23 October 1789

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1789-1790
Volume: 5
Comments: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Miss Brunton as Lady Anne, but she "who attended, and was dressed for her character...was suddenly taken ill...The part was read by Mrs Rock" (Public Advertiser, 24 Oct.).] Receipts: #197 1s. (195.15; 1.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg King Richard the Third. As 25Sept., but Lady Anne-Mrs Rock. *aMidas. Midas-Edwin; Sileno-Davies; Pan-Reeve; Damaetas-Rock; Jupiter-Darley; Apollo-Johnstone; Daphne-Mrs Martyr; Mysis-Mrs Webb; Juno-Miss Stuart; Nysa-Mrs Mountain. *c[In mainpiece the playbill retains$Miss Brunton= as <i>Lady Anne</i>r, but she "who attended, and was dressed for her character...was suddenly taken ill...The part was read by $Mrs Rock=" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 24 Oct.).] Receipts: #197 1s. (195.15; 1.6).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1789 10 23 cg King Richard the Third. ^As17890925^, but Lady Anne-Mrs Rock.*a1789 10 23 cg Midas. Midas-Edwin; Sileno-Davies; Pan-Reeve; Damaetas-Rock; Jupiter-Darley; Apollo-Johnstone; Daphne-Mrs Martyr; Mysis-Mrs Webb; Juno-Miss Stuart; Nysa-Mrs Mountain.*c1789 10 23 cg [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Miss Brunton= as <i>Lady Anne</i>r, but she "who attended, and was dressed for her character...was suddenly taken ill...The part was read by $Mrs Rock=" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 24 Oct.).] Receipts: #197 1s. (195.15; 1.6).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 46307 | 17891023 | cg | [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Miss Brunton= as <i>Lady Anne</i>, but she "who attended, and was dressed for her character...was suddenly taken ill...The part was read by $Mrs Rock=" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 24 Oct.).] Receipts: #197 1s. (195.15; 1.6)
    Performance: 100980 | 46307 | p | King Richard The Third | As17890925, but Lady Anne-Mrs Rock.
    AsSeeDate: 100980 | cg | p | As | 17890925
    Cast:
    178457 | 100980 | Lady Anne | Mrs Rock.
    635387 | 100980 | King Richard | Harley
    635388 | 100980 | King Henry | Aickin
    635389 | 100980 | Buckingham | Farren
    635390 | 100980 | Stanley | Powel
    635391 | 100980 | Tressel | Egan
    635392 | 100980 | Edw. | Mrs Byrne
    635393 | 100980 | of York | Master Simmons
    635394 | 100980 | Norfolk | Macready
    635395 | 100980 | Lieut. | Cubitt
    635396 | 100980 | Catesby | Davies
    635397 | 100980 | Ratcliffe | Thompson
    635398 | 100980 | Lord Mayor | Gardner
    635399 | 100980 | Oxford | Evatt
    635400 | 100980 | Richmond | Holman
    635401 | 100980 | Duchess of York | Mrs Platt
    635402 | 100980 | Queen | Mrs Pope.
    Performance: 100981 | 46307 | a | Midas | Midas-Edwin; Sileno-Davies; Pan-Reeve; Damaetas-Rock; Jupiter-Darley; Apollo-Johnstone; Daphne-Mrs Martyr; Mysis-Mrs Webb; Juno-Miss Stuart; Nysa-Mrs Mountain.
    Cast:
    178458 | 100981 | Midas | Edwin
    178459 | 100981 | Sileno | Davies
    178460 | 100981 | Pan | Reeve
    178461 | 100981 | Damaetas | Rock
    178462 | 100981 | Jupiter | Darley
    178463 | 100981 | Apollo | Johnstone
    178464 | 100981 | Daphne | Mrs Martyr
    178465 | 100981 | Mysis | Mrs Webb
    178466 | 100981 | Juno | Miss Stuart
    178467 | 100981 | Nysa | Mrs Mountain.

Mainpiece

Title: King Richard The Third
Comments:
As17890925, but Lady Anne-Mrs Rock.
Cast:

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Associated Date?: 1700
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Associated Date?: 1592
Associated Playwright(s)?:
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Author(s):Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Heminge, John, ca. 1556-1630.; Condell, Henry, d. 1627.
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Associated Date?: 1667
Associated Playwright(s)?:
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Print Witness(es)
Title:The English princess, or, The death of Richard III
Author(s):Caryll, John, 1625-1711.
Publication Date:1667
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Work Title: The English Princess; or, The Death of Richard III
Associated Date?:
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Afterpiece

Title: Midas
Comments:
Midas-Edwin; Sileno-Davies; Pan-Reeve; Damaetas-Rock; Jupiter-Darley; Apollo-Johnstone; Daphne-Mrs Martyr; Mysis-Mrs Webb; Juno-Miss Stuart; Nysa-Mrs Mountain.
Cast:

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Work Title: Midas
Associated Date?: 1764
Associated Playwright(s)?:
   Kane O'Hara (1711/12 - 1782)
Print Witness(es)
Title:Midas
Author(s):O'Hara, Kane, 1714?-1782.
Publication Date:1764
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