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18 February 1788

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1787-1788
Volume: 5
Comments: "In no part of Bensley's voice is there an atom of the tender of mournful. [King Henry] is a part totally unsuited to his powers" (Public Advertiser, 19 Feb.). Receipts: #158 15s. (119.2; 37.15; 1.18)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl King Richard III. As 10 Dec. 1787. *aHarlequin Junior. As 25 Jan. *c"In no part of $Bensley='s voice is there an atom of the tender of mournful. [<i>King Henry</i>r] is a part totally unsuited to his powers" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 19 Feb.). Receipts: #158 15s. (119.2; 37.15; 1.18).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1788 02 18 dl King Richard III. ^As17871210^.*a1788 02 18 dl Harlequin Junior. ^As17880125^.*c1788 02 18 dl "In no part of $Bensley='s voice is there an atom of the tender of mournful. [<i>King Henry</i>r] is a part totally unsuited to his powers" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 19 Feb.). Receipts: #158 15s. (119.2; 37.15; 1.18).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 45383 | 17880218 | dl | "In no part of $Bensley='s voice is there an atom of the tender of mournful. [<i>King Henry</i>] is a part totally unsuited to his powers" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 19 Feb.). Receipts: #158 15s. (119.2; 37.15; 1.18)
    Performance: 98498 | 45383 | p | King Richard Iii | As17871210.
    AsSeeDate: 98498 | dl | p | As | 17871210
    Cast:
    618307 | 98498 | King Richard | Smith
    618308 | 98498 | Richmond | Wroughton
    618309 | 98498 | Buckingham | Aickin
    618310 | 98498 | Tressel | Whitfield
    618311 | 98498 | Lord Stanley | Staunton
    618312 | 98498 | Norfolk | Fawcett
    618313 | 98498 | Catesby | Packer
    618314 | 98498 | of the Tower | Benson
    618315 | 98498 | Ratcliff | Phillimore
    618316 | 98498 | Lord Mayor | Chaplin
    618317 | 98498 | Prince Edward | Miss Heard
    618318 | 98498 | Duke of York | Miss Gaudry
    618319 | 98498 | King Henry | Bensley
    618320 | 98498 | Lady Anne | Mrs Kemble
    618321 | 98498 | Duchess of York | Miss Tidswell
    618322 | 98498 | Queen | Mrs Taylor.
    Performance: 98499 | 45383 | a | Harlequin Junior | As17880125.
    AsSeeDate: 98499 | dl | a | As | 17880125
    Cast:
    618323 | 98499 | Colombine | Miss J. Stageldoir in place of $Miss Stageldoir=.
    618324 | 98499 | Old Harlequin | Hamoir
    618325 | 98499 | Harlequin | Bates
    618326 | 98499 | Magician | Staunton
    618327 | 98499 | Officer | Williames
    618328 | 98499 | French Gentlemen | Burton, Lamash
    618329 | 98499 | Cook | Fawcett
    618330 | 98499 | German Officer | Phillimore
    618331 | 98499 | Valet | Wilson
    618332 | 98499 | Miller | Chaplin
    618333 | 98499 | Landlord | Jones
    618334 | 98499 | Daemon | Benson
    618335 | 98499 | Taylor | Alfred
    618336 | 98499 | Clown | Hollingsworth
    618337 | 98499 | Old Colombine | Mrs Booth
    618338 | 98499 | French Ladies | Miss Barnes, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Tidswell
    618339 | 98499 | Fairy | Miss Cranford
    618340 | 98499 | unassigned | Spencer, Mrs Love.

Mainpiece

Title: King Richard Iii
Comments:
As17871210.
Cast:

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Publish Date:
Author: Colley Cibber
Birth: 1671
Death: 1757
Work Title: Richard III
Publish Date:
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616

Afterpiece

Title: Harlequin Junior
Comments:
As17880125.
Cast:

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Publish Date:
Baptism: 1748/9
Death: 1829

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