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02 May 1796

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1794-1795
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Siddons, and the Last Night of her Engagement [see 6 and 16 May]. Mainpiece: Never acted here [1st acted at Bath, 1 Jan. 1788, as Such Things Were. Prologue by Richard Graves (Public Advertiser, 28 Jan. 1788)]. Oracle, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 49, Great Marlborough-street. Receipts: #590 14s. (292.16.0; 51.13.0; 4.10.0; tickets: 235.6.6; odd money: 6.8.6) (charge: #213 17s. 4d.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl Julia; or, Such Things Were. Duke of Monmouth-C. Kemble; General Kirk-Caulfield; Edward Clifford-Kemble; Dudley-Wroughton; Montague-Whitfield; Allan-Aickin; Ferguson-Wentworth; Officers-Trueman, Webb;Julia-Mrs Siddons; <i>Prologue</i>-C. Kemble. *aThe Devil to Pay. As 14 Dec. 1795,but Jobson (for this night only)-Hughes (Proprietor of the $Theatre Royal, Weymouth=). *cBenefit for $Mrs Siddons=, and the Last Night of her Engagement [see 6 and 16 May]. Mainpiece: Never acted here [1st acted at <i>Bath</i>, 1 Jan. 1788, as <i>Such Things Were</i>. Prologue by $Richard Graves= (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 28 Jan. 1788)]. <i>Oracle</i>, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 49, <i>Great Marlborough-street</i>. Receipts: #590 14s. (292.16.0; 51.13.0; 4.10.0; tickets: 235.6.6; odd money: 6.8.6) (charge: #213 17s. 4d.).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1796 05 02 dl Julia; or, Such Things Were. Duke of Monmouth-C. Kemble; General Kirk-Caulfield; Edward Clifford-Kemble; Dudley-Wroughton; Montague-Whitfield; Allan-Aickin; Ferguson-Wentworth; Officers-Trueman, Webb; Julia-Mrs Siddons; <i>Prologue</i>-C. Kemble.*a1796 05 02 dl The Devil to Pay. ^As17951214^, but Jobson (for this night only)-Hughes (Proprietor of the $Theatre Royal, Weymouth=).*c1796 05 02 dl Benefit for $Mrs Siddons=, and the Last Night of her Engagement [see 6 and 16 May]. Mainpiece: Never acted here [1st acted at <i>Bath</i>, 1 Jan. 1788, as <i>Such Things Were</i>. Prologue by $Richard Graves= (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 28 Jan. 1788)]. <i>Oracle</i>, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 49, <i>Great Marlborough-street</i>. Receipts: #590 14s. (292.16.0; 51.13.0; 4.10.0; tickets: 235.6.6; odd money: 6.8.6) (charge: #213 17s. 4d.).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 50140 | 17960502 | dl | Benefit for $Mrs Siddons=, and the Last Night of her Engagement [see 6 and 16 May]. Mainpiece: Never acted here [1st acted at <i>Bath</i>, 1 Jan. 1788, as <i>Such Things Were</i>. Prologue by $Richard Graves= (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 28 Jan. 1788)]. <i>Oracle</i>, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 49, <i>Great Marlborough-street</i>. Receipts: #590 14s. (292.16.0; 51.13.0; 4.10.0; tickets: 235.6.6; odd money: 6.8.6) (charge: #213 17s. 4d.)
    Performance: 110949 | 50140 | p | Julia; Or, Such Things Were | Duke of Monmouth-C. Kemble; General Kirk-Caulfield; Edward Clifford-Kemble; Dudley-Wroughton; Montague-Whitfield; Allan-Aickin; Ferguson-Wentworth; Officers-Trueman, Webb; Julia-Mrs Siddons; <i>Prologue</i>-C. Kemble.
    Cast:
    202023 | 110949 | Duke of Monmouth | C. Kemble
    202024 | 110949 | General Kirk | Caulfield
    202025 | 110949 | Edward Clifford | Kemble
    202026 | 110949 | Dudley | Wroughton
    202027 | 110949 | Montague | Whitfield
    202028 | 110949 | Allan | Aickin
    202029 | 110949 | Ferguson | Wentworth
    202030 | 110949 | Officers | Trueman, Webb
    202031 | 110949 | Julia | Mrs Siddons
    202032 | 110949 | <i>Prologue</i> | C. Kemble.
    Performance: 110950 | 50140 | a | The Devil to Pay | As17951214, but Jobson (for this night only)-Hughes (Proprietor of the $Theatre Royal, Weymouth=).
    AsSeeDate: 110950 | dl | a | As | 17951214
    Cast:
    202033 | 110950 | Jobson | Hughes
    738610 | 110950 | Sir John Loverule | Dignum
    738611 | 110950 | Butler | Sedgwick
    738612 | 110950 | Doctor | Maddocks
    738613 | 110950 | Lady Loverule | Miss Heard
    738614 | 110950 | Lucy | Miss Mellon
    738615 | 110950 | Lettice | Miss Tidswell
    738616 | 110950 | Nell | Mrs Jordan.

Mainpiece

Title: Julia; Or, Such Things Were
Comments:
Duke of Monmouth-C. Kemble; General Kirk-Caulfield; Edward Clifford-Kemble; Dudley-Wroughton; Montague-Whitfield; Allan-Aickin; Ferguson-Wentworth; Officers-Trueman, Webb; Julia-Mrs Siddons; Prologue-C. Kemble.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Devil to Pay
Comments:
As17951214, but Jobson (for this night only)-Hughes (Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Weymouth).
Cast:

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 02 May 1796 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=50140.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 02 May 1796 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=50140. Accessed 31 March 2025.