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12 April 1788

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1787-1788
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. The many Ladies and Gentlemen who have Places for the succeeding Nights [of The Ton] are respectfully informed this Comedy cannot be performed after this Evening. Receipts: #181 13s. (167.0.6; 14.12.6; tickets: none listed)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Ton. As 8 Apr. [<i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> as 10 Apr.% *aPoor Vulcan! As 26 Sept. 1787, but Mercury-Blurton. *cBenefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. The many Ladies and Gentlemen who have Places for the succeeding Nights [of <i>The Ton</i>]are respectfully informed this Comedy cannot be performed after this Evening. Receipts: #181 13s. (167.0.6; 14.12.6; tickets: none listed).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1788 04 12 cg The Ton. ^As17880408^ <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> ^as17880410^ .*a1788 04 12 cg Poor Vulcan! ^As17870926^, but Mercury-Blurton.*c1788 04 12 cg Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. The many Ladies and Gentlemen who have Places for the succeeding Nights [of <i>The Ton</i>] are respectfully informed this Comedy cannot be performed after this Evening. Receipts: #181 13s. (167.0.6; 14.12.6; tickets: none listed).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 45477 | 17880412 | cg | Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. The many Ladies and Gentlemen who have Places for the succeeding Nights [of <i>The Ton</i>] are respectfully informed this Comedy cannot be performed after this Evening. Receipts: #181 13s. (167.0.6; 14.12.6; tickets: none listed)
    Performance: 98730 | 45477 | p | The Ton | As17880408 <i>Prologue</i> and <i>Epilogue</i> as17880410 .
    AsSeeDate: 98730 | cg | p | As | 17880408
    Cast:
    619753 | 98730 | Captain Daffodil | Lewis
    619754 | 98730 | Ben Levy | Quick
    619755 | 98730 | Villiers | Aickin
    619756 | 98730 | Macpharo | Johnstone
    619757 | 98730 | Lord Ormond | Pope
    619758 | 98730 | Lord Raymond | Farren
    619759 | 98730 | Lord Bonton | Wewitzer
    619760 | 98730 | Pink | Bernard
    619761 | 98730 | Trusty | Fearon
    619762 | 98730 | Lady Bonton | Mrs Mattocks
    619763 | 98730 | Clara | Mrs Wells
    619764 | 98730 | Lady Clairville | Miss Brunton
    619765 | 98730 | Mrs Tender | Mrs Bernard
    619766 | 98730 | Mademoiselle | Mrs Morton
    619767 | 98730 | Lady Raymond | Mrs Pope
    Performance: 98731 | 45477 | a | Poor Vulcan | As17870926, but Mercury-Blurton.
    AsSeeDate: 98731 | cg | a | As | 17870926
    Cast:
    173348 | 98731 | Mercury | Blurton.
    619768 | 98731 | Vulcan | Quick
    619769 | 98731 | Squire | Johnstone
    619770 | 98731 | Joe | Davies
    619771 | 98731 | Bacchus | Bonville
    619772 | 98731 | Apollo | Brown
    619773 | 98731 | Serjeant | Darley
    619774 | 98731 | Grace | Mrs Brown
    619775 | 98731 | Maudlin | Mrs Martyr.

Mainpiece

Title: The Ton
Comments:
As17880408 Prologue and Epilogue as17880410 .
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: Poor Vulcan
Comments:
As17870926, but Mercury-Blurton.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Poor Vulcan!
Publish Date: 1778
Baptism: 1745
Death: 1814

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