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19 April 1779

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Hopkins, prompter, and Mrs Hopkins. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 18 Feb. 1773]. Afterpiece: A Dramatic Entertainment (in 2 parts) of Singing, Dancing and Dialogue. In Honour of Shakespeare. In which will be introduced a Pageant. The Music by Dibdin. Public Advertiser, 27 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Hopkins, No. 7, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #229 9s. (129.14; 30.18; 2.10; tickets: 66.7) (charge: #64 4s.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Double Gallant; or, The Sick Lady's Cure. Atall-King; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Parsons; Careless-Palmer; Clerimont-Brereton; Finder-Lamash; Old Wilful-Hurst;Sir Harry Atall-Wrighten; Dr Blister-Chaplin; Rhubarb-Norris; Supple-Burton; Lady Dainty (for that night)-Miss Younge; Clarinda-Miss Walpole; Sylvia-Mrs Brereton; Wishwell-Mrs Davies; Lady Sadlife (for that night)-Mrs Abington. *aThe Jubilee. *cBenefit for $Hopkins=, prompter, and Mrs Hopkins. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 18 Feb. 1773]. Afterpiece: A Dramatic Entertainment (in 2 parts) of Singing, Dancing and Dialogue. In Honour of $Shakespeare=. In which will be introduced a Pageant. The Music by $Dibdin=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 27 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Hopkins, No. 7, <i>Little Russel-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #229 9s. (129.14; 30.18; 2.10; tickets: 66.7) (charge: #64 4s.).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1779 04 19 dl The Double Gallant; or, The Sick Lady's Cure. Atall-King; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Parsons; Careless-Palmer; Clerimont-Brereton; Finder-Lamash; Old Wilful-Hurst; Sir Harry Atall-Wrighten; Dr Blister-Chaplin; Rhubarb-Norris; Supple-Burton; Lady Dainty (for that night)-Miss Younge; Clarinda-Miss Walpole; Sylvia-Mrs Brereton; Wishwell-Mrs Davies; Lady Sadlife (for that night)-Mrs Abington.*a1779 04 19 dl The Jubilee.*c1779 04 19 dl Benefit for $Hopkins=, prompter, and Mrs Hopkins. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 18 Feb. 1773]. Afterpiece: A Dramatic Entertainment (in 2 parts) of Singing, Dancing and Dialogue. In Honour of $Shakespeare=. In which will be introduced a Pageant. The Music by $Dibdin=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 27 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Hopkins, No. 7, <i>Little Russel-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #229 9s. (129.14; 30.18; 2.10; tickets: 66.7) (charge: #64 4s.).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40381 | 17790419 | dl | Benefit for $Hopkins=, prompter, and Mrs Hopkins. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 18 Feb. 1773]. Afterpiece: A Dramatic Entertainment (in 2 parts) of Singing, Dancing and Dialogue. In Honour of $Shakespeare=. In which will be introduced a Pageant. The Music by $Dibdin=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 27 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Hopkins, No. 7, <i>Little Russel-street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>. Receipts: #229 9s. (129.14; 30.18; 2.10; tickets: 66.7) (charge: #64 4s.)
    Performance: 85648 | 40381 | p | The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure | Atall-King; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Parsons; Careless-Palmer; Clerimont-Brereton; Finder-Lamash; Old Wilful-Hurst; Sir Harry Atall-Wrighten; Dr Blister-Chaplin; Rhubarb-Norris; Supple-Burton; Lady Dainty (for that night)-Miss Younge; Clarinda-Miss Walpole; Sylvia-Mrs Brereton; Wishwell-Mrs Davies; Lady Sadlife (for that night)-Mrs Abington.
    Cast:
    147127 | 85648 | Atall | King
    147128 | 85648 | Sir Solomon Sadlife | Parsons
    147129 | 85648 | Careless | Palmer
    147130 | 85648 | Clerimont | Brereton
    147131 | 85648 | Finder | Lamash
    147132 | 85648 | Old Wilful | Hurst
    147133 | 85648 | Sir Harry Atall | Wrighten
    147134 | 85648 | Dr Blister | Chaplin
    147135 | 85648 | Rhubarb | Norris
    147136 | 85648 | Supple | Burton
    147137 | 85648 | Lady Dainty | Miss Younge
    147138 | 85648 | Clarinda | Miss Walpole
    147139 | 85648 | Sylvia | Mrs Brereton
    147140 | 85648 | Wishwell | Mrs Davies
    147141 | 85648 | Lady Sadlife | Mrs Abington.
    Performance: 85649 | 40381 | a | The Jubilee

Mainpiece

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Atall-King; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Parsons; Careless-Palmer; Clerimont-Brereton; Finder-Lamash; Old Wilful-Hurst; Sir Harry Atall-Wrighten; Dr Blister-Chaplin; Rhubarb-Norris; Supple-Burton; Lady Dainty (for that night)-Miss Younge; Clarinda-Miss Walpole; Sylvia-Mrs Brereton; Wishwell-Mrs Davies; Lady Sadlife (for that night)-Mrs Abington.
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