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20 April 1782

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1781-1782
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Miss Phillips. Morning Herald, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Phillips, No. 56, Drury-lane. Afterpiece: Not acted these 12 years [acted 29 Mar. 1773]. The Music composed by the late celebrated Dr Boyce. Receipts: #236 16s. (94/13/0; 32/16/6; 0/14/6; tickets: 108/12/0) (charge: #105 19s. 7d.)

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    *p1782 04 20 dl The West Indian. As 2 Oct. 1781, but Varland-Waldron; Louisa Dudley-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character). Also The Chaplet. Damon (1st time)-Mrs Cargill; Palemon-Williames; Pastora-Mrs Wrighten; Laura-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character). DANCING. After song at end of mainpiece The Irish Fair, as 6 Apr. singing. End of Act II of mainpiece How sweet in the Woodlands by Bannister and Miss Phillips; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Phillips. COMMENT. Benefit for Miss Phillips. Morning Herald, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Phillips, No. 56, Drury-lane. Afterpiece: Not acted these 12 years [acted 29 Mar. 1773]. The Music composed by the late celebrated Dr Boyce. Receipts: �236 16s. (94/13/0; 32/16/6; 0/14/6; tickets: 108/12/0) (charge: �105 19s. 7d.).

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    *p1782 04 20 dl The West Indian. ^As17811002^, but Varland-Waldron; Louisa Dudley-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .hathi.*a1782 04 20 dl The Chaplet. Damon (1st time)-Mrs Cargill; Palemon-Williames; Pastora-Mrs Wrighten; Laura-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .hathi.*d1782 04 20 dl After song at end of mainpiece The Irish Fair, ^as17820406^.hathi.*s1782 04 20 dl End of Act II of mainpiece How sweet in the Woodlands by Bannister and Miss Phillips; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Phillips .hathi.*c1782 04 20 dl Benefit for Miss Phillips. Morning Herald, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Phillips, No. 56, Drury-lane. Afterpiece: Not acted these 12 years [acted 29 Mar. 1773]. The Music composed by the late celebrated Dr Boyce. Receipts: #236 16s. (94/13/0; 32/16/6; 0/14/6; tickets: 108/12/0) (charge: #105 19s. 7d.) .hathi.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 42077 | 17820420 | dl | hathi | Benefit for Miss Phillips. Morning Herald, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Phillips, No. 56, Drury-lane. Afterpiece: Not acted these 12 years [acted 29 Mar. 1773]. The Music composed by the late celebrated Dr Boyce. Receipts: #236 16s. (94/13/0; 32/16/6; 0/14/6; tickets: 108/12/0) (charge: #105 19s. 7d.)
    Performance: 90100 | 42077 | p | The West Indian | As17811002, but Varland-Waldron; Louisa Dudley-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
    AsSeeDate: 90100 | dl | p | As | 17811002
    Cast:
    155424 | 90100 | Varland | Waldron
    155425 | 90100 | Louisa Dudley | Miss Phillips
    569390 | 90100 | Belcour | King
    569391 | 90100 | Stockwell | Aickin
    569392 | 90100 | Major O'Flaherty | Moody
    569393 | 90100 | Dudley | Packer
    569394 | 90100 | Charles Dudley | Brereton
    569395 | 90100 | Fulmer | Baddeley
    569396 | 90100 | Lady Rusport | Mrs Hopkins
    569397 | 90100 | Housekeeper | Mrs Booth
    569398 | 90100 | Lucy | Mrs Love
    569399 | 90100 | Mrs Fulmer | Miss Sherry
    569400 | 90100 | Charlotte Rusport | Miss Farren
    Performance: 90101 | 42077 | a | The Chaplet | Damon (1st time)-Mrs Cargill; Palemon-Williames; Pastora-Mrs Wrighten; Laura-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
    Cast:
    155426 | 90101 | Damon | Mrs Cargill
    155427 | 90101 | Palemon | Williames
    155428 | 90101 | Pastora | Mrs Wrighten
    155429 | 90101 | Laura | Miss Phillips
    Performance: 90102 | 42077 | d | After song at end of mainpiece The Irish Fair, as17820406 | hathi.
    AsSeeDate: 90102 | dl | d | As | 17820406
    Performance: 90103 | 42077 | s | End of Act II of mainpiece How sweet in the Woodlands by Bannister and Miss Phillips; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Phillips | hathi.

Mainpiece

Title: The West Indian
Comments:
As17811002, but Varland-Waldron; Louisa Dudley-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1771
Birth: 1732
Death: 1811

Afterpiece

Title: The Chaplet
Comments:
Damon (1st time)-Mrs Cargill; Palemon-Williames; Pastora-Mrs Wrighten; Laura-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Chaplet
Publish Date: 1750
Author: Moses Mendez
Birth: 1690
Death: 1758
Author: William Boyce
Baptism: 1711
Death: 1779

Dance

Comment: After song at end of mainpiece The Irish Fair, as17820406

Song

Comment: End of Act II of mainpiece How sweet in the Woodlands by Bannister and Miss Phillips; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Phillips

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 20 April 1782 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 2, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=42077.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 20 April 1782 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=42077. Accessed 2 April 2025.