05 June 1800

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Theatre: Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1799-1800
Volume: 5
Comments: Benefit for Trueman. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Walcot as Mrs Heidelberg, but "An apology was made on behalf of Mrs Walcot, in whose stead the papt of Mrs Heidelberg was ably sustained by Mrs Sparks" (Dramatic Censor, II, 243. As afterpiece the playbill announces Three Weeks after Marriage, but "Mrs Jordan happening, like other great performers, to be taken ill (it is wonderful how much great actors and actresses are subject to sudden indisposition!) Trueman was under the necessity of subsituting The Prize for the afterpiece" (ibid, p. 244).] Morning Chronicle, 30 May: Tickets to be had of Trueman, No. 38, Norfolk-street, Strand. Receipts: #127 8s. (70.6; 55.6; 1.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #201 2s. 2d.)

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    Source: London Stage Information Bank

    *p dl The Clandestine Marriage. As 20 Feb., but Lovewell (1st time)-Trueman; Mrs Heidelberg-MrsSparks; Fanny (1st time)-Miss Heard; Trueman-_ [i.e. the character]. *aThe Prize. See 17 Sept. 1799. *sEnd: <i>Strike the Harp</i>-Master Suett, Master Heather, Danby; [with an% accompaniment of Piano Forte-; [a New Loyal Song% <i>Secure within her sea@girt Reign</i> [(<i>Dramatic Censor</i>, II, 243)] (written by $Dutton= and composed by $Moorehead=,)-Trueman; End IV: <i>Crazy Jane</i>-Mrs Bland. *cBenefit for Trueman. [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Mrs Walcot= as <i>Mrs Heidelberg</i>r, but "An apology was made on behalf of Mrs Walcot, in whose stead the papt of MrsHeidelberg was ably sustained by $Mrs Sparks=" (<i>Dramatic Censor</i>, II, 243. Asafterpiece the playbill announces <i>Three Weeks after Marriage</i>, but "$Mrs Jordan= happening, like other great performers, to be taken ill (it is wonderful how much great actors and actresses are subject to sudden indisposition!) Trueman was under the necessity of subsituting <i>The Prize</i> for the afterpiece" (ibid, p. 244).] <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 30 May: Tickets to be had of $Trueman=, No. 38, <i>Norfolk-street</i>, <i>Strand</i>. Receipts: #127 8s. (70.6; 55.6; 1.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #201 2s. 2d.).
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    *p1800 06 05 dl The Clandestine Marriage. ^As18000220^, but Lovewell (1st time)-Trueman; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Sparks; Fanny (1st time)-Miss Heard; Trueman-_ [i.e. the character].*a1800 06 05 dl The Prize. ^See17990917^.*s1800 06 05 dl End: <i>Strike the Harp</i>-Master Suett, Master Heather, Danby; with an accompaniment of Piano Forte-; [a New Loyal Song <i>Secure within her sea@girt Reign</i> [(<i>Dramatic Censor</i>, II, 243)] (written by $Dutton= and composed by $Moorehead=,)-Trueman; End IV: <i>Crazy Jane</i>-Mrs Bland.*c1800 06 05 dl Benefit for Trueman. [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Mrs Walcot= as <i>Mrs Heidelberg</i>r, but "An apology was made on behalf of Mrs Walcot, in whose stead the papt of Mrs Heidelberg was ably sustained by $Mrs Sparks=" (<i>Dramatic Censor</i>, II, 243. As afterpiece the playbill announces <i>Three Weeks after Marriage</i>, but "$Mrs Jordan= happening, like other great performers, to be taken ill (it is wonderful how much great actors and actresses are subject to sudden indisposition!) Trueman was under the necessity of subsituting <i>The Prize</i> for the afterpiece" (ibid, p. 244).] <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 30 May: Tickets to be had of $Trueman=, No. 38, <i>Norfolk-street</i>, <i>Strand</i>. Receipts: #127 8s. (70.6; 55.6; 1.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #201 2s. 2d.).
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    Event: 52496 | 18000605 | dl | Benefit for Trueman. [In mainpiece the playbill retains $Mrs Walcot= as <i>Mrs Heidelberg</i>, but "An apology was made on behalf of Mrs Walcot, in whose stead the papt of Mrs Heidelberg was ably sustained by $Mrs Sparks=" (<i>Dramatic Censor</i>, II, 243. As afterpiece the playbill announces <i>Three Weeks after Marriage</i>, but "$Mrs Jordan= happening, like other great performers, to be taken ill (it is wonderful how much great actors and actresses are subject to sudden indisposition!) Trueman was under the necessity of subsituting <i>The Prize</i> for the afterpiece" (ibid, p. 244).] <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 30 May: Tickets to be had of $Trueman=, No. 38, <i>Norfolk-street</i>, <i>Strand</i>. Receipts: #127 8s. (70.6; 55.6; 1.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #201 2s. 2d.)
    Performance: 117191 | 52496 | p | The Clandestine Marriage | As18000220, but Lovewell (1st time)-Trueman; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Sparks; Fanny (1st time)-Miss Heard; Trueman-_ [i.e. the character].i.e. the character].
    AsSeeDate: 117191 | dl | p | As | 18000220
    Cast:
    217539 | 117191 | Lovewell | Trueman
    217540 | 117191 | Mrs Heidelberg | Mrs Sparks
    217541 | 117191 | Fanny | Miss Heard
    794943 | 117191 | Serjeant Flower | Packer
    794944 | 117191 | Traverse | Caulfield
    794945 | 117191 | Lord Ogleby | King
    794946 | 117191 | Sir John Melvill | Barrymore
    794947 | 117191 | Sterling | Dowton
    794948 | 117191 | Canton | Wewitzer
    794949 | 117191 | Brush | Palmer
    794950 | 117191 | Trueman | Trueman
    794951 | 117191 | Miss Sterling | Miss DeCamp
    794952 | 117191 | Betty | Miss Mellon
    794953 | 117191 | Chambermaid | Miss Stuart
    794954 | 117191 | Trusty | Mrs Maddocks.
    Performance: 117192 | 52496 | a | The Prize | See17990917.
    Performance: 117193 | 52496 | s | End: <i>Strike the Harp</i>-Master Suett, Master Heather, Danby; with an accompaniment of Piano Forte-; [a New Loyal Song <i>Secure within her sea@girt Reign</i> [(<i>Dramatic Censor</i>, II, 243)] (written by $Dutton= and composed by $Moorehead=,)-Trueman; End IV: <i>Crazy Jane</i>-Mrs Bland

Mainpiece

Comments:
As18000220, but Lovewell (1st time)-Trueman; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Sparks; Fanny (1st time)-Miss Heard; Trueman-_ [i.e. the character].i.e. the character].
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
See17990917.
Cast:
None Listed

Song

Comment: End: Strike the Harp-Master Suett, Master Heather, Danby; with an accompaniment of Piano Forte-; [a New Loyal Song Secure within her sea@girt Reign [(Dramatic Censor, II, 243)] (written by Dutton and composed by Moorehead,)-Trueman; End IV: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

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