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Event Comment: Benefit for Farren. Public Advertiser, 6 May: Tickets to be had of Farren, No. 73, Gower-street. Account-Book, 16 May: Received Farren's benefit deficiency #33 7s. 6d. [Reckoned as follows: Farren disposed of #209 12s. in tickets; this sum he kept. Money [i.e. tickets sold at the doors of the theatre] amounted to #71 12s. 6d. From this money he was obliged to meet the house charge of #105, and hence owed the treasury the amount stated above.] Receipts: #281 4s. 6d. (69.".0; 2.10.6; tickets: 209.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Feast of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Entertainment: Monologue. End IV: A Comic Description of the Curiosities in the Tower of London-Edwin

Event Comment: Benefit for Wrighten, prompter. 3rd piece [1st time; M I, author unknown. Music selected from Dr Arne. MS: Larpent 833 (which notes, "The words partly new and partly compiled. In Commemoration of the Restoration of His Majesty's Health"); not published]. Public Advertiser, 18 May: Tickets to be had of Wrighten, No. 6, Little Russel Street. Tickets delivered for the 20th will be admitted. Receipts: #278 17s. 6d. (48.2.0; 13.17.0; 0.17.6; tickets: 216.1.0) (charge: #106 13s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Afterpiece Title: Laoeudaimonos or A People Made Happy

Dance: End II: The Russian Minuet-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp; End: a new dance, The Irish Bird@Catchers-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Billington. Public Advertiser, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Billington, No. 53, Poland-street. Receipts: #290 16s. 6d. (196.14.6; 4.10.0; tickets: 89.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17881021

Song: Mainpiece: With an additional song by Shield-; the Bravura Song from Erifile, by Sacchini-; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Auld Robin Gray-Mrs Billington

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Palmer. Afterpiece: Never performed there. [Follett was from the Royal Circus.] Public Advertiser, 20 May: Tickets to be had of R. Palmer, No. 14, East Place, Lambeth. Receipts: #232 19s. (74.17.0; 26.10.6; 1.10.6; tickets: 131.1.0) (charge: #111 17s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan or The Libertine Destroyed

Dance: In Afterpiece: a Fandango-Miss DeCamp; Dances-Hamoir, Bourk, Miss Blanchet, Miss Stageldoir; conclude with: Dance of Furies-; Shower of Fire-

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: The Lecture on Heads (for this night only)-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. [Mainpiece: Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews.] Public Advertiser, 21 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, No. 31, Bow-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #172 16s. 6d. (100.8.0; 9.0.6; tickets: 63.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Parts Author(s): Isaac Jackman

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: As17890512

Entertainment: Monologue. Between acts Farce: Bucks have at Ye All-Ryder

Event Comment: Benefit for Delpini. 3rd piece: 1st time at that Theatre [1st acted at the Royalty, 13 Aug. 1787]. Delpini's Grand, Tragic, Comic, Pantomimical Entertainment in 2 acts. With new Dresses and Decorations. The Music composed by Gluck, the Airs and Duett by Reeve. Public Advertiser, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Delpini, No. 17, Tavistock-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #224 11s. (114.2; 7.18; tickets: 102.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserter

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan or The Libertine Destroyed

Dance: End 1st piece: New Dance by Byrne-; In 3rd piece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth. Public Advertiser, 28 May: Tickets to be had of Booth, No. 18, Broad-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #176 17s. 6d. (52.19.6; 6.18.0; tickets: 117.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Event Comment: Benefit for Fearon. Public Advertiser, 22 May: Tickets to be had of Fearon, No. 1, Broad-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #146 7s. (81.19; 5.0; tickets: 59.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Dance: As17881021

Event Comment: The last Night of the Company's performing this Season. [In 2nd piece the playbill retains Wewitzer as Medium, but "In consequence of Wewitzer's sudden illness Rock read the part of Medium, for which Davies made a genteel apology" (Public Advertiser, 19 June).] Receipts: #156 16s. 6d. (154.16.0; 2.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Death Of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Dance: End II 2nd piece: Negro Dance, as17881025; In 3rd piece: Dancing, as17890601

Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, author unknown, based on Der Postzug; oder, Die nobeln Passionen, by Cornelius Hermann von Ayrenhoff. Larpent MS 834; not published. Prologue by George Colman elder (Public Advertiser, 19 June)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Afterpiece Title: The Swop

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 2nd piece [1st time; C 3, by Thomas Bellamy; on 24 Aug. and thereafter reduced to 2 acts. MS: Larpent MS 841; not published]. Public Advertiser, 4 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 2, Frith-street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Catch Club i

Afterpiece Title: The Comet or How to Come at Her

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Afterpiece Title: The Benevolent Planters

Dance: As17890805

Entertainment: Monologue As17890617

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss George. Public Advertiser, 8 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Miss George, No. 8, Panton-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Song: End I afterpiece: a song (composed by Giordani)-Miss George

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Rees

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Kemble, but "Previous to the play an apology was made for the indisposition of Mrs Kemble, and the part [was] undertaken by Mrs Barresford" (Public Advertiser, 22 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Dance: As17890817

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. 2nd piece [1st time; F I, author unknown. In the Thespian Dictionary (under Moses Kean) this is said to be an "imitation" of Kean, who, before becoming a professional imitator, had been a tailor]. Public Advertiser, 21 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Catch Club

Afterpiece Title: Thimbles Flight from the Shopboard

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Entertainment: Monologue End 3rd piece: As17890617

Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. Public Advertiser, 25 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Jewell, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Goodall and Mrs Kemble, but "Mrs Barresford [was] the substitute for Mrs Kemble in Margaret, and Mrs Taylor [read] Adelaide [sic] in the absence of Mrs Goodall" (London Chronicle, 16 Sept.). In afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Kemble as Cowslip, but "Miss George supplied Mrs Kemble's place" (Public Advertiser, 16 Sept.).] The last Night [of the Season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Event Comment: [Kemble Mem.: Haymes, from Margate.] Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. With Alterations and Restorations, particularly the admired Shades and Transparencies representing the Amusements of Harlequin, and the Destruction of the Pantomimical Fleet. Harlequin's Invasion will be performed only Four Times this Season, when it must necessarily give place to Preparations for other Entertainments. Receipts: #183 3s. 6d. (119.4.0; 62.2.0; 1.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Haymes (1st appearance on that stage); Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Barrymore; Fulmer-Suett; Varland-Baddeley; Lady Rusport-Mrs Booth [Public Advertiser: Mrs Hopkins]; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Tidswell; Lucy-Mrs Heard; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Goodall.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Miss Brunton as Lady Anne, but she "who attended, and was dressed for her character...was suddenly taken ill...The part was read by Mrs Rock" (Public Advertiser, 24 Oct.).] Receipts: #197 1s. (195.15; 1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Event Comment: 1st piece: 1st Time [at this theatre; see dl, 7 Nov.]. "Mr Hayley's Marcella, which was anticipated on Saturday evening at Drury Lane, and was received with considerable marks of disapprobation...was brought forward [at Covent Garden] under the auspices of the Author" (Public Advertiser, 11 Nov.). "[The performers all acted well at Covent Garden; and Kemble was the only one at Drury Lane who even knew his part" (Prompter, 11 Nov.). Receipts: #201 17s. (197.13.6; 4.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marcella

Performance Comment: Characters-Holman, Farren, Aickin, Egan, Harley, Mrs Pope. [Cast from European Magazine, Nov. 1789, p. 378: Alphonso [Mendoza]-Holman; Lupercio-Farren; Governor of Barcelona-Aickin; Lopez-Egan; Hernandez-Harley; Marcella-Mrs Pope; ["Holman's part was unluckily ycleped Mendoza (i.e. the name of a pugilist who, at this time, was enjoying great popularity); it is now mended into Alphonso' (World, 22 Oct). At dl, on 7 Nov., it was changed to Alonzo.] [New Occasional Prologue by the Author of the Piece [William Hayley]-Holman.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Event Comment: "The Pantomime has undergone some curtailment. The last scene was omitted, and Milbank [sic] played Harlequin instead of Boyce, which are alterations certainly for the better" (Public Advertiser, 4 Dec.). Receipts: #242 15s. 6d. (229.11.6; 13.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces King Henry the Fifth, but it was not acted "on account of the indisposition of Kemble" (Public Advertiser, 8 Dec.). Kemble Mem. lists the substitute play.] Receipts: #167 5s. 6d. (106.4.0; 58.0.6; 3.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: This was the only performance of this play this season.

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Storace. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Ladies and Gentlemen are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'Clock. Public Advertiser, 26 Jan.: Tickets to be had of Sga Storace, No. 23, Howland-street, Rathbone-place. Receipts: #328 5s. 6d. (177.14.0; 18.6.0; 3.0.6; tickets: 129.5.0) (charge: #112 0s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: As17891204

Song: In Opera: a new song-Sga Storace

Event Comment: Benefit for King. 1st piece: Altered [by MacNamara Morgan] from The Winter's Tale. 2nd piece [1st time; C 3, by Thomas King. Not in Larpent MS; not published]: An Alteration, never yet performed, of Sir John Vanburgh's [sic] Mistake. Public Advertiser, 10 Feb.: Tickets to be had of King, at his house in Gerrard-street. Receipts: #321 2s. 6d. (249.14.0; 4.8:6; tickets: 67.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing Or Florizel And Perdita

Afterpiece Title: Lovers Quarrels

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End 1st piece: Tamborine Dance, as17891021

Song: In II 1st piece: Come come my good Shepherds-; and trio, Get you hence!-

Entertainment: Monologue. After dancing: A Paraphrase of Shakespeare's Seven Ages (Written by the late George Alexander Stevens)-King

Event Comment: [Opera in place of I Due Castellani Burlati, advertised in Public Advertiser, 22 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ninetta

Dance: As17900213

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Mrs Crouch, but "Though [her] indisposition occasioned some disappointment, the loss was felt the less, as her place was supplied by the pleasing and unaffected Miss Hagley" (Public Advertiser, 12 Mar.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection From The Works Of handel 0 Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Fourth Hautboy Concerto-; Venus laughing from the skies-Chorus (Theodora); Ask if yon damask rose be sweet-Miss Romanzini (Susanna); My arms against this Gorgias, Arm arm ye brave=-Reinhold; We come in bright array-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Hence loathed melancholy, Come thou goddess fair and free-Cizo (L'Allegro); From mighty kings-Miss Hagley (Judas Maccabaeus); To sing and dance, Fix'd in his everlasting seat-Grand Chorus (Samson).

Music: End II: concerto on the violin-Weichsel