27 April 1778

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1777-1778
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Quick. Afterpiece 1st time; F 2, by Ursula Agnes Booth, based on the same, by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger. The playbill lists Death in place of Lee Lewes, but he 'Was not to be found...Hull begged permission for Lee Lewes to read Death's part in his own undress, which [was] granted" (London Chronicle, 28 Apr.).]. Books of the Entertainment to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 30 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 15, Drury-lane. Receipts: #262 2s. (157.2; tickets: 105.0) (charge: #64 10s.)
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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Tancred and Sigismunda. As 7 Mar., but Tancred-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character). *aThe Little French Lawyer. [Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Thompson, Booth, Lee Lewes, L'Estrange, Fearon, Wewitzer, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Mrs Lessingham. [Cast from text ($J. Bell=, 1778):% Le Writ-Quick; Dupre-Whitfield; Verdone-Thompson; Beaupre-Booth; Mellefont-[read by%Lee Lewes [in text: $Death=]; Vertaign-L'Estrange; Champernel-Fearon; Sampson-Wewitzer [in text: $Wilson=]; Agnes-Mrs Poussin; Viletta-Mrs Willems; Lamira-Mrs Lessingham. *dEnd monologue: <i>The Poney Races</i>, as 21 Apr. *e[<i>Monologue</i>.% End: <i>Cunning Isaac will relate his Escape from the Duenna</i> [with a new <i>song</i>]-Quick. *cBenefit for $Quick=. Afterpiece 1st time; F 2, by $Ursula Agnes Booth=, based on the same, by $John Fletcher= and $Philip Massinger=. The playbill lists $Death= in place of $Lee Lewes=, but he 'Was not to be found...$Hull= begged permission for Lee Lewes to read Death's part inhis own undress, which [was] granted" (<i>London Chronicle</i>, 28 Apr.).]. Books of the Entertainment to be had at the Theatre. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 30 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 15, <i>Drury-lane</i>. Receipts: #262 2s. (157.2; tickets: 105.0) (charge: #64 10s.).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1778 04 27 cg Tancred and Sigismunda. ^As17780307^but Tancred-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character).*a1778 04 27 cg The Little French Lawyer. Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Thompson, Booth, Lee Lewes, L'Estrange, Fearon, Wewitzer, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Mrs Lessingham. [Cast from text ($J. Bell=, 1778): Le Writ-Quick; Dupre-Whitfield; Verdone-Thompson; Beaupre-Booth; Mellefont-[read byLee Lewes [in text: $Death=]; Vertaign-L'Estrange; Champernel-Fearon; Sampson-Wewitzer [in text: $Wilson=]; Agnes-Mrs Poussin; Viletta-Mrs Willems; Lamira-Mrs Lessingham.*d1778 04 27 cg End monologue: <i>The Poney Races</i>, ^as17780421^.*e1778 04 27 cg <i>Monologue</i>. End: <i>Cunning Isaac will relate his Escape from the Duenna</i> [with a new <i>song</i>]-Quick.*c1778 04 27 cg Benefit for $Quick=. Afterpiece 1st time; F 2, by $Ursula Agnes Booth=, based on the same, by $John Fletcher= and $Philip Massinger=. The playbill lists $Death= in place of $Lee Lewes=, but he 'Was not to be found...$Hull= begged permission for Lee Lewes to read Death's part in his own undress, which [was] granted" (<i>London Chronicle</i>, 28 Apr.).]. Books of the Entertainment to be had at the Theatre. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 30 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 15, <i>Drury-lane</i>. Receipts: #262 2s. (157.2; tickets: 105.0) (charge: #64 10s.).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 39836 | 17780427 | cg | Benefit for $Quick=. Afterpiece 1st time; F 2, by $Ursula Agnes Booth=, based on the same, by $John Fletcher= and $Philip Massinger=. The playbill lists $Death= in place of $Lee Lewes=, but he 'Was not to be found...$Hull= begged permission for Lee Lewes to read Death's part in his own undress, which [was] granted" (<i>London Chronicle</i>, 28 Apr.).]. Books of the Entertainment to be had at the Theatre. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 30 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 15, <i>Drury-lane</i>. Receipts: #262 2s. (157.2; tickets: 105.0) (charge: #64 10s.)
    Performance: 84177 | 39836 | p | Tancred And Sigismunda | As17780307but Tancred-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character).
    AsSeeDate: 84177 | cg | p | As | 17780307
    Cast:
    144360 | 84177 | 780307but Tancred | Wroughton
    531727 | 84177 | Tancred | Lewis
    531728 | 84177 | Osmond | Clarke
    531729 | 84177 | Rhodolpho | L'Estrange
    531730 | 84177 | Officer | Thompson
    531731 | 84177 | Siffredi | Hull
    531732 | 84177 | Laura | Miss Ambrose
    531733 | 84177 | Sigismunda | Mrs Barry.
    Performance: 84178 | 39836 | a | The Little French Lawyer | Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Thompson, Booth, Lee Lewes, L'Estrange, Fearon, Wewitzer, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Mrs Lessingham. [Cast from text ($J. Bell=, 1778): Le Writ-Quick; Dupre-Whitfield; Verdone-Thompson; Beaupre-Booth; Mellefont-[read byLee Lewes [in text: $Death=]; Vertaign-L'Estrange; Champernel-Fearon; Sampson-Wewitzer [in text: $Wilson=]; Agnes-Mrs Poussin; Viletta-Mrs Willems; Lamira-Mrs Lessingham.
    Cast:
    144361 | 84178 | Le Writ | Quick
    144362 | 84178 | Dupre | Whitfield
    144363 | 84178 | Verdone | Thompson
    144364 | 84178 | Beaupre | Booth
    144365 | 84178 | Mellefont
    144366 | 84178 | Vertaign | L'Estrange
    144367 | 84178 | Champernel | Fearon
    144368 | 84178 | Sampson | Wewitzer
    144369 | 84178 | Agnes | Mrs Poussin
    144370 | 84178 | Viletta | Mrs Willems
    144371 | 84178 | Lamira | Mrs Lessingham.
    Performance: 84179 | 39836 | d | End monologue: <i>The Poney Races</i>, as17780421
    AsSeeDate: 84179 | cg | d | As | 17780421
    Performance: 84180 | 39836 | e | <i>Monologue</i> | End: <i>Cunning Isaac will relate his Escape from the Duenna</i> [with a new <i>song</i>]-Quick.
    Cast:
    144372 | 84180 | with a new <i>song</i>] | Quick.

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17780307but Tancred-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character).
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Thompson, Booth, Lee Lewes, L'Estrange, Fearon, Wewitzer, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Mrs Lessingham. [Cast from text (J. Bell, 1778): Le Writ-Quick; Dupre-Whitfield; Verdone-Thompson; Beaupre-Booth; Mellefont-[read byLee Lewes [in text: Death]; Vertaign-L'Estrange; Champernel-Fearon; Sampson-Wewitzer [in text: Wilson]; Agnes-Mrs Poussin; Viletta-Mrs Willems; Lamira-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: End monologue: The Poney Races, as17780421

Entertainment

Comment: Monologue. End: Cunning Isaac will relate his Escape from the Duenna [with a new song]-Quick

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