14 May 1799

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1798-1799
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mr and Miss Betterton. 2nd piece [1st time; P 1]. Receipts: #267 1s. 6d. (139.17.6; 5.1.0; tickets: 122.3.0)
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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Macbeth. As 15Dec. 1798, but Macbeth-Betterton; Lady Macbeth-Miss Betterton (1st appearance in that charactyr); Officer-_; Murderers-_. *aThe Tars of Old England; or, Humours of Greenwich Fair. <i>Black Ey'd Susan</i>-Incledon; <i>The Snug Little Island</i>-Townsend; <i>A Hornpipe</i>-Master Betterton (1st appearance); <i>Rule Britannia</i>-[, as 3 May.% *aThe Adopted Child. Michael-Betterton; Le Sage-Townsend; Sir Bertrand-Mansel; Spruce-Farley; Flint-Dyke; Record-Emery; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Miss Wheatley; Boy-Miss Sims; Janette-Mrs Norton; Nell-Mrs Chapman. *dEnd 1st piece: The<i>Highland Lovers</i>, as 23 Apr.; [$Del Caro='s% <i>Hornpipe</i>-Miss Brugier. *s1st piece: Vocal Parts, as 15 Dec. 1798, but Miss <i>Waters, Mrs +Atkins, _Gray, Miss _Leserve, Miss _Gray; In 3rd piece: +The Tower Song</i>-Mrs Atkins. *e[<i>Monologue</i>.% After the Dancing: <i>The Satyrist The Groom and the Cook</i>[; or, <i>Daniel and Dishclout's Law Suit</i>%-Betterton. *cBenefit for $Mr and Miss Betterton=. 2nd piece [1st time; P 1]. Receipts: #267 1s. 6d. (139.17.6; 5.1.0; tickets: 122.3.0).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1799 05 14 cg Macbeth. ^As17981215^, but Macbeth-Betterton; Lady Macbeth-Miss Betterton (1st appearance in that charactyr); Officer-_; Murderers-_.*a1799 05 14 cg The Tars of Old England; or, Humours of Greenwich Fair. <i>Black Ey'd Susan</i>-Incledon; <i>The Snug Little Island</i>-Townsend; <i>A Hornpipe</i>-Master Betterton (1st appearance); <i>Rule Britannia</i>-, ^as17990503^.*a1799 05 14 cg The Adopted Child. Michael-Betterton; Le Sage-Townsend; Sir Bertrand-Mansel; Spruce-Farley; Flint-Dyke; Record-Emery; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Miss Wheatley; Boy-Miss Sims; Janette-Mrs Norton; Nell-Mrs Chapman.*d1799 05 14 cg End 1st piece: The <i>Highland Lovers</i>, ^as17990423^; $Del Caro='s <i>Hornpipe</i>-Miss Brugier.*s1799 05 14 cg 1st piece: Vocal Parts, ^as17981215^, but Miss <i>Waters, Mrs +Atkins, _Gray, Miss _Leserve, Miss _Gray; In 3rd piece: +The Tower Song</i>-Mrs Atkins.*e1799 05 14 cg <i>Monologue</i>. After the Dancing: <i>The Satyrist The Groom and the Cook</i>; or, <i>Daniel and Dishclout's Law Suit</i>-Betterton.*c1799 05 14 cg Benefit for $Mr and Miss Betterton=. 2nd piece [1st time; P 1]. Receipts: #267 1s. 6d. (139.17.6; 5.1.0; tickets: 122.3.0).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 51879 | 17990514 | cg | Benefit for $Mr and Miss Betterton=. 2nd piece [1st time; P 1]. Receipts: #267 1s. 6d. (139.17.6; 5.1.0; tickets: 122.3.0)
    Performance: 115551 | 51879 | p | Macbeth | As17981215, but Macbeth-Betterton; Lady Macbeth-Miss Betterton (1st appearance in that charactyr); Officer-_; Murderers-_.
    AsSeeDate: 115551 | cg | p | As | 17981215
    Cast:
    213724 | 115551 | Macbeth | Betterton
    213725 | 115551 | Lady Macbeth | Miss Betterton
    781125 | 115551 | Macduff | Pope
    781126 | 115551 | Duncan | Hull
    781127 | 115551 | Banquo | Murray
    781128 | 115551 | Malcolm | Clarke
    781129 | 115551 | Lenox | Whitfield
    781130 | 115551 | Donalbaine | Simmons
    781131 | 115551 | Doctor | Waddy
    781132 | 115551 | Seward | Davenport
    781133 | 115551 | Seyton | Thompson
    781134 | 115551 | Fleance | Master Rees
    781135 | 115551 | Officer | Klanert
    781136 | 115551 | Murderers | Claremont, Abbot
    781137 | 115551 | Witches | Munden, Emery, Rees
    781138 | 115551 | Hecate | Townsend
    781139 | 115551 | Waiting Gentlewoman | Mrs Platt
    Performance: 115552 | 51879 | a | The Tars of Old England; or, Humours of Greenwich Fair | <i>Black Ey'd Susan</i>-Incledon; <i>The Snug Little Island</i>-Townsend; <i>A Hornpipe</i>-Master Betterton (1st appearance); <i>Rule Britannia</i>-, as17990503.
    AsSeeDate: 115552 | cg | a | As | 17990503
    Cast:
    213726 | 115552 | <i>Black Ey'd Susan</i> | Incledon
    213727 | 115552 | <i>The Snug Little Island</i> | Townsend
    213728 | 115552 | <i>A Hornpipe</i> | Master Betterton
    213729 | 115552 | <i>Rule Britannia</i> | , as17990503.
    781140 | 115552 | <i>All Hands to the Anchor</i> | Fawcett
    781141 | 115552 | <i>Yo Heave Ho</i> | Townsend
    781142 | 115552 | <i>The Sailor's Journal</i> | Incledon
    781143 | 115552 | <i>True Courage</i> | Townsend
    781144 | 115552 | <i>Brave Betty</i>] | Johnstone
    781145 | 115552 | <i>Fat Dolly the Cook</i> | Munden
    781146 | 115552 | <i>With a jolly full Bottle</i>
    781147 | 115552 | Muns | Fawcett
    781148 | 115552 | Jack Connor | Betterton
    781149 | 115552 | Lord Edmond | Mansel
    781150 | 115552 | Father Frank | Waddy
    781151 | 115552 | Frill | Farley
    781152 | 115552 | Tough | Rees
    781153 | 115552 | Dowdle | Munden
    781154 | 115552 | Rachael | Miss Sims
    781155 | 115552 | Mary | Mrs Gibbs
    781156 | 115552 | Adelaide | Miss Chapman.
    781157 | 115552 | Vocal Parts | Johnstone, Munden, Fawcett, Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Street
    781158 | 115552 | <i>With a jolly full bottle</i>
    781159 | 115552 | <i>Boxing the Compass</i> | Fawcett
    781160 | 115552 | <i>Young William</i> | , the melody by $Incledon=
    781161 | 115552 | <i>Four and Twenty Fidlers</i> | Munden
    781162 | 115552 | <i>Brave Betty was a maiden Queen</i> | Johnstone
    781163 | 115552 | <i>Song</i> | Townsend
    781164 | 115552 | <i>The New Mariners</i> | Chorus.
    781165 | 115552 | Tom Thumb | Master Standen
    781166 | 115552 | Grizzle | Emery
    781167 | 115552 | Ghost | Street
    781168 | 115552 | Noodle | Simmons
    781169 | 115552 | Doodle | Clarke
    781170 | 115552 | Merlin | Thompson
    781171 | 115552 | Arthur | Munden
    781172 | 115552 | Huncamunca | Mrs Atkins
    781173 | 115552 | Glumdalca | Mrs Gilbert
    781174 | 115552 | Dollalolla | Mrs Martyr.
    Performance: 115553 | 51879 | a | The Adopted Child | Michael-Betterton; Le Sage-Townsend; Sir Bertrand-Mansel; Spruce-Farley; Flint-Dyke; Record-Emery; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Miss Wheatley; Boy-Miss Sims; Janette-Mrs Norton; Nell-Mrs Chapman.
    Cast:
    213730 | 115553 | Michael | Betterton
    213731 | 115553 | Le Sage | Townsend
    213732 | 115553 | Sir Bertrand | Mansel
    213733 | 115553 | Spruce | Farley
    213734 | 115553 | Flint | Dyke
    213735 | 115553 | Record | Emery
    213736 | 115553 | Lucy | Mrs Martyr
    213737 | 115553 | Clara | Miss Wheatley
    213738 | 115553 | Boy | Miss Sims
    213739 | 115553 | Janette | Mrs Norton
    213740 | 115553 | Nell | Mrs Chapman.
    Performance: 115554 | 51879 | d | End 1st piece: The <i>Highland Lovers</i>, as17990423; $Del Caro='s <i>Hornpipe</i>-Miss Brugier
    AsSeeDate: 115554 | cg | d | As | 17990423
    Performance: 115555 | 51879 | s | 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17981215, but Miss <i>Waters, Mrs +Atkins, _Gray, Miss _Leserve, Miss _Gray; In 3rd piece: +The Tower Song</i>-Mrs Atkins
    AsSeeDate: 115555 | cg | s | As | 17981215
    Performance: 115556 | 51879 | e | <i>Monologue</i> | After the Dancing: <i>The Satyrist The Groom and the Cook</i>; or, <i>Daniel and Dishclout's Law Suit</i>-Betterton.
    Cast:
    213741 | 115556 | <i>Daniel and Dishclout's Law Suit</i> | Betterton.

Mainpiece

Title: Macbeth
Comments:
As17981215, but Macbeth-Betterton; Lady Macbeth-Miss Betterton (1st appearance in that charactyr); Officer-_; Murderers-_.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; The Snug Little Island-Townsend; A Hornpipe-Master Betterton (1st appearance); Rule Britannia-, as17990503.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Michael-Betterton; Le Sage-Townsend; Sir Bertrand-Mansel; Spruce-Farley; Flint-Dyke; Record-Emery; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Miss Wheatley; Boy-Miss Sims; Janette-Mrs Norton; Nell-Mrs Chapman.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: End 1st piece: The Highland Lovers, as17990423; Del Caro's Hornpipe-Miss Brugier

Song

Comment: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17981215, but Miss Waters, Mrs +Atkins, _Gray, Miss _Leserve, Miss _Gray; In 3rd piece: +The Tower Song-Mrs Atkins

Entertainment

Comment: Monologue. After the Dancing: The Satyrist The Groom and the Cook; or, Daniel and Dishclout's Law Suit-Betterton

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