08 October 1798

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1798-1799
Volume: 5
Comments: '[We wish [Miss Biggs] would not tragedize so much, or display so many fine attitudes, and throw her arms into such fantastic disposition; and if she could communicate more ease and simplicity to her delivery, it would be all the better" (Monthly Mirror, Nov. 1798, p. 309). Receipts: #223 14s. 6d. (166.13.6; 56.17.0; 0.4.0)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Castle-Spectre. As 29 Sept., but Angela-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character). *aThe Humourist. Sir Anthony Halfwit-Suett; Dabble-Bannister Jun.; Frolick-Hollingsworth; Beaumont-Caulfield; Blunt-Webb; Servants-Evans, Fisher; Mrs Matadore-Mrs Walcot; Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Meddle-Miss Tidswell. *c'[We wish [$Miss Biggs=] would not tragedize so much, or display so many fine attitudes, and throw her arms into such fantastic disposition; and if she could communicate more ease and simplicity to her delivery, it would be all the better" (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, Nov. 1798, p. 309). Receipts: #223 14s. 6d. (166.13.6; 56.17.0; 0.4.0).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1798 10 08 dl The Castle-Spectre. ^As17980929^, but Angela-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character).*a1798 10 08 dl The Humourist. Sir Anthony Halfwit-Suett; Dabble-Bannister Jun.; Frolick-Hollingsworth; Beaumont-Caulfield; Blunt-Webb; Servants-Evans, Fisher; Mrs Matadore-Mrs Walcot; Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Meddle-Miss Tidswell.*c1798 10 08 dl '[We wish [$Miss Biggs=] would not tragedize so much, or display so many fine attitudes, and throw her arms into such fantastic disposition; and if she could communicate more ease and simplicity to her delivery, it would be all the better" (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, Nov. 1798, p. 309). Receipts: #223 14s. 6d. (166.13.6; 56.17.0; 0.4.0).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 51500 | 17981008 | dl | '[We wish [$Miss Biggs=] would not tragedize so much, or display so many fine attitudes, and throw her arms into such fantastic disposition; and if she could communicate more ease and simplicity to her delivery, it would be all the better" (<i>Monthly Mirror</i>, Nov. 1798, p. 309). Receipts: #223 14s. 6d. (166.13.6; 56.17.0; 0.4.0)
    Performance: 114554 | 51500 | p | The Castle-spectre | As17980929, but Angela-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character).
    AsSeeDate: 114554 | dl | p | As | 17980929
    Cast:
    211623 | 114554 | Angela | Miss Biggs
    771960 | 114554 | Osmond | Barrymore
    771961 | 114554 | Reginald | Aickin
    771962 | 114554 | Percy | C. Kemble
    771963 | 114554 | Father Philip | R. Palmer
    771964 | 114554 | Motley | Russell
    771965 | 114554 | Kenrick | Holland
    771966 | 114554 | Hassan | Dowton
    771967 | 114554 | Saib | Trueman
    771968 | 114554 | Muley | Caulfield
    771969 | 114554 | Alaric | Wentworth
    771970 | 114554 | Harold | Webb
    771971 | 114554 | Allan | Packer
    771972 | 114554 | Edric | Wathen
    771973 | 114554 | Alice | Mrs Walcot
    771974 | 114554 | Evelina's Ghost | Mrs Powell
    Performance: 114555 | 51500 | a | The Humourist | Sir Anthony Halfwit-Suett; Dabble-Bannister Jun.; Frolick-Hollingsworth; Beaumont-Caulfield; Blunt-Webb; Servants-Evans, Fisher; Mrs Matadore-Mrs Walcot; Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Meddle-Miss Tidswell.
    Cast:
    211624 | 114555 | Sir Anthony Halfwit | Suett
    211625 | 114555 | Dabble | Bannister Jun.
    211626 | 114555 | Frolick | Hollingsworth
    211627 | 114555 | Beaumont | Caulfield
    211628 | 114555 | Blunt | Webb
    211629 | 114555 | Servants | Evans, Fisher
    211630 | 114555 | Mrs Matadore | Mrs Walcot
    211631 | 114555 | Diana | Miss Heard
    211632 | 114555 | Mrs Meddle | Miss Tidswell.

Mainpiece

Title: The Castle-spectre
Comments:
As17980929, but Angela-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1798
Birth: 1775
Death: 1818

Afterpiece

Title: The Humourist
Comments:
Sir Anthony Halfwit-Suett; Dabble-Bannister Jun.; Frolick-Hollingsworth; Beaumont-Caulfield; Blunt-Webb; Servants-Evans, Fisher; Mrs Matadore-Mrs Walcot; Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Meddle-Miss Tidswell.
Cast:

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