19 April 1780

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1779-1780
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Quick. Morning Chronicle, 22 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 151, Drury-lane. 1st piece [1st time; M. PREL I, by George Downing]: The Music by Hook. 3rd piece: Not acted these 18 years. With a grand burlesque Procession and triumphal Entry of Alexander into London. The Nobles, Guards, Officers and Attendants will be all dressed in the Habits of the Times. Receipts: #274 14s. (173.9; tickets: 101.5) (charge: #70 7s. 6d.)

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    *p cg The Volunteers; or Taylors to Arms! [Characters by Reinhold, Wilson, Robson, Wewitzer, Quick, Miss Morris, Mrs Pitt. [Cast from text ($J. Almon= [et al], 1780):% Captain Heartfree-Reinhold; Ploughshare-Wilson; Serjeant-Robson; Deafear-Wewitzer; Thimble-Quick; Jenny-Miss Morris; Winnifred-Mrs Pitt. *aThe Double Gallant. As 18 Mar., but Sylvia-Mrs Morton. *aThe Rival Queans; or, The Life and Death of Alexander the Little.Alexander-Quick (1st appearance in Tragedy); Clytus-Wilson; Cassander-Lee Lewes; Lysimachus-Robson; Hephestion-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Wilson; Sysigambis-Mrs Pitt; Statira-Mrs Webb. *dEnd IV: As 13 Oct. 1779. *cBenefit for $Quick=. <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 22 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 151, <i>Drury-lane</i>. 1st piece [1st time; M. PREL I, by $George Downing=]: The Music by $Hook=. 3rd piece: Not acted these 18 years. With a grand burlesque Procession and <i>triumphal Entry of Alexander</i>r into <i>London</i>. The Nobles, Guards, Officers and Attendants will be all dressed in the Habits of the Times. Receipts: #274 14s. (173.9; tickets:101.5) (charge: #70 7s. 6d.).

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    *p1780 04 19 cg The Volunteers; or Taylors to Arms! [Characters by Reinhold, Wilson, Robson, Wewitzer, Quick, Miss Morris, Mrs Pitt. Cast from text ($J. Almon= [et al], 1780): Captain Heartfree-Reinhold; Ploughshare-Wilson; Serjeant-Robson; Deafear-Wewitzer; Thimble-Quick; Jenny-Miss Morris; Winnifred-Mrs Pitt.*a1780 04 19 cg The Double Gallant. ^As17800318^but Sylvia-Mrs Morton.*a1780 04 19 cg The Rival Queans; or, The Life and Death of Alexander the Little. Alexander-Quick (1st appearance in Tragedy); Clytus-Wilson; Cassander-Lee Lewes; Lysimachus-Robson; Hephestion-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Wilson; Sysigambis-Mrs Pitt; Statira-Mrs Webb.*d1780 04 19 cg End IV: ^As17791013^.*c1780 04 19 cg Benefit for $Quick=. <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 22 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 151, <i>Drury-lane</i>. 1st piece [1st time; M. PREL I, by $George Downing=]: The Music by $Hook=. 3rd piece: Not acted these 18 years. With a grand burlesque Procession and <i>triumphal Entry of Alexander</i>r into <i>London</i>. The Nobles, Guards, Officers and Attendants will be all dressed in the Habits of the Times. Receipts: #274 14s. (173.9; tickets: 101.5) (charge: #70 7s. 6d.).

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    Event: 40925 | 17800419 | cg | Benefit for $Quick=. <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 22 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 151, <i>Drury-lane</i>. 1st piece [1st time; M. PREL I, by $George Downing=]: The Music by $Hook=. 3rd piece: Not acted these 18 years. With a grand burlesque Procession and <i>triumphal Entry of Alexander</i> into <i>London</i>. The Nobles, Guards, Officers and Attendants will be all dressed in the Habits of the Times. Receipts: #274 14s. (173.9; tickets: 101.5) (charge: #70 7s. 6d.)
    Performance: 87080 | 40925 | p | The Volunteers; Or Taylors To Arms | [Characters by Reinhold, Wilson, Robson, Wewitzer, Quick, Miss Morris, Mrs Pitt. Cast from text ($J. Almon= [et al], 1780): Captain Heartfree-Reinhold; Ploughshare-Wilson; Serjeant-Robson; Deafear-Wewitzer; Thimble-Quick; Jenny-Miss Morris; Winnifred-Mrs Pitt.
    Cast:
    149927 | 87080 | Captain Heartfree | Reinhold
    149928 | 87080 | Ploughshare | Wilson
    149929 | 87080 | Serjeant | Robson
    149930 | 87080 | Deafear | Wewitzer
    149931 | 87080 | Thimble | Quick
    149932 | 87080 | Jenny | Miss Morris
    149933 | 87080 | Winnifred | Mrs Pitt.
    Performance: 87081 | 40925 | a | The Double Gallant | As17800318but Sylvia-Mrs Morton.
    AsSeeDate: 87081 | cg | a | As | 17800318
    Cast:
    149934 | 87081 | 800318but Sylvia | Mrs Morton.
    548683 | 87081 | Sir Sparely Spindle
    548684 | 87081 | Colonel Manly
    548685 | 87081 | Toby
    548686 | 87081 | Miss Diana Delicate
    548687 | 87081 | Miss Spritely
    548688 | 87081 | Sophia | .
    548689 | 87081 | Captain Greville | Leoni
    548690 | 87081 | Captain Wilson | Reinhold
    548691 | 87081 | Major Benbow | Wilson
    548692 | 87081 | Justice Benbow | Fearon
    548693 | 87081 | Kilderkin | Thompson
    548694 | 87081 | Putty | Painter
    548695 | 87081 | Ned | Stevens
    548696 | 87081 | Tipple | Edwin
    548697 | 87081 | Eliza | Miss Brown.
    Performance: 87082 | 40925 | a | The Rival Queans; or, The Life and Death of Alexander the Little | Alexander-Quick (1st appearance in Tragedy); Clytus-Wilson; Cassander-Lee Lewes; Lysimachus-Robson; Hephestion-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Wilson; Sysigambis-Mrs Pitt; Statira-Mrs Webb.
    Cast:
    149935 | 87082 | Alexander | Quick
    149936 | 87082 | Clytus | Wilson
    149937 | 87082 | Cassander | Lee Lewes
    149938 | 87082 | Lysimachus | Robson
    149939 | 87082 | Hephestion | Booth
    149940 | 87082 | Roxana | Mrs Wilson
    149941 | 87082 | Sysigambis | Mrs Pitt
    149942 | 87082 | Statira | Mrs Webb.
    Performance: 87083 | 40925 | d | End IV: As17791013
    AsSeeDate: 87083 | cg | d | As | 17791013

Mainpiece

Title: The Volunteers; Or Taylors To Arms
Comments:
[Characters by Reinhold, Wilson, Robson, Wewitzer, Quick, Miss Morris, Mrs Pitt. Cast from text (J. Almon [et al], 1780): Captain Heartfree-Reinhold; Ploughshare-Wilson; Serjeant-Robson; Deafear-Wewitzer; Thimble-Quick; Jenny-Miss Morris; Winnifred-Mrs Pitt.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Double Gallant
Comments:
As17800318but Sylvia-Mrs Morton.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1707
Author: Colley Cibber
Birth: 1671
Death: 1757

Afterpiece

Title: The Rival Queans; or, The Life and Death of Alexander the Little
Comments:
Alexander-Quick (1st appearance in Tragedy); Clytus-Wilson; Cassander-Lee Lewes; Lysimachus-Robson; Hephestion-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Wilson; Sysigambis-Mrs Pitt; Statira-Mrs Webb.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1729
Author: Colley Cibber
Birth: 1671
Death: 1757
Publish Date:

Dance

Comment: End IV: As17791013

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