05 April 1779

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Lewis. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years [not acted since 19 Apr. 1773]. Public Advertiser, 17 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis at his house, Broad-court
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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Earl of Warwick. Warwick-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Suffolk-Hull; Pembroke-Whitfield;Officer-Robson; Buckingham-Stevens; King Edward-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Lady Eliz. Grey-Miss Leeson; Lady Clifford-Mrs Poussin; Margaret of Anjou (for this night only)-Mrs Yates; [With the original% <i>Epilogue</i>[, written by $Garrick=,%-Mrs Yates. *aTrue-Blue. Characters-Mahon, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Morton. [Probable cast: Careful-Mahon; Lieutenant Dreadnought-Reinhold; True-Blue-Baker; Nancy-Mrs Morton.] *aThe Liverpool Prize. As 23 Mar. *dIn 2nd piece: Aldridge. *cBenefit for $Lewis=. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years [not acted since 19 Apr. 1773]. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 17 Mar.: Tickets to be had of $Lewis= at his house, <i>Broad-court</i>.
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1779 04 05 cg The Earl of Warwick. Warwick-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Suffolk-Hull; Pembroke-Whitfield; Officer-Robson; Buckingham-Stevens; King Edward-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Lady Eliz. Grey-Miss Leeson; Lady Clifford-Mrs Poussin; Margaret of Anjou (for this night only)-Mrs Yates; With the original <i>Epilogue</i>, written by $Garrick=,-Mrs Yates.*a1779 04 05 cg True-Blue. Characters-Mahon, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Morton. [Probable cast: Careful-Mahon; Lieutenant Dreadnought-Reinhold; True-Blue-Baker; Nancy-Mrs Morton.]*a1779 04 05 cg The Liverpool Prize. ^As17790323^ .*d1779 04 05 cg In 2nd piece: Aldridge.*c1779 04 05 cg Benefit for $Lewis=. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years [not acted since 19 Apr. 1773]. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 17 Mar.: Tickets to be had of $Lewis= at his house, <i>Broad-court</i>.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40353 | 17790405 | cg | Benefit for $Lewis=. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years [not acted since 19 Apr. 1773]. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 17 Mar.: Tickets to be had of $Lewis= at his house, <i>Broad-court</i>
    Performance: 85569 | 40353 | p | The Earl Of Warwick | Warwick-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Suffolk-Hull; Pembroke-Whitfield; Officer-Robson; Buckingham-Stevens; King Edward-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Lady Eliz. Grey-Miss Leeson; Lady Clifford-Mrs Poussin; Margaret of Anjou (for this night only)-Mrs Yates; With the original <i>Epilogue</i>, written by $Garrick=,-Mrs Yates.
    Cast:
    147020 | 85569 | Warwick | Lewis
    147021 | 85569 | Suffolk | Hull
    147022 | 85569 | Pembroke | Whitfield
    147023 | 85569 | Officer | Robson
    147024 | 85569 | Buckingham | Stevens
    147025 | 85569 | King Edward | Wroughton
    147026 | 85569 | Grey | Miss Leeson
    147027 | 85569 | Lady Clifford | Mrs Poussin
    147028 | 85569 | Margaret of Anjou | Mrs Yates
    147029 | 85569 | , | Mrs Yates.
    Performance: 85570 | 40353 | a | True-Blue | Characters-Mahon, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Morton. [Probable cast: Careful-Mahon; Lieutenant Dreadnought-Reinhold; True-Blue-Baker; Nancy-Mrs Morton.]
    Cast:
    147030 | 85570 | Characters | Mahon, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Morton.
    147031 | 85570 | Careful | Mahon
    147032 | 85570 | Lieutenant Dreadnought | Reinhold
    147033 | 85570 | True | Blue-Baker
    147034 | 85570 | Blue | Baker
    147035 | 85570 | Nancy | Mrs Morton.
    Performance: 85571 | 40353 | a | The Liverpool Prize | As17790323 .
    AsSeeDate: 85571 | cg | a | As | 17790323
    Cast:
    539166 | 85571 | Telemachus | Mrs Kennedy
    539167 | 85571 | Mentor | Reinhold
    539168 | 85571 | Proteus | Leoni
    539169 | 85571 | Antiope | Miss Thornton
    539170 | 85571 | Calypso | Miss Brown.
    539171 | 85571 | Marplot | Lewis
    539172 | 85571 | Sir George Airy | Wroughton
    539173 | 85571 | Charles | Whitfield
    539174 | 85571 | Sir Jealous Traffic | Dunstall
    539175 | 85571 | Sir Francis Gripe | Quick
    539176 | 85571 | Whisper | Cushing
    539177 | 85571 | Scentwell | Mrs Poussin
    539178 | 85571 | Isabinda | Mrs Lessingham
    539179 | 85571 | Patch | Mrs Pitt
    539180 | 85571 | Miranda | Mrs Mattocks.
    539181 | 85571 | Grub | Wilson
    539182 | 85571 | Chapeau | Lee Lewes
    539183 | 85571 | George Bevil | Whitfield
    539184 | 85571 | Consol | Jones
    539185 | 85571 | Robin | Wewitzer
    539186 | 85571 | Bevil | Booth
    539187 | 85571 | Bevil | Thompson
    539188 | 85571 | Emily | Miss Ambrose
    539189 | 85571 | Mrs Grub | Mrs Green.
    539190 | 85571 | Debenture | Booth
    539191 | 85571 | Principal Characters | Quick, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Whitfield, Robson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Jones, Clarke, Mrs Morton, Miss Stewart, Miss Brown. Cast from text
    539192 | 85571 | Teneriffe | Wilson
    539193 | 85571 | Midships | Lee Lewes
    539194 | 85571 | George Belford | Whitfield
    539195 | 85571 | Wilmot | Robson
    539196 | 85571 | Breeze | Fearon
    539197 | 85571 | Monsieur Coromandel | Wewitzer
    539198 | 85571 | Bronze | Brunsdon
    539199 | 85571 | Old Belford | Clarke
    539200 | 85571 | Fanny | Mrs Morton
    539201 | 85571 | Adelaide | Miss Stewart
    539202 | 85571 | Harriet | Miss Brown
    Performance: 85572 | 40353 | d | In 2nd piece: Aldridge

Mainpiece

Comments:
Warwick-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Suffolk-Hull; Pembroke-Whitfield; Officer-Robson; Buckingham-Stevens; King Edward-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Lady Eliz. Grey-Miss Leeson; Lady Clifford-Mrs Poussin; Margaret of Anjou (for this night only)-Mrs Yates; With the original Epilogue, written by Garrick,-Mrs Yates.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Characters-Mahon, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Morton. [Probable cast: Careful-Mahon; Lieutenant Dreadnought-Reinhold; True-Blue-Baker; Nancy-Mrs Morton.]
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17790323 .
Cast:

Dance

Comment: In 2nd piece: Aldridge

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