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16 May 1781

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1780-1781
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Fearon, L'Estrange, Thompson & Stevens. Tickets delivered for The Funeral and a favourite Comedy will be admitted. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #265 18s. (75.10; tickets: 190.8) (charge: #105)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg A New Way to Pay Old Debts. As 26 Apr., but [added:% Amble-Stevens. *aThe Farmer's Return from London. As 2 May. *aThe Touchstone. As 15 Nov. 1780, but[specifying% Harlequin-W. Bates; Principal Characters-_Newton, _Baker, _Robson,_Egan, _Doyle, _Ledger, _Davies. *bEnd III 1st piece: <i>St. David's Day</i>. As 1May. *cBenefit for $Fearon=, $L'Estrange=, $Thompson= & $Stevens=. Tickets delivered for <i>The Funeral</i> and a favourite Comedy will be admitted. Tickets soldat the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #265 18s. (75.10; tickets: 190.8)(charge: #105).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1781 05 16 cg A New Way to Pay Old Debts. ^As17810426^, but added: Amble-Stevens.*a1781 05 16 cg The Farmer's Return from London. ^As17810502^.*a1781 05 16 cg The Touchstone. ^As17801115^, but specifying Harlequin-W. Bates; Principal Characters-_Newton, _Baker, _Robson, _Egan, _Doyle, _Ledger, _Davies.*b1781 05 16 cg End III 1st piece: <i>St. David's Day</i>. ^As17810501^.*c1781 05 16 cg Benefit for $Fearon=, $L'Estrange=, $Thompson= & $Stevens=. Tickets delivered for <i>The Funeral</i> and a favourite Comedy will be admitted. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #265 18s. (75.10; tickets: 190.8) (charge: #105).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 41552 | 17810516 | cg | Benefit for $Fearon=, $L'Estrange=, $Thompson= & $Stevens=. Tickets delivered for <i>The Funeral</i> and a favourite Comedy will be admitted. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #265 18s. (75.10; tickets: 190.8) (charge: #105)
    Performance: 88745 | 41552 | p | A New Way To Pay Old Debts | As17810426, but added: Amble-Stevens.
    AsSeeDate: 88745 | cg | p | As | 17810426
    Cast:
    153121 | 88745 | Amble | Stevens.
    560134 | 88745 | Furnace | Wewitzer
    560135 | 88745 | Order | Jones
    560136 | 88745 | Tapwell | Thompson.
    560137 | 88745 | Sir Giles Over@reach | Henderson
    560138 | 88745 | Justice Greedy | Quick
    560139 | 88745 | Marrall | Wilson
    560140 | 88745 | Lord Lovell | Peile
    560141 | 88745 | Allworth | Whitfield
    560142 | 88745 | Welborn | Wroughton
    560143 | 88745 | Margaret | Mrs Lewis
    560144 | 88745 | Froth | Mrs Pitt
    560145 | 88745 | Lady Allworth | Mrs Inchbald.
    Performance: 88746 | 41552 | a | The Farmer's Return from London | As17810502.
    AsSeeDate: 88746 | cg | a | As | 17810502
    Cast:
    560146 | 88746 | Artaxerxes | Mrs Kennedy
    560147 | 88746 | Artabanes | Reinhold
    560148 | 88746 | Rimenes | Davies
    560149 | 88746 | Arbaces | Leoni
    560150 | 88746 | Semira | Mrs Morton
    560151 | 88746 | Mandane | Mrs Martyr
    560152 | 88746 | Singldton | Lee Lewes
    560153 | 88746 | Sir Oliver Languish | Wilson
    560154 | 88746 | Lady Languish | Mrs Pitt
    560155 | 88746 | Mrs Languish | Mrs Wilson
    560156 | 88746 | Lucy | Mrs Sharpe.
    560157 | 88746 | Harlequin | Lee Lewes.
    560158 | 88746 | Principal Characters | J. <i>Wilson.
    560159 | 88746 | Keel | Wilson
    560160 | 88746 | French Officer | Wewitzer
    560161 | 88746 | Ferridon | Mrs Kennedy
    560162 | 88746 | Lovelace | Berry.
    560163 | 88746 | Sir Charles Racket | Lewis
    560164 | 88746 | Drugget | Quick
    560165 | 88746 | Woodley | Thompson
    560166 | 88746 | Dimity | Mrs Wilson
    560167 | 88746 | Nancy | Mrs Morton
    560168 | 88746 | Mrs Drugget | Mrs Pitt
    560169 | 88746 | Lady Racket | Mrs Mattocks.
    Performance: 88747 | 41552 | a | The Touchstone | As17801115, but specifying Harlequin-W. Bates; Principal Characters-_Newton, _Baker, _Robson, _Egan, _Doyle, _Ledger, _Davies.
    AsSeeDate: 88747 | cg | a | As | 17801115
    Cast:
    153122 | 88747 | specifying Harlequin | W. Bates
    153123 | 88747 | Principal Characters | _Newton, _Baker, _Robson, _Egan, _Doyle, _Ledger, _Davies.
    560170 | 88747 | Harlequin | Lee Lewes
    560171 | 88747 | Keel | Wilson
    560172 | 88747 | French Officer | Wewitzer
    560173 | 88747 | Ferridon | Mrs Kennedy
    Performance: 88748 | 41552 | b | End III 1st piece: <i>St | David's Day</i>. As17810501.
    AsSeeDate: 88748 | cg | b | As | 17810501
    Cast:
    560174 | 88748 | Squire of the Village | Aldridge
    560175 | 88748 | Farmer | Whittow
    560176 | 88748 | Farmer's Wife | <i>Mr</i> Jackson
    560177 | 88748 | Farmer's Daughter | Miss Rowson
    560178 | 88748 | Landlady of the Harp | <i>Mr</i> Besford
    560179 | 88748 | In which a <i>Double Hornpipe</i> | Aldridge, Miss Besford
    560180 | 88748 | accompanied by the ancient <i>British instrument</
    560181 | 88748 | with a <i>Country Dance</i> | the Characters.

Mainpiece

Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts
Comments:
As17810426, but added: Amble-Stevens.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1633
Birth: 1583
Death: 1640

Afterpiece

Title: The Farmer's Return from London
Comments:
As17810502.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Touchstone
Comments:
As17801115, but specifying Harlequin-W. Bates; Principal Characters-_Newton, _Baker, _Robson, _Egan, _Doyle, _Ledger, _Davies.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Baptism: 1745
Death: 1814

Ballet

Comment: End III 1st piece: St. David's Day. As17810501

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