05 May 1777

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1776-1777
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Wild, prompter, and Mahon. Gazetteer, 26 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 20, Martlet-court, Bow-street, Covent-garden; of Mahon, No. 6, Paradise-street, Marybone. Mainpiece: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by-Richards]: The Music entirely new, composed by William? Bates. Receipts: #256 13s. 6d. (126.0.6; tickets: 130.13.0) (charge: #72 15s. 6d.)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??cg Alexander the Great. Alexander-Peile (1st appearance in that character); Clytus-Clarke; Hephestion-Whitefield; Lysimachus-Mahon; Cassander-Fearon; Thessalus-Thompson; Polyperchon-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Ward (1st appearance in that character); Parisatis-Mrs Whitefield; Sysigambis-Mrs Poussin; Statira-Mrs Hartley. *a??cg The Device; or, The Marriage-Office. [Characters by Mattocks, Robson, Mahon, Wewitzer, Thompson, Stevens, Wilson, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Booth, Miss Brown. [Cast from Airs, (no pub. 1777)]:% Townley-Mattocks; Sharpley-Robson; O'Donnely-Mahon; Lumber-Wewitzer; Colonel Olive-Wilson; Miss Blond-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Olive-Mrs Booth, [in Airs:% Mrs Pitt; Miss Olive-Miss Brown; Thompson; Stevens. *d??cg End: <i>The Humours of New@Market with the Pony Races</i>, as 28 Apr. *s??cg End I: <i>A Welcome to the Spring</i> (composed by $Dr Arne=)-Mrs Farrell. *c??cg Benefit for $Wild=, prompter, and $Mahon=. <i>Gazetteer</i>, 26 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 20, <i>Martlet-court</i>, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent-garden</i>; of Mahon, No. 6, <i>Paradise-street</i>, <i>Marybone</i>. Mainpiece: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by-$Richards=]: The Music entirely new, composed by $William? Bates=. Receipts: #256 13s. 6d. (126.0.6; tickets: 130.13.0) (charge: #72 15s. 6d.).

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    *p1777 05 05 cg Alexander the Great. Alexander-Peile (1st appearance in that character); Clytus-Clarke; Hephestion-Whitefield; Lysimachus-Mahon; Cassander-Fearon; Thessalus-Thompson; Polyperchon-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Ward (1st appearance in that character); Parisatis-Mrs Whitefield; Sysigambis-Mrs Poussin; Statira-Mrs Hartley.*a1777 05 05 cg The Device; or, The Marriage-Office. [Characters by Mattocks, Robson, Mahon, Wewitzer, Thompson, Stevens, Wilson, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Booth, Miss Brown. Cast from Airs, (no pub. 1777)]: Townley-Mattocks; Sharpley-Robson; O'Donnely-Mahon; Lumber-Wewitzer; Colonel Olive-Wilson; Miss Blond-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Olive-Mrs Booth, [in Airs: Mrs Pitt; Miss Olive-Miss Brown; Thompson; Stevens.*d1777 05 05 cg End: <i>The Humours of New@Market with the Pony Races</i>, ^as17770428^.*s1777 05 05 cg End I: <i>A Welcome to the Spring</i> (composed by $Dr Arne=)-Mrs Farrell.*c1777 05 05 cg Benefit for $Wild=, prompter, and $Mahon=. <i>Gazetteer</i>, 26 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 20, <i>Martlet-court</i>, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent-garden</i>; of Mahon, No. 6, <i>Paradise-street</i>, <i>Marybone</i>. Mainpiece: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by-$Richards=]: The Music entirely new, composed by $William? Bates=. Receipts: #256 13s. 6d. (126.0.6; tickets: 130.13.0) (charge: #72 15s. 6d.).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 39286 | 17770505 | cg | Benefit for $Wild=, prompter, and $Mahon=. <i>Gazetteer</i>, 26 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 20, <i>Martlet-court</i>, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent-garden</i>; of Mahon, No. 6, <i>Paradise-street</i>, <i>Marybone</i>. Mainpiece: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by-$Richards=]: The Music entirely new, composed by $William? Bates=. Receipts: #256 13s. 6d. (126.0.6; tickets: 130.13.0) (charge: #72 15s. 6d.)
    Performance: 82768 | 39286 | p | Alexander The Great | Alexander-Peile (1st appearance in that character); Clytus-Clarke; Hephestion-Whitefield; Lysimachus-Mahon; Cassander-Fearon; Thessalus-Thompson; Polyperchon-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Ward (1st appearance in that character); Parisatis-Mrs Whitefield; Sysigambis-Mrs Poussin; Statira-Mrs Hartley.
    Cast:
    141792 | 82768 | Alexander | Peile
    141793 | 82768 | Clytus | Clarke
    141794 | 82768 | Hephestion | Whitefield
    141795 | 82768 | Lysimachus | Mahon
    141796 | 82768 | Cassander | Fearon
    141797 | 82768 | Thessalus | Thompson
    141798 | 82768 | Polyperchon | Booth
    141799 | 82768 | Roxana | Mrs Ward
    141800 | 82768 | Parisatis | Mrs Whitefield
    141801 | 82768 | Sysigambis | Mrs Poussin
    141802 | 82768 | Statira | Mrs Hartley.
    Performance: 82769 | 39286 | a | The Device; or, The Marriage-Office | [Characters by Mattocks, Robson, Mahon, Wewitzer, Thompson, Stevens, Wilson, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Booth, Miss Brown. Cast from Airs, (no pub. 1777)]: Townley-Mattocks; Sharpley-Robson; O'Donnely-Mahon; Lumber-Wewitzer; Colonel Olive-Wilson; Miss Blond-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Olive-Mrs Booth, [in Airs: Mrs Pitt; Miss Olive-Miss Brown; Thompson; Stevens. Thompson; Stevens.
    Cast:
    141803 | 82769 | Townley | Mattocks
    141804 | 82769 | Sharpley | Robson
    141805 | 82769 | O'Donnely | Mahon
    141806 | 82769 | Lumber | Wewitzer
    141807 | 82769 | Colonel Olive | Wilson
    141808 | 82769 | Miss Blond | Mrs Wilson
    141809 | 82769 | Mrs Olive | Mrs Booth,
    141810 | 82769 | Miss Olive | Miss Brown
    Performance: 82770 | 39286 | d | End: <i>The Humours of New@Market with the Pony Races</i>, as17770428
    AsSeeDate: 82770 | cg | d | As | 17770428
    Performance: 82771 | 39286 | s | End I: <i>A Welcome to the Spring</i> (composed by $Dr Arne=)-Mrs Farrell

Mainpiece

Title: Alexander The Great
Comments:
Alexander-Peile (1st appearance in that character); Clytus-Clarke; Hephestion-Whitefield; Lysimachus-Mahon; Cassander-Fearon; Thessalus-Thompson; Polyperchon-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Ward (1st appearance in that character); Parisatis-Mrs Whitefield; Sysigambis-Mrs Poussin; Statira-Mrs Hartley.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

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Comments:
[Characters by Mattocks, Robson, Mahon, Wewitzer, Thompson, Stevens, Wilson, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Booth, Miss Brown. Cast from Airs, (no pub. 1777)]: Townley-Mattocks; Sharpley-Robson; O'Donnely-Mahon; Lumber-Wewitzer; Colonel Olive-Wilson; Miss Blond-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Olive-Mrs Booth, [in Airs: Mrs Pitt; Miss Olive-Miss Brown; Thompson; Stevens. Thompson; Stevens.
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Dance

Comment: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Pony Races, as17770428

Song

Comment: End I: A Welcome to the Spring (composed by Dr Arne)-Mrs Farrell

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