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24 April 1769

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1768-1769
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Clive, being the last time of her appearing on the Stage. Pit and Boxes laid together. N.B. No tickets have been given out, but to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have their places secured, in the Pit or Boxes, and to prevent any mistakes or confusion, no Box tickets will be admitted into the Gallery; Mrs Clive begs favour of those who have places in the Pit to ba there by half an hour after Five, and to let their servants come to keep them a quarter before Four. [Epilogue is Larpent MS 295.

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?xdl The Wonder. As 6 Jan., but Isabella-Mrs Stephens. *a?xdl Lethe. Lord Chalkstone (1st time)-King; Aesop-Bransby; Charon-Moody; Bowman-Ackman; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Drunken Man-Love; Mercury-Vernon; Frenchman-Baddeley; Old Man-Parsons; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; <i>Epilogue</i> (written by $H. Walpole=)-Mrs Clive. *c?xdl Benefit for $Mrs Clive=, being the last time of her appearing on the Stage. Pit and Boxes laid together. N.B. No tickets have been given out, but to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have their places secured, in the Pit or Boxes, and to prevent any mistakes or confusion, no Box tickets will be admitted into the Gallery; Mrs Clive begs favour of those who have places in the Pit to ba there by half an hour after Five, and to let their servants come to keep them a quarter before Four. [<i>Epilogue</i> is <i>Larpent MS 295</i>.]

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1769 04 24 dl The Wonder. ^As17690106^, but Isabella-Mrs Stephens.*a1769 04 24 dl Lethe. Lord Chalkstone (1st time)-King; Aesop-Bransby; Charon-Moody; Bowman-Ackman; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Drunken Man-Love; Mercury-Vernon; Frenchman-Baddeley; Old Man-Parsons; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; <i>Epilogue</i> (written by $H. Walpole=)-Mrs Clive.*c1769 04 24 dl Benefit for $Mrs Clive=, being the last time of her appearing on the Stage. Pit and Boxes laid together. N.B. No tickets have been given out, but to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have their places secured, in the Pit or Boxes, and to prevent any mistakes or confusion, no Box tickets will be admitted into the Gallery; Mrs Clive begs favour of those who have places in the Pit to ba there by half an hour after Five, and to let their servants come to keep them a quarter before Four. [<i>Epilogue</i> is <i>Larpent MS 295</i>.]

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 34756 | 17690424 | dl | Benefit for $Mrs Clive=, being the last time of her appearing on the Stage. Pit and Boxes laid together. N.B. No tickets have been given out, but to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have their places secured, in the Pit or Boxes, and to prevent any mistakes or confusion, no Box tickets will be admitted into the Gallery; Mrs Clive begs favour of those who have places in the Pit to ba there by half an hour after Five, and to let their servants come to keep them a quarter before Four. [<i>Epilogue</i> is <i>Larpent MS 295</i>.
    Performance: 71648 | 34756 | p | The Wonder | As17690106, but Isabella-Mrs Stephens.
    AsSeeDate: 71648 | dl | p | As | 17690106
    Cast:
    120319 | 71648 | Isabella | Mrs Stephens.
    468008 | 71648 | Don Lopez | Baddeley.
    468009 | 71648 | Don Felix | Garrick
    468010 | 71648 | Lissardo | King
    468011 | 71648 | Don Pedro | Burton
    468012 | 71648 | Frederick | Packer
    468013 | 71648 | Briton | Jefferson
    468014 | 71648 | Gibby | Johnston
    468015 | 71648 | Flora | Mrs Clive
    468016 | 71648 | Inis | Mrs Bradshaw
    468017 | 71648 | Violante | Mrs Barry.
    Performance: 71649 | 34756 | a | Lethe | Lord Chalkstone (1st time)-King; Aesop-Bransby; Charon-Moody; Bowman-Ackman; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Drunken Man-Love; Mercury-Vernon; Frenchman-Baddeley; Old Man-Parsons; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; <i>Epilogue</i> (written by $H. Walpole=)-Mrs Clive.
    Cast:
    120320 | 71649 | Lord Chalkstone | King
    120321 | 71649 | Aesop | Bransby
    120322 | 71649 | Charon | Moody
    120323 | 71649 | Bowman | Ackman
    120324 | 71649 | Fine Gentleman | Dodd
    120325 | 71649 | Drunken Man | Love
    120326 | 71649 | Mercury | Vernon
    120327 | 71649 | Frenchman | Baddeley
    120328 | 71649 | Old Man | Parsons
    120329 | 71649 | Fine Lady | Mrs Clive
    120330 | 71649 | <i>Epilogue</i> | Mrs Clive.

Mainpiece

Title: The Wonder
Comments:
As17690106, but Isabella-Mrs Stephens.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1714
Baptism: 1669
Death: 1723

Afterpiece

Title: Lethe
Comments:
Lord Chalkstone (1st time)-King; Aesop-Bransby; Charon-Moody; Bowman-Ackman; Fine Gentleman-Dodd; Drunken Man-Love; Mercury-Vernon; Frenchman-Baddeley; Old Man-Parsons; Fine Lady-Mrs Clive; Epilogue (written by H. Walpole)-Mrs Clive.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1749
Author: David Garrick
Birth: 1717
Death: 1779

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