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18 September 1786

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1786-1787
Volume: 5
Comments: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Brandon at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 13 Nov.]. [Macready was from the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin. In mainpiece the playbill assigns Miss Ogle to Mrs T. Kennedy, but on the Kemble playbill her name is deleted, and a MS annotation substitutes Mrs Lewis's.] "The dress worn by Lewis, with small buttons innumerable, that gave it the air of a Hussar's jacket lengthened, was lately a coat won by the Prince of Wales" (Morning Chronicle, 20 Sept.). Receipts: #242 5s. 6d. (239.19.6; 2.6.0)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Belle's Stratagem. Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood (1st time)-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Macready (1st appearance on this stage); Villers-Hull; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-Wewitzer; Porter-Fearon; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood (1st time)-Mrs Wells; Miss Ogle-Mrs Lewis; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope. *aLove in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia. Principal Characters-Johnstone, Quick, Edwin, Davies, Booth, Cubitt, Brown, Gardner, Mrs Webb, Miss Rowson, Mrs Martyr. [For assignment of parts see 25 Nov.] *cBoxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of $Brandon= at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 13 Nov.]. [$Macready= was from the $Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin=. In mainpiece the playbill assigns <i>Miss Ogle</i>r to $Mrs T. Kennedy=, but on the <i>Kemble playbill</i> her name is deleted, and a MS annotation substitutes $Mrs Lewis='s.] "The dress worn by $Lewis=, with small buttons innumerable, that gave it the air of a Hussar's jacket lengthened, was lately a coat won by the $Prince of Wales=" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 20 Sept.). Receipts: #242 5s. 6d. (239.19.6; 2.6.0).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1786 09 18 cg The Belle's Stratagem. Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood (1st time)-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Macready (1st appearance on this stage); Villers-Hull; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-Wewitzer; Porter-Fearon; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood (1st time)-Mrs Wells; Miss Ogle-Mrs Lewis; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.*a1786 09 18 cg Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia. Principal Characters-Johnstone, Quick, Edwin, Davies, Booth, Cubitt, Brown, Gardner, Mrs Webb, Miss Rowson, Mrs Martyr. [For assignment of parts ^see17861125^] .*c1786 09 18 cg Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of $Brandon= at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 13 Nov.]. [$Macready= was from the $Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin=. In mainpiece the playbill assigns <i>Miss Ogle</i>r to $Mrs T. Kennedy=, but on the <i>Kemble playbill</i> her name is deleted, and a MS annotation substitutes $Mrs Lewis='s.] "The dress worn by $Lewis=, with small buttons innumerable, that gave it the air of a Hussar's jacket lengthened, was lately a coat won by the $Prince of Wales=" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 20 Sept.). Receipts: #242 5s. 6d. (239.19.6; 2.6.0).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 44589 | 17860918 | cg | Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of $Brandon= at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 13 Nov.]. [$Macready= was from the $Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin=. In mainpiece the playbill assigns <i>Miss Ogle</i> to $Mrs T. Kennedy=, but on the <i>Kemble playbill</i> her name is deleted, and a MS annotation substitutes $Mrs Lewis='s.] "The dress worn by $Lewis=, with small buttons innumerable, that gave it the air of a Hussar's jacket lengthened, was lately a coat won by the $Prince of Wales=" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 20 Sept.). Receipts: #242 5s. 6d. (239.19.6; 2.6.0)
    Performance: 96547 | 44589 | p | The Belle's Stratagem | Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood (1st time)-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Macready (1st appearance on this stage); Villers-Hull; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-Wewitzer; Porter-Fearon; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood (1st time)-Mrs Wells; Miss Ogle-Mrs Lewis; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.
    Cast:
    168201 | 96547 | Doricourt | Lewis
    168202 | 96547 | Sir George Touchwood | Farren
    168203 | 96547 | Saville | Aickin
    168204 | 96547 | Flutter | Macready
    168205 | 96547 | Villers | Hull
    168206 | 96547 | Courtall | Davies
    168207 | 96547 | French Valet | Wewitzer
    168208 | 96547 | Porter | Fearon
    168209 | 96547 | Hardy | Quick
    168210 | 96547 | Mrs Racket | Mrs Mattocks
    168211 | 96547 | Lady Touchwood | Mrs Wells
    168212 | 96547 | Miss Ogle | Mrs Lewis
    168213 | 96547 | Kitty Willis | Miss Stuart
    168214 | 96547 | Letitia Hardy | Mrs Pope.
    Performance: 96548 | 44589 | a | Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia | Principal Characters-Johnstone, Quick, Edwin, Davies, Booth, Cubitt, Brown, Gardner, Mrs Webb, Miss Rowson, Mrs Martyr. [For assignment of parts see17861125] .For assignment of parts see17861125] .
    Cast:
    168215 | 96548 | Principal Characters | Johnstone, Quick, Edwin, Davies, Booth, Cubitt, Brown, Gardner, Mrs Webb, Miss Rowson, Mrs Martyr.

Mainpiece

Title: The Belle's Stratagem
Comments:
Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood (1st time)-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Macready (1st appearance on this stage); Villers-Hull; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-Wewitzer; Porter-Fearon; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood (1st time)-Mrs Wells; Miss Ogle-Mrs Lewis; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1782
Author: Hannah Cowley
Birth: 1743
Death: 1809

Afterpiece

Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia
Comments:
Principal Characters-Johnstone, Quick, Edwin, Davies, Booth, Cubitt, Brown, Gardner, Mrs Webb, Miss Rowson, Mrs Martyr. [For assignment of parts see17861125] .For assignment of parts see17861125] .
Cast:

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 18 September 1786 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=44589.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 18 September 1786 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=44589. Accessed 31 March 2025.