07 May 1789

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1788-1789
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Macklin. [This was his last appearance on the stage; his 1st was c. 1716. In the middle of his first scene his memory failed him, and Ryder, who had been asked by the manager to be prepared for this eventuality, finished the part (Public Advertiser, 9 May; William W. Appleton, Charles Macklin, 1960, 225-27).

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Merchant of Venice. As 18 Oct. 1788, but Shylock-Macklin [beginning of Shylock's 1st scene], Ryder [remainder of play]; Salanio-Gardner. *aThe Death of Captain Cook. As 13 Apr. *dEnd IV: <i>Fortune's Favor</i>-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford. *cBenefit for $Macklin=. [This was his last appearance on the stage; his 1st was c. 1716. In the middle of his first scene his memory failed him, and $Ryder=, who had been asked by the manager to be prepared for this eventuality, finished the part (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 9 May; $William W. Appleton=, <i>Charles Macklin</i>, 1960, 225-27).]

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    *p1789 05 07 cg The Merchant of Venice. ^As17881018^, but Shylock-Macklin [beginning of Shylock's 1st scene], Ryder [remainder of play]; Salanio-Gardner.*a1789 05 07 cg The Death of Captain Cook. ^As17890413^.*d1789 05 07 cg End IV: <i>Fortune's Favor</i>-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford.*c1789 05 07 cg Benefit for $Macklin=. [This was his last appearance on the stage; his 1st was c. 1716. In the middle of his first scene his memory failed him, and $Ryder=, who had been asked by the manager to be prepared for this eventuality, finished the part (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 9 May; $William W. Appleton=, <i>Charles Macklin</i>, 1960, 225-27).]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 46080 | 17890507 | cg | Benefit for $Macklin=. [This was his last appearance on the stage; his 1st was c. 1716. In the middle of his first scene his memory failed him, and $Ryder=, who had been asked by the manager to be prepared for this eventuality, finished the part (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 9 May; $William W. Appleton=, <i>Charles Macklin</i>, 1960, 225-27).
    Performance: 100351 | 46080 | p | The Merchant Of Venice | As17881018, but Shylock-Macklin [beginning of Shylock's 1st scene], Ryder [remainder of play]; Salanio-Gardner.
    AsSeeDate: 100351 | cg | p | As | 17881018
    Cast:
    176893 | 100351 | Shylock | Macklin
    176894 | 100351 | Salanio | Gardner.
    630390 | 100351 | Antonio | Farren
    630391 | 100351 | Bassanio | Pope
    630392 | 100351 | Gratiano | Bernard
    630393 | 100351 | Lorenzo | Johnstone
    630394 | 100351 | Launcelot | Quick
    630395 | 100351 | Solarino | Davies
    630396 | 100351 | Old Gobbo | Wewitzer
    630397 | 100351 | Duke | Fearon
    630398 | 100351 | Tubal | Thompson
    630399 | 100351 | Jessica | Mrs Mountain
    630400 | 100351 | Nerissa | Mrs Inchbald
    630401 | 100351 | Portia | Mrs Pope.
    Performance: 100352 | 46080 | a | The Death of Captain Cook | As17890413.
    AsSeeDate: 100352 | cg | a | As | 17890413
    Cast:
    630402 | 100352 | Young Hazlewood | Lewis
    630403 | 100352 | Hector | Ryder
    630404 | 100352 | Sir Harry Hazlewood | Quick
    630405 | 100352 | Hotfrost | Edwin
    630406 | 100352 | Shaloon | Wewitzer
    630407 | 100352 | Colonel Heavyside | Booth
    630408 | 100352 | Captain Douce | Cubitt
    630409 | 100352 | Major Rooky | Rock
    630410 | 100352 | Glovestring | Mrs Rock
    630411 | 100352 | Mrs Knott | Mrs Platt
    630412 | 100352 | Mrs Jeroboam | Mrs Pitt
    630413 | 100352 | Miss Jeroboam | Mr Blanchard
    630414 | 100352 | Miss Somers | Mrs Wells.
    630415 | 100352 | The Characters | _Aickin.
    630416 | 100352 | Marquis | Lewis
    630417 | 100352 | Sebastian | Ryder
    630418 | 100352 | Nicholas | Edwin
    630419 | 100352 | General | Quick
    630420 | 100352 | Matthias | Fearon
    630421 | 100352 | Ambrose | Thomson
    630422 | 100352 | Flora | Mrs Mattocks
    630423 | 100352 | Cecily | Mrs Webb
    630424 | 100352 | Julia | Mrs Wells.
    630425 | 100352 | Colonel Feignwell | Ryder
    630426 | 100352 | Obadiah Prim | Booth
    630427 | 100352 | Sir Philip Modelove | Bernard
    630428 | 100352 | Tradelove | Thompson
    630429 | 100352 | Freeman | Davies
    630430 | 100352 | Sackbut | Fearon
    630431 | 100352 | Simon Pure | Blanchard
    630432 | 100352 | Periwinkle | Quick
    630433 | 100352 | Mrs Prim | Mrs Pitt
    630434 | 100352 | Ann Lovely | Mrs Wells.
    630435 | 100352 | <i>Betty | $Mrs Davenett</i>.
    630436 | 100352 | The Vocal Parts | _Blanchard.
    630437 | 100352 | Harlequin | Boyce
    630438 | 100352 | Pantaloon | Cubitt
    630439 | 100352 | Lover | Farley
    630440 | 100352 | Clown | Letteney
    630441 | 100352 | Taberino | Rock
    630442 | 100352 | Zozeb | Master Simmons
    630443 | 100352 | Wood Cutter | Bonville
    630444 | 100352 | Undertaker | Stevens
    630445 | 100352 | Pierrot | Delpini
    630446 | 100352 | Aladin's Mother | Mrs Davenett
    630447 | 100352 | Pantaloon's Wife | Mrs White
    630448 | 100352 | Colombine | Mrs Goodwin
    Performance: 100353 | 46080 | d | End IV: <i>Fortune's Favor</i>-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford

Mainpiece

Title: The Merchant Of Venice
Comments:
As17881018, but Shylock-Macklin [beginning of Shylock's 1st scene], Ryder [remainder of play]; Salanio-Gardner.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: The Death of Captain Cook
Comments:
As17890413.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1789
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Dance

Comment: End IV: Fortune's Favor-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford

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