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14 August 1787

Event Information
Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1786-1787
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. 2nd piece: Taken from The Devil upon Two Sticks. 3rd piece: Never performed here. Public Advertiser, 8 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Jewell, No. 26, Great Suffolk-street, Hay-market
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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p hay Tit for Tat. As 20 July. *aDr. Last's Examination. Dr Last-Edwin;The Devil-Moss. *aThe Intriguing Chambermaid. Oldcastle-Parsons; Goodall-Moss; Valentine-Johnson; Drunken Colonel-Bannister Jun.; Charlotte-Mrs Forster; Mrs Highman-Mrs Webb; Intriguing Chambermaid-Mrs Edwards. *aThe Day. [Morning. Champaign Country% <i>The Early Horn</i>-Miss George; <i>How sweet in the Woodlands</i>-Davies, Miss George; [Noon. Skirts of a Wood% <i>Sweet Echo</i>-Mrs Bannister; [Dance% <i>Shepherd's Wedding</i>-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets; <i>Prithee Susan</i>-Meadows, Mrs Forster; [Afternoon. A Drawing-Room% <i>Time has not thinn'd</i>-Meadows, Mrs Bannister; <i>Where the Bee sucks</i>-Davies, Mathews, Miss George, Mrs Bannister; [Night. A Country Church-yard% <i>My Lucy alas is no more</i>-Chapman, Mrs Forster, Mrs Edwards; [dance% <i>Fairies Sporting</i>-young D'Egville, Giorgi's Scholars, Miss DeCamp; <i>Musical Epilogue</i>-Meadows, Chapman, Mathews, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Forster. *cBenefit for Jewell, treasurer. 2nd piece: Taken from <i>The Devil upon Two Sticks</i>. 3rd piece: Never performed here. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 8 Aug.: Tickets to be had of $Jewell=, No. 26, <i>Great Suffolk-street</i>, <i>Hay-market</i>.
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1787 08 14 hay Tit for Tat. ^As17870720^.*a1787 08 14 hay Dr Last's Examination. Dr Last-Edwin; The Devil-Moss.*a1787 08 14 hay The Intriguing Chambermaid. Oldcastle-Parsons; Goodall-Moss; Valentine-Johnson; Drunken Colonel-Bannister Jun.; Charlotte-Mrs Forster; Mrs Highman-Mrs Webb; Intriguing Chambermaid-Mrs Edwards.*a1787 08 14 hay The Day. Morning. Champaign Country <i>The Early Horn</i>-Miss George; <i>How sweet in the Woodlands</i>-Davies, Miss George; Noon. Skirts of a Wood <i>Sweet Echo</i>-Mrs Bannister; Dance <i>Shepherd's Wedding</i>-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets; <i>Prithee Susan</i>-Meadows, Mrs Forster; Afternoon. A Drawing-Room <i>Time has not thinn'd</i>-Meadows, Mrs Bannister; <i>Where the Bee sucks</i>-Davies, Mathews, Miss George, Mrs Bannister; Night. A Country Church-yard <i>My Lucy alas is no more</i>-Chapman, Mrs Forster, Mrs Edwards; dance <i>Fairies Sporting</i>-young D'Egville, Giorgi's Scholars, Miss DeCamp; <i>Musical Epilogue</i>-Meadows, Chapman, Mathews, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Forster.*c1787 08 14 hay Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. 2nd piece: Taken from <i>The Devil upon Two Sticks</i>. 3rd piece: Never performed here. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 8 Aug.: Tickets to be had of $Jewell=, No. 26, <i>Great Suffolk-street</i>, <i>Hay-market</i>.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 45106 | 17870814 | hay | Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. 2nd piece: Taken from <i>The Devil upon Two Sticks</i>. 3rd piece: Never performed here. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 8 Aug.: Tickets to be had of $Jewell=, No. 26, <i>Great Suffolk-street</i>, <i>Hay-market</i>
    Performance: 97828 | 45106 | p | Tit For Tat | As17870720.
    AsSeeDate: 97828 | hay | p | As | 17870720
    Cast:
    613942 | 97828 | Villamour | Bannister Jun.
    613943 | 97828 | Old Meanwell | Kemble
    613944 | 97828 | Young Meanwell | Davies
    613945 | 97828 | Servant | Lyons
    613946 | 97828 | Skipwell | R. Palmer
    613947 | 97828 | Letty | Mrs Bulkley
    613948 | 97828 | Florinda | Mrs Brooks.
    Performance: 97829 | 45106 | a | Dr Last's Examination | Dr Last-Edwin; The Devil-Moss.
    Cast:
    171095 | 97829 | Dr Last | Edwin
    171096 | 97829 | The Devil | Moss.
    Performance: 97830 | 45106 | a | The Intriguing Chambermaid | Oldcastle-Parsons; Goodall-Moss; Valentine-Johnson; Drunken Colonel-Bannister Jun.; Charlotte-Mrs Forster; Mrs Highman-Mrs Webb; Intriguing Chambermaid-Mrs Edwards.
    Cast:
    171097 | 97830 | Oldcastle | Parsons
    171098 | 97830 | Goodall | Moss
    171099 | 97830 | Valentine | Johnson
    171100 | 97830 | Drunken Colonel | Bannister Jun.
    171101 | 97830 | Charlotte | Mrs Forster
    171102 | 97830 | Mrs Highman | Mrs Webb
    171103 | 97830 | Intriguing Chambermaid | Mrs Edwards.
    Performance: 97831 | 45106 | a | The Day | Morning. Champaign Country <i>The Early Horn</i>-Miss George; <i>How sweet in the Woodlands</i>-Davies, Miss George; Noon. Skirts of a Wood <i>Sweet Echo</i>-Mrs Bannister; Dance <i>Shepherd's Wedding</i>-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets; <i>Prithee Susan</i>-Meadows, Mrs Forster; Afternoon. A Drawing-Room <i>Time has not thinn'd</i>-Meadows, Mrs Bannister; <i>Where the Bee sucks</i>-Davies, Mathews, Miss George, Mrs Bannister; Night. A Country Church-yard <i>My Lucy alas is no more</i>-Chapman, Mrs Forster, Mrs Edwards; dance <i>Fairies Sporting</i>-young D'Egville, Giorgi's Scholars, Miss DeCamp; <i>Musical Epilogue</i>-Meadows, Chapman, Mathews, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Forster.
    Cast:
    171104 | 97831 | Champaign Country <i>The Early Horn</i> | Miss George
    171105 | 97831 | <i>How sweet in the Woodlands</i> | Davies, Miss George
    171106 | 97831 | Skirts of a Wood <i>Sweet Echo</i> | Mrs Bannister
    171107 | 97831 | Dance <i>Shepherd's Wedding</i> | Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets
    171108 | 97831 | <i>Prithee Susan</i> | Meadows, Mrs Forster
    171109 | 97831 | A Drawing | Room <i>Time has not thinn'd</i>-Meadows, Mrs Bannister
    171110 | 97831 | Room <i>Time has not thinn'd</i> | Meadows, Mrs Bannister
    171111 | 97831 | <i>Where the Bee sucks</i> | Davies, Mathews, Miss George, Mrs Bannister
    171112 | 97831 | A Country Church | yard <i>My Lucy alas is no more</i>-Chapman, Mrs Forster, Mrs Edwards
    171113 | 97831 | yard <i>My Lucy alas is no more</i> | Chapman, Mrs Forster, Mrs Edwards
    171114 | 97831 | dance <i>Fairies Sporting</i> | young D'Egville, Giorgi's Scholars, Miss DeCamp
    171115 | 97831 | <i>Musical Epilogue</i> | Meadows, Chapman, Mathews, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Forster.

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As17870720.
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Dr Last-Edwin; The Devil-Moss.
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Oldcastle-Parsons; Goodall-Moss; Valentine-Johnson; Drunken Colonel-Bannister Jun.; Charlotte-Mrs Forster; Mrs Highman-Mrs Webb; Intriguing Chambermaid-Mrs Edwards.
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Title: The Day
Comments:
Morning. Champaign Country The Early Horn-Miss George; How sweet in the Woodlands-Davies, Miss George; Noon. Skirts of a Wood Sweet Echo-Mrs Bannister; Dance Shepherd's Wedding-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets; Prithee Susan-Meadows, Mrs Forster; Afternoon. A Drawing-Room Time has not thinn'd-Meadows, Mrs Bannister; Where the Bee sucks-Davies, Mathews, Miss George, Mrs Bannister; Night. A Country Church-yard My Lucy alas is no more-Chapman, Mrs Forster, Mrs Edwards; dance Fairies Sporting-young D'Egville, Giorgi's Scholars, Miss DeCamp; Musical Epilogue-Meadows, Chapman, Mathews, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Forster.

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