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30 May 1797

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1796-1797
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Townsend. True Briton, 19 May: Tickets to be had of Townsend at Mr Kilvington's, No. 153, Drury-lane. Receipts: #236 2s. (65.16; 8.11; tickets: 161.15)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Abroad and at Home. As 3 Jan., but Principal Characters-<i>Townsend, _Knight. *aThe Midnight Hour. As 14 Sept. 1796. *s+Admiral Benbow</i>-Incledon. *e[<i>Imitations</i>% <i>The Beggar</i>-Townsend. *cBenefit for Townsend. <i>True Briton</i>, 19 May: Tickets to be had of $Townsend= at $Mr Kilvington's=, No. 153, <i>Drury-lane</i>. Receipts: #236 2s. (65.16; 8.11; tickets: 161.15).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1797 05 30 cg Abroad and at Home. ^As17970103^, but Principal Characters-<i>Townsend, _Knight.*a1797 05 30 cg The Midnight Hour. ^As17960914^.*s1797 05 30 cg <i>Admiral Benbow</i>-Incledon.*e1797 05 30 cg <i>Imitations</i> <i>The Beggar</i>-Townsend.*c1797 05 30 cg Benefit for Townsend. <i>True Briton</i>, 19 May: Tickets to be had of $Townsend= at $Mr Kilvington's=, No. 153, <i>Drury-lane</i>. Receipts: #236 2s. (65.16; 8.11; tickets: 161.15).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 50779 | 17970530 | cg | Benefit for Townsend. <i>True Briton</i>, 19 May: Tickets to be had of $Townsend= at $Mr Kilvington's=, No. 153, <i>Drury-lane</i>. Receipts: #236 2s. (65.16; 8.11; tickets: 161.15)
    Performance: 112655 | 50779 | p | Abroad And At Home | As17970103, but Principal Characters-<i>Townsend, _Knight.
    AsSeeDate: 112655 | cg | p | As | 17970103
    Cast:
    206286 | 112655 | Principal Characters | <i>Townsend, _Knight.
    Performance: 112656 | 50779 | a | The Midnight Hour | As17960914.
    AsSeeDate: 112656 | cg | a | As | 17960914
    Cast:
    755196 | 112656 | General | Munden
    755197 | 112656 | Nicholas | Fawcett
    755198 | 112656 | Sebastian | Macready
    755199 | 112656 | Matthias | Powel
    755200 | 112656 | Ambrose | Thompson
    755201 | 112656 | Marquis | Middleton
    755202 | 112656 | Flora | Mrs Mattocks
    755203 | 112656 | Cecily | Mrs Davenport
    755204 | 112656 | Julia | Miss Chapman.
    Performance: 112657 | 50779 | s | <i>Admiral Benbow</i>-Incledon
    Performance: 112658 | 50779 | e | <i>Imitations</i> <i>The Beggar</i>-Townsend

Mainpiece

Title: Abroad And At Home
Comments:
As17970103, but Principal Characters-Townsend, _Knight.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1796
Birth: 1764
Death: 1817
Baptism: 1748/9
Death: 1829

Afterpiece

Title: The Midnight Hour
Comments:
As17960914.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1787
Birth: 1753
Death: 1821

Song

Comment: Admiral Benbow-Incledon

Entertainment

Comment: Imitations The Beggar-Townsend

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 30 May 1797 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed April 2, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=50779.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 30 May 1797 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=50779. Accessed 2 April 2025.