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22 March 1790

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1789-1790
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. Part of the Pit [9 rows (World, 23 Mar.)] to be laid into the Boxes. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, probably by Isaac Bickerstaffe, but also ascribed to Mrs Jordan and to Richard Ford. Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin, 1799]. Kemble Mem.: The Farce is written by Mr Bickerstaffe. World, 29 Apr. 1790: The Spoil'd Child was sent to Mrs Jordan from Bickerstaffe in Italy, where her fame had reached. Public Advertiser, 13 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan at her house, No. 14, Somerset-street, Portman-square. Receipts: #352 18s. 6d. (137.13.0; 12.4.6; 1.7.0; tickets: 201.14.0) (charge: #111 6s. 11d.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Belle's Stratagem. Doricourt-Kemble; Hardy-Baddeley; Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bannister Jun.; Saville-Barrymore; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-R. Palmer; Silvertongue-Banks; Crowquil-Jones; Gentlemen-Benson, Phillimore, Haymes; Mountebank-Hollingsworth; French Servant-Maddocks; Porter-Alfred; Dick-Burton; Gibson-Lyons; Saville's Servant-Webb; Tradesman-Fawcett; Letitia Hardy (with a <i>song</i>)-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Rackett-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Kemble; Miss Ogle-Miss Tidswell; Kitty Willis-Miss Barnes; Lady-Mrs Hedges. *aThe Spoil'd Child. Little Pickle (with <i>songs</i>)-Mrs Jordan; Old Pickle-Suett; Tagg-R. Palmer; John-Burton; Miss Pickle-Mrs Hopkins; Maria-Miss Heard; Margery-Mrs Booth; Susan-Mrs Edwards; <i>Prologue</i>-Mrs Jordan. *cBenefit for $Mrs Jordan=. Part of the Pit [9 rows (<i>World</i>, 23 Mar.)] to be laid into the Boxes. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, probably by $Isaac Bickerstaffe=, but also ascribed to $Mrs Jordan= and to $Richard Ford=. Text 1st published (unauthorized), <i>Dublin</i>, 1799]. <i>Kemble Mem.</i>: The Farce is written by Mr Bickerstaffe. <i>World</i>, 29 Apr. 1790: <i>The Spoil'd Child</i> was sent to Mrs Jordan from Bickerstaffe in <i>Italy</i>, where her fame had reached. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 13 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan at her house, No. 14,<i>Somerset-street</i>, <i>Portman-square</i>. Receipts: #352 18s. 6d. (137.13.0; 12.4.6; 1.7.0; tickets: 201.14.0) (charge: #111 6s. 11d.).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1790 03 22 dl The Belle's Stratagem. Doricourt-Kemble; Hardy-Baddeley; Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bannister Jun.; Saville-Barrymore; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-R. Palmer; Silvertongue-Banks; Crowquil-Jones; Gentlemen-Benson, Phillimore, Haymes; Mountebank-Hollingsworth; French Servant-Maddocks; Porter-Alfred; Dick-Burton; Gibson-Lyons; Saville's Servant-Webb; Tradesman-Fawcett; Letitia Hardy (with a <i>song</i>)-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Rackett-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Kemble; Miss Ogle-Miss Tidswell; Kitty Willis-Miss Barnes; Lady-Mrs Hedges.*a1790 03 22 dl The Spoil'd Child. Little Pickle (with <i>songs</i>)-Mrs Jordan; Old Pickle-Suett; Tagg-R. Palmer; John-Burton; Miss Pickle-Mrs Hopkins; Maria-Miss Heard; Margery-Mrs Booth; Susan-Mrs Edwards; <i>Prologue</i>-Mrs Jordan.*c1790 03 22 dl Benefit for $Mrs Jordan=. Part of the Pit [9 rows (<i>World</i>, 23 Mar.)] to be laid into the Boxes. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, probably by $Isaac Bickerstaffe=, but also ascribed to $Mrs Jordan= and to $Richard Ford=. Text 1st published (unauthorized), <i>Dublin</i>, 1799]. <i>Kemble Mem.</i>: The Farce is written by Mr Bickerstaffe. <i>World</i>, 29 Apr. 1790: <i>The Spoil'd Child</i> was sent to Mrs Jordan from Bickerstaffe in <i>Italy</i>, where her fame had reached. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 13 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan at her house, No. 14, <i>Somerset-street</i>, <i>Portman-square</i>. Receipts: #352 18s. 6d. (137.13.0; 12.4.6; 1.7.0; tickets: 201.14.0) (charge: #111 6s. 11d.).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 46577 | 17900322 | dl | Benefit for $Mrs Jordan=. Part of the Pit [9 rows (<i>World</i>, 23 Mar.)] to be laid into the Boxes. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, probably by $Isaac Bickerstaffe=, but also ascribed to $Mrs Jordan= and to $Richard Ford=. Text 1st published (unauthorized), <i>Dublin</i>, 1799]. <i>Kemble Mem.</i>: The Farce is written by Mr Bickerstaffe. <i>World</i>, 29 Apr. 1790: <i>The Spoil'd Child</i> was sent to Mrs Jordan from Bickerstaffe in <i>Italy</i>, where her fame had reached. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 13 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan at her house, No. 14, <i>Somerset-street</i>, <i>Portman-square</i>. Receipts: #352 18s. 6d. (137.13.0; 12.4.6; 1.7.0; tickets: 201.14.0) (charge: #111 6s. 11d.)
    Performance: 101731 | 46577 | p | The Belle's Stratagem | Doricourt-Kemble; Hardy-Baddeley; Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bannister Jun.; Saville-Barrymore; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-R. Palmer; Silvertongue-Banks; Crowquil-Jones; Gentlemen-Benson, Phillimore, Haymes; Mountebank-Hollingsworth; French Servant-Maddocks; Porter-Alfred; Dick-Burton; Gibson-Lyons; Saville's Servant-Webb; Tradesman-Fawcett; Letitia Hardy (with a <i>song</i>)-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Rackett-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Kemble; Miss Ogle-Miss Tidswell; Kitty Willis-Miss Barnes; Lady-Mrs Hedges.
    Cast:
    180016 | 101731 | Doricourt | Kemble
    180017 | 101731 | Hardy | Baddeley
    180018 | 101731 | Sir George Touchwood | Wroughton
    180019 | 101731 | Flutter | Bannister Jun.
    180020 | 101731 | Saville | Barrymore
    180021 | 101731 | Villers | Whitfield
    180022 | 101731 | Courtall | R. Palmer
    180023 | 101731 | Silvertongue | Banks
    180024 | 101731 | Crowquil | Jones
    180025 | 101731 | Gentlemen | Benson, Phillimore, Haymes
    180026 | 101731 | Mountebank | Hollingsworth
    180027 | 101731 | French Servant | Maddocks
    180028 | 101731 | Porter | Alfred
    180029 | 101731 | Dick | Burton
    180030 | 101731 | Gibson | Lyons
    180031 | 101731 | Saville's Servant | Webb
    180032 | 101731 | Tradesman | Fawcett
    180033 | 101731 | Letitia Hardy | Mrs Jordan
    180034 | 101731 | Mrs Rackett | Miss Pope
    180035 | 101731 | Lady Touchwood | Mrs Kemble
    180036 | 101731 | Miss Ogle | Miss Tidswell
    180037 | 101731 | Kitty Willis | Miss Barnes
    180038 | 101731 | Lady | Mrs Hedges.
    Performance: 101732 | 46577 | a | The Spoil'd Child | Little Pickle (with <i>songs</i>)-Mrs Jordan; Old Pickle-Suett; Tagg-R. Palmer; John-Burton; Miss Pickle-Mrs Hopkins; Maria-Miss Heard; Margery-Mrs Booth; Susan-Mrs Edwards; <i>Prologue</i>-Mrs Jordan.
    Cast:
    180039 | 101732 | Little Pickle | Mrs Jordan
    180040 | 101732 | Old Pickle | Suett
    180041 | 101732 | Tagg | R. Palmer
    180042 | 101732 | John | Burton
    180043 | 101732 | Miss Pickle | Mrs Hopkins
    180044 | 101732 | Maria | Miss Heard
    180045 | 101732 | Margery | Mrs Booth
    180046 | 101732 | Susan | Mrs Edwards
    180047 | 101732 | <i>Prologue</i> | Mrs Jordan.

Mainpiece

Title: The Belle's Stratagem
Comments:
Doricourt-Kemble; Hardy-Baddeley; Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bannister Jun.; Saville-Barrymore; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-R. Palmer; Silvertongue-Banks; Crowquil-Jones; Gentlemen-Benson, Phillimore, Haymes; Mountebank-Hollingsworth; French Servant-Maddocks; Porter-Alfred; Dick-Burton; Gibson-Lyons; Saville's Servant-Webb; Tradesman-Fawcett; Letitia Hardy (with a song)-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Rackett-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Kemble; Miss Ogle-Miss Tidswell; Kitty Willis-Miss Barnes; Lady-Mrs Hedges.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1782
Author: Hannah Cowley
Birth: 1743
Death: 1809

Afterpiece

Title: The Spoil'd Child
Comments:
Little Pickle (with songs)-Mrs Jordan; Old Pickle-Suett; Tagg-R. Palmer; John-Burton; Miss Pickle-Mrs Hopkins; Maria-Miss Heard; Margery-Mrs Booth; Susan-Mrs Edwards; Prologue-Mrs Jordan.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1792
Birth: 1728
Death: 1808

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