17 September 1778

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: "This may be called the Coalition Season, the Actors of both Theatres playing at either house indiscriminately" (MS annotation by J. P. Kemble on Kemble playbill). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Fosbrook at the Stage Door. No Money to be taken at the Stage Door, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 16 Oct.]. Receipts: #226 8s. 6d. (193.9.0; 32.12.0; 0.7.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p1778 9 17 dl The Merry Wives of Windsor. Mr Ford-Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Doctor Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Fenton-Farren; Simple-Burton; Bardolph-Wright; Pistol-Holcroft; Rugby-Carpenter; Page to Falstaff-Master Pulley; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-Henderson; Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Ann Page-Mrs Colles; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Ford-Miss Younge. *aComus. Comus-Webster; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, Lamash; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Gaudry; The Lady-Mrs Sharp; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Collett; Sabrina-Miss Field; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Farrell; Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell. *sIn afterpiece: <i>Sweet Echo</i>-Leoni, Mrs Farrell (of<i>cg</i>). *c"This may be called the Coalition Season, the Actors of both Theatresplaying at either house indiscriminately" (MS annotation by $J. P. Kemble= on <i>Kemble playbill</i>). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of $Fosbrook= at the Stage Door. No Money to be taken atthe Stage Door, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 16 Oct.]. Receipts: #226 8s. 6d.(193.9.0; 32.12.0; 0.7.6).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1778 09 17 dl The Merry Wives of Windsor. Mr Ford-Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Doctor Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Fenton-Farren; Simple-Burton; Bardolph-Wright; Pistol-Holcroft; Rugby-Carpenter; Page to Falstaff-Master Pulley; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-Henderson; Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Ann Page-Mrs Colles; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Ford-Miss Younge.*a1778 09 17 dl Comus. Comus-Webster; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, Lamash; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Gaudry; The Lady-Mrs Sharp; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Collett; Sabrina-Miss Field; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Farrell; Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell.*s1778 09 17 dl In afterpiece: <i>Sweet Echo</i>-Leoni, Mrs Farrell (of <i>cg</i>).*c1778 09 17 dl "This may be called the Coalition Season, the Actors of both Theatres playing at either house indiscriminately" (MS annotation by $J. P. Kemble= on <i>Kemble playbill</i>). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of $Fosbrook= at the Stage Door. No Money to be taken at the Stage Door, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 16 Oct.]. Receipts: #226 8s. 6d. (193.9.0; 32.12.0; 0.7.6).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40015 | 17780917 | dl | "This may be called the Coalition Season, the Actors of both Theatres playing at either house indiscriminately" (MS annotation by $J. P. Kemble= on <i>Kemble playbill</i>). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of $Fosbrook= at the Stage Door. No Money to be taken at the Stage Door, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 16 Oct.]. Receipts: #226 8s. 6d. (193.9.0; 32.12.0; 0.7.6)
    Performance: 84709 | 40015 | p | The Merry Wives Of Windsor | Mr Ford-Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Doctor Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Fenton-Farren; Simple-Burton; Bardolph-Wright; Pistol-Holcroft; Rugby-Carpenter; Page to Falstaff-Master Pulley; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-Henderson; Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Ann Page-Mrs Colles; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Ford-Miss Younge.
    Cast:
    145212 | 84709 | Mr Ford | Smith
    145213 | 84709 | Sir Hugh Evans | Parsons
    145214 | 84709 | Doctor Caius | Baddeley
    145215 | 84709 | Mr Page | Packer
    145216 | 84709 | Host of the Garter | Moody
    145217 | 84709 | Justice Shallow | Waldron
    145218 | 84709 | Fenton | Farren
    145219 | 84709 | Simple | Burton
    145220 | 84709 | Bardolph | Wright
    145221 | 84709 | Pistol | Holcroft
    145222 | 84709 | Rugby | Carpenter
    145223 | 84709 | Page to Falstaff | Master Pulley
    145224 | 84709 | Slender | Dodd
    145225 | 84709 | Falstaff | Henderson
    145226 | 84709 | Mrs Page | Miss Pope
    145227 | 84709 | Ann Page | Mrs Colles
    145228 | 84709 | Mrs Quickly | Mrs Bradshaw
    145229 | 84709 | Mrs Ford | Miss Younge.
    Performance: 84710 | 40015 | a | Comus | Comus-Webster; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, Lamash; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Gaudry; The Lady-Mrs Sharp; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Collett; Sabrina-Miss Field; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Farrell; Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell.
    Cast:
    145230 | 84710 | Comus | Webster
    145231 | 84710 | 1st Spirit | Aickin
    145232 | 84710 | Brothers | Farren, Lamash
    145233 | 84710 | Principal Bacchanals | Bannister, Gaudry
    145234 | 84710 | The Lady | Mrs Sharp
    145235 | 84710 | Pastoral Nymph | Miss Collett
    145236 | 84710 | Sabrina | Miss Field
    145237 | 84710 | Principal Bacchant | Mrs Farrell
    145238 | 84710 | Euphrosyne | Mrs Farrell.
    Performance: 84711 | 40015 | s | In afterpiece: <i>Sweet Echo</i>-Leoni, Mrs Farrell (of <i>cg</i>)

Mainpiece

Comments:
Mr Ford-Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Doctor Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Fenton-Farren; Simple-Burton; Bardolph-Wright; Pistol-Holcroft; Rugby-Carpenter; Page to Falstaff-Master Pulley; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-Henderson; Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Ann Page-Mrs Colles; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Ford-Miss Younge.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: Comus
Comments:
Comus-Webster; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, Lamash; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Gaudry; The Lady-Mrs Sharp; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Collett; Sabrina-Miss Field; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Farrell; Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell.
Cast:

Song

Comment: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Mrs Farrell (of cg)

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