14 November 1776

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1776-1777
Volume: 5
Comments: Mainpiece: With a New Scene and New Dresses. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Charles Dibdin and Edward Thompson. Thompson's name does not appear on the title-page of the text; it has been added by J. P. Kemble on the half-title of his copy now in the Huntington Library]: The Music chiefly composed by Dibdin [Public Advertiser, 15 Nov.: Three of the airs and the finale were composed by Samuel Arnold; one air by John Abraham Fisher]. With New Scenes [ibid: by Dall, Richards, and Carver], Dresses and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book, 7 Feb. 1777: Paid Dibdin in full for copyright of the Seraglio #20; ibid, 2 June 1777: Received of Cooper for Songs & Books sold of The Seraglio #19 10s. 9d. [Mrs Ward was from the Birmingham theatre]. Receipts: #221 11s. 6d. (219.7.0; 2.4.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg Ethelinda; or, The Royal Convert. Hengist-Wroughton; Seofrid-Hull; Offa-Whitefield; Oswald-Robson; Priest-L'Estrange; Officers-Fearon, Booth, Davis, Thompson; Aribert-Lewis; Rodogune-Mrs Ward (1st appearance on this stage); Ethelinda-Mrs Hartley. *a??cg The Seraglio. [Principal Characters by Mattocks, Reinhold, Quick, Dunstall, Leoni, Miss Dayes, Mrs Green, A Young Lady (who never appeared on any stage) ($Miss Wewitzer=), Miss Brown. [Cast from text ($T. Evans=, 1776):% Abdallah-Mattocks; Reef-Reinhold; Venture-Quick; Goodwill-Dunstall; Frederick-Leoni; Hassan-Baker; Gunnel-Bates; Williams-Thompson; Polly-Miss Dayes; Curtis-Mrs Green; Elmira-Miss Wewitzer; Lydia-Miss Brown. *m??cg V: the Original Music for the Sacrifice [by $Purcell=%-. *c??cg Mainpiece: With a New Scene and New Dresses. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by $Charles Dibdin= and $Edward Thompson=. Thompson's name does not appear on the title-page of the text; it has been added by $J. P. Kemble= on the half-title of his copy now in the <i>Huntington Library</i>]: The Music chiefly composed by Dibdin [<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 15 Nov.: Three of the airs and the finale were composed by $Samuel Arnold=; one air by $John Abraham Fisher=]. With New Scenes [ibid: by $Dall=, $Richards=, and $Carver=], Dresses and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book, 7 Feb. 1777: Paid Dibdin in full for copyright of the Seraglio #20; ibid, 2 June 1777: Received of $Cooper= for Songs & Books sold of <i>The Seraglio</i> #19 10s. 9d. [$Mrs Ward= was from the <i>Birmingham theatre</i>]. Receipts: #221 11s. 6d. (219.7.0; 2.4.6).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1776 11 14 cg Ethelinda; or, The Royal Convert. Hengist-Wroughton; Seofrid-Hull; Offa-Whitefield; Oswald-Robson; Priest-L'Estrange; Officers-Fearon, Booth, Davis, Thompson; Aribert-Lewis; Rodogune-Mrs Ward (1st appearance on this stage); Ethelinda-Mrs Hartley.*a1776 11 14 cg The Seraglio. Principal Characters by Mattocks, Reinhold, Quick, Dunstall, Leoni, Miss Dayes, Mrs Green, A Young Lady (who never appeared on any stage) ($Miss Wewitzer=), Miss Brown. Cast from text ($T. Evans=, 1776): Abdallah-Mattocks; Reef-Reinhold; Venture-Quick; Goodwill-Dunstall; Frederick-Leoni; Hassan-Baker; Gunnel-Bates; Williams-Thompson; Polly-Miss Dayes; Curtis-Mrs Green; Elmira-Miss Wewitzer; Lydia-Miss Brown.*m1776 11 14 cg V: the Original Music for the Sacrifice by $Purcell=-.*c1776 11 14 cg Mainpiece: With a New Scene and New Dresses. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by $Charles Dibdin= and $Edward Thompson=. Thompson's name does not appear on the title-page of the text; it has been added by $J. P. Kemble= on the half-title of his copy now in the <i>Huntington Library</i>]: The Music chiefly composed by Dibdin [<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 15 Nov.: Three of the airs and the finale were composed by $Samuel Arnold=; one air by $John Abraham Fisher=]. With New Scenes [ibid: by $Dall=, $Richards=, and $Carver=], Dresses and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book, 7 Feb. 1777: Paid Dibdin in full for copyright of the Seraglio #20; ibid, 2 June 1777: Received of $Cooper= for Songs & Books sold of <i>The Seraglio</i> #19 10s. 9d. [$Mrs Ward= was from the <i>Birmingham theatre</i>]. Receipts: #221 11s. 6d. (219.7.0; 2.4.6).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 38945 | 17761114 | cg | Mainpiece: With a New Scene and New Dresses. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by $Charles Dibdin= and $Edward Thompson=. Thompson's name does not appear on the title-page of the text; it has been added by $J. P. Kemble= on the half-title of his copy now in the <i>Huntington Library</i>]: The Music chiefly composed by Dibdin [<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 15 Nov.: Three of the airs and the finale were composed by $Samuel Arnold=; one air by $John Abraham Fisher=]. With New Scenes [ibid: by $Dall=, $Richards=, and $Carver=], Dresses and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book, 7 Feb. 1777: Paid Dibdin in full for copyright of the Seraglio #20; ibid, 2 June 1777: Received of $Cooper= for Songs & Books sold of <i>The Seraglio</i> #19 10s. 9d. [$Mrs Ward= was from the <i>Birmingham theatre</i>]. Receipts: #221 11s. 6d. (219.7.0; 2.4.6)
    Performance: 81874 | 38945 | p | Ethelinda; Or, The Royal Convert | Hengist-Wroughton; Seofrid-Hull; Offa-Whitefield; Oswald-Robson; Priest-L'Estrange; Officers-Fearon, Booth, Davis, Thompson; Aribert-Lewis; Rodogune-Mrs Ward (1st appearance on this stage); Ethelinda-Mrs Hartley.
    Cast:
    140712 | 81874 | Hengist | Wroughton
    140713 | 81874 | Seofrid | Hull
    140714 | 81874 | Offa | Whitefield
    140715 | 81874 | Oswald | Robson
    140716 | 81874 | Priest | L'Estrange
    140717 | 81874 | Officers | Fearon, Booth, Davis, Thompson
    140718 | 81874 | Aribert | Lewis
    140719 | 81874 | Rodogune | Mrs Ward
    140720 | 81874 | Ethelinda | Mrs Hartley.
    Performance: 81875 | 38945 | a | The Seraglio | Principal Characters by Mattocks, Reinhold, Quick, Dunstall, Leoni, Miss Dayes, Mrs Green, A Young Lady (who never appeared on any stage) ($Miss Wewitzer=), Miss Brown. Cast from text ($T. Evans=, 1776): Abdallah-Mattocks; Reef-Reinhold; Venture-Quick; Goodwill-Dunstall; Frederick-Leoni; Hassan-Baker; Gunnel-Bates; Williams-Thompson; Polly-Miss Dayes; Curtis-Mrs Green; Elmira-Miss Wewitzer; Lydia-Miss Brown.
    Cast:
    140721 | 81875 | Abdallah | Mattocks
    140722 | 81875 | Reef | Reinhold
    140723 | 81875 | Venture | Quick
    140724 | 81875 | Goodwill | Dunstall
    140725 | 81875 | Frederick | Leoni
    140726 | 81875 | Hassan | Baker
    140727 | 81875 | Gunnel | Bates
    140728 | 81875 | Williams | Thompson
    140729 | 81875 | Polly | Miss Dayes
    140730 | 81875 | Curtis | Mrs Green
    140731 | 81875 | Elmira | Miss Wewitzer
    140732 | 81875 | Lydia | Miss Brown.
    Performance: 81876 | 38945 | m | V: the Original Music for the Sacrifice by $Purcell=-

Mainpiece

Comments:
Hengist-Wroughton; Seofrid-Hull; Offa-Whitefield; Oswald-Robson; Priest-L'Estrange; Officers-Fearon, Booth, Davis, Thompson; Aribert-Lewis; Rodogune-Mrs Ward (1st appearance on this stage); Ethelinda-Mrs Hartley.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Principal Characters by Mattocks, Reinhold, Quick, Dunstall, Leoni, Miss Dayes, Mrs Green, A Young Lady (who never appeared on any stage) (Miss Wewitzer), Miss Brown. Cast from text (T. Evans, 1776): Abdallah-Mattocks; Reef-Reinhold; Venture-Quick; Goodwill-Dunstall; Frederick-Leoni; Hassan-Baker; Gunnel-Bates; Williams-Thompson; Polly-Miss Dayes; Curtis-Mrs Green; Elmira-Miss Wewitzer; Lydia-Miss Brown.
Cast:

Music

Comment: V: the Original Music for the Sacrifice by Purcell-

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