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24 May 1793

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1792-1793
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Dignum and Mrs Powell. [Afterpiece in place of The Devil to Pay, advertised on playbill of 23 May.] Morning Herald, 23 May: Tickets to be had of Dignum, No. 25, New North-street; of Mrs Powell, No. 22, Henrietta-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #510 1s. (54.13.6; 26.7.6; 3.17.0; tickets: 425.3.0) (charge: #160 5s. 10d.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl [at king's% Twelfth Night. Orsino-Barrymore; Sebastian-Bland; Antonio-Benson; Sir Toby Belch-Moody; Sir Andrew Ague@cheek-Dodd; Sea Captain-Caulfield; Fabian-R. Palmer; Malvolio-Bensley; Clown (with the <i>Epilogue Song</i>)-Suett; Olivia-Mrs Powell; Viola-Mrs Jordan; Maria-Mrs Kemble. *aThe Mariners. As 15 May, but Landlord-Benson [in place of $Phillimore=%; Cooke_. *sEnd II: <i>The Lucky Escape</i>-Dignum; End IV: <i>Primroses deck the banks</i> (composed by $Linley? Sen.=)-Master Welsh; End: <i>Fair Rosale</i>-Master Welsh. *cBenefit for $Dignum= and $Mrs Powell=. [Afterpiece in place of <i>The Devil to Pay</i>, advertised on playbill of 23 May.] <i>Morning Herald</i>, 23 May: Tickets to be had of Dignum, No. 25, <i>New North-street</i>; of Mrs Powell, No. 22, <i>Henrietta-street</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>. Receipts: #510 1s. (54.13.6; 26.7.6; 3.17.0; tickets: 425.3.0) (charge: #160 5s. 10d.).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1793 05 24 dl at king's Twelfth Night. Orsino-Barrymore; Sebastian-Bland; Antonio-Benson; Sir Toby Belch-Moody; Sir Andrew Ague@cheek-Dodd; Sea Captain-Caulfield; Fabian-R. Palmer; Malvolio-Bensley; Clown (with the <i>Epilogue Song</i>)-Suett; Olivia-Mrs Powell; Viola-Mrs Jordan; Maria-Mrs Kemble.*a1793 05 24 dl The Mariners. ^As17930515^, but Landlord-Benson in place of $Phillimore=; Cooke_.*s1793 05 24 dl End II: <i>The Lucky Escape</i>-Dignum; End IV: <i>Primroses deck the banks</i> (composed by $Linley? Sen.=)-Master Welsh; End: <i>Fair Rosale</i>-Master Welsh.*c1793 05 24 dl Benefit for $Dignum= and $Mrs Powell=. [Afterpiece in place of <i>The Devil to Pay</i>, advertised on playbill of 23 May.] <i>Morning Herald</i>, 23 May: Tickets to be had of Dignum, No. 25, <i>New North-street</i>; of Mrs Powell, No. 22, <i>Henrietta-street</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>. Receipts: #510 1s. (54.13.6; 26.7.6; 3.17.0; tickets: 425.3.0) (charge: #160 5s. 10d.).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 48410 | 17930524 | dl | Benefit for $Dignum= and $Mrs Powell=. [Afterpiece in place of <i>The Devil to Pay</i>, advertised on playbill of 23 May.] <i>Morning Herald</i>, 23 May: Tickets to be had of Dignum, No. 25, <i>New North-street</i>; of Mrs Powell, No. 22, <i>Henrietta-street</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>. Receipts: #510 1s. (54.13.6; 26.7.6; 3.17.0; tickets: 425.3.0) (charge: #160 5s. 10d.)
    Performance: 106486 | 48410 | p | At King's Twelfth Night | Orsino-Barrymore; Sebastian-Bland; Antonio-Benson; Sir Toby Belch-Moody; Sir Andrew Ague@cheek-Dodd; Sea Captain-Caulfield; Fabian-R. Palmer; Malvolio-Bensley; Clown (with the <i>Epilogue Song</i>)-Suett; Olivia-Mrs Powell; Viola-Mrs Jordan; Maria-Mrs Kemble.
    Cast:
    191088 | 106486 | Orsino | Barrymore
    191089 | 106486 | Sebastian | Bland
    191090 | 106486 | Antonio | Benson
    191091 | 106486 | Sir Toby Belch | Moody
    191092 | 106486 | Sir Andrew Ague@cheek | Dodd
    191093 | 106486 | Sea Captain | Caulfield
    191094 | 106486 | Fabian | R. Palmer
    191095 | 106486 | Malvolio | Bensley
    191096 | 106486 | Clown | Suett
    191097 | 106486 | Olivia | Mrs Powell
    191098 | 106486 | Viola | Mrs Jordan
    191099 | 106486 | Maria | Mrs Kemble.
    Performance: 106487 | 48410 | a | The Mariners | As17930515, but Landlord-Benson in place of $Phillimore=; Cooke_. Cooke_.
    AsSeeDate: 106487 | dl | a | As | 17930515
    Cast:
    191100 | 106487 | Landlord | Benson in place of $Phillimore=
    680906 | 106487 | Sea Boys | Miss _DeCamp, Mrs <i>Bland
    680907 | 106487 | Susan | Miss DeCamp.
    680908 | 106487 | Mr Indigo | Suett
    680909 | 106487 | Charles | Bland
    680910 | 106487 | Henry | Dignum
    680911 | 106487 | Clover | Sedgwick
    680912 | 106487 | Mizin | Bannister Jun.
    680913 | 106487 | Flintbourg | Wewitzer
    680914 | 106487 | Chequer | Fawcett
    680915 | 106487 | Trusty | Maddocks
    680916 | 106487 | Caustic | Webb
    680917 | 106487 | Sophia | Mrs Crouch
    680918 | 106487 | Bell | Miss Heard
    680919 | 106487 | Julia | Miss Menage
    680920 | 106487 | Rest of the Vocal Characters | Caulfield, Danby, Welsh, Shaw
    Performance: 106488 | 48410 | s | End II: <i>The Lucky Escape</i>-Dignum; End IV: <i>Primroses deck the banks</i> (composed by $Linley | Sen.=)-Master Welsh; End: <i>Fair Rosale</i>-Master Welsh.
    Cast:
    191101 | 106488 | Master Welsh
    191102 | 106488 | <i>Fair Rosale</i> | Master Welsh.

Mainpiece

Title: At King's Twelfth Night
Comments:
Orsino-Barrymore; Sebastian-Bland; Antonio-Benson; Sir Toby Belch-Moody; Sir Andrew Ague@cheek-Dodd; Sea Captain-Caulfield; Fabian-R. Palmer; Malvolio-Bensley; Clown (with the Epilogue Song)-Suett; Olivia-Mrs Powell; Viola-Mrs Jordan; Maria-Mrs Kemble.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Mariners
Comments:
As17930515, but Landlord-Benson in place of Phillimore; Cooke_. Cooke_.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Mariners
Publish Date:
Author: Samuel Birch
Birth: 1757
Death: 1841
Birth: 1765
Death: 1838

Song

Comment: End II: The Lucky Escape-Dignum; End IV: Primroses deck the banks (composed by Linley? Sen.)-Master Welsh; End: Fair Rosale-Master Welsh

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