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02 February 1778

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1777-1778
Volume: 5
Comments: King Lear [announced on playbill of 31 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Hartley and Lewis. The Rehearsal having been found too tedious in Representation, and Part of the Dialogue between Bayes and the two Gentlemen wholly obsolete, it has been thought advisable to...reduce the Piece to Three Acts [from the original five]. Receipts: #219 10s. [216.4.6; 3.5.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Duenna. As 27 Jan. *aThe Rehearsal. As 20 Jan., but other Characters-_Quick, _Jones, _Thompson, _Smith, _Stevens, Miss _Morris, Miss _Dayes, Mrs <i>Willems; Reinforcement-_. *dAs 29 Jan. *c+King Lear</i> [announced on playbill of 31 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of $Mrs Hartley= and $Lewis=. <i>The Rehearsal</i> having been found too tedious in Representation, and Part of the Dialogue between <i>Bayes</i>r and the <i>two Gentlemen</i>r wholly obsolete, it has been thought advisable to...reduce the Piece to Three Acts [from the original five]. Receipts: #219 10s. [216.4.6; 3.5.6).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1778 02 02 cg The Duenna. ^As17780127^.*a1778 02 02 cg The Rehearsal. ^As17780120^, but other Characters-_Quick, _Jones, _Thompson, _Smith, _Stevens, Miss _Morris, Miss _Dayes, Mrs <i>Willems; Reinforcement-_.*d1778 02 02 cg ^As17780129^.*c1778 02 02 cg <i>King Lear</i> [announced on playbill of 31 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of $Mrs Hartley= and $Lewis=. <i>The Rehearsal</i> having been found too tedious in Representation, and Part of the Dialogue between <i>Bayes</i>r and the <i>two Gentlemen</i>r wholly obsolete, it has been thought advisable to...reduce the Piece to Three Acts [from the original five]. Receipts: #219 10s. [216.4.6; 3.5.6).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 39674 | 17780202 | cg | <i>King Lear</i> [announced on playbill of 31 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of $Mrs Hartley= and $Lewis=. <i>The Rehearsal</i> having been found too tedious in Representation, and Part of the Dialogue between <i>Bayes</i> and the <i>two Gentlemen</i> wholly obsolete, it has been thought advisable to...reduce the Piece to Three Acts [from the original five]. Receipts: #219 10s. [216.4.6; 3.5.6)
    Performance: 83754 | 39674 | p | The Duenna | As17780127.
    AsSeeDate: 83754 | cg | p | As | 17780127
    Cast:
    529728 | 83754 | Antonio | Robson
    529729 | 83754 | Lopez | Wewitzer.
    529730 | 83754 | Ferdinand | Mattocks
    529731 | 83754 | Isaac | Quick
    529732 | 83754 | Don Jerome | Wilson
    529733 | 83754 | Father Paul | Mahon
    529734 | 83754 | Friars | Fox, Baker
    529735 | 83754 | Carlos | Leoni
    529736 | 83754 | Clara | Miss Brown
    529737 | 83754 | The Duenna | Mrs Green
    529738 | 83754 | Louisa | Mrs Mattocks.
    Performance: 83755 | 39674 | a | The Rehearsal | As17780120, but other Characters-_Quick, _Jones, _Thompson, _Smith, _Stevens, Miss _Morris, Miss _Dayes, Mrs <i>Willems; Reinforcement-_.
    AsSeeDate: 83755 | cg | a | As | 17780120
    Cast:
    143767 | 83755 | other Characters | _Quick, _Jones, _Thompson, _Smith, _Stevens, Miss _Morris, Miss _Dayes, Mrs <i>Willems
    529739 | 83755 | a New Additional Scene | .
    529740 | 83755 | Principal Characters | Miss <i>Dayes
    529741 | 83755 | Pastoral | Reinhold, Miss Dayes
    529742 | 83755 | Rest of Vocal Parts | Battishill, Mahon, Baker.
    529743 | 83755 | Harlequin | Lee Lewes
    529744 | 83755 | Clown | Delpini
    529745 | 83755 | Colombine | Sga Tinde. Airs
    Performance: 83756 | 39674 | d | As17780129
    AsSeeDate: 83756 | cg | d | As | 17780129

Mainpiece

Title: The Duenna
Comments:
As17780127.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1794
Birth: 1751
Death: 1816

Afterpiece

Title: The Rehearsal
Comments:
As17780120, but other Characters-_Quick, _Jones, _Thompson, _Smith, _Stevens, Miss _Morris, Miss _Dayes, Mrs Willems; Reinforcement-_.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Rehearsal
Publish Date: 1672
Birth: 1628
Death: 1687

Dance

Comment: As17780129

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 02 February 1778 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed April 9, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=39674.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 02 February 1778 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=39674. Accessed 9 April 2025.