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