London Stage Event: 17 February 1795 at Drury Lane Theatre

17 February 1795

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre

Theatrical Season: 1794-1795

Volume: 5

Comments: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Barrymore as Careless, but "Barrymore came too late to play Careless, in consequence of which Dignum did the part and sang Sedgwick's song, who came in time to the theatre [Powell's italics, see 7 Feb.], but begged to be excused going on from the violent pain he was in, occasioned by a swelling upon his finger. Dignum not in time to be discovered at Lady Sneerwell's rout, but came on after the Scene opened. Fisher, one of the waiters in the above Scene, was absent. Caulfield absent from the scene with Charles, and Kelly Jr. not being in time to be discovered With the rest, walked on after the Scene opened." [In afterpiece] the playbill retains Aumer as Hephestion, "Hephestion C. Kemble, Aumer at the Opera House" (Powell).] Receipts: #349 7s. (264.16; 81.10; 3.1)

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*p dl The School for Scandal. As 22 Jan., but Charles Surface-Wroughton; Rowley-Maddocks; Snake-_; Trip-_. *aAlexander the Great. As 16 Feb., but Hephestion-C. Kemble. *s[omitted from playbill]As 28 Jan. *c[In mainpiece the playbill retains $Barrymore= as Carelessr, but "Barrymore came too late to play Careless, in consequence of which $Dignum= did thepart and sang $Sedgwick='s song, who came in time to the theatre [Powell's italics, see 7 Feb.], but begged to be excused going on from the violent pain he wasin, occasioned by a swelling upon his finger. Dignum not in time to be discovered at Lady Sneerwellr's rout, but came on after the Scene opened. $Fisher=, one of the waiters in the above Scene, was absent. $Caulfield= absent from the scene with Charlesr, and $Kelly Jr.= not being in time to be discovered With the rest, walked on after the Scene opened." [In afterpiece] the playbill retains $Aumer= as Hephestionr, "Hephestion $C. Kemble=, Aumer at the Opera House" ($Powell=).] Receipts: #349 7s. (264.16; 81.10; 3.1).
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*p1795 02 17 dl The School for Scandal. ^As17950122^, but Charles Surface-Wroughton; Rowley-Maddocks; Snake-_; Trip-_.*a1795 02 17 dl Alexander the Great. ^As17950216^, but Hephestion-C. Kemble.*s1795 02 17 dl [omitted from playbill]^As17950128^.*c1795 02 17 dl [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Barrymore= as Carelessr, but "Barrymore came too late to play Careless, in consequence of which $Dignum= did the part and sang $Sedgwick='s song, who came in time to the theatre [Powell's italics, see 7 Feb.], but begged to be excused going on from the violent pain he was in, occasioned by a swelling upon his finger. Dignum not in time to be discovered at Lady Sneerwellr's rout, but came on after the Scene opened. $Fisher=, one of the waiters in the above Scene, was absent. $Caulfield= absent from the scene with Charlesr, and $Kelly Jr.= not being in time to be discovered With the rest, walked on after the Scene opened." [In afterpiece] the playbill retains $Aumer= as Hephestionr, "Hephestion $C. Kemble=, Aumer at the Opera House" ($Powell=).] Receipts: #349 7s. (264.16; 81.10; 3.1).
Parsed Data

Event: 49440 | 17950217 | dl | [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Barrymore= as Careless, but "Barrymore came too late to play Careless, in consequence of which $Dignum= did the part and sang $Sedgwick='s song, who came in time to the theatre [Powell's italics, see 7 Feb.], but begged to be excused going on from the violent pain he was in, occasioned by a swelling upon his finger. Dignum not in time to be discovered at Lady Sneerwell's rout, but came on after the Scene opened. $Fisher=, one of the waiters in the above Scene, was absent. $Caulfield= absent from the scene with Charles, and $Kelly Jr.= not being in time to be discovered With the rest, walked on after the Scene opened." [In afterpiece] the playbill retains $Aumer= as Hephestion, "Hephestion $C. Kemble=, Aumer at the Opera House" ($Powell=).] Receipts: #349 7s. (264.16; 81.10; 3.1)

Performance: 109105 | 49440 | p | The School For Scandal | As17950122, but Charles Surface-Wroughton; Rowley-Maddocks; Snake-_; Trip-_.
AsSeeDate: 109105 | dl | p | As | 17950122

Cast:
197304 | 109105 | Charles Surface | Wroughton

197305 | 109105 | Rowley | Maddocks

710301 | 109105 | Sir Benjamin Backbite | Benson

710302 | 109105 | Joseph Surface | Palmer

710303 | 109105 | Crabtree | Waldron

710304 | 109105 | Moses | Banks

710305 | 109105 | Trip | R. Palmer

710306 | 109105 | Sir Peter Teazle | King

710307 | 109105 | Sir Oliver Surface | Aickin

710308 | 109105 | Careless | Dignum

710309 | 109105 | Snake | Phillimore

710310 | 109105 | Lady Teazle | Miss Farren

710311 | 109105 | Lady Sneerwell | Mrs Goodall

710312 | 109105 | Mrs Candour | Miss Pope

710313 | 109105 | Maria | Mrs Kemble

710314 | 109105 | Maid | Mrs Heard.

Performance: 109106 | 49440 | a | Alexander the Great | As17950216, but Hephestion-C. Kemble.
AsSeeDate: 109106 | dl | a | As | 17950216

Cast:
197306 | 109106 | Hephestion | C. Kemble.

710315 | 109106 | Attendant Females | Mrs Brigg, Miss +Wheatley.

710316 | 109106 | Alexander | J. D'Egville

710317 | 109106 | Clytus | Dubois

710318 | 109106 | Perdiccas | Fairbrother

710319 | 109106 | Parmenio | Phillimore

710320 | 109106 | Ptolemy | Caulfield

710321 | 109106 | Attalus | Benson

710322 | 109106 | Eumenes | Bland

710323 | 109106 | Philip | G. D'Egville

710324 | 109106 | Officers

710325 | 109106 | Guards

710326 | 109106 | Attendants

710327 | 109106 | Thalestris | Mrs Fialon

710328 | 109106 | Amazons | Miss Collins, Miss Heard, Miss D'Egville, Miss Redhead, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Stuart, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Bramwell

710329 | 109106 | Darius | Fialon

710330 | 109106 | Son of Darius | Master Menage

710331 | 109106 | Oxathres | Boimaison

710332 | 109106 | Memnon | Webb

710333 | 109106 | Arsites | Maddocks

710334 | 109106 | Spithridates | Banks

710335 | 109106 | Raesaces | Lyons

710336 | 109106 | High Priest of the Sun | Roffey

710337 | 109106 | Sysigambis | Mrs Cuyler

710338 | 109106 | Parisatis | Mrs Hedges

710339 | 109106 | Artemisia | Mrs Butler

710340 | 109106 | Statira | Miss J. Hilligsberg

710341 | 109106 | Satraps | Kelly Jun., Evans, Brady, Caulfield Jun., Powell, Creed

710342 | 109106 | Priests

710343 | 109106 | Persian Army= | .

Performance: 109107 | 49440 | s | [omitted from playbill]As17950128
AsSeeDate: 109107 | dl | s | As | 17950128