08 May 1784
Event Information
Theatre:
Covent Garden
Theatrical Season:
1783-1784
Volume:
5
Comments:
Benefit for Mons and Mme Bithmere, and Le Baruf, Composers and principal Performers of the Dramatic Romance of The Rival Knights. Gazetteer, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Mons and Mme Bithmere and of Le Boeuf at Stacy's, colourman, corner of Long-acre. Receipts: #101 8s. 6d. (73/0/6; tickets: 28/8/0) (charge: #105)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Double Gallant
Comments:
Atall-Lewis; Careless-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitfield; Finder-Wewitzer; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Mr Wilful-Fearon; Bolus-Booth; Rheubarb-Jones; Supple-Stevens; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Lady Dainty-Mrs Mattocks; Clarinda-Mrs Chalmers [Public Advertiser: Mrs Inchbald]; Sylvia-Mrs Morton; Wishwell-Mrs Wilson; Lady Sadlife-Miss Younge .
Atall-Lewis; Careless-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitfield; Finder-Wewitzer; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Mr Wilful-Fearon; Bolus-Booth; Rheubarb-Jones; Supple-Stevens; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Lady Dainty-Mrs Mattocks; Clarinda-Mrs Chalmers [Public Advertiser: Mrs Inchbald]; Sylvia-Mrs Morton; Wishwell-Mrs Wilson; Lady Sadlife-Miss Younge .
Cast:
- Role: Atall Actor: Lewis
- Role: Careless Actor: Wroughton
- Role: Clerimont Actor: Whitfield
- Role: Finder Actor: Wewitzer
- Role: Sir Harry Atall Actor: Thompson
- Role: Mr Wilful Actor: Fearon
- Role: Bolus Actor: Booth
- Role: Rheubarb Actor: Jones
- Role: Supple Actor: Stevens
- Role: Sir Solomon Sadlife Actor: Quick
- Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Mattocks
- Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Chalmers
- Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Morton
- Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Wilson
- Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Miss Younge
Afterpiece
Title:
The Rival Knights
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Afterpiece
Title:
Rose and Colin
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Cast:
- Role: Jerome Actor: Edwin
- Role: Carlos Actor: Mrs Kennedy
- Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister
- Role: Maxwell Actor: Thompson
- Role: Invoice Actor: Davies
- Role: Dr Last Actor: Edwin
- Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
- Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton
- Role: Widow Wadman Actor: Miss Platt
- Role: Mr Shandy Actor: Hull
- Role: Corporal Trim Actor: Edwin
- Role: Doctor Slop Actor: Wewitzer
- Role: Obadiah Actor: Fearon
- Role: Uncle Toby Actor: Wilson
- Role: Susannah Actor: Mrs Wilson
- Role: Colin Actor: Brett
- Role: Gregory Actor: Reinhold
- Role: Higgins Actor: Thompson
- Role: Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt
- Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Bannister
Dance
Comment:
End of Act II of mainpiece a Dramatic Romance, Adelaide de Brabant; or, The Triumph of Virtue. Principal Characters by Bithmere, Le Boeuf, Mme Bithmere. ["An infant son of Grimaldi (i.e. Joseph, aged 6) performs in an astonishing manner" (Gazetteer, 12 May).] End of Act IV an Allemande and Dance, called Malbrough (composed by Vestris Jun.) by Le Boeuf and Mme Bithmere