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Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Opera in place of Ezio, announced in Public Advertiser, 8 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I New Divertisement Dance, as17820207; End of Act II Le Triomphe de l'Amour Conjugal, as17820110

Event Comment: [Opera in place of Junius Brutus, announced in Public Advertiser, 11 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ezio

Dance: As17820207 throughout

Event Comment: Sga Allegranti continuing so much indisposed as to be unable to perform, the Comic Opera [I Viaggiatori Felici, announced in Public Advertiser, 15 Feb.] is unavoidably deferred

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ezio

Dance: End of Act I Pastoral Dance, as17811128; End of Act II New Divertisement Dance, as17820207, but omitted: Slingsby; End of Act III Le Triomphe del'Amour Conjugal, as17820110

Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; past 2, by Matthew Feilde. MS: Larpent 585; not published; synopsis of plot in Public Advertiser, 22 Feb.]: With New Overture and Music, composed by [Michael] Arne. New Dresses, Scenes and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #247 12s. (243/19/6; 3/12/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatic Puffers

Afterpiece Title: Vertumnus and Pomona

Dance: End of Epilogue a new Pastoral Dance, Palemon and Lavinia, by Aldridge, Langrish, Mrs Davenett, Miss Francis, Miss Rowson, Miss Besford

Event Comment: Variety is unavoidably deferred [Public Advertiser, 26 Feb.: on account of King's illness] till Monday next, when it will certainly be performed for the First Time. Receipts: #118 1s. 6d. (85/3/0; 32/16/0; 0/8/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece The Distress'd Lovers, as17820219, but omitted: Miss Armstrong

Event Comment: Viganoni being taken ill and unable to perform, I Viaggiatori Felici [announced in Public Advertiser, 27 Feb.] is unavoidably deferred

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ezio

Dance: End of Act I pastoral Dance, as17811117, but added: with a Pas Seul by Mlle Simonet; End of Act II New Divertisement Dance, as17820216; End of Act III Rinaldo and Armida, as17820223

Event Comment: [In mainpiece Public Advertiser erroneously lists Mrs Abington in place of Mrs Mattocks; see 29 Nov. 1782.] Receipts: #211 14s. (208/5; 3/9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Event Comment: [Opera in place of I Viaggiatori Felici, announced in Public Advertiser, 13 Mar.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Quinto Fabio

Dance: End of Act I New Divertisement Dance (performers not listed, but probably as17820216), with The Emperor's Cossac, as17820129; End of Act II Rinaldo and Armida, as17820223

Event Comment: Benefit for Smith. Public Advertiser, 2 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Smith, No. 7, Beaufort Buildings, Strand. Receipts: #267 10s. (139/17; 22/6; 0/16; tickets: 104/11) (charge: #71 2s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: End of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour, As17820104

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Younge. Public Advertiser, 7 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Younge at her house, Half-moon Street, Piccadilly. Afterpiece: Not acted these 8 years. Receipts: #277 11s. 6d. (167/17/6; tickets: 109/14/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17820226

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Public Advertiser, 9 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Palmer, Goodge Street, Rathbone-Place. Receipts: #271 17s. 6d. (122/1/0; 17/0/0; 0/14/6; tickets: 132/2/0) (charge: #65 13s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Related Works
Related Work: The Divorce Author(s): Isaac Jackman

Dance: As17820302athi

Event Comment: Benefit for Henderson. Mainpiece: Written by Congreve; and now carefully revised and corrected, by expunging the exceptionable passages. [The playbill assigns Lord Touchwood to Clarke, but on the Kemble playbill his name is deleted; the substitute name has been cut by the binder.] Afterpiece: Contracted into 3 acts. With a Grand Dance, and a Reinforcement of Bayes's Troops [for which, and for a list of the other parts, see DL, 13 Dec. 1777. In the Dancing Banti is announced as making his 5th appearance (see 25 Feb., 5 Mar.)]. Public Advertiser, 2 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Henderson, Buckingham-street, York Buildings. Receipts: #238 9s. 6d. (144/9/6; tickets: 94/0/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes (for that night only)-Henderson; Johnson-Hull; Smith-Fearon. The other Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Robson, W. Bates, J. Bates, Gushing, Stevens, Thompson, Baker, L'Estrange, Bates, J. Wilson; Miss Stuart, Miss Langrish, Mrs Poussin . Miss Stuart, Miss Langrish, Mrs Poussin .

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17811219

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. The Interlude of Henry and Emma [announced in Public Advertiser, 22 Mar.] cannot be performed on account of the Indisposition of Packer. Receipts: #255 6s. (182/5/0; 20/4/6; 0/2/6; tickets: 52/14/0) (charge: #108 16s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: As17820307athi

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Public Advertiser, 9 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Pope, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #115 8s. (100/15/0; 14/5/6; 0/7/6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #115 0s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17820223

Event Comment: Benefit for Wroughton. Public Advertiser, 2 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Wroughton, Broad Court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #151 2s. (119/7; tickets: 31/15) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Grand Divertisement, The Gala. The Minuet and Allemande by Aldridge and Miss Besford; the Quadrilles and Cotillons by Harris, Langrish, Dumay, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Rowson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, and others; The whole to conclude with a Grand Figure by all the Characters

Event Comment: Benefit for Noverre. Tickets, half-a-guinea each, to be had of Noverre, No. 40, Great Marlborough-street. 1st ballet: The Music entirely new, composed by Le Brun. [Scenario(Milan, 1774) lists the parts: Guillaume, Raymond, Alphonse, Renaud, Adele, Alise, Beatrix, Isabellc, Eleonore. In 2nd ballet Jason to be danced by Gardel (Morning Herald, n Apr.); the overture by Gluck, and rest of the music by Noferi (Public Advertiser, 12 Apr.).]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: End of Act I an entirely new Ballet, composed by Noverre, Adela of Pontbieu (the subject taken from the History of ancient Chivalry), by Gardel, Mme Simonet, Nivelon, Mlle Theodore, Simonet, Sga Crespi, Mlle Baccelli; End of Opera Medea and Jason, as originally composed by Noverre, by Gardel, Mme Simonet, Nivelon, Simonet, Mlle Theodore, Mlle Baccelli

Event Comment: Benefit for Aickin. Mainpiece: With a Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Public Advertiser, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Aickin, No. 6, York Street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #187 ior. (144/5; tickets: 43/5) (charge: #74 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Wroughton; Lysimachus-Whitfield; Polyperchon-Booth; Cassander-Fearon; Hephestion-Robson; Clytus-Aickin; Roxana (for this night only)-Miss Younge; Sysigambis-Mrs Poussin; Parisatis-Mrs Morton; Statira-Mrs Yates .

Afterpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

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Role: Loveday Actor: Thompson

Dance: As17820409

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Auld Robin Grey, as17820409

Event Comment: Benefit for Brereton. Public Advertiser, 10 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Brereton, No. 14, Catherine-street, Strand. 2nd piece: Not acted these 6 years [not acted since 13 May 1773]. 3rd piece: Not acted these 8 years [acted 22 Dec. I775]-Receipts: #249 17s.(84/14540/3; 0/8; tickets: 124/12)(charge: #110 7s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: Griskin-Parsons; Cupid (1st time, with a song in character)-Miss Field; Sotherton-Norris; Chamberlain-Burton; Jemmy Twinkle-Brereton; Fillagree (1st time)-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Miss Barnes; Miss Flack-Miss Wright; Miss Griskin (for that night only)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character) .

Dance: In afterpiece a Postilion Dance incident to the piece; to conclude with a Country Dance

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wrighten. Public Advertiser, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wrighten, Kennington-lane, near Vauxhall. Receipts: #286 10s. 6d. (104/18/0; 7/19/6; 0/4/0; tickets: 173/9/0) (charge: #106 14s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Related Works
Related Work: The Divorce Author(s): Isaac Jackman

Dance: As17820302athi

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece Tally Ho! by Mrs Wrighten

Event Comment: Benefit for Baddeley. Public Advertiser, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Baddeley, No. 2, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Mainpiece: The Music composed by Michael Arne. With a Grand Procession of the different Orders of the Knights of Chivalry. Receipts: #217 5s. (113/9; 35/8; 0/1; tickets: 68/7) (charge: #115 9s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: In Act IV of mainpiece a Dance of Daemons (performers not listed); End of Act I of afterpiece New Dance, as17820121

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hopkins. Public Advertiser, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Hopkins, No. 31, Bow-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #158 17s. (81/4/0; 26/12/6; 0/15/6; tickets: 50/5/0) (charge: #105 14s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: Lincos Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Alchymist

Dance: End of 2nd piece, as17820223

Event Comment: Benefit for Reinhold. Public Advertiser, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Reinhold, No. 90, Charlotte-street, Rathbone-place. Tickets delivered for The Belle's Stratagem will be taken. [Afterpiece in place of The Dragon of Wantley, announced on playbill of 18 Apr.] Receipts:#221 9s 6d. (104/1/6; tickets: 117/8/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wifes Relief

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap

Dance: End of Catches and Glees, as17811101

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Auld Robin Grey, as17820409; End of mainpiece several much admired Catches and Glees by the most Eminent Performers

Event Comment: Benefit for Farren. Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Farren, No. 13, York-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #208 4s. 6d. (63/19/0; 15/1J/6; 0/1/0; tickets: 128/9/0) (charge: #65 16s. 11d)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: As17820302athi

Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. Public Advertiser, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Edwin, No. 22, Piazza, Russel-street, Covent Garden. Mainpiece: Never acted there. Receipts: #235 7s. (178/3; tickets: 57/4) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Song: End of mainpiece Four and Twenty Fidlers all on a Row by Edwin

Monologue: 1782 04 23 After the song A Prologue on Everybody, to be spoken by Somebody in the Character of No-body

Event Comment: Benefit for Du-Bellamy. Public Advertiser, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Du-Bellamy at his house, No. 6, Queen's Buildings, Brompton. Receipts: #241 16s. (108/6/0; 27/13/6; 0/8/6; tickets: 105/8/0) (charge: #106 9s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Thou hast stole awa' from me, Mary; End of Act IV Kate of Aberdeen, both by Du-Bellamy