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20 May 1778

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1777-1778
Volume: 5
Comments: Receipts: #233 2s. 6d. (220.11.0; 12.2.6; 0.9.0)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The School for Scandal. As 22 Oct. 1777. *aThe Irish Widow. As 2 May. *dAs 12 May. *sIn III: <i>song</i> [see 22 Oct. 1777]-Gaudry. *cReceipts: #233 2s. 6d. (220.11.0; 12.2.6; 0.9.0).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1778 05 20 dl The School for Scandal. ^As17771022^.*a1778 05 20 dl The Irish Widow. ^As17780502^.*d1778 05 20 dl ^As17780512^.*s1778 05 20 dl In III: <i>song</i> [^see17771022^]-Gaudry.*c1778 05 20 dl Receipts: #233 2s. 6d. (220.11.0; 12.2.6; 0.9.0).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 39886 | 17780520 | dl | Receipts: #233 2s. 6d. (220.11.0; 12.2.6; 0.9.0)
    Performance: 84335 | 39886 | p | The School For Scandal | As17771022.
    AsSeeDate: 84335 | dl | p | As | 17771022
    Cast:
    532463 | 84335 | Sir Peter Teazle | King
    532464 | 84335 | Sir Oliver Surface | Yates
    532465 | 84335 | Joseph Surface | Palmer
    532466 | 84335 | Sir Benjamin Backbite | Dodd
    532467 | 84335 | Crabtree | Parsons
    532468 | 84335 | Rowley | Aickin
    532469 | 84335 | Moses | Baddeley
    532470 | 84335 | Snake | Packer
    532471 | 84335 | Careless | Farren
    532472 | 84335 | Trip | Lamash
    532473 | 84335 | Charles | Smith
    532474 | 84335 | Mrs Candour | Miss Pope
    532475 | 84335 | Maria | Miss P. Hopkins
    532476 | 84335 | Lady Sneerwell | Miss Sherry
    532477 | 84335 | Lady Teazle | Mrs Abington
    Performance: 84336 | 39886 | a | The Irish Widow | As17780502.
    AsSeeDate: 84336 | dl | a | As | 17780502
    Cast:
    532478 | 84336 | Whittle | Parsons
    532479 | 84336 | Sir Patrick O'Neale | Moody
    532480 | 84336 | Nephew | Davies
    532481 | 84336 | Bates | Baddeley
    532482 | 84336 | Thomas | Burton
    532483 | 84336 | Kecksey | Dodd
    532484 | 84336 | Widow Brady | Miss Walpole
    Performance: 84337 | 39886 | d | As17780512
    AsSeeDate: 84337 | dl | d | As | 17780512
    Performance: 84338 | 39886 | s | In III: <i>song</i> [see17771022]-Gaudry

Mainpiece

Title: The School For Scandal
Comments:
As17771022.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Irish Widow
Comments:
As17780502.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1772
Author: David Garrick
Birth: 1717
Death: 1779

Dance

Comment: As17780512

Song

Comment: In III: song [see17771022]-Gaudry

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 20 May 1778 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 4, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=39886.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 20 May 1778 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=39886. Accessed 4 April 2025.