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28 April 1798

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1797-1798
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Johnston. [He had 1st acted Hamlet at Edinburgh, 9 July 1794: Egerton's 1st appearance at cg was on 5 June 1797.] 2nd piece [1st time at this theatre; M. PAST 1, author unknown. Larpent MS 1207; not published. 1st acted at Sadler's Wells, 28 May 1787, when the playbill gives the 2nd title as "The Highland Laddie", and adds "The Words of the Airs selected from Allan Ramsay"]. Times, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnston, No. 31, King-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #230 19s. 6d. (110.2.6; 1.14.0; tickets: 119.3.0)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Hamlet. Hamlet-Johnston (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Ghost-Murray; Polonius-Munden; King-Waddy; Horatio-Egerton (2nd appearance on this stage); Laertes-Whitfield; Ostrick-Farley; Rosencraus-Clarke; Grave@diggers-Quick, Rees; Ophelia-Mrs Mountain; Queen-Miss Chapman. *aHooly and Fairly; or, The Highland Lad and Lowland Lass. Donald-Gray; Jockey-Clarke; Kate-Miss Wheatley; Old Woman-Mr Graham (from the $Theatre Royal Edinburgh=, 1st appearance on this stage). *aA Divertisement. As 2 Oct. 1797, but <i>Old Towler</i>-Incledon; <i>To Batchelor's Hall</i>-_; Speaking Characters-_. *d2ndpiece to conclude with: <i>Highland Reel</i>-; In 3rd piece: <i>Ballet</i>, as 13 Oct. 1797. *sIn V 1st piece: [a% <i>Dirge</i>, as 25 Sept. 1797; In 2nd piece: <i>Highland Laddy</i>-; <i>Hooly and Fairly</i>-; <i>Katharine Ogie</i>- [recte <i>Oggy</i>]; <i>Andrew and his Cutty Gun</i>-; <i>Todlen Hame</i>-; <i>Tulloch Goram</i>-; <i>The Little Farthing Rushlight</i>-Graham. *cBenefit for $Johnston=. [He had 1st acted <i>Hamlet</i>r at <i>Edinburgh</i>, 9 July 1794: $Egerton='s 1st appearance at <i>cg</i> was on 5 June 1797.] 2nd piece [1st time at this theatre; M. PAST 1, author unknown. <i>Larpent MS 1207</i>; not published. 1st acted at <i>Sadler's Wells</i>, 28 May 1787, when the playbill gives the 2nd title as "<i>The Highland Laddie</i>", and adds "The Words of the Airs selected from $Allan Ramsay="]. <i>Times</i>, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnston, No. 31, <i>King-street</i>, <i>Covent-garden</i>. Receipts: #230 19s. 6d. (110.2.6; 1.14.0; tickets: 119.3.0).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1798 04 28 cg Hamlet. Hamlet-Johnston (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Ghost-Murray; Polonius-Munden; King-Waddy; Horatio-Egerton (2nd appearance on this stage); Laertes-Whitfield; Ostrick-Farley; Rosencraus-Clarke; Grave@diggers-Quick, Rees; Ophelia-Mrs Mountain; Queen-Miss Chapman.*a1798 04 28 cg Hooly and Fairly; or, The Highland Lad and Lowland Lass. Donald-Gray; Jockey-Clarke; Kate-Miss Wheatley; Old Woman-Mr Graham (from the $Theatre Royal Edinburgh=, 1st appearance on this stage).*a1798 04 28 cg A Divertisement. ^As17971002^, but <i>Old Towler</i>-Incledon; <i>To Batchelor's Hall</i>-_; Speaking Characters-_.*d1798 04 28 cg 2nd piece to conclude with: <i>Highland Reel</i>-; In 3rd piece: <i>Ballet</i>, ^as17971013^.*s1798 04 28 cg In V 1st piece: a <i>Dirge</i>, ^as17970925^; In 2nd piece: <i>Highland Laddy</i>-; <i>Hooly and Fairly</i>-; <i>Katharine Ogie</i>- [recte <i>Oggy</i>]; <i>Andrew and his Cutty Gun</i>-; <i>Todlen Hame</i>-; <i>Tulloch Goram</i>-; <i>The Little Farthing Rushlight</i>-Graham.*c1798 04 28 cg Benefit for $Johnston=. [He had 1st acted <i>Hamlet</i>r at <i>Edinburgh</i>, 9 July 1794: $Egerton='s 1st appearance at <i>cg</i> was on 5 June 1797.] 2nd piece [1st time at this theatre; M. PAST 1, author unknown. <i>Larpent MS 1207</i>; not published. 1st acted at <i>Sadler's Wells</i>, 28 May 1787, when the playbill gives the 2nd title as "<i>The Highland Laddie</i>", and adds "The Words of the Airs selected from $Allan Ramsay="]. <i>Times</i>, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnston, No. 31, <i>King-street</i>, <i>Covent-garden</i>. Receipts: #230 19s. 6d. (110.2.6; 1.14.0; tickets: 119.3.0).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 51290 | 17980428 | cg | Benefit for $Johnston=. [He had 1st acted <i>Hamlet</i> at <i>Edinburgh</i>, 9 July 1794: $Egerton='s 1st appearance at <i>cg</i> was on 5 June 1797.] 2nd piece [1st time at this theatre; M. PAST 1, author unknown. <i>Larpent MS 1207</i>; not published. 1st acted at <i>Sadler's Wells</i>, 28 May 1787, when the playbill gives the 2nd title as "<i>The Highland Laddie</i>", and adds "The Words of the Airs selected from $Allan Ramsay="]. <i>Times</i>, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnston, No. 31, <i>King-street</i>, <i>Covent-garden</i>. Receipts: #230 19s. 6d. (110.2.6; 1.14.0; tickets: 119.3.0)
    Performance: 113969 | 51290 | p | Hamlet | Hamlet-Johnston (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Ghost-Murray; Polonius-Munden; King-Waddy; Horatio-Egerton (2nd appearance on this stage); Laertes-Whitfield; Ostrick-Farley; Rosencraus-Clarke; Grave@diggers-Quick, Rees; Ophelia-Mrs Mountain; Queen-Miss Chapman.
    Cast:
    209800 | 113969 | Hamlet | Johnston
    209801 | 113969 | Ghost | Murray
    209802 | 113969 | Polonius | Munden
    209803 | 113969 | King | Waddy
    209804 | 113969 | Horatio | Egerton
    209805 | 113969 | Laertes | Whitfield
    209806 | 113969 | Ostrick | Farley
    209807 | 113969 | Rosencraus | Clarke
    209808 | 113969 | Grave@diggers | Quick, Rees
    209809 | 113969 | Ophelia | Mrs Mountain
    209810 | 113969 | Queen | Miss Chapman.
    Performance: 113970 | 51290 | a | Hooly and Fairly; or, The Highland Lad and Lowland Lass | Donald-Gray; Jockey-Clarke; Kate-Miss Wheatley; Old Woman-Mr Graham (from the $Theatre Royal Edinburgh=, 1st appearance on this stage).
    Cast:
    209811 | 113970 | Donald | Gray
    209812 | 113970 | Jockey | Clarke
    209813 | 113970 | Kate | Miss Wheatley
    209814 | 113970 | Old Woman | Mr Graham
    Performance: 113971 | 51290 | a | A Divertisement | As17971002, but <i>Old Towler</i>-Incledon; <i>To Batchelor's Hall</i>-_; Speaking Characters-_.
    AsSeeDate: 113971 | cg | a | As | 17971002
    Cast:
    209815 | 113971 | <i>Old Towler</i> | Incledon
    767068 | 113971 | Speaking Characters | Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Powel, Simmons, Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees
    767069 | 113971 | Frederick | Johnstone
    767070 | 113971 | Thicket | Incledon
    767071 | 113971 | Clueline | Townsend
    767072 | 113971 | Sir Fidget Fearful | Powel
    767073 | 113971 | Gregory | Simmons
    767074 | 113971 | Flambeau | Gray
    767075 | 113971 | Peggy | Mrs Martyr
    767076 | 113971 | Sophia | Mrs Clendining
    767077 | 113971 | Whim | Mr Rees.
    767078 | 113971 | With Dialogue
    767079 | 113971 | <i>I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter</i> | Gray
    767080 | 113971 | <i>Let Bards elate</i> | Simmons
    767081 | 113971 | <i>Of the Ancients its speaking</i> | Johnstone
    767082 | 113971 | The Greenwich Pensioner <i>'Twas in the good ship | Townsend
    767083 | 113971 | <i>Abergavenny is fine</i> | Mrs Martyr
    767084 | 113971 | <i>Come Painter with thy happiest flight</i> | Incledon
    767085 | 113971 | Rural Masquerade
    767086 | 113971 | <i>Dear Yanco say and true he say</i> | Mrs Mountain
    767087 | 113971 | <i>A Sailor's life's a life of woe</i> | Mrs Clendining
    767088 | 113971 | <i>Sure an't the world a Masquerade</i> | Johnstone, Chorus.
    Performance: 113972 | 51290 | d | 2nd piece to conclude with: <i>Highland Reel</i>-; In 3rd piece: <i>Ballet</i>, as17971013
    AsSeeDate: 113972 | cg | d | As | 17971013
    Performance: 113973 | 51290 | s | In V 1st piece: a <i>Dirge</i>, as17970925; In 2nd piece: <i>Highland Laddy</i>-; <i>Hooly and Fairly</i>-; <i>Katharine Ogie</i>- [recte <i>Oggy</i>]; <i>Andrew and his Cutty Gun</i>-; <i>Todlen Hame</i>-; <i>Tulloch Goram</i>-; <i>The Little Farthing Rushlight</i>-Graham
    AsSeeDate: 113973 | cg | s | As | 17970925

Mainpiece

Title: Hamlet
Comments:
Hamlet-Johnston (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Ghost-Murray; Polonius-Munden; King-Waddy; Horatio-Egerton (2nd appearance on this stage); Laertes-Whitfield; Ostrick-Farley; Rosencraus-Clarke; Grave@diggers-Quick, Rees; Ophelia-Mrs Mountain; Queen-Miss Chapman.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: Hooly and Fairly; or, The Highland Lad and Lowland Lass
Comments:
Donald-Gray; Jockey-Clarke; Kate-Miss Wheatley; Old Woman-Mr Graham (from the Theatre Royal Edinburgh, 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: A Divertisement
Comments:
As17971002, but Old Towler-Incledon; To Batchelor's Hall-_; Speaking Characters-_.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Baptism: 1745
Death: 1814

Dance

Comment: 2nd piece to conclude with: Highland Reel-; In 3rd piece: Ballet, as17971013

Song

Comment: In V 1st piece: a Dirge, as17970925; In 2nd piece: Highland Laddy-; Hooly and Fairly-; Katharine Ogie- [recte Oggy]; Andrew and his Cutty Gun-; Todlen Hame-; Tulloch Goram-; The Little Farthing Rushlight-Graham

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 28 April 1798 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=51290.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 28 April 1798 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedatabase.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=51290. Accessed 31 March 2025.