21 May 1798

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1797-1798
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Powell. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, author unknown. MS not in Larpent MS; not published]: Founded on a recent fortunate Event [the escape of Sir William Sidney Smith from The Temple, Paris, on 24 Apr. 1798 (European Magazine, June 1798, p. 395)]. With appropriate Scenery, and Machinery. [3rd piece in place of The Children in the Wood, advertised on playbill of 19 May.] Times, 15 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 43, Craven-street, Strand. Receipts: #548 17s. (233.4.6; 61.4.6; 0.17.0; tickets: 253.11.0) (charge: #214 12s. 1d.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Castle-Spectre. As 9 Apr., but [added;% Mrs Powell [the only time her name is in the playbill of this play (and see 14 Dec. 1797)]; Wentworth_; Gibbon_; Original <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Jordan; (for that night only) a new <i>Additional Dialogue</i>[, written by $M. G. Lewis, Esq.=, Author of the Play,%-Mrs Jordan, Mrs Powell. *aThe Escape. Characters-Palmer, Caulfield, Trueman, Maddocks, Hollingsworth, Roffey, Male; Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum; Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro. [Cast not known, except for Sir Sidney Smith-Palmer (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, June 1798, p. 368.] *aThe Shipwreck. As 8 Jan. *cBenefit for $Mrs Powell=. 2ndpiece [1st time; M. INT 1, author unknown. MS not in <i>Larpent MS</i>; not published]: Founded on a recent fortunate Event [the escape of $Sir William Sidney Smith= from $The Temple, Paris=, on 24 Apr. 1798 (<i>European Magazine</i>, June 1798, p.395)]. With appropriate Scenery, and Machinery. [3rd piece in place of <i>The Children in the Wood</i>, advertised on playbill of 19 May.] <i>Times</i>, 15 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 43, <i>Craven-street</i>, <i>Strand</i>. Receipts: #548 17s. (233.4.6; 61.4.6; 0.17.0; tickets: 253.11.0) (charge: #214 12s. 1d.).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1798 05 21 dl The Castle-Spectre. ^As17980409^, but added; Mrs Powell [the only time her name is in the playbill of this play (and ^see17971214^)]; Wentworth_; Gibbon_; Original <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Jordan; (for that night only) a new <i>Additional Dialogue</i>[, written by $M. G. Lewis, Esq.=, Author of the Play,-Mrs Jordan, Mrs Powell.*a1798 05 21 dl The Escape. Characters-Palmer, Caulfield, Trueman, Maddocks, Hollingsworth, Roffey, Male; Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum; Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro. [Cast not known, except for Sir Sidney Smith-Palmer (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, June 1798, p. 368.]*a1798 05 21 dl The Shipwreck. ^As17980108^.*c1798 05 21 dl Benefit for $Mrs Powell=. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, author unknown. MS not in <i>Larpent MS</i>; not published]: Founded on a recent fortunate Event [the escape of $Sir William Sidney Smith= from $The Temple, Paris=, on 24 Apr. 1798 (<i>European Magazine</i>, June 1798, p. 395)]. With appropriate Scenery, and Machinery. [3rd piece in place of <i>The Children in the Wood</i>, advertised on playbill of 19 May.] <i>Times</i>, 15 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 43, <i>Craven-street</i>, <i>Strand</i>. Receipts: #548 17s. (233.4.6; 61.4.6; 0.17.0; tickets: 253.11.0) (charge: #214 12s. 1d.).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 51335 | 17980521 | dl | Benefit for $Mrs Powell=. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, author unknown. MS not in <i>Larpent MS</i>; not published]: Founded on a recent fortunate Event [the escape of $Sir William Sidney Smith= from $The Temple, Paris=, on 24 Apr. 1798 (<i>European Magazine</i>, June 1798, p. 395)]. With appropriate Scenery, and Machinery. [3rd piece in place of <i>The Children in the Wood</i>, advertised on playbill of 19 May.] <i>Times</i>, 15 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 43, <i>Craven-street</i>, <i>Strand</i>. Receipts: #548 17s. (233.4.6; 61.4.6; 0.17.0; tickets: 253.11.0) (charge: #214 12s. 1d.)
    Performance: 114106 | 51335 | p | The Castle-spectre | As17980409, but added; Mrs Powell [the only time her name is in the playbill of this play (and see17971214)]; Wentworth_; Gibbon_; Original <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Jordan; (for that night only) a new <i>Additional Dialogue</i>[, written by $M. G. Lewis, Esq.=, Author of the Play,-Mrs Jordan, Mrs Powell.
    AsSeeDate: 114106 | dl | p | As | 17980409
    Cast:
    210104 | 114106 | Original <i>Epilogue</i> | Mrs Jordan
    210105 | 114106 | Author of the Play, | Mrs Jordan, Mrs Powell.
    768309 | 114106 | 980305but Muleg | Caulfield.
    768310 | 114106 | Percy | C. Kemble in place of $Kemble=.
    768311 | 114106 | Motley | R. Palmer in place of $Bannister Jun=.
    768312 | 114106 | Osmond | Barrymore
    768313 | 114106 | Reginald | Wroughton
    768314 | 114106 | Father Philip | Palmer
    768315 | 114106 | Kenric | Aickin
    768316 | 114106 | Hassan | Dowton
    768317 | 114106 | Saib | Trueman
    768318 | 114106 | Muley | Davis
    768319 | 114106 | Alaric | Wentworth
    768320 | 114106 | Harold | Gibbon
    768321 | 114106 | Allan | Packer
    768322 | 114106 | Edric | Wathen
    768323 | 114106 | Angela | Mrs Jordan
    768324 | 114106 | Alice | Mrs Walcot
    768325 | 114106 | 's Ghost] | Mrs Powell
    Performance: 114107 | 51335 | a | The Escape | Characters-Palmer, Caulfield, Trueman, Maddocks, Hollingsworth, Roffey, Male; Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum; Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro. [Cast not known, except for Sir Sidney Smith-Palmer (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, June 1798, p. 368.]
    Cast:
    210106 | 114107 | Characters | Palmer, Caulfield, Trueman, Maddocks, Hollingsworth, Roffey, Male
    210107 | 114107 | Vocal Parts | Sedgwick, Dignum
    210108 | 114107 | Principal Dancer | Sga Bossi DelCaro.
    210109 | 114107 | except for Sir Sidney Smith | Palmer
    Performance: 114108 | 51335 | a | The Shipwreck | As17980108.
    AsSeeDate: 114108 | dl | a | As | 17980108
    Cast:
    768326 | 114108 | Selwyn | Dignum
    768327 | 114108 | Harry Hawser | Bannister Jun.
    768328 | 114108 | Michael Goto | Dowton
    768329 | 114108 | Shark | Caulfield
    768330 | 114108 | Stave | Suett
    768331 | 114108 | Dick | Miss Jackson
    768332 | 114108 | Plunder | Evans
    768333 | 114108 | Angelica Goto | Miss Leak
    768334 | 114108 | Fanny | Miss DeCamp
    768335 | 114108 | Sally Shamrock | Mrs Bland.

Mainpiece

Comments:
As17980409, but added; Mrs Powell [the only time her name is in the playbill of this play (and see17971214)]; Wentworth_; Gibbon_; Original Epilogue-Mrs Jordan; (for that night only) a new Additional Dialogue[, written by M. G. Lewis, Esq., Author of the Play,-Mrs Jordan, Mrs Powell.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Characters-Palmer, Caulfield, Trueman, Maddocks, Hollingsworth, Roffey, Male; Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum; Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro. [Cast not known, except for Sir Sidney Smith-Palmer (Monthly Mirror, June 1798, p. 368.]

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17980108.
Cast:

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