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30 December 1773

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1773-1774
Volume: 4
Comments: Author's 1st Night. [For profits to Garrick see payments of 21 Jan. 1774.] Paid Mr Hopkins for Licences of Albumazar. Prologue & Epilogue, Deserter, Fair Quaker, School for Wives, & Xmas Tale #9 9s. Receipts: #223 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p30 dl A Christmas Tale. As 27 Dec. *aThe Citizen. Young Philpot-King; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Wilding-J. Aickin; Sir Jasper-Wright; Beaufort-Wheeler; Dapper-Jacobs; Quildrive-Burton; Corinna-Miss Platt; Maria-Miss Pope. *cAuthor's 1st Night. [For profits to $Garrick= see payments of 21 Jan. 1774.] Paid $Mr Hopkins= for Licences of <i>Albumazar</i>. <i>Prologue</i> & <i>Epilogue</i>, <i>Deserter</i>, <i>Fair Quaker</i>, <i>School for Wives</i>, & <i>Xmas Tale</i> #9 9s. Receipts: #223 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1773 12 30 dl A Christmas Tale. ^As17731227^.*a1773 12 30 dl The Citizen. Young Philpot-King; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Wilding-J. Aickin; Sir Jasper-Wright; Beaufort-Wheeler; Dapper-Jacobs; Quildrive-Burton; Corinna-Miss Platt; Maria-Miss Pope.*c1773 12 30 dl Author's 1st Night. [For profits to $Garrick= see payments of 21 Jan. 1774.] Paid $Mr Hopkins= for Licences of <i>Albumazar</i>. <i>Prologue</i> & <i>Epilogue</i>, <i>Deserter</i>, <i>Fair Quaker</i>, <i>School for Wives</i>, & <i>Xmas Tale</i> #9 9s. Receipts: #223 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 37384 | 17731230 | dl | Author's 1st Night. [For profits to $Garrick= see payments of 21 Jan. 1774.] Paid $Mr Hopkins= for Licences of <i>Albumazar</i>. <i>Prologue</i> & <i>Epilogue</i>, <i>Deserter</i>, <i>Fair Quaker</i>, <i>School for Wives</i>, & <i>Xmas Tale</i> #9 9s. Receipts: #223 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 77879 | 37384 | p | A Christmas Tale | As17731227.
    AsSeeDate: 77879 | dl | p | As | 17731227
    Cast:
    499094 | 77879 | <i>Dances</i> | Como, Grimaldi, Atkins, Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton, Sga Giorgi
    499095 | 77879 | after which a New Overture=
    499096 | 77879 | Tycho | Weston
    499097 | 77879 | Floridor | Vernon
    499098 | 77879 | Bonoro | Bannister
    499099 | 77879 | Faladel | Parsons
    499100 | 77879 | Nigromant | Champness
    499101 | 77879 | Radel | Dimond
    499102 | 77879 | Camilla | Mrs Smith
    499103 | 77879 | Robinette | Mrs Wrighten
    499104 | 77879 | Messengers | Griffith, Mas. Blanchard
    499105 | 77879 | Good and Evil spirits in various characters | Hurst, Ackman, W. Palmer, Wright, Wrighten, Courtney, Miss Platt, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Millidge, Mrs Scott, Fawcett, Mrs Hunt, Mrs Smith, Kear, Burton
    499106 | 77879 | unassigned | Blanchard, Scott
    Performance: 77880 | 37384 | a | The Citizen | Young Philpot-King; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Wilding-J. Aickin; Sir Jasper-Wright; Beaufort-Wheeler; Dapper-Jacobs; Quildrive-Burton; Corinna-Miss Platt; Maria-Miss Pope.
    Cast:
    132956 | 77880 | Young Philpot | King
    132957 | 77880 | Old Philpot | Baddeley
    132958 | 77880 | Wilding | J. Aickin
    132959 | 77880 | Sir Jasper | Wright
    132960 | 77880 | Beaufort | Wheeler
    132961 | 77880 | Dapper | Jacobs
    132962 | 77880 | Quildrive | Burton
    132963 | 77880 | Corinna | Miss Platt
    132964 | 77880 | Maria | Miss Pope.

Mainpiece

Title: A Christmas Tale
Comments:
As17731227.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1774
Author: David Garrick
Birth: 1717
Death: 1779
Baptism: 1745
Death: 1814

Afterpiece

Title: The Citizen
Comments:
Young Philpot-King; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Wilding-J. Aickin; Sir Jasper-Wright; Beaufort-Wheeler; Dapper-Jacobs; Quildrive-Burton; Corinna-Miss Platt; Maria-Miss Pope.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Citizen
Publish Date: 1763
Author: Arthur Murphy
Birth: 1727
Death: 1805

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 30 December 1773 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 3, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=37384.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 30 December 1773 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=37384. Accessed 3 April 2025.