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08 May 1780

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1779-1780
Volume: 5
Comments: [Afterpiece in place of The Jubilee, announced on playbill of 6 May.] Receipts: #141 2s. 6d. (109.14.0; 30.10.0; 0.18.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The School for Scandal. As 27 Jan., but Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin (1st appearance in that character). *aThe Genii. As 5 May. *c[Afterpiece in place of <i>The Jubilee</i>, announced on playbill of 6 May.] Receipts: #141 2s. 6d. (109.14.0; 30.10.0; 0.18.6).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1780 05 08 dl The School for Scandal. ^As17800127^, but Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin (1st appearance in that character).*a1780 05 08 dl The Genii. ^As17800505^.*c1780 05 08 dl [Afterpiece in place of <i>The Jubilee</i>, announced on playbill of 6 May.] Receipts: #141 2s. 6d. (109.14.0; 30.10.0; 0.18.6).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40964 | 17800508 | dl | [Afterpiece in place of <i>The Jubilee</i>, announced on playbill of 6 May.] Receipts: #141 2s. 6d. (109.14.0; 30.10.0; 0.18.6)
    Performance: 87193 | 40964 | p | The School For Scandal | As17800127, but Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin (1st appearance in that character).
    AsSeeDate: 87193 | dl | p | As | 17800127
    Cast:
    150168 | 87193 | Sir Oliver Surface | Aickin
    549501 | 87193 | Rowley | Wrighten.
    549502 | 87193 | Trip | Lamash.
    549503 | 87193 | Sir Peter Teazle | King
    549504 | 87193 | Joseph Surface | Palmer
    549505 | 87193 | Sir Benjamin Backbite | Dodd
    549506 | 87193 | Crabtree | Parsons
    549507 | 87193 | Moses | Baddeley
    549508 | 87193 | Snake | Packer
    549509 | 87193 | Careless | Farren
    549510 | 87193 | Charles | Smith
    549511 | 87193 | Mrs Candour | Miss Pope
    549512 | 87193 | Maria | Mrs Brereton
    549513 | 87193 | Lady Sneerwell | Miss Sherry
    549514 | 87193 | Lady Teazle | Mrs Abington.
    Performance: 87194 | 40964 | a | The Genii | As17800505.
    AsSeeDate: 87194 | dl | a | As | 17800505
    Cast:
    549515 | 87194 | Harlequin | Wright
    549516 | 87194 | Pantaloon | Grimaldi
    549517 | 87194 | Clown | Delpini
    549518 | 87194 | Fop | Burton
    549519 | 87194 | 1st Genii | Miss G. Abrams
    549520 | 87194 | Colombine | Miss Collett
    549521 | 87194 | the other Characters | Williams, Nash, Kenny, Fawcett, Philimore, Chaplin, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs W. Palmer.

Mainpiece

Title: The School For Scandal
Comments:
As17800127, but Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin (1st appearance in that character).
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Genii
Comments:
As17800505.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Birth: 1714
Death: 1777

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 08 May 1780 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 3, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=40964.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 08 May 1780 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=40964. Accessed 3 April 2025.