25 January 1798

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1797-1798
Volume: 5
Comments: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Holcroft, based on La Serva Amorosa and on Il Padre di Famiglia, both by Carlo Goldoni. Author of Prologue unknown. Epilogue by Matthew Gregory Lewis (see text)]. Times, 7 Feb. 1798: This Day is published Knave or Not (2s.). Receipts: #358 2s. (283.11.6; 71.2.0; 3.8.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl Knave or Not. [Characters by Palmer, Wroughton, Suett, Wewitzer, Barrymore, Bannister Jun.,Hollingsworth, Trueman, Evans, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Jordan, Miss Pope, Mrs Walcot, Mrs Sparks. [Cast from text ($G. G. and J. Robinson=, 1798):% Monrose-Palmer; Sir Guy Taunton-Wroughton; Sir Job Ferment-Suett; Mr Taunton-Wewitzer; Oliver-Barrymore; Jonas-Bannister Jun.; Mr Quake-Hollingsworth; Mr Scribe-Trueman; Footman-Evans [part listed in text, but unassigned]; Aurelia-Miss DeCamp; Susan-Mrs Jordan; Lady Ferment-Miss Pope; Mrs Clack-Mrs Walcot; Poor Woman-Mrs Sparks; <i>Prologue</i>-Barrymore; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Jordan. [These were spoken, as here assigned, atall subsequent performances.] *aBlue-Beard. As 24 Jan. *cMainpiece [1st time; C 5, by $Thomas Holcroft=, based on <i>La Serva Amorosa</i> and on <i>Il Padre di Famiglia</i>, both by $Carlo Goldoni=. Author of Prologue unknown. Epilogue by $Matthew Gregory Lewis= (see text)]. <i>Times</i>, 7 Feb. 1798: This Day is published <i>Knave or Not</i> (2s.). Receipts: #358 2s. (283.11.6; 71.2.0; 3.8.6).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1798 01 25 dl Knave or Not. Characters by Palmer, Wroughton, Suett, Wewitzer, Barrymore, Bannister Jun., Hollingsworth, Trueman, Evans, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Jordan, Miss Pope, Mrs Walcot, Mrs Sparks. [Cast from text ($G. G. and J. Robinson=, 1798): Monrose-Palmer; Sir Guy Taunton-Wroughton; Sir Job Ferment-Suett; Mr Taunton-Wewitzer; Oliver-Barrymore; Jonas-Bannister Jun.; Mr Quake-Hollingsworth; Mr Scribe-Trueman; Footman-Evans [part listed in text, but unassigned]; Aurelia-Miss DeCamp; Susan-Mrs Jordan; Lady Ferment-Miss Pope; Mrs Clack-Mrs Walcot; Poor Woman-Mrs Sparks; <i>Prologue</i>-Barrymore; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Jordan. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]*a1798 01 25 dl Blue-Beard. ^As17980124^.*c1798 01 25 dl Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by $Thomas Holcroft=, based on <i>La Serva Amorosa</i> and on <i>Il Padre di Famiglia</i>, both by $Carlo Goldoni=. Author of Prologue unknown. Epilogue by $Matthew Gregory Lewis= (see text)]. <i>Times</i>, 7 Feb. 1798: This Day is published <i>Knave or Not</i> (2s.). Receipts: #358 2s. (283.11.6; 71.2.0; 3.8.6).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 51125 | 17980125 | dl | Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by $Thomas Holcroft=, based on <i>La Serva Amorosa</i> and on <i>Il Padre di Famiglia</i>, both by $Carlo Goldoni=. Author of Prologue unknown. Epilogue by $Matthew Gregory Lewis= (see text)]. <i>Times</i>, 7 Feb. 1798: This Day is published <i>Knave or Not</i> (2s.). Receipts: #358 2s. (283.11.6; 71.2.0; 3.8.6)
    Performance: 113553 | 51125 | p | Knave Or Not | Characters by Palmer, Wroughton, Suett, Wewitzer, Barrymore, Bannister Jun., Hollingsworth, Trueman, Evans, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Jordan, Miss Pope, Mrs Walcot, Mrs Sparks. [Cast from text ($G. G. and J. Robinson=, 1798): Monrose-Palmer; Sir Guy Taunton-Wroughton; Sir Job Ferment-Suett; Mr Taunton-Wewitzer; Oliver-Barrymore; Jonas-Bannister Jun.; Mr Quake-Hollingsworth; Mr Scribe-Trueman; Footman-Evans [part listed in text, but unassigned]; Aurelia-Miss DeCamp; Susan-Mrs Jordan; Lady Ferment-Miss Pope; Mrs Clack-Mrs Walcot; Poor Woman-Mrs Sparks; <i>Prologue</i>-Barrymore; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Jordan. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
    Cast:
    209008 | 113553 | Monrose | Palmer
    209009 | 113553 | Sir Guy Taunton | Wroughton
    209010 | 113553 | Sir Job Ferment | Suett
    209011 | 113553 | Mr Taunton | Wewitzer
    209012 | 113553 | Oliver | Barrymore
    209013 | 113553 | Jonas | Bannister Jun.
    209014 | 113553 | Mr Quake | Hollingsworth
    209015 | 113553 | Mr Scribe | Trueman
    209016 | 113553 | Footman | Evans
    209017 | 113553 | Aurelia | Miss DeCamp
    209018 | 113553 | Susan | Mrs Jordan
    209019 | 113553 | Lady Ferment | Miss Pope
    209020 | 113553 | Mrs Clack | Mrs Walcot
    209021 | 113553 | Poor Woman | Mrs Sparks
    209022 | 113553 | <i>Prologue</i> | Barrymore
    209023 | 113553 | <i>Epilogue</i> | Mrs Jordan.
    Performance: 113554 | 51125 | a | Blue-Beard | As17980124.
    AsSeeDate: 113554 | dl | a | As | 17980124
    Cast:
    762890 | 113554 | Janizaries | _Simpson
    762891 | 113554 | Male Peasants | _Evans
    762892 | 113554 | Male Slaves | _Nicolini.
    762893 | 113554 | Ibrahim | Dowton.
    762894 | 113554 | Blue | Beard)-Palmer
    762895 | 113554 | Abomelique | Palmer
    762896 | 113554 | Selim | Kelly
    762897 | 113554 | Shacabac | Bannister Jun.
    762898 | 113554 | Hassan | Hollingsworth
    762899 | 113554 | Mustapha | Webb
    762900 | 113554 | Aladin | Davis
    762901 | 113554 | Spahis | Sedgwick, Bannister, Dignum, Wathen, Trueman, Maddocks
    762902 | 113554 | Fatima | Mrs Crouch
    762903 | 113554 | Irene | Miss DeCamp
    762904 | 113554 | Beda | Mrs Bland
    762905 | 113554 | Female Peasants | Ms Arne, Ms Roffey, Ms Wentworth, Ms Jackson, Ms Maddocks, Ms Menage
    762906 | 113554 | Principal Dancer | Mlle Parisot
    762907 | 113554 | Female Slaves | Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Haskey, Ms Hillingsworth

Mainpiece

Comments:
Characters by Palmer, Wroughton, Suett, Wewitzer, Barrymore, Bannister Jun., Hollingsworth, Trueman, Evans, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Jordan, Miss Pope, Mrs Walcot, Mrs Sparks. [Cast from text (G. G. and J. Robinson, 1798): Monrose-Palmer; Sir Guy Taunton-Wroughton; Sir Job Ferment-Suett; Mr Taunton-Wewitzer; Oliver-Barrymore; Jonas-Bannister Jun.; Mr Quake-Hollingsworth; Mr Scribe-Trueman; Footman-Evans [part listed in text, but unassigned]; Aurelia-Miss DeCamp; Susan-Mrs Jordan; Lady Ferment-Miss Pope; Mrs Clack-Mrs Walcot; Poor Woman-Mrs Sparks; Prologue-Barrymore; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
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Afterpiece

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