27 October 1789

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1789-1790
Volume: 5
Comments: "Edwin condescended to make a buffoon of himself [in The Dramatist], for all he had to do was to amuse the audience with his knob of hair, and his versicolor'd knee strings. It is cruel to expose a great actor in such unmeaning characters" (Prompter, 28 Oct.). Receipts: #177 1s. 6d. (166.15.6; 10.6.0)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Dramatist. As 14 Oct. *aThe Highland Reel. As 6 Oct. *c"$Edwin= condescended to make a buffoon of himself [in <i>The Dramatist</i>], for all he had to do was to amuse the audience with his knob of hair, and his versicolor'd knee strings. It is cruel to expose a great actor in such unmeaning characters" (<i>Prompter</i>, 28 Oct.). Receipts: #177 1s. 6d. (166.15.6; 10.6.0).

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    *p1789 10 27 cg The Dramatist. ^As17891014^.*a1789 10 27 cg The Highland Reel. ^As17891006^.*c1789 10 27 cg "$Edwin= condescended to make a buffoon of himself [in <i>The Dramatist</i>], for all he had to do was to amuse the audience with his knob of hair, and his versicolor'd knee strings. It is cruel to expose a great actor in such unmeaning characters" (<i>Prompter</i>, 28 Oct.). Receipts: #177 1s. 6d. (166.15.6; 10.6.0).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 46313 | 17891027 | cg | "$Edwin= condescended to make a buffoon of himself [in <i>The Dramatist</i>], for all he had to do was to amuse the audience with his knob of hair, and his versicolor'd knee strings. It is cruel to expose a great actor in such unmeaning characters" (<i>Prompter</i>, 28 Oct.). Receipts: #177 1s. 6d. (166.15.6; 10.6.0)
    Performance: 100995 | 46313 | p | The Dramatist | As17891014.
    AsSeeDate: 100995 | cg | p | As | 17891014
    Cast:
    635464 | 100995 | Letty | Mrs Powell in place of $Miss Brangin=.
    635465 | 100995 | Vapid | Lewis
    635466 | 100995 | Lord Scratch | Quick
    635467 | 100995 | Ennui | Edwin
    635468 | 100995 | Floriville | Blanchard
    635469 | 100995 | Peter | Thompson
    635470 | 100995 | Willoughby | Macready
    635471 | 100995 | Harry Neville | Holman
    635472 | 100995 | Servant | Evatt
    635473 | 100995 | Marianne | Mrs Wells
    635474 | 100995 | Lady Waitfor't | Mrs Webb
    635475 | 100995 | Louisa Courtney | Miss Brunton
    Performance: 100996 | 46313 | a | The Highland Reel | As17891006.
    AsSeeDate: 100996 | cg | a | As | 17891006
    Cast:
    635476 | 100996 | Shelty | Edwin.
    635477 | 100996 | M'Gilpin | Quick
    635478 | 100996 | Serjeant Jack | Bannister
    635479 | 100996 | Sandy | Johnstone
    635480 | 100996 | Charley | Blanchard
    635481 | 100996 | Captain Dash | Davies
    635482 | 100996 | Donald Laird of Col | Gardner
    635483 | 100996 | Croudy | Cubitt
    635484 | 100996 | Laird of Raasay | Thompson
    635485 | 100996 | Jenny | Mrs Mountain
    635486 | 100996 | Moggy | Mrs Martyr
    635487 | 100996 | The Hunchback | Quick
    635488 | 100996 | Taylor | Blanchard
    635489 | 100996 | Jew Purveyor | Reeve
    635490 | 100996 | French Doctor | Cubitt
    635491 | 100996 | Barber | Macready
    635492 | 100996 | Englishman | Bernard
    635493 | 100996 | Doctor's Man | Rock
    635494 | 100996 | Jew's Man | Milburne
    635495 | 100996 | Cadi | Evatt
    635496 | 100996 | Bassa of Bagdad | Davies
    635497 | 100996 | Dora | Miss Rowson
    635498 | 100996 | Taylor's Wife | Mrs Webb.
    635499 | 100996 | Crumpy | Quick
    635500 | 100996 | Cross@Leg | Blanchard
    635501 | 100996 | Zebede | Reeve
    635502 | 100996 | Doctor Quinquina | Cubitt
    635503 | 100996 | Absalom | Macready
    635504 | 100996 | Crank | Bernard
    635505 | 100996 | Dominique | Rock
    635506 | 100996 | Habby | Milburne
    635507 | 100996 | Cadi | Evatt
    635508 | 100996 | Bassa | Davies
    635509 | 100996 | Dora | Miss Rowson
    635510 | 100996 | Juggy | Mrs Webb.

Mainpiece

Title: The Dramatist
Comments:
As17891014.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Highland Reel
Comments:
As17891006.
Cast:

Related Works

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

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