London Stage Event: 12 May 1780 at Covent Garden

12 May 1780

Event Information

Theatre: Covent Garden

Theatrical Season: 1779-1780

Volume: 5

Comments: Benefit for Booth, Egan & Fearon. Morning Chronicle, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Booth, No. 35, Brownlow-street, Long-Acre [others not listed]. 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, author unknown. Larpent MS 521; not published]. [For Henderson as Shylock see dl, 14 Oct. 1777.] Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #177 3s. (61.1; tickets: 116.2) (charge: #105)

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*p cg The Female Orators; or, Ladies' Debating Society. Principal Female Speakers-Mrs Pitt, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Miss Stewart, Miss Green, Mrs Webb; The other Characters-Booth, Brunsdon, Egan. *aThe Merchant of Venice. As 11 Nov. 1779, but Shylock-Henderson (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Salanio-W. Bates. *aThe Deaf Lover. As 3 Feb. *sEnd III 2nd piece: a Scotch ballad (the music by $Dr Arne=)-Mrs Kennedy. *bEnd IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market. As 8 May. *cBenefit for $Booth=, $Egan=& $Fearon=. Morning Chronicle, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Booth, No. 35, Brownlow-street, Long-Acre [others not listed]. 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, author unknown. Larpent MS 521; not published]. [For $Henderson= as Shylockr see dl, 14 Oct. 1777.] Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #177 3s. (61.1; tickets: 116.2) (charge: #105).
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*p1780 05 12 cg The Female Orators; or, Ladies' Debating Society. Principal Female Speakers-Mrs Pitt, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Miss Stewart, Miss Green, Mrs Webb; The other Characters-Booth, Brunsdon, Egan.*a1780 05 12 cg The Merchant of Venice. ^As17791111^, but Shylock-Henderson (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Salanio-W. Bates.*a1780 05 12 cg The Deaf Lover. ^As17800203^.*s1780 05 12 cg End III 2nd piece: a Scotch ballad (the music by $Dr Arne=)-Mrs Kennedy.*b1780 05 12 cg End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market. ^As17800508^.*c1780 05 12 cg Benefit for $Booth=, $Egan= & $Fearon=. Morning Chronicle, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Booth, No. 35, Brownlow-street, Long-Acre [others not listed]. 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, author unknown. Larpent MS 521; not published]. [For $Henderson= as Shylockr see dl, 14 Oct. 1777.] Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #177 3s. (61.1; tickets: 116.2) (charge: #105).
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Event: 40974 | 17800512 | cg | Benefit for $Booth=, $Egan= & $Fearon=. Morning Chronicle, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Booth, No. 35, Brownlow-street, Long-Acre [others not listed]. 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, author unknown. Larpent MS 521; not published]. [For $Henderson= as Shylock see dl, 14 Oct. 1777.] Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #177 3s. (61.1; tickets: 116.2) (charge: #105)

Performance: 87222 | 40974 | p | The Female Orators; Or, Ladies' Debating Society | Principal Female Speakers-Mrs Pitt, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Miss Stewart, Miss Green, Mrs Webb; The other Characters-Booth, Brunsdon, Egan.
Cast:
150207 | 87222 | Principal Female Speakers | Mrs Pitt, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Miss Stewart, Miss Green, Mrs Webb

150208 | 87222 | The other Characters | Booth, Brunsdon, Egan.

Performance: 87223 | 40974 | a | The Merchant of Venice | As17791111, but Shylock-Henderson (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Salanio-W. Bates.
AsSeeDate: 87223 | cg | a | As | 17791111

Cast:
150209 | 87223 | Shylock | Henderson

150210 | 87223 | Salanio | W. Bates.

549745 | 87223 | Sir Archy MacSarcasm | Macklin

549746 | 87223 | Squire Groom | Lee Lewes

549747 | 87223 | Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan | Moody

549748 | 87223 | Mordecai | Quick

549749 | 87223 | Sir Theodore Goodchild | Thompson

549750 | 87223 | Charlotte | Miss Ambrose.

Performance: 87224 | 40974 | a | The Deaf Lover | As17800203.
AsSeeDate: 87224 | cg | a | As | 17800203

Cast:
549751 | 87224 | Meadows | Lee Lewes

549752 | 87224 | Canteen | Whitfield

549753 | 87224 | Young Wrongward | Robson

549754 | 87224 | Groom | Fearon

549755 | 87224 | John | Thompson

549756 | 87224 | Servants | Brunsdon, Cushing

549757 | 87224 | Sternhold | Bates

549758 | 87224 | William | Stevens

549759 | 87224 | Old Wrongward | Wilson

549760 | 87224 | Gentlemen | Smith, Ledger

549761 | 87224 | Cook | Painter

549762 | 87224 | Sophia | Mrs Morton

549763 | 87224 | Betsy Blossom | Mrs Wilson

549764 | 87224 | Ladies | Miss Green, Miss Stewart

Performance: 87225 | 40974 | s | End III 2nd piece: a Scotch ballad (the music by $Dr Arne=)-Mrs Kennedy

Performance: 87226 | 40974 | b | End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market | As17800508.
AsSeeDate: 87226 | cg | b | As | 17800508

Cast:
549765 | 87226 | Jockies | Dagueville, Harris, Holloway, Holland

549766 | 87226 | Ladies | Miss Matthews, Miss Valois.

Mainpiece

Title: The Female Orators; Or, Ladies' Debating Society

Comments:
Principal Female Speakers-Mrs Pitt, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Miss Stewart, Miss Green, Mrs Webb; The other Characters-Booth, Brunsdon, Egan.

Cast: