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15 September 1789

Event Information
Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1788-1789
Volume: 5
Comments: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Goodall and Mrs Kemble, but "Mrs Barresford [was] the substitute for Mrs Kemble in Margaret, and Mrs Taylor [read] Adelaide [sic] in the absence of Mrs Goodall" (London Chronicle, 16 Sept.). In afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Kemble as Cowslip, but "Miss George supplied Mrs Kemble's place" (Public Advertiser, 16 Sept.).] The last Night [of the Season]

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p hay The Battle of Hexham. As 13 Aug., but Principal Characters-Mrs _Goodall, Mrs <i>Taylor, Mrs +Barresford, Mrs _Kemble, _Baddeley, _Iliff, _Milbourn; Other Vocal Parts-_Lyons, Miss _Francis. *aThe Agreeable Surprise. As 29 Aug., but Cowslip-Miss George. *c[In mainpiece the playbill retains $Mrs Goodall</i> and $Mrs Kemble=, but "$Mrs Barresford= [was] the substitute for Mrs Kemble in <i>Margaret</i>r, and $Mrs Taylor= [read] <i>Adelaide</i>r [sic] in the absence of Mrs Goodall" (<i>London Chronicle</i>, 16 Sept.). In afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Kemble as <i>Cowslip</i>r, but "$Miss George= supplied Mrs Kemble's place" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 16 Sept.).] The last Night[of the Season].

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1789 09 15 hay The Battle of Hexham. ^As17890813^, but Principal Characters-Mrs _Goodall, Mrs <i>Taylor, Mrs +Barresford, Mrs _Kemble, _Baddeley, _Iliff, _Milbourn; Other Vocal Parts-_Lyons, Miss _Francis.*a1789 09 15 hay The Agreeable Surprise. ^As17890829^, but Cowslip-Miss George.*c1789 09 15 hay [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Mrs Goodall= and $Mrs Kemble=, but "$Mrs Barresford= [was] the substitute for Mrs Kemble in <i>Margaret</i>r, and $Mrs Taylor= [read] <i>Adelaide</i>r [sic] in the absence of Mrs Goodall" (<i>London Chronicle</i>, 16 Sept.). In afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Kemble as <i>Cowslip</i>r, but "$Miss George= supplied Mrs Kemble's place" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 16 Sept.).] The last Night [of the Season].

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 46259 | 17890915 | hay | [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Mrs Goodall= and $Mrs Kemble=, but "$Mrs Barresford= [was] the substitute for Mrs Kemble in <i>Margaret</i>, and $Mrs Taylor= [read] <i>Adelaide</i> [sic] in the absence of Mrs Goodall" (<i>London Chronicle</i>, 16 Sept.). In afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Kemble as <i>Cowslip</i>, but "$Miss George= supplied Mrs Kemble's place" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 16 Sept.).] The last Night [of the Season]
    Performance: 100866 | 46259 | p | The Battle Of Hexham | As17890813, but Principal Characters-Mrs _Goodall, Mrs <i>Taylor, Mrs +Barresford, Mrs _Kemble, _Baddeley, _Iliff, _Milbourn; Other Vocal Parts-_Lyons, Miss _Francis.
    AsSeeDate: 100866 | hay | p | As | 17890813
    Cast:
    177808 | 100866 | Principal Characters | Mrs _Goodall, Mrs <i>Taylor, Mrs +Barresford, Mrs _Kemble, _Baddeley, _Iliff, _Milbourn
    177809 | 100866 | Other Vocal Parts | _Lyons, Miss _Francis.
    634887 | 100866 | Captain Surat | Bannister
    634888 | 100866 | Lord Random | R. Palmer
    634889 | 100866 | Sir James Juniper | Moss
    634890 | 100866 | Melvil | Davies
    634891 | 100866 | Doctor Cathartic | Baddeley
    634892 | 100866 | Spruce | Iliff
    634893 | 100866 | Sir Dilberry | Painter
    634894 | 100866 | Kit Crab | Barret
    634895 | 100866 | Etiquette | Edwin
    634896 | 100866 | Lady Juniper | Mrs Webb
    634897 | 100866 | Fidget | Miss Hale
    634898 | 100866 | Amelia | Mrs Bannister.
    Performance: 100867 | 46259 | a | The Agreeable Surprise | As17890829, but Cowslip-Miss George.
    AsSeeDate: 100867 | hay | a | As | 17890829
    Cast:
    177810 | 100867 | Cowslip | Miss George.
    634899 | 100867 | Mayoress | Mrs Edwards.
    634900 | 100867 | Peeping Tom | Edwin
    634901 | 100867 | Mayor | Moss
    634902 | 100867 | Crazy | Barrett
    634903 | 100867 | Earl of Mercia | Gardner
    634904 | 100867 | Count Louis | Lyons
    634905 | 100867 | Harold | Davies
    634906 | 100867 | Maud | Mrs Kemble
    634907 | 100867 | sic] | Miss Brangin
    634908 | 100867 | Emma | Mrs Bannister.
    634909 | 100867 | Major Rheinberg | Williamson
    634910 | 100867 | Count de Narcisse | R. Palmer
    634911 | 100867 | Count de Wurtzendal | Iliff
    634912 | 100867 | Notary | Barrett
    634913 | 100867 | Bertrand | Usher
    634914 | 100867 | Edelsee | Abbott
    634915 | 100867 | Baron de Fortsheim | Kemble
    634916 | 100867 | Baroness de Fortsheim | Mrs Webb
    634917 | 100867 | Lisette | Mrs Taylor
    634918 | 100867 | Eleanora | Mrs Kemble

Mainpiece

Title: The Battle Of Hexham
Comments:
As17890813, but Principal Characters-Mrs _Goodall, Mrs Taylor, Mrs +Barresford, Mrs _Kemble, _Baddeley, _Iliff, _Milbourn; Other Vocal Parts-_Lyons, Miss _Francis.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Agreeable Surprise
Comments:
As17890829, but Cowslip-Miss George.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Author: John O'Keeffe
Birth: 1747
Death: 1833
Author: Samuel Arnold
Birth: 1740
Death: 1802

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