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Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Confederacy; afterpiece of Richard Coeur de Lion, both advertised on playbill of 23 Oct.] Receipts: #158 5s. (130.6; 27.11; 0.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: As17881013

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Mayor of Garratt, advertised on playbill of 22 Oct.] Receipts: #174 1s. (172.11; 1.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: As17881001

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by James Cobb, based on Doktor und Apotheker, by Gottlieb Stephanie]: With entirely new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Music composed by Carl? Ditters [von Dittersdorf] and with additional music by Stephen? Storace. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #182 13s. (126.1; 55.12; 1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #182 17s. (180.0.6; 2.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Or The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Event Comment: [Kemble's 1st appearance as Biron was at the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, in 1782.] Paid Lokes & Co., wax chandlers, #56. Receipts: #232 5s. (213.4; 18.10; 0.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Song: In III: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Forster, Miss Romanzini

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 10 years. Receipts: #170 10s. 6d. (166.2.0; 4.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17880924

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Rosina [Frances Brooke]. The Music by Shield. With entire new Scenes painted by Richards. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #207 9s. 6d. (197.9.0; 10.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Song: In II: a song-Mrs Kennedy

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 see 11 May 1789]. Receipts: #122 10s. (91.3.0; 30.16.0; 0.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 12 May 1789]. Receipts: #191 12s. 6d. (188.2.6; 3.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Song: As17881013

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Farce [who is named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill. Kemble's 1st appearance as Leon was at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin (Genest, VI, 295); Palmer's as the Copper Captain at hay, 15 July 1777]. Receipts: #133 15s. (94.17; 37.3; 1.15; tickets; none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Priuli to Aickin, but "Hull was Priuli, instead of Aickin" (World, 7 Nov.).] Receipts: #196 2s. (159.1.0; 36.13.6; 0.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by John O'Keeffe. Beginning with 8 Dec. reduced to an afterpiece of 3 short acts. Prologue by the author (World, 7 Nov.)]: With new Scenes, Dresses, &c. The Music by Handel, Rizzio, J. C.? Bach, Gretry, Corri, and Shield [who compiled the music of the other composers]. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Afterpiece: In I act. [Miss Fontenelle is identified on playbill of 22 Nov.] Account-Book, 17 Mar. 1789: Paid O'Keeffe in full for Highland Reel #67 10s. Receipts: #263 11s. 6d. (257.1.6; 6.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [Afterpiece in place of The Critic, advertised on playbill of 6 Nov. For Banks see also 10 Nov.] Receipts: #103 15s. (75.2.0; 27.14.6; 0.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; C 3, by James Wild]: Reduced [from the same by Henry Fielding] into 3 Acts. Receipts: #287 8s. 6d. (282.2.6; 5.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: As17881107

Music: Mainpiece: new Scotch Overture by Shield-

Event Comment: [Banks was from the Manchester theatre.] Afterpiece: To conclude with a Representation of the Repulse of the Spaniards before the Rock of Gibraltarv [on 13 Sept. 1782]. Scenes designed by Greenwood; Overture by Baumgarten. Receipts: #173 16s. (152.10; 20.13; 0.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior or The Magic Cestus

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #203 1s. 6d. (170.4.0; 31.17.0; 1.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Witwou'd to Dodd, but "In Dodd's absence, Suett was Witwou'd' (World, 13 Nov.). As afterpiece the playbill announces the 9th night of The Doctor and the Apothecary, but it was not acted, presumably because of Dodd's absence. Both Kemble Mem. and the Account-Book list the substitute play. See 15 Nov.] Receipts: #81 17s. 6d. (65.7.0; 16.4.0; 0.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude as 10 Nov. Receipts: #81 0s. 6d. (62.19.0; 17.12.6; 0.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Dance: End I: Jamie's Return-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp

Song: As17881007

Event Comment: Cymbeline[advertised on playbill of 14 Nov.] is deferred on Account of Mrs Siddons's Indisposition. Afterpiece: The Ninth Night [see 12 Nov. Acted in place of The Lyar, advertised on playbill of 14 Nov.]. Receipts: #120 5s. (84.9.0; 34.6.6; 1.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [Mrs Farmer is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. Her 1st two appearances had been at the hay on 29 Aug. 1787 and 9 Sept. 1788.] Receipts: #157 19s. 6d. (121.1.0; 36.12.0; 0.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Song: End IV: a Funeral Procession to Monument of Capulets-; In which a Dirge by Linley? Sen-; Vocal Parts-Dignum, Sedgwick, Danby, Wilson, Alfred, Lyons, Cox, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Mrs Shaw, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Collett, Miss Romanzini

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill retains Edwin as Nicholas, but he "was taken ill [seemingly at the conclusion of the mainpiece]; Rock was his substitute in Nicholas" (MS annotation of BM playbill: cg, Vol. VI). Afterpiece in place of Animal Magnetism, advertised on playbill of 15 Nov.] Receipts: #231 16s. (222.1; 9.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Dance: As17881025

Event Comment: Paid Pugh, oilman, #99 1s. 5d. Receipts: #111 11s. (75.17.0; 35.4.6; 0.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Song: As17881117, but Vocal Parts-Dignum, Sedgwick, Miss Collett, Miss Romanzini

Event Comment: [The plays originally intended to be acted on this night were The Man of the World and Rosina, both advertised on playbill of 18 Nov. The playbill for this night, however, announces Love in a Village, with Mrs Billington as Rosetta, and Barataria, and carries the note "On Account of the sudden Indisposition of Macklin, The Man of the World is obliged to be deferred." But a third change had to be made; in place of Love in a Village and Barataria were substituted The Conscious Lovers and Hob in the Well, occasioned by the sudden indisposition of Mrs Billington" (World, 20 Nov.).] Receipts: #158 3s. (150.14.6; 7.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Dance: As17880915

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years [not acted since 17 Oct. 1785]. Receipts: #200 (192.14.6; 7.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: As17881107

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of Animal Magnetism, advertised on playbill of 22 Nov.] Receipts: #190 2s. (181.16; 8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: As17881025