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23 April 1772

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1771-1772
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Barry. Tickets deliver'd for King Arthur will be taken. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by 4 o'clock. Paid Supers, Kettle Drum, & practices to King Arthur #2 16s.; Printer's Bill #8 12s. (Treasurer's Book). Mary Martin to J. M. Rebow, 6 April (MS correspondence in Washington State University Library): There has not been any mention of Barry's Benefit in ye Papers till to Day when it is advertis'd for ye 23rd of this Month, & ye Play. After...ye Constant Couple, which I imagine is no very desirable thing to see so late in ye Season, therefore pray tell me if I must send ye Tickets back directly, or may keep them till you are in Town again, which I hope you certainly will be before that time; I find we are not ye only unfortunates that Mr Johnson disappoints of Places, for that it is his Constant Practice not to let a single Place, till all his Five Guinea Chaps are serv'd even if you are at ye Play House, & apply ye Instant ye Play is given out, for which reason Mr Garrick has desir'd Gentlemen will Write to him upon such Occasions, & it is now very commonly done. Receipts: #264 11s. 6d. Charges: #67. Profits to Barry: #197 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Constant Couple. As 21 March.*aThe Lottery. As 29 Feb. *dEnd: <i>Comic Dance</i>, as 26 March. *cBenefit for $Barry=. Tickets deliver'd for <i>King Arthur</i> will be taken. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by 4 o'clock. Paid Supers, Kettle Drum, & practices to King Arthur #2 16s.; Printer's Bill #8 12s. (Treasurer's Book). $Mary Martin= to $J. M. Rebow=, 6 April (MS correspondence in <i>Washington State University Library</i>): There has not been any mention of Barry's Benefit in ye Papers till to Day when it is advertis'd for ye 23rd of this Month, & ye Play. After...ye <i>Constant Couple</i>, which I imagine is no very desirable thing to see so late in ye Season, therefore pray tell me if I must send ye Tickets back directly, or may keep them till you are in Town again, which I hope you certainly will be before that time; I find we are not ye only unfortunates that $Mr Johnson= disappoints of Places, for that it is his Constant Practice not to let a single Place, till all his Five Guinea Chaps are serv'd even if you are at ye Play House, & apply ye Instant ye Play is given out, for which reason $Mr Garrick= has desir'd Gentlemen will Write to him upon such Occasions, & it is now very commonly done. Receipts: #264 11s. 6d. Charges: #67. Profits to Barry: #197 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1772 04 23 dl The Constant Couple. ^As17720321^.*a1772 04 23 dl The Lottery. ^As17720229^.*d1772 04 23 dl End: <i>Comic Dance</i>, ^as17720326^.*c1772 04 23 dl Benefit for $Barry=. Tickets deliver'd for <i>King Arthur</i> will be taken. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by 4 o'clock. Paid Supers, Kettle Drum, & practices to King Arthur #2 16s.; Printer's Bill #8 12s. (Treasurer's Book). $Mary Martin= to $J. M. Rebow=, 6 April (MS correspondence in <i>Washington State University Library</i>): There has not been any mention of Barry's Benefit in ye Papers till to Day when it is advertis'd for ye 23rd of this Month, & ye Play. After...ye <i>Constant Couple</i>, which I imagine is no very desirable thing to see so late in ye Season, therefore pray tell me if I must send ye Tickets back directly, or may keep them till you are in Town again, which I hope you certainly will be before that time; I find we are not ye only unfortunates that $Mr Johnson= disappoints of Places, for that it is his Constant Practice not to let a single Place, till all his Five Guinea Chaps are serv'd even if you are at ye Play House, & apply ye Instant ye Play is given out, for which reason $Mr Garrick= has desir'd Gentlemen will Write to him upon such Occasions, & it is now very commonly done. Receipts: #264 11s. 6d. Charges: #67. Profits to Barry: #197 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 36475 | 17720423 | dl | Benefit for $Barry=. Tickets deliver'd for <i>King Arthur</i> will be taken. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. Ladies send servants by 4 o'clock. Paid Supers, Kettle Drum, & practices to King Arthur #2 16s.; Printer's Bill #8 12s. (Treasurer's Book). $Mary Martin= to $J. M. Rebow=, 6 April (MS correspondence in <i>Washington State University Library</i>): There has not been any mention of Barry's Benefit in ye Papers till to Day when it is advertis'd for ye 23rd of this Month, & ye Play. After...ye <i>Constant Couple</i>, which I imagine is no very desirable thing to see so late in ye Season, therefore pray tell me if I must send ye Tickets back directly, or may keep them till you are in Town again, which I hope you certainly will be before that time; I find we are not ye only unfortunates that $Mr Johnson= disappoints of Places, for that it is his Constant Practice not to let a single Place, till all his Five Guinea Chaps are serv'd even if you are at ye Play House, & apply ye Instant ye Play is given out, for which reason $Mr Garrick= has desir'd Gentlemen will Write to him upon such Occasions, & it is now very commonly done. Receipts: #264 11s. 6d. Charges: #67. Profits to Barry: #197 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 75639 | 36475 | p | The Constant Couple | As17720321.
    AsSeeDate: 75639 | dl | p | As | 17720321
    Cast:
    488980 | 75639 | Sir Harry Wildair | Mrs Barry
    488981 | 75639 | Standard | Aickin
    488982 | 75639 | Beau Clincher | King
    488983 | 75639 | Smuggler | Parsons
    488984 | 75639 | Clincher Jr | Weston
    488985 | 75639 | Vizard | Packer
    488986 | 75639 | Dicky | Waldron
    488987 | 75639 | Tom Errand | Ackman
    488988 | 75639 | Angelica | Miss Rogers
    488989 | 75639 | Lady Darling | Mrs Cross
    488990 | 75639 | Parley | Mrs Love
    488991 | 75639 | Lady Lurewell | Mrs Egerton
    Performance: 75640 | 36475 | a | The Lottery | As17720229.
    AsSeeDate: 75640 | dl | a | As | 17720229
    Cast:
    488992 | 75640 | Lord Lace | King
    488993 | 75640 | Stocks | Parsons
    488994 | 75640 | Lovemore | Bannister
    488995 | 75640 | Whisk | Ackman
    488996 | 75640 | Irishman | Hartry
    488997 | 75640 | Lady Lace | Mrs Abington
    488998 | 75640 | Mrs Stocks | Mrs Bradshaw
    488999 | 75640 | Jenny | Mrs Millidge.
    Performance: 75641 | 36475 | d | End: <i>Comic Dance</i>, as17720326
    AsSeeDate: 75641 | dl | d | As | 17720326

Mainpiece

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As17720321.
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Afterpiece

Comments:
As17720229.
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Dance

Comment: End: Comic Dance, as17720326

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