18 September 1779

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1779-1780
Volume: 5
Comments: Mainpiece: With alterations [by David Garrick]. "The managers, to our astonishment, continue to play with Garrick's alterations. [The original play] is materially injured by those which Garrick adopted in compliance to the French criticks" (Morning Chronicle, 20 Sept.). [For a summary of these alterations see my Shakespeare in the Theatre, II, 188-89.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Ist Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Fosbrook, at the Stage-door. No Money to be taken at the Stage-Door, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 30 Oct.]. Receipts: #174 6s. 6d. (135.1.0; 38.17.6; 0.8.0)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p1779 9 18 dl Hamlet. Hamlet-Smith; King-Packer; Horatio-Farren; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Rosencraus-R. Palmer; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Wrighten; Player King-Chaplin; Lucianus-Waldron; Messenger-Wright; Francisco-Norris; Bernardo-Philimore; Ghost-Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Player Queen-Mrs Colles; Ophelia-Mrs Robinson. *aComus. Comus-Webster; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, R. Palmer; Principal Bacchanals-Davies; The Lady-Mrs Sharp; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Collett; Sabrina-Miss Field; Principal Bacchant, Euphrosyne-Mrs Wrighten; [with <i>song</i>% <i>Sweet Echo</i>-Mrs Wrighten. *cMainpiece: With alterations [by $DavidGarrick=]. "The managers, to our astonishment, continue to play with Garrick'salterations. [The original play] is materially injured by those which Garrick adopted in compliance to the <i>French criticks</i>" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 20 Sept.). [For a summary of these alterations see my <i>Shakespeare in the Theatre</i>, II, 188-89.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Ist Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of $Fosbrook=, at the Stage-door. No Money to be taken at the Stage-Door, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 30 Oct.]. Receipts: #174 6s. 6d. (135.1.0;38.17.6; 0.8.0).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1779 09 18 dl Hamlet. Hamlet-Smith; King-Packer; Horatio-Farren; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Rosencraus-R. Palmer; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Wrighten; Player King-Chaplin; Lucianus-Waldron; Messenger-Wright; Francisco-Norris; Bernardo-Philimore; Ghost-Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Player Queen-Mrs Colles; Ophelia-Mrs Robinson.*a1779 09 18 dl Comus. Comus-Webster; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, R. Palmer; Principal Bacchanals-Davies; The Lady-Mrs Sharp; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Collett; Sabrina-Miss Field; Principal Bacchant, Euphrosyne-Mrs Wrighten; with <i>song</i> <i>Sweet Echo</i>-Mrs Wrighten.*c1779 09 18 dl Mainpiece: With alterations [by $David Garrick=]. "The managers, to our astonishment, continue to play with Garrick's alterations. [The original play] is materially injured by those which Garrick adopted in compliance to the <i>French criticks</i>" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 20 Sept.). [For a summary of these alterations see my <i>Shakespeare in the Theatre</i>, II, 188-89.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Ist Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of $Fosbrook=, at the Stage-door. No Money to be taken at the Stage-Door, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 30 Oct.]. Receipts: #174 6s. 6d. (135.1.0; 38.17.6; 0.8.0).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40563 | 17790918 | dl | Mainpiece: With alterations [by $David Garrick=]. "The managers, to our astonishment, continue to play with Garrick's alterations. [The original play] is materially injured by those which Garrick adopted in compliance to the <i>French criticks</i>" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 20 Sept.). [For a summary of these alterations see my <i>Shakespeare in the Theatre</i>, II, 188-89.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Ist Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of $Fosbrook=, at the Stage-door. No Money to be taken at the Stage-Door, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 30 Oct.]. Receipts: #174 6s. 6d. (135.1.0; 38.17.6; 0.8.0)
    Performance: 86173 | 40563 | p | Hamlet | Hamlet-Smith; King-Packer; Horatio-Farren; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Rosencraus-R. Palmer; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Wrighten; Player King-Chaplin; Lucianus-Waldron; Messenger-Wright; Francisco-Norris; Bernardo-Philimore; Ghost-Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Player Queen-Mrs Colles; Ophelia-Mrs Robinson.
    Cast:
    147875 | 86173 | Hamlet | Smith
    147876 | 86173 | King | Packer
    147877 | 86173 | Horatio | Farren
    147878 | 86173 | Polonius | Baddeley
    147879 | 86173 | Laertes | Aickin
    147880 | 86173 | Rosencraus | R. Palmer
    147881 | 86173 | Guildenstern | Fawcett
    147882 | 86173 | Marcellus | Wrighten
    147883 | 86173 | Player King | Chaplin
    147884 | 86173 | Lucianus | Waldron
    147885 | 86173 | Messenger | Wright
    147886 | 86173 | Francisco | Norris
    147887 | 86173 | Bernardo | Philimore
    147888 | 86173 | Ghost | Palmer
    147889 | 86173 | Queen | Mrs Hopkins
    147890 | 86173 | Player Queen | Mrs Colles
    147891 | 86173 | Ophelia | Mrs Robinson.
    Performance: 86174 | 40563 | a | Comus | Comus-Webster; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, R. Palmer; Principal Bacchanals-Davies; The Lady-Mrs Sharp; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Collett; Sabrina-Miss Field; Principal Bacchant, Euphrosyne-Mrs Wrighten; with <i>song</i> <i>Sweet Echo</i>-Mrs Wrighten.
    Cast:
    147892 | 86174 | Comus | Webster
    147893 | 86174 | 1st Spirit | Aickin
    147894 | 86174 | Brothers | Farren, R. Palmer
    147895 | 86174 | Principal Bacchanals | Davies
    147896 | 86174 | The Lady | Mrs Sharp
    147897 | 86174 | Pastoral Nymph | Miss Collett
    147898 | 86174 | Sabrina | Miss Field
    147899 | 86174 | Euphrosyne | Mrs Wrighten
    147900 | 86174 | with <i>song</i> <i>Sweet Echo</i> | Mrs Wrighten.

Mainpiece

Title: Hamlet
Comments:
Hamlet-Smith; King-Packer; Horatio-Farren; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Rosencraus-R. Palmer; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Marcellus-Wrighten; Player King-Chaplin; Lucianus-Waldron; Messenger-Wright; Francisco-Norris; Bernardo-Philimore; Ghost-Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Player Queen-Mrs Colles; Ophelia-Mrs Robinson.
Cast:

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