afterpiece

Title: A ChristmasTale
Comments:
As17761022.
Cast:

Song

Comment: Azure God-Mrs Wrighten

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