17 August 1780
Event Information
Theatre:
Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1779-1780
Volume:
5
Comments:
Benefit for Bannister Jun. Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun. at a print shop, four doors below New-street, St. Martin's Lane
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
Hamlet
Comments:
Hamlet-Bannister Jun.; King-Gardner; Horatio-Wood; Rosencraus-Stevens; Guildenstern-Egan; Polonius-Wilson; Laertes-Aickin; Player King-Blissett; Lucianus-Barrett; Ostrick-R. Palmer; Marcellus-Davis; Gravediggers-Edwin, Massey; Ghost-Bensley; Ophelia-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character); Player Queen-Mrs Poussin; Queen-Miss Sherry.
Hamlet-Bannister Jun.; King-Gardner; Horatio-Wood; Rosencraus-Stevens; Guildenstern-Egan; Polonius-Wilson; Laertes-Aickin; Player King-Blissett; Lucianus-Barrett; Ostrick-R. Palmer; Marcellus-Davis; Gravediggers-Edwin, Massey; Ghost-Bensley; Ophelia-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character); Player Queen-Mrs Poussin; Queen-Miss Sherry.
Cast:
- Role: Hamlet Actor: Bannister Jun.
- Role: King Actor: Gardner
- Role: Horatio Actor: Wood
- Role: Rosencraus Actor: Stevens
- Role: Guildenstern Actor: Egan
- Role: Polonius Actor: Wilson
- Role: Laertes Actor: Aickin
- Role: Player King Actor: Blissett
- Role: Lucianus Actor: Barrett
- Role: Ostrick Actor: R. Palmer
- Role: Marcellus Actor: Davis
- Role: Gravediggers Actor: Edwin, Massey
- Role: Ghost Actor: Bensley
- Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Harper
- Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Poussin
- Role: Queen Actor: Miss Sherry.
Afterpiece
Title:
The Quaker
Comments:
Steady-Bannister; Lubin-Wood; Easy-Painter; Solomon-Edwin; Floretta-Mrs Wilson; Cicily-Mrs Love; Gillian-Mrs Hitchcock.
Steady-Bannister; Lubin-Wood; Easy-Painter; Solomon-Edwin; Floretta-Mrs Wilson; Cicily-Mrs Love; Gillian-Mrs Hitchcock.
Dance
Comment:
II afterpiece: As17800615
Entertainment
Comment:
End: a Variety of Imitations-Bannister Jun