30 May 1798

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1797-1798
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Hull, Mrs Litchfield & Waddy. 1st piece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Hull. Larpent MS 1215; not published]: Altered from [The Bashful Lover, by] Massinger. [In it the playbill assigns Hortensio to Pope, but he was ill, and in his "stead Johnston read the part of Hortensio" (European Magazine, June 1798, p. 396). Prologue by John Taylor Poems (I, 60).] Morning Herald, 29 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, Duke's Court, Dean's-yard, Westminster; of Mrs Litchfield, James-street, Covent-Garden; of Waddy, No. 214, opposite Southampton-street, High Holborn. Receipts: #261 2s. 6d. (53.9.6; 4.16.6; tickets: 202.16.6; of which Hull took #72 7s.; Mrs Litchfield #60 17s., Waddy #69 12s. 6d.)

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    *p cg Disinterested Love. Hortensio-[read by% Johnston; Gonzaga (Duke of Mantua)-Murray; Uberti (Prince of Parma)-Toms; Alonzo-Whitfield; Bellario-Clarke; Octavio-Hull; Manfroy-Davenport; Ambassador-Powel; Alberto-Claremont; Bernardo-Thompson; Lorenzo (Duke of Tuscany)-Holman; Ascanio-Mrs Litchfield; Beatrice-Mrs Platt; Gentlewoman-Miss Leserve; Matilda (Princess of Mantua)-Mrs Pope. *aStarboard Watch. [<i>The Sailor's Carousal; or, Saturday Night at Sea</i>% As 28 May, but [added:% <i>The Medley of Lovers</i>-Munden; <i>Jack at the Windlass</i>-_; <i>Farewell to Old England dear Mary adieu</i>-_. *aThe Highland Reel. As 1 Nov. 1797,but M'Gilpin-Waddy; Moggy-Mrs Litchfield; [added:% Croudy-Davenport. *e[<i>Monologue</i>.%Preceding 1st piece: [a new% <i>Occasional Prologue</i>-Holman. *cBenefit for$Hull=, $Mrs Litchfield= & $Waddy=. 1st piece [1st time; C 5, by $Thomas Hull=. <i>Larpent MS 1215</i>; not published]: Altered from [<i>The Bashful Lover</i>, by] $Massinger=. [In it the playbill assigns <i>Hortensio</i>r to $Pope=, but he was ill, and in his "stead $Johnston= read the part of Hortensio" (<i>European Magazine</i>, June 1798, p. 396). Prologue by John <i>Taylor Poems</i> (I, 60).] <i>Morning Herald</i>, 29 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, <i>Duke's Court</i>, <i>Dean's-yard</i>, <i>Westminster</i>;of Mrs Litchfield, <i>James-street</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>; of Waddy, No. 214, opposite<i>Southampton-street</i>, <i>High Holborn</i>. Receipts: #261 2s. 6d. (53.9.6; 4.16.6; tickets: 202.16.6; of which Hull took #72 7s.; Mrs Litchfield #60 17s., Waddy #69 12s. 6d.).

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    *p1798 05 30 cg Disinterested Love. Hortensio-read by Johnston; Gonzaga (Duke of Mantua)-Murray; Uberti (Prince of Parma)-Toms; Alonzo-Whitfield; Bellario-Clarke; Octavio-Hull; Manfroy-Davenport; Ambassador-Powel; Alberto-Claremont; Bernardo-Thompson; Lorenzo (Duke of Tuscany)-Holman; Ascanio-Mrs Litchfield; Beatrice-Mrs Platt; Gentlewoman-Miss Leserve; Matilda (Princess of Mantua)-Mrs Pope.*a1798 05 30 cg Starboard Watch. <i>The Sailor's Carousal; or, Saturday Night at Sea</i> ^As17980528^, but added: <i>The Medley of Lovers</i>-Munden; <i>Jack at the Windlass</i>-_; <i>Farewell to Old England dear Mary adieu</i>-_.*a1798 05 30 cg The Highland Reel. ^As17971101^, but M'Gilpin-Waddy; Moggy-Mrs Litchfield; added: Croudy-Davenport.*e1798 05 30 cg <i>Monologue</i>.Preceding 1st piece: a new <i>Occasional Prologue</i>-Holman.*c1798 05 30 cg Benefit for $Hull=, $Mrs Litchfield= & $Waddy=. 1st piece [1st time; C 5, by $Thomas Hull=. <i>Larpent MS 1215</i>; not published]: Altered from [<i>The Bashful Lover</i>, by] $Massinger=. [In it the playbill assigns <i>Hortensio</i>r to $Pope=, but he was ill, and in his "stead $Johnston= read the part of Hortensio" (<i>European Magazine</i>, June 1798, p. 396). Prologue by John <i>Taylor Poems</i> (I, 60).] <i>Morning Herald</i>, 29 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, <i>Duke's Court</i>, <i>Dean's-yard</i>, <i>Westminster</i>; of Mrs Litchfield, <i>James-street</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>; of Waddy, No. 214, opposite <i>Southampton-street</i>, <i>High Holborn</i>. Receipts: #261 2s. 6d. (53.9.6; 4.16.6; tickets: 202.16.6; of which Hull took #72 7s.; Mrs Litchfield #60 17s., Waddy #69 12s. 6d.).

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    Event: 51354 | 17980530 | cg | Benefit for $Hull=, $Mrs Litchfield= & $Waddy=. 1st piece [1st time; C 5, by $Thomas Hull=. <i>Larpent MS 1215</i>; not published]: Altered from [<i>The Bashful Lover</i>, by] $Massinger=. [In it the playbill assigns <i>Hortensio</i> to $Pope=, but he was ill, and in his "stead $Johnston= read the part of Hortensio" (<i>European Magazine</i>, June 1798, p. 396). Prologue by John <i>Taylor Poems</i> (I, 60).] <i>Morning Herald</i>, 29 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, <i>Duke's Court</i>, <i>Dean's-yard</i>, <i>Westminster</i>; of Mrs Litchfield, <i>James-street</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>; of Waddy, No. 214, opposite <i>Southampton-street</i>, <i>High Holborn</i>. Receipts: #261 2s. 6d. (53.9.6; 4.16.6; tickets: 202.16.6; of which Hull took #72 7s.; Mrs Litchfield #60 17s., Waddy #69 12s. 6d.)
    Performance: 114167 | 51354 | p | Disinterested Love | Hortensio-read by Johnston; Gonzaga (Duke of Mantua)-Murray; Uberti (Prince of Parma)-Toms; Alonzo-Whitfield; Bellario-Clarke; Octavio-Hull; Manfroy-Davenport; Ambassador-Powel; Alberto-Claremont; Bernardo-Thompson; Lorenzo (Duke of Tuscany)-Holman; Ascanio-Mrs Litchfield; Beatrice-Mrs Platt; Gentlewoman-Miss Leserve; Matilda (Princess of Mantua)-Mrs Pope.
    Cast:
    210283 | 114167 | Hortensio | read by Johnston
    210284 | 114167 | Gonzaga | Murray
    210285 | 114167 | Uberti | Toms
    210286 | 114167 | Alonzo | Whitfield
    210287 | 114167 | Bellario | Clarke
    210288 | 114167 | Octavio | Hull
    210289 | 114167 | Manfroy | Davenport
    210290 | 114167 | Ambassador | Powel
    210291 | 114167 | Alberto | Claremont
    210292 | 114167 | Bernardo | Thompson
    210293 | 114167 | Lorenzo | Holman
    210294 | 114167 | Ascanio | Mrs Litchfield
    210295 | 114167 | Beatrice | Mrs Platt
    210296 | 114167 | Gentlewoman | Miss Leserve
    210297 | 114167 | Matilda | Mrs Pope.
    Performance: 114168 | 51354 | a | Starboard Watch | <i>The Sailor's Carousal; or, Saturday Night at Sea</i> As17980528, but added: <i>The Medley of Lovers</i>-Munden; <i>Jack at the Windlass</i>-_; <i>Farewell to Old England dear Mary adieu</i>-_.
    AsSeeDate: 114168 | cg | a | As | 17980528
    Cast:
    210298 | 114168 | <i>The Medley of Lovers</i> | Munden
    768799 | 114168 | <i>Ye Gentlemen of England</i> | Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Gray
    768800 | 114168 | <i>Jack at the Windlass</i> | Fawcett
    768801 | 114168 | <i>Young William was a seaman true</i> | Incledon
    768802 | 114168 | <i>Brave Betty was a maiden Queen</i> | Johnstone
    768803 | 114168 | <i>Saturday Night at Sea</i> | Townsend
    768804 | 114168 | <i>Farewell to Old England dear Mary adieu</i> | Incledon
    768805 | 114168 | <i>Great Britain still her Charter boasts</i> | Incledon, full Chorus.
    768806 | 114168 | Pillardoc | Clarke
    768807 | 114168 | Asmodous | Gray
    768808 | 114168 | Lucifer | Dyke
    768809 | 114168 | Orchus | Blurton
    768810 | 114168 | Belial | Linton
    768811 | 114168 | Ades | Street
    768812 | 114168 | Dr Faustus | Farley
    768813 | 114168 | Zany | Simmons
    768814 | 114168 | Landscape and Water | Mill
    768815 | 114168 | Harlequin | Simpson
    768816 | 114168 | Pierrot | Follett
    768817 | 114168 | Miller | Hawtin
    768818 | 114168 | Miller's Wife | Miss Leserve
    768819 | 114168 | Colombine | Mlle St.Amand
    768820 | 114168 | Philidel | Miss Wheatley. IV. A View of a Country Inn. Trick Bull and Dog. V. View of <i>Smithfield</i> on a Market Day. VI. The Garden of Faustus
    Performance: 114169 | 51354 | a | The Highland Reel | As17971101, but M'Gilpin-Waddy; Moggy-Mrs Litchfield; added: Croudy-Davenport.
    AsSeeDate: 114169 | cg | a | As | 17971101
    Cast:
    210299 | 114169 | M'Gilpin | Waddy
    210300 | 114169 | Moggy | Mrs Litchfield
    210301 | 114169 | Croudy | Davenport.
    768821 | 114169 | Shelty | Munden
    768822 | 114169 | Sandy | Incledon
    768823 | 114169 | Charley | Townsend
    768824 | 114169 | Serjeant Jack | Clarke
    768825 | 114169 | Dash | Claremont
    768826 | 114169 | Jenny | Mrs Mountain
    768827 | 114169 | Woodley | Clarke
    768828 | 114169 | Lovelace | Claremont.
    768829 | 114169 | Leon | Holman
    768830 | 114169 | Duke | Clarke
    768831 | 114169 | Juan | Toms
    768832 | 114169 | Cacafogo | Waddy
    768833 | 114169 | Sanchio | Thompson
    768834 | 114169 | Alonzo | Powel
    768835 | 114169 | Copper Captain | Lewis
    768836 | 114169 | Margaretta | Miss Chapman
    768837 | 114169 | Altea | Mrs Gilbert
    768838 | 114169 | Clara | Mrs Platt
    768839 | 114169 | Old Woman | Mr Munden
    768840 | 114169 | Maid | Mr Rees
    768841 | 114169 | Estifania | Mrs Abington.
    768842 | 114169 | Sir Charles Racket | Knight
    768843 | 114169 | Drugget | Munden
    768844 | 114169 | Dimity | Mrs Litchfield
    768845 | 114169 | Mrs Drugget | Mrs Davenport
    768846 | 114169 | Nancy | Mrs Mountain
    768847 | 114169 | Lady Racket | Mrs Abington.
    768848 | 114169 | <i>With pride we steer'd for England's Coast</i> | Townsend.
    768849 | 114169 | Lord Aimworth | Johnstone
    768850 | 114169 | Sir Harry Sycamore | Munden
    768851 | 114169 | Ralph | Knight
    768852 | 114169 | Farmer Giles | Townsend
    768853 | 114169 | Fairfield | Davenport
    768854 | 114169 | Mervin | Claremont
    768855 | 114169 | Fanny | Miss Sims
    768856 | 114169 | Theodosia | Mrs Follett
    768857 | 114169 | Lady Sycamore | Mrs Davenport
    768858 | 114169 | Patty | Mrs Mountain.
    768859 | 114169 | <i>Hearts of Oak</i> | Townsend
    768860 | 114169 | <i>We've bade the restless Seas adieu</i> | <i>Townsend, _Incledon
    768861 | 114169 | Rule Britannia</i> | Townsend, Gray
    768862 | 114169 | with two Additional Verses, | Incledon, Townsend, Full Chorus.
    Performance: 114170 | 51354 | e | <i>Monologue</i> | Preceding 1st piece: a new <i>Occasional Prologue</i>-Holman.
    Cast:
    210302 | 114170 | a new <i>Occasional Prologue</i> | Holman.

Mainpiece

Title: Disinterested Love
Comments:
Hortensio-read by Johnston; Gonzaga (Duke of Mantua)-Murray; Uberti (Prince of Parma)-Toms; Alonzo-Whitfield; Bellario-Clarke; Octavio-Hull; Manfroy-Davenport; Ambassador-Powel; Alberto-Claremont; Bernardo-Thompson; Lorenzo (Duke of Tuscany)-Holman; Ascanio-Mrs Litchfield; Beatrice-Mrs Platt; Gentlewoman-Miss Leserve; Matilda (Princess of Mantua)-Mrs Pope.
Cast:

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Publish Date:
Author: Thomas Hull
Birth: 1728
Death: 1808
Publish Date:
Birth: 1583
Death: 1640

Afterpiece

Title: Starboard Watch
Comments:
The Sailor's Carousal; or, Saturday Night at Sea As17980528, but added: The Medley of Lovers-Munden; Jack at the Windlass-_; Farewell to Old England dear Mary adieu-_.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Highland Reel
Comments:
As17971101, but M'Gilpin-Waddy; Moggy-Mrs Litchfield; added: Croudy-Davenport.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1789
Author: John O'Keeffe
Birth: 1747
Death: 1833
Baptism: 1748/9
Death: 1829

Entertainment

Comment: Monologue.Preceding 1st piece: a new Occasional Prologue-Holman

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