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20 March 1779

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: Receipts: #185 3s. (156.1; 26.2; 3.0)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl Rule a Wife and Have a Wife. As 18 Nov. 1778. *aA Monody. As 11 Mar. *aThe Miller of Mansfield. As 13 Mar. *cReceipts: #185 3s. (156.1; 26.2; 3.0).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1779 03 20 dl Rule a Wife and Have a Wife. ^As17781118^.*a1779 03 20 dl A Monody. ^As17790311^ .*a1779 03 20 dl The Miller of Mansfield. ^As17790313^ .*c1779 03 20 dl Receipts: #185 3s. (156.1; 26.2; 3.0).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40334 | 17790320 | dl | Receipts: #185 3s. (156.1; 26.2; 3.0)
    Performance: 85519 | 40334 | p | Rule A Wife And Have A Wife | As17781118.
    AsSeeDate: 85519 | dl | p | As | 17781118
    Cast:
    538921 | 85519 | Leon | Smith
    538922 | 85519 | Duke | Aickin
    538923 | 85519 | Cacafogo | Moody
    538924 | 85519 | Juan | Packer
    538925 | 85519 | Sanchio | Hurst
    538926 | 85519 | Alonzo | Chaplin
    538927 | 85519 | Copper Captain | King
    538928 | 85519 | Margaretta | Miss Sherry
    538929 | 85519 | Clara | Miss Collett
    538930 | 85519 | Altea | Mrs Love
    538931 | 85519 | Old Woman | Mr Baddeley
    538932 | 85519 | Maid | Mr Waldron
    538933 | 85519 | Estifania | Mrs Abington.
    Performance: 85520 | 40334 | a | A Monody | As17790311 .
    AsSeeDate: 85520 | dl | a | As | 17790311
    Cast:
    538934 | 85520 | Principal Vocal Parts | Webster, Gaudry, A Young Lady
    538935 | 85520 | Mr Honeycomb | Parsons
    538936 | 85520 | Scribble | Dodd
    538937 | 85520 | Ledger | Wrighten
    538938 | 85520 | Mrs Honeycomb | Mrs Johnston
    538939 | 85520 | Nurse | Mrs Bradshaw
    538940 | 85520 | Polly Honeycomb | Miss Pope.
    Performance: 85521 | 40334 | a | The Miller of Mansfield | As17790313 .
    AsSeeDate: 85521 | dl | a | As | 17790313
    Cast:
    538941 | 85521 | Principal Vocal Parts | Webster, Gaudry, A Young Lady
    538942 | 85521 | Mr Honeycomb | Parsons
    538943 | 85521 | Scribble | Dodd
    538944 | 85521 | Ledger | Wrighten
    538945 | 85521 | Mrs Honeycomb | Mrs Johnston
    538946 | 85521 | Nurse | Mrs Bradshaw
    538947 | 85521 | Polly Honeycomb | Miss Pope.
    538948 | 85521 | King | Aickin
    538949 | 85521 | Richard | R. Palmer
    538950 | 85521 | Lord Lurewell | Lamash
    538951 | 85521 | Joe | Holcroft
    538952 | 85521 | Miller | Moody
    538953 | 85521 | Madge | Mrs Bradshaw
    538954 | 85521 | Kate | Mrs Davenett
    538955 | 85521 | Peggy | Miss Collett.

Mainpiece

Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife
Comments:
As17781118.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1640
Author: John Fletcher
Birth: 1579
Death: 1625

Afterpiece

Title: A Monody
Comments:
As17790311 .
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: A Monody
Publish Date: 1779
Birth: 1733
Death: 1795

Afterpiece

Title: The Miller of Mansfield
Comments:
As17790313 .
Cast:

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 20 March 1779 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 3, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=40334.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 20 March 1779 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=40334. Accessed 3 April 2025.