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23 May 1797

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1796-1797
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Miss Leak. 3rd piece [1st time: BO 2, author unknown. Larpent MS 1170; not published]: The Overture and Musick entirely new, by Dr Arnold, Composer to His Majesty. True Briton, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Leak, Upper Mews-Gate, Castle-street, Leicester-Fields. Receipts: #364 6s. 6d. (65.9.0; 59.13.0; 2.6.0; tickets: 236.18.6; (charge: #213 10s. 2d.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl Rosina. Mr Belville-Sedgwick; Captain Belville-Dignum; William-Miss DeCamp; Rosina-Miss Leak; Dorcas-Mrs Booth; Phebe-Mrs Bland. *aA Trip to Scarborough. As 17 Dec. 1796, but Berinthia-Miss Mellon; Shoemaker-_; Taylor-_; Mendlegs-_; Jeweller-_. *aThe Hovel. Characters-Dignum, Dowton, Bannister Jun., Packer, Russell, Wewitzer, Cooke, Maddocks, Phillimore, Miss Leak, Miss Mellon, Mrs Bland. [Larpent MS lists the parts: <i>Grenville</i>r, <i>John Roscoe</i>r, <i>Brief</i>r, <i>Old Underwood</i>r, <i>Scuttle</i>r, <i>Sundry</i>r, <i>Tradesman</i>r, <i>Bailiffs</i>r, <i>Jane Roscoe</i>r, <i>Emily Gordon</i>r, <i>Alice Underwood</i>tr.] *sIn: <i>Sweet Echo</i>-Miss Leak; the Echo-Master Welsh. *cBenefit for $Miss Leak=. 3rd piece [1st time: BO 2, author unknown. <i>Larpent MS 1170</i>; not published]: The Overture and Musick entirely new, by $Dr Arnold=, Composer to $His Majesty=. <i>True Briton</i>, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Leak, <i>Upper Mews-Gate</i>, <i>Castle-street</i>, <i>Leicester-Fields</i>. Receipts: #364 6s. 6d. (65.9.0; 59.13.0; 2.6.0; tickets: 236.18.6; (charge: #213 10s. 2d.).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1797 05 23 dl Rosina. Mr Belville-Sedgwick; Captain Belville-Dignum; William-Miss DeCamp; Rosina-Miss Leak; Dorcas-Mrs Booth; Phebe-Mrs Bland.*a1797 05 23 dl A Trip to Scarborough. ^As17961217^, but Berinthia-Miss Mellon; Shoemaker-_; Taylor-_; Mendlegs-_; Jeweller-_.*a1797 05 23 dl The Hovel. Characters-Dignum, Dowton, Bannister Jun., Packer, Russell, Wewitzer, Cooke, Maddocks, Phillimore, Miss Leak, Miss Mellon, Mrs Bland. [Larpent MS lists the parts: <i>Grenville</i>r, <i>John Roscoe</i>r, <i>Brief</i>r, <i>Old Underwood</i>r, <i>Scuttle</i>r, <i>Sundry</i>r, <i>Tradesman</i>r, <i>Bailiffs</i>r, <i>Jane Roscoe</i>r, <i>Emily Gordon</i>r, <i>Alice Underwood</i>tr.]*s1797 05 23 dl In: <i>Sweet Echo</i>-Miss Leak; the Echo-Master Welsh.*c1797 05 23 dl Benefit for $Miss Leak=. 3rd piece [1st time: BO 2, author unknown. <i>Larpent MS 1170</i>; not published]: The Overture and Musick entirely new, by $Dr Arnold=, Composer to $His Majesty=. <i>True Briton</i>, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Leak, <i>Upper Mews-Gate</i>, <i>Castle-street</i>, <i>Leicester-Fields</i>. Receipts: #364 6s. 6d. (65.9.0; 59.13.0; 2.6.0; tickets: 236.18.6; (charge: #213 10s. 2d.).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 50763 | 17970523 | dl | Benefit for $Miss Leak=. 3rd piece [1st time: BO 2, author unknown. <i>Larpent MS 1170</i>; not published]: The Overture and Musick entirely new, by $Dr Arnold=, Composer to $His Majesty=. <i>True Briton</i>, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Leak, <i>Upper Mews-Gate</i>, <i>Castle-street</i>, <i>Leicester-Fields</i>. Receipts: #364 6s. 6d. (65.9.0; 59.13.0; 2.6.0; tickets: 236.18.6; (charge: #213 10s. 2d.)
    Performance: 112606 | 50763 | p | Rosina | Mr Belville-Sedgwick; Captain Belville-Dignum; William-Miss DeCamp; Rosina-Miss Leak; Dorcas-Mrs Booth; Phebe-Mrs Bland.
    Cast:
    206213 | 112606 | Mr Belville | Sedgwick
    206214 | 112606 | Captain Belville | Dignum
    206215 | 112606 | William | Miss DeCamp
    206216 | 112606 | Rosina | Miss Leak
    206217 | 112606 | Dorcas | Mrs Booth
    206218 | 112606 | Phebe | Mrs Bland.
    Performance: 112607 | 50763 | a | A Trip to Scarborough | As17961217, but Berinthia-Miss Mellon; Shoemaker-_; Taylor-_; Mendlegs-_; Jeweller-_.
    AsSeeDate: 112607 | dl | a | As | 17961217
    Cast:
    206219 | 112607 | Berinthia | Miss Mellon
    754835 | 112607 | Selwyn | Dignum
    754836 | 112607 | Harry Hawser | Bannister Jun.
    754837 | 112607 | Stave | Suett
    754838 | 112607 | Michael Goto | Dowton
    754839 | 112607 | Shark | Caulfield
    754840 | 112607 | Dick | Master Welsh
    754841 | 112607 | Plunderer | Phillimore
    754842 | 112607 | Angelica Goto | Miss Leak
    754843 | 112607 | Fanny | Miss DeCamp
    754844 | 112607 | Sally Shamrock | Mrs Bland.
    Performance: 112608 | 50763 | a | The Hovel | Characters-Dignum, Dowton, Bannister Jun., Packer, Russell, Wewitzer, Cooke, Maddocks, Phillimore, Miss Leak, Miss Mellon, Mrs Bland. [Larpent MS lists the parts: <i>Grenville</i>, <i>John Roscoe</i>, <i>Brief</i>, <i>Old Underwood</i>, <i>Scuttle</i>, <i>Sundry</i>, <i>Tradesman</i>, <i>Bailiffs</i>, <i>Jane Roscoe</i>, <i>Emily Gordon</i>, <i>Alice Underwood</i>tr.]Larpent MS lists the parts: <i>Grenville</i>, <i>John Roscoe</i>, <i>Brief</i>, <i>Old Underwood</i>, <i>Scuttle</i>, <i>Sundry</i>, <i>Tradesman</i>, <i>Bailiffs</i>, <i>Jane Roscoe</i>, <i>Emily Gordon</i>, <i>Alice Underwood</i>tr.]
    Cast:
    206220 | 112608 | Characters | Dignum, Dowton, Bannister Jun., Packer, Russell, Wewitzer, Cooke, Maddocks, Phillimore, Miss Leak, Miss Mellon, Mrs Bland.
    Performance: 112609 | 50763 | s | In: <i>Sweet Echo</i>-Miss Leak; the Echo-Master Welsh

Mainpiece

Title: Rosina
Comments:
Mr Belville-Sedgwick; Captain Belville-Dignum; William-Miss DeCamp; Rosina-Miss Leak; Dorcas-Mrs Booth; Phebe-Mrs Bland.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Rosina
Publish Date: 1783
Baptism: 1724
Death: 1789

Afterpiece

Title: A Trip to Scarborough
Comments:
As17961217, but Berinthia-Miss Mellon; Shoemaker-_; Taylor-_; Mendlegs-_; Jeweller-_.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Hovel
Comments:
Characters-Dignum, Dowton, Bannister Jun., Packer, Russell, Wewitzer, Cooke, Maddocks, Phillimore, Miss Leak, Miss Mellon, Mrs Bland. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Grenville, John Roscoe, Brief, Old Underwood, Scuttle, Sundry, Tradesman, Bailiffs, Jane Roscoe, Emily Gordon, Alice Underwoodtr.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Grenville, John Roscoe, Brief, Old Underwood, Scuttle, Sundry, Tradesman, Bailiffs, Jane Roscoe, Emily Gordon, Alice Underwoodtr.]
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Hovel
Publish Date:
Author: Samuel Arnold
Birth: 1740
Death: 1802

Song

Comment: In: Sweet Echo-Miss Leak; the Echo-Master Welsh

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