25 April 1778

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1777-1778
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Miss Brown. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Midas [announced on playbill ff 24 Apr.] cannot be performed on account of Wilson's sudden illness. Tickets delivered for Love Finds the Way will be admitted, that Opera being unavoidably postponed on account of Mrs Farrell's Indisposition. Public Advertiser, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Brown, No. 10, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #150 18s. 6d. (89.17.6; tickets: 61.1.0) (charge: #67 7s. 6d.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Wonder. Don Felix-Wroughton; Col. Briton-Whitfield; Lissardo-Lee Lewes (their 1st appearance in those characters); Don Lopez-Dunstall; Don Pedro-Quick; Frederick-Booth; Gibby (1st time)-Fearon; Isabella-Miss Leeson; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis (1st time)-Mrs Wilson; Violante-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character). *aPoor Vulcan!. As 7 Apr. *dEnd: <i>The Irish Lilt</i>, as 24 Apr. *cBenefit for $Miss Brown=. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. <i>Midas</i> [announced on playbill ff 24 Apr.] cannot be performed on account of $Wilson='s sudden illness. Tickets delivered for <i>Love Finds the Way</i> willbe admitted, that Opera being unavoidably postponed on account of $Mrs Farrell='s Indisposition. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Brown,No. 10, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #150 18s. 6d. (89.17.6; tickets: 61.1.0) (charge: #67 7s. 6d.).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1778 04 25 cg The Wonder. Don Felix-Wroughton; Col. Briton-Whitfield; Lissardo-Lee Lewes (their 1st appearance in those characters); Don Lopez-Dunstall; Don Pedro-Quick; Frederick-Booth; Gibby (1st time)-Fearon; Isabella-Miss Leeson; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis (1st time)-Mrs Wilson; Violante-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).*a1778 04 25 cg Poor Vulcan!. ^As17780407^.*d1778 04 25 cg End: <i>The Irish Lilt</i>, ^as17780424^.*c1778 04 25 cg Benefit for $Miss Brown=. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. <i>Midas</i> [announced on playbill ff 24 Apr.] cannot be performed on account of $Wilson='s sudden illness. Tickets delivered for <i>Love Finds the Way</i> will be admitted, that Opera being unavoidably postponed on account of $Mrs Farrell='s Indisposition. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Brown, No. 10, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #150 18s. 6d. (89.17.6; tickets: 61.1.0) (charge: #67 7s. 6d.).

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    Event: 39833 | 17780425 | cg | Benefit for $Miss Brown=. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. <i>Midas</i> [announced on playbill ff 24 Apr.] cannot be performed on account of $Wilson='s sudden illness. Tickets delivered for <i>Love Finds the Way</i> will be admitted, that Opera being unavoidably postponed on account of $Mrs Farrell='s Indisposition. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Brown, No. 10, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #150 18s. 6d. (89.17.6; tickets: 61.1.0) (charge: #67 7s. 6d.)
    Performance: 84170 | 39833 | p | The Wonder | Don Felix-Wroughton; Col. Briton-Whitfield; Lissardo-Lee Lewes (their 1st appearance in those characters); Don Lopez-Dunstall; Don Pedro-Quick; Frederick-Booth; Gibby (1st time)-Fearon; Isabella-Miss Leeson; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis (1st time)-Mrs Wilson; Violante-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
    Cast:
    144336 | 84170 | Don Felix | Wroughton
    144337 | 84170 | Briton | Whitfield
    144338 | 84170 | Lissardo | Lee Lewes
    144339 | 84170 | Don Lopez | Dunstall
    144340 | 84170 | Don Pedro | Quick
    144341 | 84170 | Frederick | Booth
    144342 | 84170 | Gibby | Fearon
    144343 | 84170 | Isabella | Miss Leeson
    144344 | 84170 | Flora | Mrs Pitt
    144345 | 84170 | Inis | Mrs Wilson
    144346 | 84170 | Violante | Mrs Mattocks
    Performance: 84171 | 39833 | a | Poor Vulcan | . As17780407.
    AsSeeDate: 84171 | cg | a | As | 17780407
    Cast:
    531713 | 84171 | Gauge | Fox.
    531714 | 84171 | Crump | Quick
    531715 | 84171 | Stud | Mattocks
    531716 | 84171 | Pike | Mahon
    531717 | 84171 | Wiseman | Robson
    531718 | 84171 | Guage | Battishill
    531719 | 84171 | Joe | Leoni
    531720 | 84171 | Grace | Miss Dayes
    531721 | 84171 | Maudlin | Miss Brown
    Performance: 84172 | 39833 | d | End: <i>The Irish Lilt</i>, as17780424
    AsSeeDate: 84172 | cg | d | As | 17780424

Mainpiece

Title: The Wonder
Comments:
Don Felix-Wroughton; Col. Briton-Whitfield; Lissardo-Lee Lewes (their 1st appearance in those characters); Don Lopez-Dunstall; Don Pedro-Quick; Frederick-Booth; Gibby (1st time)-Fearon; Isabella-Miss Leeson; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis (1st time)-Mrs Wilson; Violante-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1714
Baptism: 1669
Death: 1723

Afterpiece

Title: Poor Vulcan
Comments:
. As17780407.
Cast:

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Work Title: Poor Vulcan!
Publish Date: 1778
Baptism: 1745
Death: 1814

Dance

Comment: End: The Irish Lilt, as17780424

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