14 May 1789
Event Information
Theatre:
Covent Garden
Theatrical Season:
1788-1789
Volume:
5
Comments:
Benefit for Farren. Public Advertiser, 6 May: Tickets to be had of Farren, No. 73, Gower-street. Account-Book, 16 May: Received Farren's benefit deficiency #33 7s. 6d. [Reckoned as follows: Farren disposed of #209 12s. in tickets; this sum he kept. Money [i.e. tickets sold at the doors of the theatre] amounted to #71 12s. 6d. From this money he was obliged to meet the house charge of #105, and hence owed the treasury the amount stated above.] Receipts: #281 4s. 6d. (69.".0; 2.10.6; tickets: 209.12.0)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Heiress
Comments:
Sir ClementFlint-Aickin; Lord Gayville-Farren; Alscrip-Quick; Chignon-Blanchard; Mr Blandish-Macready; Mr Rightly-Fearon; Prompt-Bernard; Clifford-Pope; Miss Alscrip-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Alton-Miss Reynolds; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Emily-Mrs Pope.
Sir ClementFlint-Aickin; Lord Gayville-Farren; Alscrip-Quick; Chignon-Blanchard; Mr Blandish-Macready; Mr Rightly-Fearon; Prompt-Bernard; Clifford-Pope; Miss Alscrip-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Alton-Miss Reynolds; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Emily-Mrs Pope.
Cast:
- Role: Sir ClementFlint Actor: Aickin
- Role: Lord Gayville Actor: Farren
- Role: Alscrip Actor: Quick
- Role: Chignon Actor: Blanchard
- Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Macready
- Role: Mr Rightly Actor: Fearon
- Role: Prompt Actor: Bernard
- Role: Clifford Actor: Pope
- Role: Miss Alscrip Actor: Mrs Mattocks
- Role: Miss Alton Actor: Miss Reynolds
- Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Inchbald
- Role: Lady Emily Actor: Mrs Pope.
Afterpiece
Title:
The Feast of Anacreon
Comments:
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Cast:
- Role: Principal Parts Actor: Bannister, Johnstone, Blanchard, Davies, Darley, Cubitt, Edwin
- Role: President Actor: Bannister
- Role: Come come all Noble Souls Actor:
- Role: Jack thou'rt a Toper Actor:
- Role: Actor:
- Role: When Bibo went down to the Regions below Actor: Bannister
- Role: Poor Thomas Day Actor: Edwin, Blanchard, Bannister
- Role: Sing Old Rose and burn the Bellows Actor:
- Role: God save the King Actor: Full Chorus.
- Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Ryder
- Role: Goodall Actor: Fearon
- Role: Oldcastle Actor: Wewitzer
- Role: Valentine Actor: Macready
- Role: Slap Actor: Gardner
- Role: Mrs Highman Actor: Mrs Webb
- Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Rowson
- Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Afterpiece
Title:
The Intriguing Chambermaid
Comments:
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Cast:
- Role: Principal Parts Actor: Bannister, Johnstone, Blanchard, Davies, Darley, Cubitt, Edwin
- Role: President Actor: Bannister
- Role: Come come all Noble Souls Actor:
- Role: Jack thou'rt a Toper Actor:
- Role: Actor:
- Role: When Bibo went down to the Regions below Actor: Bannister
- Role: Poor Thomas Day Actor: Edwin, Blanchard, Bannister
- Role: Sing Old Rose and burn the Bellows Actor:
- Role: God save the King Actor: Full Chorus.
- Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Ryder
- Role: Goodall Actor: Fearon
- Role: Oldcastle Actor: Wewitzer
- Role: Valentine Actor: Macready
- Role: Slap Actor: Gardner
- Role: Mrs Highman Actor: Mrs Webb
- Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Rowson
- Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Entertainment
Comment:
Monologue. End IV: A Comic Description of the Curiosities in the Tower of London-Edwin