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30 April 1779

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: By Command of Their Majesties. The Double Deception [announced on playbill of 29 Apr.], on account of the Benefits, is obliged to be deferred till Thursday next. Receipts: #240 2s. (222.9.0; 17.9.6; 0.3.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The School for Scandal. As 6 Oct. 1778. *aThe Irish Widow. As 19 Sept. 1778. *dAs 19Sept. 1778. *sAs 6 Oct. 1778. *cBy Command of $Their Majesties=. <i>The DoubleDeception</i> [announced on playbill of 29 Apr.], on account of the Benefits, is obliged to be deferred till Thursday next. Receipts: #240 2s. (222.9.0; 17.9.6; 0.3.6).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1779 04 30 dl The School for Scandal. ^As17781006^.*a1779 04 30 dl The Irish Widow. ^As17780919^.*d1779 04 30 dl ^As17780919^.*s1779 04 30 dl ^As17781006^.*c1779 04 30 dl By Command of $Their Majesties=. <i>The Double Deception</i> [announced on playbill of 29 Apr.], on account of the Benefits, is obliged to be deferred till Thursday next. Receipts: #240 2s. (222.9.0; 17.9.6; 0.3.6).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40405 | 17790430 | dl | By Command of $Their Majesties=. <i>The Double Deception</i> [announced on playbill of 29 Apr.], on account of the Benefits, is obliged to be deferred till Thursday next. Receipts: #240 2s. (222.9.0; 17.9.6; 0.3.6)
    Performance: 85722 | 40405 | p | The School For Scandal | As17781006.
    AsSeeDate: 85722 | dl | p | As | 17781006
    Cast:
    540185 | 85722 | Sir Peter Teazle | King
    540186 | 85722 | Sir Oliver Surface | Yates
    540187 | 85722 | Joseph Surface | Palmer
    540188 | 85722 | Sir Benjamin Backbite | Dodd
    540189 | 85722 | Crabtree | Parsons
    540190 | 85722 | Rowley | Aickin
    540191 | 85722 | Moses | Baddeley
    540192 | 85722 | Snake | Packer
    540193 | 85722 | Careless | Farren
    540194 | 85722 | Trip | Lamash
    540195 | 85722 | Charles | Smith
    540196 | 85722 | Mrs Candour | Miss Pope
    540197 | 85722 | Maria | Mrs Brereton
    540198 | 85722 | Lady Sneerwell | Miss Sherry
    540199 | 85722 | Lady Teazle | Mrs Abington.
    Performance: 85723 | 40405 | a | The Irish Widow | As17780919.
    AsSeeDate: 85723 | dl | a | As | 17780919
    Cast:
    540200 | 85723 | Whittle | Parsons
    540201 | 85723 | Sir Patrick O'Neale | Moody
    540202 | 85723 | Nephew | Davies
    540203 | 85723 | Bates | Baddeley
    540204 | 85723 | Thomas | Burton
    540205 | 85723 | Kecksey | Dodd
    540206 | 85723 | Widow Brady | Miss Walpole.
    Performance: 85724 | 40405 | d | As17780919
    AsSeeDate: 85724 | dl | d | As | 17780919
    Performance: 85725 | 40405 | s | As17781006
    AsSeeDate: 85725 | dl | s | As | 17781006

Mainpiece

Title: The School For Scandal
Comments:
As17781006.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Irish Widow
Comments:
As17780919.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1772
Author: David Garrick
Birth: 1717
Death: 1779

Dance

Comment: As17780919

Song

Comment: As17781006

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