London Stage Event: 25 February 1788 at Covent Garden

25 February 1788

Event Information

Theatre: Covent Garden

Theatrical Season: 1787-1788

Volume: 5

Comments: Mainpiece: Altered from Beaumont and Fletcher. Not acted these 3 years. [The playbill assigns Abigail to Mrs Webb, but "an apology being made for Mrs Webb, who was indisposed, Mrs Platt undertook to read the part" (Public Advertiser, 26 Feb.). Afterpiece in place of The Farmer, advertised on playbill of 23 Feb.] Receipts: #162 15s. (155.17; 6.18)

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Source: London Stage Information Bank

*p cg The Capricious Lady. Elder Loveless-Farren; Welford-Bernard; Savel-Quick; Morecraft-Booth; Poet-Wewitzer; Traveller-Davies; Welford's Servant-Fearon; Captain-Cubitt; Young Loveless-Lewis; Widow-Mrs Morton; Martha-Mrs Lewis; Abigail-[read by %Mrs Platt; The Capricious Lady-Mrs Abington. *aThe Dumb Cake. As 26 Dec. 1787. *cMainpiece: Altered from $Beaumont= and $Fletcher=. Not acted these 3 years. [The playbill assigns Abigailr to $Mrs Webb=, but "an apology being made for MrsWebb, who was indisposed, $Mrs Platt= undertook to read the part" (Public Advertiser, 26 Feb.). Afterpiece in place of The Farmer, advertised on playbill of 23 Feb.] Receipts: #162 15s. (155.17; 6.18).
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*p1788 02 25 cg The Capricious Lady. Elder Loveless-Farren; Welford-Bernard; Savel-Quick; Morecraft-Booth; Poet-Wewitzer; Traveller-Davies; Welford's Servant-Fearon; Captain-Cubitt; Young Loveless-Lewis; Widow-Mrs Morton; Martha-Mrs Lewis; Abigail-read by Mrs Platt; The Capricious Lady-Mrs Abington.*a1788 02 25 cg The Dumb Cake. ^As17871226^.*c1788 02 25 cg Mainpiece: Altered from $Beaumont= and $Fletcher=. Not acted these 3 years. [The playbill assigns Abigailr to $Mrs Webb=, but "an apology being made for Mrs Webb, who was indisposed, $Mrs Platt= undertook to read the part" (Public Advertiser, 26 Feb.). Afterpiece in place of The Farmer, advertised on playbill of 23 Feb.] Receipts: #162 15s. (155.17; 6.18).
Parsed Data

Event: 45397 | 17880225 | cg | Mainpiece: Altered from $Beaumont= and $Fletcher=. Not acted these 3 years. [The playbill assigns Abigail to $Mrs Webb=, but "an apology being made for Mrs Webb, who was indisposed, $Mrs Platt= undertook to read the part" (Public Advertiser, 26 Feb.). Afterpiece in place of The Farmer, advertised on playbill of 23 Feb.] Receipts: #162 15s. (155.17; 6.18)

Performance: 98533 | 45397 | p | The Capricious Lady | Elder Loveless-Farren; Welford-Bernard; Savel-Quick; Morecraft-Booth; Poet-Wewitzer; Traveller-Davies; Welford's Servant-Fearon; Captain-Cubitt; Young Loveless-Lewis; Widow-Mrs Morton; Martha-Mrs Lewis; Abigail-read by Mrs Platt; The Capricious Lady-Mrs Abington.
Cast:
172916 | 98533 | Elder Loveless | Farren

172917 | 98533 | Welford | Bernard

172918 | 98533 | Savel | Quick

172919 | 98533 | Morecraft | Booth

172920 | 98533 | Poet | Wewitzer

172921 | 98533 | Traveller | Davies

172922 | 98533 | Welford's Servant | Fearon

172923 | 98533 | Captain | Cubitt

172924 | 98533 | Young Loveless | Lewis

172925 | 98533 | Widow | Mrs Morton

172926 | 98533 | Martha | Mrs Lewis

172927 | 98533 | Abigail | read by Mrs Platt

172928 | 98533 | The Capricious Lady | Mrs Abington.

Performance: 98534 | 45397 | a | The Dumb Cake | As17871226.
AsSeeDate: 98534 | cg | a | As | 17871226

Cast:
618537 | 98534 | Harlequin | Brown

618538 | 98534 | German Baron | Wewitzer

618539 | 98534 | English Father | Fearon

618540 | 98534 | Petit Maitre | A Young Gentleman

618541 | 98534 | Pierrot | Cubitt

618542 | 98534 | Clown | Blanchard

618543 | 98534 | Columbine | Mrs Rock

618544 | 98534 | English Father's Wife | Mrs Pitt

618545 | 98534 | Barones | Mrs Davenett.

Mainpiece

Title: The Capricious Lady

Comments:
Elder Loveless-Farren; Welford-Bernard; Savel-Quick; Morecraft-Booth; Poet-Wewitzer; Traveller-Davies; Welford's Servant-Fearon; Captain-Cubitt; Young Loveless-Lewis; Widow-Mrs Morton; Martha-Mrs Lewis; Abigail-read by Mrs Platt; The Capricious Lady-Mrs Abington.

Cast: