28 December 1799

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1799-1800
Volume: 5
Comments: "[In Pizarro] the effeminacy of Alonzo's dress, better adopted for a ball-room than for scenes of warfare; the magnificence of the Spanish dungeon, in a country where the Spanish invaders were fain to put up with tents for their own accomodation; the vile manner in which the scene is bungled together, where Cora leaves her infant child to the fury of the pitiless storm, whilst a hut stands most invitingly in sight; the absurd introduction of Cora's song to the accompaniment of thunder and lightning--but, above all, the disgraceful additions made by Mr Sheridan himself, with the farcical termination of this sublime tragedy, by an Irish howl over the dead body of Rolla;--all these glaring defects, sufficient to damn any writer of less notoriety than Sheridan, still continue to outrage good-sense, and the feelings of every spectator of taste and discernment...We are firmly of opinion that the crowded houses this play still continues to draw are principally to be attributed to the masterly acting of the elder Kemble" (Dramatic Censor, I, 23-24). Receipts: #429 9s. (388.1; 40.1; 1.7)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl Pizarro. As 23 Dec. *aThe Mock Doctor. As 20 Dec. *sVocal Parts, as 13 Dec., but _Willoughby, _Bardoleau, _Clark, _Mead, _Elliot, Ms _Jacobs, Ms _Butler, Ms _Saunders, Ms _Gawdry, Ms _Benson, Ms _Coates. *c"[In <i>Pizarro</i>] the effeminacy of <i>Alonzo</i>r's dress, better adopted fora ball-room than for scenes of warfare; the magnificence of the <i>Spanish dungeon</i>, in a country where the Spanish invaders were fain to put up with tents for their own accomodation; the vile manner in which the scene is bungled together, where <i>Cora</i>r leaves her infant child to the fury of the pitiless storm, whilst ahut stands most invitingly in sight; the absurd introduction of Cora's song to the accompaniment of thunder and lightning--but, above all, the disgraceful additions made by $Mr Sheridan= himself, with the farcical termination of this sublime tragedy, by an <i>Irish howl</i> over the dead body of <i>Rolla</i>r;--all these glaring defects, sufficient to damn any writer of less notoriety than Sheridan, still continue to outrage good-sense, and the feelings of every spectator of taste anddiscernment...We are firmly of opinion that the crowded houses this play still continues to draw are principally to be attributed to the masterly acting of theelder $Kemble=" (<i>Dramatic Censor</i>, I, 23-24). Receipts: #429 9s. (388.1; 40.1; 1.7).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1799 12 28 dl Pizarro. ^As17991223^.*a1799 12 28 dl The Mock Doctor. ^As17991220^.*s1799 12 28 dl Vocal Parts, ^as17991213^, but _Willoughby, _Bardoleau, _Clark, _Mead, _Elliot, Ms _Jacobs, Ms _Butler, Ms _Saunders, Ms _Gawdry, Ms _Benson, Ms _Coates.*c1799 12 28 dl "[In <i>Pizarro</i>] the effeminacy of <i>Alonzo</i>r's dress, better adopted for a ball-room than for scenes of warfare; the magnificence of the <i>Spanish dungeon</i>, in a country where the Spanish invaders were fain to put up with tents for their own accomodation; the vile manner in which the scene is bungled together, where <i>Cora</i>r leaves her infant child to the fury of the pitiless storm, whilst a hut stands most invitingly in sight; the absurd introduction of Cora's song to the accompaniment of thunder and lightning--but, above all, the disgraceful additions made by $Mr Sheridan= himself, with the farcical termination of this sublime tragedy, by an <i>Irish howl</i> over the dead body of <i>Rolla</i>r;--all these glaring defects, sufficient to damn any writer of less notoriety than Sheridan, still continue to outrage good-sense, and the feelings of every spectator of taste and discernment...We are firmly of opinion that the crowded houses this play still continues to draw are principally to be attributed to the masterly acting of the elder $Kemble=" (<i>Dramatic Censor</i>, I, 23-24). Receipts: #429 9s. (388.1; 40.1; 1.7).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 52205 | 17991228 | dl | "[In <i>Pizarro</i>] the effeminacy of <i>Alonzo</i>'s dress, better adopted for a ball-room than for scenes of warfare; the magnificence of the <i>Spanish dungeon</i>, in a country where the Spanish invaders were fain to put up with tents for their own accomodation; the vile manner in which the scene is bungled together, where <i>Cora</i> leaves her infant child to the fury of the pitiless storm, whilst a hut stands most invitingly in sight; the absurd introduction of Cora's song to the accompaniment of thunder and lightning--but, above all, the disgraceful additions made by $Mr Sheridan= himself, with the farcical termination of this sublime tragedy, by an <i>Irish howl</i> over the dead body of <i>Rolla</i>;--all these glaring defects, sufficient to damn any writer of less notoriety than Sheridan, still continue to outrage good-sense, and the feelings of every spectator of taste and discernment...We are firmly of opinion that the crowded houses this play still continues to draw are principally to be attributed to the masterly acting of the elder $Kemble=" (<i>Dramatic Censor</i>, I, 23-24). Receipts: #429 9s. (388.1; 40.1; 1.7)
    Performance: 116424 | 52205 | p | Pizarro | As17991223.
    AsSeeDate: 116424 | dl | p | As | 17991223
    Cast:
    788661 | 116424 | Las Casas | Packer.
    788662 | 116424 | Ataliba | Powell
    788663 | 116424 | Rolla | Kemble
    788664 | 116424 | Alonzo | C. Kemble
    788665 | 116424 | Pizarro | Barrymore
    788666 | 116424 | Almagro | Caulfield
    788667 | 116424 | Gonzalo | Wentworth
    788668 | 116424 | Davilla | Trueman
    788669 | 116424 | Gomez | Surmont
    788670 | 116424 | Valverde | Palmer
    788671 | 116424 | Orozembo | Dowton
    788672 | 116424 | Blind Man | Cory
    788673 | 116424 | Centinel | Holland
    788674 | 116424 | Orano | Archer
    788675 | 116424 | Attendant | Maddocks
    788676 | 116424 | Boy | Master Chatterley
    788677 | 116424 | Soldiers | Fisher, Evans, Webb, Chippendale
    788678 | 116424 | Cora | Miss Biggs
    788679 | 116424 | Elvira | Mrs Siddons.
    Performance: 116425 | 52205 | a | The Mock Doctor | As17991220.
    AsSeeDate: 116425 | dl | a | As | 17991220
    Cast:
    788680 | 116425 | James | Fisher
    788681 | 116425 | Sir Jasper | Maddocks
    788682 | 116425 | Leander | Surmont
    788683 | 116425 | Gregory | Bannister Jun,
    788684 | 116425 | Harry | Evans
    788685 | 116425 | Davy | Hollingsworth
    788686 | 116425 | Robert | Wentworth
    788687 | 116425 | Helebore | Sparks
    788688 | 116425 | Dorcas | Miss Mellon
    788689 | 116425 | Charlotte | Miss Heard
    788690 | 116425 | Maid | Mrs Jones.
    Performance: 116426 | 52205 | s | Vocal Parts, as17991213, but _Willoughby, _Bardoleau, _Clark, _Mead, _Elliot, Ms _Jacobs, Ms _Butler, Ms _Saunders, Ms _Gawdry, Ms _Benson, Ms _Coates
    AsSeeDate: 116426 | dl | s | As | 17991213

Mainpiece

Title: Pizarro
Comments:
As17991223.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17991220.
Cast:

Song

Comment: Vocal Parts, as17991213, but _Willoughby, _Bardoleau, _Clark, _Mead, _Elliot, Ms _Jacobs, Ms _Butler, Ms _Saunders, Ms _Gawdry, Ms _Benson, Ms _Coates

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