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24 May 1783

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1782-1783
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Harris, ballet-master and Principal Dancer, and Trew. Mainpiece: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Receipts: #286 18s. 6d. (97/15/6; tickets: 189/3/0) (charge: #105)

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  • Original Data

    Source: OCR from HathiTrust PDFs

    *p1783 05 24 cg Alexander the Great. As 27 Dec. 1782, but Alexander-Trew (1st appearance in that character); Statira-Miss Satchell (1st appearance in that character). Also The Golden Pippin. As 6 Dec. 1782. dancing. End of Act III of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as 11 Dec. 1782, in which The Devonshire Minuet, as 29 Nov. 1782, and variety of new Quadrilles, composed by Harris; End of Act iv, as 25 Sept. 1782; End of mainpiece new Dance, composed by Harris, The Rival Nymphs, by Byrne, Ratchford, Harris, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Byrne, Miss Matthews. SINGING. As 27 Dec. 1782, but Mrs Bannister [i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see 29 Jan.)]; omitted: Bannister. comment. Benefit for Harris, ballet-master and Principal Dancer, and Trew. Mainpiece: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Receipts: �286 18s. 6d. (97/15/6; tickets: 189/3/0) (charge: �105).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1783 05 24 cg Alexander the Great. ^As17821227^, but Alexander-Trew (1st appearance in that character); Statira-Miss Satchell (1st appearance in that character) .hathi.*a1783 05 24 cg The Golden Pippin. ^As17821206^ .hathi.*d1783 05 24 cg End of Act III of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, ^as17821211^, in which The Devonshire Minuet, ^as17821129^, and variety of new Quadrilles, composed by Harris; End of Act iv, ^as17820925^; End of mainpiece new Dance, composed by Harris, The Rival Nymphs, by Byrne, Ratchford, Harris, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Byrne, Miss Matthews .hathi.*s1783 05 24 cg ^As17821227^, but Mrs Bannister [i.e. formerly Miss Harper (^see17830129^)]; omitted: Bannister .hathi.*c1783 05 24 cg Benefit for Harris, ballet-master and Principal Dancer, and Trew. Mainpiece: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Receipts: #286 18s. 6d. (97/15/6; tickets: 189/3/0) (charge: #105) .hathi.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 42737 | 17830524 | cg | hathi | Benefit for Harris, ballet-master and Principal Dancer, and Trew. Mainpiece: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Receipts: #286 18s. 6d. (97/15/6; tickets: 189/3/0) (charge: #105)
    Performance: 91799 | 42737 | p | Alexander The Great | As17821227, but Alexander-Trew (1st appearance in that character); Statira-Miss Satchell (1st appearance in that character) .
    AsSeeDate: 91799 | cg | p | As | 17821227
    Cast:
    158383 | 91799 | Alexander | Trew
    158384 | 91799 | Statira | Miss Satchell
    579617 | 91799 | Lysimachus | Whitfield
    579618 | 91799 | Polyperchon | Mahon
    579619 | 91799 | Cassander | Fearon
    579620 | 91799 | Hephestion | Davies
    579621 | 91799 | Clytus | Clarke
    579622 | 91799 | Roxana | Mrs Hunter
    579623 | 91799 | Sysigambis | Mrs Poussin
    579624 | 91799 | Parisatis | Mrs Morton
    Performance: 91800 | 42737 | a | The Golden Pippin | As17821206 .
    AsSeeDate: 91800 | cg | a | As | 17821206
    Cast:
    579625 | 91800 | Jupiter | Reinhold
    579626 | 91800 | Paris | Mattocks
    579627 | 91800 | Momus | Quick
    579628 | 91800 | Mercury | Davies
    579629 | 91800 | Venus | Miss Morris
    579630 | 91800 | Pallas | Mrs Morton
    579631 | 91800 | Iris | Miss Adcock
    579632 | 91800 | Juno | Mrs Martyr
    Performance: 91801 | 42737 | d | End of Act III of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821211, in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129, and variety of new Quadrilles, composed by Harris; End of Act iv, as17820925; End of mainpiece new Dance, composed by Harris, The Rival Nymphs, by Byrne, Ratchford, Harris, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Byrne, Miss Matthews | hathi.
    AsSeeDate: 91801 | cg | d | As | 17821211
    Performance: 91802 | 42737 | s | As17821227, but Mrs Bannister [i | e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)]; omitted: Bannister .
    AsSeeDate: 91802 | cg | s | As | 17821227

Mainpiece

Title: Alexander The Great
Comments:
As17821227, but Alexander-Trew (1st appearance in that character); Statira-Miss Satchell (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: The Golden Pippin
Comments:
As17821206 .
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1773
Author: Kane O'Hara
Birth: 1711/12
Death: 1782

Dance

Comment: End of Act III of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821211, in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129, and variety of new Quadrilles, composed by Harris; End of Act iv, as17820925; End of mainpiece new Dance, composed by Harris, The Rival Nymphs, by Byrne, Ratchford, Harris, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Byrne, Miss Matthews

Song

Comment: As17821227, but Mrs Bannister [i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)]; omitted: Bannister

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 24 May 1783 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed April 3, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=42737.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 24 May 1783 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=42737. Accessed 3 April 2025.