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11 October 1784

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1784-1785
Volume: 5
Comments: Account-Book, 21 Oct.: Paid Lee Lewes on cancelling his engagement #21. [Lee Lewes acted on the night of his benefit, 9 May 1785, but not again this season.] Receipts: #104 0s. 6d. (78/7/0; 25/12/0; 0/1/6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: OCR from HathiTrust PDFs

    *p1784 10 11 dl The Merry Wives of Windsor. Mr Ford-Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Fenton-Phillimore; Simple-Burton; Bardolph-Wright; Pistol-Alfred; Nym-Wilson; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-[Lee] Lewes; Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Anne Page-Miss Field; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Ford-Miss Farren. Also Harlequin Junior. As 23 Sept. comment. Account-Book, 21 Oct.: Paid Lee Lewes on cancelling his engagement �21. [Lee Lewes acted on the night of his benefit, 9 May 1785, but not again this season.] Receipts: �104 0s. 6d. (78/7/0; 25/12/0; 0/1/6).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1784 10 11 dl The Merry Wives of Windsor. Mr Ford-Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Fenton-Phillimore; Simple-Burton; Bardolph-Wright; Pistol-Alfred; Nym-Wilson; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-[Lee] Lewes; Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Anne Page-Miss Field; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Ford-Miss Farren .hathi.*a1784 10 11 dl Harlequin Junior. ^As17840923^.hathi.*c1784 10 11 dl Account-Book, 21 Oct.: Paid Lee Lewes on cancelling his engagement #21. [Lee Lewes acted on the night of his benefit, 9 May 1785, but not again this season.] Receipts: #104 0s. 6d. (78/7/0; 25/12/0; 0/1/6) .hathi.
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 43459 | 17841011 | dl | hathi | Account-Book, 21 Oct.: Paid Lee Lewes on cancelling his engagement #21. [Lee Lewes acted on the night of his benefit, 9 May 1785, but not again this season.] Receipts: #104 0s. 6d. (78/7/0; 25/12/0; 0/1/6)
    Performance: 93679 | 43459 | p | The Merry Wives Of Windsor | Mr Ford-Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Fenton-Phillimore; Simple-Burton; Bardolph-Wright; Pistol-Alfred; Nym-Wilson; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-[Lee] Lewes; Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Anne Page-Miss Field; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Ford-Miss Farren .
    Cast:
    162222 | 93679 | Mr Ford | Smith
    162223 | 93679 | Sir Hugh Evans | Parsons
    162224 | 93679 | Dr Caius | Baddeley
    162225 | 93679 | Mr Page | Packer
    162226 | 93679 | Host of the Garter | Moody
    162227 | 93679 | Justice Shallow | Waldron
    162228 | 93679 | Fenton | Phillimore
    162229 | 93679 | Simple | Burton
    162230 | 93679 | Bardolph | Wright
    162231 | 93679 | Pistol | Alfred
    162232 | 93679 | Nym | Wilson
    162233 | 93679 | Slender | Dodd
    162234 | 93679 | Falstaff
    162235 | 93679 | Mrs Page | Miss Pope
    162236 | 93679 | Anne Page | Miss Field
    162237 | 93679 | Mrs Quickly | Mrs Hopkins
    162238 | 93679 | Mrs Ford | Miss Farren
    Performance: 93680 | 43459 | a | Harlequin Junior | As17840923.
    AsSeeDate: 93680 | dl | a | As | 17840923
    Cast:
    590373 | 93680 | : Old Harlequin | Wright
    590374 | 93680 | Magician | Staunton
    590375 | 93680 | Sailor | Williames
    590376 | 93680 | Clown | Grimaldi
    590377 | 93680 | Spirit | Miss Cranford
    590378 | 93680 | Colombine | Miss M. Stageldoir. Playbill of 10 Nov. 1788 lists the other parts: Harlequin, German Officer, French Gentleman, Valet, Miller, Landlord, Cook, Daemon, Taylor

Mainpiece

Comments:
Mr Ford-Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Fenton-Phillimore; Simple-Burton; Bardolph-Wright; Pistol-Alfred; Nym-Wilson; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-[Lee] Lewes; Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Anne Page-Miss Field; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Ford-Miss Farren .
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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 11 October 1784 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=43459.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 11 October 1784 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=43459. Accessed 31 March 2025.