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04 May 1790

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1789-1790
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Suett. On this and every Evening for the Remainder of the Season the Doors will not be opened till 5:30, and the Performance will commence exactly at 6:30. 1st piece: From [The Devil upon Two Sticks, by] Foote. Gazetteer, 28 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Suett, No. 21, King-street, Bloomsbury-square. Receipts: #232 19s. 6d. (62.12.0; 19.18.6; 1.14.0; tickets: 148.15.0) (charge: #107 6s. 4d.)
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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The College ofPhysicians; or, Doctor Last's Examination. Doctor Last-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); President-Suett; Dr Calomel-Phillimore; Dr Camphire-Maddocks; Secretary-Benson; Forceps-Webb. *aThe Heiress. As 26 Sept. 1789. *aThe Doctor and the Apothecary. As 24 Oct. 1789, but Carlos-Kelly; Shopman-Lyons. *sEnd II 2nd piece: <i>The Greenwich Pensioner</i>-Dignum. *cBenefit for $Suett=. On this and every Evening for the Remainder of the Season the Doors will not be opened till 5:30, and the Performance will commence exactly at 6:30. 1st piece: From [<i>The Devil upon Two Sticks</i>, by] $Foote=. <i>Gazetteer</i>, 28 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Suett, No. 21, <i>King-street</i>, <i>Bloomsbury-square</i>. Receipts: #232 19s. 6d. (62.12.0; 19.18.6; 1.14.0; tickets: 148.15.0) (charge: #107 6s. 4d.).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1790 05 04 dl The College of Physicians; or, Doctor Last's Examination. Doctor Last-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); President-Suett; Dr Calomel-Phillimore; Dr Camphire-Maddocks; Secretary-Benson; Forceps-Webb.*a1790 05 04 dl The Heiress. ^As17890926^.*a1790 05 04 dl The Doctor and the Apothecary. ^As17891024^, but Carlos-Kelly; Shopman-Lyons.*s1790 05 04 dl End II 2nd piece: <i>The Greenwich Pensioner</i>-Dignum.*c1790 05 04 dl Benefit for $Suett=. On this and every Evening for the Remainder of the Season the Doors will not be opened till 5:30, and the Performance will commence exactly at 6:30. 1st piece: From [<i>The Devil upon Two Sticks</i>, by] $Foote=. <i>Gazetteer</i>, 28 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Suett, No. 21, <i>King-street</i>, <i>Bloomsbury-square</i>. Receipts: #232 19s. 6d. (62.12.0; 19.18.6; 1.14.0; tickets: 148.15.0) (charge: #107 6s. 4d.).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 46653 | 17900504 | dl | Benefit for $Suett=. On this and every Evening for the Remainder of the Season the Doors will not be opened till 5:30, and the Performance will commence exactly at 6:30. 1st piece: From [<i>The Devil upon Two Sticks</i>, by] $Foote=. <i>Gazetteer</i>, 28 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Suett, No. 21, <i>King-street</i>, <i>Bloomsbury-square</i>. Receipts: #232 19s. 6d. (62.12.0; 19.18.6; 1.14.0; tickets: 148.15.0) (charge: #107 6s. 4d.)
    Performance: 101969 | 46653 | p | The College Of Physicians; Or, Doctor Last's Examination | Doctor Last-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); President-Suett; Dr Calomel-Phillimore; Dr Camphire-Maddocks; Secretary-Benson; Forceps-Webb.
    Cast:
    180351 | 101969 | Doctor Last | Bannister Jun.
    180352 | 101969 | President | Suett
    180353 | 101969 | Dr Calomel | Phillimore
    180354 | 101969 | Dr Camphire | Maddocks
    180355 | 101969 | Secretary | Benson
    180356 | 101969 | Forceps | Webb.
    Performance: 101970 | 46653 | a | The Heiress | As17890926.
    AsSeeDate: 101970 | dl | a | As | 17890926
    Cast:
    642943 | 101970 | Comus | Wroughton
    642944 | 101970 | Bacchanals | Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick
    642945 | 101970 | Spirit | Lamash
    642946 | 101970 | Brothers | Benson, Banks
    642947 | 101970 | The Lady | Mrs Ward
    642948 | 101970 | Pastoral Nymph | Miss Hagley
    642949 | 101970 | Sabrina | Miss Romanzini
    642950 | 101970 | Principal Bacchant | Mrs Edwards
    642951 | 101970 | Bacchants | Mrs Fox, Miss Barnes, Mrs Shaw
    642952 | 101970 | Euphrosyne | Mrs Crouch
    642953 | 101970 | <i>Sweet Echo</i> | Mrs Crouch
    642954 | 101970 | accompanied | Forster.
    Performance: 101971 | 46653 | a | The Doctor and the Apothecary | As17891024, but Carlos-Kelly; Shopman-Lyons.
    AsSeeDate: 101971 | dl | a | As | 17891024
    Cast:
    180357 | 101971 | Carlos | Kelly
    180358 | 101971 | Shopman | Lyons.
    642955 | 101971 | Doctor Bilioso | Suett
    642956 | 101971 | Thomaso | Waldron
    642957 | 101971 | Sturmwald | Hollingsworth
    642958 | 101971 | Guzman | Sedgwick
    642959 | 101971 | Perez | Burton
    642960 | 101971 | Juan | Bannister Jun.
    642961 | 101971 | Isabella | Miss Romanzini
    642962 | 101971 | Theresa | Mrs Booth
    642963 | 101971 | Anna | Mrs Crouch.
    Performance: 101972 | 46653 | s | End II 2nd piece: <i>The Greenwich Pensioner</i>-Dignum

Mainpiece

Comments:
Doctor Last-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); President-Suett; Dr Calomel-Phillimore; Dr Camphire-Maddocks; Secretary-Benson; Forceps-Webb.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17890926.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17891024, but Carlos-Kelly; Shopman-Lyons.
Cast:

Song

Comment: End II 2nd piece: The Greenwich Pensioner-Dignum

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