29 May 1777
Event Information
Theatre:
Covent Garden
Theatrical Season:
1776-1777
Volume:
5
Comments:
[Extra night] Benefit for the Widow and Children of the late Hugh? Kelly. Tickets delivered for a Comedy, May 28th, will be admitted. Morning Chronicle, 10 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kelly, No. 3, Racquet Court, Fleet-street. Receipts: #108 -16s. (52.1; tickets: 56.15) (charge: #52 1s.)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
A Word To The Wise
Comments:
As17770513, but Capt. Dormer-Powell (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance in London); Miss Dormer-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
As17770513, but Capt. Dormer-Powell (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance in London); Miss Dormer-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
Cast:
- Role: Dormer Actor: Powell
- Role: Miss Dormer Actor: Mrs Mattocks
- Role: Sir George Hastings Actor: Lee Lewes
- Role: Sir John Dormer Actor: Hull
- Role: Mr Willoughby Actor: Aickin
- Role: Villars Actor: Lewis
- Role: Miss Willoughby Actor: Mrs Hartley
- Role: Mrs Willoughby Actor: Mrs Jackson
- Role: Miss Montague Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Afterpiece
Title:
The Deuce is in Him
Comments:
Colonel Tamper-Wroughton; Major Belford-Whitefield; Prattle-Lee Lewes; Bell-Mrs Bulkley; Mademoiselle Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Emily-Mrs Mattocks; A New occasional Prologue (written by Dr Johnson)-Hull; [A New occasional Epilogue [author unknown]-Mrs Bulkley.
Colonel Tamper-Wroughton; Major Belford-Whitefield; Prattle-Lee Lewes; Bell-Mrs Bulkley; Mademoiselle Florival-Mrs Lessingham; Emily-Mrs Mattocks; A New occasional Prologue (written by Dr Johnson)-Hull; [A New occasional Epilogue [author unknown]-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast:
- Role: Colonel Tamper Actor: Wroughton
- Role: Major Belford Actor: Whitefield
- Role: Prattle Actor: Lee Lewes
- Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Bulkley
- Role: Mademoiselle Florival Actor: Mrs Lessingham
- Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Mattocks
- Role: A New occasional Prologue Actor: Hull
- Role: author unknown] Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Song
Comment:
End I: a new cantata, Diana-Mrs Farrell
Music
Comment:
End Epilogue: concerto on the violin-Fisher