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12 May 1796

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1794-1795
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Powell. "If we make allowances for embarrassment and imperfect study, the performance of Mrs Powell was by no means indifferent" (Monthly Mirror, May 1796, p. 50). Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years. Morning Herald, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 22, Henrietta-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #466 11s. 6d. (189.3.6; 53.1.6; 4.14.6; tickets: 216.15.0) (charge: #212)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl Hamlet. As 29 Apr., but Hamlet (for this night only)-Mrs Powell; Osric-R. Palmer; Ghost of Hamlet's father (for that night only)-Palmer; Gertrude-Miss Morris (of <i>cg</i>);[Ophelia's% <i>Air</i> by Linley-_. *aThe Follies of a Day. Count Almaviva-Bannister Jun.; Figaro-R. Palmer; Antonio-Wewitzer; Bazil-Phillimore; Page-Mrs Bland; Countess-Mrs Goodall; Agnes-Mrs Heard; Susan-Miss Farren. *cBenefit for $Mrs Powell=. "If we make allowances for embarrassment and imperfect study, the performance of Mrs Powell was by no means indifferent" (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, May 1796, p. 50). Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 22, <i>Henrietta-street</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>. Receipts: #466 11s. 6d. (189.3.6; 53.1.6; 4.14.6; tickets: 216.15.0) (charge: #212).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1796 05 12 dl Hamlet. ^As17960429^, but Hamlet (for this night only)-Mrs Powell; Osric-R. Palmer; Ghost of Hamlet's father (for that night only)-Palmer; Gertrude-Miss Morris (of <i>cg</i>); Ophelia's <i>Air</i> by Linley-_.*a1796 05 12 dl The Follies of a Day. Count Almaviva-Bannister Jun.; Figaro-R. Palmer; Antonio-Wewitzer; Bazil-Phillimore; Page-Mrs Bland; Countess-Mrs Goodall; Agnes-Mrs Heard; Susan-Miss Farren.*c1796 05 12 dl Benefit for $Mrs Powell=. "If we make allowances for embarrassment and imperfect study, the performance of Mrs Powell was by no means indifferent" (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, May 1796, p. 50). Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 22, <i>Henrietta-street</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>. Receipts: #466 11s. 6d. (189.3.6; 53.1.6; 4.14.6; tickets: 216.15.0) (charge: #212).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 50162 | 17960512 | dl | Benefit for $Mrs Powell=. "If we make allowances for embarrassment and imperfect study, the performance of Mrs Powell was by no means indifferent" (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, May 1796, p. 50). Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 22, <i>Henrietta-street</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>. Receipts: #466 11s. 6d. (189.3.6; 53.1.6; 4.14.6; tickets: 216.15.0) (charge: #212)
    Performance: 111013 | 50162 | p | Hamlet | As17960429, but Hamlet (for this night only)-Mrs Powell; Osric-R. Palmer; Ghost of Hamlet's father (for that night only)-Palmer; Gertrude-Miss Morris (of <i>cg</i>); Ophelia's <i>Air</i> by Linley-_.
    AsSeeDate: 111013 | dl | p | As | 17960429
    Cast:
    202107 | 111013 | Hamlet | Mrs Powell
    202108 | 111013 | Osric | R. Palmer
    202109 | 111013 | Ghost of Hamlet's father | Palmer
    202110 | 111013 | Gertrude | Miss Morris
    739815 | 111013 | Claudius | Packer
    739816 | 111013 | Polonius | Dodd
    739817 | 111013 | Horatio | Whitfield
    739818 | 111013 | Laertes | C. Kemble
    739819 | 111013 | Rosencrantz | Caulfield
    739820 | 111013 | Guildenstern | Trueman
    739821 | 111013 | Osrick | Bannister Jun.
    739822 | 111013 | Marcellus | Benson
    739823 | 111013 | Bernardo | Phillimore
    739824 | 111013 | Players | Maddocks, Hollingsworth
    739825 | 111013 | 1st Grave@digger | King
    739826 | 111013 | 2nd Grave@digger | Burton
    739827 | 111013 | Ophelia | Mrs Jordan
    739828 | 111013 | in which she will introduce an additional <i>Air</ | Mrs Jordan
    739829 | 111013 | Actress | Miss Tidswell.
    Performance: 111014 | 50162 | a | The Follies of a Day | Count Almaviva-Bannister Jun.; Figaro-R. Palmer; Antonio-Wewitzer; Bazil-Phillimore; Page-Mrs Bland; Countess-Mrs Goodall; Agnes-Mrs Heard; Susan-Miss Farren.
    Cast:
    202111 | 111014 | Count Almaviva | Bannister Jun.
    202112 | 111014 | Figaro | R. Palmer
    202113 | 111014 | Antonio | Wewitzer
    202114 | 111014 | Bazil | Phillimore
    202115 | 111014 | Page | Mrs Bland
    202116 | 111014 | Countess | Mrs Goodall
    202117 | 111014 | Agnes | Mrs Heard
    202118 | 111014 | Susan | Miss Farren.

Mainpiece

Title: Hamlet
Comments:
As17960429, but Hamlet (for this night only)-Mrs Powell; Osric-R. Palmer; Ghost of Hamlet's father (for that night only)-Palmer; Gertrude-Miss Morris (of cg); Ophelia's Air by Linley-_.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: The Follies of a Day
Comments:
Count Almaviva-Bannister Jun.; Figaro-R. Palmer; Antonio-Wewitzer; Bazil-Phillimore; Page-Mrs Bland; Countess-Mrs Goodall; Agnes-Mrs Heard; Susan-Miss Farren.
Cast:

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Baptism: 1748/9
Death: 1829

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