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01 May 1793

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1792-1793
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. 1st piece: Not acted these 20 years [never previously acted at this theatre]. Morning Herald, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr, No. 16, Martlet-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #349 16s. 6d

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg May Day; or, The Little Gipsey. William-Incledon; Clod-Blanchard; Furrow-Powel; Cryer-Rees; Dozey-Munden; Dolly-Mrs Martyr;The Little Gipsey (with a new Gipsey Ballad [<i>The Wandering Gipsey</i>], the Wordswritten and the melody composed by $Peter Pindar, Esq=. [pseud. for $John Wolcot=], the Accompaniments by $Shield=)-Mrs Clendining. *aFashionable Levities. As 8 Apr., but Lady Flippant Savage-Mrs Mattocks; Mr Ordeal-_; Cheaterly-_; Col.Staff-_; Constance-_; Grace-_. *aThe Soldier's Festival. As 24 Apr., but [added:% An entirely new Military Overture-. *aHartford Bridge. As 23 Mar., but Susan-Mrs Martyr (for that night only) [in place of $Mrs Harlowe=%. *dAs 16 Nov. 1792. *cBenefit for $Mrs Martyr=. 1st piece: Not acted these 20 years [never previously acted at this theatre]. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr, No. 16, <i>Martlet-court</i>, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts:#349 16s. 6d.

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1793 05 01 cg May Day; or, The Little Gipsey. William-Incledon; Clod-Blanchard; Furrow-Powel; Cryer-Rees; Dozey-Munden; Dolly-Mrs Martyr; The Little Gipsey (with a new Gipsey Ballad [<i>The Wandering Gipsey</i>], the Words written and the melody composed by $Peter Pindar, Esq=. [pseud. for $John Wolcot=], the Accompaniments by $Shield=)-Mrs Clendining.*a1793 05 01 cg Fashionable Levities. ^As17930408^, but Lady Flippant Savage-Mrs Mattocks; Mr Ordeal-_; Cheaterly-_; Col. Staff-_; Constance-_; Grace-_.*a1793 05 01 cg The Soldier's Festival. ^As17930424^, but added: An entirely new Military Overture-.*a1793 05 01 cg Hartford Bridge. ^As17930323^but Susan-Mrs Martyr (for that night only) in place of $Mrs Harlowe=.*d1793 05 01 cg ^As17921116^.*c1793 05 01 cg Benefit for $Mrs Martyr=. 1st piece: Not acted these 20 years [never previously acted at this theatre]. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr, No. 16, <i>Martlet-court</i>, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #349 16s. 6d.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 48366 | 17930501 | cg | Benefit for $Mrs Martyr=. 1st piece: Not acted these 20 years [never previously acted at this theatre]. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr, No. 16, <i>Martlet-court</i>, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #349 16s. 6d
    Performance: 106357 | 48366 | p | May Day; Or, The Little Gipsey | William-Incledon; Clod-Blanchard; Furrow-Powel; Cryer-Rees; Dozey-Munden; Dolly-Mrs Martyr; The Little Gipsey (with a new Gipsey Ballad [<i>The Wandering Gipsey</i>], the Words written and the melody composed by $Peter Pindar, Esq=. [pseud. for $John Wolcot=], the Accompaniments by $Shield=)-Mrs Clendining.
    Cast:
    190894 | 106357 | William | Incledon
    190895 | 106357 | Clod | Blanchard
    190896 | 106357 | Furrow | Powel
    190897 | 106357 | Cryer | Rees
    190898 | 106357 | Dozey | Munden
    190899 | 106357 | Dolly | Mrs Martyr
    190900 | 106357 | The Little Gipsey | Mrs Clendining.
    Performance: 106358 | 48366 | a | Fashionable Levities | As17930408, but Lady Flippant Savage-Mrs Mattocks; Mr Ordeal-_; Cheaterly-_; Col. Staff-_; Constance-_; Grace-_.
    AsSeeDate: 106358 | cg | a | As | 17930408
    Cast:
    190901 | 106358 | Lady Flippant Savage | Mrs Mattocks
    679734 | 106358 | Captain Belville | Incledon
    679735 | 106358 | Belville | Johnstone
    679736 | 106358 | William | Blanchard
    679737 | 106358 | Rustic | Davies
    679738 | 106358 | Irish Haymaker | Rees
    679739 | 106358 | Phoebe | Mrs Martyr
    679740 | 106358 | Dorcas | Mrs Powell
    679741 | 106358 | Rosina | Mrs Clendining.
    679742 | 106358 | Sir John Evergreen | Quick
    679743 | 106358 | Beaufort | Davies
    679744 | 106358 | Charles Evergreen | Macready
    679745 | 106358 | Drill | Farley
    679746 | 106358 | Tattoo | Rees
    679747 | 106358 | Roger | Rock
    679748 | 106358 | Cameleon | Fawcett
    679749 | 106358 | Emily | Miss Broadhurst
    679750 | 106358 | Lady Catherine Rouge | Mrs Webb
    679751 | 106358 | Male and Female
    679752 | 106358 | Bandy Will | Follett
    679753 | 106358 | Coachman | Rowson
    679754 | 106358 | Gardner | Hawtin
    679755 | 106358 | Butler | Cranfield
    679756 | 106358 | Men Bathers | Rowson, Wheatland, Coombs
    679757 | 106358 | Dairy Maids | Miss Leserve, Mrs Gray
    679758 | 106358 | Housmaids | Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd
    679759 | 106358 | Cook | Mrs Rock
    679760 | 106358 | Women Bathers | Mrs Powell, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd.
    Performance: 106359 | 48366 | a | The Soldier's Festival | As17930424, but added: An entirely new Military Overture-.
    AsSeeDate: 106359 | cg | a | As | 17930424
    Cast:
    190902 | 106359 | An entirely new Military Overture | .
    679761 | 106359 | Incledon
    679762 | 106359 | <i>Of the ancients it's speaking</i>] | Johnstone
    679763 | 106359 | <i>How merrily we live that soldiers be</i> | Darley, Incledon, Johnstone
    679764 | 106359 | <i>To arms Britons strike home</i> | Incledon, Darley, Follett, Blurton, Linton, Rees
    679765 | 106359 | Ben Block | Quick
    679766 | 106359 | Champignon | Marshall
    679767 | 106359 | Heartley | Davies
    679768 | 106359 | O'Clabber | Macready
    679769 | 106359 | Maclaymore | Powel
    679770 | 106359 | Brush | Fawcett
    679771 | 106359 | Jack Haulyard | Blanchard
    679772 | 106359 | Harriet | Mrs Martyr.
    Performance: 106360 | 48366 | a | Hartford Bridge | As17930323but Susan-Mrs Martyr (for that night only) in place of $Mrs Harlowe=.
    AsSeeDate: 106360 | cg | a | As | 17930323
    Cast:
    190903 | 106360 | 930323but Susan | Mrs Martyr
    679773 | 106360 | Vocal Parts | Incledon, Darley, Gray, Linton, Mrs Clendining
    679774 | 106360 | <i>How stands the glass around</i> | Incledon
    679775 | 106360 | <i>Good subjects with jolly full bottle</i> | Incledon, Darley, Gray
    679776 | 106360 | <i>Gentle Soldier oft you've told me</i> | Incledon, Mrs Clendining
    679777 | 106360 | <i>Oh what a charming thing's battle</i> | Incledon
    679778 | 106360 | <i>Great Britain still her charter boasts</i>
    679779 | 106360 | Travellers | _Cross, _Rock
    679780 | 106360 | Sir Gregory Forester | Quick
    679781 | 106360 | Peregrine Forester | Munden
    679782 | 106360 | Captain Fieldair | Incledon
    679783 | 106360 | Peter | Blanchard
    679784 | 106360 | Cartridge | Fawcett
    679785 | 106360 | Captain Forester | Macready
    679786 | 106360 | Waiter | Farley
    679787 | 106360 | Hostler | Rees
    679788 | 106360 | Susan | Mrs Harlowe
    679789 | 106360 | Mrs Jangle | Mrs Cross
    679790 | 106360 | Clara | Mrs Clendining.
    Performance: 106361 | 48366 | d | As17921116
    AsSeeDate: 106361 | cg | d | As | 17921116

Mainpiece

Title: May Day; Or, The Little Gipsey
Comments:
William-Incledon; Clod-Blanchard; Furrow-Powel; Cryer-Rees; Dozey-Munden; Dolly-Mrs Martyr; The Little Gipsey (with a new Gipsey Ballad [The Wandering Gipsey], the Words written and the melody composed by Peter Pindar, Esq. [pseud. for John Wolcot], the Accompaniments by Shield)-Mrs Clendining.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: Fashionable Levities
Comments:
As17930408, but Lady Flippant Savage-Mrs Mattocks; Mr Ordeal-_; Cheaterly-_; Col. Staff-_; Constance-_; Grace-_.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Birth: 1752
Death: 1820
Publish Date: 1785
Birth: 1752
Death: 1820

Afterpiece

Title: The Soldier's Festival
Comments:
As17930424, but added: An entirely new Military Overture-.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Baptism: 1748/9
Death: 1829
Author: Peter Ewing

Afterpiece

Title: Hartford Bridge
Comments:
As17930323but Susan-Mrs Martyr (for that night only) in place of Mrs Harlowe.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: As17921116

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