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31 March 1789

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1788-1789
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Ryder. Public Advertiser, 20 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Ryder at his house, No. 5, Bow-street, Covent-garden. 1st piece: The Overture, Airs, &c. by Dr Arnold. The selected by Handel, Vento, Giordani, Giardini, Bertoni, Dr Arne, Carolan the Irish Bard. 2nd piece: 1st time Here. Translated from the French of La Bonne Mere, by Horatio Edgar? Robson, and at this Time reading with great success and general applause by LeTexier in Lisle-Street [and 1st acted at the hay, 22 Aug. 1788]. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by Thomas Ryder, altered from The Man of Parts, by Isaac Jackman; not published]. Receipts: #271 0s. 6d. (191.15.6; 5.7.0; tickets: 73.18.0)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Castle of Andalusia. Ferdinand-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Edwin; Philippo-Blanchard; Alphonso-Mrs Kennedy; Don Scipio-Booth; Don Juan-Fearon; Don Caesar-Bannister; Victoria-Mrs Mountain; Catalina-Miss Stuart; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr. *aLook before You Leap. [Principal Characters by Wewitzer, Blanchard, Mrs Bernard, Mrs Mountain. [Cast from $Genest=, VI, 548:% Duval-Wewitzer; Lucas-Blanchard; Margaret-Mrs Bernard; Lucette-Mrs Mountain. *aSuch Things Have Been. Characters-Ryder, Bernard, Fearon, Macready, Rock, Booth, Mrs Webb, Miss Wewitzer, Miss Fontenelle. [<i>Larpent MS 818</i> lists the parts: <i>Mr Traffick</i>r, <i>Sir Patrick Prospect</i>r, <i>Clack</i>r, <i>Tom Prospect</i>r, <i>Pat Conelly</i>r, <i>Jew Pedlar</i>r, <i>Servant</i>r, <i>Fanny Traffick</i>r, <i>Mrs Traffick</i>r, <i>Biddy</i>r, <i>Orange Girl</i>r.] *sEnd 3rd piece: <i>Paddy's Ramble from Dublin to London</i>[written and to be sung%-Ryder. *e[<i>Monologue</i>. %In course of Entertainments: <i>Bucks have at Ye All</i>-Ryder. *cBenefit for $Ryder=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 20 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Ryder at his house, No. 5, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent-garden</i>. 1st piece: The Overture, Airs, &c. by $Dr Arnold=. The selected by $Handel=, $Vento=, $Giordani=, $Giardini=, $Bertoni=, $Dr Arne=, $Carolan= <i>the Irish Bard</i>. 2nd piece: 1st time Here. Translated from the <i>French</i> of <i>La Bonne Mere</i>, by $Horatio Edgar? Robson=, and at this Time reading with great success and general applause by $LeTexier= in <i>Lisle-Street</i> [and 1st acted at the <i>hay</i>, 22 Aug. 1788]. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by $Thomas Ryder=, altered from <i>The Man of Parts</i>, by $Isaac Jackman=; not published]. Receipts: #271 0s. 6d. (191.15.6; 5.7.0; tickets: 73.18.0).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1789 03 31 cg The Castle of Andalusia. Ferdinand-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Edwin; Philippo-Blanchard; Alphonso-Mrs Kennedy; Don Scipio-Booth; Don Juan-Fearon; Don Caesar-Bannister; Victoria-Mrs Mountain; Catalina-Miss Stuart; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr.*a1789 03 31 cg Look before You Leap. Principal Characters by Wewitzer, Blanchard, Mrs Bernard, Mrs Mountain. Cast from $Genest=, VI, 548: Duval-Wewitzer; Lucas-Blanchard; Margaret-Mrs Bernard; Lucette-Mrs Mountain.*a1789 03 31 cg Such Things Have Been. Characters-Ryder, Bernard, Fearon, Macready, Rock, Booth, Mrs Webb, Miss Wewitzer, Miss Fontenelle. [<i>Larpent MS 818</i> lists the parts: <i>Mr Traffick</i>r, <i>Sir Patrick Prospect</i>r, <i>Clack</i>r, <i>Tom Prospect</i>r, <i>Pat Conelly</i>r, <i>Jew Pedlar</i>r, <i>Servant</i>r, <i>Fanny Traffick</i>r, <i>Mrs Traffick</i>r, <i>Biddy</i>r, <i>Orange Girl</i>r.]*s1789 03 31 cg End 3rd piece: <i>Paddy's Ramble from Dublin to London</i>written and to be sung-Ryder.*e1789 03 31 cg <i>Monologue</i>. In course of Entertainments: <i>Bucks have at Ye All</i>-Ryder.*c1789 03 31 cg Benefit for $Ryder=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 20 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Ryder at his house, No. 5, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent-garden</i>. 1st piece: The Overture, Airs, &c. by $Dr Arnold=. The selected by $Handel=, $Vento=, $Giordani=, $Giardini=, $Bertoni=, $Dr Arne=, $Carolan= <i>the Irish Bard</i>. 2nd piece: 1st time Here. Translated from the <i>French</i> of <i>La Bonne Mere</i>, by $Horatio Edgar? Robson=, and at this Time reading with great success and general applause by $LeTexier= in <i>Lisle-Street</i> [and 1st acted at the <i>hay</i>, 22 Aug. 1788]. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by $Thomas Ryder=, altered from <i>The Man of Parts</i>, by $Isaac Jackman=; not published]. Receipts: #271 0s. 6d. (191.15.6; 5.7.0; tickets: 73.18.0).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 46020 | 17890331 | cg | Benefit for $Ryder=. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 20 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Ryder at his house, No. 5, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent-garden</i>. 1st piece: The Overture, Airs, &c. by $Dr Arnold=. The selected by $Handel=, $Vento=, $Giordani=, $Giardini=, $Bertoni=, $Dr Arne=, $Carolan= <i>the Irish Bard</i>. 2nd piece: 1st time Here. Translated from the <i>French</i> of <i>La Bonne Mere</i>, by $Horatio Edgar? Robson=, and at this Time reading with great success and general applause by $LeTexier= in <i>Lisle-Street</i> [and 1st acted at the <i>hay</i>, 22 Aug. 1788]. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by $Thomas Ryder=, altered from <i>The Man of Parts</i>, by $Isaac Jackman=; not published]. Receipts: #271 0s. 6d. (191.15.6; 5.7.0; tickets: 73.18.0)
    Performance: 100184 | 46020 | p | The Castle Of Andalusia | Ferdinand-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Edwin; Philippo-Blanchard; Alphonso-Mrs Kennedy; Don Scipio-Booth; Don Juan-Fearon; Don Caesar-Bannister; Victoria-Mrs Mountain; Catalina-Miss Stuart; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr.
    Cast:
    176516 | 100184 | Ferdinand | Johnstone
    176517 | 100184 | Spado | Quick
    176518 | 100184 | Pedrillo | Edwin
    176519 | 100184 | Philippo | Blanchard
    176520 | 100184 | Alphonso | Mrs Kennedy
    176521 | 100184 | Don Scipio | Booth
    176522 | 100184 | Don Juan | Fearon
    176523 | 100184 | Don Caesar | Bannister
    176524 | 100184 | Victoria | Mrs Mountain
    176525 | 100184 | Catalina | Miss Stuart
    176526 | 100184 | Lorenza | Mrs Martyr.
    Performance: 100185 | 46020 | a | Look before You Leap | Principal Characters by Wewitzer, Blanchard, Mrs Bernard, Mrs Mountain. Cast from $Genest=, VI, 548: Duval-Wewitzer; Lucas-Blanchard; Margaret-Mrs Bernard; Lucette-Mrs Mountain.
    Cast:
    176527 | 100185 | Duval | Wewitzer
    176528 | 100185 | Lucas | Blanchard
    176529 | 100185 | Margaret | Mrs Bernard
    176530 | 100185 | Lucette | Mrs Mountain.
    Performance: 100186 | 46020 | a | Such Things Have Been | Characters-Ryder, Bernard, Fearon, Macready, Rock, Booth, Mrs Webb, Miss Wewitzer, Miss Fontenelle. [<i>Larpent MS 818</i> lists the parts: <i>Mr Traffick</i>, <i>Sir Patrick Prospect</i>, <i>Clack</i>, <i>Tom Prospect</i>, <i>Pat Conelly</i>, <i>Jew Pedlar</i>, <i>Servant</i>, <i>Fanny Traffick</i>, <i>Mrs Traffick</i>, <i>Biddy</i>, <i>Orange Girl</i>.]<i>Larpent MS 818</i> lists the parts: <i>Mr Traffick</i>, <i>Sir Patrick Prospect</i>, <i>Clack</i>, <i>Tom Prospect</i>, <i>Pat Conelly</i>, <i>Jew Pedlar</i>, <i>Servant</i>, <i>Fanny Traffick</i>, <i>Mrs Traffick</i>, <i>Biddy</i>, <i>Orange Girl</i>.]
    Cast:
    176531 | 100186 | Characters | Ryder, Bernard, Fearon, Macready, Rock, Booth, Mrs Webb, Miss Wewitzer, Miss Fontenelle.
    Performance: 100187 | 46020 | s | End 3rd piece: <i>Paddy's Ramble from Dublin to London</i>written and to be sung-Ryder
    Performance: 100188 | 46020 | e | <i>Monologue</i> | In course of Entertainments: <i>Bucks have at Ye All</i>-Ryder.
    Cast:
    176532 | 100188 | <i>Bucks have at Ye All</i> | Ryder.

Mainpiece

Title: The Castle Of Andalusia
Comments:
Ferdinand-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Edwin; Philippo-Blanchard; Alphonso-Mrs Kennedy; Don Scipio-Booth; Don Juan-Fearon; Don Caesar-Bannister; Victoria-Mrs Mountain; Catalina-Miss Stuart; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: Look before You Leap
Comments:
Principal Characters by Wewitzer, Blanchard, Mrs Bernard, Mrs Mountain. Cast from Genest, VI, 548: Duval-Wewitzer; Lucas-Blanchard; Margaret-Mrs Bernard; Lucette-Mrs Mountain.
Cast:

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Publish Date: 1788
Work Title: La Bonne Mère
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Afterpiece

Title: Such Things Have Been
Comments:
Characters-Ryder, Bernard, Fearon, Macready, Rock, Booth, Mrs Webb, Miss Wewitzer, Miss Fontenelle. [Larpent MS 818 lists the parts: Mr Traffick, Sir Patrick Prospect, Clack, Tom Prospect, Pat Conelly, Jew Pedlar, Servant, Fanny Traffick, Mrs Traffick, Biddy, Orange Girl.]Larpent MS 818 lists the parts: Mr Traffick, Sir Patrick Prospect, Clack, Tom Prospect, Pat Conelly, Jew Pedlar, Servant, Fanny Traffick, Mrs Traffick, Biddy, Orange Girl.]
Cast:

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Publish Date:
Author: Thomas Ryder
Birth: 1735
Death: 1791
Publish Date:
Author: Isaac Jackman
Birth: 1752?
Death: 1831

Song

Comment: End 3rd piece: Paddy's Ramble from Dublin to Londonwritten and to be sung-Ryder

Entertainment

Comment: Monologue. In course of Entertainments: Bucks have at Ye All-Ryder

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