18 November 1785
Event Information
Theatre:
Drury Lane Theatre
Theatrical Season:
1785-1786
Volume:
5
Comments:
Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 1 Jan. 1781]. A Dramatic Entertainment of Singing, Dancing, and Dialogue, in Honour of Shakespeare. In which will be introduced a Pageant, the music by Dibdin. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. "The Jubilee is now worn out and of no repute" (Public Advertiser, 21 Nov.). [For a complete account of the original production in 1769 see Christian Deelman, The Great Shakespeare Jubilee, 1964, pp. 280-86.] Receipts: #241 9s. (199/16/0; 39/8/6; 2/4/6)
Performance List
Mainpiece
Title:
The Winter's Tale
Comments:
Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Bannister Jun.; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Clown-Suett; Autolicus-Dodd; Hermione-Mrs Ward; Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Perdita (with the sheep-shearing long)-Mrs Crouch .
Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Bannister Jun.; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Clown-Suett; Autolicus-Dodd; Hermione-Mrs Ward; Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Perdita (with the sheep-shearing long)-Mrs Crouch .
Cast:
- Role: Leontes Actor: Smith
- Role: Polixenes Actor: Bensley
- Role: Florizel Actor: Bannister Jun.
- Role: Camillo Actor: Aickin
- Role: Old Shepherd Actor: Packer
- Role: Clown Actor: Suett
- Role: Autolicus Actor: Dodd
- Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Ward
- Role: Paulina Actor: Mrs Hopkins
- Role: with the sheep Actor: shearing long-Mrs Crouch
- Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Crouch
Afterpiece
Title:
The Jubilee
Comments:
Cast not listed. [Cast from General Evening Post, 19 Nov.; Morning Post, 19 Nov.; Public Advertiser, 7 and 27 Dec. 1785; Morning Post, 22 Dec. 1786: Bumpkin-Parsons; Irishman at Stratford-Moody; Country Girl-Mrs Wrighten. In Pageant: Cupid-Master Canlets; Iachimo-Palmer; Malvolio and Posthumus-Bensley; Touchstone-King; Richard III-Kemble; Romeo-Bannister Jun.; Hamlet-R. Palmer; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Doctor Cains-Baddeley; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Waldron; Lear-Wrighten; FalstafT-Chaplin; Henry V-Barrymore; Coriolanus-Phillimore; Edgar-Dodd; Macbeth-Williames; Antony-Staunton; Tragic Muse-Mrs Siddons [whose "car was fitted up exactly in the stile of the picture of the Tragic Music by Sir Joshua Reynolds"]; Comic Muse-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Macbeth-Miss Kemble; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Volumnia-Mrs Brereton; Cleopatra-Mrs Wilson; Rosalind-Mrs Jordan; Queen in Richard III-Mrs Hopkins; Cordelia-Miss Collins; Venus-Mrs Crouch. Vocal Parts by Bannister, Dignum, Suett, Chapman, Fawcett.] hathi. hathi.
Cast not listed. [Cast from General Evening Post, 19 Nov.; Morning Post, 19 Nov.; Public Advertiser, 7 and 27 Dec. 1785; Morning Post, 22 Dec. 1786: Bumpkin-Parsons; Irishman at Stratford-Moody; Country Girl-Mrs Wrighten. In Pageant: Cupid-Master Canlets; Iachimo-Palmer; Malvolio and Posthumus-Bensley; Touchstone-King; Richard III-Kemble; Romeo-Bannister Jun.; Hamlet-R. Palmer; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Doctor Cains-Baddeley; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Waldron; Lear-Wrighten; FalstafT-Chaplin; Henry V-Barrymore; Coriolanus-Phillimore; Edgar-Dodd; Macbeth-Williames; Antony-Staunton; Tragic Muse-Mrs Siddons [whose "car was fitted up exactly in the stile of the picture of the Tragic Music by Sir Joshua Reynolds"]; Comic Muse-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Macbeth-Miss Kemble; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Volumnia-Mrs Brereton; Cleopatra-Mrs Wilson; Rosalind-Mrs Jordan; Queen in Richard III-Mrs Hopkins; Cordelia-Miss Collins; Venus-Mrs Crouch. Vocal Parts by Bannister, Dignum, Suett, Chapman, Fawcett.] hathi. hathi.
Cast:
- Role: : Bumpkin Actor: Parsons
- Role: Irishman at Stratford Actor: Moody
- Role: Country Girl Actor: Mrs Wrighten. In Pageant: Cupid-Master Canlets
- Role: Cupid Actor: Master Canlets
- Role: Iachimo Actor: Palmer
- Role: Malvolio and Posthumus Actor: Bensley
- Role: Touchstone Actor: King
- Role: Richard III Actor: Kemble
- Role: Romeo Actor: Bannister Jun.
- Role: Hamlet Actor: R. Palmer
- Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Parsons
- Role: Doctor Cains Actor: Baddeley
- Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Waldron
- Role: Lear Actor: Wrighten
- Role: FalstafT Actor: Chaplin
- Role: Henry V Actor: Barrymore
- Role: Coriolanus Actor: Phillimore
- Role: Edgar Actor: Dodd
- Role: Macbeth Actor: Williames
- Role: Antony Actor: Staunton
- Role: Tragic Muse Actor: Mrs Siddons
- Role: Comic Muse Actor: Mrs Cuyler
- Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Miss Kemble
- Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope
- Role: Volumnia Actor: Mrs Brereton
- Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Wilson
- Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Jordan
- Role: Queen in Richard III Actor: Mrs Hopkins
- Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Collins
- Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Crouch. Vocal Parts by Bannister, Dignum, Suett, Chapman, Fawcett.