29 January 1779

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: [As mainpiece the playbill announces Tancred and Sigismunda, but "In consequence of Mrs Crawford's being taken suddenly ill yesterday forenoon, Tancred and Sigismunda...could not be acted; The Maid of the Mill was substituted in its stead, but most of the boxes which had been taken were given up, and the change cost the managers upwards of a hundred pounds; a matter which Mrs Crawford ought to take into her serious consideration, and to recollect besides, that whenever her name is on the bills, and she is [not] so much indisposed that her appearance on the stage would be fatal to her health, it is her duty not to disappoint her publick" (Morning Chronicle, 30 Jan.).

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Maid of the Mill. See 27 Oct. 1778. *aThe Touchstone. As 26 Jan., but Booth[; Ledger_%. *c[As mainpiece the playbill announces Tancred and Sigismunda, but "In consequence of $Mrs Crawford='s being taken suddenly ill yesterday forenoon, <i>Tancred and Sigismunda</i>...could not be acted; <i>The Maid of the Mill</i> was substituted in its stead, but most of the boxes which had been taken were given up, and the change cost the managers upwards of a hundred pounds; a matter which Mrs Crawford ought to take into her serious consideration, and to recollect besides, that whenever her name is on the bills, and she is [not] so much indisposed that her appearance on the stage would be fatal to her health, it is her duty not to disappoint her publick" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 30 Jan.).]
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1779 01 29 cg The Maid of the Mill. ^See17781027^.*a1779 01 29 cg The Touchstone. ^As17790126^, but Booth; Ledger_.*c1779 01 29 cg [As mainpiece the playbill announces Tancred and Sigismunda, but "In consequence of $Mrs Crawford='s being taken suddenly ill yesterday forenoon, <i>Tancred and Sigismunda</i>...could not be acted; <i>The Maid of the Mill</i> was substituted in its stead, but most of the boxes which had been taken were given up, and the change cost the managers upwards of a hundred pounds; a matter which Mrs Crawford ought to take into her serious consideration, and to recollect besides, that whenever her name is on the bills, and she is [not] so much indisposed that her appearance on the stage would be fatal to her health, it is her duty not to disappoint her publick" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 30 Jan.).]
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40240 | 17790129 | cg | [As mainpiece the playbill announces Tancred and Sigismunda, but "In consequence of $Mrs Crawford='s being taken suddenly ill yesterday forenoon, <i>Tancred and Sigismunda</i>...could not be acted; <i>The Maid of the Mill</i> was substituted in its stead, but most of the boxes which had been taken were given up, and the change cost the managers upwards of a hundred pounds; a matter which Mrs Crawford ought to take into her serious consideration, and to recollect besides, that whenever her name is on the bills, and she is [not] so much indisposed that her appearance on the stage would be fatal to her health, it is her duty not to disappoint her publick" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 30 Jan.).
    Performance: 85291 | 40240 | p | The Maid Of The Mill | See17781027.
    Performance: 85292 | 40240 | a | The Touchstone | As17790126, but Booth; Ledger_.
    AsSeeDate: 85292 | cg | a | As | 17790126
    Cast:
    537615 | 85292 | Feridon | Mrs Kennedy
    537616 | 85292 | Principal Characters | _Rayner.
    537617 | 85292 | Harlequin | Lee Lewes
    537618 | 85292 | Keel | Wilson
    537619 | 85292 | Scaramouche | Delpini
    537620 | 85292 | French Officer | Wewitzer
    537621 | 85292 | Watchman | Mahon
    537622 | 85292 | Pierrot | Reinhold
    537623 | 85292 | Colombine | Miss Brown
    537624 | 85292 | Pantaloon
    537625 | 85292 | Mezetin
    537626 | 85292 | Padmanada
    537627 | 85292 | Lord
    537628 | 85292 | O'Donnavan
    537629 | 85292 | Oriel
    537630 | 85292 | Custom@house Officer
    537631 | 85292 | Centinel
    537632 | 85292 | Landlord
    537633 | 85292 | Gentlemen

Mainpiece

Comments:
See17781027.
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Afterpiece

Comments:
As17790126, but Booth; Ledger_.
Cast:

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