04 April 1789

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1788-1789
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Lewis. 2nd piece [1st time; C 3, by John O'Keeffe. Not in Larpent MS; not published. This is an unusual instance of the playbill containing, on the 1st night of a new play, the full cast]: Taken from Mrs Centlivre's Gamester. Receipts: #345 13s. (256.2.6; 4.3.6; tickets: 85.7.0)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Marian. As 14 Feb., but Peggy-Mrs Mountain; Oliver-_. *aThe Pharo Table. Young Hazlewood-Lewis; Hector-Ryder; Sir Harry Hazlewood-Quick; Hotfrost (with a <i>song</i> in character)-Edwin; Shaloon-Wewitzer; Colonel Heavyside-Booth; Captain Douce-Cubitt; Major Rooky-Rock; Glovestring-Mrs Rock; MrsKnott-Mrs Platt; Mrs Jeroboam-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jeroboam (with a <i>song</i> in character)-Mr Blanchard; Miss Somers-Mrs Wells. *aThe Highland Reel. As 8 Dec. 1788, but The Characters-_Aickin. *sIn 1st piece: <i>Sweet Bird</i>, as 26 Jan. *cBenefitfor $Lewis=. 2nd piece [1st time; C 3, by $John O'Keeffe=. Not in <i>Larpent MS</i>; not published. This is an unusual instance of the playbill containing, on the1st night of a new play, the full cast]: Taken from $Mrs Centlivre='s <i>Gamester</i>. Receipts: #345 13s. (256.2.6; 4.3.6; tickets: 85.7.0).

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    *p1789 04 04 cg Marian. ^As17890214^, but Peggy-Mrs Mountain; Oliver-_.*a1789 04 04 cg The Pharo Table. Young Hazlewood-Lewis; Hector-Ryder; Sir Harry Hazlewood-Quick; Hotfrost (with a <i>song</i> in character)-Edwin; Shaloon-Wewitzer; Colonel Heavyside-Booth; Captain Douce-Cubitt; Major Rooky-Rock; Glovestring-Mrs Rock; Mrs Knott-Mrs Platt; Mrs Jeroboam-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jeroboam (with a <i>song</i> in character)-Mr Blanchard; Miss Somers-Mrs Wells.*a1789 04 04 cg The Highland Reel. ^As17881208^, but The Characters-_Aickin.*s1789 04 04 cg In 1st piece: <i>Sweet Bird</i>, ^as17890126^.*c1789 04 04 cg Benefit for $Lewis=. 2nd piece [1st time; C 3, by $John O'Keeffe=. Not in <i>Larpent MS</i>; not published. This is an unusual instance of the playbill containing, on the 1st night of a new play, the full cast]: Taken from $Mrs Centlivre='s <i>Gamester</i>. Receipts: #345 13s. (256.2.6; 4.3.6; tickets: 85.7.0).

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    Event: 46028 | 17890404 | cg | Benefit for $Lewis=. 2nd piece [1st time; C 3, by $John O'Keeffe=. Not in <i>Larpent MS</i>; not published. This is an unusual instance of the playbill containing, on the 1st night of a new play, the full cast]: Taken from $Mrs Centlivre='s <i>Gamester</i>. Receipts: #345 13s. (256.2.6; 4.3.6; tickets: 85.7.0)
    Performance: 100214 | 46028 | p | Marian | As17890214, but Peggy-Mrs Mountain; Oliver-_.
    AsSeeDate: 100214 | cg | p | As | 17890214
    Cast:
    176575 | 100214 | Peggy | Mrs Mountain
    629125 | 100214 | Principal Characters | Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Aickin, Blanchard, Booth, Thompson, Middleton, Miss Fontenelle, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bernard, Miss Stuart, Miss Brunton. Cast from <i>O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works</i>, Vol. III
    629126 | 100214 | Aircourt | Lewis
    629127 | 100214 | Alibi | Quick
    629128 | 100214 | Metheglin | Edwin
    629129 | 100214 | Sir Carrol O'Donovan | Aickin
    629130 | 100214 | Larry Kavanagh | Blanchard
    629131 | 100214 | Nol Pros | Booth
    629132 | 100214 | Waiters | Thompson, Rock
    629133 | 100214 | O'Donovan | Middleton
    629134 | 100214 | Decroteur | Wewitzer
    629135 | 100214 | Footman | Evatt
    629136 | 100214 | Boy | Master Simmons
    629137 | 100214 | Sophia | Miss Fontenelle
    629138 | 100214 | Katty Kavanagh | Mrs Webb
    629139 | 100214 | Lady Arable | Mrs Bernard
    629140 | 100214 | Fib | Miss Stuart
    629141 | 100214 | Lady Jane | Miss Brunton
    Performance: 100215 | 46028 | a | The Pharo Table | Young Hazlewood-Lewis; Hector-Ryder; Sir Harry Hazlewood-Quick; Hotfrost (with a <i>song</i> in character)-Edwin; Shaloon-Wewitzer; Colonel Heavyside-Booth; Captain Douce-Cubitt; Major Rooky-Rock; Glovestring-Mrs Rock; Mrs Knott-Mrs Platt; Mrs Jeroboam-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jeroboam (with a <i>song</i> in character)-Mr Blanchard; Miss Somers-Mrs Wells.
    Cast:
    176576 | 100215 | Young Hazlewood | Lewis
    176577 | 100215 | Hector | Ryder
    176578 | 100215 | Sir Harry Hazlewood | Quick
    176579 | 100215 | Hotfrost | Edwin
    176580 | 100215 | Shaloon | Wewitzer
    176581 | 100215 | Colonel Heavyside | Booth
    176582 | 100215 | Captain Douce | Cubitt
    176583 | 100215 | Major Rooky | Rock
    176584 | 100215 | Glovestring | Mrs Rock
    176585 | 100215 | Mrs Knott | Mrs Platt
    176586 | 100215 | Mrs Jeroboam | Mrs Pitt
    176587 | 100215 | Miss Jeroboam | Mr Blanchard
    176588 | 100215 | Miss Somers | Mrs Wells.
    Performance: 100216 | 46028 | a | The Highland Reel | As17881208, but The Characters-_Aickin.
    AsSeeDate: 100216 | cg | a | As | 17881208
    Cast:
    176589 | 100216 | The Characters | _Aickin.
    629142 | 100216 | Marquis | Lewis
    629143 | 100216 | Sebastian | Ryder
    629144 | 100216 | Nicholas | Edwin
    629145 | 100216 | General | Quick
    629146 | 100216 | Matthias | Fearon
    629147 | 100216 | Ambrose | Thomson
    629148 | 100216 | Flora | Mrs Mattocks
    629149 | 100216 | Cecily | Mrs Webb
    629150 | 100216 | Julia | Mrs Wells.
    Performance: 100217 | 46028 | s | In 1st piece: <i>Sweet Bird</i>, as17890126
    AsSeeDate: 100217 | cg | s | As | 17890126
    Cast:
    629151 | 100217 | Mrs Billington.

Mainpiece

Title: Marian
Comments:
As17890214, but Peggy-Mrs Mountain; Oliver-_.
Cast:

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Work Title: Marian
Publish Date: 1800
Baptism: 1724
Death: 1789
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Afterpiece

Title: The Pharo Table
Comments:
Young Hazlewood-Lewis; Hector-Ryder; Sir Harry Hazlewood-Quick; Hotfrost (with a song in character)-Edwin; Shaloon-Wewitzer; Colonel Heavyside-Booth; Captain Douce-Cubitt; Major Rooky-Rock; Glovestring-Mrs Rock; Mrs Knott-Mrs Platt; Mrs Jeroboam-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jeroboam (with a song in character)-Mr Blanchard; Miss Somers-Mrs Wells.
Cast:

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Publish Date:
Author: John O'Keeffe
Birth: 1747
Death: 1833
Work Title: The Gamester
Publish Date: 1637
Author: James Shirley
Baptism: 1596
Death: 1666
Work Title: The Gamester
Publish Date: 1705
Baptism: 1669
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Work Title: The Gamester
Publish Date: 1753
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Death: 1723

Afterpiece

Title: The Highland Reel
Comments:
As17881208, but The Characters-_Aickin.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1789
Author: John O'Keeffe
Birth: 1747
Death: 1833
Baptism: 1748/9
Death: 1829

Song

Comment: In 1st piece: Sweet Bird, as17890126

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