London Stage Event: 17 March 1796 at Drury Lane Theatre

17 March 1796

Event Information

Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre

Theatrical Season: 1794-1795

Volume: 5

Comments: [There are two BM playbills (Harris, Vol. V) for this night. The first announces First Love, in place of The Iron Chest, advertised on playbill of 15 Mar. The second carries the notice: The Publick are most respectfully informed that, on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer, First Love cannot be performed. This evening will be presented [as above]. "The second performance of The Iron Chest was to have taken place on Thursady; but not being quite raady, the intended substitute was First Love. The absence, however, of some performers occasioned another change, and the substitute was A Trip to Scarborough. The return being non est inventus with respect to Barrymore, the character of Colonel Townly was wholly omitted, but not missed" (True Briton, 19 Mar).] Receipts: #249 18s. (232.6.6; 16.19.6; tickets not come in: 0.12.0)

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*p dl A Trip to Scarborough. As 5 Mar., but La Varole-Maddocks; Col. Townly-_. *aHarlequin Captive. As 1 Mar., but Dubois_; Chorus of Knights and Ladies-Mrs _Bland. *c[There are two BM playbills ($Harris=, Vol. V) for this night. The first announces First Love, in place of The Iron Chest, advertised on playbill of 15 Mar. The secondcarries the notice: The Publick are most respectfully informed that, on accountof the Indisposition of a principal Performer, First Love cannot be performed.This evening will be presented [as above]. "The second performance of The IronChest was to have taken place on Thursady; but not being quite raady, the intended substitute was First Love. The absence, however, of some performers occasioned another change, and the substitute was A Trip to Scarborough. The return being non est inventus with respect to $Barrymore=, the character of Colonel Townlyr was wholly omitted, but not missed" (True Briton, 19 Mar).] Receipts: #249 18s. (232.6.6; 16.19.6; tickets not come in: 0.12.0).
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*p1796 03 17 dl A Trip to Scarborough. ^As17960305^but La Varole-Maddocks; Col. Townly-_.*a1796 03 17 dl Harlequin Captive. ^As17960301^but Dubois_; Chorus of Knights and Ladies-Mrs _Bland.*c1796 03 17 dl [There are two BM playbills ($Harris=, Vol. V) for this night. The first announces First Love, in place of The Iron Chest, advertised on playbill of 15 Mar. The second carries the notice: The Publick are most respectfully informed that, on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer, First Love cannot be performed. This evening will be presented [as above]. "The second performance of The Iron Chest was to have taken place on Thursady; but not being quite raady, the intended substitute was First Love. The absence, however, of some performers occasioned another change, and the substitute was A Trip to Scarborough. The return being non est inventus with respect to $Barrymore=, the character of Colonel Townlyr was wholly omitted, but not missed" (True Briton, 19 Mar).] Receipts: #249 18s. (232.6.6; 16.19.6; tickets not come in: 0.12.0).
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Event: 50060 | 17960317 | dl | [There are two BM playbills ($Harris=, Vol. V) for this night. The first announces First Love, in place of The Iron Chest, advertised on playbill of 15 Mar. The second carries the notice: The Publick are most respectfully informed that, on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer, First Love cannot be performed. This evening will be presented [as above]. "The second performance of The Iron Chest was to have taken place on Thursady; but not being quite raady, the intended substitute was First Love. The absence, however, of some performers occasioned another change, and the substitute was A Trip to Scarborough. The return being non est inventus with respect to $Barrymore=, the character of Colonel Townly was wholly omitted, but not missed" (True Briton, 19 Mar).] Receipts: #249 18s. (232.6.6; 16.19.6; tickets not come in: 0.12.0)

Performance: 110716 | 50060 | p | A Trip To Scarborough | As17960305but La Varole-Maddocks; Col. Townly-_.
AsSeeDate: 110716 | dl | p | As | 17960305

Cast:
201530 | 110716 | 960305but La Varole | Maddocks

733816 | 110716 | Probe | Waldron

733817 | 110716 | La Varole | Wewitzer

733818 | 110716 | Berinthia | Miss Mellon

733819 | 110716 | Mrs Coupler | Miss Tidswell.

733820 | 110716 | Lord Foppington | Dodd

733821 | 110716 | Young Fashion | Palmer

733822 | 110716 | Loveless | Wroughton

733823 | 110716 | Townly | Barrymore

733824 | 110716 | Sir Tunbelly Clumsey | Moody

733825 | 110716 | Lory | Benson

733826 | 110716 | Shoemaker | Phillimore

733827 | 110716 | Taylor | Hollingsworth

733828 | 110716 | Mendlegs | Webb

733829 | 110716 | Jeweller | Trueman

733830 | 110716 | Amanda | Mrs Kemble

733831 | 110716 | Nurse | Mrs Hopkins

733832 | 110716 | Miss Hoyden | Mrs Jordan.

Performance: 110717 | 50060 | a | Harlequin Captive | As17960301but Dubois_; Chorus of Knights and Ladies-Mrs _Bland.
AsSeeDate: 110717 | dl | a | As | 17960301

Cast:
201531 | 110717 | Chorus of Knights and Ladies | Mrs _Bland.

733833 | 110717 | Gipsies | Mrs _Brigg

733834 | 110717 | unassigned | Mrs _Haskey, Mrs _Barrett.

733835 | 110717 | Ormandine | Caulfield

733836 | 110717 | Harlequin | Banks

733837 | 110717 | Ormandine's Servant | Boimaison

733838 | 110717 | Ariel | Master Welsh

733839 | 110717 | Clown | Dubois

733840 | 110717 | Sailor | Fairbrother

733841 | 110717 | Sir Epicure | Hollingsworth

733842 | 110717 | Crop | Burton

733843 | 110717 | Landlord | Phillimore

733844 | 110717 | Countrymen | Maddocks, Jones

733845 | 110717 | Constable | Webb

733846 | 110717 | Prigg | Fisher

733847 | 110717 | Furies | Roffey, Wells, Master Gregson

733848 | 110717 | Gardener | Whitmell

733849 | 110717 | Waiter | Butler

733850 | 110717 | Cheesemonger | Nicolini

733851 | 110717 | Postboy | Master DeCamp

733852 | 110717 | Colombine | Miss DeCamp

733853 | 110717 | Minerva | Miss Mellon

733854 | 110717 | Spirit | Miss Heard

733855 | 110717 | Landlady | Mrs Booth

733856 | 110717 | Lady | Miss Tidswell

733857 | 110717 | Countrywomen | Mrs Maddocks, Mrs Heard

733858 | 110717 | Cook | Mrs Brooker

733859 | 110717 | Chambermaid | Miss Chatterley