28 April 1796

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1794-1795
Volume: 5
Comments: Mainpiece: In Act II a Masquerade Scene. "Neither in conception nor in power is [Mrs Jordan] adequate to the character...This play has not often been so ill performed in a London theatre as it was on this evening" (Monthly Mirror, May 1796, p. 50). Receipts: #231 8s. (162.14.6; 67.15.6; 0.18.0)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl Romeo and Juliet. As 25 Apr., but Romeo-Wroughton. *aThe Prize. As 10 Mar. *sDirge, as 25 Apr., but Miss _DeCamp. *cMainpiece: In Act II a Masquerade Scene. "Neither in conception nor in power is[$Mrs Jordan=] adequate to the character...This play has not often been so ill performed in a <i>London</i> theatre as it was on this evening" (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, May 1796, p. 50). Receipts: #231 8s. (162.14.6; 67.15.6; 0.18.0).

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    *p1796 04 28 dl Romeo and Juliet. ^As17960425^, but Romeo-Wroughton.*a1796 04 28 dl The Prize. ^As17960310^ .*s1796 04 28 dl Dirge, ^as17960425^, but Miss _DeCamp.*c1796 04 28 dl Mainpiece: In Act II a Masquerade Scene. "Neither in conception nor in power is [$Mrs Jordan=] adequate to the character...This play has not often been so ill performed in a <i>London</i> theatre as it was on this evening" (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, May 1796, p. 50). Receipts: #231 8s. (162.14.6; 67.15.6; 0.18.0).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 50133 | 17960428 | dl | Mainpiece: In Act II a Masquerade Scene. "Neither in conception nor in power is [$Mrs Jordan=] adequate to the character...This play has not often been so ill performed in a <i>London</i> theatre as it was on this evening" (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, May 1796, p. 50). Receipts: #231 8s. (162.14.6; 67.15.6; 0.18.0)
    Performance: 110932 | 50133 | p | Romeo And Juliet | As17960425, but Romeo-Wroughton.
    AsSeeDate: 110932 | dl | p | As | 17960425
    Cast:
    201952 | 110932 | Romeo | Wroughton.
    738478 | 110932 | Escalus | Benson
    738479 | 110932 | Paris | C. Kemble
    738480 | 110932 | Montague | Phillimore
    738481 | 110932 | Capulet | Aickin
    738482 | 110932 | Mercutio | Dodd
    738483 | 110932 | Benvolio | Whitfield
    738484 | 110932 | Tybalt | Caulfield
    738485 | 110932 | Friar Lawrence | Packer
    738486 | 110932 | Friar John | Maddocks
    738487 | 110932 | Balthazar | Banks
    738488 | 110932 | Sampson | Hollingsworth
    738489 | 110932 | Gregory | Evans
    738490 | 110932 | Abram | Jones
    738491 | 110932 | Peter | Burton
    738492 | 110932 | Apothecary | Waldron
    738493 | 110932 | Watch | Webb
    738494 | 110932 | Page | Miss Menage
    738495 | 110932 | Lady Capulet | Miss Tidswell
    738496 | 110932 | Juliet | Mrs Jordan
    738497 | 110932 | Nurse | Mrs Hopkins
    Performance: 110933 | 50133 | a | The Prize | As17960310 .
    AsSeeDate: 110933 | dl | a | As | 17960310
    Cast:
    738498 | 110933 | Duke Murcia | Suett.
    738499 | 110933 | Khor | Sedgwick
    738500 | 110933 | Captives | Mrs _Boimaison, Miss <i>Arne.
    738501 | 110933 | Prince Lupauski | Aickin
    738502 | 110933 | Count Floreski | Kelly
    738503 | 110933 | Baron Lovinski | Palmer
    738504 | 110933 | Varbel | Suett
    738505 | 110933 | Adolphus | Caulfield
    738506 | 110933 | Gustavus | Trueman
    738507 | 110933 | Pages | Master Welsh, Master Gregson
    738508 | 110933 | Princess Lodoiska | Mrs Crouch
    738509 | 110933 | <i>Captives</i> | Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Miller, Miss Mellon, Mrs Boimaison
    738510 | 110933 | Kera Khan | C. Kemble
    738511 | 110933 | Ithorak | Dignum
    738512 | 110933 | Japhis | Bannister
    738513 | 110933 | Tamuri | Banks
    738514 | 110933 | Camazin | Boimaison
    738515 | 110933 | <i>The Horde</i> | Danby, Maddocks, Phillimore, Welsh, Evans, Annereau.
    738516 | 110933 | Maria | Miss Heard.
    738517 | 110933 | Little Pickle | Mrs Jordan
    738518 | 110933 | Old Pickle | Suett
    738519 | 110933 | Tag | R. Palmer
    738520 | 110933 | Miss Pickle | Mrs Hopkins
    738521 | 110933 | Margery | Mrs Booth
    738522 | 110933 | Susan | Miss Tidswell.
    738523 | 110933 | Mrs Caddy | Miss Tidswell.
    738524 | 110933 | Lenitive | Bannister Jun.
    738525 | 110933 | Mr Caddy | Benson
    738526 | 110933 | Heartwell | Whitfield
    738527 | 110933 | Label | Suett
    738528 | 110933 | Juba | Master Welsh
    738529 | 110933 | Caroline | Sga Storace.
    Performance: 110934 | 50133 | s | Dirge, as17960425, but Miss _DeCamp
    AsSeeDate: 110934 | dl | s | As | 17960425

Mainpiece

Title: Romeo And Juliet
Comments:
As17960425, but Romeo-Wroughton.
Cast:

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Birth: 1564
Death: 1616
Publish Date:
Author: Thomas Otway
Birth: 1652
Death: 1685

Afterpiece

Title: The Prize
Comments:
As17960310 .
Cast:

Song

Comment: Dirge, as17960425, but Miss _DeCamp

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