14 August 1777

Event Information
Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1776-1777
Volume: 5
Comments: Mainpiece: Never performed here. "Digges 'discharged the character' in the same costume as it is to be supposed was adopted by Booth, when the play was originally acted [in 1713], that is, in a shape, as it is technically termed [i.e. a costume] of the stiffest order, decorated with gilt leather upon a black ground, with black stockings, black gloves, and a powdered periwig" (Peake, II, 13)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p??hay Cato. Cato-Digges (1st appearance in <i>London</i>); Portius-Aickin; Marcus-Davies; Sempronius-Fearon; Syphax-Blissett; Mutineers-T. Davis, Stevens, Kenny; Decius-Egan; Lucius-Massey; Juba-Palmer; Lucia-Mrs Colles; Marcia-Mrs Massey. *a??hay The Citizen. As 2 July. *d??hay End: <i>Dance</i>-. *c??hay Mainpiece: Never performed here. "$Digges= 'discharged the character' in the same costume as it is to be supposed was adopted by $Booth=, when the play was originally acted [in 1713], that is, in a shape, as it is technically termed [i.e. a costume] of the stiffest order, decorated with gilt leather upon a black ground, with black stockings, black gloves, and a powdered periwig" ($Peake=, II, 13).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1777 08 14 hay Cato. Cato-Digges (1st appearance in <i>London</i>); Portius-Aickin; Marcus-Davies; Sempronius-Fearon; Syphax-Blissett; Mutineers-T. Davis, Stevens, Kenny; Decius-Egan; Lucius-Massey; Juba-Palmer; Lucia-Mrs Colles; Marcia-Mrs Massey.*a1777 08 14 hay The Citizen. ^As17770702^.*d1777 08 14 hay End: <i>Dance</i>-.*c1777 08 14 hay Mainpiece: Never performed here. "$Digges= 'discharged the character' in the same costume as it is to be supposed was adopted by $Booth=, when the play was originally acted [in 1713], that is, in a shape, as it is technically termed [i.e. a costume] of the stiffest order, decorated with gilt leather upon a black ground, with black stockings, black gloves, and a powdered periwig" ($Peake=, II, 13).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 39414 | 17770814 | hay | Mainpiece: Never performed here. "$Digges= 'discharged the character' in the same costume as it is to be supposed was adopted by $Booth=, when the play was originally acted [in 1713], that is, in a shape, as it is technically termed [i.e. a costume] of the stiffest order, decorated with gilt leather upon a black ground, with black stockings, black gloves, and a powdered periwig" ($Peake=, II, 13)
    Performance: 83074 | 39414 | p | Cato | Cato-Digges (1st appearance in <i>London</i>); Portius-Aickin; Marcus-Davies; Sempronius-Fearon; Syphax-Blissett; Mutineers-T. Davis, Stevens, Kenny; Decius-Egan; Lucius-Massey; Juba-Palmer; Lucia-Mrs Colles; Marcia-Mrs Massey.
    Cast:
    142395 | 83074 | Cato | Digges
    142396 | 83074 | Portius | Aickin
    142397 | 83074 | Marcus | Davies
    142398 | 83074 | Sempronius | Fearon
    142399 | 83074 | Syphax | Blissett
    142400 | 83074 | Mutineers | T. Davis, Stevens, Kenny
    142401 | 83074 | Decius | Egan
    142402 | 83074 | Lucius | Massey
    142403 | 83074 | Juba | Palmer
    142404 | 83074 | Lucia | Mrs Colles
    142405 | 83074 | Marcia | Mrs Massey.
    Performance: 83075 | 39414 | a | The Citizen | As17770702.
    AsSeeDate: 83075 | hay | a | As | 17770702
    Cast:
    526297 | 83075 | Sir Jasper Wilding | Massey.
    526298 | 83075 | Young Philpot | Palmer
    526299 | 83075 | Old Philpot | Parsons
    526300 | 83075 | Young Wilding | R. Palmer
    526301 | 83075 | Beaufort | Egan
    526302 | 83075 | Quildrive | Stevens
    526303 | 83075 | Dapper | T. Davis
    526304 | 83075 | Corinna | Mrs W. Palmer
    526305 | 83075 | Maria | Miss Farren
    Performance: 83076 | 39414 | d | End: <i>Dance</i>-

Mainpiece

Title: Cato
Comments:
Cato-Digges (1st appearance in London); Portius-Aickin; Marcus-Davies; Sempronius-Fearon; Syphax-Blissett; Mutineers-T. Davis, Stevens, Kenny; Decius-Egan; Lucius-Massey; Juba-Palmer; Lucia-Mrs Colles; Marcia-Mrs Massey.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17770702.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: End: Dance-

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