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28 November 1778

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: Mainpiece: With alterations [by Richard Brinsley Sheridan]. The new comedy of The Fathers [announced on playbill of 27 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Receipts: #123 6s. 6d. (89.14.0; 32.19.0; 0.13.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Old Batchelor. Bellmour-Smith; Heartwell-Bensley; Fondlewife-Yates; Vainlove-Vernon; Capt. Bluff-Moody; Sharper-Farren; Setter-Baddeley; Sir Joseph Wittol-King; Laetitia-Miss Pope; Araminta-Mrs Baddeley; Silvia-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Belinda-Miss Younge. *aThe Camp. As 25 Nov. *cMainpiece: With alterations [by $Richard Brinsley Sheridan=]. The new comedy of <i>The Fathers</i> [announced on playbill of 27 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Receipts: #123 6s. 6d. (89.14.0; 32.19.0; 0.13.6).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1778 11 28 dl The Old Batchelor. Bellmour-Smith; Heartwell-Bensley; Fondlewife-Yates; Vainlove-Vernon; Capt. Bluff-Moody; Sharper-Farren; Setter-Baddeley; Sir Joseph Wittol-King; Laetitia-Miss Pope; Araminta-Mrs Baddeley; Silvia-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Belinda-Miss Younge.*a1778 11 28 dl The Camp. ^As17781125^.*c1778 11 28 dl Mainpiece: With alterations [by $Richard Brinsley Sheridan=]. The new comedy of <i>The Fathers</i> [announced on playbill of 27 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Receipts: #123 6s. 6d. (89.14.0; 32.19.0; 0.13.6).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40117 | 17781128 | dl | Mainpiece: With alterations [by $Richard Brinsley Sheridan=]. The new comedy of <i>The Fathers</i> [announced on playbill of 27 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Receipts: #123 6s. 6d. (89.14.0; 32.19.0; 0.13.6)
    Performance: 84982 | 40117 | p | The Old Batchelor | Bellmour-Smith; Heartwell-Bensley; Fondlewife-Yates; Vainlove-Vernon; Capt. Bluff-Moody; Sharper-Farren; Setter-Baddeley; Sir Joseph Wittol-King; Laetitia-Miss Pope; Araminta-Mrs Baddeley; Silvia-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Belinda-Miss Younge.
    Cast:
    146165 | 84982 | Bellmour | Smith
    146166 | 84982 | Heartwell | Bensley
    146167 | 84982 | Fondlewife | Yates
    146168 | 84982 | Vainlove | Vernon
    146169 | 84982 | Bluff | Moody
    146170 | 84982 | Sharper | Farren
    146171 | 84982 | Setter | Baddeley
    146172 | 84982 | Sir Joseph Wittol | King
    146173 | 84982 | Laetitia | Miss Pope
    146174 | 84982 | Araminta | Mrs Baddeley
    146175 | 84982 | Silvia | Mrs Brereton
    146176 | 84982 | Lucy | Mrs Wrighten
    146177 | 84982 | Belinda | Miss Younge.
    Performance: 84983 | 40117 | a | The Camp | As17781125.
    AsSeeDate: 84983 | dl | a | As | 17781125
    Cast:
    535735 | 84983 | Lady Plume | Mrs Keeffe
    535736 | 84983 | Lady Sash | Mrs Baddeley.
    535737 | 84983 | later called <i>William</i>] | Webster
    535738 | 84983 | O'Daub | Moody
    535739 | 84983 | Gage | Parsons
    535740 | 84983 | Serjeant | Bannister
    535741 | 84983 | Mons Bluard | Baddeley
    535742 | 84983 | Recruits | Carpenter, Fawcett, Holcroft, Chaplin
    535743 | 84983 | Countrymen | Wrighten, Burton, Waldron
    535744 | 84983 | later called <i>Sir Harry Bouquet</i>] | Dodd
    535745 | 84983 | Commander@in@Chief at the Camp | Farren
    535746 | 84983 | Officers of Regiments | R. Palmer, Lamash, Kenny
    535747 | 84983 | Lady Gorget | Mrs Cuyler
    535748 | 84983 | Countrywomen | Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby
    535749 | 84983 | Nell | Mrs Wrighten
    535750 | 84983 | Nancy | Miss Walpole.

Mainpiece

Title: The Old Batchelor
Comments:
Bellmour-Smith; Heartwell-Bensley; Fondlewife-Yates; Vainlove-Vernon; Capt. Bluff-Moody; Sharper-Farren; Setter-Baddeley; Sir Joseph Wittol-King; Laetitia-Miss Pope; Araminta-Mrs Baddeley; Silvia-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Belinda-Miss Younge.
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Publish Date:
Author: Samuel Foote
Baptism: 1721
Death: 1777
Publish Date:
Birth: 1670
Death: 1729

Afterpiece

Title: The Camp
Comments:
As17781125.
Cast:

Related Works

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

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