02 December 1786

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1786-1787
Volume: 5
Comments: Receipts: #243 8s. (237.18; 5.10)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg He Wou'd be a Soldier. As 20 Nov. *aOmai. As 27 Oct. *cReceipts: #243 8s. (237.18; 5.10).

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    *p1786 12 02 cg He Wou'd be a Soldier. ^As17861120^.*a1786 12 02 cg Omai. ^As17861027^.*c1786 12 02 cg Receipts: #243 8s. (237.18; 5.10).

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    Event: 44674 | 17861202 | cg | Receipts: #243 8s. (237.18; 5.10)
    Performance: 96743 | 44674 | p | He Wou'd Be A Soldier | As17861120.
    AsSeeDate: 96743 | cg | p | As | 17861120
    Cast:
    606864 | 96743 | Principal Characters | Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Aickin, Farren, Wewitzer, Fearon, Brown, Thompson, Mrs Wells, Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pope.
    606865 | 96743 | Captain Crevelt | Lewis
    606866 | 96743 | Sir Oliver Oldstock | Quick
    606867 | 96743 | Caleb | Edwin
    606868 | 96743 | Colonel Talbot | Aickin
    606869 | 96743 | Mandeville | Farren
    606870 | 96743 | Count Pierpoint | Wewitzer
    606871 | 96743 | Wilkins | Fearon
    606872 | 96743 | Johnson | Brown
    606873 | 96743 | Amber | Thompson
    606874 | 96743 | Servant | Helme
    606875 | 96743 | Harriet | Mrs Wells
    606876 | 96743 | Betty | Miss Stuart
    606877 | 96743 | Nancy | Miss Rowson
    606878 | 96743 | unassigned | Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb
    Performance: 96744 | 44674 | a | Omai | As17861027.
    AsSeeDate: 96744 | cg | a | As | 17861027
    Cast:
    606879 | 96744 | Clown | Gaudry.
    606880 | 96744 | Towha | Helme
    606881 | 96744 | Otoo | Darley
    606882 | 96744 | Omai | Blurton
    606883 | 96744 | Harlequin | Kennedy
    606884 | 96744 | Oediddee | Mrs Kennedy
    606885 | 96744 | Oberea | Mrs Martyr
    606886 | 96744 | Don Struttolando | Fearon
    606887 | 96744 | Britannia | Mrs Inchbald
    606888 | 96744 | Londina | Miss Cranfield
    606889 | 96744 | Colombine | Miss Rowson
    606890 | 96744 | An English Sailor | Edwin.

Mainpiece

Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier
Comments:
As17861120.
Cast:

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Work Title: He Wou'd be a Soldier
Associated Date?: 1786
Associated Playwright(s)?:
   Frederick Pilon (1750 - 1788)
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Title:He would be a soldier
Author(s):Pilon, Frederick, 1750-1788.
Publication Date:1786
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Associated Date?:
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   William Shield (1748/9 - 1829)
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   Thomas Otway (1652 - 1685)
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   Thomas Otway (1652 - 1685)
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   Thomas Shadwell (1640 - 1692)
Work Title: The Volunteers; or, The Stock-Jobbers
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   Thomas Shadwell (1640 - 1692)
Work Title: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune
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Associated Playwright(s)?:
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Associated Date?:
Associated Playwright(s)?:
   John O'Keeffe (1747 - 1833)
Work Title: The Beau's Duel: or A Soldier for the Ladies
Associated Date?: 1702
Associated Playwright(s)?:
   Susanna Centlivre (1669 - 1723)
Print Witness(es)
Title:The beau's duel
Author(s):Centlivre, Susanna, 1667?-1723.
Publication Date:1702
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Work Title: The Beaux Duel; or, A Soldier for the Ladies
Associated Date?: 1702
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Print Witness(es)
Title:The beau's duel
Author(s):Centlivre, Susanna, 1667?-1723.
Publication Date:1702
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Work Title: Retaliation
Associated Date?: 1782
Associated Playwright(s)?:
   Leonard Macnally (1752 - 1820)
Print Witness(es)
Title:Retaliation
Author(s):MacNally, Leonard, 1752-1820.
Publication Date:1782
XML
Work Title: The True-Born Irishman; or, The English Sailors and Soldiers in America
Associated Date?: 1783
Associated Playwright(s)?:
Print Witness(es)
Title:The true-Born Irishman
Author(s):Macklin, Charles, 1697?-1797.
Publication Date:1783
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Work Title: He Wou'd be a Soldier
Associated Date?: 1786
Associated Playwright(s)?:
   Frederick Pilon (1750 - 1788)
Print Witness(es)
Title:He would be a soldier
Author(s):Pilon, Frederick, 1750-1788.
Publication Date:1786
XML
Work Title: The Poor Soldier
Associated Date?: 1798
Associated Playwright(s)?:
   John O'Keeffe (1747 - 1833)
   William Shield (1748/9 - 1829)
Print Witness(es)
Title:The poor soldier
Author(s):O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833.
Publication Date:1784
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Afterpiece

Title: Omai
Comments:
As17861027.
Cast:

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Dramatic works provisionally linked to this performance, including plays that may have been staged as well as their sources, adaptations, and sequels. Works are identified, where possible, with their "print witnesses:" early published editions that have been digitized by the Text Creation Partnership. TCP metadata may overlap or conflict with records curated by the LSDB team. Read more about the provenance and limitations of the data.

Work Title: Omai; or, A Trip round the World
Associated Date?:
Associated Playwright(s)?:
   John O'Keeffe (1747 - 1833)
   William Shield (1748/9 - 1829)

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