10 April 1780

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1779-1780
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Aickin. Mainpiece: With the triumphal entry of Alexander into Babylonv. 2nd piece [1st time; M.INT I; compiler unknown]. Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Aickin, Bow Street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #300 12s. 6d. (235.10.6; tickets: 65.2.0) (charge: #73 14s.)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Alexander The Great. Alexander-Wroughton; Clytus (for that night only)-Aickin; Statira-Mrs Hartley; Roxana-Miss Younge. *aA Fete [<i>The Fete Anticipated</i>%. [Consisting of the following compiled Entertainments: Scene I.A Forest.% <i>The Death of the Stag</i>-; Overture by Dr Arne-; [Hunting song,% <i>Give round the word dismount</i>-Doyle; <i>Foresters' Dance</i>-; [Scene II. The Cave of Echo. Echo rebuked in a duett,% <i>Idle Nymph</i>-; [the music by $Dr Arne=. Scene III; Mount Ida. Venus and the Graces, to whom she complains of the loss of her son % <i>She that will but now discover</i>-; Venus-Miss Brown; [Scene IV. A Landscape.% <i>Dance of Warriors</i>-; [Scene V. A. Moonlight. Witches.% <i>When shall we threemeet again?</i>-; [Scene VI. The Cavern of Despair.% <i>Mad Tom</i>-Reinhold; [the music by Purcell. Scene VII. A Palace and Banquet.% <i>Come honest Friends and jovialFellows</i>-; Attendant Genius-Miss Morris. *aThe Flitch Of Bacon. As 7 Jan. *cBenefit for $Aickin=. Mainpiece: With the triumphal <i>entry of Alexander into Babylon</i>v. 2nd piece [1st time; M.INT I; compiler unknown]. <i>Public Advertiser</i>,8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Aickin, <i>Bow Street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #300 12s. 6d. (235.10.6; tickets: 65.2.0) (charge: #73 14s.).

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    *p1780 04 10 cg Alexander The Great. Alexander-Wroughton; Clytus (for that night only)-Aickin; Statira-Mrs Hartley; Roxana-Miss Younge.*a1780 04 10 cg A Fete <i>The Fete Anticipated</i>. Consisting of the following compiled Entertainments: Scene I. A Forest. <i>The Death of the Stag</i>-; Overture by Dr Arne-; Hunting song, <i>Give round the word dismount</i>-Doyle; <i>Foresters' Dance</i>-; Scene II. The Cave of Echo. Echo rebuked in a duett, <i>Idle Nymph</i>-; the music by $Dr Arne=. Scene III; Mount Ida. Venus and the Graces, to whom she complains of the loss of her son <i>She that will but now discover</i>-; Venus-Miss Brown; Scene IV. A Landscape. <i>Dance of Warriors</i>-; Scene V. A. Moonlight. Witches. <i>When shall we three meet again?</i>-; Scene VI. The Cavern of Despair. <i>Mad Tom</i>-Reinhold; the music by Purcell. Scene VII. A Palace and Banquet. <i>Come honest Friends and jovial Fellows</i>-; Attendant Genius-Miss Morris.*a1780 04 10 cg The Flitch Of Bacon. ^As17800107^.*c1780 04 10 cg Benefit for $Aickin=. Mainpiece: With the triumphal <i>entry of Alexander into Babylon</i>v. 2nd piece [1st time; M.INT I; compiler unknown]. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Aickin, <i>Bow Street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #300 12s. 6d. (235.10.6; tickets: 65.2.0) (charge: #73 14s.).

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    Event: 40905 | 17800410 | cg | Benefit for $Aickin=. Mainpiece: With the triumphal <i>entry of Alexander into Babylon</i>v. 2nd piece [1st time; M.INT I; compiler unknown]. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Aickin, <i>Bow Street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #300 12s. 6d. (235.10.6; tickets: 65.2.0) (charge: #73 14s.)
    Performance: 87020 | 40905 | p | Alexander The Great | Alexander-Wroughton; Clytus (for that night only)-Aickin; Statira-Mrs Hartley; Roxana-Miss Younge.
    Cast:
    149839 | 87020 | Alexander | Wroughton
    149840 | 87020 | Clytus | Aickin
    149841 | 87020 | Statira | Mrs Hartley
    149842 | 87020 | Roxana | Miss Younge.
    Performance: 87021 | 40905 | a | A Fete <i>The Fete Anticipated</i> | Consisting of the following compiled Entertainments: Scene I. A Forest. <i>The Death of the Stag</i>-; Overture by Dr Arne-; Hunting song, <i>Give round the word dismount</i>-Doyle; <i>Foresters' Dance</i>-; Scene II. The Cave of Echo. Echo rebuked in a duett, <i>Idle Nymph</i>-; the music by $Dr Arne=. Scene III; Mount Ida. Venus and the Graces, to whom she complains of the loss of her son <i>She that will but now discover</i>-; Venus-Miss Brown; Scene IV. A Landscape. <i>Dance of Warriors</i>-; Scene V. A. Moonlight. Witches. <i>When shall we three meet again?</i>-; Scene VI. The Cavern of Despair. <i>Mad Tom</i>-Reinhold; the music by Purcell. Scene VII. A Palace and Banquet. <i>Come honest Friends and jovial Fellows</i>-; Attendant Genius-Miss Morris.
    Cast:
    149843 | 87021 | <i>The Death of the Stag</i>
    149844 | 87021 | Overture by Dr Arne
    149845 | 87021 | <i>Give round the word dismount</i> | Doyle
    149846 | 87021 | <i>Foresters' Dance</i>
    149847 | 87021 | <i>Idle Nymph</i>
    149848 | 87021 | whom she complains of the loss of her son <i>She
    149849 | 87021 | Venus | Miss Brown
    149850 | 87021 | <i>Dance of Warriors</i>
    149851 | 87021 | </i>
    149852 | 87021 | <i>Mad Tom</i> | Reinhold
    149853 | 87021 | <i>Come honest Friends and jovial Fellows</i>
    149854 | 87021 | Attendant Genius | Miss Morris.
    Performance: 87022 | 40905 | a | The Flitch Of Bacon | As17800107.
    AsSeeDate: 87022 | cg | a | As | 17800107
    Cast:
    548356 | 87022 | Captain Greville | Leoni
    548357 | 87022 | Captain Wilson | Reinhold
    548358 | 87022 | Major Benbow | Wilson
    548359 | 87022 | Justice Benbow | Fearon
    548360 | 87022 | Kilderkin | Thompson
    548361 | 87022 | Putty | Painter
    548362 | 87022 | Ned | Stevens
    548363 | 87022 | Tipple | Edwin
    548364 | 87022 | Eliza | Miss Brown.

Mainpiece

Title: Alexander The Great
Comments:
Alexander-Wroughton; Clytus (for that night only)-Aickin; Statira-Mrs Hartley; Roxana-Miss Younge.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: A Fete The Fete Anticipated
Comments:
Consisting of the following compiled Entertainments: Scene I. A Forest. The Death of the Stag-; Overture by Dr Arne-; Hunting song, Give round the word dismount-Doyle; Foresters' Dance-; Scene II. The Cave of Echo. Echo rebuked in a duett, Idle Nymph-; the music by Dr Arne. Scene III; Mount Ida. Venus and the Graces, to whom she complains of the loss of her son She that will but now discover-; Venus-Miss Brown; Scene IV. A Landscape. Dance of Warriors-; Scene V. A. Moonlight. Witches. When shall we three meet again?-; Scene VI. The Cavern of Despair. Mad Tom-Reinhold; the music by Purcell. Scene VII. A Palace and Banquet. Come honest Friends and jovial Fellows-; Attendant Genius-Miss Morris.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Flitch Of Bacon
Comments:
As17800107.
Cast:

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