17 May 1796

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1794-1795
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Middleton. Morning Herald, 10 May: Tickets to be had of Middleton, No. 20, Great Russell-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #287 12s. (144.18.6; 2.15.0; tickets: 139.18.6)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Romeo and Juliet. As 21 Sept. 1795, but Romeo-Middleton (1st appearance in that character these 3 years). *aNetley Abbey. As 16 Sept. 1795, but M'Scrape (for that night only)-Middleton (1st appearance in that character). *dIn I: Grand Masquerade-; [with the% <i>Minuet de la Cour and Allemande</i>, as 21 Sept. 1795. *sEnd IV: <i>Elegy</i>-; <i>Solemn Dirge</i>-; Vocal Parts, as 21 Sept. 1795, but Miss _Stuart, Miss _Kirton; After entertainment: <i>Black@ey'd Susan</i>-Incledon; <i>My Mother had a Maid called Barbara</i>, as 14 Mar., but _Bowden; <i>Old Towler</i>-Incledon. *eEnd: <i>Monsieur Tonson</i>, as 26 Apr.; [After which Recitation and Music,as performed last Season with universal Applause at <i>Freemason's Hall</i>, in which% <i>Errors of the Press</i>-Holman; Dryden's Ode of <i>Alexander's Feast</i>-Middleton; <i>The Story of the Dog</i> (written by $Whitehead=)-Pope. *cBenefit for $Middleton=. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 10 May: Tickets to be had of Middleton, No. 20, <i>Great Russell-street</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>. Receipts: #287 12s. (144.18.6; 2.15.0; tickets: 139.18.6).

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    *p1796 05 17 cg Romeo and Juliet. ^As17950921^, but Romeo-Middleton (1st appearance in that character these 3 years).*a1796 05 17 cg Netley Abbey. ^As17950916^, but M'Scrape (for that night only)-Middleton (1st appearance in that character).*d1796 05 17 cg In I: Grand Masquerade-; with the <i>Minuet de la Cour and Allemande</i>, ^as17950921^.*s1796 05 17 cg End IV: <i>Elegy</i>-; <i>Solemn Dirge</i>-; Vocal Parts, ^as17950921^, but Miss _Stuart, Miss _Kirton; After entertainment: <i>Black@ey'd Susan</i>-Incledon; <i>My Mother had a Maid called Barbara</i>, ^as17960314^but _Bowden; <i>Old Towler</i>-Incledon.*e1796 05 17 cg End: <i>Monsieur Tonson</i>, ^as17960426^; After which Recitation and Music, as performed last Season with universal Applause at <i>Freemason's Hall</i>, in which <i>Errors of the Press</i>-Holman; Dryden's Ode of <i>Alexander's Feast</i>-Middleton; <i>The Story of the Dog</i> (written by $Whitehead=)-Pope.*c1796 05 17 cg Benefit for $Middleton=. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 10 May: Tickets to be had of Middleton, No. 20, <i>Great Russell-street</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>. Receipts: #287 12s. (144.18.6; 2.15.0; tickets: 139.18.6).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 50172 | 17960517 | cg | Benefit for $Middleton=. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 10 May: Tickets to be had of Middleton, No. 20, <i>Great Russell-street</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>. Receipts: #287 12s. (144.18.6; 2.15.0; tickets: 139.18.6)
    Performance: 111040 | 50172 | p | Romeo And Juliet | As17950921, but Romeo-Middleton (1st appearance in that character these 3 years).
    AsSeeDate: 111040 | cg | p | As | 17950921
    Cast:
    202170 | 111040 | Romeo | Middleton
    740262 | 111040 | Capulet | Powel
    740263 | 111040 | Benvolio | Macready
    740264 | 111040 | Friar Lawrence | Hull
    740265 | 111040 | Prince | Richardson
    740266 | 111040 | Tibalt | Haymes
    740267 | 111040 | Paris | Claremont
    740268 | 111040 | Balthazar | Williamson
    740269 | 111040 | Montague | Davenport
    740270 | 111040 | Peter | Farley
    740271 | 111040 | Friar John | Thompson
    740272 | 111040 | Apothecary | Rees
    740273 | 111040 | Mercutio | Lewis
    740274 | 111040 | Lady Capulet | Miss Morris
    740275 | 111040 | Nurse | Mrs Davenport
    740276 | 111040 | Juliet | Miss Wallis.
    Performance: 111041 | 50172 | a | Netley Abbey | As17950916, but M'Scrape (for that night only)-Middleton (1st appearance in that character).
    AsSeeDate: 111041 | cg | a | As | 17950916
    Cast:
    202171 | 111041 | M'Scrape | Middleton
    740277 | 111041 | Vapid | Lewis
    740278 | 111041 | Neville | Middleton
    740279 | 111041 | Ennui | Fawcett
    740280 | 111041 | Floriville | Bernard
    740281 | 111041 | Willoughby | Macready
    740282 | 111041 | Peter | Thompson
    740283 | 111041 | John | Abbot
    740284 | 111041 | Lord Scratch | Munden
    740285 | 111041 | Marianne | Mrs Mountain
    740286 | 111041 | Lady Waitfor't | Mrs Davenport
    740287 | 111041 | Letty | Mrs Platt
    740288 | 111041 | Miss Courtney | Mrs Townsend
    740289 | 111041 | Oakland | Incledon
    740290 | 111041 | Oakland | Munden
    740291 | 111041 | Gunnel | Fawcett
    740292 | 111041 | Jeffery | Townsend
    740293 | 111041 | Sterling | Powel
    740294 | 111041 | Ellen Woodbine | Mrs Mountain
    740295 | 111041 | Lucy Oakland | Mrs Follett
    740296 | 111041 | Catherine | Mrs Martyr.
    Performance: 111042 | 50172 | d | In I: Grand Masquerade-; with the <i>Minuet de la Cour and Allemande</i>, as17950921
    AsSeeDate: 111042 | cg | d | As | 17950921
    Cast:
    740297 | 111042 | <i>Dance</i> | .
    Performance: 111043 | 50172 | s | End IV: <i>Elegy</i>-; <i>Solemn Dirge</i>-; Vocal Parts, as17950921, but Miss _Stuart, Miss _Kirton; After entertainment: <i>Black@ey'd Susan</i>-Incledon; <i>My Mother had a Maid called Barbara</i>, as17960314but _Bowden; <i>Old Towler</i>-Incledon
    AsSeeDate: 111043 | cg | s | As | 17950921
    Performance: 111044 | 50172 | e | End: <i>Monsieur Tonson</i>, as17960426; After which Recitation and Music, as performed last Season with universal Applause at <i>Freemason's Hall</i>, in which <i>Errors of the Press</i>-Holman; Dryden's Ode of <i>Alexander's Feast</i>-Middleton; <i>The Story of the Dog</i> (written by $Whitehead=)-Pope
    AsSeeDate: 111044 | cg | e | As | 17960426
    Cast:
    740298 | 111044 | and recited at <i>Free | Mason's Hall</i>, last Winter, with universal Applause)-Fawcett.
    740299 | 111044 | <i>Monsieur Tonson</i> | Fawcett.

Mainpiece

Title: Romeo And Juliet
Comments:
As17950921, but Romeo-Middleton (1st appearance in that character these 3 years).
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1597
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616
Publish Date:
Author: Thomas Otway
Birth: 1652
Death: 1685

Afterpiece

Title: Netley Abbey
Comments:
As17950916, but M'Scrape (for that night only)-Middleton (1st appearance in that character).
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Netley Abbey
Publish Date: 1794
Baptism: 1748/9
Death: 1829

Dance

Comment: In I: Grand Masquerade-; with the Minuet de la Cour and Allemande, as17950921

Song

Comment: End IV: Elegy-; Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts, as17950921, but Miss _Stuart, Miss _Kirton; After entertainment: Black@ey'd Susan-Incledon; My Mother had a Maid called Barbara, as17960314but _Bowden; Old Towler-Incledon

Entertainment

Comment: End: Monsieur Tonson, as17960426; After which Recitation and Music, as performed last Season with universal Applause at Freemason's Hall, in which Errors of the Press-Holman; Dryden's Ode of Alexander's Feast-Middleton; The Story of the Dog (written by Whitehead)-Pope

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