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Event Comment: Benefit for Dignum. 3rd piece: To conclude with a Grand Representation of a Regatta. [This was included in both subsequent performances.] Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Dignum, Red Lion-Square, the corner of Leigh-Street. Receipts: #243 16s. 6d. (62.9.0; 17.18.0; 0.9.6; tickets: 163.0.0) (charge: #107 9s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: Le Matin Midi et le Soir

Performance Comment: As17880506, but Night. Moon-light. Duett (for that night only, composed by Kelly)-Kelly, Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Song: End II 1st piece: The Race Horse (composed by Dibdin)-Dignum

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Mara. Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Mme Mara, No. 64, Pall-Mall. Receipts: #149 17s. 6d. (73.10.0; 9.2.6; 1.5.0; tickets: 66.0.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Brooks. Public Advertiser, 22 July: Tickets to be had of Mrs Brooks at Woodmason's, No. 66, Pall-mall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Dance: As17880707

Event Comment: "The Gnome was represented for a second time, or rather a first, as on Tuesday evening it could only be termed a rehearsal, and a bad one at best" (Public Advertiser, 7 Aug.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Gnome

Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT I]. Public Advertiser, 8 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Jewell, No. 26, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17880626 but Lazarillo-Bannister Jun.; Rosina (for that night only)-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Event Comment: "Recovered from an illness [see 2 Aug.]...Edwin made his appearance...So continued was the applause on his coming on, that some minutes elapsed before he could proceed" (Public Advertiser, 18 Aug.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sword Of Peace

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bannister. 2nd piece [1st time; INT I, by George Colman, elder]: A much admired Scene from The Genius of Nonsensev. Public Advertiser, 18 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bannister, No. 2, Frith-street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: The Blade Bone or Agreeable Companion

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Entertainment: Monologue Preceeding 1st piece: A Touch of the Times; or, The Humours of London-Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Bannister; Sir T. Maxwell-Thompson; Invoice-Davies; Julep-Booth; Apozem-Wewitzer; Calomel-Rock [Public Advertiser: Cubitt]; Camphire-Stevens; Dr Last-Edwin; Mrs Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Miss Tweedale.

Dance: End: A Divertissement-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17881023, but Elder Brother-Benson [Public Advertiser; Burton]; Younger Brother-Banks.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years [not acted since 2 Nov. 1761]. With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. In Act I a Grand Banquetv. In Act II the Trial of Queen Katharinev. In V a Procession to the Christening of Princess Elizabethv. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] Mrs Siddons's Queen Katharine was "too laboured -particularly the Trial Scene, where the words came so slow and measured that they seemed to be distilled" (Public Advertiser, 29 Nov.). Receipts: #260 11s. (248.12; 11.6; 0.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Song: In IV: a song (composed by Linley? Sen)-Mrs Crouch

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Richard Bentley. Beginning with 4 Feb. 1789 reduced to an afterpiece of 2 acts. Not in Larpent MS; not published; synopsis of plot in Public Advertiser, 15 Dec.]: With entire new Dresses, Scenery, and Decorations. The Music partly selected from the works of Haydn, Purcell, Pleyel, Anfossi, Cimarosa, Gretry, Giordani, Sacchini [the score (Longman and Broderip [1788]) adds: Irwich]; and partly composed by Shield. With a Grand Overture by Salieri. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #245 3s. 6d. (238.6.6; 6.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Dance: End: a New Dance, as17881107, but Mrs _Ratchford

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'Clock. Afterpiece: Not acted these 10 years. Public Advertiser, 12 Dec.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #282 6s. (143.1.0; 22.19.6; 0.10:6; tickets: 115.15.0) (charge: #107 9s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosed

Dance: As17881113

Song: As17881002

Event Comment: "In the interview with Tubal [Kemble] would have proved successful in marking the rapid transitions between his joy and grief...had not his voice somewhat failed him, being exhausted by the great exertion immediately preceding" (Public Advertiser, 19 Jan.). Receipts: #156 5s. 6d. (131.1.0; 24.11.0; 0.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Dance: End III: Jamie's Return-[see17890107]; End IV: Minuet de la Cour and Gavot-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Billington. Public Advertiser, 8 Jan.: Tickets to be ha of Mrs Billington, No. 53, Poland-street. Receipts: #419 16s. 6d. (296.5.0; 2.14.6; tickets: 120.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Dance: End II: As17881025; End: A Divertissement, as17881001

Song: In I: Sweet Bird-from L'Allegro Il Penseroso by Handel Mrs Billington; accompanied on the flute-W. Parke; additional songsby Anfossi, Sacchini, Dr Arnold, -Mrs Billington

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wallis. Public Advertiser, 27 Jan.: Tickets to be had of Miss Wallis, at Alden's, No. 15, Caroline-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #297 10s. (160.6; 6.9; tickets: 130.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: As17881112

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'Clock. Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years. [Epilogue by Robert Jephson.] Afterpiece: Written by D. Garrick, Esq. Public Advertiser, 31 Jan.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #340 5s. 6d. (166.10.0; 11.0.0; 1.4.6; tickets: 161.11.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Law Of Lombardy

Afterpiece Title: Lethe or AEsop in the Shades

Performance Comment: Lord Chalkstone-Bannister Jun.; Mercury-Kelly; songs-Kelly; AEsop-Aickin; Fine Gentleman-R. Palmer; Frenchman-Baddeley; Drunken Man-Moody; Charon-Williames; Bowman-Lamash; Old Man-Parsons; Fine Lady (with song in character, and for this night only)-Mrs Siddons.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pope. Public Advertiser, 23 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Pope at her house, Half-moon-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #267 12s. (178.4.6; 3.13.6; tickets: 85.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Edwin; Dupely-Bernard; Old Groveby-Fearon; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; The Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon (for that night only)-Mrs Pope.

Dance: In I afterpiece: Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Occasional Address-Mrs Pope

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. A new and accurate edition of Isabella to be had at the Theatre. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Kemble as Biron, but he being ill on Thursday night, an apology was made for Whitfield's assumption of Biron, on the ground of his having studied the character on two hour's notice" (Diary, 6 Apr.) Public Advertiser, 28 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Palmer, No. 3, London Road, St. George's Fields. Receipts: #274 6s. 6d. (117.4.0; 15.5.6; 3.1.0; tickets: 138.16.0) (charge: #123 13s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Song: As17881028, but Vocal Parts-Mrs _Forster, Dignum

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Public Advertiser, 27 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, Broad court, Bow-street, Covent-garden. [Mainpiece: Epilogue by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by John O'Keeffe]: With proper Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Receipts: #379 13s. (192.6.6; 4.9.6; tickets: 182.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback or A Frolick in Bagdad

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady ; or, Jack in Distress- See17890616

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: Mother Shipton's Review of the Audience-(with Alterations and Additions) Quick?

Event Comment: Benefit for Kelly. Public Advertiser, 28 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 7, King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #216 15s. 6d. (76.9.0; 21.7.6; 2.18.0; tickets: 116.1.0) (charge: #120 17s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: In afterpiece: a new Hunting Glee ['Tis health that gives birth] (1st time; composed by Callcott)-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick

Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. Tickets delivered for Wednesday last, the 15th inst., will be admitted. Public Advertiser, 4 Apr.: Tickets [for 15 Apr.] to be had of Edwin, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden. Mainpiece: Written by Dr Goldsmith. Afterpiece: By Permission of [George Colman elder, owner of the copyright]. Receipts: #326 1s. 6d. (228.6.6; 9.13.0; tickets: 88.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good natured Man

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Song: End: a new comic song, Four@and@Twenty Periwigs all on a Row-Edwin

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Public Advertiser, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Great Suffolk-street, Charing-cross. Receipts: #312 1s. (181.14; 8.2; tickets: 122.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: The Catch Club i

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'Clock. Mainpiece: Never performed there. Public Advertiser, 24 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #302 14s. 6d. (104.15.0; 13.19.0; 0.17.6; tickets: 183.3.0) (charge: #108 15s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Dignum; Captain Belville-Williames; Rustic-Fawcett; Irishmen-Phillimore, Alfred; William (for this night only)-Mrs Jordan; Phoebe-Miss Romanzini; Dorcas-Mrs Love; Rosina-Miss Barnes.
Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. Public Advertiser, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 2, Frith-street, Soho. Afterpiece: By Permission of G. Colman, Esq., taken from The Genius of Nonsense. Receipts: #266 3s. 6d. (137.1.0; 15.3.0; 0.13.6; tickets: 113.6.0) (charge: #116 5s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: The Blade Bone or Harlequins Frolic

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: British Loyalty[; or, A Squeeze for St. Paul's by George Colman ynger]-Bannister Jun

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Fontenelle. Public Advertiser, 14 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Fontenelle at her house, No. 271, Holbourn. 2nd piece: Compressed into 3 short Acts. "Miss Fontenelle...is the best Romp we ever saw, Mrs Jordan alone excepted...We were sorry to see [her] fall over the groove of the scene; but as practice is more forcible than precept, we hope it will teach her the truth of Friar Lawrence's caution, 'they stumble who run fast'" (Diary, 4 May). Receipts: #219 19s. (133.14.6; 6.8.6; tickets: 79.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: As17890219, but Roxalana-Miss Fontenelle (for that night only; 1st appearance in that character). 1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Quick, Edwin, Bannister, Johnstone, Blanchard, Cubitt, Davies, Miss Reynolds, Miss Fontenelle. [For cast see17881106; on this night Cubitt acted Laird of Raasay.]For cast see17881106; on this night Cubitt acted Laird of Raasay.]

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Piping Pedlar-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin