25 February 1786

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1785-1786
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Henderson. Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Ladies and Gentlemen are most earnestly requested to come early, to prevent Inconvenience in getting to their Places, and to send their Servants to keep them by Four o'clock. [Prologue by Arthur Murphy {Works, 1786, VII, 369).] Morning Herald, 14 Feb.: Tickets to be had at the house of the late Mr Henderson [see 8 Nov. 1785], Buckingham-street, York Buildings. "The poetical address delivered by Mrs Siddons before the play was written by Murphy, and was so very dull that we will charitably suppose his feelings obstructed the operation of his fancy" (General Advertiser, 27 Feb.). Receipts: #141 9s. 6d. (140/15/0; 0/14/6; tickets: none listed) (charge: free)

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    *p1786 02 25 cg Venice Preserv'd. Jaffier-Pope; Priuli-Hull; Renault-Fearon; Bedamar-Davies; Duke-Thompson; Spinosa-Cubitt; Elliot-Palmer; Officer-Booth; Pierre-Aickin; Belvidera-Mrs Siddons (of DL). New Occasional Prologue spoken by Mrs Siddons. Also Three Weeks after Marriage. As 19 Oct. 1785, but Nancy (1st time)-Mrs Martyr. comment. Benefit for Mrs Henderson. Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Ladies and Gentlemen are most earnestly requested to come early, to prevent Inconvenience in getting to their Places, and to send their Servants to keep them by Four o'clock. [Prologue by Arthur Murphy {Works, 1786, VII, 369).] Morning Herald, 14 Feb.: Tickets to be had at the house of the late Mr Henderson [see 8 Nov. 1785], Buckingham-street, York Buildings. "The poetical address delivered by Mrs Siddons before the play was written by Murphy, and was so very dull that we will charitably suppose his feelings obstructed the operation of his fancy" (General Advertiser, 27 Feb.). Receipts: �141 9s. 6d. (140/15/0; 0/14/6; tickets: none listed) (charge: free).
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    *p1786 02 25 cg Venice Preserv'd. Jaffier-Pope; Priuli-Hull; Renault-Fearon; Bedamar-Davies; Duke-Thompson; Spinosa-Cubitt; Elliot-Palmer; Officer-Booth; Pierre-Aickin; Belvidera-Mrs Siddons (of DL). New Occasional Prologue spoken by Mrs Siddons .hathi.*a1786 02 25 cg Three Weeks after Marriage. ^As17851019^, but Nancy (1st time)-Mrs Martyr .hathi.*c1786 02 25 cg Benefit for Mrs Henderson. Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Ladies and Gentlemen are most earnestly requested to come early, to prevent Inconvenience in getting to their Places, and to send their Servants to keep them by Four o'clock. [Prologue by Arthur Murphy {Works, 1786, VII, 369).] Morning Herald, 14 Feb.: Tickets to be had at the house of the late Mr Henderson [see 8 Nov. 1785], Buckingham-street, York Buildings. "The poetical address delivered by Mrs Siddons before the play was written by Murphy, and was so very dull that we will charitably suppose his feelings obstructed the operation of his fancy" (General Advertiser, 27 Feb.). Receipts: #141 9s. 6d. (140/15/0; 0/14/6; tickets: none listed) (charge: free) .hathi.
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    Event: 44281 | 17860225 | cg | hathi | Benefit for Mrs Henderson. Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Ladies and Gentlemen are most earnestly requested to come early, to prevent Inconvenience in getting to their Places, and to send their Servants to keep them by Four o'clock. [Prologue by Arthur Murphy {Works, 1786, VII, 369).] Morning Herald, 14 Feb.: Tickets to be had at the house of the late Mr Henderson [see 8 Nov. 1785], Buckingham-street, York Buildings. "The poetical address delivered by Mrs Siddons before the play was written by Murphy, and was so very dull that we will charitably suppose his feelings obstructed the operation of his fancy" (General Advertiser, 27 Feb.). Receipts: #141 9s. 6d. (140/15/0; 0/14/6; tickets: none listed) (charge: free)
    Performance: 95734 | 44281 | p | Venice Preserv'd | Jaffier-Pope; Priuli-Hull; Renault-Fearon; Bedamar-Davies; Duke-Thompson; Spinosa-Cubitt; Elliot-Palmer; Officer-Booth; Pierre-Aickin; Belvidera-Mrs Siddons (of DL). New Occasional Prologue spoken by Mrs Siddons .
    Cast:
    166741 | 95734 | Jaffier | Pope
    166742 | 95734 | Priuli | Hull
    166743 | 95734 | Renault | Fearon
    166744 | 95734 | Bedamar | Davies
    166745 | 95734 | Duke | Thompson
    166746 | 95734 | Spinosa | Cubitt
    166747 | 95734 | Elliot | Palmer
    166748 | 95734 | Officer | Booth
    166749 | 95734 | Pierre | Aickin
    166750 | 95734 | Belvidera | Mrs Siddons
    Performance: 95735 | 44281 | a | Three Weeks after Marriage | As17851019, but Nancy (1st time)-Mrs Martyr .
    AsSeeDate: 95735 | cg | a | As | 17851019
    Cast:
    166751 | 95735 | Nancy | Mrs Martyr
    601806 | 95735 | Sir Charles Racket | Lewis
    601807 | 95735 | Lovelace | Palmer
    601808 | 95735 | Woodley | Cubitt
    601809 | 95735 | Drugget | Quick
    601810 | 95735 | Dimity | Mrs Wilson
    601811 | 95735 | Mrs Drugget | Mrs Pitt
    601812 | 95735 | Lady Racket | Mrs Abington

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Jaffier-Pope; Priuli-Hull; Renault-Fearon; Bedamar-Davies; Duke-Thompson; Spinosa-Cubitt; Elliot-Palmer; Officer-Booth; Pierre-Aickin; Belvidera-Mrs Siddons (of DL). New Occasional Prologue spoken by Mrs Siddons .
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As17851019, but Nancy (1st time)-Mrs Martyr .
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