26 October 1781

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1781-1782
Volume: 5
Comments: Duplicity [announced on playbill of 25 Oct.] is again obliged to be postponed on account of Henderson's Illness. [Afterpiece in place of Comus, announced on playbill of 25 Oct. In mainpicce the playbill retains Mrs Mattocks as Mrs Racket and Miss Younge as Letitia, but "Miss Younge having yesterday lost a near Relation could not play her part in the Belle's Stratagem, in consequence of which an apology was made for her Absence ... To remedy the inconvenience Mrs Mattocks last night played the character of Miss Hardy, and Mrs Whitfield that of Widow Racket" (Morning Chronicle, 27 Oct.).] Receipts: #100 6s. (97/1/6; 3/4/6)

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    *p1781 10 26 cg The Belle's Stratagem. As 19 Sept., but Mrs Racket-Mrs Whitfield; Letitia-Mrs Mattocks. Also The Golden Pippin. As 25 Oct. dancing. As 24 Oct. comment. Duplicity [announced on playbill of 25 Oct.] is again obliged to be postponed on account of Henderson's Illness. [Afterpiece in place of Comus, announced on playbill of 25 Oct. In mainpicce the playbill retains Mrs Mattocks as Mrs Racket and Miss Younge as Letitia, but "Miss Younge having yesterday lost a near Relation could not play her part in the Belle's Stratagem, in consequence of which an apology was made for her Absence ... To remedy the inconvenience Mrs Mattocks last night played the character of Miss Hardy, and Mrs Whitfield that of Widow Racket" (Morning Chronicle, 27 Oct.).] Receipts: �100 6s. (97/1/6; 3/4/6).
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    *p1781 10 26 cg The Belle's Stratagem. ^As17810919^, but Mrs Racket-Mrs Whitfield; Letitia-Mrs Mattocks .hathi.*a1781 10 26 cg The Golden Pippin. ^As17811025^.hathi.*d1781 10 26 cg ^As17811024^.hathi.*c1781 10 26 cg Duplicity [announced on playbill of 25 Oct.] is again obliged to be postponed on account of Henderson's Illness. [Afterpiece in place of Comus, announced on playbill of 25 Oct. In mainpicce the playbill retains Mrs Mattocks as Mrs Racket and Miss Younge as Letitia, but "Miss Younge having yesterday lost a near Relation could not play her part in the Belle's Stratagem, in consequence of which an apology was made for her Absence ... To remedy the inconvenience Mrs Mattocks last night played the character of Miss Hardy, and Mrs Whitfield that of Widow Racket" (Morning Chronicle, 27 Oct.).] Receipts: #100 6s. (97/1/6; 3/4/6) .hathi.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 41737 | 17811026 | cg | hathi | Duplicity [announced on playbill of 25 Oct.] is again obliged to be postponed on account of Henderson's Illness. [Afterpiece in place of Comus, announced on playbill of 25 Oct. In mainpicce the playbill retains Mrs Mattocks as Mrs Racket and Miss Younge as Letitia, but "Miss Younge having yesterday lost a near Relation could not play her part in the Belle's Stratagem, in consequence of which an apology was made for her Absence ... To remedy the inconvenience Mrs Mattocks last night played the character of Miss Hardy, and Mrs Whitfield that of Widow Racket" (Morning Chronicle, 27 Oct.).] Receipts: #100 6s. (97/1/6; 3/4/6)
    Performance: 89254 | 41737 | p | The Belle's Stratagem | As17810919, but Mrs Racket-Mrs Whitfield; Letitia-Mrs Mattocks .
    AsSeeDate: 89254 | cg | p | As | 17810919
    Cast:
    154282 | 89254 | Mrs Racket | Mrs Whitfield
    154283 | 89254 | Letitia | Mrs Mattocks
    564285 | 89254 | Doricourt | Lewis
    564286 | 89254 | Touchwood | Wroughton
    564287 | 89254 | Flutter | Lee Lewes
    564288 | 89254 | Saville | Aickin
    564289 | 89254 | Villers | Whitfield
    564290 | 89254 | Courtall | Robson
    564291 | 89254 | Silver Tongue | W. Bates
    564292 | 89254 | Mountebank | Booth
    564293 | 89254 | French Servant | Wewitzer
    564294 | 89254 | Porter | Fearon
    564295 | 89254 | Hardy | Quick
    564296 | 89254 | Lady Touchwood | Mrs Inchbald
    564297 | 89254 | Miss Ogle | Mrs Morton
    Performance: 89255 | 41737 | a | The Golden Pippin | As17811025.
    AsSeeDate: 89255 | cg | a | As | 17811025
    Cast:
    564298 | 89255 | Jupiter | Reinhold
    564299 | 89255 | Paris | Mattocks
    564300 | 89255 | Momus | Edwin
    564301 | 89255 | Mercury | Robson
    564302 | 89255 | Venus | Mrs Martyr
    564303 | 89255 | Pallas | Mrs Morton
    564304 | 89255 | Iris | Miss Morris
    564305 | 89255 | Juno | Miss Catley
    Performance: 89256 | 41737 | d | As17811024 | hathi.
    AsSeeDate: 89256 | cg | d | As | 17811024

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17810919, but Mrs Racket-Mrs Whitfield; Letitia-Mrs Mattocks .
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Afterpiece

Comments:
As17811025.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: As17811024

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