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05 December 1785

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1785-1786
Volume: 5
Comments: Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 28 May 1784]. "We see the present rising theatrical generation swinging back with a vengeance to rant and mouthing. The natural and just medium introduced by Garrick seems already forgotten, and speaking no longer deemed a requisite for the stage . . . But last night in Richard Holman was not more violent than the character required him to be" (Public Advertiser, 6 Dec). Receipts: #147 1s. 6d. (143/14/6; 3/7/0)

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    *p1785 12 05 cg K. Richard III. As 21 Sept., but King Richard-Holman; King Henry (1st time)-Aickin; Lady Anne-Mrs Rivers [i.e. formerly Miss Ranoe]. Also Poor Vulcan! Vulcan-Quick; Joe-Brett; Bacchus-Palmer; Apollo-Meadows; Serjeant-Darley; Mercury-Doyle; The Squire (1st time)-Johnstone; Grace-Miss Stuart; Maudlin-Mrs Martyr. COMMENT. Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 28 May 1784]. "We see the present rising theatrical generation swinging back with a vengeance to rant and mouthing. The natural and just medium introduced by Garrick seems already forgotten, and speaking no longer deemed a requisite for the stage . . . But last night in Richard Holman was not more violent than the character required him to be" (Public Advertiser, 6 Dec). Receipts: �147 1s. 6d. (143/14/6; 3/7/0).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1785 12 05 cg K. Richard III. ^As17850921^, but King Richard-Holman; King Henry (1st time)-Aickin; Lady Anne-Mrs Rivers [i.e. formerly Miss Ranoe] .hathi.*a1785 12 05 cg Poor Vulcan! Vulcan-Quick; Joe-Brett; Bacchus-Palmer; Apollo-Meadows; Serjeant-Darley; Mercury-Doyle; The Squire (1st time)-Johnstone; Grace-Miss Stuart; Maudlin-Mrs Martyr .hathi.*c1785 12 05 cg Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 28 May 1784]. "We see the present rising theatrical generation swinging back with a vengeance to rant and mouthing. The natural and just medium introduced by Garrick seems already forgotten, and speaking no longer deemed a requisite for the stage . . . But last night in Richard Holman was not more violent than the character required him to be" (Public Advertiser, 6 Dec). Receipts: #147 1s. 6d. (143/14/6; 3/7/0) .hathi.

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 44133 | 17851205 | cg | hathi | Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 28 May 1784]. "We see the present rising theatrical generation swinging back with a vengeance to rant and mouthing. The natural and just medium introduced by Garrick seems already forgotten, and speaking no longer deemed a requisite for the stage . . . But last night in Richard Holman was not more violent than the character required him to be" (Public Advertiser, 6 Dec). Receipts: #147 1s. 6d. (143/14/6; 3/7/0)
    Performance: 95389 | 44133 | p | K | Richard III. As17850921, but King Richard-Holman; King Henry (1st time)-Aickin; Lady Anne-Mrs Rivers [i.e. formerly Miss Ranoe] .i.e. formerly Miss Ranoe] .
    AsSeeDate: 95389 | cg | p | As | 17850921
    Cast:
    166117 | 95389 | King Richard | Holman
    166118 | 95389 | King Henry | Aickin
    166119 | 95389 | Lady Anne | Mrs Rivers
    599201 | 95389 | . King Richard | Henderson
    599202 | 95389 | Richmond | Wroughton
    599203 | 95389 | Buckingham | Hull
    599204 | 95389 | Stanley | Fearon
    599205 | 95389 | Tressel | Farren
    599206 | 95389 | Prince Edward | Master Farley
    599207 | 95389 | Duke of York | Master Simmons
    599208 | 95389 | Norfolk | Booth
    599209 | 95389 | Lieutenant | Cubitt
    599210 | 95389 | Catesby | Davies
    599211 | 95389 | Ratcliffe | Thompson
    599212 | 95389 | Lord Mayor | Gardner
    599213 | 95389 | Oxford | Helme
    599214 | 95389 | Duchess of York | Miss Platt
    599215 | 95389 | Queen | Mrs Bates
    Performance: 95390 | 44133 | a | Poor Vulcan | Vulcan-Quick; Joe-Brett; Bacchus-Palmer; Apollo-Meadows; Serjeant-Darley; Mercury-Doyle; The Squire (1st time)-Johnstone; Grace-Miss Stuart; Maudlin-Mrs Martyr .
    Cast:
    166120 | 95390 | Vulcan | Quick
    166121 | 95390 | Joe | Brett
    166122 | 95390 | Bacchus | Palmer
    166123 | 95390 | Apollo | Meadows
    166124 | 95390 | Serjeant | Darley
    166125 | 95390 | Mercury | Doyle
    166126 | 95390 | The Squire | Johnstone
    166127 | 95390 | Grace | Miss Stuart
    166128 | 95390 | Maudlin | Mrs Martyr

Mainpiece

Title: K
Comments:
Richard III. As17850921, but King Richard-Holman; King Henry (1st time)-Aickin; Lady Anne-Mrs Rivers [i.e. formerly Miss Ranoe] .i.e. formerly Miss Ranoe] .
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: Poor Vulcan
Comments:
Vulcan-Quick; Joe-Brett; Bacchus-Palmer; Apollo-Meadows; Serjeant-Darley; Mercury-Doyle; The Squire (1st time)-Johnstone; Grace-Miss Stuart; Maudlin-Mrs Martyr .
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: Poor Vulcan!
Publish Date: 1778
Baptism: 1745
Death: 1814

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