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24 March 1781

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1780-1781
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #201 15s. (199.9; 2.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #115 10s., i.e. as 13 Mar.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl Dissipation. As 12 Mar. *aRobinson Crusoe. As 29 Jan. *cBenefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #201 15s. (199.9; 2.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #115 10s., i.e. as 13 Mar.).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1781 03 24 dl Dissipation. ^As17810312^ .*a1781 03 24 dl Robinson Crusoe. ^As17810129^.*c1781 03 24 dl Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #201 15s. (199.9; 2.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #115 10s., i.e. as 13 Mar.).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 41454 | 17810324 | dl | Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #201 15s. (199.9; 2.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #115 10s., i.e. as 13 Mar.)
    Performance: 88438 | 41454 | p | Dissipation | As17810312 .
    AsSeeDate: 88438 | dl | p | As | 17810312
    Cast:
    557650 | 88438 | Sir Andrew Acorn | King
    557651 | 88438 | Alderman Uniform | Parsons
    557652 | 88438 | Charles Woodbine | Brereton
    557653 | 88438 | Ephraim Labradore | Baddeley
    557654 | 88438 | General Probe | Aickin
    557655 | 88438 | Doctor Quintessence | Bannister Jun.
    557656 | 88438 | Metaphor | Suett
    557657 | 88438 | Trusty | Waldron
    557658 | 88438 | Coquin | Lamash
    557659 | 88438 | Gold Waiter | R. Palmer
    557660 | 88438 | Lord Rentless | Palmer
    557661 | 88438 | Miss Uniform | Mrs Cargill
    557662 | 88438 | Harriet | Mrs Brereton
    557663 | 88438 | Winnifred | Mrs Love
    557664 | 88438 | Judah | Mrs Smith
    557665 | 88438 | Miss Labradore | Miss Kirby
    557666 | 88438 | see17810312 Lady Rentless | Mrs Abington
    Performance: 88439 | 41454 | a | Robinson Crusoe | As17810129.
    AsSeeDate: 88439 | dl | a | As | 17810129
    Cast:
    557667 | 88439 | Principal Characters | Wright,Grimaldi, Delpini, Suett, Gaudry
    557668 | 88439 | Harlequin | Wright
    557669 | 88439 | Colombine | Miss Collett. For complete list of parts see <i>dl</i>, 26 Dec. 1796. Text of synopsis

Mainpiece

Title: Dissipation
Comments:
As17810312 .
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Dissipation
Publish Date: 1781
Birth: 1742
Death: 1814

Afterpiece

Title: Robinson Crusoe
Comments:
As17810129.
Cast:

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 24 March 1781 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 3, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=41454.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 24 March 1781 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=41454. Accessed 3 April 2025.