04 February 1778

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1777-1778
Volume: 5
Comments: Afterpiece [1st time; burl 2, by Charles Dibdin, based on The Loves of Mars and Venus, by Peter Anthony Motteux]: With New Scenes and Dresses. The Music chiefly composed by Dibdin. [Dr Arne and Dr Arnold each wrote one air.] Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 5 Feb. 1778: This Day at Noon is published Poor Vulcan! (1s.). [The playbill lists Reinhold in place of Mahon, but on the Kemble playbill his name is deleted and a MS annotation substitutes Mahon's.] Receipts: #232 5s. 6d. (230.2.6; 2.3.0)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Percy. As 10 Dec. 1777. *aPoor Vulcan!. [Principal Characters by Quick, Mattocks, Mahon, Robson, Battishill, Leoni, Miss Dayes, Miss Brown. Cast from text ($G. Kearsley=, 1778):% Vulcan, Crump-Quick; Jupiter, Stud-Mattocks; Mars, Pike-Mahon [in text: $Reinhold= (see 21 Apr.)]; Apollo, Wiseman-Robson; Bacchus, Guage-Battishill; Adonis, Joe-Leoni; Grace-Miss Dayes; Venus, Maudlin-Miss Brown [all the characters, except <i>Grace</i>r, are alternateley Gods and mortals].*cAfterpiece [1st time; burl 2, by $Charles Dibdin=, based on The <i>Loves of Mars and Venus</i>, by $Peter Anthony Motteux=]: With New Scenes and Dresses. The Music chiefly composed by $Dibdin=. [$Dr Arne= and $Dr Arnold= each wrote one air.] Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 5 Feb. 1778: This Day at Noon is published <i>Poor Vulcan!</i> (1s.). [The playbill lists $Reinhold= in place of $Mahon=, but on the <i>Kemble playbill</i> his name is deletedand a MS annotation substitutes Mahon's.] Receipts: #232 5s. 6d. (230.2.6; 2.3.0).
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    *p1778 02 04 cg Percy. ^As17771210^.*a1778 02 04 cg Poor Vulcan!. Principal Characters by Quick, Mattocks, Mahon, Robson, Battishill, Leoni, Miss Dayes, Miss Brown. Cast from text ($G. Kearsley=, 1778): Vulcan, Crump-Quick; Jupiter, Stud-Mattocks; Mars, Pike-Mahon [in text: $Reinhold= (^see17780421^)]; Apollo, Wiseman-Robson; Bacchus, Guage-Battishill; Adonis, Joe-Leoni; Grace-Miss Dayes; Venus, Maudlin-Miss Brown [all the characters, except <i>Grace</i>r, are alternateley Gods and mortals].*c1778 02 04 cg Afterpiece [1st time; burl 2, by $Charles Dibdin=, based on The <i>Loves of Mars and Venus</i>, by $Peter Anthony Motteux=]: With New Scenes and Dresses. The Music chiefly composed by $Dibdin=. [$Dr Arne= and $Dr Arnold= each wrote one air.] Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 5 Feb. 1778: This Day at Noon is published <i>Poor Vulcan!</i> (1s.). [The playbill lists $Reinhold= in place of $Mahon=, but on the <i>Kemble playbill</i> his name is deleted and a MS annotation substitutes Mahon's.] Receipts: #232 5s. 6d. (230.2.6; 2.3.0).
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    Event: 39679 | 17780204 | cg | Afterpiece [1st time; burl 2, by $Charles Dibdin=, based on The <i>Loves of Mars and Venus</i>, by $Peter Anthony Motteux=]: With New Scenes and Dresses. The Music chiefly composed by $Dibdin=. [$Dr Arne= and $Dr Arnold= each wrote one air.] Books of the Burletta to be had at the Theatre. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 5 Feb. 1778: This Day at Noon is published <i>Poor Vulcan!</i> (1s.). [The playbill lists $Reinhold= in place of $Mahon=, but on the <i>Kemble playbill</i> his name is deleted and a MS annotation substitutes Mahon's.] Receipts: #232 5s. 6d. (230.2.6; 2.3.0)
    Performance: 83768 | 39679 | p | Percy | As17771210.
    AsSeeDate: 83768 | cg | p | As | 17771210
    Cast:
    529817 | 83768 | Percy | Lewis
    529818 | 83768 | Earl Raby | Aickin
    529819 | 83768 | Sir Hubert | Hull
    529820 | 83768 | Edric | Whitfield
    529821 | 83768 | Harcourt | Robson
    529822 | 83768 | Servant | Thompson
    529823 | 83768 | Earl Douglas | Wroughton
    529824 | 83768 | Birtha | Mrs Jackson
    529825 | 83768 | Elwina | Mrs Barry
    Performance: 83769 | 39679 | a | Poor Vulcan | . Principal Characters by Quick, Mattocks, Mahon, Robson, Battishill, Leoni, Miss Dayes, Miss Brown. Cast from text ($G. Kearsley=, 1778): Vulcan, Crump-Quick; Jupiter, Stud-Mattocks; Mars, Pike-Mahon [in text: $Reinhold= (see17780421)]; Apollo, Wiseman-Robson; Bacchus, Guage-Battishill; Adonis, Joe-Leoni; Grace-Miss Dayes; Venus, Maudlin-Miss Brown [all the characters, except <i>Grace</i>, are alternateley Gods and mortals].all the characters, except <i>Grace</i>, are alternateley Gods and mortals].
    Cast:
    143769 | 83769 | Crump | Quick
    143770 | 83769 | Stud | Mattocks
    143771 | 83769 | Pike | Mahon
    143772 | 83769 | Wiseman | Robson
    143773 | 83769 | Guage | Battishill
    143774 | 83769 | Joe | Leoni
    143775 | 83769 | Grace | Miss Dayes
    143776 | 83769 | Maudlin | Miss Brown

Mainpiece

Title: Percy
Comments:
As17771210.
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Afterpiece

Comments:
. Principal Characters by Quick, Mattocks, Mahon, Robson, Battishill, Leoni, Miss Dayes, Miss Brown. Cast from text (G. Kearsley, 1778): Vulcan, Crump-Quick; Jupiter, Stud-Mattocks; Mars, Pike-Mahon [in text: Reinhold (see17780421)]; Apollo, Wiseman-Robson; Bacchus, Guage-Battishill; Adonis, Joe-Leoni; Grace-Miss Dayes; Venus, Maudlin-Miss Brown [all the characters, except Grace, are alternateley Gods and mortals].all the characters, except Grace, are alternateley Gods and mortals].
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