27 April 1778
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1777-1778
Volume:
5
Comments:
Benefit for Hopkins, prompter, and Mrs Hopkins. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Afterpiece: A Dramatic Entertainment (in two parts) of Singing, Dancing and Dialogue in Honour of Shakespeare. In which a Pageant. The Music by Dibdin. Public Advertiser, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Hopkins, No. 7, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #280 7s. (169.5; 21.0; 1.2; tickets: 89.0) (charge: #64 4s.)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Provok'd Wife
Comments:
Sir John Brute (for that night only)-King; Constant-Brereton; Col. Bully (with a song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Davies; Razor-Baddeley; Justice-Chaplin; Watchmen-Wright, Burton; Constable-Wrighten; Heartfree-Bensley; Lady Fanciful-Miss Pope; Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Mademoiselle-Miss P. Hopkins (their 1st appearance in those characters); Lady Brute-Miss Younge.
Sir John Brute (for that night only)-King; Constant-Brereton; Col. Bully (with a song)-Vernon; Lord Rake-Davies; Razor-Baddeley; Justice-Chaplin; Watchmen-Wright, Burton; Constable-Wrighten; Heartfree-Bensley; Lady Fanciful-Miss Pope; Belinda-Miss Hopkins; Mademoiselle-Miss P. Hopkins (their 1st appearance in those characters); Lady Brute-Miss Younge.
Cast:
- Role: Sir John Brute Actor: King
- Role: Constant Actor: Brereton
- Role: Bully Actor: Vernon
- Role: Lord Rake Actor: Davies
- Role: Razor Actor: Baddeley
- Role: Justice Actor: Chaplin
- Role: Watchmen Actor: Wright, Burton
- Role: Constable Actor: Wrighten
- Role: Heartfree Actor: Bensley
- Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Miss Pope
- Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Hopkins
- Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
- Role: Lady Brute Actor: Miss Younge.