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30 April 1785

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1784-1785
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Public Advertiser, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. "The mournful tone, the pathetic countenance, and the long-drawn expression pervaded the sprightly scenes of Rosalind as effectually as if the play had been Isabella" (Public Advertiser, 2 May). Receipts: #327 8s. 6d. (150/1/9; 9/11/6; 0/6/0; tickets: 167/10/0) (charge: #106/15/10)

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  • Original Data

    Source: OCR from HathiTrust PDFs

    *p1785 04 30 dl As You Like It. As 26 Oct. 1784, but Rosalind-Mrs Siddons. Also The Humourist. As 27 Apr. dancing. End of Act I of mainpiece, as 7 Mar. comment. Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Public Advertiser, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. "The mournful tone, the pathetic countenance, and the long-drawn expression pervaded the sprightly scenes of Rosalind as effectually as if the play had been Isabella" (Public Advertiser, 2 May). Receipts: �327 8s. 6d. (150/1/9; 9/11/6; 0/6/0; tickets: 167/10/0) (charge: �106/15/10).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1785 04 30 dl As You Like It. ^As17841026^, but Rosalind-Mrs Siddons .hathi.*a1785 04 30 dl The Humourist. ^As17850427^.hathi.*d1785 04 30 dl End of Act I of mainpiece, ^as17850307^athi .*c1785 04 30 dl Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Public Advertiser, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. "The mournful tone, the pathetic countenance, and the long-drawn expression pervaded the sprightly scenes of Rosalind as effectually as if the play had been Isabella" (Public Advertiser, 2 May). Receipts: #327 8s. 6d. (150/1/9; 9/11/6; 0/6/0; tickets: 167/10/0) (charge: #106/15/10) .hathi.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 43843 | 17850430 | dl | hathi | Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Public Advertiser, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'clock. "The mournful tone, the pathetic countenance, and the long-drawn expression pervaded the sprightly scenes of Rosalind as effectually as if the play had been Isabella" (Public Advertiser, 2 May). Receipts: #327 8s. 6d. (150/1/9; 9/11/6; 0/6/0; tickets: 167/10/0) (charge: #106/15/10)
    Performance: 94616 | 43843 | p | As You Like It | As17841026, but Rosalind-Mrs Siddons .
    AsSeeDate: 94616 | dl | p | As | 17841026
    Cast:
    163992 | 94616 | Rosalind | Mrs Siddons
    595135 | 94616 | Touchstone | King
    595136 | 94616 | Orlando | Brereton
    595137 | 94616 | Amiens | Williames
    595138 | 94616 | Duke Senior | Aickin
    595139 | 94616 | Adam | Moody
    595140 | 94616 | Oliver | Packer
    595141 | 94616 | Duke Frederick | Chaplin
    595142 | 94616 | Silvius | R. Palmer
    595143 | 94616 | Jaques de Bois | Fawcett
    595144 | 94616 | Corin | Waldron
    595145 | 94616 | Charles | Wrighten
    595146 | 94616 | William | Burton
    595147 | 94616 | Le Beu | Phillimore
    595148 | 94616 | Jaques | Palmer
    595149 | 94616 | Caelia | Mrs Wilson
    595150 | 94616 | Audrey | Mrs Wrighten
    595151 | 94616 | Phoebe | Miss Barnes
    Performance: 94617 | 43843 | a | The Humourist | As17850427.
    AsSeeDate: 94617 | dl | a | As | 17850427
    Cast:
    595152 | 94617 | : Sir Anthony Halfwit | Parsons
    595153 | 94617 | Dabble | Bannister Jun.
    595154 | 94617 | Beaumont | Williames
    595155 | 94617 | Blunt | Alfred
    595156 | 94617 | Frolick | Baddeley
    595157 | 94617 | Miss Halfwit | Mrs Ward
    595158 | 94617 | Mrs Meddle | Mrs Wilson
    595159 | 94617 | Diana | Miss Tidswell
    595160 | 94617 | Jenny | Miss Hale
    595161 | 94617 | Mrs Matadore | Mrs Hopkins.
    Performance: 94618 | 43843 | d | End of Act I of mainpiece, as17850307athi
    AsSeeDate: 94618 | dl | d | As | 17850307

Mainpiece

Title: As You Like It
Comments:
As17841026, but Rosalind-Mrs Siddons .
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: As You Like It
Publish Date: 1623
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616
Work Title: Rosalinda
Publish Date: 1744

Afterpiece

Title: The Humourist
Comments:
As17850427.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17850307athi

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 30 April 1785 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 3, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=43843.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 30 April 1785 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=43843. Accessed 3 April 2025.