09 May 1797

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1796-1797
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Johnstone. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by Thomas Knight; incidental music by William Reeve]: Partly taken from The Committee [by Sir Robert Howard]. Morning Herald, 21 June 1797: This Day is published [by G. Cawthorn] The Honest Thieves (1s.). True Briton, 25 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #434 7s. 6d. (210.4.0; 11.18.0; tickets: 212.5.6)
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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Inkle and Yarico. Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Quick; Campley (with additional <i>songs</i>, and for that night only)-Incledon; Medium-Powel; Mate (with an additional <i>song</i>)-Townsend; Trudge-Fawcett; Wowski-Mrs Martyr; Narcissa-Mrs Mountain; Patty-Mrs Fawcett; Yarico (for that Night only, with additional <i>Songs</i>, <i>Hope told a flattering tale</i>, accompanied on the Harp by $Weippert=)-Mrs Ferguson. *aBritish Fortitude; or, An Escape from France. Capt. O'Leary-Johnstone; Edward-Incledon; Joey-Munden; Patrick-Macready; Commandant-Claremont;Annette-Mrs Mountain. *aThe Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman. Teague(with a Planxty in character, <i>The Tight Irish Boy</i>)-Johnstone; Abel-Knight; Colonel Careless-Macready; Capt. Manly-Middleton; Justice Day-Powel; Mr Story-Claremont; Servant-Abbot; Bailiffs-Wilde, Hawtin [in text: $Thompson=]; Obadiah-Munden; Coachman-Ledger [added by text]; Ruth-Mrs Knight; Arabella-Miss Mansel; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport. *sIn course 2nd piece: <i>I was call'd knowing Joey</i>-Munden; <i>At dawn of Life our Vows were plighted</i>-Mrs Mountain; <i>The Storm</i>-Incledon; <i>Theturban'd Turk who scorns the World</i>-; <i>Hospitality</i>[; or, <i>The Land of Potatoes</i>%-Johnstone; End 2nd piece: <i>Old Towler</i>-Incledon. *cBenefit for $Johnstone=.3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by $Thomas Knight=; incidental music by $William Reeve=]: Partly taken from <i>The Committee</i> [by $Sir Robert Howard=]. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 21 June 1797: This Day is published [by $G. Cawthorn=] <i>The Honest Thieves</i> (1s.). <i>True Briton</i>, 25 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, <i>Piazza</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>. Receipts: #434 7s. 6d. (210.4.0; 11.18.0; tickets: 212.5.6).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1797 05 09 cg Inkle and Yarico. Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Quick; Campley (with additional <i>songs</i>, and for that night only)-Incledon; Medium-Powel; Mate (with an additional <i>song</i>)-Townsend; Trudge-Fawcett; Wowski-Mrs Martyr; Narcissa-Mrs Mountain; Patty-Mrs Fawcett; Yarico (for that Night only, with additional <i>Songs</i>, <i>Hope told a flattering tale</i>, accompanied on the Harp by $Weippert=)-Mrs Ferguson.*a1797 05 09 cg British Fortitude; or, An Escape from France. Capt. O'Leary-Johnstone; Edward-Incledon; Joey-Munden; Patrick-Macready; Commandant-Claremont; Annette-Mrs Mountain.*a1797 05 09 cg The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman. Teague (with a Planxty in character, <i>The Tight Irish Boy</i>)-Johnstone; Abel-Knight; Colonel Careless-Macready; Capt. Manly-Middleton; Justice Day-Powel; Mr Story-Claremont; Servant-Abbot; Bailiffs-Wilde, Hawtin [in text: $Thompson=]; Obadiah-Munden; Coachman-Ledger [added by text]; Ruth-Mrs Knight; Arabella-Miss Mansel; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport.*s1797 05 09 cg In course 2nd piece: <i>I was call'd knowing Joey</i>-Munden; <i>At dawn of Life our Vows were plighted</i>-Mrs Mountain; <i>The Storm</i>-Incledon; <i>The turban'd Turk who scorns the World</i>-; <i>Hospitality</i>; or, <i>The Land of Potatoes</i>-Johnstone; End 2nd piece: <i>Old Towler</i>-Incledon.*c1797 05 09 cg Benefit for $Johnstone=. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by $Thomas Knight=; incidental music by $William Reeve=]: Partly taken from <i>The Committee</i> [by $Sir Robert Howard=]. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 21 June 1797: This Day is published [by $G. Cawthorn=] <i>The Honest Thieves</i> (1s.). <i>True Briton</i>, 25 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, <i>Piazza</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>. Receipts: #434 7s. 6d. (210.4.0; 11.18.0; tickets: 212.5.6).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 50733 | 17970509 | cg | Benefit for $Johnstone=. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by $Thomas Knight=; incidental music by $William Reeve=]: Partly taken from <i>The Committee</i> [by $Sir Robert Howard=]. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 21 June 1797: This Day is published [by $G. Cawthorn=] <i>The Honest Thieves</i> (1s.). <i>True Briton</i>, 25 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, <i>Piazza</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>. Receipts: #434 7s. 6d. (210.4.0; 11.18.0; tickets: 212.5.6)
    Performance: 112508 | 50733 | p | Inkle And Yarico | Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Quick; Campley (with additional <i>songs</i>, and for that night only)-Incledon; Medium-Powel; Mate (with an additional <i>song</i>)-Townsend; Trudge-Fawcett; Wowski-Mrs Martyr; Narcissa-Mrs Mountain; Patty-Mrs Fawcett; Yarico (for that Night only, with additional <i>Songs</i>, <i>Hope told a flattering tale</i>, accompanied on the Harp by $Weippert=)-Mrs Ferguson.
    Cast:
    205968 | 112508 | Inkle | Johnstone
    205969 | 112508 | Sir Christopher Curry | Quick
    205970 | 112508 | Campley | Incledon
    205971 | 112508 | Medium | Powel
    205972 | 112508 | Mate | Townsend
    205973 | 112508 | Trudge | Fawcett
    205974 | 112508 | Wowski | Mrs Martyr
    205975 | 112508 | Narcissa | Mrs Mountain
    205976 | 112508 | Patty | Mrs Fawcett
    205977 | 112508 | Yarico | Mrs Ferguson.
    Performance: 112509 | 50733 | a | British Fortitude; or, An Escape from France | Capt. O'Leary-Johnstone; Edward-Incledon; Joey-Munden; Patrick-Macready; Commandant-Claremont; Annette-Mrs Mountain.
    Cast:
    205978 | 112509 | O'Leary | Johnstone
    205979 | 112509 | Edward | Incledon
    205980 | 112509 | Joey | Munden
    205981 | 112509 | Patrick | Macready
    205982 | 112509 | Commandant | Claremont
    205983 | 112509 | Annette | Mrs Mountain.
    Performance: 112510 | 50733 | a | The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman | Teague (with a Planxty in character, <i>The Tight Irish Boy</i>)-Johnstone; Abel-Knight; Colonel Careless-Macready; Capt. Manly-Middleton; Justice Day-Powel; Mr Story-Claremont; Servant-Abbot; Bailiffs-Wilde, Hawtin [in text: $Thompson=]; Obadiah-Munden; Coachman-Ledger [added by text]; Ruth-Mrs Knight; Arabella-Miss Mansel; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport.
    Cast:
    205984 | 112510 | Teague | Johnstone
    205985 | 112510 | Abel | Knight
    205986 | 112510 | Colonel Careless | Macready
    205987 | 112510 | Manly | Middleton
    205988 | 112510 | Justice Day | Powel
    205989 | 112510 | Mr Story | Claremont
    205990 | 112510 | Servant | Abbot
    205991 | 112510 | Bailiffs | Wilde, Hawtin
    205992 | 112510 | Obadiah | Munden
    205993 | 112510 | Coachman | Ledger
    205994 | 112510 | Ruth | Mrs Knight
    205995 | 112510 | Arabella | Miss Mansel
    205996 | 112510 | Mrs Day | Mrs Davenport.
    Performance: 112511 | 50733 | s | In course 2nd piece: <i>I was call'd knowing Joey</i>-Munden; <i>At dawn of Life our Vows were plighted</i>-Mrs Mountain; <i>The Storm</i>-Incledon; <i>The turban'd Turk who scorns the World</i>-; <i>Hospitality</i>; or, <i>The Land of Potatoes</i>-Johnstone; End 2nd piece: <i>Old Towler</i>-Incledon

Mainpiece

Comments:
Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Quick; Campley (with additional songs, and for that night only)-Incledon; Medium-Powel; Mate (with an additional song)-Townsend; Trudge-Fawcett; Wowski-Mrs Martyr; Narcissa-Mrs Mountain; Patty-Mrs Fawcett; Yarico (for that Night only, with additional Songs, Hope told a flattering tale, accompanied on the Harp by Weippert)-Mrs Ferguson.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Capt. O'Leary-Johnstone; Edward-Incledon; Joey-Munden; Patrick-Macready; Commandant-Claremont; Annette-Mrs Mountain.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Teague (with a Planxty in character, The Tight Irish Boy)-Johnstone; Abel-Knight; Colonel Careless-Macready; Capt. Manly-Middleton; Justice Day-Powel; Mr Story-Claremont; Servant-Abbot; Bailiffs-Wilde, Hawtin [in text: Thompson]; Obadiah-Munden; Coachman-Ledger [added by text]; Ruth-Mrs Knight; Arabella-Miss Mansel; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport.
Cast:

Song

Comment: In course 2nd piece: I was call'd knowing Joey-Munden; At dawn of Life our Vows were plighted-Mrs Mountain; The Storm-Incledon; The turban'd Turk who scorns the World-; Hospitality; or, The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone; End 2nd piece: Old Towler-Incledon

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