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Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Inchbald. Mainpiece: By Permission of Colman [proprietor of the HAY, owner of the copyright of the play, and author of Epilogue]. Morning Chronicle, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Inchbald, No. 10, Great Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #107 8s. (71/17/6; 5/1/6; tickets: 30/9/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ill Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17851112

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Harwood, prompter. Tickets delivered for a comedy will be admitted. Morning Herald, 11 May: Tickets to be had of Burton, No. 8, Clement's Inn; of Harwood, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #216 5s. 6d. (34/19/0; 16/6/0; 2/12/6; tickets: 162/8/0) (charge: #106 2s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860105, but Ferrere in place of Williamson

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece a favourite Hunting Song (composed by Hook) by Dignum

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild. Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 31, Tavistockstreet. Receipts: #182 11s. (99/9/6; 7/6/6; tickets: 75/15/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: An Harmonic Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett and the Widow Butler. Morning Chronicle, 17 May: Tickets to be had of Fawcett, Craven Buildings; of Mrs Butler, next door to the theatre. Receipts: #235 1s. (21/17/0; 16/16/6; 0/6/6; tickets: 196/1/0) (charge: #108 18s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Dance: As17860522

Event Comment: Benefit for Gardner, Thompson, Cubitt & Guard. Tickets delivered for the 19th will be admitted. Receipts: #246 19s. (60/14; 2/15; tickets: 183/10) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: The Drummer

Dance: End of mainpiece The Wafping Landlady [perfomers not listed, but see17860426]

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer and Meadows. Morning Chronicle, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Palmer, No. 36, Bow-street, Covent Garden; of Meadows, John-street, Golden-square. Receipts: #208 10s. (36/19/6; 9/11/6; tickets: 141/19/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: As17851112. vaudeville. End of Act II of mainpiece a Variety of Imitations of Birds by Meadows

Event Comment: Benefit for Nix, Mrs Hedges & Miss Barnes. [As mainpiece the playbill announces The School for Scandal, but "Smith having an inflammation in his eyes, and Aickin being suddenly laid up with the gout, the play was obliged to be changed [to] The Beggar's Opera" (Morning Herald, 25 May).] Morning Chronicle, 22 May: Tickets to be had of Nix, No. 21, Crown-court, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden; of Mrs Hedges, No. 168, opposite New Bondstreet, Piccadilly; of Miss Barnes, at Cateman's, No. 52, Drury Lane. Receipts: #300 0s. 6d. (60/10/0; 19/13/6; 2/0/0; tickets: 217/17/0) (charge: #108 8s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17860502

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Sweet, O sweet!; End of Act II Niddity Nod; End of Act IV a favourite Hunting Song, all three by Miss Barnes [the 3rd song omitted?, i.e. mainpiece has only 3 acts]

Event Comment: Benefit for Phillimore, Spencer & Danby. Morning Chronicle, 22 May: Tickets to be had of Phillimore, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden; of Spencer, The Garrick's Head, Bow-street, Covent Garden; of Danby, Wardourstreet, Soho. Receipts: #251 15s. (26/9/0; 13/0/6; 0/17/6; tickets: 211/8/0) (charge: #107 8s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: As17860522

Song: End of Act in of mainpiece a Hunting Duett (composed by J. Danby) by Dignum and [C] Danby

Event Comment: Benefit for Brandon, box-book and housekeeper. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #300 12s. 6d. (49/15/6; 6/4/0; tickets: 244/13/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: As17860426

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Jones, Stageldoir, Newbold, Powell, Shaw, Pemberton, Dale, Smith [Account-Book adds: Mills], Miss Hale, Mrs Heard, Miss Tidswell will be admitted. Receipts: #229 17s. (18/11; 7/16; 0/15; tickets: 202/15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece Minuet de la Cour and Allemande, as17860502; End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel, as17860223

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs T. Kennedy. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Many Tickets of Mr Kennedy's having been stolen, he gives public Notice that no Tickets sold at the Doors or Avenues of the Theatre will have Admission this Evening. Morning Chronicle, 19 May: Tickets to be had of Kennedy, No. 44, Great Queen-street. Receipts: #108 4s. 6d. (41/1/6; 5/3/0; tickets: 62/0/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: As17851112

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by John Ansell, Darley, Pilfold, Marks, Longley, Eaves, Ratchford, Edwards, Mrs Arne will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #321 41. (19/7; 0/17; tickets: 301/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Dance: End of mainpiece The Irish Lilt by Mr and Mrs Ratchford

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Lyon, Sherratt, Gardner, Daglish, Gibson, Gilles, Finney, Barthrope, Aberdein, Purser, Blandy, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Lewis will be admitted. Receipts: #230 7s. (20/5; 3/17; 0/9; tickets: 205/16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Event Comment: The Duenna [announced on playbill of 27 May] is obliged to be deferred, on account of Mrs Billington's violent Hoarseness. Receipts: #63 14s. 6d. (59/19/6; 3/15/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: As17851112

Song: As17860118

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #259 19s. (247/7/0; 11/14/6; 0/17/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Green, Jackson, Varley, Hill, Doyle, R. Ledger, Bott, Akery, W. Ansell will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #278 1s. 6d. (21/1/6; 6/12/0; tickets: 250/8/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End of mainpiece Rural Merriment by Jackson and Mrs Ratchford

Event Comment: Benefit for Portal, Shade, Hicks & Palmer Sen. Receipts: #249 4s. 6d. (17/4/0; 10/4/6; 2/12/0; tickets: 219/4/0) (charge: #105 9s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Dance: As17860522

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Hall, Young, Brandon, Curteen, Bourrelier, Rolls, Cox, Robson, Ansell, Roberts, Orme will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #311 15s. (25/4/6; 2/5/6; tickets: 284/5/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Dance: As17851019

Event Comment: Benefit for Wood, Cameron & Percey. Receipts: #256 2s. (13/15; 7/5; 0/15; tickets: 234/7) (charge: #108 11s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End of mainpiece The Minuet de la Cour by the Miss Stageldoirs

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Furlcins, Turtle, Doe, Rye, Luxmore, Dalby, Crosby, Shuter, Pilbrow, Paddick, Mrs Lampe, Hall (carpenter), Mrs Green will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #224 11s. 6d. (35/0/6; 4/12/0; tickets: 184/19/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: As17860426

Event Comment: Benefit for Carleton, Wilson, Newton & J. Shade. Receipts: #23I 18s. 6d. (15/12/0; 9/12/6; 0/0/0; tickets: 206/14/0) (charge: #105 17s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: As17860601

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Halley, Brereton, Walker, Mason, Clarridge, Simmons, Pemberton, Mrs Harris, Mrs Linton, Mrs Egan will be admitted (Account Book). Receipts: #175 13s. (54/2; 3/10; tickets: 118/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: As17860527

Event Comment: The last Time of the Company's performing this Season. Receipts: #185 17s. (181/14; 4/3). Account-Book, 9 June: Received Stage Forfeits this Season #61 2s.; received of His Majesty for the Box this Season #60; paid Barlow [treasurer] in full for salary this Season #200; 20 June: Paid one yrs Land Tax #105 os. 4J

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Song: As17860502 throughout

Event Comment: Benefit for Alfred, Brigg, Bourk & Walker. Tickets delivered for the 30th of May will be admitted. Morning Chronicle, 6 June: Tickets to be had of Alfred, No. 2, Middle-Temple-Lane; of Brigg, No. 6, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden; of Bourk, No. 13, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden; of Walker, No. 8, Bedford-street, Bedford-Row. Receipts: #209 15s. (33/9; 18/0; 2/8; tickets: 155/18) (charge: #105 13s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Bourk; End of mainpiece a new Minuet and Quadrille by Hamoir, Brigg, Mrs Sutton, Miss Stageldoir, &c

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of Daphne and Amintor, announced on playbill of 6 June.] Windham Diary (7 June 1786), p. 79: Mrs Siddons did 'Rosalind' much better than the first time, but not equal to her tragedy: there is a want of hilarity in it; it is just, but not easy. The highest praise that can be given to her comedy is, that it is the perfection of art; but her tragedy is the perfection of nature. Receipts: #219 16s. 6d. (192/1/0; 26/2/6; 1/13/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860522

Song: As17860218