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17 December 1798

Event Information
Theatre: Covent Garden
Theatrical Season: 1798-1799
Volume: 5
Comments: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Pope, but she "was suddenly taken ill on Monday evening, in consequence of which the part of that interesting and favourite actress, in Reynolds's new comedy, was undertaken at a few minutes notice by Mrs Litchfield" (Morning Herald, 19 Dec.).] Receipts: #274 10s. 6d. (265.5.0; 9.5.6)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p cg Laugh When You Can. As 11 Dec., but Mrs Mortimer-Mrs Litchfield [in place of $Mrs Pope=%; Epilogue-Mrs Litchfield. *aAlbert andAdelaide. As 14 Dec. *dAs 11 Dec. *c[In mainpiece the playbill retains $Mrs Pope=, but she "was suddenly taken ill on Monday evening, in consequence of which the part of that interesting and favourite actress, in $Reynolds='s new comedy, was undertaken at a few minutes notice by $Mrs Litchfield=" (<i>Morning Herald</i>,19 Dec.).] Receipts: #274 10s. 6d. (265.5.0; 9.5.6).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1798 12 17 cg Laugh When You Can. ^As17981211^, but Mrs Mortimer-Mrs Litchfield in place of $Mrs Pope=; Epilogue-Mrs Litchfield.*a1798 12 17 cg Albert and Adelaide. ^As17981214^.*d1798 12 17 cg ^As17981211^.*c1798 12 17 cg [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Mrs Pope=, but she "was suddenly taken ill on Monday evening, in consequence of which the part of that interesting and favourite actress, in $Reynolds='s new comedy, was undertaken at a few minutes notice by $Mrs Litchfield=" (<i>Morning Herald</i>, 19 Dec.).] Receipts: #274 10s. 6d. (265.5.0; 9.5.6).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 51610 | 17981217 | cg | [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Mrs Pope=, but she "was suddenly taken ill on Monday evening, in consequence of which the part of that interesting and favourite actress, in $Reynolds='s new comedy, was undertaken at a few minutes notice by $Mrs Litchfield=" (<i>Morning Herald</i>, 19 Dec.).] Receipts: #274 10s. 6d. (265.5.0; 9.5.6)
    Performance: 114838 | 51610 | p | Laugh When You Can | As17981211, but Mrs Mortimer-Mrs Litchfield in place of $Mrs Pope=; Epilogue-Mrs Litchfield.
    AsSeeDate: 114838 | cg | p | As | 17981211
    Cast:
    212316 | 114838 | Mrs Mortimer | Mrs Litchfield in place of $Mrs Pope=
    212317 | 114838 | Epilogue | Mrs Litchfield.
    774312 | 114838 | unassigned | _Platt.
    774313 | 114838 | Gossamer | Lewis
    774314 | 114838 | Mortimer | Holman
    774315 | 114838 | Bonus | Munden
    774316 | 114838 | Sambo | Fawcett
    774317 | 114838 | Charles Mortimer | Miss Gilbert
    774318 | 114838 | Costly | Townsend
    774319 | 114838 | Delville | Whitfield
    774320 | 114838 | Farmer Blackbrook | Thompson
    774321 | 114838 | Waiter | Simmons
    774322 | 114838 | Bailiff | Wilde
    774323 | 114838 | Gregory | Abbot
    774324 | 114838 | Dorothy | Mrs Gibbs
    774325 | 114838 | Emily | Miss Mansel
    774326 | 114838 | Miss Gloomly | Mrs Mattocks
    Performance: 114839 | 51610 | a | Albert and Adelaide | As17981214.
    AsSeeDate: 114839 | cg | a | As | 17981214
    Cast:
    774327 | 114839 | Jocelin | Emery in place of $Fawcett=.
    774328 | 114839 | Principal Characters | Incledon, Fawcett, H. Johnston, Betterton, Townsend, Simmons, Miss Webb
    774329 | 114839 | Henrico | Incledon
    774330 | 114839 | Albert | H. Johnson
    774331 | 114839 | Rudolph | Betterton
    774332 | 114839 | Bertolt | Townsend
    774333 | 114839 | Gariga | Simmons
    774334 | 114839 | Adolphus | Miss Webb
    774335 | 114839 | Rosella | Miss Wheatley
    774336 | 114839 | Cicely | Miss Walcup
    774337 | 114839 | Algonde | Mrs Whitmore
    774338 | 114839 | Adelaide | Mrs Johnson
    774339 | 114839 | unassigned | Follett
    774340 | 114839 | Chorus of Soldiers and Followers in the Black Fore | Oddwell, Clarke, Sawyer, Curties, Little, Thomas, Everett, J. Linton, Smith, Lee, Powers, Lewiss
    774341 | 114839 | Chorus of Guards in the Castle | Linton, Gray, Street, Abbot, Kenrick, Silvester, Jones, Fairclough, Tett, Russel.
    Performance: 114840 | 51610 | d | As17981211
    AsSeeDate: 114840 | cg | d | As | 17981211

Mainpiece

Title: Laugh When You Can
Comments:
As17981211, but Mrs Mortimer-Mrs Litchfield in place of Mrs Pope; Epilogue-Mrs Litchfield.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1799
Birth: 1764
Death: 1841

Afterpiece

Title: Albert and Adelaide
Comments:
As17981214.
Cast:

Dance

Comment: As17981211

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Chicago: "London Stage Event: 17 December 1798 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database. Accessed April 2, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=51610.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 17 December 1798 at Covent Garden." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=51610. Accessed 2 April 2025.