09 May 1798
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1797-1798
Volume:
5
Comments:
Benefit for Kelly. Ballet: By permission of the Proprietor of the Opera House. Composed by Gallet. With appropriate Dresses, Scenery, and Decorations. Times, 30 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 9, New Lisle-street, Leicester-fields. Receipts: #681 4s. (370.8.0; 45.1.6; 3.12.0; tickets: 262.2.6) (charge: #237 3s. 2d.)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Country Girl
Comments:
As17970926, but Alithea-Miss Heard; Lucy-Miss Mellon; Countryman-_; William-_; Servants-_.
As17970926, but Alithea-Miss Heard; Lucy-Miss Mellon; Countryman-_; William-_; Servants-_.
Cast:
- Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Heard
- Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Mellon
- Role: Moody Actor: King
- Role: Harcourt Actor: Palmer
- Role: Sparkish Actor: Russell
- Role: Belville Actor: C. Kemble
- Role: Countryman Actor: Hollingsworth
- Role: William Actor: Maddocks
- Role: Servants Actor: Webb, Evans
- Role: Miss Peggy Actor: Mrs Jordan
Afterpiece
Title:
Blue-Beard
Comments:
As17980424, but Spahis-_Trueman, _Maddocks; Janizaries-_; Male Peasants-_; Female Peasants-_; Male Slaves-_; Female Slaves-_.
As17980424, but Spahis-_Trueman, _Maddocks; Janizaries-_; Male Peasants-_; Female Peasants-_; Male Slaves-_; Female Slaves-_.
Cast:
- Role: Spahis Actor: _Trueman, _Maddocks
- Role: Selim Actor: Kelly.
- Role: Beda Actor: Mrs Bland
- Role: Male Slave Actor: _Thomson.
- Role: Hassan Actor: Hollingsworth.
- Role: Blue Actor: Beard-Palmer
- Role: Abomelique Actor: Palmer
- Role: Ibrahim Actor: Suett
- Role: Shacabac Actor: Bannister Jun.
- Role: Janizaries Actor: Danby, Wentworth, Brown, Tett, Denman, Atkins
- Role: Male Peasants Actor: Grimaldi, Gregson, Gallot, Aylmer, Potts, Willoughby
- Role: Male Slaves Actor: Roffey, Thomson, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks
- Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Crouch
- Role: Irene Actor: Miss DeCamp
- Role: Female Peasants Actor: Ms Arne, Ms Roffey, Ms Wentworth, Ms Jackson, Ms Maddocks, Ms Menage
- Role: Principal Dancer Actor: Mlle Parisot
- Role: Female Slaves Actor: Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Haskey, Ms Illingham, Ms Byrne, Ms Willis, Ms Vining.
Ballet
Comment:
End II: the Grand Anacreontic Ballet, Bacchus et Ariadne. Bacchus-Laborie; Ariadne-Mme Lombard Laborie; Theseus-St. Pierre; Phedra-Miss D'Egville; Silenus-Blake; Cupid-Master Menage; Hymen-Miss Denys; Chief Persons of the Train of Bacchus representing Divinities of Olympus-Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Miss J. Hilligsberg; Deities of the Olympus, with a Grand Procession of Bacchanals, Bacchants, Nymphs, Satyrs, Fauns-The whole Corps de Ballet from the Opera House; the celebrated Pas de Quatre from Panurge-Didelot, Laborie, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg