15 February 1779

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: [As afterpiece the playbill announces the 31st night of The Touchstone (see 20 Feb.), but "The entertaiment at Covent-garden theatre was obliged to be changed last night, on account of Lee Lewes being seized with a most violent inflammation in his right arm...Hand-bills, announcing that The Reprisal would be the farce, were distributed at each door of the theatre as the company came in; when the tragedy, however, was ended, some persons in the galleries...began an alarming disturbance, calling out vociferously for the pantomime...and continued throughout the farce to behave in the most savage manner, pelting every actor and actress as fast as either came on the stage. Mrs Morton stood their fire of oranges, apples, and pieces of wood, with more heroism than prudence. At length the brutes aimed at her head with an orange, which struck her a violent blow, and she fainted immediately" (Morning Chronicle, 16 Feb.).

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Jane Shore. As 31 Oct. 1778. *aThe Reprisal. See 13 Feb. *c[As afterpiece the playbill announces the 31st night of <i>The Touchstone</i> (see 20 Feb.), but "The entertaiment at <i>Covent-garden theatre</i> was obliged to be changed last night, on account of $Lee Lewes= being seized with a most violent inflammation in his right arm...Hand-bills, announcing that <i>The Reprisal</i> would be the farce, were distributed at each door of the theatre as the company came in; when the tragedy, however, was ended, some persons in the galleries...began an alarming disturbance, calling out vociferously for the pantomime...and continued throughout the farce to behave in the most savage manner, pelting every actor and actress as fast as either came on the stage. $Mrs Morton= stood their fire oforanges, apples, and pieces of wood, with more heroism than prudence. At length the brutes aimed at her head with an orange, which struck her a violent blow, and she fainted immediately" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 16 Feb.).]
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1779 02 15 cg Jane Shore. ^As17781031^.*a1779 02 15 cg The Reprisal. ^See17790213^.*c1779 02 15 cg [As afterpiece the playbill announces the 31st night of <i>The Touchstone</i> (see 20 Feb.), but "The entertaiment at <i>Covent-garden theatre</i> was obliged to be changed last night, on account of $Lee Lewes= being seized with a most violent inflammation in his right arm...Hand-bills, announcing that <i>The Reprisal</i> would be the farce, were distributed at each door of the theatre as the company came in; when the tragedy, however, was ended, some persons in the galleries...began an alarming disturbance, calling out vociferously for the pantomime...and continued throughout the farce to behave in the most savage manner, pelting every actor and actress as fast as either came on the stage. $Mrs Morton= stood their fire of oranges, apples, and pieces of wood, with more heroism than prudence. At length the brutes aimed at her head with an orange, which struck her a violent blow, and she fainted immediately" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 16 Feb.).]
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    Event: 40270 | 17790215 | cg | [As afterpiece the playbill announces the 31st night of <i>The Touchstone</i> (see 20 Feb.), but "The entertaiment at <i>Covent-garden theatre</i> was obliged to be changed last night, on account of $Lee Lewes= being seized with a most violent inflammation in his right arm...Hand-bills, announcing that <i>The Reprisal</i> would be the farce, were distributed at each door of the theatre as the company came in; when the tragedy, however, was ended, some persons in the galleries...began an alarming disturbance, calling out vociferously for the pantomime...and continued throughout the farce to behave in the most savage manner, pelting every actor and actress as fast as either came on the stage. $Mrs Morton= stood their fire of oranges, apples, and pieces of wood, with more heroism than prudence. At length the brutes aimed at her head with an orange, which struck her a violent blow, and she fainted immediately" (<i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 16 Feb.).
    Performance: 85358 | 40270 | p | Jane Shore | As17781031.
    AsSeeDate: 85358 | cg | p | As | 17781031
    Cast:
    538173 | 85358 | Colin | Mrs Farrell
    538174 | 85358 | Gregory | Reinhold
    538175 | 85358 | Higgins | Baker
    538176 | 85358 | Goody Fidget | Mrs Pitt
    538177 | 85358 | Rose | Miss Brown.
    Performance: 85359 | 40270 | a | The Reprisal | See17790213.

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