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21 March 1776

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1775-1776
Volume: 4
Comments: Benefit for Yates. Receipts: #148 11s. Charges: #67 3s. Profits to Mrs Yates: #81 8s. (Treasurer's Book)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p21 dl The Way to Keep Him. Lovemore-Smith; Sir Bashful Constant-Yates; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; Migionette-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Muslin-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Constant-Mrs Greville; Widow Bellmour (with a <i>song</i>)-Mrs Abington. *aThe Rival Candidates. As 20 Feb. *dEnd: <i>The Grand Garland Dance</i>, as 11 March. *cBenefit for $Yates=. Receipts: #148 11s. Charges: #67 3s. Profits to $Mrs Yates=: #81 8s. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1776 03 21 dl The Way to Keep Him. Lovemore-Smith; Sir Bashful Constant-Yates; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; Migionette-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Muslin-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Constant-Mrs Greville; Widow Bellmour (with a <i>song</i>)-Mrs Abington.*a1776 03 21 dl The Rival Candidates. ^As17760220^.*d1776 03 21 dl End: <i>The Grand Garland Dance</i>, ^as17760311^.*c1776 03 21 dl Benefit for $Yates=. Receipts: #148 11s. Charges: #67 3s. Profits to $Mrs Yates=: #81 8s. (Treasurer's Book).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 38649 | 17760321 | dl | Benefit for $Yates=. Receipts: #148 11s. Charges: #67 3s. Profits to $Mrs Yates=: #81 8s. (Treasurer's Book)
    Performance: 81035 | 38649 | p | The Way To Keep Him | Lovemore-Smith; Sir Bashful Constant-Yates; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; Migionette-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Muslin-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Constant-Mrs Greville; Widow Bellmour (with a <i>song</i>)-Mrs Abington.
    Cast:
    138686 | 81035 | Lovemore | Smith
    138687 | 81035 | Sir Bashful Constant | Yates
    138688 | 81035 | Sir Brilliant Fashion | Dodd
    138689 | 81035 | William | Baddeley
    138690 | 81035 | Sideboard | Burton
    138691 | 81035 | Migionette | Mrs Bradshaw
    138692 | 81035 | Mrs Lovemore | Mrs Yates
    138693 | 81035 | Muslin | Mrs Hopkins
    138694 | 81035 | Lady Constant | Mrs Greville
    138695 | 81035 | Widow Bellmour | Mrs Abington.
    Performance: 81036 | 38649 | a | The Rival Candidates | As17760220.
    AsSeeDate: 81036 | dl | a | As | 17760220
    Cast:
    515650 | 81036 | Gardners | _Garland, <i>Kear.
    515651 | 81036 | Spy | Baddeley
    515652 | 81036 | Mercury | Vernon
    515653 | 81036 | Harlequin | Dodd
    515654 | 81036 | Tragedy | Mrs Smith
    515655 | 81036 | Comedy | Mrs Wrighten.
    515656 | 81036 | King | J. Aickin
    515657 | 81036 | Miller | Moody.
    515658 | 81036 | Byron | Vernon
    515659 | 81036 | Sir Harry | Dodd
    515660 | 81036 | Worry | Parsons
    515661 | 81036 | First Gardner | Bannister
    515662 | 81036 | Jenny | Mrs Wrighten
    515663 | 81036 | Narcissa | Mrs Smith, first time.
    Performance: 81037 | 38649 | d | End: <i>The Grand Garland Dance</i>, as17760311
    AsSeeDate: 81037 | dl | d | As | 17760311

Mainpiece

Title: The Way To Keep Him
Comments:
Lovemore-Smith; Sir Bashful Constant-Yates; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; Migionette-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Muslin-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Constant-Mrs Greville; Widow Bellmour (with a song)-Mrs Abington.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1760
Author: Arthur Murphy
Birth: 1727
Death: 1805

Afterpiece

Title: The Rival Candidates
Comments:
As17760220.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1775
Author: Henry Bate
Birth: 1735
Death: 1804

Dance

Comment: End: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760311

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 21 March 1776 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=38649.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 21 March 1776 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=38649. Accessed 31 March 2025.