London Stage Event: 17 December 1798 at Covent Garden

17 December 1798

Event Information

Theatre: Covent Garden

Theatrical Season: 1798-1799

Volume: 5

Comments: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Pope, but she "was suddenly taken ill on Monday evening, in consequence of which the part of that interesting and favourite actress, in Reynolds's new comedy, was undertaken at a few minutes notice by Mrs Litchfield" (Morning Herald, 19 Dec.).] Receipts: #274 10s. 6d. (265.5.0; 9.5.6)

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*p cg Laugh When You Can. As 11 Dec., but Mrs Mortimer-Mrs Litchfield [in place of $Mrs Pope=%; Epilogue-Mrs Litchfield. *aAlbert andAdelaide. As 14 Dec. *dAs 11 Dec. *c[In mainpiece the playbill retains $Mrs Pope=, but she "was suddenly taken ill on Monday evening, in consequence of which the part of that interesting and favourite actress, in $Reynolds='s new comedy, was undertaken at a few minutes notice by $Mrs Litchfield=" (Morning Herald,19 Dec.).] Receipts: #274 10s. 6d. (265.5.0; 9.5.6).
Cleaned Data

*p1798 12 17 cg Laugh When You Can. ^As17981211^, but Mrs Mortimer-Mrs Litchfield in place of $Mrs Pope=; Epilogue-Mrs Litchfield.*a1798 12 17 cg Albert and Adelaide. ^As17981214^.*d1798 12 17 cg ^As17981211^.*c1798 12 17 cg [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Mrs Pope=, but she "was suddenly taken ill on Monday evening, in consequence of which the part of that interesting and favourite actress, in $Reynolds='s new comedy, was undertaken at a few minutes notice by $Mrs Litchfield=" (Morning Herald, 19 Dec.).] Receipts: #274 10s. 6d. (265.5.0; 9.5.6).
Parsed Data

Event: 51610 | 17981217 | cg | [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Mrs Pope=, but she "was suddenly taken ill on Monday evening, in consequence of which the part of that interesting and favourite actress, in $Reynolds='s new comedy, was undertaken at a few minutes notice by $Mrs Litchfield=" (Morning Herald, 19 Dec.).] Receipts: #274 10s. 6d. (265.5.0; 9.5.6)

Performance: 114838 | 51610 | p | Laugh When You Can | As17981211, but Mrs Mortimer-Mrs Litchfield in place of $Mrs Pope=; Epilogue-Mrs Litchfield.
AsSeeDate: 114838 | cg | p | As | 17981211

Cast:
212316 | 114838 | Mrs Mortimer | Mrs Litchfield in place of $Mrs Pope=

212317 | 114838 | Epilogue | Mrs Litchfield.

774312 | 114838 | unassigned | _Platt.

774313 | 114838 | Gossamer | Lewis

774314 | 114838 | Mortimer | Holman

774315 | 114838 | Bonus | Munden

774316 | 114838 | Sambo | Fawcett

774317 | 114838 | Charles Mortimer | Miss Gilbert

774318 | 114838 | Costly | Townsend

774319 | 114838 | Delville | Whitfield

774320 | 114838 | Farmer Blackbrook | Thompson

774321 | 114838 | Waiter | Simmons

774322 | 114838 | Bailiff | Wilde

774323 | 114838 | Gregory | Abbot

774324 | 114838 | Dorothy | Mrs Gibbs

774325 | 114838 | Emily | Miss Mansel

774326 | 114838 | Miss Gloomly | Mrs Mattocks

Performance: 114839 | 51610 | a | Albert and Adelaide | As17981214.
AsSeeDate: 114839 | cg | a | As | 17981214

Cast:
774327 | 114839 | Jocelin | Emery in place of $Fawcett=.

774328 | 114839 | Principal Characters | Incledon, Fawcett, H. Johnston, Betterton, Townsend, Simmons, Miss Webb

774329 | 114839 | Henrico | Incledon

774330 | 114839 | Albert | H. Johnson

774331 | 114839 | Rudolph | Betterton

774332 | 114839 | Bertolt | Townsend

774333 | 114839 | Gariga | Simmons

774334 | 114839 | Adolphus | Miss Webb

774335 | 114839 | Rosella | Miss Wheatley

774336 | 114839 | Cicely | Miss Walcup

774337 | 114839 | Algonde | Mrs Whitmore

774338 | 114839 | Adelaide | Mrs Johnson

774339 | 114839 | unassigned | Follett

774340 | 114839 | Chorus of Soldiers and Followers in the Black Fore | Oddwell, Clarke, Sawyer, Curties, Little, Thomas, Everett, J. Linton, Smith, Lee, Powers, Lewiss

774341 | 114839 | Chorus of Guards in the Castle | Linton, Gray, Street, Abbot, Kenrick, Silvester, Jones, Fairclough, Tett, Russel.

Performance: 114840 | 51610 | d | As17981211
AsSeeDate: 114840 | cg | d | As | 17981211