The London Stage Database team will be retiring the Legacy Search on May 1, 2025. Please take a moment before that date to reproduce any pre-2021 searches and export any resulting datasets you may wish to preserve for future use. We are making this change in order to free up computational resources for new features and data, currently in development with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Watch this space for more updates and, coming soon, new ways to keep up with the latest project developments!

18 August 1790

Event Information
Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1789-1790
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Wells [who imitated Mrs Siddons, Mrs Crawford, Mrs Jordan, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Kennedy (World, 19 Aug.). 1st piece in place of Seeing is Believing; 2nd of Ways and Means, both advertised on playbill of 17 Aug.]

Performance List

Event Downloads

JSON XML CSV

  • Your web browser doesn't have a PDF plugin. Instead, click here to download the PDF file

  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p hay Gretna Green. As 29 June. *aThe Liar. As 7 Aug. *aThe Virgin Unmask'd. As 18 June, but Quaver-Waterhouse. *eEnd I 2nd piece: <i>Tragic Imitations</i>-Mrs Wells; End II: <i>Comic and Vocal Imitations</i>-Mrs Wells; End play: <i>Favourite Speech</i> [the "ring" speech in IV.ii from <i>Isabella</i>%-Mrs Wells. *cBenefit for $Mrs Wells= [who imitated $Mrs Siddons=, $MrsCrawford=, $Mrs Jordan=, $Mrs Martyr=, $Mrs Kennedy= (<i>World</i>, 19 Aug.). 1st piece in place of <i>Seeing is Believing</i>; 2nd of <i>Ways and Means</i>, both advertisedon playbill of 17 Aug.].

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1790 08 18 hay Gretna Green. ^As17900629^.*a1790 08 18 hay The Liar. ^As17900807^.*a1790 08 18 hay The Virgin Unmask'd. ^As17900618^ but Quaver-Waterhouse.*e1790 08 18 hay End I 2nd piece: <i>Tragic Imitations</i>-Mrs Wells; End II: <i>Comic and Vocal Imitations</i>-Mrs Wells; End play: <i>Favourite Speech</i> the "ring" speech in IV.ii from <i>Isabella</i>-Mrs Wells.*c1790 08 18 hay Benefit for $Mrs Wells= [who imitated $Mrs Siddons=, $Mrs Crawford=, $Mrs Jordan=, $Mrs Martyr=, $Mrs Kennedy= (<i>World</i>, 19 Aug.). 1st piece in place of <i>Seeing is Believing</i>; 2nd of <i>Ways and Means</i>, both advertised on playbill of 17 Aug.].

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 46802 | 17900818 | hay | Benefit for $Mrs Wells= [who imitated $Mrs Siddons=, $Mrs Crawford=, $Mrs Jordan=, $Mrs Martyr=, $Mrs Kennedy= (<i>World</i>, 19 Aug.). 1st piece in place of <i>Seeing is Believing</i>; 2nd of <i>Ways and Means</i>, both advertised on playbill of 17 Aug.]
    Performance: 102399 | 46802 | p | Gretna Green | As17900629.
    AsSeeDate: 102399 | hay | p | As | 17900629
    Cast:
    646317 | 102399 | Captain Gorget | Bannister
    646318 | 102399 | Tipperary | R. Palmer
    646319 | 102399 | Anvil | Barrett
    646320 | 102399 | Crack | Abbott
    646321 | 102399 | Cyclops | Painter
    646322 | 102399 | Landlord | Ledger
    646323 | 102399 | Rorey | Moss
    646324 | 102399 | Signora Figurante | Mrs Iliff
    646325 | 102399 | Miss Plumb | Miss Fontenelle
    646326 | 102399 | Lady Pedigree | Miss Hale
    646327 | 102399 | Maria | Mrs Bannister.
    Performance: 102400 | 46802 | a | The Liar | As17900807.
    AsSeeDate: 102400 | hay | a | As | 17900807
    Cast:
    646328 | 102400 | Young Wilding | Palmer
    646329 | 102400 | Sir James Elliot | R. Palmer
    646330 | 102400 | Papillon | Burton
    646331 | 102400 | Old Wilding | Aickin
    646332 | 102400 | Miss Godfrey | Miss Heard
    646333 | 102400 | Kitty | Miss Hale
    646334 | 102400 | Miss Grantham | Mrs Brooks.
    646335 | 102400 | Sir David Dunder | Bannister Jun.
    646336 | 102400 | Random | Williamson
    646337 | 102400 | Scruple | Davies
    646338 | 102400 | Old Random | Aickin
    646339 | 102400 | Carney | Barrett
    646340 | 102400 | Tiptoe | R. Palmer
    646341 | 102400 | Peery | Usher
    646342 | 102400 | Roundfee | Cubitt
    646343 | 102400 | Quick | Moss
    646344 | 102400 | Lady Dunder | Mrs Webb
    646345 | 102400 | Harriet | Mrs Kemble
    646346 | 102400 | Mrs Peery | Mrs Powell.
    646347 | 102400 | Blister | Moss
    646348 | 102400 | Quaver | Davies
    646349 | 102400 | Goodwill | Powell
    646350 | 102400 | Thomas | Evatt
    646351 | 102400 | Coupee | Bannister Jun.
    646352 | 102400 | Lucy | Mrs Kemble.
    646353 | 102400 | Flash | Palmer.
    646354 | 102400 | Captain Loveit | Evatt
    646355 | 102400 | Fribble | R. Palmer
    646356 | 102400 | Puff | Moss
    646357 | 102400 | Jasper | Burton
    646358 | 102400 | Miss Biddy | Mrs Kemble
    646359 | 102400 | Tag | Mrs Webb.
    Performance: 102401 | 46802 | a | The Virgin Unmask'd | As17900618 but Quaver-Waterhouse.
    AsSeeDate: 102401 | hay | a | As | 17900618
    Cast:
    181139 | 102401 | Quaver | Waterhouse.
    646360 | 102401 | Sir David Dunder | Bannister Jun.
    646361 | 102401 | Random | Williamson
    646362 | 102401 | Scruple | Davies
    646363 | 102401 | Old Random | Aickin
    646364 | 102401 | Carney | Barrett
    646365 | 102401 | Tiptoe | R. Palmer
    646366 | 102401 | Peery | Usher
    646367 | 102401 | Roundfee | Cubitt
    646368 | 102401 | Quick | Moss
    646369 | 102401 | Lady Dunder | Mrs Webb
    646370 | 102401 | Harriet | Mrs Kemble
    646371 | 102401 | Kitty | Miss Prideaux
    646372 | 102401 | Mrs Peery | Mrs Powell.
    646373 | 102401 | Blister | Moss
    646374 | 102401 | Goodwill | Powell
    646375 | 102401 | Thomas | Evatt
    646376 | 102401 | Coupee | Bannister Jun.
    646377 | 102401 | Lucy | Mrs Kemble.
    Performance: 102402 | 46802 | e | End I 2nd piece: <i>Tragic Imitations</i>-Mrs Wells; End II: <i>Comic and Vocal Imitations</i>-Mrs Wells; End play: <i>Favourite Speech</i> the "ring" speech in IV | ii from <i>Isabella</i>-Mrs Wells.
    Cast:
    181140 | 102402 | i from <i>Isabella</i> | Mrs Wells.

Mainpiece

Title: Gretna Green
Comments:
As17900629.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Gretna Green
Publish Date: 1784
Birth: 1757/8
Death: 1828
Author: John O'Keeffe
Birth: 1747
Death: 1833
Author: Samuel Arnold
Birth: 1740
Death: 1802

Afterpiece

Title: The Liar
Comments:
As17900807.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Virgin Unmask'd
Comments:
As17900618 but Quaver-Waterhouse.
Cast:

Entertainment

Comment: End I 2nd piece: Tragic Imitations-Mrs Wells; End II: Comic and Vocal Imitations-Mrs Wells; End play: Favourite Speech the "ring" speech in IV.ii from Isabella-Mrs Wells