London Stage Event: 19 October 1798 at Covent Garden

19 October 1798

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Theatre: Covent Garden

Theatrical Season: 1798-1799

Volume: 5

Comments: [In afterpiece the playbill retains Powel as Mr Pickle, but "Last night, after the performance of Lover's Vows, an apology was made by Murray for Powel who, notwithstanding he performed in the play in apparent good health and spirits, was of a sudden taken so ill that his life is despaired of by his physicians. His part in The Spoiled Child was in consequence...undertaken by Dibdin Jun., which he performed with much humour and discrimination" (Morning Herald, 20 Oct.). Powel died the following morning.] Receipts: #367 4s. (360.7; 6.17)

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*p cg Lover's Vows. As 11 Oct. *aThe Spoil'd Child. As 3 Oct., but Mr Pickle-T. Dibdin. *c[In afterpiece the playbill retains $Powel= as Mr Pickler,but "Last night, after the performance of Lover's Vows, an apology was made by $Murray= for Powel who, notwithstanding he performed in the play in apparent good health and spirits, was of a sudden taken so ill that his life is despaired of by his physicians. His part in The Spoiled Child was in consequence...undertaken by $Dibdin Jun.=, which he performed with much humour and discrimination"(Morning Herald, 20 Oct.). Powel died the following morning.] Receipts: #367 4s. (360.7; 6.17).
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*p1798 10 19 cg Lover's Vows. ^As17981011^.*a1798 10 19 cg The Spoil'd Child. ^As17981003^, but Mr Pickle-T. Dibdin.*c1798 10 19 cg [In afterpiece the playbill retains $Powel= as Mr Pickler, but "Last night, after the performance of Lover's Vows, an apology was made by $Murray= for Powel who, notwithstanding he performed in the play in apparent good health and spirits, was of a sudden taken so ill that his life is despaired of by his physicians. His part in The Spoiled Child was in consequence...undertaken by $Dibdin Jun.=, which he performed with much humour and discrimination" (Morning Herald, 20 Oct.). Powel died the following morning.] Receipts: #367 4s. (360.7; 6.17).
Parsed Data

Event: 51514 | 17981019 | cg | [In afterpiece the playbill retains $Powel= as Mr Pickle, but "Last night, after the performance of Lover's Vows, an apology was made by $Murray= for Powel who, notwithstanding he performed in the play in apparent good health and spirits, was of a sudden taken so ill that his life is despaired of by his physicians. His part in The Spoiled Child was in consequence...undertaken by $Dibdin Jun.=, which he performed with much humour and discrimination" (Morning Herald, 20 Oct.). Powel died the following morning.] Receipts: #367 4s. (360.7; 6.17)

Performance: 114586 | 51514 | p | Lover's Vows | As17981011.
AsSeeDate: 114586 | cg | p | As | 17981011

Cast:
772178 | 114586 | Frederick | Pope

772179 | 114586 | Verdun the Butler | Munden

772180 | 114586 | Anhalt | H. Johnston

772181 | 114586 | Count Cassel | Knight

772182 | 114586 | Baron Wildenhaim | Murray

772183 | 114586 | Cottager | Powel

772184 | 114586 | Landlord | Thompson

772185 | 114586 | Farmer | Rees

772186 | 114586 | Countryman | Curties

772187 | 114586 | Agatha Friburg | Mrs Johnson

772188 | 114586 | Cottager's Wife | Mrs Davenport

772189 | 114586 | Country Girl | Miss Leserve

772190 | 114586 | Amelia Wildenhaim | Mrs H. Johnston

Performance: 114587 | 51514 | a | The Spoil'd Child | As17981003, but Mr Pickle-T. Dibdin.
AsSeeDate: 114587 | cg | a | As | 17981003

Cast:
211787 | 114587 | Mr Pickle | T. Dibdin.

772191 | 114587 | Little Pickle | Mrs Mills

772192 | 114587 | John | Abbot

772193 | 114587 | Thomas | Street

772194 | 114587 | Tag | Knight

772195 | 114587 | Maria | Miss Sims

772196 | 114587 | Susan | Miss Leserve

772197 | 114587 | Margery | Mrs Whitmore

772198 | 114587 | Mrs Pickle | Mrs Davenport.