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20 December 1787

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1787-1788
Volume: 5
Comments: The Merchant of Venice and Love a-la-Mode [both advertised on playbill of 19 Dec.] are obliged to be deferred on Account of the Indisposition of Macklin. Receipts: #145 5s. 6d. (139.17.0; 5.8.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Belle's Stratagem. As 22 Nov. *aThe Farmer. As 7 Nov., but Fairly-Gardner [in place of $Booth=%.*c<i>The Merchant of Venice</i> and <i>Love a-la-Mode</i> [both advertised on playbill of19 Dec.] are obliged to be deferred on Account of the Indisposition of $Macklin=. Receipts: #145 5s. 6d. (139.17.0; 5.8.6).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1787 12 20 cg The Belle's Stratagem. ^As17871122^.*a1787 12 20 cg The Farmer. ^As17871107^, but Fairly-Gardner in place of $Booth=.*c1787 12 20 cg <i>The Merchant of Venice</i> and <i>Love a-la-Mode</i> [both advertised on playbill of 19 Dec.] are obliged to be deferred on Account of the Indisposition of $Macklin=. Receipts: #145 5s. 6d. (139.17.0; 5.8.6).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 45276 | 17871220 | cg | <i>The Merchant of Venice</i> and <i>Love a-la-Mode</i> [both advertised on playbill of 19 Dec.] are obliged to be deferred on Account of the Indisposition of $Macklin=. Receipts: #145 5s. 6d. (139.17.0; 5.8.6)
    Performance: 98248 | 45276 | p | The Belle's Stratagem | As17871122.
    AsSeeDate: 98248 | cg | p | As | 17871122
    Cast:
    616519 | 98248 | Doricourt | Lewis
    616520 | 98248 | Sir George Touchwood | Farren
    616521 | 98248 | Saville | Aickin
    616522 | 98248 | Flutter | Bernard
    616523 | 98248 | Villers | Hull
    616524 | 98248 | Courtall | Davies
    616525 | 98248 | French Valet | Wewitzer
    616526 | 98248 | Porter | Fearon
    616527 | 98248 | Hardy | Quick
    616528 | 98248 | Mrs Racket | Mrs Mattocks
    616529 | 98248 | Lady Touchwood | Miss Tweedale
    616530 | 98248 | Miss Ogle | Mrs Morton
    616531 | 98248 | Kitty Willis | Miss Stuart
    616532 | 98248 | Letitia Hardy | Mrs Pope.
    Performance: 98249 | 45276 | a | The Farmer | As17871107, but Fairly-Gardner in place of $Booth=.
    AsSeeDate: 98249 | cg | a | As | 17871107
    Cast:
    172397 | 98249 | Fairly | Gardner in place of $Booth=.
    616533 | 98249 | Louisa | Mrs Mountain in place of $Miss Rowson=.
    616534 | 98249 | Principal Characters | Edwin, Johnstone, Blanchard, Fearon, Thompson, Darley, Booth, Mrs Martyr, Miss Rowson, Mrs Platt, Mrs Mattocks.
    616535 | 98249 | Jemmy Jumps | Edwin
    616536 | 98249 | Valentine | Johnstone
    616537 | 98249 | Rundy | Blanchard
    616538 | 98249 | Colonel Dormont | Fearon
    616539 | 98249 | Farmer Stubble | Thompson
    616540 | 98249 | Farmer Blackberry | Darley
    616541 | 98249 | Counsellor Flummery | Rock
    616542 | 98249 | Landlord | Ledger
    616543 | 98249 | Molly Maybush | Mrs Martyr
    616544 | 98249 | Landlady | Mrs Platt
    616545 | 98249 | Betty Blackberry | Mrs Mattocks.

Mainpiece

Title: The Belle's Stratagem
Comments:
As17871122.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1782
Author: Hannah Cowley
Birth: 1743
Death: 1809

Afterpiece

Title: The Farmer
Comments:
As17871107, but Fairly-Gardner in place of Booth.
Cast:

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: 20 December 1787 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed April 4, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=45276.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 20 December 1787 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=45276. Accessed 4 April 2025.