*p1777 01 04 dl The Tempest. Prospero-Bensley; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; with <i>songs</i>-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Bransby; Sebastian-Farren; Francisco-Norris; Boatswain-Carpenter; Antonio-Hurst; Master of the Ship-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Vernon; Ariel-A Young Lady (A Scholar of $Linley=; 1st appearance upon any stage [$Miss Field=]); Miranda-A Young Lady (1st appearance upon any stage [$Mrs Cuyler=]); Chorus of Spirits-Gaudry, Legg, Fawcett, Kear, Carpenter, Chaplin, Holcroft, Follett, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Jarratt, Miss Boyd, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith.*a1777 01 04 dl Harlequin's Invasion. ^As17770103^.*d1777 01 04 dl I: a <i>Dance of Spirits</i> (composed by $Gallet=)-Mlle Dupre; III: [a <i>Fantastic Dance</i>-Grimaldi; [Both these dances, as here assigned, except on 14, 25 Apr. and 0 May, were included in all subsequent performances.] End IV: <i>The Double Festival</i>, ^as17761107^, but <i>Giorgi, +Blurton.*c1777 01 04 dl Mainpiece: by $Shakespeare=, in 5 acts. With New Music, Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 6 Jan.: <i>The Shipwreck</i>, which opened the Piece, was designed and executed under the Direction of $DeLoutherbourg=. The new Airs and Chorusses are composed by $Linley Jun.= The Musical Instrument (played behind the Scenes) is the Invention of $Merlin=. <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 6 Jan.: <i>Caliban</i> is by much the best performed character in the piece... The dresses were rich, but to our amazement those of <i>Ferdinand</i>, <i>Sebastian</i>, &c. were in the Spanish taste. [Ibid., 8 Jan., remarks that the entire omission of I. i is to be regretted. $Miss Field= and $Mrs Cuyler= are identified by MS annotations on <i>Kemble playbill</i>.] Receipts: #231 9s. 6d. (211.19.0; 17.5.6; 2.5.0).