03 February 1790

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1789-1790
Volume: 5
Comments: [Afterpiece in place of The Island of St. Marguerite, advertised on playbill of 2 Feb. Beginning with this night Kemble, as acting manager, rearranged the order of listing the dramatis personae on the playbills, i.e., not, as had hitherto been the universal custom, according to the importance of the character in the play or the importance of the actor, but according to the social rank of each character. See also Genest, VII, 57-58, who remarks, inter alia, that "the vast importance which actors attach to the situation of their names in the bills, and to some other points of theatrical etiquette, must appear ridiculous to every body but themselves."] Receipts: #126 17s. 6d. (89.18.0; 34.10.0; 2.9.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl Much Ado about Nothing. As 9 Dec. 1789, but Borachio-Phillimore; Conrade-Haymes; Margaret-Miss Tidswell; Ursula-Miss Barnes. *aThe Deaf Lover. As 28 Jan., but <i>song</i>-_. *dIn II: As 9 Dec. 1789; End: <i>The Irish Bird Catchers</i>, as 23 Jan. *sAs 9 Dec. 1789. *c[Afterpiece in place of <i>The Island of St. Marguerite</i>, advertised on playbill of 2 Feb. Beginning with this night $Kemble=, as acting manager, rearranged the order of listing the dramatis personae on the playbills, i.e., not, as had hitherto been the universal custom, according tothe importance of the character in the play or the importance of the actor, butaccording to the social rank of each character. See also $Genest=, VII, 57-58,who remarks, inter alia, that "the vast importance which actors attach to the situation of their names in the bills, and to some other points of theatrical etiquette, must appear ridiculous to every body but themselves."] Receipts: #126 17s. 6d. (89.18.0; 34.10.0; 2.9.6).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1790 02 03 dl Much Ado about Nothing. ^As17891209^, but Borachio-Phillimore; Conrade-Haymes; Margaret-Miss Tidswell; Ursula-Miss Barnes.*a1790 02 03 dl The Deaf Lover. ^As17900128^, but <i>song</i>-_.*d1790 02 03 dl In II: ^As17891209^; End: <i>The Irish Bird Catchers</i>, ^as17900123^.*s1790 02 03 dl ^As17891209^.*c1790 02 03 dl [Afterpiece in place of <i>The Island of St. Marguerite</i>, advertised on playbill of 2 Feb. Beginning with this night $Kemble=, as acting manager, rearranged the order of listing the dramatis personae on the playbills, i.e., not, as had hitherto been the universal custom, according to the importance of the character in the play or the importance of the actor, but according to the social rank of each character. See also $Genest=, VII, 57-58, who remarks, inter alia, that "the vast importance which actors attach to the situation of their names in the bills, and to some other points of theatrical etiquette, must appear ridiculous to every body but themselves."] Receipts: #126 17s. 6d. (89.18.0; 34.10.0; 2.9.6).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 46485 | 17900203 | dl | [Afterpiece in place of <i>The Island of St. Marguerite</i>, advertised on playbill of 2 Feb. Beginning with this night $Kemble=, as acting manager, rearranged the order of listing the dramatis personae on the playbills, i.e., not, as had hitherto been the universal custom, according to the importance of the character in the play or the importance of the actor, but according to the social rank of each character. See also $Genest=, VII, 57-58, who remarks, inter alia, that "the vast importance which actors attach to the situation of their names in the bills, and to some other points of theatrical etiquette, must appear ridiculous to every body but themselves."] Receipts: #126 17s. 6d. (89.18.0; 34.10.0; 2.9.6)
    Performance: 101466 | 46485 | p | Much Ado About Nothing | As17891209, but Borachio-Phillimore; Conrade-Haymes; Margaret-Miss Tidswell; Ursula-Miss Barnes.
    AsSeeDate: 101466 | dl | p | As | 17891209
    Cast:
    179410 | 101466 | Borachio | Phillimore
    179411 | 101466 | Conrade | Haymes
    179412 | 101466 | Margaret | Miss Tidswell
    179413 | 101466 | Ursula | Miss Barnes.
    639124 | 101466 | Benedick | Kemble
    639125 | 101466 | Claudio | Barrymore
    639126 | 101466 | Don Pedro | Whitfield
    639127 | 101466 | Don John | Aickin
    639128 | 101466 | Balthazar | Williames
    639129 | 101466 | <i>song</i> | Williames
    639130 | 101466 | Antonio | Packer
    639131 | 101466 | Dogberry | Moody
    639132 | 101466 | Town@Clerk | Baddeley
    639133 | 101466 | Verges | Burton
    639134 | 101466 | Leonato | Bensley
    639135 | 101466 | Hero | Mrs Kemble
    639136 | 101466 | Beatrice | Miss Farren.
    Performance: 101467 | 46485 | a | The Deaf Lover | As17900128, but <i>song</i>-_.
    AsSeeDate: 101467 | dl | a | As | 17900128
    Cast:
    639137 | 101467 | Canteen | Benson.
    639138 | 101467 | Captain Meadows | R. Palmer
    639139 | 101467 | Young Wrongward | Haymes
    639140 | 101467 | Robert | Burton
    639141 | 101467 | Groom | Fawcett
    639142 | 101467 | Sternhold | Maddocks
    639143 | 101467 | William | Alfred
    639144 | 101467 | Old Wrongward | Waldron
    639145 | 101467 | Sophia | Miss Collins
    639146 | 101467 | Chambermaid | Miss Tidswell
    639147 | 101467 | Betsey Blossom | Miss Romanzini
    639148 | 101467 | <i>song</i> | Miss Romanzini.
    Performance: 101468 | 46485 | d | In II: As17891209; End: <i>The Irish Bird Catchers</i>, as17900123
    AsSeeDate: 101468 | dl | d | As | 17891209
    Performance: 101469 | 46485 | s | As17891209
    AsSeeDate: 101469 | dl | s | As | 17891209

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17891209, but Borachio-Phillimore; Conrade-Haymes; Margaret-Miss Tidswell; Ursula-Miss Barnes.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17900128, but song-_.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: In II: As17891209; End: The Irish Bird Catchers, as17900123

Song

Comment: As17891209

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