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15 April 1782

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1781-1782
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Brereton. Public Advertiser, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Brereton, No. 14, Catherine-street, Strand. 2nd piece: Not acted these 6 years [not acted since 13 May 1773]. 3rd piece: Not acted these 8 years [acted 22 Dec. I775]-Receipts: #249 17s.(84/14540/3; 0/8; tickets: 124/12)(charge: #110 7s. 10d.)
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  • Original Data

    Source: OCR from HathiTrust PDFs

    *p1782 04 15 dl Dissipation. As 15 Nov. 1781, but omitted: Epilogue. Also The Recruiting Serjeant. Serjeant-Bannister; Recruit-Suett; Old Woman-Mrs Love; Wife-Mrs Wrighten. Also A Trip to Scotland. Griskin-Parsons; Cupid (1st time, with a song in character)-Miss Field; Sotherton-Norris; Chamberlain-Burton; Jemmy Twinkle-Brereton; Fillagree (1st time)-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Miss Barnes; Miss Flack-Miss Wright; Miss Griskin (for that night only)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character). DANCING. In afterpiece a Postilion Dance incident to the piece; to conclude with a Country Dance. comment. Benefit for Brereton. Public Advertiser, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Brereton, No. 14, Catherine-street, Strand. 2nd piece: Not acted these 6 years [not acted since 13 May 1773]. 3rd piece: Not acted these 8 years [acted 22 Dec. I775]-Receipts: �249 17s.(84/14540/3; 0/8; tickets: 124/12)(charge: �110 7s. 10d.).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1782 04 15 dl Dissipation. ^As17811115^, but omitted: Epilogue .hathi.*a1782 04 15 dl The Recruiting Serjeant. Serjeant-Bannister; Recruit-Suett; Old Woman-Mrs Love; Wife-Mrs Wrighten .hathi.*a1782 04 15 dl A Trip to Scotland. Griskin-Parsons; Cupid (1st time, with a song in character)-Miss Field; Sotherton-Norris; Chamberlain-Burton; Jemmy Twinkle-Brereton; Fillagree (1st time)-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Miss Barnes; Miss Flack-Miss Wright; Miss Griskin (for that night only)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character) .hathi.*d1782 04 15 dl In afterpiece a Postilion Dance incident to the piece; to conclude with a Country Dance .hathi.*c1782 04 15 dl Benefit for Brereton. Public Advertiser, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Brereton, No. 14, Catherine-street, Strand. 2nd piece: Not acted these 6 years [not acted since 13 May 1773]. 3rd piece: Not acted these 8 years [acted 22 Dec. I775]-Receipts: #249 17s.(84/14540/3; 0/8; tickets: 124/12)(charge: #110 7s. 10d.) .hathi.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 42065 | 17820415 | dl | hathi | Benefit for Brereton. Public Advertiser, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Brereton, No. 14, Catherine-street, Strand. 2nd piece: Not acted these 6 years [not acted since 13 May 1773]. 3rd piece: Not acted these 8 years [acted 22 Dec. I775]-Receipts: #249 17s.(84/14540/3; 0/8; tickets: 124/12)(charge: #110 7s. 10d.)
    Performance: 90062 | 42065 | p | Dissipation | As17811115, but omitted: Epilogue .
    AsSeeDate: 90062 | dl | p | As | 17811115
    Cast:
    569188 | 90062 | Sir Andrew Acorn | King
    569189 | 90062 | Alderman Uniform | Parsons
    569190 | 90062 | Charles | Brereton
    569191 | 90062 | Labradore | Baddeley
    569192 | 90062 | General Probe | Aickin
    569193 | 90062 | Dr Quintessence | Bannister Jun.
    569194 | 90062 | Metaphor | Suett
    569195 | 90062 | Trusty | Waldron
    569196 | 90062 | Gold Waiter | R. Palmer
    569197 | 90062 | Coquin | Lamash
    569198 | 90062 | Lord Rentless | Palmer
    569199 | 90062 | Miss Uniform | Mrs Cargill
    569200 | 90062 | Harriet | Mrs Brereton
    569201 | 90062 | Winifred | Mrs Love
    569202 | 90062 | Jew's Daughter | Miss Barnes
    569203 | 90062 | Lady Rentless | Mrs Abington
    Performance: 90063 | 42065 | a | The Recruiting Serjeant | Serjeant-Bannister; Recruit-Suett; Old Woman-Mrs Love; Wife-Mrs Wrighten .
    Cast:
    155373 | 90063 | Serjeant | Bannister
    155374 | 90063 | Recruit | Suett
    155375 | 90063 | Old Woman | Mrs Love
    155376 | 90063 | Wife | Mrs Wrighten
    Performance: 90064 | 42065 | a | A Trip to Scotland | Griskin-Parsons; Cupid (1st time, with a song in character)-Miss Field; Sotherton-Norris; Chamberlain-Burton; Jemmy Twinkle-Brereton; Fillagree (1st time)-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Miss Barnes; Miss Flack-Miss Wright; Miss Griskin (for that night only)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character) .
    Cast:
    155377 | 90064 | Griskin | Parsons
    155378 | 90064 | Cupid | Miss Field
    155379 | 90064 | Sotherton | Norris
    155380 | 90064 | Chamberlain | Burton
    155381 | 90064 | Jemmy Twinkle | Brereton
    155382 | 90064 | Fillagree | Mrs Hopkins
    155383 | 90064 | Landlady | Mrs Love
    155384 | 90064 | Chambermaid | Miss Barnes
    155385 | 90064 | Miss Flack | Miss Wright
    155386 | 90064 | Miss Griskin | Miss Farren
    Performance: 90065 | 42065 | d | In afterpiece a Postilion Dance incident to the piece; to conclude with a Country Dance | hathi.

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17811115, but omitted: Epilogue .
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Serjeant-Bannister; Recruit-Suett; Old Woman-Mrs Love; Wife-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Griskin-Parsons; Cupid (1st time, with a song in character)-Miss Field; Sotherton-Norris; Chamberlain-Burton; Jemmy Twinkle-Brereton; Fillagree (1st time)-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Miss Barnes; Miss Flack-Miss Wright; Miss Griskin (for that night only)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast:

Dance

Comment: In afterpiece a Postilion Dance incident to the piece; to conclude with a Country Dance

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