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15 May 1800

Event Information
Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1799-1800
Volume: 5
Comments: By Command of Their Majesties. [On this night an unsuccessful attempt was made to assassinate the King. As he entered his box he was shot at by James Hadfield, who was in the pit. The royal family remained in the theatre throughout the performance, during which God save the King was sung on four different occasions. Hadfield was subsequently adjudged insane. See Gentleman's Magazine, May 1800, pp. 478-80.] Receipts: #438 13s. 6d. (345.15.6; 87.9.0; 5.9.0)

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  • Original Data

    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not. As 28 Apr., butDon Manuel-King. *aThe Humourist. As 5 Dec. 1799. *cBy Command of $Their Majesties=. [On this night an unsuccessful attempt was made to assassinate the King. As he entered his box he was shot at by $James Hadfield=, who was in the pit. The royal family remained in the theatre throughout the performance, during which <i>God save the King</i> was sung on four different occasions. Hadfield was subsequently adjudged insane. See <i>Gentleman's Magazine</i>, May 1800, pp. 478-80.] Receipts: #438 13s. 6d. (345.15.6; 87.9.0; 5.9.0).

  • Cleaned Data

    *p1800 05 15 dl She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not. ^As18000428^, but Don Manuel-King.*a1800 05 15 dl The Humourist. ^As17991205^.*c1800 05 15 dl By Command of $Their Majesties=. [On this night an unsuccessful attempt was made to assassinate the King. As he entered his box he was shot at by $James Hadfield=, who was in the pit. The royal family remained in the theatre throughout the performance, during which <i>God save the King</i> was sung on four different occasions. Hadfield was subsequently adjudged insane. See <i>Gentleman's Magazine</i>, May 1800, pp. 478-80.] Receipts: #438 13s. 6d. (345.15.6; 87.9.0; 5.9.0).

  • Parsed Data

    Event: 52453 | 18000515 | dl | By Command of $Their Majesties=. [On this night an unsuccessful attempt was made to assassinate the King. As he entered his box he was shot at by $James Hadfield=, who was in the pit. The royal family remained in the theatre throughout the performance, during which <i>God save the King</i> was sung on four different occasions. Hadfield was subsequently adjudged insane. See <i>Gentleman's Magazine</i>, May 1800, pp. 478-80.] Receipts: #438 13s. 6d. (345.15.6; 87.9.0; 5.9.0)
    Performance: 117055 | 52453 | p | She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not | As18000428, but Don Manuel-King.
    AsSeeDate: 117055 | dl | p | As | 18000428
    Cast:
    217294 | 117055 | Don Manuel | King.
    793822 | 117055 | Don Philip | Barrymore
    793823 | 117055 | Octavio | Holland
    793824 | 117055 | Trappanti | Bannister Jun.
    793825 | 117055 | Soto | Wathen
    793826 | 117055 | Don Lewis | Surmont
    793827 | 117055 | Diego | Hollingsworth
    793828 | 117055 | Hippolita | Mrs Jordan
    793829 | 117055 | Rosara | Miss Heard
    793830 | 117055 | Flora | Miss DeCamp
    793831 | 117055 | Viletta | Miss Pope.
    Performance: 117056 | 52453 | a | The Humourist | As17991205.
    AsSeeDate: 117056 | dl | a | As | 17991205
    Cast:
    793832 | 117056 | Blunt | Webb
    793833 | 117056 | Servants | Evans, Fisher.
    793834 | 117056 | Sir Anthony Halfwit | Suett
    793835 | 117056 | Dabble | Bannister Jun.
    793836 | 117056 | Frolick | Hollingsworth
    793837 | 117056 | Beaumont | Caulfield
    793838 | 117056 | Mrs Matadore | Mrs Walcot
    793839 | 117056 | Diana | Miss Heard
    793840 | 117056 | Mrs Meddle | Miss Tidswell.

Mainpiece

Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not
Comments:
As18000428, but Don Manuel-King.
Cast:

Related Works

Publish Date: 1702
Author: Colley Cibber
Birth: 1671
Death: 1757

Afterpiece

Title: The Humourist
Comments:
As17991205.
Cast:

Cite this page

Chicago: "London Stage Event: 15 May 1800 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database. Accessed April 6, 2025. https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=52453.
MLA: "London Stage Event: 15 May 1800 at Drury Lane Theatre." London Stage Database, https://londonstagedb.uoregon.edu/event.php?id=52453. Accessed 6 April 2025.