16 March 1776
Event Information
Theatre:
Covent Garden
Theatrical Season:
1775-1776
Volume:
4
Comments:
Benefit for Barry. Part of Pit laid into Boxes. [Send servants by 4 o'clock and come early to avoid confusion and trouble in getting to seats.
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
Douglas
Comments:
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Cast:
- Role: Douglas Actor: A Young Gentleman, first appearance any stage
- Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Wroughton
- Role: Officer Actor: Thompson
- Role: Glenalvon Actor: Aickin
- Role: Old Norval Actor: Barry, being their first appearance in those characters
- Role: Anna Actor: Miss Dayes
- Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Barry.
Afterpiece
Title:
Comus
Comments:
Comus-Webster (with Songs in character and One New Composed by Dr Arne); Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Thompson, Young; Bacchanals, Bacchants-Reinhold, Miss Dayes, DuBellamy, Baker, Miss Ambrose; The Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Mattocks; Bacchant, Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell (first appearance in that character); Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Weller; Lady-Mrs Barry (first time).
Comus-Webster (with Songs in character and One New Composed by Dr Arne); Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Thompson, Young; Bacchanals, Bacchants-Reinhold, Miss Dayes, DuBellamy, Baker, Miss Ambrose; The Song of Sweet Echo-Mrs Mattocks; Bacchant, Euphrosyne-Mrs Farrell (first appearance in that character); Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Weller; Lady-Mrs Barry (first time).
Cast:
- Role: Comus Actor: Webster
- Role: Spirit Actor: L'Estrange
- Role: Brothers Actor: Thompson, Young
- Role: Bacchants Actor: Reinhold, Miss Dayes, DuBellamy, Baker, Miss Ambrose
- Role: The Song of Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Mattocks
- Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Farrell
- Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Weller
- Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Barry