London Stage Event: 05 May 1787 at Covent Garden

05 May 1787

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Theatre: Covent Garden

Theatrical Season: 1786-1787

Volume: 5

Comments: Benefit for Macklin. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. [In afterpiece the playbill assigns Charlotte to Mrs Morton, but "On the illness of Mrs Morton Miss Ambrose, whom many must remember on the stage, was applied to--and undertook the part. Long disuse to it had made her timid [she had retired from the stage in May 1782], but she was well received by the public, and performed well" (World, 7 May). Mrs Morton is also listed as Betty Hint in mainpiece; her substitute in that part is not known.] World, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Macklin, No. 6, Tavistock-row, Covent Garden. Receipts: #335 1s. 6d. (173.19.6; 2.11.0; tickets: 156.11.0)

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*p cg The Man of the World. As 15 Dec. 1786, but Counsellor Plausible-Cubitt; Betty Hint-. *aLove a-la-Mode. As 12 Oct. 1786, but Charlotte-Miss Ambrose.*cBenefit for $Macklin=. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. [In afterpiece the playbill assigns Charlotter to $Mrs Morton=, but "On the illness of Mrs Morton $Miss Ambrose=, whom many must remember on the stage, was applied to--and undertook the part. Long disuse to it had made her timid [she had retired from the stage in May 1782], but she was well received by the public, and performed well" (World, 7 May). Mrs Morton is also listed as Betty Hintr in mainpiece; her substitute in that part is not known.] World, 17 Apr.: Tickets tobe had of Macklin, No. 6, Tavistock-row, Covent Garden. Receipts: #335 1s.6d. (173.19.6; 2.11.0; tickets: 156.11.0).
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*p1787 05 05 cg The Man of the World. ^As17861215^, but Counsellor Plausible-Cubitt; Betty Hint-.*a1787 05 05 cg Love a-la-Mode. ^As17861012^, but Charlotte-Miss Ambrose.*c1787 05 05 cg Benefit for $Macklin=. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. [In afterpiece the playbill assigns Charlotter to $Mrs Morton=, but "On the illness of Mrs Morton $Miss Ambrose=, whom many must remember on the stage, was applied to--and undertook the part. Long disuse to it had made her timid [she had retired from the stage in May 1782], but she was well received by the public, and performed well" (World, 7 May). Mrs Morton is also listed as Betty Hintr in mainpiece; her substitute in that part is not known.] World, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Macklin, No. 6, Tavistock-row, Covent Garden. Receipts: #335 1s. 6d. (173.19.6; 2.11.0; tickets: 156.11.0).
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Event: 44961 | 17870505 | cg | Benefit for $Macklin=. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. [In afterpiece the playbill assigns Charlotte to $Mrs Morton=, but "On the illness of Mrs Morton $Miss Ambrose=, whom many must remember on the stage, was applied to--and undertook the part. Long disuse to it had made her timid [she had retired from the stage in May 1782], but she was well received by the public, and performed well" (World, 7 May). Mrs Morton is also listed as Betty Hint in mainpiece; her substitute in that part is not known.] World, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Macklin, No. 6, Tavistock-row, Covent Garden. Receipts: #335 1s. 6d. (173.19.6; 2.11.0; tickets: 156.11.0)

Performance: 97424 | 44961 | p | The Man Of The World | As17861215, but Counsellor Plausible-Cubitt; Betty Hint-.
AsSeeDate: 97424 | cg | p | As | 17861215

Cast:
170318 | 97424 | Counsellor Plausible | Cubitt

170319 | 97424 | Betty Hint | .

611572 | 97424 | Sir Pertinax Macsycophant | Macklin

611573 | 97424 | Lord Lumbercourt | Thompson

611574 | 97424 | Sydney | Aickin

611575 | 97424 | Melville | Hull

611576 | 97424 | Serjeant Eitherside | Booth

611577 | 97424 | Tomlins | Stevens

611578 | 97424 | Sam | Ledger

611579 | 97424 | John | Helme

611580 | 97424 | Egerton | Lewis

611581 | 97424 | Constantia | Mrs T. Kennedy

611582 | 97424 | Lady Macsycophant | Miss Platt

611583 | 97424 | Nanny | Mrs Davenett

611584 | 97424 | Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt | Mrs Pope.

Performance: 97425 | 44961 | a | Love a-la-Mode | As17861012, but Charlotte-Miss Ambrose.
AsSeeDate: 97425 | cg | a | As | 17861012

Cast:
170320 | 97425 | Charlotte | Miss Ambrose.

611585 | 97425 | Sir Archy Macsarcasm | Macklin

611586 | 97425 | Squire Groom | Lewis

611587 | 97425 | Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan | Johnstone

611588 | 97425 | Mordecai | Quick

611589 | 97425 | Sir Theodore Goodchild | Thompson