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17 March 1780

Event Information
Theatre: Crown Inn, Lower Street (now Essex Road), Islington
Theatrical Season: 1779-1780
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Palmer (the Lady who perform'd Calista). [Mainpiece: Prologue by Thomas Baker.] No Person to be admitted without a ticket, which may be had of Mrs Palmer, No. 13 Pierpont-Row; at the King's Head Tavern in the upper-Street; and at the place of Performance. [The date of the performance of The Fair Penitent, of which play Calista is the heroine, has not as yet come to light.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cii The Busy Body. Sir Francis Gripe-A Gentleman (from London [unidentified]); Sir George Airy-Jones; Sir Jealous Traffick-Leach; Charles-Wilson; Whisper-Wortley; Marplot-Jerrold; Isabinda-Mrs Kingham; Patch-Mrs Jerrold; Scentwell-Mrs Weeks; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; <i>Prologue</i>-Jerrold. *aThe Deuce is in Him. Colonel Tamper-Jerrold; Major Belford-Gardner; Prattle-Jones; Emily-Mrs Jerrold; Bell-Mrs Kingham; Madam Florival-Mrs Palmer. *cBenefit for $Mrs Palmer= (the Lady who perform'd <i>Calista</i>r). [Mainpiece: Prologue by $Thomas Baker=.] No Person to be admitted without a ticket, which may be had of Mrs Palmer, No. 13 <i>Pierpont-Row</i>; at the <i>King's Head Tavern</i> in the <i>upper-Street</i>; and at the place of Performance. [The date of the performance of <i>The Fair Penitent</i>, of which play Calista is the heroine,has not as yet come to light.]
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1780 03 17 cii The Busy Body. Sir Francis Gripe-A Gentleman (from London [unidentified]); Sir George Airy-Jones; Sir Jealous Traffick-Leach; Charles-Wilson; Whisper-Wortley; Marplot-Jerrold; Isabinda-Mrs Kingham; Patch-Mrs Jerrold; Scentwell-Mrs Weeks; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; <i>Prologue</i>-Jerrold.*a1780 03 17 cii The Deuce is in Him. Colonel Tamper-Jerrold; Major Belford-Gardner; Prattle-Jones; Emily-Mrs Jerrold; Bell-Mrs Kingham; Madam Florival-Mrs Palmer.*c1780 03 17 cii Benefit for $Mrs Palmer= (the Lady who perform'd <i>Calista</i>r). [Mainpiece: Prologue by $Thomas Baker=.] No Person to be admitted without a ticket, which may be had of Mrs Palmer, No. 13 <i>Pierpont-Row</i>; at the <i>King's Head Tavern</i> in the <i>upper-Street</i>; and at the place of Performance. [The date of the performance of <i>The Fair Penitent</i>, of which play Calista is the heroine, has not as yet come to light.]
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40868 | 17800317 | cii | Benefit for $Mrs Palmer= (the Lady who perform'd <i>Calista</i>). [Mainpiece: Prologue by $Thomas Baker=.] No Person to be admitted without a ticket, which may be had of Mrs Palmer, No. 13 <i>Pierpont-Row</i>; at the <i>King's Head Tavern</i> in the <i>upper-Street</i>; and at the place of Performance. [The date of the performance of <i>The Fair Penitent</i>, of which play Calista is the heroine, has not as yet come to light.
    Performance: 86918 | 40868 | p | The Busy Body | Sir Francis Gripe-A Gentleman (from London [unidentified]); Sir George Airy-Jones; Sir Jealous Traffick-Leach; Charles-Wilson; Whisper-Wortley; Marplot-Jerrold; Isabinda-Mrs Kingham; Patch-Mrs Jerrold; Scentwell-Mrs Weeks; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; <i>Prologue</i>-Jerrold.
    Cast:
    149620 | 86918 | Sir Francis Gripe | A Gentleman
    149621 | 86918 | Sir George Airy | Jones
    149622 | 86918 | Sir Jealous Traffick | Leach
    149623 | 86918 | Charles | Wilson
    149624 | 86918 | Whisper | Wortley
    149625 | 86918 | Marplot | Jerrold
    149626 | 86918 | Isabinda | Mrs Kingham
    149627 | 86918 | Patch | Mrs Jerrold
    149628 | 86918 | Scentwell | Mrs Weeks
    149629 | 86918 | Miranda | Mrs Palmer
    149630 | 86918 | <i>Prologue</i> | Jerrold.
    Performance: 86919 | 40868 | a | The Deuce is in Him | Colonel Tamper-Jerrold; Major Belford-Gardner; Prattle-Jones; Emily-Mrs Jerrold; Bell-Mrs Kingham; Madam Florival-Mrs Palmer.
    Cast:
    149631 | 86919 | Colonel Tamper | Jerrold
    149632 | 86919 | Major Belford | Gardner
    149633 | 86919 | Prattle | Jones
    149634 | 86919 | Emily | Mrs Jerrold
    149635 | 86919 | Bell | Mrs Kingham
    149636 | 86919 | Madam Florival | Mrs Palmer.

Mainpiece

Comments:
Sir Francis Gripe-A Gentleman (from London [unidentified]); Sir George Airy-Jones; Sir Jealous Traffick-Leach; Charles-Wilson; Whisper-Wortley; Marplot-Jerrold; Isabinda-Mrs Kingham; Patch-Mrs Jerrold; Scentwell-Mrs Weeks; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; Prologue-Jerrold.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Colonel Tamper-Jerrold; Major Belford-Gardner; Prattle-Jones; Emily-Mrs Jerrold; Bell-Mrs Kingham; Madam Florival-Mrs Palmer.
Cast:

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