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27 January 1787

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1786-1787
Volume: 5
Comments: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, By John O'Keeffe. Prologue by George Colman elder (Colman, Prose, III, 276)]. The curtain was obliged to be dropt before the piece was finished, amidst the disapprobation of a very splendid and numerous audience" (Public Advertiser, 29 Jan.). Receipts: #219 6s. 6d. (216.5.0; 3.1.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Orphan. As 2 Oct. 1786. *aThe Man Milliner. [Principal Characters by Edwin, Wewitzer, Davies, Fearon, Brown, Rock, Quick, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bates, Miss Platt, Miss Brangin, Mrs Brown. [Cast from <i>O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works</i>, IV ($T. Woodfall=, 1798):% Bob Dobbin-Edwin; Coeffeuse-Wewitzer; Frank Dobbin-Davies; Faggot-Fearon; Sir Harry Fangle-Brown; Waterman-Rock; Galen Dobbin-Quick; Postboy-Swords; Mrs Coeffeuse-Mrs Webb; Lady Dolphin-Mrs Bates; Mrs Chainstitch-Miss Platt; Fidget-Miss Brangin [in text: $Mrs Grey=]; Miss Polly Gunnel-Mrs Brown [in text: $Mrs Mattocks= (but see <i>European Magazine</i>, Feb. 1787, p. 118);]; [New% <i>Prologue</i>-Mrs Mattocks. *cAfterpiece [1st time; F 2, By $John O'Keeffe=. Prologue by $George Colman elder= (<i>Colman, Prose</i>, III, 276)]. The curtain was obliged to be dropt before the piece was finished, amidst the disapprobation of a very splendid and numerous audience" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 29 Jan.). Receipts: #219 6s. 6d. (216.5.0; 3.1.6).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1787 01 27 cg The Orphan. ^As17861002^.*a1787 01 27 cg The Man Milliner. Principal Characters by Edwin, Wewitzer, Davies, Fearon, Brown, Rock, Quick, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bates, Miss Platt, Miss Brangin, Mrs Brown. [Cast from <i>O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works</i>, IV ($T. Woodfall=, 1798): Bob Dobbin-Edwin; Coeffeuse-Wewitzer; Frank Dobbin-Davies; Faggot-Fearon; Sir Harry Fangle-Brown; Waterman-Rock; Galen Dobbin-Quick; Postboy-Swords; Mrs Coeffeuse-Mrs Webb; Lady Dolphin-Mrs Bates; Mrs Chainstitch-Miss Platt; Fidget-Miss Brangin [in text: $Mrs Grey=]; Miss Polly Gunnel-Mrs Brown [in text: $Mrs Mattocks= (but see <i>European Magazine</i>, Feb. 1787, p. 118);]; [New <i>Prologue</i>-Mrs Mattocks.*c1787 01 27 cg Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, By $John O'Keeffe=. Prologue by $George Colman elder= (<i>Colman, Prose</i>, III, 276)]. The curtain was obliged to be dropt before the piece was finished, amidst the disapprobation of a very splendid and numerous audience" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 29 Jan.). Receipts: #219 6s. 6d. (216.5.0; 3.1.6).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 44780 | 17870127 | cg | Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, By $John O'Keeffe=. Prologue by $George Colman elder= (<i>Colman, Prose</i>, III, 276)]. The curtain was obliged to be dropt before the piece was finished, amidst the disapprobation of a very splendid and numerous audience" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 29 Jan.). Receipts: #219 6s. 6d. (216.5.0; 3.1.6)
    Performance: 96982 | 44780 | p | The Orphan | As17861002.
    AsSeeDate: 96982 | cg | p | As | 17861002
    Cast:
    608949 | 96982 | Castalio | Pope
    608950 | 96982 | Acasto | Aickin
    608951 | 96982 | Polydore | Farren
    608952 | 96982 | Chaplin | Fearon
    608953 | 96982 | Ernesto | Thompson
    608954 | 96982 | Chamont | Holman
    608955 | 96982 | Serina | Mrs T. Kennedy
    608956 | 96982 | Florella | Miss Stuart
    608957 | 96982 | Monimia | Miss Brunton.
    Performance: 96983 | 44780 | a | The Man Milliner | Principal Characters by Edwin, Wewitzer, Davies, Fearon, Brown, Rock, Quick, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bates, Miss Platt, Miss Brangin, Mrs Brown. [Cast from <i>O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works</i>, IV ($T. Woodfall=, 1798): Bob Dobbin-Edwin; Coeffeuse-Wewitzer; Frank Dobbin-Davies; Faggot-Fearon; Sir Harry Fangle-Brown; Waterman-Rock; Galen Dobbin-Quick; Postboy-Swords; Mrs Coeffeuse-Mrs Webb; Lady Dolphin-Mrs Bates; Mrs Chainstitch-Miss Platt; Fidget-Miss Brangin [in text: $Mrs Grey=]; Miss Polly Gunnel-Mrs Brown [in text: $Mrs Mattocks= (but see <i>European Magazine</i>, Feb. 1787, p. 118);]; [New <i>Prologue</i>-Mrs Mattocks.
    Cast:
    169557 | 96983 | Bob Dobbin | Edwin
    169558 | 96983 | Coeffeuse | Wewitzer
    169559 | 96983 | Frank Dobbin | Davies
    169560 | 96983 | Faggot | Fearon
    169561 | 96983 | Sir Harry Fangle | Brown
    169562 | 96983 | Waterman | Rock
    169563 | 96983 | Galen Dobbin | Quick
    169564 | 96983 | Postboy | Swords
    169565 | 96983 | Mrs Coeffeuse | Mrs Webb
    169566 | 96983 | Lady Dolphin | Mrs Bates
    169567 | 96983 | Mrs Chainstitch | Miss Platt
    169568 | 96983 | Fidget | Miss Brangin
    169569 | 96983 | Miss Polly Gunnel | Mrs Brown
    169570 | 96983 | New <i>Prologue</i> | Mrs Mattocks.

Mainpiece

Title: The Orphan
Comments:
As17861002.
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Publish Date:
Author: Thomas Otway
Birth: 1652
Death: 1685

Afterpiece

Title: The Man Milliner
Comments:
Principal Characters by Edwin, Wewitzer, Davies, Fearon, Brown, Rock, Quick, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bates, Miss Platt, Miss Brangin, Mrs Brown. [Cast from O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, IV (T. Woodfall, 1798): Bob Dobbin-Edwin; Coeffeuse-Wewitzer; Frank Dobbin-Davies; Faggot-Fearon; Sir Harry Fangle-Brown; Waterman-Rock; Galen Dobbin-Quick; Postboy-Swords; Mrs Coeffeuse-Mrs Webb; Lady Dolphin-Mrs Bates; Mrs Chainstitch-Miss Platt; Fidget-Miss Brangin [in text: Mrs Grey]; Miss Polly Gunnel-Mrs Brown [in text: Mrs Mattocks (but see European Magazine, Feb. 1787, p. 118);]; [New Prologue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1798
Author: John O'Keeffe
Birth: 1747
Death: 1833

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