04 May 1779

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1778-1779
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Whitfield and Mrs Morton. Public Advertiser, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No. 14, New Crown Court, Russel Street, Covent Garden; of Mrs Morton, No. 15, same address

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Illumination. As 12 Apr. *aThe Comedy of Errors. As 22 Jan. *aTrue-Blue. As 5 Apr. *aThe Invasion. As 4 Nov. 1778. *d3rd piece: As 5 Apr.; End IV: <i>Hornpipe</i>-Master Davies (scholar to $Hurst=; 1st appearance in public). *sIn III: <i>song</i>in character-Mrs Morton. *cBenefit for $Whitfield= and $Mrs Morton=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No. 14, <i>New Crown Court</i>,<i>Russel Street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>; of Mrs Morton, No. 15, same address.

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    *p1779 05 04 cg Illumination. ^As17790412^.*a1779 05 04 cg The Comedy of Errors. ^As17790122^.*a1779 05 04 cg True-Blue. ^As17790405^.*a1779 05 04 cg The Invasion. ^As17781104^.*d1779 05 04 cg 3rd piece: ^As17790405^; End IV: <i>Hornpipe</i>-Master Davies (scholar to $Hurst=; 1st appearance in public).*s1779 05 04 cg In III: <i>song</i> in character-Mrs Morton.*c1779 05 04 cg Benefit for $Whitfield= and $Mrs Morton=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No. 14, <i>New Crown Court</i>, <i>Russel Street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>; of Mrs Morton, No. 15, same address.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 40413 | 17790504 | cg | Benefit for $Whitfield= and $Mrs Morton=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No. 14, <i>New Crown Court</i>, <i>Russel Street</i>, <i>Covent Garden</i>; of Mrs Morton, No. 15, same address
    Performance: 85749 | 40413 | p | Illumination | As17790412.
    AsSeeDate: 85749 | cg | p | As | 17790412
    Cast:
    540389 | 85749 | Skylight | Lee Lewes
    540390 | 85749 | Dip | Wilson
    540391 | 85749 | Quillet | Brunsdon
    540392 | 85749 | Parchment | Thompson
    540393 | 85749 | Dick | Fearon
    540394 | 85749 | Mob | Bates, Mahon, Wewitzer
    540395 | 85749 | Miss Skylight | Miss Green
    540396 | 85749 | Mrs Skylight | Mrs Pitt
    Performance: 85750 | 40413 | a | The Comedy of Errors | As17790122.
    AsSeeDate: 85750 | cg | a | As | 17790122
    Cast:
    540397 | 85750 | Principal Characters | _Rayner.
    540398 | 85750 | Harlequin | Lee Lewes
    540399 | 85750 | Keel | Wilson
    540400 | 85750 | Scaramouche | Delpini
    540401 | 85750 | French Officer | Wewitzer
    540402 | 85750 | Watchman | Mahon
    540403 | 85750 | Pierrot | Reinhold
    540404 | 85750 | Feridon | Mrs Farrell
    540405 | 85750 | Colombine | Miss Brown
    540406 | 85750 | Pantaloon
    540407 | 85750 | Mezetin
    540408 | 85750 | Padmanada
    540409 | 85750 | Lord
    540410 | 85750 | O'Donnavan
    540411 | 85750 | Oriel
    540412 | 85750 | Custom@house Officer
    540413 | 85750 | Centinel
    540414 | 85750 | Landlord
    540415 | 85750 | Gentlemen
    Performance: 85751 | 40413 | a | True-Blue | As17790405.
    AsSeeDate: 85751 | cg | a | As | 17790405
    Cast:
    540416 | 85751 | Characters | Mahon, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Morton.
    540417 | 85751 | Careful | Mahon
    540418 | 85751 | Lieutenant Dreadnought | Reinhold
    540419 | 85751 | True | Blue-Baker
    540420 | 85751 | Blue | Baker
    540421 | 85751 | Nancy | Mrs Morton.
    540422 | 85751 | Telemachus | Mrs Kennedy
    540423 | 85751 | Mentor | Reinhold
    540424 | 85751 | Proteus | Leoni
    540425 | 85751 | Antiope | Miss Thornton
    540426 | 85751 | Calypso | Miss Brown.
    540427 | 85751 | Marplot | Lewis
    540428 | 85751 | Sir George Airy | Wroughton
    540429 | 85751 | Charles | Whitfield
    540430 | 85751 | Sir Jealous Traffic | Dunstall
    540431 | 85751 | Sir Francis Gripe | Quick
    540432 | 85751 | Whisper | Cushing
    540433 | 85751 | Scentwell | Mrs Poussin
    540434 | 85751 | Isabinda | Mrs Lessingham
    540435 | 85751 | Patch | Mrs Pitt
    540436 | 85751 | Miranda | Mrs Mattocks.
    540437 | 85751 | Grub | Wilson
    540438 | 85751 | Chapeau | Lee Lewes
    540439 | 85751 | George Bevil | Whitfield
    540440 | 85751 | Consol | Jones
    540441 | 85751 | Robin | Wewitzer
    540442 | 85751 | Bevil | Booth
    540443 | 85751 | Bevil | Thompson
    540444 | 85751 | Emily | Miss Ambrose
    540445 | 85751 | Mrs Grub | Mrs Green.
    540446 | 85751 | Debenture | Booth
    540447 | 85751 | Principal Characters | Quick, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Whitfield, Robson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Jones, Clarke, Mrs Morton, Miss Stewart, Miss Brown. Cast from text
    540448 | 85751 | Teneriffe | Wilson
    540449 | 85751 | Midships | Lee Lewes
    540450 | 85751 | George Belford | Whitfield
    540451 | 85751 | Wilmot | Robson
    540452 | 85751 | Breeze | Fearon
    540453 | 85751 | Monsieur Coromandel | Wewitzer
    540454 | 85751 | Bronze | Brunsdon
    540455 | 85751 | Old Belford | Clarke
    540456 | 85751 | Fanny | Mrs Morton
    540457 | 85751 | Adelaide | Miss Stewart
    540458 | 85751 | Harriet | Miss Brown
    Performance: 85752 | 40413 | a | The Invasion | As17781104.
    AsSeeDate: 85752 | cg | a | As | 17781104
    Cast:
    540459 | 85752 | Sir John Evergreen | Quick
    540460 | 85752 | Charles Evergreen | Whitfield
    540461 | 85752 | Beaufort | Mahon
    540462 | 85752 | Drill | Wewitzer
    540463 | 85752 | Tattoo | Brunsdon
    540464 | 85752 | Roger | Egan
    540465 | 85752 | Cameleon | Lee Lewes
    540466 | 85752 | Brussels | Mrs Pitt
    540467 | 85752 | Emily | Mrs Morton
    540468 | 85752 | Maid | Mrs Willems
    540469 | 85752 | Lady Catherine Rouge | Mrs Green
    Performance: 85753 | 40413 | d | 3rd piece: As17790405; End IV: <i>Hornpipe</i>-Master Davies (scholar to $Hurst=; 1st appearance in public)
    AsSeeDate: 85753 | cg | d | As | 17790405
    Performance: 85754 | 40413 | s | In III: <i>song</i> in character-Mrs Morton

Mainpiece

Title: Illumination
Comments:
As17790412.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Work Title: Illumination
Publish Date:
Birth: 1750
Death: 1788

Afterpiece

Title: The Comedy of Errors
Comments:
As17790122.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616
Publish Date: 1779
Author: Thomas Hull
Birth: 1728
Death: 1808
Publish Date:
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616

Afterpiece

Title: True-Blue
Comments:
As17790405.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Invasion
Comments:
As17781104.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1778
Birth: 1750
Death: 1788

Dance

Comment: 3rd piece: As17790405; End IV: Hornpipe-Master Davies (scholar to Hurst; 1st appearance in public)

Song

Comment: In III: song in character-Mrs Morton

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