03 October 1791

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane at King's Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1791-1792
Volume: 5
Comments: [In 2nd piece the playbill assigns Orlando to Kemble, but "On account of indisposition, Barrymore last night performed Orlando for Kemble" (Oracle, 4 Oct.).] 3rd piece: To conclude with the Glorious Defeat of the Spanish Armada, and a Grand Procession. "Equal to any actor I ever saw, as far as his line extends, is Mr Parsons; his conception and expression of Sir Fretful Plagiary, in Mr Sheridan's Critic, are as strong and masterly as were Garrick's in Kitely [in Every Man in his Humour]; and his 'laughing without mirth' therein equally admirable" (Jonson, ed. Waldron, 171). Receipts: #251 4s. 6d. (213.6.6; 37.0.0; 0.18.0)
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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dlking's Poor Old Drury!!! As 27 Sept. *aAs You Like It. Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Packer; Amiens (with <i>songs</i>)-Dignum; Jaques-Palmer; Le Beau-R. Palmer; Oliver-Whitfield; Jaques de Bois-Benson; Orlando-Barrymore; Adam-Moody; Touchstone-King; Corin-Waldron; Silvius-Bland; William-Burton; Rosalind (with the <i>Cuckoo Song</i>)-Mrs Jordan; Celia-Mrs Kemble; Phebe-Miss Collins; Audrey-Mrs Edwards. *aThe Critic. Dangle-R. Palmer; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Signor Ritornello-Hamoir; Interpreter-Baddeley; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italian Girls-Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Daniels; [<i>Characters of the Tragedy</i>:% Lord Burleigh-Hollingsworth; Governor-Wrighten;Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Master of the Horse-Alfred; Beef@eater-Phillimore; Justice-Packer; Son-Suett; Constable-Fawcett; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Nieces-Miss Heard, Miss Collins; Justice's Lady-Mrs Heard; Confidant-Mrs Booth; Tilburina-MissPope. *sV 2nd piece: <i>song</i>-Miss Hagley. *c[In 2nd piece the playbill assigns<i>Orlando</i>r to $Kemble=, but "On account of indisposition, $Barrymore= last night performed Orlando for Kemble" (<i>Oracle</i>, 4 Oct.).] 3rd piece: To conclude with the Glorious Defeat of the <i>Spanish Armada</i>, and a Grand <i>Procession</i>. "Equalto any actor I ever saw, as far as his line extends, is $Mr Parsons=; his conception and expression of <i>Sir Fretful Plagiary</i>r, in $Mr Sheridan='s <i>Critic</i>, are as strong and masterly as were $Garrick='s in <i>Kitely</i>r [in <i>Every Man in his Humour</i>]; and his 'laughing without mirth' therein equally admirable" ($Jonson=,ed. $Waldron=, 171). Receipts: #251 4s. 6d. (213.6.6; 37.0.0; 0.18.0).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1791 10 03 dlking's Poor Old Drury!!! ^As17910927^.*a1791 10 03 dlking's As You Like It. Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Packer; Amiens (with <i>songs</i>)-Dignum; Jaques-Palmer; Le Beau-R. Palmer; Oliver-Whitfield; Jaques de Bois-Benson; Orlando-Barrymore; Adam-Moody; Touchstone-King; Corin-Waldron; Silvius-Bland; William-Burton; Rosalind (with the <i>Cuckoo Song</i>)-Mrs Jordan; Celia-Mrs Kemble; Phebe-Miss Collins; Audrey-Mrs Edwards.*a1791 10 03 dlking's The Critic. Dangle-R. Palmer; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Signor Ritornello-Hamoir; Interpreter-Baddeley; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italian Girls-Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Daniels; <i>Characters of the Tragedy</i>: Lord Burleigh-Hollingsworth; Governor-Wrighten; Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Master of the Horse-Alfred; Beef@eater-Phillimore; Justice-Packer; Son-Suett; Constable-Fawcett; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Nieces-Miss Heard, Miss Collins; Justice's Lady-Mrs Heard; Confidant-Mrs Booth; Tilburina-Miss Pope.*s1791 10 03 dlking's V 2nd piece: <i>song</i>-Miss Hagley.*c1791 10 03 dlking's [In 2nd piece the playbill assigns <i>Orlando</i>r to $Kemble=, but "On account of indisposition, $Barrymore= last night performed Orlando for Kemble" (<i>Oracle</i>, 4 Oct.).] 3rd piece: To conclude with the Glorious Defeat of the <i>Spanish Armada</i>, and a Grand <i>Procession</i>. "Equal to any actor I ever saw, as far as his line extends, is $Mr Parsons=; his conception and expression of <i>Sir Fretful Plagiary</i>r, in $Mr Sheridan='s <i>Critic</i>, are as strong and masterly as were $Garrick='s in <i>Kitely</i>r [in <i>Every Man in his Humour</i>]; and his 'laughing without mirth' therein equally admirable" ($Jonson=, ed. $Waldron=, 171). Receipts: #251 4s. 6d. (213.6.6; 37.0.0; 0.18.0).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 47453 | 17911003 | dlking's | [In 2nd piece the playbill assigns <i>Orlando</i> to $Kemble=, but "On account of indisposition, $Barrymore= last night performed Orlando for Kemble" (<i>Oracle</i>, 4 Oct.).] 3rd piece: To conclude with the Glorious Defeat of the <i>Spanish Armada</i>, and a Grand <i>Procession</i>. "Equal to any actor I ever saw, as far as his line extends, is $Mr Parsons=; his conception and expression of <i>Sir Fretful Plagiary</i>, in $Mr Sheridan='s <i>Critic</i>, are as strong and masterly as were $Garrick='s in <i>Kitely</i> [in <i>Every Man in his Humour</i>]; and his 'laughing without mirth' therein equally admirable" ($Jonson=, ed. $Waldron=, 171). Receipts: #251 4s. 6d. (213.6.6; 37.0.0; 0.18.0)
    Performance: 104026 | 47453 | p | Poor Old Drury | !! As17910927.
    AsSeeDate: 104026 | dlking's | p | As | 17910927
    Cast:
    660078 | 104026 | Vocal Parts | Dignum, Sedgwick, Fawcett, Chapman, Danby
    660079 | 104026 | Muses | Mrs Powell, Mrs Goodall, Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Collins, Miss Heard, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Butler, Mrs Brigg
    660080 | 104026 | French Critic | Wewitzer
    660081 | 104026 | Italian Singer | Bland
    660082 | 104026 | Apollo | Dignum
    660083 | 104026 | Mercury | Sedgwick
    660084 | 104026 | Melpomene | Mrs Powell
    660085 | 104026 | Thalia | Mrs Goodall
    660086 | 104026 | Terpsichore | Miss DeCamp
    660087 | 104026 | Euterpe | Miss Collins
    Performance: 104027 | 47453 | a | As You Like It | Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Packer; Amiens (with <i>songs</i>)-Dignum; Jaques-Palmer; Le Beau-R. Palmer; Oliver-Whitfield; Jaques de Bois-Benson; Orlando-Barrymore; Adam-Moody; Touchstone-King; Corin-Waldron; Silvius-Bland; William-Burton; Rosalind (with the <i>Cuckoo Song</i>)-Mrs Jordan; Celia-Mrs Kemble; Phebe-Miss Collins; Audrey-Mrs Edwards.
    Cast:
    184920 | 104027 | Duke | Aickin
    184921 | 104027 | Frederick | Packer
    184922 | 104027 | Amiens | Dignum
    184923 | 104027 | Jaques | Palmer
    184924 | 104027 | Le Beau | R. Palmer
    184925 | 104027 | Oliver | Whitfield
    184926 | 104027 | Jaques de Bois | Benson
    184927 | 104027 | Orlando | Barrymore
    184928 | 104027 | Adam | Moody
    184929 | 104027 | Touchstone | King
    184930 | 104027 | Corin | Waldron
    184931 | 104027 | Silvius | Bland
    184932 | 104027 | William | Burton
    184933 | 104027 | Rosalind | Mrs Jordan
    184934 | 104027 | Celia | Mrs Kemble
    184935 | 104027 | Phebe | Miss Collins
    184936 | 104027 | Audrey | Mrs Edwards.
    Performance: 104028 | 47453 | a | The Critic | Dangle-R. Palmer; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Signor Ritornello-Hamoir; Interpreter-Baddeley; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italian Girls-Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Daniels; <i>Characters of the Tragedy</i>: Lord Burleigh-Hollingsworth; Governor-Wrighten; Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Master of the Horse-Alfred; Beef@eater-Phillimore; Justice-Packer; Son-Suett; Constable-Fawcett; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Nieces-Miss Heard, Miss Collins; Justice's Lady-Mrs Heard; Confidant-Mrs Booth; Tilburina-Miss Pope.
    Cast:
    184937 | 104028 | Dangle | R. Palmer
    184938 | 104028 | Sneer | Palmer
    184939 | 104028 | Sir Fretful Plagiary | Parsons
    184940 | 104028 | Signor Ritornello | Hamoir
    184941 | 104028 | Interpreter | Baddeley
    184942 | 104028 | Puff | King
    184943 | 104028 | Mrs Dangle | Mrs Hopkins
    184944 | 104028 | Italian Girls | Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Daniels
    184945 | 104028 | Lord Burleigh | Hollingsworth
    184946 | 104028 | Governor | Wrighten
    184947 | 104028 | Earl of Leicester | Whitfield
    184948 | 104028 | Sir Walter Raleigh | Burton
    184949 | 104028 | Sir Christopher Hatton | Waldron
    184950 | 104028 | Master of the Horse | Alfred
    184951 | 104028 | Beef@eater | Phillimore
    184952 | 104028 | Justice | Packer
    184953 | 104028 | Son | Suett
    184954 | 104028 | Constable | Fawcett
    184955 | 104028 | Don Ferolo Whiskerandos | Bannister Jun.
    184956 | 104028 | Nieces | Miss Heard, Miss Collins
    184957 | 104028 | Justice's Lady | Mrs Heard
    184958 | 104028 | Confidant | Mrs Booth
    184959 | 104028 | Tilburina | Miss Pope.
    Performance: 104029 | 47453 | s | V 2nd piece: <i>song</i>-Miss Hagley

Mainpiece

Comments:
!! As17910927.

Afterpiece

Comments:
Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Dignum; Jaques-Palmer; Le Beau-R. Palmer; Oliver-Whitfield; Jaques de Bois-Benson; Orlando-Barrymore; Adam-Moody; Touchstone-King; Corin-Waldron; Silvius-Bland; William-Burton; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Jordan; Celia-Mrs Kemble; Phebe-Miss Collins; Audrey-Mrs Edwards.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
Dangle-R. Palmer; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Signor Ritornello-Hamoir; Interpreter-Baddeley; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italian Girls-Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Daniels; Characters of the Tragedy: Lord Burleigh-Hollingsworth; Governor-Wrighten; Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Master of the Horse-Alfred; Beef@eater-Phillimore; Justice-Packer; Son-Suett; Constable-Fawcett; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Nieces-Miss Heard, Miss Collins; Justice's Lady-Mrs Heard; Confidant-Mrs Booth; Tilburina-Miss Pope.
Cast:

Song

Comment: V 2nd piece: song-Miss Hagley

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