18 August 1788

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Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1787-1788
Volume: 5
Comments: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, ascribed variously to John O'Keeffe and to James Foord; adapted from La Gageure Imprevue, by Michel Jean Sedaine. Text prints a Prologue "Supposed to be written by G. Colman, Esq., and intended to be spoken by Bannister Jun.," but "it arrived, by accident, too late at the theatre to be studied and recited" (London Chronicle, 25 Aug.)]. "A new afterpiece was...attempted to be represented, [but] it was not heard out" (Public Advertiser, 19 Aug.). Public Advertiser, 8 Oct. 1788: This Day is published A Key to the Lock (1s.)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p hay Inkle and Yarico. As 1 July. *aA Key to the Lock. [Principal Characters by Bannister Jun., Iliff, Usher, Abbot, R. Palmer, Miss Collett, Miss Palmer, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Brooks.[Cast from text (<i>Harrison and Co.</i>, 1788):% Don Juan-Bannister Jun.; Don Pedro-Iliff; Sancho-Usher; Antonio-R. Palmer; Inis-Miss Collett; Laura-Miss Palmer; Margaretta-Mrs Gaudry; Donna Elvira-Mrs Brooks; unassigned-Abbot. *cAfterpiece [1st time; F 2, ascribed variously to $John O'Keeffe= and to $James Foord=; adapted from <i>La Gageure Imprevue</i>, by $Michel Jean Sedaine=. Text prints a <i>Prologue</i> "Supposed to be written by $G. Colman, Esq.=, and intended to be spoken by $Bannister Jun.=," but "it arrived, by accident, too late at the theatre to be studied and recited" (<i>London Chronicle</i>, 25 Aug.)]. "A new afterpiece was...attempted to be represented, [but] it was not heard out" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 19 Aug.). <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 8 Oct. 1788: This Day is published <i>A Key to the Lock</i>(1s.).
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    *p1788 08 18 hay Inkle and Yarico. ^As17880701^.*a1788 08 18 hay A Key to the Lock. Principal Characters by Bannister Jun., Iliff, Usher, Abbot, R. Palmer, Miss Collett, Miss Palmer, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Brooks. Cast from text (<i>Harrison and Co.</i>, 1788): Don Juan-Bannister Jun.; Don Pedro-Iliff; Sancho-Usher; Antonio-R. Palmer; Inis-Miss Collett; Laura-Miss Palmer; Margaretta-Mrs Gaudry; Donna Elvira-Mrs Brooks; unassigned-Abbot.*c1788 08 18 hay Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, ascribed variously to $John O'Keeffe= and to $James Foord=; adapted from <i>La Gageure Imprevue</i>, by $Michel Jean Sedaine=. Text prints a <i>Prologue</i> "Supposed to be written by $G. Colman, Esq.=, and intended to be spoken by $Bannister Jun.=," but "it arrived, by accident, too late at the theatre to be studied and recited" (<i>London Chronicle</i>, 25 Aug.)]. "A new afterpiece was...attempted to be represented, [but] it was not heard out" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 19 Aug.). <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 8 Oct. 1788: This Day is published <i>A Key to the Lock</i> (1s.).
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    Event: 45666 | 17880818 | hay | Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, ascribed variously to $John O'Keeffe= and to $James Foord=; adapted from <i>La Gageure Imprevue</i>, by $Michel Jean Sedaine=. Text prints a <i>Prologue</i> "Supposed to be written by $G. Colman, Esq.=, and intended to be spoken by $Bannister Jun.=," but "it arrived, by accident, too late at the theatre to be studied and recited" (<i>London Chronicle</i>, 25 Aug.)]. "A new afterpiece was...attempted to be represented, [but] it was not heard out" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 19 Aug.). <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 8 Oct. 1788: This Day is published <i>A Key to the Lock</i> (1s.)
    Performance: 99257 | 45666 | p | Inkle And Yarico | As17880701.
    AsSeeDate: 99257 | hay | p | As | 17880701
    Cast:
    623379 | 99257 | Wowski | Mrs Plomer
    623380 | 99257 | Patty | Mrs Forster
    623381 | 99257 | Campley | Davies.
    623382 | 99257 | Inkle | Bannister Jun.
    623383 | 99257 | Sir Christopher Curry | Kemble
    623384 | 99257 | Medium | Baddeley
    623385 | 99257 | Mate | Chapman
    623386 | 99257 | Planters | Usher, Gardner, Johnson
    623387 | 99257 | Sailors | Ledger, Painter
    623388 | 99257 | Waiter | Farley
    623389 | 99257 | Trudge | Edwin
    623390 | 99257 | Narcissa | Mrs Bannister
    623391 | 99257 | Yarico | Mrs Kemble.
    Performance: 99258 | 45666 | a | A Key to the Lock | Principal Characters by Bannister Jun., Iliff, Usher, Abbot, R. Palmer, Miss Collett, Miss Palmer, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Brooks. Cast from text (<i>Harrison and Co.</i>, 1788): Don Juan-Bannister Jun.; Don Pedro-Iliff; Sancho-Usher; Antonio-R. Palmer; Inis-Miss Collett; Laura-Miss Palmer; Margaretta-Mrs Gaudry; Donna Elvira-Mrs Brooks; unassigned-Abbot.
    Cast:
    174273 | 99258 | Don Juan | Bannister Jun.
    174274 | 99258 | Don Pedro | Iliff
    174275 | 99258 | Sancho | Usher
    174276 | 99258 | Antonio | R. Palmer
    174277 | 99258 | Inis | Miss Collett
    174278 | 99258 | Laura | Miss Palmer
    174279 | 99258 | Margaretta | Mrs Gaudry
    174280 | 99258 | Donna Elvira | Mrs Brooks
    174281 | 99258 | unassigned | Abbot.

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Principal Characters by Bannister Jun., Iliff, Usher, Abbot, R. Palmer, Miss Collett, Miss Palmer, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Brooks. Cast from text (Harrison and Co., 1788): Don Juan-Bannister Jun.; Don Pedro-Iliff; Sancho-Usher; Antonio-R. Palmer; Inis-Miss Collett; Laura-Miss Palmer; Margaretta-Mrs Gaudry; Donna Elvira-Mrs Brooks; unassigned-Abbot.
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