13 March 1780

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1779-1780
Volume: 5
Comments: By Command of Their Majesties."The croud was so great at Drury-lane playhouse, to see the young prince William in his naval uniform, that it was found necessary to throw a kind of bridge from the stage to the pit to liberate several people, who otherwise must have perished in the throng" (Gentleman's Magazine, Mar. 1780, P. 151). Receipts: #271 14s. (259.13; 9.6; 2.15)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Tempest. As 30 Dec. 1779, but Chorus of Spirits-Mrs _Gaudry. *aThe Quaker. As 18 Nov. 1779. *dI: <i>Dance of Spirits</i>, as 3 Nov. 1779; III: <i>a Dance of Fantastic Spirits</i>, as 3 Nov. 1779; IV: <i>Grand New Dance</i>, as 28 Feb., but Sga _Crespi. *cBy Command of $Their Majesties=."The croud was so great at <i>Drury-lane playhouse</i>, to see the young $prince William= in his naval uniform, that it was found necessary to throw a kind of bridge from the stage to the pit to liberate several people, who otherwise must have perished in the throng" (<i>Gentleman's Magazine</i>, Mar. 1780, P.151). Receipts: #271 14s. (259.13; 9.6; 2.15).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1780 03 13 dl The Tempest. ^As17791230^, but Chorus of Spirits-Mrs _Gaudry.*a1780 03 13 dl The Quaker. ^As17791118^.*d1780 03 13 dl I: <i>Dance of Spirits</i>, ^as17791103^; III: <i>a Dance of Fantastic Spirits</i>, ^as17791103^; IV: <i>Grand New Dance</i>, ^as17800228^, but Sga _Crespi.*c1780 03 13 dl By Command of $Their Majesties=."The croud was so great at <i>Drury-lane playhouse</i>, to see the young $prince William= in his naval uniform, that it was found necessary to throw a kind of bridge from the stage to the pit to liberate several people, who otherwise must have perished in the throng" (<i>Gentleman's Magazine</i>, Mar. 1780, P. 151). Receipts: #271 14s. (259.13; 9.6; 2.15).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40858 | 17800313 | dl | By Command of $Their Majesties=."The croud was so great at <i>Drury-lane playhouse</i>, to see the young $prince William= in his naval uniform, that it was found necessary to throw a kind of bridge from the stage to the pit to liberate several people, who otherwise must have perished in the throng" (<i>Gentleman's Magazine</i>, Mar. 1780, P. 151). Receipts: #271 14s. (259.13; 9.6; 2.15)
    Performance: 86895 | 40858 | p | The Tempest | As17791230, but Chorus of Spirits-Mrs _Gaudry.
    AsSeeDate: 86895 | dl | p | As | 17791230
    Cast:
    149586 | 86895 | Chorus of Spirits | Mrs _Gaudry.
    547629 | 86895 | Caliban | Bannister
    547630 | 86895 | Antonio | Hurst
    547631 | 86895 | Sebastian | Lamash.
    547632 | 86895 | Prospero | Bensley
    547633 | 86895 | Stephano | Moody
    547634 | 86895 | Trincalo | Baddeley
    547635 | 86895 | Gonzalez | Aickin
    547636 | 86895 | Alonzo | Wrighten
    547637 | 86895 | Ferdinand | Vernon
    547638 | 86895 | Miranda | Mrs Cuyler
    547639 | 86895 | Ariel | Miss Field
    Performance: 86896 | 40858 | a | The Quaker | As17791118.
    AsSeeDate: 86896 | dl | a | As | 17791118
    Cast:
    547640 | 86896 | Steady | Bannister.
    547641 | 86896 | Lubin | Vernon
    547642 | 86896 | Solomon | Parsons
    547643 | 86896 | Easy | Wrighten
    547644 | 86896 | Gillian | Miss Collett
    547645 | 86896 | Cicely | Mrs Love
    547646 | 86896 | Floretta | Mrs Wrighten.
    Performance: 86897 | 40858 | d | I: <i>Dance of Spirits</i>, as17791103; III: <i>a Dance of Fantastic Spirits</i>, as17791103; IV: <i>Grand New Dance</i>, as17800228, but Sga _Crespi
    AsSeeDate: 86897 | dl | d | As | 17791103

Mainpiece

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As17791230, but Chorus of Spirits-Mrs _Gaudry.
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Afterpiece

Comments:
As17791118.
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Dance

Comment: I: Dance of Spirits, as17791103; III: a Dance of Fantastic Spirits, as17791103; IV: Grand New Dance, as17800228, but Sga _Crespi

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