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08 May 1779

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Waldron and Miss Abrams. Morning Chronicle, 6 May: Tickets to be had of Waldron, No. 16, Glanville-street, Rathbone Place; of Miss Abrams, Little Bridges-street. Receipts: #138 5s. (50.10; 22.17; 0.9; tickets: 64.9) (charge: #71 4s. 6d.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Tempest. As 2 Nov. 1778, but Prospero-Bensley; Ariel-Miss Abrams [1st appearance in that character]; Chorus of Spirits-_Legg, _Carpenter, _Fawcett, Miss _Abrams. *aComus. As 1 May, but Pastoral Nymph-Miss Abrams. *dIn IV: <i>Dance</i>-Henry, Miss Armstrong. *sAs 13 Apr. *cBenefit for $Waldron= and $Miss Abrams=. <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 6 May: Tickets to be had of Waldron, No. 16, <i>Glanville-street</i>, <i>Rathbone Place</i>; of Miss Abrams, <i>Little Bridges-street</i>. Receipts: #138 5s. (50.10; 22.17; 0.9; tickets: 64.9) (charge: #71 4s.6d.).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1779 05 08 dl The Tempest. ^As17781102^, but Prospero-Bensley; Ariel-Miss Abrams [1st appearance in that character]; Chorus of Spirits-_Legg, _Carpenter, _Fawcett, Miss _Abrams.*a1779 05 08 dl Comus. ^As17790501^, but Pastoral Nymph-Miss Abrams.*d1779 05 08 dl In IV: <i>Dance</i>-Henry, Miss Armstrong.*s1779 05 08 dl ^As17790413^.*c1779 05 08 dl Benefit for $Waldron= and $Miss Abrams=. <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 6 May: Tickets to be had of Waldron, No. 16, <i>Glanville-street</i>, <i>Rathbone Place</i>; of Miss Abrams, <i>Little Bridges-street</i>. Receipts: #138 5s. (50.10; 22.17; 0.9; tickets: 64.9) (charge: #71 4s. 6d.).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40421 | 17790508 | dl | Benefit for $Waldron= and $Miss Abrams=. <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 6 May: Tickets to be had of Waldron, No. 16, <i>Glanville-street</i>, <i>Rathbone Place</i>; of Miss Abrams, <i>Little Bridges-street</i>. Receipts: #138 5s. (50.10; 22.17; 0.9; tickets: 64.9) (charge: #71 4s. 6d.)
    Performance: 85778 | 40421 | p | The Tempest | As17781102, but Prospero-Bensley; Ariel-Miss Abrams [1st appearance in that character]; Chorus of Spirits-_Legg, _Carpenter, _Fawcett, Miss _Abrams.
    AsSeeDate: 85778 | dl | p | As | 17781102
    Cast:
    147340 | 85778 | Prospero | Bensley
    147341 | 85778 | Ariel | Miss Abrams
    147342 | 85778 | Chorus of Spirits | _Legg, _Carpenter, _Fawcett, Miss _Abrams.
    540593 | 85778 | Propero | Packer
    540594 | 85778 | Stephano | Moody
    540595 | 85778 | Trincalo | Baddeley
    540596 | 85778 | Caliban | Bannister
    540597 | 85778 | Gonzalez | Aickin
    540598 | 85778 | Alonzo | Wrighten
    540599 | 85778 | Ferdinand | Vernon
    540600 | 85778 | Miranda | Mrs Cuyler
    Performance: 85779 | 40421 | a | Comus | As17790501, but Pastoral Nymph-Miss Abrams.
    AsSeeDate: 85779 | dl | a | As | 17790501
    Cast:
    147343 | 85779 | Pastoral Nymph | Miss Abrams.
    540601 | 85779 | The Lady | Mrs Brereton.
    540602 | 85779 | Principal Bacchant | Mrs Wrighten
    540603 | 85779 | Euphrosyne | Mrs Wrighten.
    540604 | 85779 | Comus | Webster
    540605 | 85779 | 1st Spirit | Aickin
    540606 | 85779 | Brothers | Farren, Lamash
    540607 | 85779 | Principal Bacchanals | Bannister, Gaudry
    540608 | 85779 | Sabrina | Miss Field
    Performance: 85780 | 40421 | d | In IV: <i>Dance</i>-Henry, Miss Armstrong
    Performance: 85781 | 40421 | s | As17790413
    AsSeeDate: 85781 | dl | s | As | 17790413
    Cast:
    540609 | 85781 | /i> | Mrs Wrighten
    540610 | 85781 | <i>Sweet Echo</i> | Mrs Wrighten
    540611 | 85781 | accompanied | Parke.

Mainpiece

Title: The Tempest
Comments:
As17781102, but Prospero-Bensley; Ariel-Miss Abrams [1st appearance in that character]; Chorus of Spirits-_Legg, _Carpenter, _Fawcett, Miss _Abrams.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: Comus
Comments:
As17790501, but Pastoral Nymph-Miss Abrams.
Cast:

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Dance

Comment: In IV: Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Song

Comment: As17790413

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