23 May 1798

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1797-1798
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Barrymore and Sedgwick. Times, 22 May: Tickets to be had of Barrymore, Judd Place West, Sommer's Town; of Sedgwick, No. 18, Clement's Inn. Receipts: #518 17s. (88.2.0; 67.11.0; 1.19.6; tickets: 361.4.6) (charge: #213 12s. 3d.)

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    *p dl The Castle-Spectre. As 9 Apr., but Wentworth_; Gibbon_; Packer_; Wathen_. *aThe Anacreontic Society Revived [i.e. <i>The Sons of Anacreon</i>]. President-Sedgwick; [who will introduce the celebrated [Anacreontic] <i>Song</i>% <i>The Silver'd Waters Roam</i>-Sedgwick [, from <i>ThePirates</i>% (composed by $Storace=); <i>Our Tars so Fam'd in Story</i>- (1st time; composed by $Stevens=); <i>O bring me Wine</i>- (composed by $Shield=); <i>Sweet Lillies of the Valley</i>- (composed by $Hook=); a new <i>Loyal Song</i> (written by $Captain Morris= and composed by $Sir William Parsons=)-Dignum; [To conclude with a% <i>Glee</i> and <i>Chorus</i>-. *aThe Flitch of Bacon. Major Benbow-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Captain Greville-Kelly; Captain Wilson-Sedgwick; Tipple (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Eliza-Miss Leak. *cBenefit for Barrymore and Sedgwick. <i>Times</i>, 22 May: Tickets to be had of $Barrymore=, <i>Judd Place West</i>, <i>Sommer's Town</i>;of $Sedgwick=, No. 18, <i>Clement's Inn</i>. Receipts: #518 17s. (88.2.0; 67.11.0; 1.19.6; tickets: 361.4.6) (charge: #213 12s. 3d.).

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    *p1798 05 23 dl The Castle-Spectre. ^As17980409^, but Wentworth_; Gibbon_; Packer_; Wathen_.*a1798 05 23 dl The Anacreontic Society Revived [i.e. <i>The Sons of Anacreon</i>]. President-Sedgwick; who will introduce the celebrated [Anacreontic] <i>Song</i> <i>The Silver'd Waters Roam</i>-Sedgwick [, from <i>The Pirates</i> (composed by $Storace=); <i>Our Tars so Fam'd in Story</i>- (1st time; composed by $Stevens=); <i>O bring me Wine</i>- (composed by $Shield=); <i>Sweet Lillies of the Valley</i>- (composed by $Hook=); a new <i>Loyal Song</i> (written by $Captain Morris= and composed by $Sir William Parsons=)-Dignum; [To conclude with a <i>Glee</i> and <i>Chorus</i>-.*a1798 05 23 dl The Flitch of Bacon. Major Benbow-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Captain Greville-Kelly; Captain Wilson-Sedgwick; Tipple (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Eliza-Miss Leak.*c1798 05 23 dl Benefit for Barrymore and Sedgwick. <i>Times</i>, 22 May: Tickets to be had of $Barrymore=, <i>Judd Place West</i>, <i>Sommer's Town</i>; of $Sedgwick=, No. 18, <i>Clement's Inn</i>. Receipts: #518 17s. (88.2.0; 67.11.0; 1.19.6; tickets: 361.4.6) (charge: #213 12s. 3d.).

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    Event: 51340 | 17980523 | dl | Benefit for Barrymore and Sedgwick. <i>Times</i>, 22 May: Tickets to be had of $Barrymore=, <i>Judd Place West</i>, <i>Sommer's Town</i>; of $Sedgwick=, No. 18, <i>Clement's Inn</i>. Receipts: #518 17s. (88.2.0; 67.11.0; 1.19.6; tickets: 361.4.6) (charge: #213 12s. 3d.)
    Performance: 114124 | 51340 | p | The Castle-spectre | As17980409, but Wentworth_; Gibbon_; Packer_; Wathen_.
    AsSeeDate: 114124 | dl | p | As | 17980409
    Cast:
    768509 | 114124 | 980305but Muleg | Caulfield.
    768510 | 114124 | Percy | C. Kemble in place of $Kemble=.
    768511 | 114124 | Motley | R. Palmer in place of $Bannister Jun=.
    768512 | 114124 | Osmond | Barrymore
    768513 | 114124 | Reginald | Wroughton
    768514 | 114124 | Father Philip | Palmer
    768515 | 114124 | Kenric | Aickin
    768516 | 114124 | Hassan | Dowton
    768517 | 114124 | Saib | Trueman
    768518 | 114124 | Muley | Davis
    768519 | 114124 | Alaric | Wentworth
    768520 | 114124 | Harold | Gibbon
    768521 | 114124 | Allan | Packer
    768522 | 114124 | Edric | Wathen
    768523 | 114124 | Angela | Mrs Jordan
    768524 | 114124 | Alice | Mrs Walcot
    768525 | 114124 | 's Ghost] | Mrs Powell
    Performance: 114125 | 51340 | a | The Anacreontic Society Revived [i | e. <i>The Sons of Anacreon</i>]. President-Sedgwick; who will introduce the celebrated [Anacreontic] <i>Song</i> <i>The Silver'd Waters Roam</i>-Sedgwick [, from <i>The Pirates</i> (composed by $Storace=); <i>Our Tars so Fam'd in Story</i>- (1st time; composed by $Stevens=); <i>O bring me Wine</i>- (composed by $Shield=); <i>Sweet Lillies of the Valley</i>- (composed by $Hook=); a new <i>Loyal Song</i> (written by $Captain Morris= and composed by $Sir William Parsons=)-Dignum; [To conclude with a <i>Glee</i> and <i>Chorus</i>-.
    Cast:
    210122 | 114125 | President | Sedgwick
    210123 | 114125 | <i>Song</i> <i>The Silver'd Waters Roam</i> | Sedgwick
    210124 | 114125 | <i>Our Tars so Fam'd in Story</i>
    210125 | 114125 | <i>O bring me Wine</i>
    210126 | 114125 | <i>Sweet Lillies of the Valley</i>
    210127 | 114125 | a new <i>Loyal Song</i> | Dignum
    210128 | 114125 | To conclude with a <i>Glee</i> and <i>Chorus</i> | .
    Performance: 114126 | 51340 | a | The Flitch of Bacon | Major Benbow-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Captain Greville-Kelly; Captain Wilson-Sedgwick; Tipple (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Eliza-Miss Leak.
    Cast:
    210129 | 114126 | Major Benbow | Suett
    210130 | 114126 | Justice Benbow | Packer
    210131 | 114126 | Captain Greville | Kelly
    210132 | 114126 | Captain Wilson | Sedgwick
    210133 | 114126 | Tipple | Bannister Jun.
    210134 | 114126 | Eliza | Miss Leak.

Mainpiece

Title: The Castle-spectre
Comments:
As17980409, but Wentworth_; Gibbon_; Packer_; Wathen_.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1798
Birth: 1775
Death: 1818

Afterpiece

Title: The Anacreontic Society Revived [i
Comments:
e. The Sons of Anacreon]. President-Sedgwick; who will introduce the celebrated [Anacreontic] Song The Silver'd Waters Roam-Sedgwick [, from The Pirates (composed by Storace); Our Tars so Fam'd in Story- (1st time; composed by Stevens); O bring me Wine- (composed by Shield); Sweet Lillies of the Valley- (composed by Hook); a new Loyal Song (written by Captain Morris and composed by Sir William Parsons)-Dignum; [To conclude with a Glee and Chorus-.
Cast:

Afterpiece

Title: The Flitch of Bacon
Comments:
Major Benbow-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Captain Greville-Kelly; Captain Wilson-Sedgwick; Tipple (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Eliza-Miss Leak.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1779
Author: Henry Bate
Baptism: 1748/9
Death: 1829

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