London Stage Event: 07 April 1788 at Covent Garden

07 April 1788

Event Information

Theatre: Covent Garden

Theatrical Season: 1787-1788

Volume: 5

Comments: [The performance was interrupted when "a piece of brass of upwards of a pound weight [was] hurled from the gallery into the pit, and much injured a lady on which it fell" (Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.). Advertisement from the theatre printed in the same newspaper, 9 Apr.: "For discovery of the offender the Theatre offers a reward of 10 guineas." Account-Book, 26 June: Paid Messrs Francis the reward offered #10 10s.] Receipts: #278 2s. 6d. (272.7.0; 5.15.6)

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*p cg The Man of the World. As 3 Mar. *aOmai. As 24 Mar. *c[The performance was interrupted when "a piece of brass of upwards of a pound weight [was] hurled from the gallery into the pit, and much injured a lady on which it fell" (PublicAdvertiser, 8 Apr.). Advertisement from the theatre printed in the same newspaper, 9 Apr.: "For discovery of the offender the Theatre offers a reward of 10 guineas." Account-Book, 26 June: Paid $Messrs Francis= the reward offered #10 10s.] Receipts: #278 2s. 6d. (272.7.0; 5.15.6).
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*p1788 04 07 cg The Man of the World. ^As17880303^ .*a1788 04 07 cg Omai. ^As17880324^ .*c1788 04 07 cg [The performance was interrupted when "a piece of brass of upwards of a pound weight [was] hurled from the gallery into the pit, and much injured a lady on which it fell" (Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.). Advertisement from the theatre printed in the same newspaper, 9 Apr.: "For discovery of the offender the Theatre offers a reward of 10 guineas." Account-Book, 26 June: Paid $Messrs Francis= the reward offered #10 10s.] Receipts: #278 2s. 6d. (272.7.0; 5.15.6).
Parsed Data

Event: 45464 | 17880407 | cg | [The performance was interrupted when "a piece of brass of upwards of a pound weight [was] hurled from the gallery into the pit, and much injured a lady on which it fell" (Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.). Advertisement from the theatre printed in the same newspaper, 9 Apr.: "For discovery of the offender the Theatre offers a reward of 10 guineas." Account-Book, 26 June: Paid $Messrs Francis= the reward offered #10 10s.] Receipts: #278 2s. 6d. (272.7.0; 5.15.6)

Performance: 98699 | 45464 | p | The Man Of The World | As17880303 .
AsSeeDate: 98699 | cg | p | As | 17880303

Cast:
619565 | 98699 | Tomlins | Evatt.

619566 | 98699 | Sir Pertinax Macsycophant | Macklin

619567 | 98699 | Lord Lumbercourt | Thompson

619568 | 98699 | Sydney | Aickin

619569 | 98699 | Melville | Hull

619570 | 98699 | Counsellor Plausible | Brown

619571 | 98699 | Serjeant Eitherside | Booth

619572 | 98699 | Sam | Ledger

619573 | 98699 | John | Helme

619574 | 98699 | Egerton | Lewis

619575 | 98699 | Constantia | Miss Tweedale

619576 | 98699 | Betty Hint | Mrs Morton

619577 | 98699 | Lady Macsycophant | Mrs Platt

619578 | 98699 | Nanny | Mrs Davenett

619579 | 98699 | Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt | Mrs Pope.

Performance: 98700 | 45464 | a | Omai | As17880324 .
AsSeeDate: 98700 | cg | a | As | 17880324

Cast:
619580 | 98700 | Towha | Helme

619581 | 98700 | Otoo | Darley

619582 | 98700 | Omai | Blurton

619583 | 98700 | Harlequin | Brown

619584 | 98700 | Oediddee | Mrs Kennedy

619585 | 98700 | Oberea | Mrs Martyr

619586 | 98700 | Don Struttolando | Macready

619587 | 98700 | Clown | Wewitzer

619588 | 98700 | Britannia | Mrs Platt

619589 | 98700 | Londina | Mrs Watts

619590 | 98700 | Colombine | Mrs Rock

619591 | 98700 | An English Sailor | Edwin.