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20 November 1778

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: [Mainpiece in place of The Old Batchelor, announced on playbill of 19 Nov.] Receipts: #127 8s. (102.11; 24.13; 0.4)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Rivals. Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Carpenter; Faulkland-Webster; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Miss Younge. *aThe Camp. As 29 Oct. *c[Mainpiece in place of <i>The Old Batchelor</i>, announced on playbill of 19 Nov.] Receipts: #127 8s. (102.11;24.13; 0.4).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1778 11 20 dl The Rivals. Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Carpenter; Faulkland-Webster; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Miss Younge.*a1778 11 20 dl The Camp. ^As17781029^.*c1778 11 20 dl [Mainpiece in place of <i>The Old Batchelor</i>, announced on playbill of 19 Nov.] Receipts: #127 8s. (102.11; 24.13; 0.4).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40102 | 17781120 | dl | [Mainpiece in place of <i>The Old Batchelor</i>, announced on playbill of 19 Nov.] Receipts: #127 8s. (102.11; 24.13; 0.4)
    Performance: 84944 | 40102 | p | The Rivals | Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Carpenter; Faulkland-Webster; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Miss Younge.
    Cast:
    146115 | 84944 | Sir Anthony Absolute | King
    146116 | 84944 | Acres | Dodd
    146117 | 84944 | Sir Lucius O'Trigger | Moody
    146118 | 84944 | David | Parsons
    146119 | 84944 | Fag | Baddeley
    146120 | 84944 | Coachman | Carpenter
    146121 | 84944 | Faulkland | Webster
    146122 | 84944 | Captain Absolute | Palmer
    146123 | 84944 | Mrs Malaprop | Mrs Hopkins
    146124 | 84944 | Julia | Mrs Baddeley
    146125 | 84944 | Lucy | Mrs Wrighten
    146126 | 84944 | Lydia Languish | Miss Younge.
    Performance: 84945 | 40102 | a | The Camp | As17781029.
    AsSeeDate: 84945 | dl | a | As | 17781029
    Cast:
    535451 | 84945 | Lady Sash | Mrs Baddeley.
    535452 | 84945 | later called <i>William</i>] | Webster
    535453 | 84945 | O'Daub | Moody
    535454 | 84945 | Gage | Parsons
    535455 | 84945 | Serjeant | Bannister
    535456 | 84945 | Mons Bluard | Baddeley
    535457 | 84945 | Recruits | Carpenter, Fawcett, Holcroft, Chaplin
    535458 | 84945 | Countrymen | Wrighten, Burton, Waldron
    535459 | 84945 | later called <i>Sir Harry Bouquet</i>] | Dodd
    535460 | 84945 | Commander@in@Chief at the Camp | Farren
    535461 | 84945 | Officers of Regiments | R. Palmer, Lamash, Kenny
    535462 | 84945 | Lady Plume | Mrs Robinson
    535463 | 84945 | Lady Gorget | Mrs Cuyler
    535464 | 84945 | Countrywomen | Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby
    535465 | 84945 | Nell | Mrs Wrighten
    535466 | 84945 | Nancy | Miss Walpole.

Mainpiece

Title: The Rivals
Comments:
Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; David-Parsons; Fag-Baddeley; Coachman-Carpenter; Faulkland-Webster; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Mrs Baddeley; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Lydia Languish-Miss Younge.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Rivals
Publish Date: 1668
Birth: 1606
Death: 1668
Work Title: The Rivals
Publish Date: 1775
Birth: 1751
Death: 1816

Afterpiece

Title: The Camp
Comments:
As17781029.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Camp
Publish Date: 1795
Birth: 1733
Death: 1795

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 20 November 1778 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 16, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=40102.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 20 November 1778 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=40102. Accessed 16 April 2025.