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18 May 1785

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1784-1785
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Stevens and Miss Besford [who had hitherto appeared only as a dancer]

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  • Original Data

    Source: OCR from HathiTrust PDFs

    *p1785 05 18 cg A New Way to Pay Old Debts. Sir Giles Over-reach-Henderson; Lord Lovel-Davies; Justice Greedy-Quick; Allworth-Farren; Order-Jones; Furnace-Wewitzer; Marall-Stevens; Wellborn-Wroughton; Lady Allworth-Mrs Inchbald; Froth-Mrs Pitt; Margaret-Miss Besford (1st appearance in a speaking character). Also The Deserter. As 25 Apr. DANCING. End of Act I of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour by Harris and Miss Besford; After Mrs Kennedy's song The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress by Blurton. singing. End of Act II of mainpiece Alas! Poor Sue, as 18 Apr.; End of mainpiece a favourite song by Mrs Kennedy. comment. Benefit for Stevens and Miss Besford [who had hitherto appeared only as a dancer].

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1785 05 18 cg A New Way to Pay Old Debts. Sir Giles Over-reach-Henderson; Lord Lovel-Davies; Justice Greedy-Quick; Allworth-Farren; Order-Jones; Furnace-Wewitzer; Marall-Stevens; Wellborn-Wroughton; Lady Allworth-Mrs Inchbald; Froth-Mrs Pitt; Margaret-Miss Besford (1st appearance in a speaking character) .hathi.*a1785 05 18 cg The Deserter. ^As17850425^.hathi.*d1785 05 18 cg End of Act I of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour by Harris and Miss Besford; After Mrs Kennedy's song The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress by Blurton .hathi.*s1785 05 18 cg End of Act II of mainpiece Alas! Poor Sue, ^as17850418^; End of mainpiece a favourite song by Mrs Kennedy .hathi.*c1785 05 18 cg Benefit for Stevens and Miss Besford [who had hitherto appeared only as a dancer] .hathi.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 43881 | 17850518 | cg | hathi | Benefit for Stevens and Miss Besford [who had hitherto appeared only as a dancer]
    Performance: 94724 | 43881 | p | A New Way To Pay Old Debts | Sir Giles Over-reach-Henderson; Lord Lovel-Davies; Justice Greedy-Quick; Allworth-Farren; Order-Jones; Furnace-Wewitzer; Marall-Stevens; Wellborn-Wroughton; Lady Allworth-Mrs Inchbald; Froth-Mrs Pitt; Margaret-Miss Besford (1st appearance in a speaking character) .
    Cast:
    164165 | 94724 | Sir Giles Over | reach-Henderson
    164166 | 94724 | reach | Henderson
    164167 | 94724 | Lord Lovel | Davies
    164168 | 94724 | Justice Greedy | Quick
    164169 | 94724 | Allworth | Farren
    164170 | 94724 | Order | Jones
    164171 | 94724 | Furnace | Wewitzer
    164172 | 94724 | Marall | Stevens
    164173 | 94724 | Wellborn | Wroughton
    164174 | 94724 | Lady Allworth | Mrs Inchbald
    164175 | 94724 | Froth | Mrs Pitt
    164176 | 94724 | Margaret | Miss Besford
    Performance: 94725 | 43881 | a | The Deserter | As17850425.
    AsSeeDate: 94725 | cg | a | As | 17850425
    Cast:
    595759 | 94725 | Henry | Mrs Martyr
    595760 | 94725 | Skirmish | Edwin
    595761 | 94725 | Russet | Darley
    595762 | 94725 | Simpkin | Cubitt
    595763 | 94725 | Margaret | Mrs Davenett
    595764 | 94725 | Jenny | Mrs Wilson
    595765 | 94725 | Louisa | Mrs Bannister
    Performance: 94726 | 43881 | d | End of Act I of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour by Harris and Miss Besford; After Mrs Kennedy's song The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress by Blurton | hathi.
    Performance: 94727 | 43881 | s | End of Act II of mainpiece Alas | Poor Sue, as17850418; End of mainpiece a favourite song by Mrs Kennedy .
    AsSeeDate: 94727 | cg | s | As | 17850418

Mainpiece

Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts
Comments:
Sir Giles Over-reach-Henderson; Lord Lovel-Davies; Justice Greedy-Quick; Allworth-Farren; Order-Jones; Furnace-Wewitzer; Marall-Stevens; Wellborn-Wroughton; Lady Allworth-Mrs Inchbald; Froth-Mrs Pitt; Margaret-Miss Besford (1st appearance in a speaking character) .
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1633
Birth: 1583
Death: 1640

Afterpiece

Title: The Deserter
Comments:
As17850425.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Deserter
Publish Date:
Birth: 1740
Death: 1828
Author: William Reeve
Birth: 1757
Death: 1815
Work Title: The Deserter
Publish Date: 1773
Baptism: 1745
Death: 1814
Author: Phillidor

Dance

Comment: End of Act I of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour by Harris and Miss Besford; After Mrs Kennedy's song The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress by Blurton

Song

Comment: End of Act II of mainpiece Alas! Poor Sue, as17850418; End of mainpiece a favourite song by Mrs Kennedy

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