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26 November 1787

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1787-1788
Volume: 5
Comments: [The playbill announces The Tender Husband, and Three Weeks after Marriage, but the former "was last night obliged to be deferred on account of the real or feigned Indisposition of Mrs Abington, of which was sent to the Theatre at Two o'clock. The Merry Wives of Windsor was substituted...Mrs Wells, to whom the part of Mrs Page belongs, could not or would not play...Mrs Bernard read the part. Bernard also supplied the place of Cubitt in Slender. The Farmer was substituted for Three Weeks after Marriage" (Public Advertiser, 27 Nov.).] Receipts: #158 18s. (151.8.6; 7.9.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Merry Wives of Windsor. See 17 Sept., but Slender-Bernard; Mrs Page-Mrs Bernard. *aThe Farmer. See 7 Nov. *c[The playbill announces <i>The Tender Husband</i>, and <i>Three Weeks after Marriage</i>, but the former "was last night obligedto be deferred on account of the real or feigned Indisposition of $Mrs Abington=, of which was sent to the Theatre at Two o'clock. <i>The Merry Wives of Windsor</i> was substituted...$Mrs Wells=, to whom the part of <i>Mrs Page</i>r belongs, could not or would not play...$Mrs Bernard= read the part. $Bernard= also supplied the place of $Cubitt= in <i>Slender</i>r. <i>The Farmer</i> was substituted for <i>Three Weeks after Marriage</i>" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 27 Nov.).] Receipts: #158 18s. (151.8.6; 7.9.6).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1787 11 26 cg The Merry Wives of Windsor. ^See17870917^, but Slender-Bernard; Mrs Page-Mrs Bernard.*a1787 11 26 cg The Farmer. ^See17871107^.*c1787 11 26 cg [The playbill announces <i>The Tender Husband</i>, and <i>Three Weeks after Marriage</i>, but the former "was last night obliged to be deferred on account of the real or feigned Indisposition of $Mrs Abington=, of which was sent to the Theatre at Two o'clock. <i>The Merry Wives of Windsor</i> was substituted...$Mrs Wells=, to whom the part of <i>Mrs Page</i>r belongs, could not or would not play...$Mrs Bernard= read the part. $Bernard= also supplied the place of $Cubitt= in <i>Slender</i>r. <i>The Farmer</i> was substituted for <i>Three Weeks after Marriage</i>" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 27 Nov.).] Receipts: #158 18s. (151.8.6; 7.9.6).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 45230 | 17871126 | cg | [The playbill announces <i>The Tender Husband</i>, and <i>Three Weeks after Marriage</i>, but the former "was last night obliged to be deferred on account of the real or feigned Indisposition of $Mrs Abington=, of which was sent to the Theatre at Two o'clock. <i>The Merry Wives of Windsor</i> was substituted...$Mrs Wells=, to whom the part of <i>Mrs Page</i> belongs, could not or would not play...$Mrs Bernard= read the part. $Bernard= also supplied the place of $Cubitt= in <i>Slender</i>. <i>The Farmer</i> was substituted for <i>Three Weeks after Marriage</i>" (<i>Public Advertiser</i>, 27 Nov.).] Receipts: #158 18s. (151.8.6; 7.9.6)
    Performance: 98145 | 45230 | p | The Merry Wives Of Windsor | See17870917, but Slender-Bernard; Mrs Page-Mrs Bernard.
    Cast:
    172165 | 98145 | Slender | Bernard
    172166 | 98145 | Mrs Page | Mrs Bernard.
    Performance: 98146 | 45230 | a | The Farmer | See17871107.

Mainpiece

Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor
Comments:
See17870917, but Slender-Bernard; Mrs Page-Mrs Bernard.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1602
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616
Publish Date: 1702
Author: John Dennis
Birth: 1658
Death: 1734

Afterpiece

Title: The Farmer
Comments:
See17871107.
Cast:
None Listed

Related Works

Work Title: The Farmer
Publish Date: 1798
Author: John O'Keeffe
Birth: 1747
Death: 1833
Baptism: 1748/9
Death: 1829

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 26 November 1787 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed April 3, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=45230.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 26 November 1787 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=45230. Accessed 3 April 2025.