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18 November 1785

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1785-1786
Volume: 5
Comments: Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 1 Jan. 1781]. A Dramatic Entertainment of Singing, Dancing, and Dialogue, in Honour of Shakespeare. In which will be introduced a Pageant, the music by Dibdin. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. "The Jubilee is now worn out and of no repute" (Public Advertiser, 21 Nov.). [For a complete account of the original production in 1769 see Christian Deelman, The Great Shakespeare Jubilee, 1964, pp. 280-86.] Receipts: #241 9s. (199/16/0; 39/8/6; 2/4/6)

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    *p1785 11 18 dl The Winter's Tale. Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Bannister Jun.; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Clown-Suett; Autolicus-Dodd; Hermione-Mrs Ward; Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Perdita (with the sheep-shearing long)-Mrs Crouch. Also The Jubilee. Cast not listed. [Cast from General Evening Post, 19 Nov.; Morning Post, 19 Nov.; Public Advertiser, 7 and 27 Dec. 1785; Morning Post, 22 Dec. 1786: Bumpkin-Parsons; Irishman at Stratford-Moody; Country Girl-Mrs Wrighten. In Pageant: Cupid-Master Canlets; Iachimo-Palmer; Malvolio and Posthumus-Bensley; Touchstone-King; Richard III-Kemble; Romeo-Bannister Jun.; Hamlet-R. Palmer; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Doctor Cains-Baddeley; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Waldron; Lear-Wrighten; FalstafT-Chaplin; Henry V-Barrymore; Coriolanus-Phillimore; Edgar-Dodd; Macbeth-Williames; Antony-Staunton; Tragic Muse-Mrs Siddons [whose "car was fitted up exactly in the stile of the picture of the Tragic Music by Sir Joshua Reynolds"]; Comic Muse-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Macbeth-Miss Kemble; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Volumnia-Mrs Brereton; Cleopatra-Mrs Wilson; Rosalind-Mrs Jordan; Queen in Richard III-Mrs Hopkins; Cordelia-Miss Collins; Venus-Mrs Crouch. Vocal Parts by Bannister, Dignum, Suett, Chapman, Fawcett.] comment. Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 1 Jan. 1781]. A Dramatic Entertainment of Singing, Dancing, and Dialogue, in Honour of Shakespeare. In which will be introduced a Pageant, the music by Dibdin. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. "The Jubilee is now worn out and of no repute" (Public Advertiser, 21 Nov.). [For a complete account of the original production in 1769 see Christian Deelman, The Great Shakespeare Jubilee, 1964, pp. 280-86.] Receipts: �241 9s. (199/16/0; 39/8/6; 2/4/6).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1785 11 18 dl The Winter's Tale. Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Bannister Jun.; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Clown-Suett; Autolicus-Dodd; Hermione-Mrs Ward; Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Perdita (with the sheep-shearing long)-Mrs Crouch .hathi.*a1785 11 18 dl The Jubilee. Cast not listed. [Cast from General Evening Post, 19 Nov.; Morning Post, 19 Nov.; Public Advertiser, 7 and 27 Dec. 1785; Morning Post, 22 Dec. 1786: Bumpkin-Parsons; Irishman at Stratford-Moody; Country Girl-Mrs Wrighten. In Pageant: Cupid-Master Canlets; Iachimo-Palmer; Malvolio and Posthumus-Bensley; Touchstone-King; Richard III-Kemble; Romeo-Bannister Jun.; Hamlet-R. Palmer; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Doctor Cains-Baddeley; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Waldron; Lear-Wrighten; FalstafT-Chaplin; Henry V-Barrymore; Coriolanus-Phillimore; Edgar-Dodd; Macbeth-Williames; Antony-Staunton; Tragic Muse-Mrs Siddons [whose "car was fitted up exactly in the stile of the picture of the Tragic Music by Sir Joshua Reynolds"]; Comic Muse-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Macbeth-Miss Kemble; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Volumnia-Mrs Brereton; Cleopatra-Mrs Wilson; Rosalind-Mrs Jordan; Queen in Richard III-Mrs Hopkins; Cordelia-Miss Collins; Venus-Mrs Crouch. Vocal Parts by Bannister, Dignum, Suett, Chapman, Fawcett.] hathi.*c1785 11 18 dl Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 1 Jan. 1781]. A Dramatic Entertainment of Singing, Dancing, and Dialogue, in Honour of Shakespeare. In which will be introduced a Pageant, the music by Dibdin. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. "The Jubilee is now worn out and of no repute" (Public Advertiser, 21 Nov.). [For a complete account of the original production in 1769 see Christian Deelman, The Great Shakespeare Jubilee, 1964, pp. 280-86.] Receipts: #241 9s. (199/16/0; 39/8/6; 2/4/6) .hathi.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 44104 | 17851118 | dl | hathi | Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 1 Jan. 1781]. A Dramatic Entertainment of Singing, Dancing, and Dialogue, in Honour of Shakespeare. In which will be introduced a Pageant, the music by Dibdin. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. "The Jubilee is now worn out and of no repute" (Public Advertiser, 21 Nov.). [For a complete account of the original production in 1769 see Christian Deelman, The Great Shakespeare Jubilee, 1964, pp. 280-86.] Receipts: #241 9s. (199/16/0; 39/8/6; 2/4/6)
    Performance: 95315 | 44104 | p | The Winter's Tale | Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Bannister Jun.; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Clown-Suett; Autolicus-Dodd; Hermione-Mrs Ward; Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Perdita (with the sheep-shearing long)-Mrs Crouch .
    Cast:
    165918 | 95315 | Leontes | Smith
    165919 | 95315 | Polixenes | Bensley
    165920 | 95315 | Florizel | Bannister Jun.
    165921 | 95315 | Camillo | Aickin
    165922 | 95315 | Old Shepherd | Packer
    165923 | 95315 | Clown | Suett
    165924 | 95315 | Autolicus | Dodd
    165925 | 95315 | Hermione | Mrs Ward
    165926 | 95315 | Paulina | Mrs Hopkins
    165927 | 95315 | with the sheep | shearing long)-Mrs Crouch
    165928 | 95315 | Perdita | Mrs Crouch
    Performance: 95316 | 44104 | a | The Jubilee | Cast not listed. [Cast from General Evening Post, 19 Nov.; Morning Post, 19 Nov.; Public Advertiser, 7 and 27 Dec. 1785; Morning Post, 22 Dec. 1786: Bumpkin-Parsons; Irishman at Stratford-Moody; Country Girl-Mrs Wrighten. In Pageant: Cupid-Master Canlets; Iachimo-Palmer; Malvolio and Posthumus-Bensley; Touchstone-King; Richard III-Kemble; Romeo-Bannister Jun.; Hamlet-R. Palmer; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Doctor Cains-Baddeley; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Waldron; Lear-Wrighten; FalstafT-Chaplin; Henry V-Barrymore; Coriolanus-Phillimore; Edgar-Dodd; Macbeth-Williames; Antony-Staunton; Tragic Muse-Mrs Siddons [whose "car was fitted up exactly in the stile of the picture of the Tragic Music by Sir Joshua Reynolds"]; Comic Muse-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Macbeth-Miss Kemble; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Volumnia-Mrs Brereton; Cleopatra-Mrs Wilson; Rosalind-Mrs Jordan; Queen in Richard III-Mrs Hopkins; Cordelia-Miss Collins; Venus-Mrs Crouch. Vocal Parts by Bannister, Dignum, Suett, Chapman, Fawcett.] hathi. hathi.
    Cast:
    165929 | 95316 | : Bumpkin | Parsons
    165930 | 95316 | Irishman at Stratford | Moody
    165931 | 95316 | Country Girl | Mrs Wrighten. In Pageant: Cupid-Master Canlets
    165932 | 95316 | Cupid | Master Canlets
    165933 | 95316 | Iachimo | Palmer
    165934 | 95316 | Malvolio and Posthumus | Bensley
    165935 | 95316 | Touchstone | King
    165936 | 95316 | Richard III | Kemble
    165937 | 95316 | Romeo | Bannister Jun.
    165938 | 95316 | Hamlet | R. Palmer
    165939 | 95316 | Sir Hugh Evans | Parsons
    165940 | 95316 | Doctor Cains | Baddeley
    165941 | 95316 | Sir Andrew Aguecheek | Waldron
    165942 | 95316 | Lear | Wrighten
    165943 | 95316 | FalstafT | Chaplin
    165944 | 95316 | Henry V | Barrymore
    165945 | 95316 | Coriolanus | Phillimore
    165946 | 95316 | Edgar | Dodd
    165947 | 95316 | Macbeth | Williames
    165948 | 95316 | Antony | Staunton
    165949 | 95316 | Tragic Muse | Mrs Siddons
    165950 | 95316 | Comic Muse | Mrs Cuyler
    165951 | 95316 | Lady Macbeth | Miss Kemble
    165952 | 95316 | Beatrice | Miss Pope
    165953 | 95316 | Volumnia | Mrs Brereton
    165954 | 95316 | Cleopatra | Mrs Wilson
    165955 | 95316 | Rosalind | Mrs Jordan
    165956 | 95316 | Queen in Richard III | Mrs Hopkins
    165957 | 95316 | Cordelia | Miss Collins
    165958 | 95316 | Venus | Mrs Crouch. Vocal Parts by Bannister, Dignum, Suett, Chapman, Fawcett.

Mainpiece

Comments:
Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Bannister Jun.; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Clown-Suett; Autolicus-Dodd; Hermione-Mrs Ward; Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Perdita (with the sheep-shearing long)-Mrs Crouch .
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Cast not listed. [Cast from General Evening Post, 19 Nov.; Morning Post, 19 Nov.; Public Advertiser, 7 and 27 Dec. 1785; Morning Post, 22 Dec. 1786: Bumpkin-Parsons; Irishman at Stratford-Moody; Country Girl-Mrs Wrighten. In Pageant: Cupid-Master Canlets; Iachimo-Palmer; Malvolio and Posthumus-Bensley; Touchstone-King; Richard III-Kemble; Romeo-Bannister Jun.; Hamlet-R. Palmer; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Doctor Cains-Baddeley; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Waldron; Lear-Wrighten; FalstafT-Chaplin; Henry V-Barrymore; Coriolanus-Phillimore; Edgar-Dodd; Macbeth-Williames; Antony-Staunton; Tragic Muse-Mrs Siddons [whose "car was fitted up exactly in the stile of the picture of the Tragic Music by Sir Joshua Reynolds"]; Comic Muse-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Macbeth-Miss Kemble; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Volumnia-Mrs Brereton; Cleopatra-Mrs Wilson; Rosalind-Mrs Jordan; Queen in Richard III-Mrs Hopkins; Cordelia-Miss Collins; Venus-Mrs Crouch. Vocal Parts by Bannister, Dignum, Suett, Chapman, Fawcett.] hathi. hathi.
Cast:

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 18 November 1785 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=44104.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 18 November 1785 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=44104. Accessed 31 March 2025.