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13 May 1778

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1777-1778
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Whitfield and Mrs Pitt. [2nd piece in place of The Ephesian Matron, announced on playbill of 12 May.] Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No. 14, Crown-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #144 15s. [51.14; tickets: 93.1) [charge: #74 7s.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Rival Queens; or, The Death of Alexander the Great. As 22 Apr., but Roxana-Mrs Whitfield (1st appearance in that character). *aTrue-Blue. As 4 Apr. *aThe Commissary. As 7 May, but Gruel-Thompson; La Fleur-Wewitzer. *dEnd 2nd piece: <i>The Poney Races</i>, as 21 Apr. *sAs 11 May. *cBenefit for $Whitfield= and $Mrs Pitt=. [2nd piece in place of <i>The Ephesian Matron</i>,announced on playbill of 12 May.] <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No. 14, <i>Crown-court</i>, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts:#144 15s. [51.14; tickets: 93.1) [charge: #74 7s.).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1778 05 13 cg The Rival Queens; or, The Death of Alexander the Great. ^As17780422^, but Roxana-Mrs Whitfield (1st appearance in that character).*a1778 05 13 cg True-Blue. ^As17780404^.*a1778 05 13 cg The Commissary. ^As17780507^, but Gruel-Thompson; La Fleur-Wewitzer.*d1778 05 13 cg End 2nd piece: <i>The Poney Races</i>, ^as17780421^.*s1778 05 13 cg ^As17780511^.*c1778 05 13 cg Benefit for $Whitfield= and $Mrs Pitt=. [2nd piece in place of <i>The Ephesian Matron</i>, announced on playbill of 12 May.] <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No. 14, <i>Crown-court</i>, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #144 15s. [51.14; tickets: 93.1) [charge: #74 7s.).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 39872 | 17780513 | cg | Benefit for $Whitfield= and $Mrs Pitt=. [2nd piece in place of <i>The Ephesian Matron</i>, announced on playbill of 12 May.] <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No. 14, <i>Crown-court</i>, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #144 15s. [51.14; tickets: 93.1) [charge: #74 7s.)
    Performance: 84287 | 39872 | p | The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great | As17780422, but Roxana-Mrs Whitfield (1st appearance in that character).
    AsSeeDate: 84287 | cg | p | As | 17780422
    Cast:
    144545 | 84287 | Roxana | Mrs Whitfield
    532217 | 84287 | Alexander | Wroughton
    532218 | 84287 | Clytus | Clarke
    532219 | 84287 | Lysimachus | Whitfield
    532220 | 84287 | Hephestion | Robson
    532221 | 84287 | Cassander | Fearon
    532222 | 84287 | Thessalus | Thompson
    532223 | 84287 | Polyperchon | Booth
    532224 | 84287 | Parisatis | Mrs Morton
    532225 | 84287 | Sysigambis | Mrs Poussin
    532226 | 84287 | Statira | Mrs Bulkley.
    Performance: 84288 | 39872 | a | True-Blue | As17780404.
    AsSeeDate: 84288 | cg | a | As | 17780404
    Cast:
    532227 | 84288 | 780330but Characters | Mrs <i>Morton, late Miss _Dayes
    532228 | 84288 | Characters | Reinhold, Mahon, Baker, Miss Dayes.
    532229 | 84288 | <i>Lieutenant Dreadnought | Reinhold
    532230 | 84288 | Careful | Mahon
    532231 | 84288 | True | Blue-Baker
    532232 | 84288 | Blue | Baker
    532233 | 84288 | Nancy | Miss Dayes.
    532234 | 84288 | The Apprentice | Lewis
    532235 | 84288 | Wingate | Dunstall
    532236 | 84288 | Gargle | Thompson
    532237 | 84288 | Simon | Cushing
    532238 | 84288 | Charlotte | Miss Dayes.
    532239 | 84288 | 780328but Nancy | Mrs Morton
    532240 | 84288 | Mrs Drugget | Mrs Poussin.
    532241 | 84288 | Sir Charles Racket | Lewis
    532242 | 84288 | Lovelace | Booth
    532243 | 84288 | Woodley | Thompson
    532244 | 84288 | Drugget | Quick
    532245 | 84288 | Dimity | Mrs Green
    532246 | 84288 | Lady Racket | Mrs Mattocks.
    Performance: 84289 | 39872 | a | The Commissary | As17780507, but Gruel-Thompson; La Fleur-Wewitzer.
    AsSeeDate: 84289 | cg | a | As | 17780507
    Cast:
    144546 | 84289 | Gruel | Thompson
    144547 | 84289 | La Fleur | Wewitzer.
    532247 | 84289 | Young Loveit | Robson.
    532248 | 84289 | The Commissary | Quick
    532249 | 84289 | Simon | Fox
    532250 | 84289 | Isaac Fungus | Fearon
    532251 | 84289 | Mrs Loveit | Mrs Pitt
    532252 | 84289 | Jenny | Mrs Poussin
    532253 | 84289 | Dolly | Mrs Fearon
    532254 | 84289 | Mrs Mechlin | Miss Ambrose.
    Performance: 84290 | 39872 | d | End 2nd piece: <i>The Poney Races</i>, as17780421
    AsSeeDate: 84290 | cg | d | As | 17780421
    Performance: 84291 | 39872 | s | As17780511
    AsSeeDate: 84291 | cg | s | As | 17780511
    Cast:
    532255 | 84291 | Mrs Farrell.

Mainpiece

Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great
Comments:
As17780422, but Roxana-Mrs Whitfield (1st appearance in that character).
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Author: Nathaniel Lee
Birth: 1645x52
Death: 1692
Work Title: Alexander
Publish Date:
Author: Nathaniel Lee
Birth: 1645x52
Death: 1692
Publish Date: 1729
Author: Colley Cibber
Birth: 1671
Death: 1757

Afterpiece

Title: True-Blue
Comments:
As17780404.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Commissary
Comments:
As17780507, but Gruel-Thompson; La Fleur-Wewitzer.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Commissary
Publish Date: 1765
Author: Samuel Foote
Baptism: 1721
Death: 1777

Dance

Comment: End 2nd piece: The Poney Races, as17780421

Song

Comment: As17780511

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 13 May 1778 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=39872.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 13 May 1778 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=39872. Accessed 31 March 2025.