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05 December 1781

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1781-1782
Volume: 5
Comments: [In afterpiece the playbill lists Reinhold, but he "being too much affected with a cold to appear in the part of Arionelli, Bannister of Drury Lane Theatre, who originally performed it, was procured to supply his place" (London Courant, 6 Dec.).] Receipts: #158 9s. 6d. (152/3/6; 6/6/0)

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  • Original Data

    Source: OCR from HathiTrust PDFs

    *p1781 12 5 cg Much Ado about Nothing. Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Davies; Claudio-Whitfield; Balthazar (with a song)-Mattocks; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Borachio-L'Estrange; Conrade-Robson; Friar-Fcaron; Verges-Cushing; Dogberry-Quick; Town Clerk-Edwin; Hero-Mrs Lessingham; Margaret-Miss Platt; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Miss Younge. Also The Son-in-Law. Principal Characters by Wilson, Edwin, Robson, Lee Lewes, Quick, Egan, Stevens, Thompson, Bannister; Mrs Davenett, Miss Harper. [Probable cast adjusted from HAY playbill of 9 June 1781: Cranky-Wilson; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Robson; Vinegar-Lee Lewes; Orator Mum-Quick; Idle-Egan; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Davenett; Cecilia-Miss Harper. Thompson is unassigned.] dancing. As 1 Nov. comment. [In afterpiece the playbill lists Reinhold, but he "being too much affected with a cold to appear in the part of Arionelli, Bannister of Drury Lane Theatre, who originally performed it, was procured to supply his place" (London Courant, 6 Dec.).] Receipts: �158 9s. 6d. (152/3/6; 6/6/0).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1781 12 05 cg Much Ado about Nothing. Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Davies; Claudio-Whitfield; Balthazar (with a song)-Mattocks; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Borachio-L'Estrange; Conrade-Robson; Friar-Fcaron; Verges-Cushing; Dogberry-Quick; Town Clerk-Edwin; Hero-Mrs Lessingham; Margaret-Miss Platt; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Miss Younge .hathi.*a1781 12 05 cg The Son-in-Law. Principal Characters by Wilson, Edwin, Robson, Lee Lewes, Quick, Egan, Stevens, Thompson, Bannister; Mrs Davenett, Miss Harper. [Probable cast adjusted from HAY playbill of 9 June 1781: Cranky-Wilson; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Robson; Vinegar-Lee Lewes; Orator Mum-Quick; Idle-Egan; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Davenett; Cecilia-Miss Harper. Thompson is unassigned.] hathi.*d1781 12 05 cg ^As17811101^.hathi.*c1781 12 05 cg [In afterpiece the playbill lists Reinhold, but he "being too much affected with a cold to appear in the part of Arionelli, Bannister of Drury Lane Theatre, who originally performed it, was procured to supply his place" (London Courant, 6 Dec.).] Receipts: #158 9s. 6d. (152/3/6; 6/6/0) .hathi.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 41812 | 17811205 | cg | hathi | [In afterpiece the playbill lists Reinhold, but he "being too much affected with a cold to appear in the part of Arionelli, Bannister of Drury Lane Theatre, who originally performed it, was procured to supply his place" (London Courant, 6 Dec.).] Receipts: #158 9s. 6d. (152/3/6; 6/6/0)
    Performance: 89439 | 41812 | p | Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Davies; Claudio-Whitfield; Balthazar (with a song)-Mattocks; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Borachio-L'Estrange; Conrade-Robson; Friar-Fcaron; Verges-Cushing; Dogberry-Quick; Town Clerk-Edwin; Hero-Mrs Lessingham; Margaret-Miss Platt; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Miss Younge .
    Cast:
    154618 | 89439 | Benedick | Henderson
    154619 | 89439 | Leonato | Hull
    154620 | 89439 | Don Pedro | Davies
    154621 | 89439 | Claudio | Whitfield
    154622 | 89439 | Balthazar | Mattocks
    154623 | 89439 | Don John | Booth
    154624 | 89439 | Antonio | Thompson
    154625 | 89439 | Borachio | L'Estrange
    154626 | 89439 | Conrade | Robson
    154627 | 89439 | Friar | Fcaron
    154628 | 89439 | Verges | Cushing
    154629 | 89439 | Dogberry | Quick
    154630 | 89439 | Town Clerk | Edwin
    154631 | 89439 | Hero | Mrs Lessingham
    154632 | 89439 | Margaret | Miss Platt
    154633 | 89439 | Ursula | Mrs Poussin
    154634 | 89439 | Beatrice | Miss Younge
    Performance: 89440 | 41812 | a | The Son-in-Law | Principal Characters by Wilson, Edwin, Robson, Lee Lewes, Quick, Egan, Stevens, Thompson, Bannister; Mrs Davenett, Miss Harper. [Probable cast adjusted from HAY playbill of 9 June 1781: Cranky-Wilson; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Robson; Vinegar-Lee Lewes; Orator Mum-Quick; Idle-Egan; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Davenett; Cecilia-Miss Harper. Thompson is unassigned.] hathi. hathi.
    Cast:
    154635 | 89440 | : Cranky | Wilson
    154636 | 89440 | Bowkitt | Edwin
    154637 | 89440 | Bouquet | Robson
    154638 | 89440 | Vinegar | Lee Lewes
    154639 | 89440 | Orator Mum | Quick
    154640 | 89440 | Idle | Egan
    154641 | 89440 | John | Stevens
    154642 | 89440 | Signor Arionelli | Bannister
    154643 | 89440 | Dolce | Mrs Davenett
    154644 | 89440 | Cecilia | Miss Harper. Thompson is unassigned.
    Performance: 89441 | 41812 | d | As17811101 | hathi.
    AsSeeDate: 89441 | cg | d | As | 17811101

Mainpiece

Comments:
Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Davies; Claudio-Whitfield; Balthazar (with a song)-Mattocks; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Borachio-L'Estrange; Conrade-Robson; Friar-Fcaron; Verges-Cushing; Dogberry-Quick; Town Clerk-Edwin; Hero-Mrs Lessingham; Margaret-Miss Platt; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Miss Younge .
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Principal Characters by Wilson, Edwin, Robson, Lee Lewes, Quick, Egan, Stevens, Thompson, Bannister; Mrs Davenett, Miss Harper. [Probable cast adjusted from HAY playbill of 9 June 1781: Cranky-Wilson; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Robson; Vinegar-Lee Lewes; Orator Mum-Quick; Idle-Egan; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Davenett; Cecilia-Miss Harper. Thompson is unassigned.] hathi. hathi.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: As17811101

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