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07 April 1788

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1787-1788
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Kelly. 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. [Mme Mara had sung in concert at the Pantheon in 1784; in opera at the king's in 1786; and in the dl oratorios in 1787 and 1788.] Public Advertiser, 27 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 48, Rathbone Place. Receipts: #351 5s. 6d. (177.12.0; 9.13.6; 0.5.0; tickets: 163.15.0) (charge: #111 3s.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl Artaxerxes. Arbaces (for that night only)-Mrs Crouch (1st appearance in that character); Artaxerxes-Dignum; Rimenes-Fawcett; Artabanes-Kelly (1st appearance in that character); Semira-Mrs Forster; Mandane (for that night only)-Mme Mara (1st appearance on any [non-musical] English stage). *aWho's the Dupe? As 15 Mar. *cBenefit for $Kelly=. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their servants by Half past Four o'Clock. [$Mme Mara= had sung in concert at the <i>Pantheon</i> in 1784; in opera at the<i>king's</i> in 1786; and in the <i>dl</i> oratorios in 1787 and 1788.] <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 27 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 48, <i>Rathbone Place</i>. Receipts: #351 5s. 6d. (177.12.0; 9.13.6; 0.5.0; tickets: 163.15.0) (charge: #111 3s.).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1788 04 07 dl Artaxerxes. Arbaces (for that night only)-Mrs Crouch (1st appearance in that character); Artaxerxes-Dignum; Rimenes-Fawcett; Artabanes-Kelly (1st appearance in that character); Semira-Mrs Forster; Mandane (for that night only)-Mme Mara (1st appearance on any [non-musical] English stage).*a1788 04 07 dl Who's the Dupe? ^As17880315^ .*c1788 04 07 dl Benefit for $Kelly=. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their servants by Half past Four o'Clock. [$Mme Mara= had sung in concert at the <i>Pantheon</i> in 1784; in opera at the <i>king's</i> in 1786; and in the <i>dl</i> oratorios in 1787 and 1788.] <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 27 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 48, <i>Rathbone Place</i>. Receipts: #351 5s. 6d. (177.12.0; 9.13.6; 0.5.0; tickets: 163.15.0) (charge: #111 3s.).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 45463 | 17880407 | dl | Benefit for $Kelly=. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their servants by Half past Four o'Clock. [$Mme Mara= had sung in concert at the <i>Pantheon</i> in 1784; in opera at the <i>king's</i> in 1786; and in the <i>dl</i> oratorios in 1787 and 1788.] <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 27 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 48, <i>Rathbone Place</i>. Receipts: #351 5s. 6d. (177.12.0; 9.13.6; 0.5.0; tickets: 163.15.0) (charge: #111 3s.)
    Performance: 98697 | 45463 | p | Artaxerxes | Arbaces (for that night only)-Mrs Crouch (1st appearance in that character); Artaxerxes-Dignum; Rimenes-Fawcett; Artabanes-Kelly (1st appearance in that character); Semira-Mrs Forster; Mandane (for that night only)-Mme Mara (1st appearance on any [non-musical] English stage). English stage).
    Cast:
    173229 | 98697 | Arbaces | Mrs Crouch
    173230 | 98697 | Artaxerxes | Dignum
    173231 | 98697 | Rimenes | Fawcett
    173232 | 98697 | Artabanes | Kelly
    173233 | 98697 | Semira | Mrs Forster
    173234 | 98697 | Mandane | Mme Mara
    173235 | 98697 | non | musical
    Performance: 98698 | 45463 | a | Who's the Dupe | As17880315 .
    AsSeeDate: 98698 | dl | a | As | 17880315
    Cast:
    619559 | 98698 | Miss Doiley | Mrs Kemble
    619560 | 98698 | Mr Doiley | Parsons
    619561 | 98698 | Granger | Barrymore
    619562 | 98698 | Sandford | R. Palmer
    619563 | 98698 | Gradus | Bannister Jun
    619564 | 98698 | Charlotte | Miss Collins

Mainpiece

Title: Artaxerxes
Comments:
Arbaces (for that night only)-Mrs Crouch (1st appearance in that character); Artaxerxes-Dignum; Rimenes-Fawcett; Artabanes-Kelly (1st appearance in that character); Semira-Mrs Forster; Mandane (for that night only)-Mme Mara (1st appearance on any [non-musical] English stage). English stage).
Cast:

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Work Title: Artaxerxes
Publish Date: 1724
Author: Apostolo Zeno
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Publish Date: 1762
Author: Thomas Arne
Birth: 1710
Death: 1778

Afterpiece

Title: Who's the Dupe
Comments:
As17880315 .
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1779
Author: Hannah Cowley
Birth: 1743
Death: 1809

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