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05 April 1774

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1773-1774
Volume: 4
Comments: Miss Younge being ill Mrs Lessingham was borrow'd from Covent Garden to play Imogen (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Dibdin. Paid extra bassoons & flute 3 nights in Christmas Tale (7th March incl.) #7 4s.; Tallow chandler's 7th Bill #20 13s. Heroine of the Cave Music Bill #2 3s. 9d.; Ditto Prompter's Bill #1 5s.; Housekeeper's Bill #3 6s. 5d. Properties #1 2s. 8d.; St George's Hospital subs. 1 year #10 10s.; Mr J. French's draft #23 19s. 9d.; Mr Everard's Note to Egerton #5 3s. 4d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. (Treasurer's Book). The Comedy of Twelfth Night, which was to have been performed this Evening, is oblig'd to be changed, on account of the Indisposition of Miss Younge; Therefore Mr Dibdin humbly hopes that his friends will accept of Cymbeline in its stead. Tickets deliver'd for Twelfth Night will be taken. Receipts: #184 9s. Charges #68 15s. 6d. Profit to Dibdin: #115 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p5 dl Cymbeline. As 28 Jan., but Imogen-Mrs Lessingham [from <i>Covent Garden</i>%. *aThe Deserter. As 12 Jan., but Simkin-Fawcett; Soldier-Griffith ($MacMillan=). *dIII: <i>The Mountaineers</i>, as 30 Sept. 1773. *c$Miss Younge= being ill $Mrs Lessingham= was borrow'd from <i>Covent Garden</i> to play <i>Imogen</i>r (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Benefit for Dibdin. Paid extra bassoons & flute 3 nights in <i>Christmas Tale</i> (7th March incl.) #7 4s.; Tallow chandler's 7th Bill #20 13s. <i>Heroine of the Cave Music Bill</i> #2 3s. 9d.; Ditto Prompter's Bill #1 5s.; Housekeeper's Bill #3 6s. 5d. Properties #1 2s. 8d.; <i>St George's Hospital</i> subs. 1 year #10 10s.; $Mr J. French='s draft #23 19s. 9d.; $Mr Everard='s Note to $Egerton= #5 3s. 4d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. (Treasurer's Book). The Comedy of <i>Twelfth Night</i>, which was to have been performed this Evening, is oblig'd to be changed, on account of the Indisposition of Miss Younge; Therefore $Mr Dibdin= humbly hopes that his friends will accept of <i>Cymbeline</i> in its stead. Tickets deliver'd for <i>Twelfth Night</i> will be taken. Receipts: #184 9s. Charges #68 15s. 6d. Profit to Dibdin: #115 14s. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1774 04 05 dl Cymbeline. ^As17740128^, but Imogen-Mrs Lessingham from <i>Covent Garden</i>.*a1774 04 05 dl The Deserter. ^As17740112^, but Simkin-Fawcett; Soldier-Griffith ($MacMillan=).*d1774 04 05 dl III: <i>The Mountaineers</i>, ^as17730930^.*c1774 04 05 dl $Miss Younge= being ill $Mrs Lessingham= was borrow'd from <i>Covent Garden</i> to play <i>Imogen</i>r (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Benefit for Dibdin. Paid extra bassoons & flute 3 nights in <i>Christmas Tale</i> (7th March incl.) #7 4s.; Tallow chandler's 7th Bill #20 13s. <i>Heroine of the Cave Music Bill</i> #2 3s. 9d.; Ditto Prompter's Bill #1 5s.; Housekeeper's Bill #3 6s. 5d. Properties #1 2s. 8d.; <i>St George's Hospital</i> subs. 1 year #10 10s.; $Mr J. French='s draft #23 19s. 9d.; $Mr Everard='s Note to $Egerton= #5 3s. 4d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. (Treasurer's Book). The Comedy of <i>Twelfth Night</i>, which was to have been performed this Evening, is oblig'd to be changed, on account of the Indisposition of Miss Younge; Therefore $Mr Dibdin= humbly hopes that his friends will accept of <i>Cymbeline</i> in its stead. Tickets deliver'd for <i>Twelfth Night</i> will be taken. Receipts: #184 9s. Charges #68 15s. 6d. Profit to Dibdin: #115 14s. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 37570 | 17740405 | dl | $Miss Younge= being ill $Mrs Lessingham= was borrow'd from <i>Covent Garden</i> to play <i>Imogen</i> (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Benefit for Dibdin. Paid extra bassoons & flute 3 nights in <i>Christmas Tale</i> (7th March incl.) #7 4s.; Tallow chandler's 7th Bill #20 13s. <i>Heroine of the Cave Music Bill</i> #2 3s. 9d.; Ditto Prompter's Bill #1 5s.; Housekeeper's Bill #3 6s. 5d. Properties #1 2s. 8d.; <i>St George's Hospital</i> subs. 1 year #10 10s.; $Mr J. French='s draft #23 19s. 9d.; $Mr Everard='s Note to $Egerton= #5 3s. 4d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. (Treasurer's Book). The Comedy of <i>Twelfth Night</i>, which was to have been performed this Evening, is oblig'd to be changed, on account of the Indisposition of Miss Younge; Therefore $Mr Dibdin= humbly hopes that his friends will accept of <i>Cymbeline</i> in its stead. Tickets deliver'd for <i>Twelfth Night</i> will be taken. Receipts: #184 9s. Charges #68 15s. 6d. Profit to Dibdin: #115 14s. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 78294 | 37570 | p | Cymbeline | As17740128, but Imogen-Mrs Lessingham from <i>Covent Garden</i>.
    AsSeeDate: 78294 | dl | p | As | 17740128
    Cast:
    133596 | 78294 | Imogen | Mrs Lessingham from <i>Covent Garden</i>.
    501276 | 78294 | Queen | Miss Sherry, first time.
    501277 | 78294 | Posthumus | Reddish
    501278 | 78294 | Iachimo | Palmer
    501279 | 78294 | Cymbeline | Hurst
    501280 | 78294 | Cloten | Dodd
    501281 | 78294 | Belarius | J. Aickin
    501282 | 78294 | Pisanio | Packer
    501283 | 78294 | Guiderius | Cautherly
    501284 | 78294 | Arviragus | Brereton
    501285 | 78294 | Philario | Wright
    501286 | 78294 | Claudio | Ackman
    501287 | 78294 | Lucius | Bransby
    501288 | 78294 | Frenchman | Fawcett
    501289 | 78294 | with <i>Dancing</i> | Giorgi, Atkins, Sga Giorgi
    501290 | 78294 | Singing | Mrs Scott.
    Performance: 78295 | 37570 | a | The Deserter | As17740112, but Simkin-Fawcett; Soldier-Griffith ($MacMillan=).
    AsSeeDate: 78295 | dl | a | As | 17740112
    Cast:
    133597 | 78295 | Simkin | Fawcett
    133598 | 78295 | Soldier | Griffith
    501291 | 78295 | Henry | Vernon
    501292 | 78295 | Skirmish | Parsons
    501293 | 78295 | Russett | Bannister
    501294 | 78295 | Louisa | Mrs Smith
    501295 | 78295 | Jenny | Mrs Wrighten
    501296 | 78295 | Margaret | Mrs Love
    501297 | 78295 | Flint | Wright
    501298 | 78295 | Soldiers | Ackman, Fawcett, Kear, Courtney
    Performance: 78296 | 37570 | d | III: <i>The Mountaineers</i>, as17730930
    AsSeeDate: 78296 | dl | d | As | 17730930

Mainpiece

Title: Cymbeline
Comments:
As17740128, but Imogen-Mrs Lessingham from Covent Garden.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Birth: 1653?
Death: 1723
Work Title: Cymbeline
Publish Date:
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616
Work Title: Cymbeline
Publish Date:
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616
Work Title: Cymbeline
Publish Date: 1759
Birth: 1721
Death: 1801

Afterpiece

Title: The Deserter
Comments:
As17740112, but Simkin-Fawcett; Soldier-Griffith (MacMillan).
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Deserter
Publish Date:
Birth: 1740
Death: 1828
Author: William Reeve
Birth: 1757
Death: 1815
Work Title: The Deserter
Publish Date: 1773
Baptism: 1745
Death: 1814
Author: Phillidor

Dance

Comment: III: The Mountaineers, as17730930

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 05 April 1774 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=37570.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 05 April 1774 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=37570. Accessed 31 March 2025.