WXDA Record #836
No title.
11 February 1786
Summary
Yesterday Mrs. Abington played Scrub in the Beaux Strategem for the first time at her benefit: "In point of profit Mrs. Abington was happy in the character she chose--in reputation she was the reverse--yet her performance was by far better than we expected."
Full Title
11 Feb 1786. No title. Times p. 3 c. A.
Publication
Times of London(Times)
Full Record
- Date
- 11 February 1786
- Provisional Category
- Breeches Actor
- Cross-dressing occupation
- Actor
- Locations
- LondonView on map
- Primary source topic
- Dressed as a man; Theatre
- Item format
- Theatre review
- Motive
- Livelihood
- Attire
- Breeches part
- Sex Perceived by Recorder
- Female
- Venue
- Covent Garden Theatre
- Report Scope
- Central
- Alternate Names / Titles
- The Universal Register. London.
- Column(s)
- A
- Page Numbers
People Mentioned in This Record
- Abington(Subject of study)Mentions