06 May 1774

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1773-1774
Volume: 4
Comments: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. House (Hopkins Diary). Paid present to Messrs Younger & Kennedy [burnt out] #21 (Treasurer's Book). [See further payments to Kennedy 25 May. See also cg 12 May. An account of the fire given in Westminster Magazine, May 1774, p. 267: Mr and Mrs Kennedy who directed the company of performers at Richmond last summer were upon a visit to Mr Younger." Kennedy and Younger escaped, but Mrs Kennedy and a young friend, who had been reading in bed and who had fallen asleep without putting out the candle, were burned to death. Fire broke out at 2 o'clock in the morning.] Receipts: #261 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p6 dl Hamlet. As 8 Feb. *aThe Deserter. As 5 April. *cAfterpiece: By Particular Desire. House (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Paid present to Messrs Younger & $Kennedy= [burnt out] #21 (Treasurer's Book). [See further payments to Kennedy 25 May. See also <i>cg</i> 12 May. An account of the fire given in <i>Westminster Magazine</i>, May 1774, p. 267: Mr and Mrs Kennedy who directed the company of performers at <i>Richmond</i> last summer were upon a visit to $Mr Younger=." Kennedy and Younger escaped, but $Mrs Kennedy= and a young friend, who had been reading in bed and who had fallen asleep without putting out the candle, were burned to death. Fire broke out at 2 o'clock in the morning.] Receipts: #261 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).

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    *p1774 05 06 dl Hamlet. ^As17740208^.*a1774 05 06 dl The Deserter. ^As17740405^.*c1774 05 06 dl Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. House (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Paid present to Messrs Younger & $Kennedy= [burnt out] #21 (Treasurer's Book). [See further payments to Kennedy 25 May. See also <i>cg</i> 12 May. An account of the fire given in <i>Westminster Magazine</i>, May 1774, p. 267: Mr and Mrs Kennedy who directed the company of performers at <i>Richmond</i> last summer were upon a visit to $Mr Younger=." Kennedy and Younger escaped, but $Mrs Kennedy= and a young friend, who had been reading in bed and who had fallen asleep without putting out the candle, were burned to death. Fire broke out at 2 o'clock in the morning.] Receipts: #261 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book).

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    Event: 37635 | 17740506 | dl | Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. House (<i>Hopkins Diary</i>). Paid present to Messrs Younger & $Kennedy= [burnt out] #21 (Treasurer's Book). [See further payments to Kennedy 25 May. See also <i>cg</i> 12 May. An account of the fire given in <i>Westminster Magazine</i>, May 1774, p. 267: Mr and Mrs Kennedy who directed the company of performers at <i>Richmond</i> last summer were upon a visit to $Mr Younger=." Kennedy and Younger escaped, but $Mrs Kennedy= and a young friend, who had been reading in bed and who had fallen asleep without putting out the candle, were burned to death. Fire broke out at 2 o'clock in the morning.] Receipts: #261 11s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 78483 | 37635 | p | Hamlet | As17740208.
    AsSeeDate: 78483 | dl | p | As | 17740208
    Cast:
    502176 | 78483 | Hamlet | Garrick
    502177 | 78483 | King | Jefferson
    502178 | 78483 | Ghost | Bransby
    502179 | 78483 | Horatio | Packer
    502180 | 78483 | Polonius | Baddeley
    502181 | 78483 | Laertes | J. Aickin
    502182 | 78483 | Rosencrans | Davies
    502183 | 78483 | Guildenstern | Fawcett
    502184 | 78483 | Marcellus | Ackman
    502185 | 78483 | Player King | Keen
    502186 | 78483 | Lucianus | Parsons
    502187 | 78483 | Messenger | Wright
    502188 | 78483 | Bernardo | Wrighten
    502189 | 78483 | Francisco | Griffith
    502190 | 78483 | Queen | Mrs Hopkins
    502191 | 78483 | Player Queen | Mrs Johnston
    502192 | 78483 | Ophelia | Mrs Smith.
    Performance: 78484 | 37635 | a | The Deserter | As17740405.
    AsSeeDate: 78484 | dl | a | As | 17740405
    Cast:
    502193 | 78484 | Simkin | Fawcett
    502194 | 78484 | Soldier | Griffith
    502195 | 78484 | Henry | Vernon
    502196 | 78484 | Skirmish | Parsons
    502197 | 78484 | Russett | Bannister
    502198 | 78484 | Louisa | Mrs Smith
    502199 | 78484 | Jenny | Mrs Wrighten
    502200 | 78484 | Margaret | Mrs Love
    502201 | 78484 | Flint | Wright
    502202 | 78484 | Soldiers | Ackman, Fawcett, Kear, Courtney

Mainpiece

Title: Hamlet
Comments:
As17740208.
Cast:

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Title: The Deserter
Comments:
As17740405.
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