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29 November 1782

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1782-1783
Volume: 5
Comments: Mainpiece: Never performed here. [Afterpiece in place of Tom Thumb, announced on playbill of 28 Nov. Address, probably written by Mrs Abington, printed in Public Advertiser, 9 Dec] Receipts: #274 19s. 6d. (271/5/0; 3/14/6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: OCR from HathiTrust PDFs

    *p1782 11 29 cg The Discovery. Sir Anthony Branville-Henderson; Lord Medway-Aickin; Colonel Medway-Wroughton; Servants-Helme, Ledger; Sir Harry Flutter-Lewis; Mrs Richley [in subsequent bills called Mrs Knightly]-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Medway-Mrs Hopkins (of DL); Miss Richley-Miss Satchell; Louisa-Miss Morris; Lady Flutter-Mrs Abington (1st appearance at this Theatre). End of Act I an Occasional Address spoken by Mrs Abington. Also St. Patrick's Day. As 25 Oct. DANCING. End of mainpiece a new Dance, Diversion a-la-Mode, by Harris, Burn [i.e. Byrne], Miss Matthews, in which The Devonshire Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews. comment. Mainpiece: Never performed here. [Afterpiece in place of Tom Thumb, announced on playbill of 28 Nov. Address, probably written by Mrs Abington, printed in Public Advertiser, 9 Dec] Receipts: �274 19s. 6d. (271/5/0; 3/14/6).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1782 11 29 cg The Discovery. Sir Anthony Branville-Henderson; Lord Medway-Aickin; Colonel Medway-Wroughton; Servants-Helme, Ledger; Sir Harry Flutter-Lewis; Mrs Richley [in subsequent bills called Mrs Knightly]-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Medway-Mrs Hopkins (of DL); Miss Richley-Miss Satchell; Louisa-Miss Morris; Lady Flutter-Mrs Abington (1st appearance at this Theatre). End of Act I an Occasional Address spoken by Mrs Abington .hathi.*a1782 11 29 cg St. Patrick's Day. ^As17821025^.hathi.*d1782 11 29 cg End of mainpiece a new Dance, Diversion a-la-Mode, by Harris, Burn [i.e. Byrne], Miss Matthews, in which The Devonshire Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews .hathi.*c1782 11 29 cg Mainpiece: Never performed here. [Afterpiece in place of Tom Thumb, announced on playbill of 28 Nov. Address, probably written by Mrs Abington, printed in Public Advertiser, 9 Dec] Receipts: #274 19s. 6d. (271/5/0; 3/14/6) .hathi.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 42396 | 17821129 | cg | hathi | Mainpiece: Never performed here. [Afterpiece in place of Tom Thumb, announced on playbill of 28 Nov. Address, probably written by Mrs Abington, printed in Public Advertiser, 9 Dec] Receipts: #274 19s. 6d. (271/5/0; 3/14/6)
    Performance: 90980 | 42396 | p | The Discovery | Sir Anthony Branville-Henderson; Lord Medway-Aickin; Colonel Medway-Wroughton; Servants-Helme, Ledger; Sir Harry Flutter-Lewis; Mrs Richley [in subsequent bills called Mrs Knightly]-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Medway-Mrs Hopkins (of DL); Miss Richley-Miss Satchell; Louisa-Miss Morris; Lady Flutter-Mrs Abington (1st appearance at this Theatre). End of Act I an Occasional Address spoken by Mrs Abington .
    Cast:
    157283 | 90980 | Sir Anthony Branville | Henderson
    157284 | 90980 | Lord Medway | Aickin
    157285 | 90980 | Colonel Medway | Wroughton
    157286 | 90980 | Servants | Helme, Ledger
    157287 | 90980 | Sir Harry Flutter | Lewis
    157288 | 90980 | in subsequent bills called Mrs Knightly] | Mrs Mattocks
    157289 | 90980 | Lady Medway | Mrs Hopkins
    157290 | 90980 | Miss Richley | Miss Satchell
    157291 | 90980 | Louisa | Miss Morris
    157292 | 90980 | Lady Flutter | Mrs Abington
    Performance: 90981 | 42396 | a | St | Patrick's Day. As17821025.
    AsSeeDate: 90981 | cg | a | As | 17821025
    Cast:
    574930 | 90981 | . Lieutenant O'Conner | Mahon
    574931 | 90981 | Justice Credulous | Lee Lewes
    574932 | 90981 | Doctor Rosy | Wewitzer
    574933 | 90981 | Serjeant Trounce | Booth
    574934 | 90981 | Blacksmith | Fearon
    574935 | 90981 | Corporal Flint | Webb
    574936 | 90981 | Bridget | Mrs Pitt
    574937 | 90981 | Lauretta | Mrs Morton
    Performance: 90982 | 42396 | d | End of mainpiece a new Dance, Diversion a-la-Mode, by Harris, Burn [i | e. Byrne], Miss Matthews, in which The Devonshire Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews .

Mainpiece

Title: The Discovery
Comments:
Sir Anthony Branville-Henderson; Lord Medway-Aickin; Colonel Medway-Wroughton; Servants-Helme, Ledger; Sir Harry Flutter-Lewis; Mrs Richley [in subsequent bills called Mrs Knightly]-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Medway-Mrs Hopkins (of DL); Miss Richley-Miss Satchell; Louisa-Miss Morris; Lady Flutter-Mrs Abington (1st appearance at this Theatre). End of Act I an Occasional Address spoken by Mrs Abington .
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Discovery
Publish Date: 1763
Birth: 1724
Death: 1766
Publish Date:
Author: Jane Pope
Birth: 1744
Death: 1818
Work Title: The Discovery
Publish Date:
Birth: 1724
Death: 1766

Afterpiece

Title: St
Comments:
Patrick's Day. As17821025.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: End of mainpiece a new Dance, Diversion a-la-Mode, by Harris, Burn [i.e. Byrne], Miss Matthews, in which The Devonshire Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews

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