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Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of Midas, announced on playbill of 1 Nov.] Receipts: #151 5s. (146/14; 4/11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Dance incident to the Play; End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady by Blurton, Rayner, Miss Besford

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Alterations by the Author [John O'Keeffe]. Receipts: #156 6s. (153/9; 2/17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau Or Our Way In France

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Dance: End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady, as17851102

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Henderson as Evander, but "on account of the sudden indisposition of Henderson . . . Bensley kindly undertook the part of Evander" (Morning Post, 5 Nov.).] Paid Mullins, shoemaker, in full for the 3 last Seasons #108 0s. 6d. Receipts: #269 12s. (262/3/6; 7/8/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces The Way to Keep Him, but it "was postponed on account of the sudden indisposition of King and Miss Farren" (Public Advertiser, 7 Nov.). Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book.] Receipts: #225 8s. (195/8/0; 29/12/6; 0/5/0; ticket not come in: 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Paid Mrs Pope in full for her allowance for cloathing last Season #250. Receipts: #249 14s. (243/12/6; 6/1/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady, as17851102; In Act I of afterpiece Dance, as17851010, but Mrs Goodwin in place of Miss Andre

Event Comment: [This was Henderson's last appearance on the stage. He died on 25 Nov. 1785. "He was the only performer, since the death of Mr Garrick, who could with any degree support the various characters of Shakespeare. His person approached the middle size, his voice was naturally thick, his judgment was strong, his attention great, and his sudden transition from one passion to another fully evinced his abilities; his chief excellence lay in strong colouring, in broken and abrupt speeches, especially in parts of tragic horror; his scale was so extensive that it included the extremes of Tragedy and Comedy" (Oulton, 1796, 1, 150-51).] Receipts: #258 6s. (250/14; 7/12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Dance: As17851103

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Thomas Holcroft]: The Overture and the rest of the music entirely new, by Shield. With new Dresses, &c. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 22 Nov. 1785: This Day is published The Choleric Fathers (price not listed). Receipts: #240 4s. (238/3; 2/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Fathers

Afterpiece Title: Appearance is against Them

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Recruiting Serjeant [performers not listed (see17851007)]; End of mainpiece new dance, The Piping Pedlar, by Byrn and Mrs Goodwin

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #211 0s. 6d. (206/17/0; 4/3/6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Fathers

Afterpiece Title: Appearance is against Them

Dance: End of mainpiece The Piping Pedlar, as17851110, but added: Ratchford

Event Comment: In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] Afterpiece: Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 1 May 1786]. Receipts: #326 9s. 6d. (324/0/6; 2/9/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece Juliet's Funeral Procession with the Solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts by Johnstone, Brett, Meadows, Cubitt, Darley, Doyle, Pemberton; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Miss Orme, Mrs Gray, Miss Francis, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Kennedy

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 2 May 1786]. Receipts: #142 11s. 6d. (113/15/0; 28/9/6; 0/7/0). Orders and Free #76 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #274 4s. 6d. (269/14/6; 4/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Fathers

Afterpiece Title: Appearance is against Them

Dance: As17851112

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Devil upon Two Sticks, announced on playbill of 17 Nov.] Receipts: #139 12s. 6d. (134/6/0; 5/6/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Choleric Fathers

Afterpiece Title: Appearance is against Them

Dance: As17851103

Event Comment: 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)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Event Comment: [Mrs Jordan's 1st recorded appearance as Imogen was at Leeds, 25 July 1785.] Afterpiece Never performed there. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #174 6s. (136/6/0; 37/17/6; 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing by Williamson and Miss Stageldoir, and Singing by Miss Field; End of Act III The Market-Day, as17851024

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #147 1s. 6d. (127/6/0; 18/18/0; 0/17/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Taken from Solyman the Magnificent of Marmontel. Receipts: #192 4s. (183/16; 8/8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End of mainpiece The Recruiting Serjeant, as17851007; Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Byrn; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford

Event Comment: Account-Book, 28 Nov.: Paid Mrs Abington by check dated 5th Dec. #100. Receipts: #179 17s. (173/9; 6/8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: As17851107 throughout

Event Comment: [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Mrs Lovemore was at Bath, 31 Oct. 1778. Afterpiece in place of The Humourist, announced on playbill of 25 Nov.] "[Mrs Siddons's] retort courteous, mimicry of laugh, and listless indifference of Lovemore were truly excellent . . . [Miss Farren's] descriptions of Ranelagh Ladies meeting, &c. were highly seasoned, and had an excellent counterpart in Smith's appendix" (Public Advertiser, 28 Nov.). Receipts: #232 2s. 6d. (219/3/0; 12/17/0; 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Event Comment: "Of [Holman's] faults his manner after the death of Tybalt was the most censurable: horror and concern for an action should not be expressed by appearing out of breath" (Public Advertiser, 29 Nov.). Receipts: #204 11s. (203/5; 1/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Song: As17851121

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Robin Hood, announced on playbill of 28 Nov.] Receipts: #112 (109/6/6; 2/13/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Event Comment: Paid Graham, Bricklayer, #35. Receipts: #262 3s. 6d. (229/14/0; 31/18/0; 0/6/6; tickets not come in: 0/5/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: As17851103

Event Comment: [Lawrence is identified in European Magazine, Dec. 1785, p. 467, which notes that he "formerly performed in Dr Stratford's Lord Russell [at DL, 20 Aug. 1784]."] Receipts: #137 11s. (89/13/0; 43/17/6; 4/0/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Event Comment: [For changes in the cast of afterpiece see Public Advertiser, 6 Dec., which does not state who took Miss Kemble's place as Lady Macbeth.] Receipts: #285 4s. (262/9; 21/14; 1/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: As17851028

Event Comment: "Of the low comedy of Mrs Jordan ... we cannot say too much in its praise. Let her avoid an indulgence, however, in too much buffoonery" (Public Advertiser, 5 Dec). Receipts: #259 11s. (221/17/0; 36/11/6; 0/12/6; tickets not come in: 0/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Song: As17850920

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of Poor Vulcan!,announced on playbill of 2 Dec.] Receipts: #117 17s. (110/10; 7/7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier