24 April 1778

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1777-1778
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Lessingham. Public Advertiser, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Lessingham at her house, the corner of Percy-street, Rathbone Place. Receipts: #160 7s. (100.18; tickets: 59.9) (charge: #64 10s.)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Merchant of Venice. As 28 Jan., but Jessica-Mrs Morton [i.e. formerly $Miss Dayes=]; Nerissa-Miss Ambrose; Portia-Mrs Lessingham (1st appearance in that character). *aLove a-la-Mode. As 16 Oct. 1777. *dEnd III: <i>The Irish Lilt</i>-Aldridge, Miss Valois; End IV: as 21 Apr. *cBenefit for $Mrs Lessingham=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Lessingham at her house, the corner of <i>Percy-street</i>, <i>Rathbone Place</i>. Receipts: #160 7s. (100.18; tickets: 59.9) (charge: #64 10s.).

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    *p1778 04 24 cg The Merchant of Venice. ^As17780128^, but Jessica-Mrs Morton [i.e. formerly $Miss Dayes=]; Nerissa-Miss Ambrose; Portia-Mrs Lessingham (1st appearance in that character).*a1778 04 24 cg Love a-la-Mode. ^As17771016^.*d1778 04 24 cg End III: <i>The Irish Lilt</i>-Aldridge, Miss Valois; End IV: ^as17780421^.*c1778 04 24 cg Benefit for $Mrs Lessingham=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Lessingham at her house, the corner of <i>Percy-street</i>, <i>Rathbone Place</i>. Receipts: #160 7s. (100.18; tickets: 59.9) (charge: #64 10s.).

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    Event: 39831 | 17780424 | cg | Benefit for $Mrs Lessingham=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Lessingham at her house, the corner of <i>Percy-street</i>, <i>Rathbone Place</i>. Receipts: #160 7s. (100.18; tickets: 59.9) (charge: #64 10s.)
    Performance: 84164 | 39831 | p | The Merchant Of Venice | As17780128, but Jessica-Mrs Morton [i.e. formerly $Miss Dayes=]; Nerissa-Miss Ambrose; Portia-Mrs Lessingham (1st appearance in that character).
    AsSeeDate: 84164 | cg | p | As | 17780128
    Cast:
    144329 | 84164 | Jessica | Mrs Morton
    144330 | 84164 | Nerissa | Miss Ambrose
    144331 | 84164 | Portia | Mrs Lessingham
    531684 | 84164 | Solarino | Davis.
    531685 | 84164 | Shylock | Macklin
    531686 | 84164 | Antonio | Clarke
    531687 | 84164 | Bassanio | Wroughton
    531688 | 84164 | Gratiano | Lee Lewes
    531689 | 84164 | Lorenzo | Mattocks
    531690 | 84164 | Duke | Fearon
    531691 | 84164 | Tubal | Thompson
    531692 | 84164 | Launcelot | Quick
    531693 | 84164 | Salanio | Booth
    Performance: 84165 | 39831 | a | Love a-la-Mode | As17771016.
    AsSeeDate: 84165 | cg | a | As | 17771016
    Cast:
    531694 | 84165 | Sir Archy MacSarcasm | Macklin
    531695 | 84165 | Squire Groom | Lee Lewes
    531696 | 84165 | Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan | Mahon
    531697 | 84165 | Mordecai | Quick
    531698 | 84165 | Sir Theodore Goodchild | Dunstall
    531699 | 84165 | Charlotte | Miss Ambrose.
    Performance: 84166 | 39831 | d | End III: <i>The Irish Lilt</i>-Aldridge, Miss Valois; End IV: as17780421
    AsSeeDate: 84166 | cg | d | As | 17780421

Mainpiece

Title: The Merchant Of Venice
Comments:
As17780128, but Jessica-Mrs Morton [i.e. formerly Miss Dayes]; Nerissa-Miss Ambrose; Portia-Mrs Lessingham (1st appearance in that character).
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: Love a-la-Mode
Comments:
As17771016.
Cast:

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Work Title: Love a-la-mode
Publish Date: 1779
Birth: 1699?
Death: 1797

Dance

Comment: End III: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois; End IV: as17780421

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