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Event Comment: "In no part of Bensley's voice is there an atom of the tender of mournful. [King Henry] is a part totally unsuited to his powers" (Public Advertiser, 19 Feb.). Receipts: #158 15s. (119.2; 37.15; 1.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Farmer, advertised on playbill of 16 Feb.] Receipts: #203 11s. 6d. (199.13.6; 3.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Sestini. Tickets to be had Sga Sestini's, No. 15, Mount-street, Berkley-square, and of Johnson at the Office. Receipts not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: End I: a New Dance-; in which will be introduced a Pas de Bernois-Didelot, Mlle Coulon; Pas de Trois-Coulon, the two Miss Simonets; Pas de Deux-Henry, Miss Harvey; a Pas Seul-Chevalier; Pas Seul-Mlle Coulon; the favorite Pas de Russe (composed by Gardel)-Vestris, Mlle Hilligsberg; Hornpipe-Chevalier; Pas de Cinq-the principal Dancers; Pas de Sept-the principal Dancers; conclude with: General Dance-all the Performers

Song: II: a favorite song, Gli affetti mici , composed by Paisiello,-Sga Sestini; violin obligato accompaniment-Cramer

Ballet: End Opera: L'Amour et Psiche. As17880129

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #172 2s. (128.10.0; 21.7.6; 2.6.6; tickets: 19.18.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fate Of Sparta

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years [acted 14 May 1787]. Receipts: #238 12s. 6d. (233.5.0; 5.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: As17880128

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by James Cobb]: Some of the Airs compiled from the best Masters; the rest of the Music, the Overture, Accompaniments, &c. by Linley? Sen. With variety of new Scenery ["A view of Calcuttav, from a painting done on the spot by Hodges, opens the piece" (Public Advertiser, 26 Feb.)], Dresses and Decorations. Public Advertiser, 6 Mar. 1788: This Day is published Love in the East (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #207 8s. 6d. (172.8.0; 33.9.6; 1.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East Or Adventures Of Twelve Hours

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered from Beaumont and Fletcher. Not acted these 3 years. [The playbill assigns Abigail to Mrs Webb, but "an apology being made for Mrs Webb, who was indisposed, Mrs Platt undertook to read the part" (Public Advertiser, 26 Feb.). Afterpiece in place of The Farmer, advertised on playbill of 23 Feb.] Receipts: #162 15s. (155.17; 6.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capricious Lady

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #168 13s. (146.17.0; 20.13.6; 1.2.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Event Comment: [As afterpiece Public Advertiser erroneously announces The Citizen.] Receipts: #189 6s. 6d. (184.7.6; 4.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: As17871129

Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Hilligsberg. Tickets to be had of Mlle Hilligsberg, No. 1, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross. 1st ballet: With new Dresses and Scenery. Receipts not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: End I: an entire new ballet, composed by Noverre, Les Fetes de Tempe. Principal Characters-Mlle Hilligsberg, Mlle Coulon, Didelot, Vestris, Henry, the two Miss Simonets, Coulon

Ballet: End Opera: L'Amour et Psiche. As17880129

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by John O'Keeffe, based on Les Intrigants; ou, Assaut de Fourberies, by Antoine Jean Bourlin, dit Dumaniant. Prologue probably by the author.]. Receipts: #269 8s. 6d. (264.10.0; 4.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Tantara Rara Rogues All

Dance: End: New Divertisement-[see17880124]

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera [1st time; COM 2, librettist unknown]; the Music composed by Storace. "Signor Storace does not appear to have studied that art [of music] much in Italy; for he has entirely deviated from the usual plan of Italian authors...The overture anneunces entirely a French author, and the finales are in the German style of Gluck, loaded with harsh, terrifying music of trumpeting and drumming" (Public Advertiser, 6 Mar.). Receipts: !162 [non-subscription]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Cameriera Astuta

Dance: End Opera: Les Fetes de Tempe, as17880301End I: New Dance, as17880226; Pas de Bernois, as17880226; Pas de Trois, as17880226; Pas Seul, as17880226; Pas de Russe, as17880226; Pas de Cinq, as17880226; Pas de Sept, as17880226; General Dance, as17880226

Event Comment: "Mrs Abington's Phillis partook of [fresh] novelty-it even descended to her adjusting the chairs of the drawing-room-to the humility of her whispers" (Public Advertiser, 7 Mar.). Receipts: #201 1s. (193.18; 7.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Song: As17880204

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Storace. Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Sga Storace, No. 24, Howland-street, Rathbone-place. Receipts not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Cameriera Astuta

Dance: As17880129

Event Comment: Smith's last Benefit. The Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Servants, who keep Places, are desired to be at the Theatre by Half past Four o'Clock; and those Ladies and Gentlemen who have Seats in the Pit are humbly requested to come early, to prevent Confusion. [Author of Epilogue unknown.] Receipts: #363 19s. 6d. (162.4.0; 0.0.0; 5.0.6; tickets: 196.15.0) (charge: #72 13s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End: The Lucky Return-Mills, Miss J. Stageldoir

Song: original Music, as17871103; Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, as17871103, but _Chaplin

Entertainment: Monologue After the Dancing: an Epilogue-Smith on his Intention of retiring from the Stage

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pope. [Author of Epilogue unknown.] Public Advertiser, 25 Feb.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Pope at her house, Half-moon-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #312 12s. 6d. (216.12.6; 9.8.0; tickets: 86.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17880301

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Billington; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke

Entertainment: Monologue. End: an Occasional Epilogue-Mrs Pope

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #147 2s. 6d. (118.8.0; 26.13.6; 2.1.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryder. 2nd piece: Not acted these 3 years. Public Advertiser, 23 Feb.: Tickets to be had of Ryder at his house, No. 5, Bow-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #238 19s. 6d. (137.9.0; 2.17.6; tickets: 98.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: She Stoops to Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17880301

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: Bucks have at You All as spoken in Dublin-Ryder

Event Comment: The Duenna [advertised on playbill of 11 Mar.] is obliged to be postponed on Account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer. [Afterpiece in place of The Positive Man, advertised as above.] Receipts: #226 10s. 6d. (223.4.0; 3.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: As17871129

Event Comment: Benefit for Kemble [whose 1st appearance as Hastings was in Dublin in the spring of 1782]. 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. Public Advertiser, 25 Feb.: Tickets to be had of Kemble, No. 13, Caroline-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #324 12s. (190.0; 9.8; 0.14; tickets: 124.10) (charge: #107 4s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End: The Conjugal Frolick, as17880221

Event Comment: Benefit for Vestris. Tickets to be had of Vestris, No. 8, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross. The Nobility and Gentry are requested to retire from behind the Scenes during the Representation of Euthyme et Eucharis, lest any Accident shodld happen through the falling of the Machinery, &c. 2nd ballet: With entire new Scenery and Dresses, &c. Receipts not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: End I: Les Fetes de Tempe-[see17880228]; End Opera: a new grand Tragic Ballet, never performed, Euthyme et Eucharis[, composed by Noverre. Principal Characters-Mlle Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mlle Coulon, Vestris, Sga Bedini, the two Miss Simonets, Mme Vedie, Henry, Jacolet, Saulnier, Sala, Coulon. [Partial cast from Lynham, 170: Eucharis-Mlle Hilligsberg; +Mars-Didelot; +Euthyme-Vestris; +L'Ombre-Henry; +Bellone-Coulon.

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Mrs Billington's severe Illness rendering it impossible to perform Fontainbleau [advertised on playbill of 13 Mar.], Lewis hopes the above Comedy will prove acceptable to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have Places, and to the Public in general. Public Advertiser, 11 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, Bow-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #242 16s. 6d. (156.12.6; 5.10.0; tickets: 80.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-[see17880328

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [acted in place of Love Makes a Man, advertised on playbill of 15 Mar.]. Afterpiece: Loutherbourg's celebrated Pantomimev. Not acted these 3 years [acted 4 Dec. 1786]. With new Decorations, and the Scenery new painted. With a Processionv exactly representing the Dresses, Weapons, and Manners of the Inhabitants of Otaheite, New Zealand, Tanna, Marquesas, the Friendly Islands, Sandwich Islands and Easter Islands, Tschutzki, Siberia, Kamtschatka, Nootka Sound, Onalashka, Prince William's Sound, and the other Countries visited by Captain Cook. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] Receipts: #256 17s. 6d. (250.5.6; 6.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave

Afterpiece Title: Omai or A Trip round the World

Event Comment: Richard Coeur de Lion [advertised on playbill of 24 Mar.] is obliged to be deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Receipts: #80 10s. (65.17.0; 13.7.6; 1.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Event Comment: Paid Miss Farren her Benefit Allowance [i.e. in lieu of a benefit] #200. Receipts: #238 16s. (221.10; 16.11; 0.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior