03 September 1800

Event Information
Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1799-1800
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Gibbs. 1st piece: Never acted here. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1. In it the playbill lists Dicky Gossip by Suett, but "Fawcett came forward with an apology, stating that Suett had been suddenly taken ill, and was unable to attend the theatre. The galleries...insisted on Fawcett's singing the song in Suett's stead. Fawcett pleaded his incapacity, and at length, by dint of a little buffoonery and grimace (talents essentially necessary on such occasions) succeeded in a appeasing the tumult" (Dramatic Censor, III, 127)]

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p hay The Birth Day. Captain Bertram-Emery; Jack Junk-Fawcett; Harry Bertram-J. Palmer; Mr Bertram-Davenport; Circuit-Caulfield; William-Abbot; Mrs Moral-Mrs Davenport; Ann-Mrs Whitmore; Emma-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character). *aA Song for Every Body. <i>Polly Oliver</i> (1st time)-Fawcett; [a Favourite% <i>Ballad</i>-Mrs Mountain; <i>The Red Cross Knight</i>-Mrs Mountain, Trueman, Fisher. *aObi. As 22 Aug. *cBenefit for $Mrs Gibbs=. 1st piece: Never acted here. 2ndpiece [1st time; M. INT 1. In it the playbill lists <i>Dicky Gossip</i>r by $Suett=, but "$Fawcett= came forward with an apology, stating that Suett had been suddenly taken ill, and was unable to attend the theatre. The galleries...insisted on Fawcett's singing the song in Suett's stead. Fawcett pleaded his incapacity, and at length, by dint of a little buffoonery and grimace (talents essentially necessary on such occasions) succeeded in a appeasing the tumult" (<i>Dramatic Censor</i>, III, 127)].
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1800 09 03 hay The Birth Day. Captain Bertram-Emery; Jack Junk-Fawcett; Harry Bertram-J. Palmer; Mr Bertram-Davenport; Circuit-Caulfield; William-Abbot; Mrs Moral-Mrs Davenport; Ann-Mrs Whitmore; Emma-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).*a1800 09 03 hay A Song for Every Body. <i>Polly Oliver</i> (1st time)-Fawcett; a Favourite <i>Ballad</i>-Mrs Mountain; <i>The Red Cross Knight</i>-Mrs Mountain, Trueman, Fisher.*a1800 09 03 hay Obi. ^As18000822^.*c1800 09 03 hay Benefit for $Mrs Gibbs=. 1st piece: Never acted here. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1. In it the playbill lists <i>Dicky Gossip</i>r by $Suett=, but "$Fawcett= came forward with an apology, stating that Suett had been suddenly taken ill, and was unable to attend the theatre. The galleries...insisted on Fawcett's singing the song in Suett's stead. Fawcett pleaded his incapacity, and at length, by dint of a little buffoonery and grimace (talents essentially necessary on such occasions) succeeded in a appeasing the tumult" (<i>Dramatic Censor</i>, III, 127)].
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 52605 | 18000903 | hay | Benefit for $Mrs Gibbs=. 1st piece: Never acted here. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1. In it the playbill lists <i>Dicky Gossip</i> by $Suett=, but "$Fawcett= came forward with an apology, stating that Suett had been suddenly taken ill, and was unable to attend the theatre. The galleries...insisted on Fawcett's singing the song in Suett's stead. Fawcett pleaded his incapacity, and at length, by dint of a little buffoonery and grimace (talents essentially necessary on such occasions) succeeded in a appeasing the tumult" (<i>Dramatic Censor</i>, III, 127)]
    Performance: 117465 | 52605 | p | The Birth Day | Captain Bertram-Emery; Jack Junk-Fawcett; Harry Bertram-J. Palmer; Mr Bertram-Davenport; Circuit-Caulfield; William-Abbot; Mrs Moral-Mrs Davenport; Ann-Mrs Whitmore; Emma-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
    Cast:
    218154 | 117465 | Captain Bertram | Emery
    218155 | 117465 | Jack Junk | Fawcett
    218156 | 117465 | Harry Bertram | J. Palmer
    218157 | 117465 | Mr Bertram | Davenport
    218158 | 117465 | Circuit | Caulfield
    218159 | 117465 | William | Abbot
    218160 | 117465 | Mrs Moral | Mrs Davenport
    218161 | 117465 | Ann | Mrs Whitmore
    218162 | 117465 | Emma | Mrs Gibbs
    Performance: 117466 | 52605 | a | A Song for Every Body | <i>Polly Oliver</i> (1st time)-Fawcett; a Favourite <i>Ballad</i>-Mrs Mountain; <i>The Red Cross Knight</i>-Mrs Mountain, Trueman, Fisher.
    Cast:
    218163 | 117466 | <i>Polly Oliver</i> | Fawcett
    218164 | 117466 | a Favourite <i>Ballad</i> | Mrs Mountain
    218165 | 117466 | <i>The Red Cross Knight</i> | Mrs Mountain, Trueman, Fisher.
    Performance: 117467 | 52605 | a | Obi | As18000822.
    AsSeeDate: 117467 | hay | a | As | 18000822
    Cast:
    797534 | 117467 | Three Finger'd@Jack | J. Palmer
    797535 | 117467 | Sam | Chippendale
    797536 | 117467 | 2nd Negro Robber | T. Trueman
    797537 | 117467 | Chorus of Negro Men | _Linton.
    797538 | 117467 | Jonkanoo | Hawtin
    797539 | 117467 | Chorus of Negresses | Mrs _Castelle.
    797540 | 117467 | Abednego | Fawcett
    797541 | 117467 | Changeable | Farley
    797542 | 117467 | Doctor Specific | Davenport
    797543 | 117467 | Old Bromley | Emery
    797544 | 117467 | Charles | Klanert
    797545 | 117467 | William | J. Palmer
    797546 | 117467 | Emily | Miss Gaudry
    797547 | 117467 | Mrs Changeable | Miss Chapman.
    797548 | 117467 | Three@Finger'd Jack | C. Kemble
    797549 | 117467 | Captain Orford | Farley
    797550 | 117467 | Planter | Caulfield
    797551 | 117467 | Quashee | Emery
    797552 | 117467 | Overseer | Trueman
    797553 | 117467 | Tuckey | Master Menage
    797554 | 117467 | Planter's Servants | Atkins, Wilkins, Nigh, Gell
    797555 | 117467 | Negro Robbers | Klanert, Chippendale, Wilde, Goostree, Gauron, Howell
    797556 | 117467 | Officers of Government | Stokes, Knights, Hawkins
    797557 | 117467 | Rosa | Miss DeCamp
    797558 | 117467 | Quashee's Wife | Mrs Mountain
    797559 | 117467 | Sam's Wife | Miss Gaudry
    797560 | 117467 | Obi Woman | Mr Abbot
    797561 | 117467 | Attendants | Miss Menage, Mrs Lloyd
    797562 | 117467 | Dancing Negresses | Miss Vining, Miss Dibdin, Miss Drake, Miss Willis, Miss Norton, Miss Watson.

Mainpiece

Comments:
Captain Bertram-Emery; Jack Junk-Fawcett; Harry Bertram-J. Palmer; Mr Bertram-Davenport; Circuit-Caulfield; William-Abbot; Mrs Moral-Mrs Davenport; Ann-Mrs Whitmore; Emma-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Polly Oliver (1st time)-Fawcett; a Favourite Ballad-Mrs Mountain; The Red Cross Knight-Mrs Mountain, Trueman, Fisher.

Afterpiece

Title: Obi
Comments:
As18000822.

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