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30 April 1788

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1787-1788
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Billington. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Tickets delivered for the 9th will be taken. Public Advertiser, 12 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Billington, No. 53, Poland-street. Receipts: #293 10s. 6d. (163.18.6; 6.17.0; tickets: 122.15.0)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Artaxerxes. Arbaces (for that night only)-Leoni; Artabanes-Darley; Rimenes-Davies; Artaxerxes-Mrs Kennedy; Semira-Mrs Morton; Mandane-Mrs Billington. *aThe Padlock. As 28 Sept. 1787, but Scholars-<i>Evatt, _Thompson; Mungo (1st time)-Blanchard; Leonora-Mrs Billington (1st appearance in that character); +Auld Robin Gray</i>-Mrs Billington. *dAs 29 Jan. *cBenefit for Mrs Billington. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Tickets delivered for the 9th will be taken. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 12 Apr.: Tickets tobe had of $Mrs Billington=, No. 53, <i>Poland-street</i>. Receipts: #293 10s. 6d. (163.18.6; 6.17.0; tickets: 122.15.0).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1788 04 30 cg Artaxerxes. Arbaces (for that night only)-Leoni; Artabanes-Darley; Rimenes-Davies; Artaxerxes-Mrs Kennedy; Semira-Mrs Morton; Mandane-Mrs Billington.*a1788 04 30 cg The Padlock. ^As17870928^, but Scholars-<i>Evatt, _Thompson; Mungo (1st time)-Blanchard; Leonora-Mrs Billington (1st appearance in that character); +Auld Robin Gray</i>-Mrs Billington.*d1788 04 30 cg ^As17880129^.*c1788 04 30 cg Benefit for Mrs Billington. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Tickets delivered for the 9th will be taken. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 12 Apr.: Tickets to be had of $Mrs Billington=, No. 53, <i>Poland-street</i>. Receipts: #293 10s. 6d. (163.18.6; 6.17.0; tickets: 122.15.0).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 45515 | 17880430 | cg | Benefit for Mrs Billington. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Tickets delivered for the 9th will be taken. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 12 Apr.: Tickets to be had of $Mrs Billington=, No. 53, <i>Poland-street</i>. Receipts: #293 10s. 6d. (163.18.6; 6.17.0; tickets: 122.15.0)
    Performance: 98835 | 45515 | p | Artaxerxes | Arbaces (for that night only)-Leoni; Artabanes-Darley; Rimenes-Davies; Artaxerxes-Mrs Kennedy; Semira-Mrs Morton; Mandane-Mrs Billington.
    Cast:
    173507 | 98835 | Arbaces | Leoni
    173508 | 98835 | Artabanes | Darley
    173509 | 98835 | Rimenes | Davies
    173510 | 98835 | Artaxerxes | Mrs Kennedy
    173511 | 98835 | Semira | Mrs Morton
    173512 | 98835 | Mandane | Mrs Billington.
    Performance: 98836 | 45515 | a | The Padlock | As17870928, but Scholars-<i>Evatt, _Thompson; Mungo (1st time)-Blanchard; Leonora-Mrs Billington (1st appearance in that character); +Auld Robin Gray</i>-Mrs Billington.
    AsSeeDate: 98836 | cg | a | As | 17870928
    Cast:
    173513 | 98836 | Scholars | <i>Evatt, _Thompson
    173514 | 98836 | Mungo | Blanchard
    173515 | 98836 | Leonora | Mrs Billington
    173516 | 98836 | Auld Robin Gray</i> | Mrs Billington.
    620394 | 98836 | Leander | Johnstone
    620395 | 98836 | Don Diego | Davies
    620396 | 98836 | Ursula | Mrs Webb
    Performance: 98837 | 45515 | d | As17880129
    AsSeeDate: 98837 | cg | d | As | 17880129

Mainpiece

Title: Artaxerxes
Comments:
Arbaces (for that night only)-Leoni; Artabanes-Darley; Rimenes-Davies; Artaxerxes-Mrs Kennedy; Semira-Mrs Morton; Mandane-Mrs Billington.
Cast:

Related Works

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

Afterpiece

Title: The Padlock
Comments:
As17870928, but Scholars-Evatt, _Thompson; Mungo (1st time)-Blanchard; Leonora-Mrs Billington (1st appearance in that character); +Auld Robin Gray-Mrs Billington.
Cast:

Related Works

Work Title: The Padlock
Publish Date: 1768
Birth: 1728
Death: 1808
Baptism: 1745
Death: 1814

Dance

Comment: As17880129

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