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27 May 1778

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1777-1778
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Davies, bookseller, and Mrs Davies, who formerly belonged to this Theatre, and who have sustained misfortunes in trade. Public Advertiser, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Davies, Great Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #198 9s. 6d. (69.14.0; 17.10.0; 0.13.6; tickets: 110.12.0) (charge: #64 4s.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Way of the World. As 23 Jan., but Fainall (for thatnight only)-Davies (1st appearance on the stage these 15 [recte 16] years). *aHarlequin's Invasion. As 2 Oct. 1777. *dEnd III: <i>Minuet de la Cour</i>, as 8 May. *cBenefit for $Davies=, bookseller, and $Mrs Davies=, who formerly belonged to this Theatre, and who have sustained misfortunes in trade. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Davies, <i>Great Russel-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>.Receipts: #198 9s. 6d. (69.14.0; 17.10.0; 0.13.6; tickets: 110.12.0) (charge: #64 4s.).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1778 05 27 dl The Way of the World. As 23 Jan., but Fainall (for that night only)-Davies (1st appearance on the stage these 15 [recte 16] years).*a1778 05 27 dl Harlequin's Invasion. ^As17771002^.*d1778 05 27 dl End III: <i>Minuet de la Cour</i>, ^as17780508^.*c1778 05 27 dl Benefit for $Davies=, bookseller, and $Mrs Davies=, who formerly belonged to this Theatre, and who have sustained misfortunes in trade. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Davies, <i>Great Russel-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #198 9s. 6d. (69.14.0; 17.10.0; 0.13.6; tickets: 110.12.0) (charge: #64 4s.).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 39904 | 17780527 | dl | Benefit for $Davies=, bookseller, and $Mrs Davies=, who formerly belonged to this Theatre, and who have sustained misfortunes in trade. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Davies, <i>Great Russel-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #198 9s. 6d. (69.14.0; 17.10.0; 0.13.6; tickets: 110.12.0) (charge: #64 4s.)
    Performance: 84390 | 39904 | p | The Way Of The World | As 23 Jan., but Fainall (for that night only)-Davies (1st appearance on the stage these 15 [recte 16] years).recte 16] years).
    Cast:
    144681 | 84390 | Fainall | Davies
    Performance: 84391 | 39904 | a | Harlequin's Invasion | As17771002.
    AsSeeDate: 84391 | dl | a | As | 17771002
    Cast:
    532726 | 84391 | Bogg | Holcroft.
    532727 | 84391 | Harlequin | Wright
    532728 | 84391 | Mercury | Davies
    532729 | 84391 | Snip | Parsons
    532730 | 84391 | Simon | Moody
    532731 | 84391 | Gasconade | Baddeley
    532732 | 84391 | Corporal Bounce | Carpenter
    532733 | 84391 | Abram | Waldron
    532734 | 84391 | Justice | Wrighten
    532735 | 84391 | Forge | Griffiths
    532736 | 84391 | Taffy | Burton
    532737 | 84391 | Old Woman | Mr Davies
    532738 | 84391 | Mrs Snip | Mrs Bradshaw
    532739 | 84391 | Sukey Chitterlin | Mrs Davies
    532740 | 84391 | Dolly Snip | Miss Pope.
    Performance: 84392 | 39904 | d | End III: <i>Minuet de la Cour</i>, as17780508
    AsSeeDate: 84392 | dl | d | As | 17780508

Mainpiece

Title: The Way Of The World
Comments:
As 23 Jan., but Fainall (for that night only)-Davies (1st appearance on the stage these 15 [recte 16] years).recte 16] years).
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Birth: 1670
Death: 1729

Afterpiece

Title: Harlequin's Invasion
Comments:
As17771002.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: End III: Minuet de la Cour, as17780508

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 27 May 1778 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=39904.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 27 May 1778 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=39904. Accessed 31 March 2025.