London Stage Event: 07 December 1778 at Drury Lane Theatre

07 December 1778

Event Information

Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre

Theatrical Season: 1778-1779

Volume: 5

Comments: Benefit for the Author [see 2 Dec.]. [A letter from Fosbrook, the box-book keeper, to Garrick gives the number of spectators in the house on this night (Garrick, Private Correspondence, II, 323), as follows: Boxes Pit 1st Gall. 2ed Gall.@1st Account 234 310 330 210@2nd Account 80 30 160 80@Total: 1,434.] Receipts: #166 14s. 6d. (140.8.0; 25.18.6; 0.8.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

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Source: London Stage Information Bank

*p dl The Fathers. As 30 Nov. *aThe Camp. As 25 Nov. *cBenefitfor the Author [see 2 Dec.]. [A letter from $Fosbrook=, the box-book keeper, to $Garrick= gives the number of spectators in the house on this night (Garrick,Private Correspondence, II, 323), as follows: Boxes Pit 1st Gall. 2ed Gall.@1st Account 234 310 330 210@2nd Account 80 30 160 80@Total: 1,434.] Receipts: #166 14s. 6d. (140.8.0; 25.18.6; 0.8.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105).
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*p1778 12 07 dl The Fathers. ^As17781130^.*a1778 12 07 dl The Camp. ^As17781125^.*c1778 12 07 dl Benefit for the Author [see 2 Dec.]. [A letter from $Fosbrook=, the box-book keeper, to $Garrick= gives the number of spectators in the house on this night (Garrick, Private Correspondence, II, 323), as follows: Boxes Pit 1st Gall. 2ed Gall.@1st Account 234 310 330 210@2nd Account 80 30 160 80@Total: 1,434.] Receipts: #166 14s. 6d. (140.8.0; 25.18.6; 0.8.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105).
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Event: 40134 | 17781207 | dl | Benefit for the Author [see 2 Dec.]. [A letter from $Fosbrook=, the box-book keeper, to $Garrick= gives the number of spectators in the house on this night (Garrick, Private Correspondence, II, 323), as follows: Boxes Pit 1st Gall. 2ed Gall.@1st Account 234 310 330 210@2nd Account 80 30 160 80@Total: 1,434.] Receipts: #166 14s. 6d. (140.8.0; 25.18.6; 0.8.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performance: 85026 | 40134 | p | The Fathers | As17781130.
AsSeeDate: 85026 | dl | p | As | 17781130

Cast:
535991 | 85026 | Sir George Boncour | King

535992 | 85026 | Young Kennel | Dodd

535993 | 85026 | Mr Boncour | Bensley

535994 | 85026 | Old Valence | Parsons

535995 | 85026 | Old Kennel | Baddeley

535996 | 85026 | Young Valence | Whitfield

535997 | 85026 | Young Boncour | Webster

535998 | 85026 | Miss Valence | Mrs Baddeley

535999 | 85026 | Mrs Boncour | Mrs Hopkins

536000 | 85026 | Miss Boncour | Miss Younge

Performance: 85027 | 40134 | a | The Camp | As17781125.
AsSeeDate: 85027 | dl | a | As | 17781125

Cast:
536001 | 85027 | Lady Plume | Mrs Keeffe

536002 | 85027 | Lady Sash | Mrs Baddeley.

536003 | 85027 | later called William] | Webster

536004 | 85027 | O'Daub | Moody

536005 | 85027 | Gage | Parsons

536006 | 85027 | Serjeant | Bannister

536007 | 85027 | Mons Bluard | Baddeley

536008 | 85027 | Recruits | Carpenter, Fawcett, Holcroft, Chaplin

536009 | 85027 | Countrymen | Wrighten, Burton, Waldron

536010 | 85027 | later called Sir Harry Bouquet] | Dodd

536011 | 85027 | Commander@in@Chief at the Camp | Farren

536012 | 85027 | Officers of Regiments | R. Palmer, Lamash, Kenny

536013 | 85027 | Lady Gorget | Mrs Cuyler

536014 | 85027 | Countrywomen | Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby

536015 | 85027 | Nell | Mrs Wrighten

536016 | 85027 | Nancy | Miss Walpole.