19 April 1797

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1796-1797
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Quick. 2nd piece: In one Act. A Tragi-Comic, Pastoral, Operatical, Farcical Drama, written by the Author of The Beggar's Opera [John Gay]. True Briton, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 30, Little Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-Fields. Receipts: #352 0s. 6d. (140.15.6; 5.9.0; tickets: 205.16.0)

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    *p cg The Way to Get Married. As 19 Oct. 1796. *aWhat d'ye Call It? Jonas Dock, alias Timothy Peascod-Munden; Sir Roger-Davenport; Sir Humphrey-Thompson; Justice Statue-Street; Steward-Powel; Peter Nettle-Farley; Constable-Abbot; Countryman-Follett; Unborn Ghost-Master Standen; Smut, the Farrier's Ghost-Simmons; Squire Thomas, alias Thomas Filbert-Knight; Mother's Ghost-Mrs Henley; Grandmother-Mrs Gilbert; Dorcas-Mrs Watts; Aunt-Mrs Platt; Ghost of Bees-Mrs Norton; Kitty Carrots (with the original song, <i>'Twas when the seas were roaring</i>)-Mrs Martyr. *aTom Thumb. Tom Thumb (with <i>The Little Farthing Rushlight</i>)-Young Standen; Grizzle-Munden; Ghost-Bowden; Doodle-Haymes; Noodle-Townsend; King Arthur-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Clendining; Glumdalca-Mrs Gilbert; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr. *cBenefit for $Quick=. 2nd piece: In one Act. A Tragi-Comic, Pastoral, Operatical, Farcical Drama, written by the Author of The <i>Beggar's Opera</i> [$John Gay=].<i>True Briton</i>, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 30, <i>Little Queen-street</i>, <i>Lincoln's Inn-Fields</i>. Receipts: #352 0s. 6d. (140.15.6; 5.9.0; tickets: 205.16.0).

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    *p1797 04 19 cg The Way to Get Married. ^As17961019^.*a1797 04 19 cg What d'ye Call It? Jon^as^Dock, alias Timothy Peascod-Munden; Sir Roger-Davenport; Sir Humphrey-Thompson; Justice Statue-Street; Steward-Powel; Peter Nettle-Farley; Constable-Abbot; Countryman-Follett; Unborn Ghost-Master Standen; Smut, the Farrier's Ghost-Simmons; Squire Thomas, alias Thom^as^Filbert-Knight; Mother's Ghost-Mrs Henley; Grandmother-Mrs Gilbert; Dorcas-Mrs Watts; Aunt-Mrs Platt; Ghost of Bees-Mrs Norton; Kitty Carrots (with the original song, <i>'Twas when the seas were roaring</i>)-Mrs Martyr.*a1797 04 19 cg Tom Thumb. Tom Thumb (with <i>The Little Farthing Rushlight</i>)-Young Standen; Grizzle-Munden; Ghost-Bowden; Doodle-Haymes; Noodle-Townsend; King Arthur-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Clendining; Glumdalca-Mrs Gilbert; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr.*c1797 04 19 cg Benefit for $Quick=. 2nd piece: In one Act. A Tragi-Comic, Pastoral, Operatical, Farcical Drama, written by the Author of The <i>Beggar's Opera</i> [$John Gay=]. <i>True Briton</i>, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 30, <i>Little Queen-street</i>, <i>Lincoln's Inn-Fields</i>. Receipts: #352 0s. 6d. (140.15.6; 5.9.0; tickets: 205.16.0).

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    Event: 50693 | 17970419 | cg | Benefit for $Quick=. 2nd piece: In one Act. A Tragi-Comic, Pastoral, Operatical, Farcical Drama, written by the Author of The <i>Beggar's Opera</i> [$John Gay=]. <i>True Briton</i>, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 30, <i>Little Queen-street</i>, <i>Lincoln's Inn-Fields</i>. Receipts: #352 0s. 6d. (140.15.6; 5.9.0; tickets: 205.16.0)
    Performance: 112406 | 50693 | p | The Way To Get Married | As17961019.
    AsSeeDate: 112406 | cg | p | As | 17961019
    Cast:
    753147 | 112406 | Servants | _. <i>Epilogue</i> as17960916 .
    753148 | 112406 | Tangent | Lewis
    753149 | 112406 | Toby Allspice | Quick
    753150 | 112406 | Faulkner | Pope
    753151 | 112406 | Caustic | Munden
    753152 | 112406 | Dick Dashall | Fawcett
    753153 | 112406 | M'Query | Macready
    753154 | 112406 | Landlord | Davenport
    753155 | 112406 | Bailiff | Thompson
    753156 | 112406 | John | Farley
    753157 | 112406 | Undertaker | Street
    753158 | 112406 | Shopman | Abbot
    753159 | 112406 | Postillion | Ledger
    753160 | 112406 | Ned | Wilde
    753161 | 112406 | Officer | Blurton
    753162 | 112406 | Clementina Allspice | Mrs Mattocks
    753163 | 112406 | Lady Sorrel | Mrs Davenport
    753164 | 112406 | Fanny | Miss Leserve
    753165 | 112406 | Julia Faulkner | Miss Wallis
    Performance: 112407 | 50693 | a | What d'ye Call It | JonasDock, alias Timothy Peascod-Munden; Sir Roger-Davenport; Sir Humphrey-Thompson; Justice Statue-Street; Steward-Powel; Peter Nettle-Farley; Constable-Abbot; Countryman-Follett; Unborn Ghost-Master Standen; Smut, the Farrier's Ghost-Simmons; Squire Thomas, alias ThomasFilbert-Knight; Mother's Ghost-Mrs Henley; Grandmother-Mrs Gilbert; Dorcas-Mrs Watts; Aunt-Mrs Platt; Ghost of Bees-Mrs Norton; Kitty Carrots (with the original song, <i>'Twas when the seas were roaring</i>)-Mrs Martyr.
    Cast:
    205770 | 112407 | alias Timothy Peascod | Munden
    205771 | 112407 | Sir Roger | Davenport
    205772 | 112407 | Sir Humphrey | Thompson
    205773 | 112407 | Justice Statue | Street
    205774 | 112407 | Steward | Powel
    205775 | 112407 | Peter Nettle | Farley
    205776 | 112407 | Constable | Abbot
    205777 | 112407 | Countryman | Follett
    205778 | 112407 | Unborn Ghost | Master Standen
    205779 | 112407 | the Farrier's Ghost | Simmons
    205780 | 112407 | alias ThomasFilbert | Knight
    205781 | 112407 | Mother's Ghost | Mrs Henley
    205782 | 112407 | Grandmother | Mrs Gilbert
    205783 | 112407 | Dorcas | Mrs Watts
    205784 | 112407 | Aunt | Mrs Platt
    205785 | 112407 | Ghost of Bees | Mrs Norton
    205786 | 112407 | Kitty Carrots | Mrs Martyr.
    Performance: 112408 | 50693 | a | Tom Thumb | Tom Thumb (with <i>The Little Farthing Rushlight</i>)-Young Standen; Grizzle-Munden; Ghost-Bowden; Doodle-Haymes; Noodle-Townsend; King Arthur-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Clendining; Glumdalca-Mrs Gilbert; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr.
    Cast:
    205787 | 112408 | Tom Thumb | Young Standen
    205788 | 112408 | Grizzle | Munden
    205789 | 112408 | Ghost | Bowden
    205790 | 112408 | Doodle | Haymes
    205791 | 112408 | Noodle | Townsend
    205792 | 112408 | King Arthur | Quick
    205793 | 112408 | Huncamunca | Mrs Clendining
    205794 | 112408 | Glumdalca | Mrs Gilbert
    205795 | 112408 | Dollalolla | Mrs Martyr.

Mainpiece

Title: The Way To Get Married
Comments:
As17961019.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1796
Author: Thomas Morton
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Afterpiece

Title: What d'ye Call It
Comments:
JonasDock, alias Timothy Peascod-Munden; Sir Roger-Davenport; Sir Humphrey-Thompson; Justice Statue-Street; Steward-Powel; Peter Nettle-Farley; Constable-Abbot; Countryman-Follett; Unborn Ghost-Master Standen; Smut, the Farrier's Ghost-Simmons; Squire Thomas, alias ThomasFilbert-Knight; Mother's Ghost-Mrs Henley; Grandmother-Mrs Gilbert; Dorcas-Mrs Watts; Aunt-Mrs Platt; Ghost of Bees-Mrs Norton; Kitty Carrots (with the original song, 'Twas when the seas were roaring)-Mrs Martyr.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: Tom Thumb
Comments:
Tom Thumb (with The Little Farthing Rushlight)-Young Standen; Grizzle-Munden; Ghost-Bowden; Doodle-Haymes; Noodle-Townsend; King Arthur-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Clendining; Glumdalca-Mrs Gilbert; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr.
Cast:

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