04 May 1784
Event Information
Theatre:
Covent Garden
Theatrical Season:
1783-1784
Volume:
5
Comments:
Benefit for Mrs Wilson. Public Advertiser, 30 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wilson, No. 20, Tavistock-street, Covent Garden. 3rd piece [1st time; F 1, author unknown. MS: Larpent 656; not published. Author of Prologue unknown]. Receipts: #177 4s. 6d. (113/15/6; tickets: 63/9/0) (charge: #105)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Afterpiece
Title:
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Comments:
As17840323but Justice Shallow-Fearon; omitted: Pistol, Bardolph . omitted: Pistol, Bardolph .
As17840323but Justice Shallow-Fearon; omitted: Pistol, Bardolph . omitted: Pistol, Bardolph .
Cast:
- Role: 840323but Justice Shallow Actor: Fearon
- Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister
- Role: Maxwell Actor: Thompson
- Role: Invoice Actor: Davies
- Role: Dr Last Actor: Edwin
- Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
- Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton
- Role: Comus Actor: Henderson
- Role: Spirit Actor: Thompson
- Role: Brothers Actor: Chalmers, Helme
- Role: Bacchanals Actor: Reinhold, Davies, Brett
- Role: Sabrina and Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Field
- Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Bannister
- Role: Principal Bacchant and Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Martyr
Afterpiece
Title:
Bribery on both Sides
Comments:
Principal Characters by Quick, Edwin, Whitfield, Thompson, Fearon; Mrs Bates, Mrs Wilson. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Worthly, Sir Venal Pelf, Brisk;-Edwin (so Morning Chronicle, 6 May, which assigns no other parts), Spigot, Sly, Waiter; Julia, Patty.] New Prologue spoken by Kemble . Julia, Patty.] New Prologue spoken by Kemble .
Principal Characters by Quick, Edwin, Whitfield, Thompson, Fearon; Mrs Bates, Mrs Wilson. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Worthly, Sir Venal Pelf, Brisk;-Edwin (so Morning Chronicle, 6 May, which assigns no other parts), Spigot, Sly, Waiter; Julia, Patty.] New Prologue spoken by Kemble . Julia, Patty.] New Prologue spoken by Kemble .
Dance
Comment:
End of mainpiece The Poney Races (performers not listed; see17840428)