10 November 1798

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1798-1799
Volume: 5
Comments: [Miss Brown is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. "Notwithstanding the bills...[she acted] the summer before last, on the boards of the Richmond theatre" (Monthly Mirror, Nov. 1798, p. 308). In afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Roffey as Nelly, but she "who usually performed the part of the Servant Maid, [was] suddenly taken ill; her substitute [was] Miss Tidswell" (Morning Herald, 12 Nov.).] Account-Book: Received of Hammersley & Co., lent to pay the Company #500; paid Lowndes, printer, #10; Chorus #6; Rablus, tallow candles, #10. Receipts: #203 12s. (126.3.6; 76.7.6; 1.1.0)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Rivals. Sir Anthony Absolute-Dowton; Captain Absolute-Powell; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Bannister Jun.; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-R. Palmer; Fag-Russell; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Maddocks; Servants-Fisher, Webb, Evans; Mrs Malaprop-Miss Pope; Lydia Languish-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [$Miss Brown=]); Julia-Miss Biggs; Lucy-Miss Heard; Maid-Mrs Jones. *aNo Song No Supper. As 2 Oct., but Nelly-Miss Tidswell. *c[$Miss Brown= is identified by MS annotation on <i>Kemble playbill</i>. "Notwithstanding the bills...[she acted] the summer before last, on the boards of the <i>Richmond theatre</i>" (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, Nov. 1798, p. 308). In afterpiece the playbill retains $Mrs Roffey= as <i>Nelly</i>r,but she "who usually performed the part of the Servant Maid, [was] suddenly taken ill; her substitute [was] $Miss Tidswell=" (<i>Morning Herald</i>, 12 Nov.).] Account-Book: Received of <i>Hammersley & Co.</i>, lent to pay the Company #500; paid $Lowndes=, printer, #10; Chorus #6; $Rablus=, tallow candles, #10. Receipts: #20312s. (126.3.6; 76.7.6; 1.1.0).

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    *p1798 11 10 dl The Rivals. Sir Anthony Absolute-Dowton; Captain Absolute-Powell; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Bannister Jun.; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-R. Palmer; Fag-Russell; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Maddocks; Servants-Fisher, Webb, Evans; Mrs Malaprop-Miss Pope; Lydia Languish-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [$Miss Brown=]); Julia-Miss Biggs; Lucy-Miss Heard; Maid-Mrs Jones.*a1798 11 10 dl No Song No Supper. ^As17981002^, but Nelly-Miss Tidswell.*c1798 11 10 dl [$Miss Brown= is identified by MS annotation on <i>Kemble playbill</i>. "Notwithstanding the bills...[she acted] the summer before last, on the boards of the <i>Richmond theatre</i>" (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, Nov. 1798, p. 308). In afterpiece the playbill retains $Mrs Roffey= as <i>Nelly</i>r, but she "who usually performed the part of the Servant Maid, [was] suddenly taken ill; her substitute [was] $Miss Tidswell=" (<i>Morning Herald</i>, 12 Nov.).] Account-Book: Received of <i>Hammersley & Co.</i>, lent to pay the Company #500; paid $Lowndes=, printer, #10; Chorus #6; $Rablus=, tallow candles, #10. Receipts: #203 12s. (126.3.6; 76.7.6; 1.1.0).

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    Event: 51544 | 17981110 | dl | [$Miss Brown= is identified by MS annotation on <i>Kemble playbill</i>. "Notwithstanding the bills...[she acted] the summer before last, on the boards of the <i>Richmond theatre</i>" (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, Nov. 1798, p. 308). In afterpiece the playbill retains $Mrs Roffey= as <i>Nelly</i>, but she "who usually performed the part of the Servant Maid, [was] suddenly taken ill; her substitute [was] $Miss Tidswell=" (<i>Morning Herald</i>, 12 Nov.).] Account-Book: Received of <i>Hammersley & Co.</i>, lent to pay the Company #500; paid $Lowndes=, printer, #10; Chorus #6; $Rablus=, tallow candles, #10. Receipts: #203 12s. (126.3.6; 76.7.6; 1.1.0)
    Performance: 114663 | 51544 | p | The Rivals | Sir Anthony Absolute-Dowton; Captain Absolute-Powell; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Bannister Jun.; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-R. Palmer; Fag-Russell; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Maddocks; Servants-Fisher, Webb, Evans; Mrs Malaprop-Miss Pope; Lydia Languish-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [$Miss Brown=]); Julia-Miss Biggs; Lucy-Miss Heard; Maid-Mrs Jones.
    Cast:
    211950 | 114663 | Sir Anthony Absolute | Dowton
    211951 | 114663 | Captain Absolute | Powell
    211952 | 114663 | Faulkland | Kemble
    211953 | 114663 | Acres | Bannister Jun.
    211954 | 114663 | Sir Lucius O'Trigger | R. Palmer
    211955 | 114663 | Fag | Russell
    211956 | 114663 | David | Hollingsworth
    211957 | 114663 | Coachman | Maddocks
    211958 | 114663 | Servants | Fisher, Webb, Evans
    211959 | 114663 | Mrs Malaprop | Miss Pope
    211960 | 114663 | Lydia Languish | A Young Lady
    211961 | 114663 | Julia | Miss Biggs
    211962 | 114663 | Lucy | Miss Heard
    211963 | 114663 | Maid | Mrs Jones.
    Performance: 114664 | 51544 | a | No Song No Supper | As17981002, but Nelly-Miss Tidswell.
    AsSeeDate: 114664 | dl | a | As | 17981002
    Cast:
    211964 | 114664 | Nelly | Miss Tidswell.
    772810 | 114664 | Crop | Dignum
    772811 | 114664 | Frederick | Kelly
    772812 | 114664 | Endless | Suett
    772813 | 114664 | Robin | Bannister Jun.
    772814 | 114664 | William | Sedgwick
    772815 | 114664 | Servant | Webb
    772816 | 114664 | Dorothy | Mrs Bland
    772817 | 114664 | Louisa | Miss Wentworth
    772818 | 114664 | Margaretta | Miss Leak

Mainpiece

Title: The Rivals
Comments:
Sir Anthony Absolute-Dowton; Captain Absolute-Powell; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Bannister Jun.; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-R. Palmer; Fag-Russell; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Maddocks; Servants-Fisher, Webb, Evans; Mrs Malaprop-Miss Pope; Lydia Languish-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Brown]); Julia-Miss Biggs; Lucy-Miss Heard; Maid-Mrs Jones.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: No Song No Supper
Comments:
As17981002, but Nelly-Miss Tidswell.
Cast:

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