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12 May 1788

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1787-1788
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mrs Ward. The Clandestine Marriage [advertised on playbill of 9 May] is obliged to be deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of Parsons. Receipts: #209 18s. 6d. (36.13.0; 12.11.6; 0.10.0; tickets: 160.4.0) (charge: #109 15s. 9d.)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Heiress. As 24 Apr., but Alscrip-Suett. *aComus. As 28 Apr., but The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchants-_. *dAs 13 Mar. *cBenefit for $Mrs Ward=. <i>The Clandestine Marriage</i> [advertised on playbill of 9 May] is obliged to be deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of $Parsons=. Receipts: #209 18s. 6d. (36.13.0; 12.11.6; 0.10.0; tickets: 160.4.0) (charge: #109 15s. 9d.).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1788 05 12 dl The Heiress. ^As17880424^, but Alscrip-Suett.*a1788 05 12 dl Comus. ^As17880428^, but The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchants-_.*d1788 05 12 dl ^As17880313^ .*c1788 05 12 dl Benefit for $Mrs Ward=. <i>The Clandestine Marriage</i> [advertised on playbill of 9 May] is obliged to be deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of $Parsons=. Receipts: #209 18s. 6d. (36.13.0; 12.11.6; 0.10.0; tickets: 160.4.0) (charge: #109 15s. 9d.).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 45536 | 17880512 | dl | Benefit for $Mrs Ward=. <i>The Clandestine Marriage</i> [advertised on playbill of 9 May] is obliged to be deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of $Parsons=. Receipts: #209 18s. 6d. (36.13.0; 12.11.6; 0.10.0; tickets: 160.4.0) (charge: #109 15s. 9d.)
    Performance: 98897 | 45536 | p | The Heiress | As17880424, but Alscrip-Suett.
    AsSeeDate: 98897 | dl | p | As | 17880424
    Cast:
    173619 | 98897 | Alscrip | Suett.
    620771 | 98897 | Lord Gayville | Barrymore.
    620772 | 98897 | Sir Clement Flint | King
    620773 | 98897 | Chignon | Baddeley
    620774 | 98897 | Mr Blandish | Bannister Jun.
    620775 | 98897 | Mr Rightly | Aickin
    620776 | 98897 | Prompt | R. Palmer
    620777 | 98897 | Chairman | Chaplin
    620778 | 98897 | William | Wilson
    620779 | 98897 | Clifford | Smith
    620780 | 98897 | Miss Alscrip | Miss Pope
    620781 | 98897 | Miss Alton | Mrs Crouch
    620782 | 98897 | Mrs Blandish | Mrs Wilson
    620783 | 98897 | Mrs Sagely | Mrs Booth
    620784 | 98897 | Tiffany | Miss Tidswell
    620785 | 98897 | Lady Emily | Miss Farren.
    Performance: 98898 | 45536 | a | Comus | As17880428, but The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchants-_.
    AsSeeDate: 98898 | dl | a | As | 17880428
    Cast:
    173620 | 98898 | The Lady | Mrs Ward
    620786 | 98898 | Pastoral Nymph | Miss Collett.
    620787 | 98898 | Spirit | Lamash.
    620788 | 98898 | <i>Sweet Echo</i> | Mrs Crouch
    620789 | 98898 | accompanied | Parke.
    620790 | 98898 | Comus | Wroughton
    620791 | 98898 | Bacchanals | Kelly, Dignum
    620792 | 98898 | Brothers | Whitfield, Benson
    620793 | 98898 | Sabrina | Miss Romanzini
    620794 | 98898 | Bacchants | Miss Collett, Miss Stageldoir
    620795 | 98898 | Euphrosyne | Mrs Crouch.
    Performance: 98899 | 45536 | d | As17880313
    AsSeeDate: 98899 | dl | d | As | 17880313

Mainpiece

Title: The Heiress
Comments:
As17880424, but Alscrip-Suett.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: Comus
Comments:
As17880428, but The Lady-Mrs Ward; Bacchants-_.
Cast:

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Dance

Comment: As17880313

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 12 May 1788 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 9, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=45536.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 12 May 1788 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=45536. Accessed 9 April 2025.