09 May 1778
Event Information
Theatre:
Covent Garden
Theatrical Season:
1777-1778
Volume:
5
Comments:
Benefit for Peile. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Tickets delivered by Dagueville will be taken. Public Advertiser, 1 May and 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Peile at his house in North-street, Westminster; of Dagueville, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #149 2s. 6d. (56.14.6; tickets: 92.8.0) (charge: #105)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
Oroonoko
Comments:
Oroonoko-Peile [1st appearance in that character]; Governor-Whitfield; Blandford-Hull; Captain Driver-Dunstall; Stanmore-Robson; Jack Stanmore-Booth; Hotman-L'Estrange; Daniel-Quick; Aboan-Aickin; Charlotte Weldon-Miss Ambrose; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Mrs Jackson.
Oroonoko-Peile [1st appearance in that character]; Governor-Whitfield; Blandford-Hull; Captain Driver-Dunstall; Stanmore-Robson; Jack Stanmore-Booth; Hotman-L'Estrange; Daniel-Quick; Aboan-Aickin; Charlotte Weldon-Miss Ambrose; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Mrs Jackson.
Cast:
- Role: Oroonoko Actor: Peile
- Role: Governor Actor: Whitfield
- Role: Blandford Actor: Hull
- Role: Captain Driver Actor: Dunstall
- Role: Stanmore Actor: Robson
- Role: Jack Stanmore Actor: Booth
- Role: Hotman Actor: L'Estrange
- Role: Daniel Actor: Quick
- Role: Aboan Actor: Aickin
- Role: Charlotte Weldon Actor: Miss Ambrose
- Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Whitfield
- Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Pitt
- Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Jackson.
Afterpiece
Dance
Comment:
End II: new dance, The Arts and Sciences-Dagueville, Dagueville's pupils; End: new pantomimical dance, The Russian Light Infantry and Cossack Camp-Dagueville, Sga Tinte, Sga Vidini (1st appearance this season), fifty more performers
Song
Comment:
End IV: a song-Mrs Farrell