14 May 1779

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: By Command of Their Majesties. Every Man in his Humour and The Irish Widow [both announced on playbill of 13 May], which were to have been performed this Evening, for the Benefit of Fawcett and Sga Crespi, are obliged to be deferred till Monday next. Receipts: #216 2s. 6d. (193.7.0; 22.7.6; 0.8.0)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Merchant of Venice. As 17 Oct. 1778, but Portia-Mrs Bulkley (of<i>cg</i>). *aWho's the Dupe? As 10 Apr. *dEnd I afterpiece: <i>The Coopers</i>, as 11Dec. 1778. *bEnd III: <i>The Humours of Newmarket</i>. [As 3 May at <i>cg</i>% Jockeys-Dagueville, Harris, Master Dagueville, Master Holland; Ladies-Miss Ross, Sga Tinte, Miss Armstrong. *cBy Command of $Their Majesties=. <i>Every Man in his Humour</i> and <i>The Irish Widow</i> [both announced on playbill of 13 May], which were to have been performed this Evening, for the Benefit of $Fawcett= and $Sga Crespi=, are obliged to be deferred till Monday next. Receipts: #216 2s. 6d. (193.7.0; 22.7.6; 0.8.0).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1779 05 14 dl The Merchant of Venice. ^As17781017^, but Portia-Mrs Bulkley (of <i>cg</i>).*a1779 05 14 dl Who's the Dupe? ^As17790410^.*d1779 05 14 dl End I afterpiece: <i>The Coopers</i>, ^as17781211^.*b1779 05 14 dl End III: <i>The Humours of Newmarket</i>. ^As17790503^ at <i>cg</i> Jockeys-Dagueville, Harris, Master Dagueville, Master Holland; Ladies-Miss Ross, Sga Tinte, Miss Armstrong.*c1779 05 14 dl By Command of $Their Majesties=. <i>Every Man in his Humour</i> and <i>The Irish Widow</i> [both announced on playbill of 13 May], which were to have been performed this Evening, for the Benefit of $Fawcett= and $Sga Crespi=, are obliged to be deferred till Monday next. Receipts: #216 2s. 6d. (193.7.0; 22.7.6; 0.8.0).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40435 | 17790514 | dl | By Command of $Their Majesties=. <i>Every Man in his Humour</i> and <i>The Irish Widow</i> [both announced on playbill of 13 May], which were to have been performed this Evening, for the Benefit of $Fawcett= and $Sga Crespi=, are obliged to be deferred till Monday next. Receipts: #216 2s. 6d. (193.7.0; 22.7.6; 0.8.0)
    Performance: 85829 | 40435 | p | The Merchant Of Venice | As17781017, but Portia-Mrs Bulkley (of <i>cg</i>).
    AsSeeDate: 85829 | dl | p | As | 17781017
    Cast:
    147409 | 85829 | Portia | Mrs Bulkley
    540862 | 85829 | Shylock | Henderson
    540863 | 85829 | Antonio | Bensley
    540864 | 85829 | Gratiano | Dodd
    540865 | 85829 | Lorenzo | Vernon
    540866 | 85829 | Launcelot | Parsons
    540867 | 85829 | Duke | Packer
    540868 | 85829 | Bassanio | Palmer
    540869 | 85829 | Jessica | Mrs Morton
    540870 | 85829 | Nerissa | Mrs Davies
    Performance: 85830 | 40435 | a | Who's the Dupe | As17790410.
    AsSeeDate: 85830 | dl | a | As | 17790410
    Cast:
    540871 | 85830 | Principal Vocal Parts | Webster, Gaudry, A Young Lady
    540872 | 85830 | Mr Honeycomb | Parsons
    540873 | 85830 | Scribble | Dodd
    540874 | 85830 | Ledger | Wrighten
    540875 | 85830 | Mrs Honeycomb | Mrs Johnston
    540876 | 85830 | Nurse | Mrs Bradshaw
    540877 | 85830 | Polly Honeycomb | Miss Pope.
    540878 | 85830 | Gradus | King
    540879 | 85830 | Doiley | Parsons
    540880 | 85830 | Sandford | Aickin
    540881 | 85830 | Granger | Palmer
    540882 | 85830 | Elizabeth | Mrs Brereton
    540883 | 85830 | Charlotte | Mrs Wrighten.
    Performance: 85831 | 40435 | d | End I afterpiece: <i>The Coopers</i>, as17781211
    AsSeeDate: 85831 | dl | d | As | 17781211
    Performance: 85832 | 40435 | b | End III: <i>The Humours of Newmarket</i> | As17790503 at <i>cg</i> Jockeys-Dagueville, Harris, Master Dagueville, Master Holland; Ladies-Miss Ross, Sga Tinte, Miss Armstrong.
    AsSeeDate: 85832 | dl | b | As | 17790503
    Cast:
    147410 | 85832 | As17790503 at <i>cg</i> Jockeys | Dagueville, Harris, Master Dagueville, Master Holland
    147411 | 85832 | Ladies | Miss Ross, Sga Tinte, Miss Armstrong.

Mainpiece

Title: The Merchant Of Venice
Comments:
As17781017, but Portia-Mrs Bulkley (of cg).
Cast:

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Birth: 1564
Death: 1616
Publish Date: 1701
Birth: 1666
Death: 1735

Afterpiece

Title: Who's the Dupe
Comments:
As17790410.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1779
Author: Hannah Cowley
Birth: 1743
Death: 1809

Dance

Comment: End I afterpiece: The Coopers, as17781211

Ballet

Comment: End III: The Humours of Newmarket. As17790503 at cg Jockeys-Dagueville, Harris, Master Dagueville, Master Holland; Ladies-Miss Ross, Sga Tinte, Miss Armstrong

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