23 November 1793

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1793-1794
Volume: 5
Comments: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [acted 21 Jan. 1789. Mrs Esten has 1st acted Belvidera at Bath in the season of 1786-87]. Afterpiece [1st time; M. INT 2, by John Cartwright Cross. Larpent MS 883; not published. Prologue by John Taylor (his Taylor, Poems, I, 43). Rees' 1st appearance at this theatre was on 14 May 1788]: The Overture and the whole of the Music by Dibdin. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Most of these songs had originally appeared in Dibdin's "table entertainment," The Oddities, 1st performed at the Lyceum, 7 Dec. 1789.] Receipts: #244 18s. 6d. (234.8.0; 10.10.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Venice Preserved. Jaffier (1st time)-Holman; Priuli-Hull;Renault-Powel; Bedamar-Davies; Duke-Thompson; Spinosa-Cubitt; Elliot-Macready; Pierre (1st time)-Harley; Belvidera (1st time [in <i>London</i>])-Mrs Esten. *aA Divertisement. [The Speaking Characters by Bannister, Johnstone, Wilson, Blanchard, Bernard, Rees (1st appearance on this stage), Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Songs (For the Author [1790]);% Clueline-Bannister; Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Sir Fidget Fearful-Wilson; Gregory-Blanchard; Flambeau-Bernard; Whim-Rees; Squire Thicket-Incledon; Sophia-Mrs Harlowe; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Female Indian-Mrs Mountain; [With% Dialogue-; [to introduce the following favourite <i>Songs</i>, selected, written and composed (with new accompaniments) by $Dibdin=: PART I.% The Lamplighter[, <i>I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter</i>%-Bernard; Peggy Perkins[, <i>Let Bards elate</i>%-Blanchard; Irish Drinking Song[, <i>Of the Ancients its speaking</i>%-Johnstone; Tom Bowling[, <i>Here a shere Hulk lies poor Tom Bowling</i>%-Bannister; Comic Song[, <i>How much I love thee</i>%-Wilson; Taffy and Griddy[, <i>Abergavenny is fine</i>%-Mrs Martyr; [PART II.% Hunting Song[, <i>To Batchelor's Hall</i>%-Incledon; Sea Song[, <i>Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna</i>%-Bannister; The Portrait[, <i>Come, Painter, with thy happiest flight</i>%-Incledon; The Soldier's Grave[, <i>Of all SensationsPity brings</i>%-Incledon; [Conclude with% Rural Masquerade-[in which the following <i>Airs</i> will be sung in character%; The Greenwich Pensioner[, <i>'Twas in the good ship Rover</i>%-Bannister; Indian Song[, <i>Dear Yanco says, and true he says</i>%-MrsMountain; The Masquerade[, <i>Sure an't the World a Masquerade</i>%-Johnstone, Chorus; Occasional <i>Prologue</i>-Farren. *dIn afterpiece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin. *cMainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [acted 21 Jan. 1789. $Mrs Esten= has 1stacted <i>Belvidera</i>r at <i>Bath</i> in the season of 1786-87]. Afterpiece [1st time; M. INT 2, by $John Cartwright Cross=. <i>Larpent MS 883</i>; not published. Prologue by $John Taylor= (his <i>Taylor, Poems</i>, I, 43). $Rees=' 1st appearance at thistheatre was on 14 May 1788]: The Overture and the whole of the Music by $Dibdin=. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Most of these songs had originally appeared in Dibdin's "table entertainment," <i>The Oddities</i>, 1st performed at the <i>Lyceum</i>, 7 Dec. 1789.] Receipts: #244 18s. 6d. (234.8.0; 10.10.6).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1793 11 23 cg Venice Preserved. Jaffier (1st time)-Holman; Priuli-Hull; Renault-Powel; Bedamar-Davies; Duke-Thompson; Spinosa-Cubitt; Elliot-Macready; Pierre (1st time)-Harley; Belvidera (1st time [in <i>London</i>])-Mrs Esten.*a1793 11 23 cg A Divertisement. [The Speaking Characters by Bannister, Johnstone, Wilson, Blanchard, Bernard, Rees (1st appearance on this stage), Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Martyr. Cast from Songs (For the Author [1790]); Clueline-Bannister; Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Sir Fidget Fearful-Wilson; Gregory-Blanchard; Flambeau-Bernard; Whim-Rees; Squire Thicket-Incledon; Sophia-Mrs Harlowe; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Female Indian-Mrs Mountain; [With Dialogue-; [to introduce the following favourite <i>Songs</i>, selected, written and composed (with new accompaniments) by $Dibdin=: PART I. The Lamplighter[, <i>I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter</i>-Bernard; Peggy Perkins[, <i>Let Bards elate</i>-Blanchard; Irish Drinking Song[, <i>Of the Ancients its speaking</i>-Johnstone; Tom Bowling[, <i>Here a shere Hulk lies poor Tom Bowling</i>-Bannister; Comic Song[, <i>How much I love thee</i>-Wilson; Taffy and Griddy[, <i>Abergavenny is fine</i>-Mrs Martyr; [PART II. Hunting Song[, <i>To Batchelor's Hall</i>-Incledon; Sea Song[, <i>Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna</i>-Bannister; The Portrait[, <i>Come, Painter, with thy happiest flight</i>-Incledon; The Soldier's Grave[, <i>Of all Sensations Pity brings</i>-Incledon; [Conclude with Rural Masquerade-[in which the following <i>Airs</i> will be sung in character; The Greenwich Pensioner[, <i>'Twas in the good ship Rover</i>-Bannister; Indian Song[, <i>Dear Yanco says, and true he says</i>-Mrs Mountain; The Masquerade[, <i>Sure an't the World a Masquerade</i>-Johnstone, Chorus; Occasional <i>Prologue</i>-Farren.*d1793 11 23 cg In afterpiece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin.*c1793 11 23 cg Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [acted 21 Jan. 1789. $Mrs Esten= has 1st acted <i>Belvidera</i>r at <i>Bath</i> in the season of 1786-87]. Afterpiece [1st time; M. INT 2, by $John Cartwright Cross=. <i>Larpent MS 883</i>; not published. Prologue by $John Taylor= (his <i>Taylor, Poems</i>, I, 43). $Rees=' 1st appearance at this theatre was on 14 May 1788]: The Overture and the whole of the Music by $Dibdin=. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Most of these songs had originally appeared in Dibdin's "table entertainment," <i>The Oddities</i>, 1st performed at the <i>Lyceum</i>, 7 Dec. 1789.] Receipts: #244 18s. 6d. (234.8.0; 10.10.6).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 48674 | 17931123 | cg | Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [acted 21 Jan. 1789. $Mrs Esten= has 1st acted <i>Belvidera</i> at <i>Bath</i> in the season of 1786-87]. Afterpiece [1st time; M. INT 2, by $John Cartwright Cross=. <i>Larpent MS 883</i>; not published. Prologue by $John Taylor= (his <i>Taylor, Poems</i>, I, 43). $Rees=' 1st appearance at this theatre was on 14 May 1788]: The Overture and the whole of the Music by $Dibdin=. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Most of these songs had originally appeared in Dibdin's "table entertainment," <i>The Oddities</i>, 1st performed at the <i>Lyceum</i>, 7 Dec. 1789.] Receipts: #244 18s. 6d. (234.8.0; 10.10.6)
    Performance: 107205 | 48674 | p | Venice Preserved | Jaffier (1st time)-Holman; Priuli-Hull; Renault-Powel; Bedamar-Davies; Duke-Thompson; Spinosa-Cubitt; Elliot-Macready; Pierre (1st time)-Harley; Belvidera (1st time [in <i>London</i>])-Mrs Esten.
    Cast:
    193074 | 107205 | Jaffier | Holman
    193075 | 107205 | Priuli | Hull
    193076 | 107205 | Renault | Powel
    193077 | 107205 | Bedamar | Davies
    193078 | 107205 | Duke | Thompson
    193079 | 107205 | Spinosa | Cubitt
    193080 | 107205 | Elliot | Macready
    193081 | 107205 | Pierre | Harley
    193082 | 107205 | Belvidera | Mrs Esten.
    Performance: 107206 | 48674 | a | A Divertisement | [The Speaking Characters by Bannister, Johnstone, Wilson, Blanchard, Bernard, Rees (1st appearance on this stage), Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Martyr. Cast from Songs (For the Author [1790]); Clueline-Bannister; Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Sir Fidget Fearful-Wilson; Gregory-Blanchard; Flambeau-Bernard; Whim-Rees; Squire Thicket-Incledon; Sophia-Mrs Harlowe; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Female Indian-Mrs Mountain; [With Dialogue-; [to introduce the following favourite <i>Songs</i>, selected, written and composed (with new accompaniments) by $Dibdin=: PART I. The Lamplighter[, <i>I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter</i>-Bernard; Peggy Perkins[, <i>Let Bards elate</i>-Blanchard; Irish Drinking Song[, <i>Of the Ancients its speaking</i>-Johnstone; Tom Bowling[, <i>Here a shere Hulk lies poor Tom Bowling</i>-Bannister; Comic Song[, <i>How much I love thee</i>-Wilson; Taffy and Griddy[, <i>Abergavenny is fine</i>-Mrs Martyr; [PART II. Hunting Song[, <i>To Batchelor's Hall</i>-Incledon; Sea Song[, <i>Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna</i>-Bannister; The Portrait[, <i>Come, Painter, with thy happiest flight</i>-Incledon; The Soldier's Grave[, <i>Of all Sensations Pity brings</i>-Incledon; [Conclude with Rural Masquerade-[in which the following <i>Airs</i> will be sung in character; The Greenwich Pensioner[, <i>'Twas in the good ship Rover</i>-Bannister; Indian Song[, <i>Dear Yanco says, and true he says</i>-Mrs Mountain; The Masquerade[, <i>Sure an't the World a Masquerade</i>-Johnstone, Chorus; Occasional <i>Prologue</i>-Farren.
    Cast:
    193083 | 107206 | Clueline | Bannister
    193084 | 107206 | Frederick | Johnstone
    193085 | 107206 | Sir Fidget Fearful | Wilson
    193086 | 107206 | Gregory | Blanchard
    193087 | 107206 | Flambeau | Bernard
    193088 | 107206 | Whim | Rees
    193089 | 107206 | Squire Thicket | Incledon
    193090 | 107206 | Sophia | Mrs Harlowe
    193091 | 107206 | Peggy | Mrs Martyr
    193092 | 107206 | Female Indian | Mrs Mountain
    193093 | 107206 | With Dialogue
    193094 | 107206 | <i>I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter</i> | Bernard
    193095 | 107206 | <i>Let Bards elate</i> | Blanchard
    193096 | 107206 | <i>Of the Ancients its speaking</i> | Johnstone
    193097 | 107206 | <i>Here a shere Hulk lies poor Tom Bowling</i> | Bannister
    193098 | 107206 | <i>How much I love thee</i> | Wilson
    193099 | 107206 | <i>Abergavenny is fine</i> | Mrs Martyr
    193100 | 107206 | <i>To Batchelor's Hall</i> | Incledon
    193101 | 107206 | <i>Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna</i> | Bannister
    193102 | 107206 | with thy happiest flight</i> | Incledon
    193103 | 107206 | <i>Of all Sensations Pity brings</i> | Incledon
    193104 | 107206 | Conclude with Rural Masquerade
    193105 | 107206 | <i>'Twas in the good ship Rover</i> | Bannister
    193106 | 107206 | and true he says</i> | Mrs Mountain
    193107 | 107206 | <i>Sure an't the World a Masquerade</i> | Johnstone, Chorus
    193108 | 107206 | Occasional <i>Prologue</i> | Farren.
    Performance: 107207 | 48674 | d | In afterpiece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

Mainpiece

Comments:
Jaffier (1st time)-Holman; Priuli-Hull; Renault-Powel; Bedamar-Davies; Duke-Thompson; Spinosa-Cubitt; Elliot-Macready; Pierre (1st time)-Harley; Belvidera (1st time [in London])-Mrs Esten.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
[The Speaking Characters by Bannister, Johnstone, Wilson, Blanchard, Bernard, Rees (1st appearance on this stage), Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Martyr. Cast from Songs (For the Author [1790]); Clueline-Bannister; Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Sir Fidget Fearful-Wilson; Gregory-Blanchard; Flambeau-Bernard; Whim-Rees; Squire Thicket-Incledon; Sophia-Mrs Harlowe; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Female Indian-Mrs Mountain; [With Dialogue-; [to introduce the following favourite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new accompaniments) by Dibdin: PART I. The Lamplighter[, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Bernard; Peggy Perkins[, Let Bards elate-Blanchard; Irish Drinking Song[, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; Tom Bowling[, Here a shere Hulk lies poor Tom Bowling-Bannister; Comic Song[, How much I love thee-Wilson; Taffy and Griddy[, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [PART II. Hunting Song[, To Batchelor's Hall-Incledon; Sea Song[, Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna-Bannister; The Portrait[, Come, Painter, with thy happiest flight-Incledon; The Soldier's Grave[, Of all Sensations Pity brings-Incledon; [Conclude with Rural Masquerade-[in which the following Airs will be sung in character; The Greenwich Pensioner[, 'Twas in the good ship Rover-Bannister; Indian Song[, Dear Yanco says, and true he says-Mrs Mountain; The Masquerade[, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus; Occasional Prologue-Farren.

Dance

Comment: In afterpiece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

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