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25 January 1799

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1798-1799
Volume: 5
Comments: The Public are respectfully acquainted that on account of some accidents having happened to the very complicated Machinery of The Magic Oak its first representation is unavoidably postponed till Tuesday [see 24 Jan.] Receipts: #212 4s. 6d. (205.0.0; 7.4.6)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Votary of Wealth. As 23 Jan. *aThe Honest Thieves. Teague (with a Planxty in character, <i>The Tight Irish Boy</i>)-Johnstone; Colonel Careless-Knight; Captain Manly-Whitfield;Justice Day-Davenport; Mr Story-Claremont; Abel-Simmons; Obadiah-Munden; Ruth-Mrs Gibbs; Arabella-Miss Mansel; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport. *cThe Public are respectfully acquainted that on account of some accidents having happened to the very complicated Machinery of <i>The Magic Oak</i> its first representation is unavoidably postponed till Tuesday [see 24 Jan.] Receipts: #212 4s. 6d. (205.0.0; 7.4.6).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1799 01 25 cg The Votary of Wealth. ^As17990123^.*a1799 01 25 cg The Honest Thieves. Teague (with a Planxty in character, <i>The Tight Irish Boy</i>)-Johnstone; Colonel Careless-Knight; Captain Manly-Whitfield; Justice Day-Davenport; Mr Story-Claremont; Abel-Simmons; Obadiah-Munden; Ruth-Mrs Gibbs; Arabella-Miss Mansel; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport.*c1799 01 25 cg The Public are respectfully acquainted that on account of some accidents having happened to the very complicated Machinery of <i>The Magic Oak</i> its first representation is unavoidably postponed till Tuesday [see 24 Jan.] Receipts: #212 4s. 6d. (205.0.0; 7.4.6).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 51686 | 17990125 | cg | The Public are respectfully acquainted that on account of some accidents having happened to the very complicated Machinery of <i>The Magic Oak</i> its first representation is unavoidably postponed till Tuesday [see 24 Jan.] Receipts: #212 4s. 6d. (205.0.0; 7.4.6)
    Performance: 115030 | 51686 | p | The Votary Of Wealth | As17990123.
    AsSeeDate: 115030 | cg | p | As | 17990123
    Cast:
    776116 | 115030 | Mrs Cleveland | Mrs Johnson in place of $Miss Chapman=.
    776117 | 115030 | Drooply | Lewis
    776118 | 115030 | Leonard Vizorly | Pope
    776119 | 115030 | Oakworth | Munden
    776120 | 115030 | Sharpset | Fawcett
    776121 | 115030 | Henry Melville | H. Johnston
    776122 | 115030 | Cleveland | Murray
    776123 | 115030 | Old Vizorly | Emery
    776124 | 115030 | Mastyr of Hotel | Thompson
    776125 | 115030 | Bailiff | Abbot
    776126 | 115030 | Servant | Curties
    776127 | 115030 | Waiter | Wilde
    776128 | 115030 | Simpson | Blurton
    776129 | 115030 | Julia Cleveland | Mrs Pope
    776130 | 115030 | Gangica | Mrs H. Johnston
    776131 | 115030 | Lady Jemima Vizorly | Mrs Davenport
    776132 | 115030 | Caroline | Miss Betterton
    776133 | 115030 | unassigned | Lee
    Performance: 115031 | 51686 | a | The Honest Thieves | Teague (with a Planxty in character, <i>The Tight Irish Boy</i>)-Johnstone; Colonel Careless-Knight; Captain Manly-Whitfield; Justice Day-Davenport; Mr Story-Claremont; Abel-Simmons; Obadiah-Munden; Ruth-Mrs Gibbs; Arabella-Miss Mansel; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport.
    Cast:
    212581 | 115031 | Teague | Johnstone
    212582 | 115031 | Colonel Careless | Knight
    212583 | 115031 | Captain Manly | Whitfield
    212584 | 115031 | Justice Day | Davenport
    212585 | 115031 | Mr Story | Claremont
    212586 | 115031 | Abel | Simmons
    212587 | 115031 | Obadiah | Munden
    212588 | 115031 | Ruth | Mrs Gibbs
    212589 | 115031 | Arabella | Miss Mansel
    212590 | 115031 | Mrs Day | Mrs Davenport.

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As17990123.
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Teague (with a Planxty in character, The Tight Irish Boy)-Johnstone; Colonel Careless-Knight; Captain Manly-Whitfield; Justice Day-Davenport; Mr Story-Claremont; Abel-Simmons; Obadiah-Munden; Ruth-Mrs Gibbs; Arabella-Miss Mansel; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport.
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