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05 October 1780

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1780-1781
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Richard Brinsley Sheridan [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Afterpiece: With a Sea Fight and Procession. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] The Scenery designed by De Loutherbourg, and executed under his direction. Receipts: #236 3s. 6d. (200.17.0; 35.0.0; 0.6.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #73 10s.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl As You Like It. Touchstone-King (1st appearance this season); Orlando-Brereton; Amiens (with <i>songs</i>)-Vernon; Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; William-Burton; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Silvius-R. Palmer; Le Beau-Phillimore; Charles-Wrighten; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia (with the <i>Cuckow song</i>)-Mrs Baddeley; Phoebe-Miss Kirby; Audrey (1st time)-Mrs Wrighten; Rosalind-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance on this stage these 6 years). *aThe Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd. [Principal Characters by King, Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins. Principal Tragedians by Farren, Waldron, Burton, Packer, Lamash, Bannister Sen., Miss Pope. [Cast from text ($T. Becket=, 1781):% Puff-King; Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Interpreter-Baddeley; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; [<i>Tragedians</i>r:% Earl of Leicester-Farren; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Justice-Packer; Son-Lamash; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Sen.; Tilburina-Miss Pope. *dEnd I: <i>The Butterfly</i>, as 21 Sept. *sV: <i>song</i>-Miss Field. *cBenefit for Richard Brinsley Sheridan [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Afterpiece: With a Sea Fight and Procession. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] The Scenery designed by De Loutherbourg, and executed under his direction. Receipts: #236 3s. 6d. (200.17.0; 35.0.0; 0.6.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #73 10s.).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1780 10 05 dl As You Like It. Touchstone-King (1st appearance this season); Orlando-Brereton; Amiens (with <i>songs</i>)-Vernon; Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; William-Burton; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Silvius-R. Palmer; Le Beau-Phillimore; Charles-Wrighten; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia (with the <i>Cuckow song</i>)-Mrs Baddeley; Phoebe-Miss Kirby; Audrey (1st time)-Mrs Wrighten; Rosalind-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance on this stage these 6 years).*a1780 10 05 dl The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd. Principal Characters by King, Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins. Principal Tragedians by Farren, Waldron, Burton, Packer, Lamash, Bannister Sen., Miss Pope. Cast from text ($T. Becket=, 1781): Puff-King; Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Interpreter-Baddeley; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; <i>Tragedians</i>r: Earl of Leicester-Farren; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Justice-Packer; Son-Lamash; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Sen.; Tilburina-Miss Pope.*d1780 10 05 dl End I: <i>The Butterfly</i>, ^as17800921^.*s1780 10 05 dl V: <i>song</i>-Miss Field.*c1780 10 05 dl Benefit for Richard Brinsley Sheridan [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Afterpiece: With a Sea Fight and Procession. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] The Scenery designed by De Loutherbourg, and executed under his direction. Receipts: #236 3s. 6d. (200.17.0; 35.0.0; 0.6.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #73 10s.).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 41134 | 17801005 | dl | Benefit for Richard Brinsley Sheridan [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Afterpiece: With a Sea Fight and Procession. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] The Scenery designed by De Loutherbourg, and executed under his direction. Receipts: #236 3s. 6d. (200.17.0; 35.0.0; 0.6.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #73 10s.)
    Performance: 87652 | 41134 | p | As You Like It | Touchstone-King (1st appearance this season); Orlando-Brereton; Amiens (with <i>songs</i>)-Vernon; Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; William-Burton; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Silvius-R. Palmer; Le Beau-Phillimore; Charles-Wrighten; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia (with the <i>Cuckow song</i>)-Mrs Baddeley; Phoebe-Miss Kirby; Audrey (1st time)-Mrs Wrighten; Rosalind-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance on this stage these 6 years).
    Cast:
    151124 | 87652 | Touchstone | King
    151125 | 87652 | Orlando | Brereton
    151126 | 87652 | Amiens | Vernon
    151127 | 87652 | Duke Senior | Aickin
    151128 | 87652 | Adam | Moody
    151129 | 87652 | Oliver | Packer
    151130 | 87652 | Duke Frederick | Chaplin
    151131 | 87652 | William | Burton
    151132 | 87652 | Corin | Waldron
    151133 | 87652 | Jaques de Bois | Lamash
    151134 | 87652 | Silvius | R. Palmer
    151135 | 87652 | Le Beau | Phillimore
    151136 | 87652 | Charles | Wrighten
    151137 | 87652 | Jaques | Palmer
    151138 | 87652 | Caelia | Mrs Baddeley
    151139 | 87652 | Phoebe | Miss Kirby
    151140 | 87652 | Audrey | Mrs Wrighten
    151141 | 87652 | Rosalind | Mrs Crawford
    Performance: 87653 | 41134 | a | The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd | Principal Characters by King, Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins. Principal Tragedians by Farren, Waldron, Burton, Packer, Lamash, Bannister Sen., Miss Pope. Cast from text ($T. Becket=, 1781): Puff-King; Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Interpreter-Baddeley; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; <i>Tragedians</i>: Earl of Leicester-Farren; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Justice-Packer; Son-Lamash; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Sen.; Tilburina-Miss Pope.
    Cast:
    151142 | 87653 | Puff | King
    151143 | 87653 | Dangle | Dodd
    151144 | 87653 | Sneer | Palmer
    151145 | 87653 | Sir Fretful Plagiary | Parsons
    151146 | 87653 | Interpreter | Baddeley
    151147 | 87653 | Mrs Dangle | Mrs Hopkins
    151148 | 87653 | Earl of Leicester | Farren
    151149 | 87653 | Sir Christopher Hatton | Waldron
    151150 | 87653 | Sir Walter Raleigh | Burton
    151151 | 87653 | Justice | Packer
    151152 | 87653 | Son | Lamash
    151153 | 87653 | Don Ferolo Whiskerandos | Bannister Sen.
    151154 | 87653 | Tilburina | Miss Pope.
    Performance: 87654 | 41134 | d | End I: <i>The Butterfly</i>, as17800921
    AsSeeDate: 87654 | dl | d | As | 17800921
    Performance: 87655 | 41134 | s | V: <i>song</i>-Miss Field

Mainpiece

Comments:
Touchstone-King (1st appearance this season); Orlando-Brereton; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; William-Burton; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Silvius-R. Palmer; Le Beau-Phillimore; Charles-Wrighten; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia (with the Cuckow song)-Mrs Baddeley; Phoebe-Miss Kirby; Audrey (1st time)-Mrs Wrighten; Rosalind-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance on this stage these 6 years).
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Principal Characters by King, Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins. Principal Tragedians by Farren, Waldron, Burton, Packer, Lamash, Bannister Sen., Miss Pope. Cast from text (T. Becket, 1781): Puff-King; Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Interpreter-Baddeley; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Tragedians: Earl of Leicester-Farren; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Justice-Packer; Son-Lamash; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Sen.; Tilburina-Miss Pope.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: End I: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song

Comment: V: song-Miss Field

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