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27 September 1791

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane at King's Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1791-1792
Volume: 5
Comments: Return'd Mr Thornhill for places he could not get to #1 10s. Receipts: #459 13s. (418.12; 40.5; 0.16)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dlking's Poor Old Drury!!! [Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Barrymore, R. Palmer, Wewitzer, Wrighten, Phillimore, Banks, Bland, Burton, Alfred.% Vocal Parts-Dignum, Sedgwick, Fawcett, Chapman, Danby; Muses-Mrs Powell, Mrs Goodall, Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Collins, Miss Heard, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Butler, Mrs Brigg; [Cast from <i>Larpent MS 918</i>, and <i>London Chronicle</i>, 23 Sept.:% Palmer, Parsons, R. Palmer, Wrighten, Alfred [all in their own persons]; French Critic-Wewitzer; Italian Singer-Bland; Apollo-Dignum; Mercury-Sedgwick; Melpomene-Mrs Powell; Thalia-Mrs Goodall; Terpsichore-Miss DeCamp; Euterpe-Miss Collins; Phillimore, Banks, Burton. *aThe School for Scandal. Sir Peter Teazle-King; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Kemble; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Snake-Phillimore; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-R. Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Ward; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble. *aNo Song No Supper. Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick; Servant-Alfred; Dorothy (1st time)-Mrs Edwards; Louisa-Mrs Crouch; Margaretta-Sga Storace; Nelly-Miss Hagley. *sIII 2nd piece: a <i>song</i>-Sedgwick. *cReturn'd $Mr Thornhill= for places he could not get to #1 10s. Receipts: #459 13s. (418.12; 40.5; 0.16).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1791 09 27 dlking's Poor Old Drury!!! Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Barrymore, R. Palmer, Wewitzer, Wrighten, Phillimore, Banks, Bland, Burton, Alfred. Vocal Parts-Dignum, Sedgwick, Fawcett, Chapman, Danby; Muses-Mrs Powell, Mrs Goodall, Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Collins, Miss Heard, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Butler, Mrs Brigg; [Cast from <i>Larpent MS 918</i>, and <i>London Chronicle</i>, 23 Sept.: Palmer, Parsons, R. Palmer, Wrighten, Alfred [all in their own persons]; French Critic-Wewitzer; Italian Singer-Bland; Apollo-Dignum; Mercury-Sedgwick; Melpomene-Mrs Powell; Thalia-Mrs Goodall; Terpsichore-Miss DeCamp; Euterpe-Miss Collins; Phillimore, Banks, Burton.*a1791 09 27 dlking's The School for Scandal. Sir Peter Teazle-King; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Kemble; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Snake-Phillimore; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-R. Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Ward; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble.*a1791 09 27 dlking's No Song No Supper. Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick; Servant-Alfred; Dorothy (1st time)-Mrs Edwards; Louisa-Mrs Crouch; Margaretta-Sga Storace; Nelly-Miss Hagley.*s1791 09 27 dlking's III 2nd piece: a <i>song</i>-Sedgwick.*c1791 09 27 dlking's Return'd $Mr Thornhill= for places he could not get to #1 10s. Receipts: #459 13s. (418.12; 40.5; 0.16).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 47448 | 17910927 | dlking's | Return'd $Mr Thornhill= for places he could not get to #1 10s. Receipts: #459 13s. (418.12; 40.5; 0.16)
    Performance: 104012 | 47448 | p | Poor Old Drury | !! Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Barrymore, R. Palmer, Wewitzer, Wrighten, Phillimore, Banks, Bland, Burton, Alfred. Vocal Parts-Dignum, Sedgwick, Fawcett, Chapman, Danby; Muses-Mrs Powell, Mrs Goodall, Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Collins, Miss Heard, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Butler, Mrs Brigg; [Cast from <i>Larpent MS 918</i>, and <i>London Chronicle</i>, 23 Sept.: Palmer, Parsons, R. Palmer, Wrighten, Alfred [all in their own persons]; French Critic-Wewitzer; Italian Singer-Bland; Apollo-Dignum; Mercury-Sedgwick; Melpomene-Mrs Powell; Thalia-Mrs Goodall; Terpsichore-Miss DeCamp; Euterpe-Miss Collins; Phillimore, Banks, Burton. Phillimore, Banks, Burton.
    Cast:
    184806 | 104012 | Vocal Parts | Dignum, Sedgwick, Fawcett, Chapman, Danby
    184807 | 104012 | Muses | Mrs Powell, Mrs Goodall, Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Collins, Miss Heard, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Butler, Mrs Brigg
    184808 | 104012 | French Critic | Wewitzer
    184809 | 104012 | Italian Singer | Bland
    184810 | 104012 | Apollo | Dignum
    184811 | 104012 | Mercury | Sedgwick
    184812 | 104012 | Melpomene | Mrs Powell
    184813 | 104012 | Thalia | Mrs Goodall
    184814 | 104012 | Terpsichore | Miss DeCamp
    184815 | 104012 | Euterpe | Miss Collins
    Performance: 104013 | 47448 | a | The School for Scandal | Sir Peter Teazle-King; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Kemble; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Snake-Phillimore; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-R. Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Ward; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble.
    Cast:
    184816 | 104013 | Sir Peter Teazle | King
    184817 | 104013 | Joseph Surface | Palmer
    184818 | 104013 | Charles Surface | Kemble
    184819 | 104013 | Sir Oliver Surface | Aickin
    184820 | 104013 | Snake | Phillimore
    184821 | 104013 | Rowley | Packer
    184822 | 104013 | Moses | Baddeley
    184823 | 104013 | Careless | Barrymore
    184824 | 104013 | Trip | R. Palmer
    184825 | 104013 | Sir Benjamin Backbite | Dodd
    184826 | 104013 | Crabtree | Parsons
    184827 | 104013 | Lady Teazle | Miss Farren
    184828 | 104013 | Lady Sneerwell | Mrs Ward
    184829 | 104013 | Mrs Candour | Miss Pope
    184830 | 104013 | Maria | Mrs Kemble.
    Performance: 104014 | 47448 | a | No Song No Supper | Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick; Servant-Alfred; Dorothy (1st time)-Mrs Edwards; Louisa-Mrs Crouch; Margaretta-Sga Storace; Nelly-Miss Hagley.
    Cast:
    184831 | 104014 | Crop | Dignum
    184832 | 104014 | Frederick | Kelly
    184833 | 104014 | Endless | Suett
    184834 | 104014 | Robin | Bannister Jun.
    184835 | 104014 | William | Sedgwick
    184836 | 104014 | Servant | Alfred
    184837 | 104014 | Dorothy | Mrs Edwards
    184838 | 104014 | Louisa | Mrs Crouch
    184839 | 104014 | Margaretta | Sga Storace
    184840 | 104014 | Nelly | Miss Hagley.
    Performance: 104015 | 47448 | s | III 2nd piece: a <i>song</i>-Sedgwick

Mainpiece

Title: Poor Old Drury
Comments:
!! Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Barrymore, R. Palmer, Wewitzer, Wrighten, Phillimore, Banks, Bland, Burton, Alfred. Vocal Parts-Dignum, Sedgwick, Fawcett, Chapman, Danby; Muses-Mrs Powell, Mrs Goodall, Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Collins, Miss Heard, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Butler, Mrs Brigg; [Cast from Larpent MS 918, and London Chronicle, 23 Sept.: Palmer, Parsons, R. Palmer, Wrighten, Alfred [all in their own persons]; French Critic-Wewitzer; Italian Singer-Bland; Apollo-Dignum; Mercury-Sedgwick; Melpomene-Mrs Powell; Thalia-Mrs Goodall; Terpsichore-Miss DeCamp; Euterpe-Miss Collins; Phillimore, Banks, Burton. Phillimore, Banks, Burton.
Cast:

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Publish Date:
Author: James Cobb
Birth: 1756
Death: 1818
Birth: 1762
Death: 1796

Afterpiece

Title: The School for Scandal
Comments:
Sir Peter Teazle-King; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Kemble; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Snake-Phillimore; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-R. Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Ward; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: No Song No Supper
Comments:
Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick; Servant-Alfred; Dorothy (1st time)-Mrs Edwards; Louisa-Mrs Crouch; Margaretta-Sga Storace; Nelly-Miss Hagley.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1792
Author: Prince Hoare
Birth: 1755
Death: 1834
Birth: 1762
Death: 1796

Song

Comment: III 2nd piece: a song-Sedgwick

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 27 September 1791 at Drury Lane at King's Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=47448.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 27 September 1791 at Drury Lane at King's Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=47448. Accessed 31 March 2025.