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31 July 1797

Event Information
Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1796-1797
Volume: 5
Comments: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Fawcett, but "An apology was last night made for the absence of Fawcett, occasioned by a severe domestic affliction-the death of his wife; and his part in the Heir at Law was, in consequence, read by Wathen" (Morning Herald, 1 Aug.).

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p hay The Heir at Law. As 26 July, but Doctor Pangloss-[read by% Wathen [replaces $Fawcett=%. *aThe Mock Doctor. As 22 June, but Leander-Trueman. *c[Inmainpiece the playbill retains $Fawcett=, but "An apology was last night made for the absence of Fawcett, occasioned by a severe domestic affliction-the death of his wife; and his part in the <i>Heir at Law</i> was, in consequence, read by $Wathen=" (<i>Morning Herald</i>, 1 Aug.).]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1797 07 31 hay The Heir at Law. ^As17970726^ but Doctor Pangloss-read by Wathen replaces $Fawcett=.*a1797 07 31 hay The Mock Doctor. ^As17970622^ but Leander-Trueman.*c1797 07 31 hay [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Fawcett=, but "An apology was last night made for the absence of Fawcett, occasioned by a severe domestic affliction-the death of his wife; and his part in the <i>Heir at Law</i> was, in consequence, read by $Wathen=" (<i>Morning Herald</i>, 1 Aug.).]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 50869 | 17970731 | hay | [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Fawcett=, but "An apology was last night made for the absence of Fawcett, occasioned by a severe domestic affliction-the death of his wife; and his part in the <i>Heir at Law</i> was, in consequence, read by $Wathen=" (<i>Morning Herald</i>, 1 Aug.).
    Performance: 112902 | 50869 | p | The Heir At Law | As17970726 but Doctor Pangloss-read by Wathen replaces $Fawcett=.
    AsSeeDate: 112902 | hay | p | As | 17970726
    Cast:
    206966 | 112902 | Doctor Pangloss | read by Wathen replaces $Fawcett=.
    757376 | 112902 | Belville | Trueman
    757377 | 112902 | Belville | Davies
    757378 | 112902 | Rustic | Waldron Jun.
    757379 | 112902 | Irishmen | Caulfield, Abbot
    757380 | 112902 | William | Mrs Harlowe
    757381 | 112902 | Phoebe | Mrs Bland
    757382 | 112902 | Dorcas | Mrs Booth
    757383 | 112902 | Rosina | Miss Andrews.
    Performance: 112903 | 50869 | a | The Mock Doctor | As17970622 but Leander-Trueman.
    AsSeeDate: 112903 | hay | a | As | 17970622
    Cast:
    206967 | 112903 | Leander | Trueman.
    757384 | 112903 | Mayor of Coventry | Suett
    757385 | 112903 | Earl of Mercia | Palmer Jun.
    757386 | 112903 | Count Lewis | Lyons.
    757387 | 112903 | Johnny Atkins | Fawcett
    757388 | 112903 | Dr Pedant | Wathen
    757389 | 112903 | Omar | Palmer Jun.
    757390 | 112903 | The Mogul | C. Kemble
    757391 | 112903 | Irene | Miss DeCamp
    757392 | 112903 | Sheba | Mrs Harlowe
    757393 | 112903 | Zapphira | Mrs Edward
    757394 | 112903 | Fanny | Mrs Gibbs.
    757395 | 112903 | Peeping Tom | Fawcett
    757396 | 112903 | Crazy | Waldron
    757397 | 112903 | Harold | Davies
    757398 | 112903 | Mayoress | Mrs Davenport
    757399 | 112903 | Emma | Miss DeCamp
    757400 | 112903 | Lady Godina | Mrs Cuyler
    757401 | 112903 | Maud | Mrs Harlowe.
    757402 | 112903 | Sir Felix Friendly | Suett
    757403 | 112903 | Thomas | Abbot
    757404 | 112903 | John | Trueman
    757405 | 112903 | Fringe | Miss DeCamp.
    757406 | 112903 | Lingo | Fawcett
    757407 | 112903 | Compton | Bannister
    757408 | 112903 | Eugene | Davies
    757409 | 112903 | Chicane | Usher
    757410 | 112903 | Cudden | Chippendale
    757411 | 112903 | Stump | Ledger
    757412 | 112903 | Laura | Miss Andrews
    757413 | 112903 | Mrs Cheshire | Mrs Davenport
    757414 | 112903 | Cowslip | Mrs Gibbs
    757415 | 112903 | Petruchio | Palmer
    757416 | 112903 | Baptista | Usher
    757417 | 112903 | Hortensio | Trueman
    757418 | 112903 | Biondello | R. Palmer
    757419 | 112903 | Musick Master | Palmer Jun.
    757420 | 112903 | Taylor | Waldron Jun.
    757421 | 112903 | Pedro | Ledger
    757422 | 112903 | Gregory | Lyons
    757423 | 112903 | Nathaniel | Abbot
    757424 | 112903 | Peter | Chippendale
    757425 | 112903 | Grumio | Wathen
    757426 | 112903 | Bianca | Mrs Jones
    757427 | 112903 | Curtis | Mrs Booth
    757428 | 112903 | Katharine | Mrs Gibbs.

Mainpiece

Title: The Heir At Law
Comments:
As17970726 but Doctor Pangloss-read by Wathen replaces Fawcett.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1808
Birth: 1762
Death: 1836

Afterpiece

Title: The Mock Doctor
Comments:
As17970622 but Leander-Trueman.
Cast:

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