07 June 1780

Event Information
Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1779-1780
Volume: 5
Comments: "My father [George Colman elder] told me that, on the seventh of June, on which day and night desolation had attained its climax [because of the Gordon riots], and London is said to have been seen from one spot blazing in thirty-six different parts, the receipt of his playhouse exceeded twenty pounds. This sum appears somewhat of the smallest for the night's receipt of a Theatre Royal in London; but how, instead of twenty pounds-worth of spectators, twenty persons, or one person, could have calmly paid money to witness, in the midst of this general dismay, a theatrical entertainment, is astonishing' (Peake, II, 47)
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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p hay The Manager in Distress. As 30 May. *aDouglas. As 2 June. *aMiss in her Teens. As 5 June. *mAs 2 June. *c"My father [$GeorgeColman elder=] told me that, on the seventh of June, on which day and night desolation had attained its climax [because of the <i>Gordon riots</i>], and <i>London</i> issaid to have been seen from one spot blazing in thirty-six different parts, thereceipt of his playhouse exceeded twenty pounds. This sum appears somewhat of the smallest for the night's receipt of a $Theatre Royal in London=; but how, instead of twenty pounds-worth of spectators, twenty persons, or one person, couldhave calmly paid money to witness, in the midst of this general dismay, a theatrical entertainment, is astonishing' ($Peake=, II, 47).
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    *p1780 06 07 hay The Manager in Distress. ^As17800530^.*a1780 06 07 hay Douglas. ^As17800602^.*a1780 06 07 hay Miss in her Teens. ^As17800605^.*m1780 06 07 hay ^As17800602^.*c1780 06 07 hay "My father [$George Colman elder=] told me that, on the seventh of June, on which day and night desolation had attained its climax [because of the <i>Gordon riots</i>], and <i>London</i> is said to have been seen from one spot blazing in thirty-six different parts, the receipt of his playhouse exceeded twenty pounds. This sum appears somewhat of the smallest for the night's receipt of a $Theatre Royal in London=; but how, instead of twenty pounds-worth of spectators, twenty persons, or one person, could have calmly paid money to witness, in the midst of this general dismay, a theatrical entertainment, is astonishing' ($Peake=, II, 47).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 41017 | 17800607 | hay | "My father [$George Colman elder=] told me that, on the seventh of June, on which day and night desolation had attained its climax [because of the <i>Gordon riots</i>], and <i>London</i> is said to have been seen from one spot blazing in thirty-six different parts, the receipt of his playhouse exceeded twenty pounds. This sum appears somewhat of the smallest for the night's receipt of a $Theatre Royal in London=; but how, instead of twenty pounds-worth of spectators, twenty persons, or one person, could have calmly paid money to witness, in the midst of this general dismay, a theatrical entertainment, is astonishing' ($Peake=, II, 47)
    Performance: 87343 | 41017 | p | The Manager In Distress | As17800530.
    AsSeeDate: 87343 | hay | p | As | 17800530
    Cast:
    550508 | 87343 | Bustleton | Palmer
    550509 | 87343 | Manager | Aickin
    550510 | 87343 | Easy | R. Palmer
    550511 | 87343 | Prompter | Davis
    550512 | 87343 | Irishman in the Pit | Egan
    550513 | 87343 | Servant | Kenny
    550514 | 87343 | Gentleman in the Balcony | Bannister Jun.
    550515 | 87343 | Actresses | Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Poussin, Miss Hale
    550516 | 87343 | Two Ladies in an Upper Box | Mrs Lefevre, Mrs W. Palmer
    550517 | 87343 | Caller | Mrs Love
    550518 | 87343 | Lady in the Balcony | Mrs Webb.
    Performance: 87344 | 41017 | a | Douglas | As17800602.
    AsSeeDate: 87344 | hay | a | As | 17800602
    Cast:
    550519 | 87344 | Douglas | Bannister Jun.
    550520 | 87344 | Glenalvon | Bensley
    550521 | 87344 | Lord Randolph | Aickin
    550522 | 87344 | Officers | Stevens, Davis
    550523 | 87344 | Old Norval | Digges
    550524 | 87344 | Anna | Mrs Poussin
    550525 | 87344 | Lady Randolph | Mrs Crawford
    550526 | 87344 | Characters | Palmer, Gardner, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Cuyler.
    550527 | 87344 | Current | Palmer
    550528 | 87344 | Padlock | Gardner
    550529 | 87344 | Finette | Mrs Hitchcock
    550530 | 87344 | Almadine | Mrs Cuyler.
    Performance: 87345 | 41017 | a | Miss in her Teens | As17800605.
    AsSeeDate: 87345 | hay | a | As | 17800605
    Cast:
    550531 | 87345 | Macheath | Bannister
    550532 | 87345 | Lockit | Massey
    550533 | 87345 | Mat o' th' Mint | Wood
    550534 | 87345 | Beggar | Blissett
    550535 | 87345 | Player | Davis
    550536 | 87345 | Peachum | Aickin
    550537 | 87345 | Lucy | Mrs Hitchcock
    550538 | 87345 | Mrs Peachum | Mrs Love
    550539 | 87345 | Jenny Diver | Mrs Poussin
    550540 | 87345 | Mrs Slammekin | Mrs Webb
    550541 | 87345 | Polly | Miss Harper.
    550542 | 87345 | Captain Flash | Palmer
    550543 | 87345 | Captain Loveit | Gardner
    550544 | 87345 | Fribble | Lamash
    550545 | 87345 | Tag | Mrs Poussin
    550546 | 87345 | Miss Biddy | Mrs Hitchcock.
    Performance: 87346 | 41017 | m | As17800602
    AsSeeDate: 87346 | hay | m | As | 17800602

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Afterpiece

Title: Douglas
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