08 February 1780
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1779-1780
Volume:
5
Comments:
The 9th Night [Benefit for the Author (on playbill of 7 Feb.)] of Zoraida is obliged to be deferr'd on account of Mrs Yates's Illness. [The same Benefit was announced on playbill of 11 Mar., but the play was again deferred. See 1 May 1781.] Receipts: #132 16s. 6d. (103.17.0; 28.15.6; 0.4.0)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Plain Dealer
Comments:
As17791009, but Counsellor Quillet-Wrighten.
As17791009, but Counsellor Quillet-Wrighten.
Cast:
- Role: Counsellor Quillet Actor: Wrighten.
- Role: Manly] Actor: Bensley
- Role: Lord Plausible Actor: Parsons
- Role: Major Oldfox Actor: Moody
- Role: Freeman Actor: Palmer
- Role: Vernish Actor: Packer
- Role: Jerry Blackacre Actor: Yates
- Role: Oakam Actor: Wright
- Role: Novel Actor: King
- Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins
- Role: Olivia Actor: Miss Pope
- Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Sharp
- Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Robinson.
Afterpiece
Title:
Fortunatus
Comments:
As17800127.
As17800127.
Cast:
- Role: 2nd Sailor Actor: Gaudry.
- Role: Principal Characters Actor: Wright, Grimaldi, Delpini, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby, Miss Collett
- Role: Harlequin Actor: Wright
- Role: Clown Actor: Grimaldi
- Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett.
- Role: in Storming scene] Actor: Vernon, Bannister.