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18 May 1797

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1796-1797
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Master Welsh. Morning Herald, 18 May: Tickets to be had of Master Welsh, No. 9, Margaret-street, Westminster. Receipts: #355 9s. 6d. (72.13.6; 58.13.0; 4.12.0; tickets: 219.11.0) (charge: free)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Country Girl. As 1 Oct. 1796, but Sparkish-R. Palmer; William-_; Servant-_. *aThe Prisoner. As 3 Dec. 1796, but Juliana-Master Chatterley; Chorus of Soldiers-_Evans, _Welsh, _Atkins, _Burrows, _Meyers, _Caulfield Jun., _Denman, _Fisher, _Tett, _Aylmer, _Dibble, _Gallot, _Potts. *sEnd IV: <i>Listen to the Voice of Love</i>-Master Welsh. *mEnd: <i>A Lilliputian Performance</i>-; [consisting of a% <i>Quintetto</i> for First Violin-Master Pinto[, aged 11 years%; Second Violin-Master Sharp[, aged 11%; Violoncello-Master Ware[, aged 10%; Piano Forte-Miss Hoffman[, aged 9%; Voice-Master Welsh. [The Musick composed expressly for the Occasion by $Dr Arnold=.% *cBenefit for Master Welsh. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 18 May: Tickets to be had of $Master Welsh=, No. 9, <i>Margaret-street</i>, <i>Westminster</i>. Receipts: #355 9s. 6d. (72.13.6; 58.13.0; 4.12.0; tickets: 219.11.0) (charge:free).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1797 05 18 dl The Country Girl. ^As17961001^, but Sparkish-R. Palmer; William-_; Servant-_.*a1797 05 18 dl The Prisoner. ^As17961203^, but Juliana-Master Chatterley; Chorus of Soldiers-_Evans, _Welsh, _Atkins, _Burrows, _Meyers, _Caulfield Jun., _Denman, _Fisher, _Tett, _Aylmer, _Dibble, _Gallot, _Potts.*s1797 05 18 dl End IV: <i>Listen to the Voice of Love</i>-Master Welsh.*m1797 05 18 dl End: <i>A Lilliputian Performance</i>-; consisting of a <i>Quintetto</i> for First Violin-Master Pinto, aged 11 years; Second Violin-Master Sharp, aged 11; Violoncello-Master Ware, aged 10; Piano Forte-Miss Hoffman, aged 9; Voice-Master Welsh. The Musick composed expressly for the Occasion by $Dr Arnold=.*c1797 05 18 dl Benefit for Master Welsh. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 18 May: Tickets to be had of $Master Welsh=, No. 9, <i>Margaret-street</i>, <i>Westminster</i>. Receipts: #355 9s. 6d. (72.13.6; 58.13.0; 4.12.0; tickets: 219.11.0) (charge: free).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 50753 | 17970518 | dl | Benefit for Master Welsh. <i>Morning Herald</i>, 18 May: Tickets to be had of $Master Welsh=, No. 9, <i>Margaret-street</i>, <i>Westminster</i>. Receipts: #355 9s. 6d. (72.13.6; 58.13.0; 4.12.0; tickets: 219.11.0) (charge: free)
    Performance: 112571 | 50753 | p | The Country Girl | As17961001, but Sparkish-R. Palmer; William-_; Servant-_.
    AsSeeDate: 112571 | dl | p | As | 17961001
    Cast:
    206147 | 112571 | Sparkish | R. Palmer
    754598 | 112571 | Moody | King
    754599 | 112571 | Harcourt | Palmer
    754600 | 112571 | Belville | C. Kemble
    754601 | 112571 | William | Maddocks
    754602 | 112571 | Countryman | Hollingsworth
    754603 | 112571 | Servant | Webb
    754604 | 112571 | Alithea | Mrs Goodall
    754605 | 112571 | Miss Peggy | Mrs Jordan
    754606 | 112571 | Lucy | Miss Heard.
    Performance: 112572 | 50753 | a | The Prisoner | As17961203, but Juliana-Master Chatterley; Chorus of Soldiers-_Evans, _Welsh, _Atkins, _Burrows, _Meyers, _Caulfield Jun., _Denman, _Fisher, _Tett, _Aylmer, _Dibble, _Gallot, _Potts.
    AsSeeDate: 112572 | dl | a | As | 17961203
    Cast:
    206148 | 112572 | Juliana | Master Chatterley
    206149 | 112572 | Chorus of Soldiers | _Evans, _Welsh, _Atkins, _Burrows, _Meyers, _Caulfield Jun., _Denman, _Fisher, _Tett, _Aylmer, _Dibble, _Gallot, _Potts.
    754607 | 112572 | Don Guzman | Hollingsworth
    754608 | 112572 | Don Ferdinand | Barrymore
    754609 | 112572 | Don Carlos | Whitfield
    754610 | 112572 | Don Pedro | Caulfield
    754611 | 112572 | Octavio | Trueman
    754612 | 112572 | Muskato | Bannister Jun.
    754613 | 112572 | Lazarillo | R. Palmer
    754614 | 112572 | Lawyer | Phillimore
    754615 | 112572 | Notary | Maddocks
    754616 | 112572 | Servant | Evans
    754617 | 112572 | Alguaziles | Cooke, Webb
    754618 | 112572 | Marcella | Mrs Goodall
    754619 | 112572 | Aurora | Miss Heard
    754620 | 112572 | Beatrice | Mrs Jordan
    754621 | 112572 | Leonarda | Mrs Booth.
    754622 | 112572 | Sir Bertrand | Trueman
    754623 | 112572 | Le Sage | Sedgwick
    754624 | 112572 | Record | Suett
    754625 | 112572 | Michael | Bannister Jun.
    754626 | 112572 | Spruce | Russell
    754627 | 112572 | Flint | Phillimore
    754628 | 112572 | Boy | Mast. Welsh
    754629 | 112572 | Clara | Miss Leak
    754630 | 112572 | Lucy | Miss DeCamp
    754631 | 112572 | Jannette | Miss Tidswell
    754632 | 112572 | Nell | Mrs Bland.
    Performance: 112573 | 50753 | s | End IV: <i>Listen to the Voice of Love</i>-Master Welsh
    Performance: 112574 | 50753 | m | End: <i>A Lilliputian Performance</i>-; consisting of a <i>Quintetto</i> for First Violin-Master Pinto, aged 11 years; Second Violin-Master Sharp, aged 11; Violoncello-Master Ware, aged 10; Piano Forte-Miss Hoffman, aged 9; Voice-Master Welsh | The Musick composed expressly for the Occasion by $Dr Arnold=.

Mainpiece

Title: The Country Girl
Comments:
As17961001, but Sparkish-R. Palmer; William-_; Servant-_.
Cast:

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Afterpiece

Title: The Prisoner
Comments:
As17961203, but Juliana-Master Chatterley; Chorus of Soldiers-_Evans, _Welsh, _Atkins, _Burrows, _Meyers, _Caulfield Jun., _Denman, _Fisher, _Tett, _Aylmer, _Dibble, _Gallot, _Potts.
Cast:

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Song

Comment: End IV: Listen to the Voice of Love-Master Welsh

Music

Comment: End: A Lilliputian Performance-; consisting of a Quintetto for First Violin-Master Pinto, aged 11 years; Second Violin-Master Sharp, aged 11; Violoncello-Master Ware, aged 10; Piano Forte-Miss Hoffman, aged 9; Voice-Master Welsh. The Musick composed expressly for the Occasion by Dr Arnold

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 18 May 1797 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 2, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=50753.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 18 May 1797 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=50753. Accessed 2 April 2025.