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16 March 1799

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1798-1799
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Lewis. 1st piece [1st time; C 3, by Thomas John Dibdin. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (London Chronicle, 18 Mar.)]. Morning Chronicle, 12 Apr. 1799: This Day is published Five Thousand a Year (price not listed). Ibid, 8 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, Bow-street. Receipts: #542 0s. 6d. (383.9.0; 2.19.0; tickets: 155.12.6)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Five Thousand a Year. [Principal Characters by Lewis, Pope, Munden, H. Johnston, Murray, Farley, Waddy, Simmons, Rees, Abbot, Miss Betterton, Mrs Pope, Miss Murray (1st appearance [this season]), Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text ($G. G. and J. Robinson= [1799]:% George Fervid-Lewis; Frederick Fervid-Pope; Sir Matthew Maxim-Munden; Henry Hastings-H. Johnston; Mr Goulding-Murray; Paragraph-Farley; Truepenny-Waddy; Dick-Simmons; Officer-Rees; Servants to Sir Matthew-Abbot, Wilde; Servant to Frederick-Curties; Boy-Master Webb; Maria-Miss Betterton; Lady Julia-Mrs Pope; Aurelia-Miss Murray [in text: $Mrs H. Johnston= (see 25 Mar.)]; Lady Maxim-Mrs Mattocks;<i>Prologue</i> (partly Musical)-Munden; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Mattocks. *aA Divertisement. Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 2 Oct. 1797: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Thicket-Incledon; Clueline-Townsend; Sir Fidget Fearful-Emery; Gregory-Simmons; Flambeau-Gray; Whim-Rees; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Mills.] [With Dialogue to introduce the following favorite Songs: The Lamplighter,% <i>I'mjolly Dick the Lamplighter</i>-Gray; [Peggy Perkins,% <i>Let Bards elate</i>-Simmons; [Irish Drinking Song,% <i>Of the ancients its speaking</i>-Johnstone; [Song,% <i>I went to Sea</i>-Townsend; [Taffy and Griddy,% <i>Abergavenny is fine</i>-Mrs Martyr; <i>The moment Aurora</i>-Incledon; <i>Dear Mary adieu</i>-Incledon; <i>The Midnight Watch</i>-Incledon;[To conclude with a% Rural Masquerade-; [in which a new song, by $Mazzinghi=;% <i>Poor Orra come from distant shore</i>-Miss Waters; [Sea Song,% <i>A sailor's life's a life of woe</i>-Mrs Mills; [The Masquerade,% <i>Sure an't the World a Masquerade</i>-Johnstone, Chorus. *aCatherine and Petruchio. Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Claremont; Biondello-Farley; Taylor-Simmons; Music@Master-Rees; Grumio-Munden; Bianca-Miss Leserve; Curtis-Mrs Platt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks. *dIn2nd piece: <i>Ballet</i>-Blurton, Mrs Watts. *sEnd 1st piece: <i>Black Ey'd Susan</i>-Incledon. *cBenefit for $Lewis=. 1st piece [1st time; C 3, by $Thomas John Dibdin=. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (<i>London Chronicle</i>, 18 Mar.)]. <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 12 Apr. 1799: This Day is published <i>Five Thousand a Year</i> (pricenot listed). <i>Ibid</i>, 8 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, <i>Bow-street</i>. Receipts: #542 0s. 6d. (383.9.0; 2.19.0; tickets: 155.12.6).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1799 03 16 cg Five Thousand a Year. [Principal Characters by Lewis, Pope, Munden, H. Johnston, Murray, Farley, Waddy, Simmons, Rees, Abbot, Miss Betterton, Mrs Pope, Miss Murray (1st appearance this season]), Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text ($G. G. and J. Robinson= [1799]: George Fervid-Lewis; Frederick Fervid-Pope; Sir Matthew Maxim-Munden; Henry Hastings-H. Johnston; Mr Goulding-Murray; Paragraph-Farley; Truepenny-Waddy; Dick-Simmons; Officer-Rees; Servants to Sir Matthew-Abbot, Wilde; Servant to Frederick-Curties; Boy-Master Webb; Maria-Miss Betterton; Lady Julia-Mrs Pope; Aurelia-Miss Murray [in text: $Mrs H. Johnston= (^see17990325^; Lady Maxim-Mrs Mattocks; <i>Prologue</i> (partly Musical)-Munden; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Mattocks.*a1799 03 16 cg A Divertisement. Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 2 Oct. 1797: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Thicket-Incledon; Clueline-Townsend; Sir Fidget Fearful-Emery; Gregory-Simmons; Flambeau-Gray; Whim-Rees; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Mills.] With Dialogue to introduce the following favorite Songs: The Lamplighter, <i>I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter</i>-Gray; [Peggy Perkins, <i>Let Bards elate</i>-Simmons; [Irish Drinking Song, <i>Of the ancients its speaking</i>-Johnstone; [Song, <i>I went to Sea</i>-Townsend; [Taffy and Griddy, <i>Abergavenny is fine</i>-Mrs Martyr; <i>The moment Aurora</i>-Incledon; <i>Dear Mary adieu</i>-Incledon; <i>The Midnight Watch</i>-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [in which a new song, by $Mazzinghi=; <i>Poor Orra come from distant shore</i>-Miss Waters; [Sea Song, <i>A sailor's life's a life of woe</i>-Mrs Mills; [The Masquerade, <i>Sure an't the World a Masquerade</i>-Johnstone, Chorus.*a1799 03 16 cg Catherine and Petruchio. Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Claremont; Biondello-Farley; Taylor-Simmons; Music@Master-Rees; Grumio-Munden; Bianca-Miss Leserve; Curtis-Mrs Platt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.*d1799 03 16 cg In 2nd piece: <i>Ballet</i>-Blurton, Mrs Watts.*s1799 03 16 cg End 1st piece: <i>Black Ey'd Susan</i>-Incledon.*c1799 03 16 cg Benefit for $Lewis=. 1st piece [1st time; C 3, by $Thomas John Dibdin=. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (<i>London Chronicle</i>, 18 Mar.)]. <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 12 Apr. 1799: This Day is published <i>Five Thousand a Year</i> (price not listed). <i>Ibid</i>, 8 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, <i>Bow-street</i>. Receipts: #542 0s. 6d. (383.9.0; 2.19.0; tickets: 155.12.6).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 51774 | 17990316 | cg | Benefit for $Lewis=. 1st piece [1st time; C 3, by $Thomas John Dibdin=. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (<i>London Chronicle</i>, 18 Mar.)]. <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 12 Apr. 1799: This Day is published <i>Five Thousand a Year</i> (price not listed). <i>Ibid</i>, 8 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, <i>Bow-street</i>. Receipts: #542 0s. 6d. (383.9.0; 2.19.0; tickets: 155.12.6)
    Performance: 115254 | 51774 | p | Five Thousand A Year | [Principal Characters by Lewis, Pope, Munden, H. Johnston, Murray, Farley, Waddy, Simmons, Rees, Abbot, Miss Betterton, Mrs Pope, Miss Murray (1st appearance this season]), Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text ($G. G. and J. Robinson= [1799]: George Fervid-Lewis; Frederick Fervid-Pope; Sir Matthew Maxim-Munden; Henry Hastings-H. Johnston; Mr Goulding-Murray; Paragraph-Farley; Truepenny-Waddy; Dick-Simmons; Officer-Rees; Servants to Sir Matthew-Abbot, Wilde; Servant to Frederick-Curties; Boy-Master Webb; Maria-Miss Betterton; Lady Julia-Mrs Pope; Aurelia-Miss Murray [in text: $Mrs H. Johnston= (see17990325; Lady Maxim-Mrs Mattocks; <i>Prologue</i> (partly Musical)-Munden; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Mattocks.
    Cast:
    213005 | 115254 | George Fervid | Lewis
    213006 | 115254 | Frederick Fervid | Pope
    213007 | 115254 | Sir Matthew Maxim | Munden
    213008 | 115254 | Henry Hastings | H. Johnston
    213009 | 115254 | Mr Goulding | Murray
    213010 | 115254 | Paragraph | Farley
    213011 | 115254 | Truepenny | Waddy
    213012 | 115254 | Dick | Simmons
    213013 | 115254 | Officer | Rees
    213014 | 115254 | Servants to Sir Matthew | Abbot, Wilde
    213015 | 115254 | Servant to Frederick | Curties
    213016 | 115254 | Boy | Master Webb
    213017 | 115254 | Maria | Miss Betterton
    213018 | 115254 | Lady Julia | Mrs Pope
    213019 | 115254 | Aurelia | Miss Murray
    213020 | 115254 | Lady Maxim | Mrs Mattocks
    213021 | 115254 | <i>Prologue</i> | Munden
    213022 | 115254 | <i>Epilogue</i> | Mrs Mattocks.
    Performance: 115255 | 51774 | a | A Divertisement | Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 2 Oct. 1797: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Thicket-Incledon; Clueline-Townsend; Sir Fidget Fearful-Emery; Gregory-Simmons; Flambeau-Gray; Whim-Rees; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Mills.] With Dialogue to introduce the following favorite Songs: The Lamplighter, <i>I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter</i>-Gray; [Peggy Perkins, <i>Let Bards elate</i>-Simmons; [Irish Drinking Song, <i>Of the ancients its speaking</i>-Johnstone; [Song, <i>I went to Sea</i>-Townsend; [Taffy and Griddy, <i>Abergavenny is fine</i>-Mrs Martyr; <i>The moment Aurora</i>-Incledon; <i>Dear Mary adieu</i>-Incledon; <i>The Midnight Watch</i>-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [in which a new song, by $Mazzinghi=; <i>Poor Orra come from distant shore</i>-Miss Waters; [Sea Song, <i>A sailor's life's a life of woe</i>-Mrs Mills; [The Masquerade, <i>Sure an't the World a Masquerade</i>-Johnstone, Chorus.
    Cast:
    213023 | 115255 | Speaking Characters | Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills
    213024 | 115255 | Frederick | Johnstone
    213025 | 115255 | Thicket | Incledon
    213026 | 115255 | Clueline | Townsend
    213027 | 115255 | Sir Fidget Fearful | Emery
    213028 | 115255 | Gregory | Simmons
    213029 | 115255 | Flambeau | Gray
    213030 | 115255 | Whim | Rees
    213031 | 115255 | Peggy | Mrs Martyr
    213032 | 115255 | Sophia | Mrs Mills.
    213033 | 115255 | <i>I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter</i> | Gray
    213034 | 115255 | <i>Let Bards elate</i> | Simmons
    213035 | 115255 | <i>Of the ancients its speaking</i> | Johnstone
    213036 | 115255 | <i>I went to Sea</i> | Townsend
    213037 | 115255 | <i>Abergavenny is fine</i> | Mrs Martyr
    213038 | 115255 | <i>The moment Aurora</i> | Incledon
    213039 | 115255 | <i>Dear Mary adieu</i> | Incledon
    213040 | 115255 | <i>The Midnight Watch</i> | Incledon
    213041 | 115255 | To conclude with a Rural Masquerade
    213042 | 115255 | <i>Poor Orra come from distant shore</i> | Miss Waters
    213043 | 115255 | <i>A sailor's life's a life of woe</i> | Mrs Mills
    213044 | 115255 | <i>Sure an't the World a Masquerade</i> | Johnstone, Chorus.
    Performance: 115256 | 51774 | a | Catherine and Petruchio | Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Claremont; Biondello-Farley; Taylor-Simmons; Music@Master-Rees; Grumio-Munden; Bianca-Miss Leserve; Curtis-Mrs Platt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
    Cast:
    213045 | 115256 | Petruchio | Lewis
    213046 | 115256 | Baptista | Thompson
    213047 | 115256 | Hortensio | Claremont
    213048 | 115256 | Biondello | Farley
    213049 | 115256 | Taylor | Simmons
    213050 | 115256 | Music@Master | Rees
    213051 | 115256 | Grumio | Munden
    213052 | 115256 | Bianca | Miss Leserve
    213053 | 115256 | Curtis | Mrs Platt
    213054 | 115256 | Catherine | Mrs Mattocks.
    Performance: 115257 | 51774 | d | In 2nd piece: <i>Ballet</i>-Blurton, Mrs Watts
    Performance: 115258 | 51774 | s | End 1st piece: <i>Black Ey'd Susan</i>-Incledon

Mainpiece

Title: Five Thousand A Year
Comments:
[Principal Characters by Lewis, Pope, Munden, H. Johnston, Murray, Farley, Waddy, Simmons, Rees, Abbot, Miss Betterton, Mrs Pope, Miss Murray (1st appearance this season]), Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text (G. G. and J. Robinson [1799]: George Fervid-Lewis; Frederick Fervid-Pope; Sir Matthew Maxim-Munden; Henry Hastings-H. Johnston; Mr Goulding-Murray; Paragraph-Farley; Truepenny-Waddy; Dick-Simmons; Officer-Rees; Servants to Sir Matthew-Abbot, Wilde; Servant to Frederick-Curties; Boy-Master Webb; Maria-Miss Betterton; Lady Julia-Mrs Pope; Aurelia-Miss Murray [in text: Mrs H. Johnston (see17990325; Lady Maxim-Mrs Mattocks; Prologue (partly Musical)-Munden; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: A Divertisement
Comments:
Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Gray, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 2 Oct. 1797: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Thicket-Incledon; Clueline-Townsend; Sir Fidget Fearful-Emery; Gregory-Simmons; Flambeau-Gray; Whim-Rees; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Mills.] With Dialogue to introduce the following favorite Songs: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Gray; [Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Simmons; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the ancients its speaking-Johnstone; [Song, I went to Sea-Townsend; [Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; The moment Aurora-Incledon; Dear Mary adieu-Incledon; The Midnight Watch-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [in which a new song, by Mazzinghi; Poor Orra come from distant shore-Miss Waters; [Sea Song, A sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Mills; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: Catherine and Petruchio
Comments:
Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Claremont; Biondello-Farley; Taylor-Simmons; Music@Master-Rees; Grumio-Munden; Bianca-Miss Leserve; Curtis-Mrs Platt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
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Comment: In 2nd piece: Ballet-Blurton, Mrs Watts

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Comment: End 1st piece: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon

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