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24 August 1780

Event Information
Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1779-1780
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Edwin. [Digges's 1st appearance as Shylock was at Edinburgh, 8 Apr. 1772.] Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 76, Long Acre. Tickets delivered by Stevens will be admitted

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p hay The Merchant of Venice. Shylock-Digges (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Antonio-Bensley; Gratiano-Lamash; Gobbo-Blissett; Tubal-Stevens; Lorenzo (with <i>songs</i>)-Du-Bellamy; Launcelot-Edwin; Duke-Usher; Solarino-Davis; Salanio-Egan; Bassanio-Palmer; Jessica (with a <i>song</i>)-Mrs Hitchcock;Nerissa-Mrs Wilson; Portia-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character). *aThe Son-in-law. As 13 June. *dEnd III: <i>The Country Wake</i>-; End IV: <i>The Italian Peasants</i>, as 30 May. *sEnd: [the following Catches:% <i>Suppose we sing a Catch</i>, <i>Soldier take off thy Wine</i>, <i>Poor Thomas Day</i>-Bannister, Du-Bellamy, Wood, Edwin. *cBenefit for $Edwin=. [$Digges='s 1st appearance as <i>Shylock</i>r was at <i>Edinburgh</i>, 8 Apr. 1772.] Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 76, Long Acre. Tickets delivered by Stevens will be admitted.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1780 08 24 hay The Merchant of Venice. Shylock-Digges (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Antonio-Bensley; Gratiano-Lamash; Gobbo-Blissett; Tubal-Stevens; Lorenzo (with <i>songs</i>)-Du-Bellamy; Launcelot-Edwin; Duke-Usher; Solarino-Davis; Salanio-Egan; Bassanio-Palmer; Jessica (with a <i>song</i>)-Mrs Hitchcock; Nerissa-Mrs Wilson; Portia-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).*a1780 08 24 hay The Son-in-law. ^As17800613^.*d1780 08 24 hay End III: <i>The Country Wake</i>-; End IV: <i>The Italian Peasants</i>, ^as17800530^.*s1780 08 24 hay End: the following Catches: <i>Suppose we sing a Catch</i>, <i>Soldier take off thy Wine</i>, <i>Poor Thomas Day</i>-Bannister, Du-Bellamy, Wood, Edwin.*c1780 08 24 hay Benefit for $Edwin=. [$Digges='s 1st appearance as <i>Shylock</i>r was at <i>Edinburgh</i>, 8 Apr. 1772.] Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 76, Long Acre. Tickets delivered by Stevens will be admitted.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 41094 | 17800824 | hay | Benefit for $Edwin=. [$Digges='s 1st appearance as <i>Shylock</i> was at <i>Edinburgh</i>, 8 Apr. 1772.] Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 76, Long Acre. Tickets delivered by Stevens will be admitted
    Performance: 87539 | 41094 | p | The Merchant Of Venice | Shylock-Digges (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Antonio-Bensley; Gratiano-Lamash; Gobbo-Blissett; Tubal-Stevens; Lorenzo (with <i>songs</i>)-Du-Bellamy; Launcelot-Edwin; Duke-Usher; Solarino-Davis; Salanio-Egan; Bassanio-Palmer; Jessica (with a <i>song</i>)-Mrs Hitchcock; Nerissa-Mrs Wilson; Portia-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
    Cast:
    150689 | 87539 | Shylock | Digges
    150690 | 87539 | Antonio | Bensley
    150691 | 87539 | Gratiano | Lamash
    150692 | 87539 | Gobbo | Blissett
    150693 | 87539 | Tubal | Stevens
    150694 | 87539 | Lorenzo | Du-Bellamy
    150695 | 87539 | Du | Bellamy
    150696 | 87539 | Launcelot | Edwin
    150697 | 87539 | Duke | Usher
    150698 | 87539 | Solarino | Davis
    150699 | 87539 | Salanio | Egan
    150700 | 87539 | Bassanio | Palmer
    150701 | 87539 | Jessica | Mrs Hitchcock
    150702 | 87539 | Nerissa | Mrs Wilson
    150703 | 87539 | Portia | Miss Farren
    Performance: 87540 | 41094 | a | The Son-in-law | As17800613.
    AsSeeDate: 87540 | hay | a | As | 17800613
    Cast:
    552371 | 87540 | Characters | Wilson, Edwin, Wood, Baddeley, Lamash, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister, Mrs Lefevre, Miss Harper. Cast adjusted from <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Wilson
    552372 | 87540 | Cranky | Wilson
    552373 | 87540 | Bowkitt | Edwin
    552374 | 87540 | Bouquet | Wood
    552375 | 87540 | Vinegar | Baddeley
    552376 | 87540 | Idle | Lamash
    552377 | 87540 | Orator Mum | Barrett
    552378 | 87540 | John | Stevens
    552379 | 87540 | Signor Arionelli | Bannister
    552380 | 87540 | Dolce | Mrs Lefevre
    552381 | 87540 | Cecilia | Miss Harper
    552382 | 87540 | unassigned | Kenny.
    Performance: 87541 | 41094 | d | End III: <i>The Country Wake</i>-; End IV: <i>The Italian Peasants</i>, as17800530
    AsSeeDate: 87541 | hay | d | As | 17800530
    Performance: 87542 | 41094 | s | End: the following Catches: <i>Suppose we sing a Catch</i>, <i>Soldier take off thy Wine</i>, <i>Poor Thomas Day</i>-Bannister, Du-Bellamy, Wood, Edwin

Mainpiece

Title: The Merchant Of Venice
Comments:
Shylock-Digges (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Antonio-Bensley; Gratiano-Lamash; Gobbo-Blissett; Tubal-Stevens; Lorenzo (with songs)-Du-Bellamy; Launcelot-Edwin; Duke-Usher; Solarino-Davis; Salanio-Egan; Bassanio-Palmer; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Hitchcock; Nerissa-Mrs Wilson; Portia-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast:

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Birth: 1564
Death: 1616
Publish Date: 1701
Birth: 1666
Death: 1735

Afterpiece

Title: The Son-in-law
Comments:
As17800613.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Son-in-Law
Publish Date:
Author: John O'Keeffe
Birth: 1747
Death: 1833
Author: Samuel Arnold
Birth: 1740
Death: 1802

Dance

Comment: End III: The Country Wake-; End IV: The Italian Peasants, as17800530

Song

Comment: End: the following Catches: Suppose we sing a Catch, Soldier take off thy Wine, Poor Thomas Day-Bannister, Du-Bellamy, Wood, Edwin

Related Works

Work Title: Edwin
Publish Date: 1724
Birth: 1610
Death: 1685

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 24 August 1780 at Haymarket Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed March 29, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=41094.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 24 August 1780 at Haymarket Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=41094. Accessed 29 March 2025.