26 April 1793

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1792-1793
Volume: 5
Comments: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Palmer as Woodville , but "The curtain was dropped in the middle of the first act, and after a delay of near half an hour, Barrymore informed the audience Palmer was not come to the theatre...and therefore solicited permission for Benson to [act] Woodville, which he had undertaken at a few minutes' notice. Benson (who had played the two first scenes of Vane) agreeable surprised the audience by his representation of Woodville" (Thespian Magazine, June 1793, p. 2). Who continued in the part of Vane (which cannot be doubled with that of Woodville) is not stated. R. Palmer, who acted it on 14 Feb., was indisposed.] Receipts: #175 4s. (117.16; 52.14; 4.14)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl [at king's% The Chapter of Accidents. As 14 Feb., but Woodville-Benson; Vane-Benson [sic; see below]; Bridget-Mrs Bateman. *aThe Prize. As 2 Apr. *c[In mainpiece the playbill retains $Palmer= as <i>Woodville</i>r , but "The curtain was dropped in the middle of the first act, and after a delay of near half an hour, $Barrymore= informed the audience Palmer was not come to the theatre...and therefore solicited permission for$Benson= to [act] Woodville, which he had undertaken at a few minutes' notice.Benson (who had played the two first scenes of Vane) agreeable surprised the audience by his representation of Woodville" (<i>Thespian Magazine</i>, June 1793, p. 2). Who continued in the part of Vane (which cannot be doubled with that of Woodville) is not stated. R. Palmer, who acted it on 14 Feb., was indisposed.] Receipts: #175 4s. (117.16; 52.14; 4.14).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1793 04 26 dl at king's The Chapter of Accidents. ^As17930214^, but Woodville-Benson; Vane-Benson [sic; see below]; Bridget-Mrs Bateman.*a1793 04 26 dl The Prize. ^As17930402^.*c1793 04 26 dl [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Palmer= as <i>Woodville</i>r , but "The curtain was dropped in the middle of the first act, and after a delay of near half an hour, $Barrymore= informed the audience Palmer was not come to the theatre...and therefore solicited permission for $Benson= to [act] Woodville, which he had undertaken at a few minutes' notice. Benson (who had played the two first scenes of Vane) agreeable surprised the audience by his representation of Woodville" (<i>Thespian Magazine</i>, June 1793, p. 2). Who continued in the part of Vane (which cannot be doubled with that of Woodville) is not stated. R. Palmer, who acted it on 14 Feb., was indisposed.] Receipts: #175 4s. (117.16; 52.14; 4.14).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 48355 | 17930426 | dl | [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Palmer= as <i>Woodville</i> , but "The curtain was dropped in the middle of the first act, and after a delay of near half an hour, $Barrymore= informed the audience Palmer was not come to the theatre...and therefore solicited permission for $Benson= to [act] Woodville, which he had undertaken at a few minutes' notice. Benson (who had played the two first scenes of Vane) agreeable surprised the audience by his representation of Woodville" (<i>Thespian Magazine</i>, June 1793, p. 2). Who continued in the part of Vane (which cannot be doubled with that of Woodville) is not stated. R. Palmer, who acted it on 14 Feb., was indisposed.] Receipts: #175 4s. (117.16; 52.14; 4.14)
    Performance: 106329 | 48355 | p | At King's The Chapter Of Accidents | As17930214, but Woodville-Benson; Vane-Benson [sic; see below]; Bridget-Mrs Bateman.
    AsSeeDate: 106329 | dl | p | As | 17930214
    Cast:
    190869 | 106329 | Woodville | Benson
    190870 | 106329 | Vane | Benson
    190871 | 106329 | Bridget | Mrs Bateman.
    679357 | 106329 | Lord Glenmore | Bensley
    679358 | 106329 | Governor Harcourt | King
    679359 | 106329 | Harcourt | Barrymore
    679360 | 106329 | Grey | Aickin
    679361 | 106329 | Jacob | Bannister Jun.
    679362 | 106329 | Cecilia | Miss Farren
    679363 | 106329 | Miss Mortimer | Mrs Powell
    679364 | 106329 | Warner | Mrs Booth
    Performance: 106330 | 48355 | a | The Prize | As17930402.
    AsSeeDate: 106330 | dl | a | As | 17930402
    Cast:
    679365 | 106330 | 930319but Juba | Master Welsh in place of $Mrs Bland=.
    679366 | 106330 | 930311but Caddy | Wewitzer in place of $Baddeley=
    679367 | 106330 | Boy | Master Gregson of $Master Welsh=.
    679368 | 106330 | Lenitive | Bannister Jun.
    679369 | 106330 | Caddy | Baddeley
    679370 | 106330 | Heartwell | Whitfield
    679371 | 106330 | Label | Suett
    679372 | 106330 | Juba | Mrs Bland
    679373 | 106330 | Servant | Webb
    679374 | 106330 | Mrs Caddy | Mrs Booth
    679375 | 106330 | Caroline | Sga Storace.

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17930214, but Woodville-Benson; Vane-Benson [sic; see below]; Bridget-Mrs Bateman.
Cast:

Afterpiece

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As17930402.
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