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22 March 1777

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1776-1777
Volume: 5
Comments: On Account of Mrs Yates's Indisposition A Trip to Scarborough [announced on playbill of 20 Mar.] is obliged to be deferred. [The playbill retains Mrs Abington as Miss Prue, but "Last Saturday night, Mrs Abington being suddenly taken ill, Mrs Mattocks supplied the Part in Love for Love; and though we will not pretend to put her comic Abilities on a Level with those of Mrs Abington, yet her Performance was exceedingly humourous and entertaining" (Gazetteer, 24 Mar.).] Paid Mrs Abington in lieu of a benefit #200. Receipts: #218 8s. (188.0.0; 28.15.6; 1.12.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p?Vdl Love for Love. As 29 Nov. 1776, but Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks [of <i>cg</i>]. *a?Vdl The Milesian. As 20 Mar., but Mrs Belfield-_. *d?Vdl As 15 Feb. *c?Vdl On Account of $Mrs Yates='s Indisposition <i>A Trip to Scarborough</i> [announced on playbill of 20 Mar.] is obliged to be deferred. [The playbill retains $Mrs Abington= as <i>Miss Prue</i>r, but "Last Saturday night, Mrs Abington being suddenly taken ill, $Mrs Mattocks= supplied the Part in <i>Love for Love</i>; and though we will not pretend to put her comic Abilities on a Level with those of Mrs Abington, yet her Performance was exceedingly humourous and entertaining" (<i>Gazetteer</i>, 24 Mar.).] Paid Mrs Abington in lieu of a benefit #200. Receipts: #218 8s. (188.0.0; 28.15.6; 1.12.6).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1777 03 22 dl Love for Love. ^As17761129^, but Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks [of <i>cg</i>].*a1777 03 22 dl The Milesian. ^As17770320^but Mrs Belfield-_.*d1777 03 22 dl ^As17770215^.*c1777 03 22 dl On Account of $Mrs Yates='s Indisposition <i>A Trip to Scarborough</i> [announced on playbill of 20 Mar.] is obliged to be deferred. [The playbill retains $Mrs Abington= as <i>Miss Prue</i>r, but "Last Saturday night, Mrs Abington being suddenly taken ill, $Mrs Mattocks= supplied the Part in <i>Love for Love</i>; and though we will not pretend to put her comic Abilities on a Level with those of Mrs Abington, yet her Performance was exceedingly humourous and entertaining" (<i>Gazetteer</i>, 24 Mar.).] Paid Mrs Abington in lieu of a benefit #200. Receipts: #218 8s. (188.0.0; 28.15.6; 1.12.6).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 39196 | 17770322 | dl | On Account of $Mrs Yates='s Indisposition <i>A Trip to Scarborough</i> [announced on playbill of 20 Mar.] is obliged to be deferred. [The playbill retains $Mrs Abington= as <i>Miss Prue</i>, but "Last Saturday night, Mrs Abington being suddenly taken ill, $Mrs Mattocks= supplied the Part in <i>Love for Love</i>; and though we will not pretend to put her comic Abilities on a Level with those of Mrs Abington, yet her Performance was exceedingly humourous and entertaining" (<i>Gazetteer</i>, 24 Mar.).] Paid Mrs Abington in lieu of a benefit #200. Receipts: #218 8s. (188.0.0; 28.15.6; 1.12.6)
    Performance: 82524 | 39196 | p | Love For Love | As17761129, but Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks [of <i>cg</i>].of <i>cg</i>].
    AsSeeDate: 82524 | dl | p | As | 17761129
    Cast:
    141520 | 82524 | Miss Prue | Mrs Mattocks
    522912 | 82524 | Valentine | Reddish
    522913 | 82524 | Sir Sampson Legend | Moody
    522914 | 82524 | Scandal | Bensley
    522915 | 82524 | Foresight | Parsons
    522916 | 82524 | Ben | Yates
    522917 | 82524 | Jeremy | Baddeley
    522918 | 82524 | Trapland | Waldron
    522919 | 82524 | Buckram | Wrighten
    522920 | 82524 | Officer | Griffiths
    522921 | 82524 | Tattle | King
    522922 | 82524 | Angelica | Miss Younge
    522923 | 82524 | Mrs Frail | Miss Pope
    522924 | 82524 | Mrs Foresight | Miss Sherry
    522925 | 82524 | Nurse | Mrs Bradshaw
    Performance: 82525 | 39196 | a | The Milesian | As17770320but Mrs Belfield-_.
    AsSeeDate: 82525 | dl | a | As | 17770320
    Cast:
    522926 | 82525 | Belfield | Vernon
    522927 | 82525 | Charles Marlove | Dodd
    522928 | 82525 | George Belfield | Bannister
    522929 | 82525 | Mr Belfield | Aickin
    522930 | 82525 | La Flure | Burton
    522931 | 82525 | Richard | R. Palmer
    522932 | 82525 | Waiter | Everard
    522933 | 82525 | Cornelius O'Gollagher | Moody
    522934 | 82525 | Melinda | Miss Collett
    522935 | 82525 | Patty | Mrs Davies
    522936 | 82525 | Mrs Belfield | Mrs Booth
    522937 | 82525 | Caroline O'Gollagher | Mrs Baddeley.
    Performance: 82526 | 39196 | d | As17770215
    AsSeeDate: 82526 | dl | d | As | 17770215

Mainpiece

Title: Love For Love
Comments:
As17761129, but Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks [of cg].of cg].
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Love for Love
Publish Date:
Birth: 1670
Death: 1729

Afterpiece

Title: The Milesian
Comments:
As17770320but Mrs Belfield-_.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Milesian
Publish Date: 1777
Author: Isaac Jackman
Birth: 1752?
Death: 1831
Birth: 1735
Death: 1804

Dance

Comment: As17770215

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 22 March 1777 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 12, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=39196.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 22 March 1777 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=39196. Accessed 12 April 2025.