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29 October 1794

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1794-1795
Volume: 5
Comments: Receipts: #231 11s. 6d. (227.6.6; 4.5.0)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Rage! As 23 Oct., but Servants-_Cross; Rees_. *aA Divertisement. Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Bernard, Powel, Townsend, Richardson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees; [Cast adjusted from playbill of12 Apr. 1794: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Thicket-Incledon; Flambeau-Bernard; Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; Gregory-Townsend; Clueline-Richardson; Peggy-Mrs Martyr;Sophia-Mrs Clendining; Whim-Mr Rees.] [With Dialogue to intrdduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by $Dibdin=: The Lamplighter,% <i>I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter</i>-Bernard; [Peggy Perkins,% <i>Let Bards elate</i>-Townsend; [Irish Drinking Song,% <i>Of the Ancients its speaking</i>-Johnstone; The Greenwick Pensioner [<i>'Twas in the good ship Rover</i>]-Richardson; [Comic Song,% <i>How much I love thee</i>-Powel; [Taffy and Griddy,% <i>Abergavenny is fine</i>-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song,% <i>To Batchelor's Hall</i>, [and Poor Jack,%<i>Go Patter to lubbers</i>, [and The Portrait,% <i>Come, Painter, with thy happiest flight</i>-Incledon; [To conclude with a% Rural Masquerade-; [Indian Song,% <i>Dear Yanco say and true be say</i>-Mrs Mountain; [Sea Song,% <i>A Sailor's life's a life of woe</i>-Mrs Clendining; [The Masquerade,% <i>Sure an't the World a Masquerade</i>-Johnstone, Chorus. *dIn afterpiece: [a% <i>Ballet</i>-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi. *cReceipts: #231 11s. 6d. (227.6.6; 4.5.0).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1794 10 29 cg The Rage! ^As17941023^, but Servants-_Cross; Rees_.*a1794 10 29 cg A Divertisement. Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Bernard, Powel, Townsend, Richardson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 12 Apr. 1794: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Thicket-Incledon; Flambeau-Bernard; Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; Gregory-Townsend; Clueline-Richardson; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Clendining; Whim-Mr Rees.] With Dialogue to intrdduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by $Dibdin=: The Lamplighter, <i>I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter</i>-Bernard; [Peggy Perkins, <i>Let Bards elate</i>-Townsend; [Irish Drinking Song, <i>Of the Ancients its speaking</i>-Johnstone; The Greenwick Pensioner [<i>'Twas in the good ship Rover</i>]-Richardson; [Comic Song, <i>How much I love thee</i>-Powel; [Taffy and Griddy, <i>Abergavenny is fine</i>-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song, <i>To Batchelor's Hall</i>, [and Poor Jack, <i>Go Patter to lubbers</i>, [and The Portrait, <i>Come, Painter, with thy happiest flight</i>-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [Indian Song, <i>Dear Yanco say and true be say</i>-Mrs Mountain; [Sea Song, <i>A Sailor's life's a life of woe</i>-Mrs Clendining; [The Masquerade, <i>Sure an't the World a Masquerade</i>-Johnstone, Chorus.*d1794 10 29 cg In afterpiece: a <i>Ballet</i>-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi.*c1794 10 29 cg Receipts: #231 11s. 6d. (227.6.6; 4.5.0).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 49236 | 17941029 | cg | Receipts: #231 11s. 6d. (227.6.6; 4.5.0)
    Performance: 108669 | 49236 | p | The Rage | As17941023, but Servants-_Cross; Rees_. Rees_.
    AsSeeDate: 108669 | cg | p | As | 17941023
    Cast:
    196255 | 108669 | Servants | _Cross
    705033 | 108669 | Gingham | Lewis
    705034 | 108669 | Sir Paul Perpetual | Quick
    705035 | 108669 | Darnley | Holman
    705036 | 108669 | Flush | Munden
    705037 | 108669 | Mr Savage | Fawcett
    705038 | 108669 | Signor Cygnet | Bernard
    705039 | 108669 | Sir George Gauntlet | Middleton
    705040 | 108669 | Ready | Davenport
    705041 | 108669 | Waiter | Rees
    705042 | 108669 | Groom | Simmons
    705043 | 108669 | Lady Sarah Savage | Mrs Mattocks
    705044 | 108669 | Clara Sedley | Mrs Mountain
    705045 | 108669 | Mrs Darnley | Mrs Pope
    Performance: 108670 | 49236 | a | A Divertisement | Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Bernard, Powel, Townsend, Richardson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 12 Apr. 1794: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Thicket-Incledon; Flambeau-Bernard; Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; Gregory-Townsend; Clueline-Richardson; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Clendining; Whim-Mr Rees.] With Dialogue to intrdduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by $Dibdin=: The Lamplighter, <i>I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter</i>-Bernard; [Peggy Perkins, <i>Let Bards elate</i>-Townsend; [Irish Drinking Song, <i>Of the Ancients its speaking</i>-Johnstone; The Greenwick Pensioner [<i>'Twas in the good ship Rover</i>]-Richardson; [Comic Song, <i>How much I love thee</i>-Powel; [Taffy and Griddy, <i>Abergavenny is fine</i>-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song, <i>To Batchelor's Hall</i>, [and Poor Jack, <i>Go Patter to lubbers</i>, [and The Portrait, <i>Come, Painter, with thy happiest flight</i>-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [Indian Song, <i>Dear Yanco say and true be say</i>-Mrs Mountain; [Sea Song, <i>A Sailor's life's a life of woe</i>-Mrs Clendining; [The Masquerade, <i>Sure an't the World a Masquerade</i>-Johnstone, Chorus.
    Cast:
    196256 | 108670 | Speaking Characters | Johnstone, Incledon, Bernard, Powel, Townsend, Richardson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees
    196257 | 108670 | Frederick | Johnstone
    196258 | 108670 | Thicket | Incledon
    196259 | 108670 | Flambeau | Bernard
    196260 | 108670 | Sir Fidget Fearful | Powel
    196261 | 108670 | Gregory | Townsend
    196262 | 108670 | Clueline | Richardson
    196263 | 108670 | Peggy | Mrs Martyr
    196264 | 108670 | Sophia | Mrs Clendining
    196265 | 108670 | Whim | Mr Rees.
    196266 | 108670 | <i>I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter</i> | Bernard
    196267 | 108670 | <i>Let Bards elate</i> | Townsend
    196268 | 108670 | <i>Of the Ancients its speaking</i> | Johnstone
    196269 | 108670 | <i>'Twas in the good ship Rover</i>] | Richardson
    196270 | 108670 | <i>How much I love thee</i> | Powel
    196271 | 108670 | <i>Abergavenny is fine</i> | Mrs Martyr
    196272 | 108670 | with thy happiest flight</i> | Incledon
    196273 | 108670 | To conclude with a Rural Masquerade
    196274 | 108670 | <i>Dear Yanco say and true be say</i> | Mrs Mountain
    196275 | 108670 | <i>A Sailor's life's a life of woe</i> | Mrs Clendining
    196276 | 108670 | <i>Sure an't the World a Masquerade</i> | Johnstone, Chorus.
    Performance: 108671 | 49236 | d | In afterpiece: a <i>Ballet</i>-Byrn, Mlle St | Amand, Mme Rossi.

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17941023, but Servants-_Cross; Rees_. Rees_.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Bernard, Powel, Townsend, Richardson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 12 Apr. 1794: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Thicket-Incledon; Flambeau-Bernard; Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; Gregory-Townsend; Clueline-Richardson; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Clendining; Whim-Mr Rees.] With Dialogue to intrdduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Bernard; [Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Townsend; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; The Greenwick Pensioner ['Twas in the good ship Rover]-Richardson; [Comic Song, How much I love thee-Powel; [Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, [and Poor Jack, Go Patter to lubbers, [and The Portrait, Come, Painter, with thy happiest flight-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [Indian Song, Dear Yanco say and true be say-Mrs Mountain; [Sea Song, A Sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Clendining; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.

Dance

Comment: In afterpiece: a Ballet-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 29 October 1794 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=49236.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 29 October 1794 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=49236. Accessed 31 March 2025.