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31 May 1791

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Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1790-1791
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Hull. Paid Macleish for Printing [playbills] to 28th Inst. #92 2s. 6d. Oracle, 14 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, No. 31, Bow-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #186 2s. 6d. (89.3.6; 4.10.0; tickets: 92.9.0)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Midnight Hour. As 14 Dec. 1790, but Matthias-_; Ambrose-_. *aThe Comedy ofErrors. Dromio of Ephesus-Quick; Antipholis of Syracuse-Macready; Antipholis of Ephesus-Bernard; AEgeon-Hull; Duke-Davies; Dromio of Syracuse (1st time)-Blanchard; Abbess-Miss Chapman; Luciana-Mrs Mountain; Adriana-Mrs Bernard. *dAs 7 May. *sEnd: <i>Black Eyed Susan</i>-Incledon. *uAfter Dancing: a <i>Selection of Poetryand Music</i> descriptive of a day. [Part I: Morning.% <i>Tantivy the welkin resounds</i> (composed by $Hook=)-Mrs Martyr; [PART II: Noon.% <i>Thou soft flowing Avon</i> (from $Garrick='s <i>Ode to Shakespeare</i>)-Incledon; [PART III: Evening.% <i>Pastoral Duet</i>-Williamson, Mrs Mountain; [PART IV: Night. <i>The Soldier's Festival</i>, as 16May% <i>How sleep the brave</i> (composed by $Dr Cooke=)-Incledon, Williamson, Davies, a Young Gentleman; introductory Chorus-Hull; <i>How stands the Glass around</i>-Incledon; <i>How merrily we live that Soldiers be</i>-Bannister, Incledon, Johnstone; <i>To arms! Britons strike home</i>-Bannister, Incledon, Follett, Blurton, Lee, Letteney, Reeve, Rees. *cBenefit for $Hull=. Paid $Macleish= for Printing [playbills] to 28th Inst. #92 2s. 6d. <i>Oracle</i>, 14 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, No. 31, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>. Receipts: #186 2s. 6d. (89.3.6; 4.10.0; tickets: 92.9.0).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1791 05 31 cg The Midnight Hour. ^As17901214^, but Matthias-_; Ambrose-_.*a1791 05 31 cg The Comedy of Errors. Dromio of Ephesus-Quick; Antipholis of Syracuse-Macready; Antipholis of Ephesus-Bernard; AEgeon-Hull; Duke-Davies; Dromio of Syracuse (1st time)-Blanchard; Abbess-Miss Chapman; Luciana-Mrs Mountain; Adriana-Mrs Bernard.*d1791 05 31 cg ^As17910507^.*s1791 05 31 cg End: <i>Black Eyed Susan</i>-Incledon.*u1791 05 31 cg After Dancing: a <i>Selection of Poetry and Music</i> descriptive of a day. Part I: Morning. <i>Tantivy the welkin resounds</i> (composed by $Hook=)-Mrs Martyr; PART II: Noon. <i>Thou soft flowing Avon</i> (from $Garrick='s <i>Ode to Shakespeare</i>)-Incledon; PART III: Evening. <i>Pastoral Duet</i>-Williamson, Mrs Mountain; PART IV: Night. <i>The Soldier's Festival</i>, as 16 May <i>How sleep the brave</i> (composed by $Dr Cooke=)-Incledon, Williamson, Davies, a Young Gentleman; introductory Chorus-Hull; <i>How stands the Glass around</i>-Incledon; <i>How merrily we live that Soldiers be</i>-Bannister, Incledon, Johnstone; <i>To arms! Britons strike home</i>-Bannister, Incledon, Follett, Blurton, Lee, Letteney, Reeve, Rees.*c1791 05 31 cg Benefit for $Hull=. Paid $Macleish= for Printing [playbills] to 28th Inst. #92 2s. 6d. <i>Oracle</i>, 14 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, No. 31, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>. Receipts: #186 2s. 6d. (89.3.6; 4.10.0; tickets: 92.9.0).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 47291 | 17910531 | cg | Benefit for $Hull=. Paid $Macleish= for Printing [playbills] to 28th Inst. #92 2s. 6d. <i>Oracle</i>, 14 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, No. 31, <i>Bow-street</i>, <i>Covent-Garden</i>. Receipts: #186 2s. 6d. (89.3.6; 4.10.0; tickets: 92.9.0)
    Performance: 103617 | 47291 | p | The Midnight Hour | As17901214, but Matthias-_; Ambrose-_.
    AsSeeDate: 103617 | cg | p | As | 17901214
    Cast:
    657164 | 103617 | Colin | Mrs Martyr
    657165 | 103617 | Gregory | Cubitt
    657166 | 103617 | Higgins | Thompson
    657167 | 103617 | Fidget | Mrs Pitt
    657168 | 103617 | Rose | Mrs Mountain.
    Performance: 103618 | 47291 | a | The Comedy of Errors | Dromio of Ephesus-Quick; Antipholis of Syracuse-Macready; Antipholis of Ephesus-Bernard; AEgeon-Hull; Duke-Davies; Dromio of Syracuse (1st time)-Blanchard; Abbess-Miss Chapman; Luciana-Mrs Mountain; Adriana-Mrs Bernard.
    Cast:
    183896 | 103618 | Dromio of Ephesus | Quick
    183897 | 103618 | Antipholis of Syracuse | Macready
    183898 | 103618 | Antipholis of Ephesus | Bernard
    183899 | 103618 | AEgeon | Hull
    183900 | 103618 | Duke | Davies
    183901 | 103618 | Dromio of Syracuse | Blanchard
    183902 | 103618 | Abbess | Miss Chapman
    183903 | 103618 | Luciana | Mrs Mountain
    183904 | 103618 | Adriana | Mrs Bernard.
    Performance: 103619 | 47291 | d | As17910507
    AsSeeDate: 103619 | cg | d | As | 17910507
    Performance: 103620 | 47291 | s | End: <i>Black Eyed Susan</i>-Incledon
    Performance: 103621 | 47291 | u | After Dancing: a <i>Selection of Poetry and Music</i> descriptive of a day | Part I: Morning. <i>Tantivy the welkin resounds</i> (composed by $Hook=)-Mrs Martyr; PART II: Noon. <i>Thou soft flowing Avon</i> (from $Garrick='s <i>Ode to Shakespeare</i>)-Incledon; PART III: Evening. <i>Pastoral Duet</i>-Williamson, Mrs Mountain; PART IV: Night. <i>The Soldier's Festival</i>, as 16 May <i>How sleep the brave</i> (composed by $Dr Cooke=)-Incledon, Williamson, Davies, a Young Gentleman; introductory Chorus-Hull; <i>How stands the Glass around</i>-Incledon; <i>How merrily we live that Soldiers be</i>-Bannister, Incledon, Johnstone; <i>To arms! Britons strike home</i>-Bannister, Incledon, Follett, Blurton, Lee, Letteney, Reeve, Rees.
    Cast:
    183905 | 103621 | <i>Tantivy the welkin resounds</i> | Mrs Martyr
    183906 | 103621 | <i>Thou soft flowing Avon</i> | Incledon
    183907 | 103621 | <i>Pastoral Duet</i> | Williamson, Mrs Mountain
    183908 | 103621 | as 16 May <i>How sleep the brave</i> | Incledon, Williamson, Davies, a Young Gentleman
    183909 | 103621 | introductory Chorus | Hull
    183910 | 103621 | <i>How stands the Glass around</i> | Incledon
    183911 | 103621 | <i>How merrily we live that Soldiers be</i> | Bannister, Incledon, Johnstone
    183912 | 103621 | Britons strike home</i> | Bannister, Incledon, Follett, Blurton, Lee, Letteney, Reeve, Rees.

Mainpiece

Title: The Midnight Hour
Comments:
As17901214, but Matthias-_; Ambrose-_.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1787
Birth: 1753
Death: 1821

Afterpiece

Title: The Comedy of Errors
Comments:
Dromio of Ephesus-Quick; Antipholis of Syracuse-Macready; Antipholis of Ephesus-Bernard; AEgeon-Hull; Duke-Davies; Dromio of Syracuse (1st time)-Blanchard; Abbess-Miss Chapman; Luciana-Mrs Mountain; Adriana-Mrs Bernard.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date:
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616
Publish Date: 1779
Author: Thomas Hull
Birth: 1728
Death: 1808
Publish Date:
Birth: 1564
Death: 1616

Dance

Comment: As17910507

Song

Comment: End: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Monologue

Comment: After Dancing: a Selection of Poetry and Music descriptive of a day. Part I: Morning. Tantivy the welkin resounds (composed by Hook)-Mrs Martyr; PART II: Noon. Thou soft flowing Avon (from Garrick's Ode to Shakespeare)-Incledon; PART III: Evening. Pastoral Duet-Williamson, Mrs Mountain; PART IV: Night. The Soldier's Festival, as 16 May How sleep the brave (composed by Dr Cooke)-Incledon, Williamson, Davies, a Young Gentleman; introductory Chorus-Hull; How stands the Glass around-Incledon; How merrily we live that Soldiers be-Bannister, Incledon, Johnstone; To arms! Britons strike home-Bannister, Incledon, Follett, Blurton, Lee, Letteney, Reeve, Rees

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 31 May 1791 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed April 4, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=47291.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 31 May 1791 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=47291. Accessed 4 April 2025.