06 May 1796

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1794-1795
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Knight. 1st piece [1st time; C 3, by Thomas Holcroft, altered by author from his Duplicity. Larpent MS 1129; not published]. Oracle, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mr and Mrs Knight, No. 47, Rathbone Place. Receipts: #331 5s. (159.7.0; 16.7.6; tickets: 155.10.6)
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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg The Mask'd Friend. [Principal Characters-Quick, Munden, Knight, Macready, Holman, Mrs Knight, Miss Chapman, Miss Wallis. [Cast from <i>Larpent MS</i>:% Timid-Quick; Sir Hornet Armstrong-Munden; Squire Turnbull-Knight; Sir Harry Portland-Macready; Mr Osborne-Holman; Scrip-Thompson; Miss Turnbull-Mrs Knight; Melissa-Miss Chapman; Clara-Miss Wallis. *aThe Way to Get Un-Married. As 30 Mar. *aThe Farmer. As 1 Dec. 1795, but Betty Blackberry (for that night only)-Mrs Knight; Flummery-_; Waiters-_; Landlady-_. *sIn 2nd piece: <i>The Sportman's snug little Cot</i>-Incledon. *e[<i>Monologues</i>, with <i>Songs</i>.%End: <i>The Barber's Petition</i>-Fawcett (1st time); [with a song in character,% <i>Wigs</i> [including His Own Wig,The Lover's Wig, Doctor's Wig, Coachman's Wig, Counsellor's Wig%-Fawcett; End 2nd piece: <i>A Ramble to Bath</i> (1st time) [with a descriptive <i>song</i> in the character of <i>Jacob Gawkey</i>r% [in <i>The Chapter of Accidents</i>]-Knight. *cBenefit for $Mr and Mrs Knight=. 1st piece [1st time; C 3, by $Thomas Holcroft=, altered by author from his <i>Duplicity</i>. <i>Larpent MS 1129</i>; not published]. <i>Oracle</i>, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mr and Mrs Knight, No. 47, <i>Rathbone Place</i>. Receipts: #331 5s. (159.7.0; 16.7.6; tickets: 155.10.6).
  • Cleaned Data

    *p1796 05 06 cg The Mask'd Friend. Principal Characters-Quick, Munden, Knight, Macready, Holman, Mrs Knight, Miss Chapman, Miss Wallis. Cast from <i>Larpent MS</i>: Timid-Quick; Sir Hornet Armstrong-Munden; Squire Turnbull-Knight; Sir Harry Portland-Macready; Mr Osborne-Holman; Scrip-Thompson; Miss Turnbull-Mrs Knight; Melissa-Miss Chapman; Clara-Miss Wallis.*a1796 05 06 cg The Way to Get Un-Married. ^As17960330^ .*a1796 05 06 cg The Farmer. ^As17951201^, but Betty Blackberry (for that night only)-Mrs Knight; Flummery-_; Waiters-_; Landlady-_.*s1796 05 06 cg In 2nd piece: <i>The Sportman's snug little Cot</i>-Incledon.*e1796 05 06 cg <i>Monologues</i>, with <i>Songs</i>.End: <i>The Barber's Petition</i>-Fawcett (1st time); [with a song in character, <i>Wigs</i> [including His Own Wig, The Lover's Wig, Doctor's Wig, Coachman's Wig, Counsellor's Wig-Fawcett; End 2nd piece: <i>A Ramble to Bath</i> (1st time) [with a descriptive <i>song</i> in the character of <i>Jacob Gawkey</i>r [in <i>The Chapter of Accidents</i>]-Knight.*c1796 05 06 cg Benefit for $Mr and Mrs Knight=. 1st piece [1st time; C 3, by $Thomas Holcroft=, altered by author from his <i>Duplicity</i>. <i>Larpent MS 1129</i>; not published]. <i>Oracle</i>, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mr and Mrs Knight, No. 47, <i>Rathbone Place</i>. Receipts: #331 5s. (159.7.0; 16.7.6; tickets: 155.10.6).
  • Parsed Data

    Event: 50151 | 17960506 | cg | Benefit for $Mr and Mrs Knight=. 1st piece [1st time; C 3, by $Thomas Holcroft=, altered by author from his <i>Duplicity</i>. <i>Larpent MS 1129</i>; not published]. <i>Oracle</i>, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mr and Mrs Knight, No. 47, <i>Rathbone Place</i>. Receipts: #331 5s. (159.7.0; 16.7.6; tickets: 155.10.6)
    Performance: 110980 | 50151 | p | The Mask'd Friend | Principal Characters-Quick, Munden, Knight, Macready, Holman, Mrs Knight, Miss Chapman, Miss Wallis. Cast from <i>Larpent MS</i>: Timid-Quick; Sir Hornet Armstrong-Munden; Squire Turnbull-Knight; Sir Harry Portland-Macready; Mr Osborne-Holman; Scrip-Thompson; Miss Turnbull-Mrs Knight; Melissa-Miss Chapman; Clara-Miss Wallis.
    Cast:
    202060 | 110980 | Principal Characters | Quick, Munden, Knight, Macready, Holman, Mrs Knight, Miss Chapman, Miss Wallis. Cast from <i>Larpent MS</i>: Timid-Quick
    202061 | 110980 | Timid | Quick
    202062 | 110980 | Sir Hornet Armstrong | Munden
    202063 | 110980 | Squire Turnbull | Knight
    202064 | 110980 | Sir Harry Portland | Macready
    202065 | 110980 | Mr Osborne | Holman
    202066 | 110980 | Scrip | Thompson
    202067 | 110980 | Miss Turnbull | Mrs Knight
    202068 | 110980 | Melissa | Miss Chapman
    202069 | 110980 | Clara | Miss Wallis.
    Performance: 110981 | 50151 | a | The Way to Get Un-Married | As17960330 .
    AsSeeDate: 110981 | cg | a | As | 17960330
    Cast:
    739142 | 110981 | 960319but Principal Characters | Miss _Wallis, Mrs <i>Knight.
    739143 | 110981 | Petruchio | Lewis
    739144 | 110981 | Baptista | Thompson
    739145 | 110981 | Taylor | Simmons
    739146 | 110981 | Biondello | Townsend
    739147 | 110981 | Grumio | Quick
    739148 | 110981 | Catharine | Mrs Mattocks.
    739149 | 110981 | Cooper | Blurton
    739150 | 110981 | Gamblers | Bowden, Townsend, Haimes, Richardson
    739151 | 110981 | <i>Pantomimic Characters</i> Persian Merchant and | Farley
    739152 | 110981 | Harlequin | Simpson
    739153 | 110981 | Clown | Follett
    739154 | 110981 | Pantaloon | Hawtin
    739155 | 110981 | Fop's Servant | Simmons
    739156 | 110981 | Miser | Powel
    739157 | 110981 | Pantomimic Sailor | Blurton
    739158 | 110981 | Jew | Crowe
    739159 | 110981 | Quaker | Davenport
    739160 | 110981 | Punch | Rayner
    739161 | 110981 | Smuggler | King
    739162 | 110981 | Lemon Merchant | Wilde
    739163 | 110981 | Landlord | Thompson
    739164 | 110981 | Cook | Rees
    739165 | 110981 | Surveyor | Claremont
    739166 | 110981 | Servant | Abbot
    739167 | 110981 | Waiters | Findlay, Lee
    739168 | 110981 | Persians and Arabs | Cranfield, Platt, Bayzand, T. Cranfield, Goosetree
    739169 | 110981 | Columbine | Mlle St.Amand
    739170 | 110981 | <i>Vocal Characters</i> Farmer | Bowden
    739171 | 110981 | Vocal Sailor | Haymes
    739172 | 110981 | Gambler | Townsend
    739173 | 110981 | Pleasure | Mrs Martyr
    739174 | 110981 | Virtue | Mrs Mountain
    739175 | 110981 | Arabian Girl | Mrs Clendining
    739176 | 110981 | <i>Glees</i> and <i>Chorusses</i> | Linton, Street, Spofforth, Williamson, Holland.
    739177 | 110981 | The Banditti
    739178 | 110981 | A Garden
    739179 | 110981 | <i>song</i> | Mrs Clendining composed by $Shield=.
    739180 | 110981 | The Hotel
    739181 | 110981 | The Hazard Club
    739182 | 110981 | , | Bowden, Townsend, Richardson, Haymes, Linton, Street, Spofforth, Williamson, Holland
    739183 | 110981 | The Building Scene and Falling Scaffold
    739184 | 110981 | The Outside of Pantaloon's House | the Mandarine-the Inside-the Magic Candles-
    739185 | 110981 | the Mandarine | the Inside-the Magic Candles-
    739186 | 110981 | the Inside | the Magic Candles-
    739187 | 110981 | the Magic Candles
    739188 | 110981 | Harlequin from the Tea Urn | , invented by $Messink= and $Martinelli=.
    739189 | 110981 | The Dog Kennel and Pigeon House | invented by Rich.
    739190 | 110981 | Outside of Bagnio
    739191 | 110981 | The Jew-the Quaker-the Sailor-the Miser. Omnia Vincet Amor! The Inside of the Bagnio-the Change to the Prison-the Punishment of Vice-
    739192 | 110981 | The Jew | the Quaker-the Sailor-the Miser. Omnia Vincet Amor! The Inside of the Bagnio-the Change to the Prison-the Punishment of Vice-
    739193 | 110981 | the Quaker | the Sailor-the Miser. Omnia Vincet Amor! The Inside of the Bagnio-the Change to the Prison-the Punishment of Vice-
    739194 | 110981 | the Sailor | the Miser. Omnia Vincet Amor! The Inside of the Bagnio-the Change to the Prison-the Punishment of Vice-
    739195 | 110981 | The Inside of the Bagnio | the Change to the Prison-the Punishment of Vice-
    739196 | 110981 | the Change to the Prison | the Punishment of Vice-
    739197 | 110981 | the Punishment of Vice
    739198 | 110981 | with a <i>Hornpipe</i> in Fetters | Byrn.
    739199 | 110981 | An exact Representation of the Telegraphe | , in which is shewn the Manner of conveying Intelligence, demanding Questions, and receiving Answers.
    739200 | 110981 | with the Fleet prepared for Sea | The arrival of an Express from the Admiralty by the Telegraphe-the Sailing of the Fleet
    739201 | 110981 | The arrival of an Express from the Admiralty by th | the Sailing of the Fleet
    739202 | 110981 | Spofforth= | Haymes
    739203 | 110981 | The Kitchen Scene | by $Messink=.
    739204 | 110981 | A Landscape
    739205 | 110981 | Spofforth= | Bowden
    739206 | 110981 | The Wash@House Scene
    739207 | 110981 | Pantaloon's House and Garden Wall | a Venetian Window changes to a Ladder-with the Clown's Disaster in the Horse Trough. Outside of Pantaloon's House-the art of making Punch-the Transformation of Punch to a Wheel-Barrow invented by Rich.
    739208 | 110981 | a Venetian Window changes to a Ladder | with the Clown's Disaster in the Horse Trough. Outside of Pantaloon's House-the art of making Punch-the Transformation of Punch to a Wheel-Barrow invented by Rich.
    739209 | 110981 | Outside of Pantaloon's House | the art of making Punch-the Transformation of Punch to a Wheel-Barrow invented by Rich.
    739210 | 110981 | the art of making Punch | the Transformation of Punch to a Wheel-Barrow invented by Rich.
    739211 | 110981 | the Transformation of Punch to a Wheel | Barrow invented by Rich.
    739212 | 110981 | The Statuary Yard | invented by $Messink=-the formation of the Stone Figure invented by $Delpini=.
    739213 | 110981 | Messink= | the formation of the Stone Figure invented by $Delpini=.
    739214 | 110981 | A Dark Wood
    739215 | 110981 | and the Piece concludes with a Finale
    739216 | 110981 | <i>Grand Dance</i> | Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand.
    739217 | 110981 | 960315but <i>Rule Brittania</i> | Bowden, Townsend
    739218 | 110981 | Luckless | Knight
    739219 | 110981 | John | Townsend
    739220 | 110981 | Irritable | Davenport
    739221 | 110981 | Tradesmen | Holland, Abbot
    739222 | 110981 | Glazier | Wilde
    739223 | 110981 | Shoemaker | Blurton
    739224 | 110981 | Sweep | Simmons
    739225 | 110981 | Amelia | Miss Mansel
    739226 | 110981 | Gymp | Mrs Martyr.
    739227 | 110981 | Bar@Maid | Mrs Norton
    739228 | 110981 | Sir Gregory Forrester | Quick
    739229 | 110981 | Peregrine Forrester | Munden
    739230 | 110981 | Fieldair | Incledon
    739231 | 110981 | Peter | Townsend
    739232 | 110981 | Cartridge | Fawcett
    739233 | 110981 | Forrester | Macready
    739234 | 110981 | Waiter | Farley
    739235 | 110981 | Susan | Mrs Martyr
    739236 | 110981 | Clara | Mrs Clendining.
    Performance: 110982 | 50151 | a | The Farmer | As17951201, but Betty Blackberry (for that night only)-Mrs Knight; Flummery-_; Waiters-_; Landlady-_.
    AsSeeDate: 110982 | cg | a | As | 17951201
    Cast:
    202070 | 110982 | Betty Blackberry | Mrs Knight
    739237 | 110982 | Farmer Blackberry | Bowden.
    739238 | 110982 | Jemmy Jumps | Munden
    739239 | 110982 | Valentine | Johnstone
    739240 | 110982 | Rundy | Townsend
    739241 | 110982 | Dormant | Hull
    739242 | 110982 | Fairly | Thompson
    739243 | 110982 | Farmer Stubble | Powel
    739244 | 110982 | Flummery | Rees
    739245 | 110982 | Waiters | Ledger, Abbot
    739246 | 110982 | Molly Maybush | Mrs Martyr
    739247 | 110982 | Louisa | Mrs Mountain
    739248 | 110982 | Landlady | Mrs Platt
    Performance: 110983 | 50151 | s | In 2nd piece: <i>The Sportman's snug little Cot</i>-Incledon
    Performance: 110984 | 50151 | e | <i>Monologues</i>, with <i>Songs</i> | End: <i>The Barber's Petition</i>-Fawcett (1st time); [with a song in character, <i>Wigs</i> [including His Own Wig, The Lover's Wig, Doctor's Wig, Coachman's Wig, Counsellor's Wig-Fawcett; End 2nd piece: <i>A Ramble to Bath</i> (1st time) [with a descriptive <i>song</i> in the character of <i>Jacob Gawkey</i> [in <i>The Chapter of Accidents</i>]-Knight.
    Cast:
    202071 | 110984 | <i>The Barber's Petition</i> | Fawcett
    202072 | 110984 | Counsellor's Wig | Fawcett
    202073 | 110984 | in <i>The Chapter of Accidents</i>] | Knight.

Mainpiece

Comments:
Principal Characters-Quick, Munden, Knight, Macready, Holman, Mrs Knight, Miss Chapman, Miss Wallis. Cast from Larpent MS: Timid-Quick; Sir Hornet Armstrong-Munden; Squire Turnbull-Knight; Sir Harry Portland-Macready; Mr Osborne-Holman; Scrip-Thompson; Miss Turnbull-Mrs Knight; Melissa-Miss Chapman; Clara-Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17960330 .
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17951201, but Betty Blackberry (for that night only)-Mrs Knight; Flummery-_; Waiters-_; Landlady-_.
Cast:

Song

Comment: In 2nd piece: The Sportman's snug little Cot-Incledon

Entertainment

Comment: Monologues, with Songs.End: The Barber's Petition-Fawcett (1st time); [with a song in character, Wigs [including His Own Wig, The Lover's Wig, Doctor's Wig, Coachman's Wig, Counsellor's Wig-Fawcett; End 2nd piece: A Ramble to Bath (1st time) [with a descriptive song in the character of Jacob Gawkey [in The Chapter of Accidents]-Knight

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