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12 April 1774

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1773-1774
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. Mainpiece: A New Comedy [by a Lady] never perform'd in this Kingdom. As performed with Universal Applause at the Theatre Royal in Dublin. [The Edition of 1774 lists the Irish Actors. The characters are: Mowbray, Sir Thomas O'Shaughnesy; Admiral Swivel; Leslie; Egerton; Capt. Egerton; Issacher; Donald M'Pherson; Strap; Elfrida Audley; Henrietta Egerton; Mrs Ornel; Mrs Issacher; Jenny, a Mantua Maker, a Maid; French servants and porters. Genest suggests a casting for ten of the characters.] Charges: #66 6s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Bulkley #33 17s., plus #93 13s. from tickets Box 232; Pit 177; Gallery 91). Paid Mrs Carne half year' salary due Lady day last #15. Paid half year's water rent due Xmas last #4. Receipts: #100 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *pcg The South Briton. Principal Characters-Shuter, Lewis, Wroughton, Hull, Dunstall, Fox, Kniveton, Quick, Lewes, Miss Barsanti, Miss Dayes, Mrs P. Green, Mrs Helme, Mrs Bulkley. *aThe Apprentice. As 21 March. *dIV: A <i>Double Hornpipe</i>-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford; End I Farce: A <i>Minuet</i>-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley. *u[<i>Interlude</i>.%End: <i>True Blue</i>. As 26 March. *cBenefit for $Mrs Bulkley=. Mainpiece: A New Comedy [by a Lady] never perform'd in this Kingdom. As performed with Universal Applause at the $Theatre Royal in Dublin=. [The Edition of 1774 lists the <i>Irish Actors</i>. The characters are: <i>Mowbray</i>r, <i>Sir Thomas O'Shaughnesy</i>r; <i>Admiral Swivel</i>r; <i>Leslie</i>r; <i>Egerton</i>r; <i>Capt. Egerton</i>r; <i>Issacher</i>r; <i>Donald M'Pherson</i>r; <i>Strap</i>r; <i>Elfrida Audley</i>r; <i>Henrietta Egerton</i>r; <i>Mrs Ornel</i>r; <i>Mrs Issacher</i>r; <i>Jenny</i>r, a <i>Mantua Maker</i>r, a <i>Maid</i>r; <i>French servants</i>r and <i>porters</i>r. $Genest= suggests a casting for ten of the characters.] Charges: #66 6s. 6d. Profit to $Mrs Bulkley= #33 17s., plus #93 13s. from tickets Box 232; Pit 177; Gallery 91). Paid $Mrs Carne= half year' salary due <i>Lady day</i> last #15. Paid half year's water rent due <i>Xmas</i> last #4. Receipts: #100 3s. 6d. (Account Book).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1774 04 12 cg The South Briton. Principal Characters-Shuter, Lewis, Wroughton, Hull, Dunstall, Fox, Kniveton, Quick, Lewes, Miss Barsanti, Miss Dayes, Mrs P. Green, Mrs Helme, Mrs Bulkley.*a1774 04 12 cg The Apprentice. ^As17740321^.*d1774 04 12 cg IV: A <i>Double Hornpipe</i>-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford; End I Farce: A <i>Minuet</i>-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley.*u1774 04 12 cg <i>Interlude</i>.End: <i>True Blue</i>. As 26 March.*c1774 04 12 cg Benefit for $Mrs Bulkley=. Mainpiece: A New Comedy [by a Lady] never perform'd in this Kingdom. As performed with Universal Applause at the $Theatre Royal in Dublin=. [The Edition of 1774 lists the <i>Irish Actors</i>. The characters are: <i>Mowbray</i>r, <i>Sir Thomas O'Shaughnesy</i>r; <i>Admiral Swivel</i>r; <i>Leslie</i>r; <i>Egerton</i>r; <i>Capt. Egerton</i>r; <i>Issacher</i>r; <i>Donald M'Pherson</i>r; <i>Strap</i>r; <i>Elfrida Audley</i>r; <i>Henrietta Egerton</i>r; <i>Mrs Ornel</i>r; <i>Mrs Issacher</i>r; <i>Jenny</i>r, a <i>Mantua Maker</i>r, a <i>Maid</i>r; <i>French servants</i>r and <i>porters</i>r. $Genest= suggests a casting for ten of the characters.] Charges: #66 6s. 6d. Profit to $Mrs Bulkley= #33 17s., plus #93 13s. from tickets Box 232; Pit 177; Gallery 91). Paid $Mrs Carne= half year' salary due <i>Lady day</i> last #15. Paid half year's water rent due <i>Xmas</i> last #4. Receipts: #100 3s. 6d. (Account Book).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 37585 | 17740412 | cg | Benefit for $Mrs Bulkley=. Mainpiece: A New Comedy [by a Lady] never perform'd in this Kingdom. As performed with Universal Applause at the $Theatre Royal in Dublin=. [The Edition of 1774 lists the <i>Irish Actors</i>. The characters are: <i>Mowbray</i>, <i>Sir Thomas O'Shaughnesy</i>; <i>Admiral Swivel</i>; <i>Leslie</i>; <i>Egerton</i>; <i>Capt. Egerton</i>; <i>Issacher</i>; <i>Donald M'Pherson</i>; <i>Strap</i>; <i>Elfrida Audley</i>; <i>Henrietta Egerton</i>; <i>Mrs Ornel</i>; <i>Mrs Issacher</i>; <i>Jenny</i>, a <i>Mantua Maker</i>, a <i>Maid</i>; <i>French servants</i> and <i>porters</i>. $Genest= suggests a casting for ten of the characters.] Charges: #66 6s. 6d. Profit to $Mrs Bulkley= #33 17s., plus #93 13s. from tickets Box 232; Pit 177; Gallery 91). Paid $Mrs Carne= half year' salary due <i>Lady day</i> last #15. Paid half year's water rent due <i>Xmas</i> last #4. Receipts: #100 3s. 6d. (Account Book)
    Performance: 78335 | 37585 | p | The South Briton | Principal Characters-Shuter, Lewis, Wroughton, Hull, Dunstall, Fox, Kniveton, Quick, Lewes, Miss Barsanti, Miss Dayes, Mrs P. Green, Mrs Helme, Mrs Bulkley.
    Cast:
    133676 | 78335 | Principal Characters | Shuter, Lewis, Wroughton, Hull, Dunstall, Fox, Kniveton, Quick, Lewes, Miss Barsanti, Miss Dayes, Mrs P. Green, Mrs Helme, Mrs Bulkley.
    Performance: 78336 | 37585 | a | The Apprentice | As17740321.
    AsSeeDate: 78336 | cg | a | As | 17740321
    Cast:
    501490 | 78336 | Charlotte | Miss Ogilvie
    501491 | 78336 | Dick | Woodward
    501492 | 78336 | Gargle | Thompson
    501493 | 78336 | Wingate | Dunstall
    501494 | 78336 | Simon | Cushing
    501495 | 78336 | Watchman | Besford
    Performance: 78337 | 37585 | d | IV: A <i>Double Hornpipe</i>-Mas | Blurton, Miss Besford; End I Farce: A <i>Minuet</i>-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley.
    Cast:
    133677 | 78337 | A <i>Minuet</i> | Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley.
    Performance: 78338 | 37585 | u | <i>Interlude</i> | End: <i>True Blue</i>. As 26 March.

Mainpiece

Title: The South Briton
Comments:
Principal Characters-Shuter, Lewis, Wroughton, Hull, Dunstall, Fox, Kniveton, Quick, Lewes, Miss Barsanti, Miss Dayes, Mrs P. Green, Mrs Helme, Mrs Bulkley.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Apprentice
Comments:
As17740321.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Apprentice
Publish Date: 1756
Author: Arthur Murphy
Birth: 1727
Death: 1805

Dance

Comment: IV: A Double Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford; End I Farce: A Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

Monologue

Comment: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 26 March

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