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Event Comment: Benefit for Follet, Sloper & Farley. By Particular Desire of His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador [see 7 May). 2nd piece: To conclude with a Representation of the Engagement and Defeat of the French Navy, by the British Fleet under the Command of Lord Howe, on the Glorious First of June (1794); with the bringing in La Juste, Sans Pareille, L'America, L'Achille, Northumberland, et L'Eupeteux; and the Sinking of Le Vengeur; with Rule Britannia. Receipts: #357 10s. (66/2/6; 3/16/6; tickets: 287/11/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: As17940122, but Leeson-Farren; Spruce (ISt time)-Farley; omitted: Leech, Crow, Wolfe, Mrs Tempest . omitted: Leech, Crow, Wolfe, Mrs Tempest .

Afterpiece Title: A LOYAL EFFUSION

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN AND FAUSTUS

Performance Comment: As17940213, but added: In the course of the Pantomime (for that night only) Harlequin will leap through a Blazing Star of Fireworks, and a Hogshead of Real Water; The Peacock-Sloper; omitted from I: all characters; from III: Harlequin, Miller, Bridemen, Miller's Wife, Bridemaids; from V: Playhouse Glee; VII entire; IX entire . omitted from I: all characters; from III: Harlequin, Miller, Bridemen, Miller's Wife, Bridemaids; from V: Playhouse Glee; VII entire; IX entire .
Event Comment: [Murray's 1st appearance as Dr Caius was at Bristol, 11 June 1787. In adterpiece the playbill retains Incledon, but "Last night at Covent Garden an apology [was] made for the indisposition of Incledon, and a request that Bowden might sing the Hunting Song in his stead" (Morning Herald, 29 Dec.).] Receipts: #216 15s. 6d. (208.17.6; 7.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17961107, but Dr Caius-Murray (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Mrs Ford-Mrs Pope; Justice Shallow-_; Host-_; Jack Rugby-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Dame Quickly Actor: Mrs Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Mr Oakly-Powell; Major Oakly-Dowton; Charles Oakly-Mansel (from cg, by permission of the Proprietor); Russet-Aickin; Sir Harry Beagle-R. Palmer; Lord Trinket-Russel; Captain O'Cutter-Caulfield; Paris-Maddocks; Mrs Oakly-Miss Edmead (from the Theatre Royal Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); Lady Freelove-Mrs Walcot; Harriet-Miss Stuart; Toilette-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Mrs Coates.
Cast
Role: Captain O'Cutter Actor: Caulfield
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Edmead
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Coates.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Moore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Song: Let the Dreadful Engines-Leveridge

Dance: Country Frenchman and his Wife, Dutch Skipper-duRuel, Mrs duRuel

Entertainment: Diverting ones Clinch of Barnet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Riot-Cibber; Volatil-Wilks; Horatio-Booth; Sir Tristram-Dogget; Young Cash-Pack; Spitfire-Norris; Cynthia-Mrs Rogers; Arabella-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Rogers
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Mountfort.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Hunt. Receipts: #65 7s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: See17150202, but Ben-Mrs Hunt.
Cast
Role: Ben Actor: Mrs Hunt.

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Song: Leveridge, the New Boy

Dance: delaGarde, duPre, Moreau, Bovil, Mrs Bullock; Also Swedish Dal Karl and His Wife, as17150509

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bicknell. At the Desire of several ladies of Quality. Written by the late Mr Wycherly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Booth
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Mrs Dainty Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Willis

Dance: As17180114

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock, the Dancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Burgomaster and Wife , composed by delaGarde-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17210330 but Alithea-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Younger.
Role: Pinchwife Actor: Booth
Role: Mrs Pinchwife Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Lady Fidget Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17220119, but Anne Page-Mrs Rogeir.
Cast
Role: Anne Page Actor: Mrs Rogeir.
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Seymour
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: The Magician

Event Comment: Benefit Egleton and Mrs Egleton. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #26 7s.; tickets #87 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives' Confederacy

Cast
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Moffet
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Song: End IV: Chanson a Boire-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: I: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; II: Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Legare; III: Louvre-Mrs Wall; V: The Burgomaster and his Frow-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Berriman. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #16 16s. 6d.; tickets #57 8s. Probable attendance: boxes, 8 by money and 97 by tickets; stage, 3 by money; pit, 45 by money and 135 by tickets; first gallery, 37 by money and 129 by tickets; second gallery, 45 by moeny

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew Of Venice

Performance Comment: Antonio-Ryan; Bassanio-Walker; Gratiano-Berriman; Portia-Mrs Berriman; Nerissa-Mrs Bullock; Jessica-Mrs Legar.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Legar.

Song: TThe Genius of England-Salway

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; French Peasant-Poitier, Mrs Bullock; French Sailor and Wife-Salle, Mlle Salle

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. At 6:30 p.m. Receipts: #21 11s. Probable attendance: boxes, 25 paid and 41 orders; stage, 2 paid; pit, 51 paid and 69 orders; slips, 5 paid and 2 orders; first gallery, 78 paid and 61 orders; second gallery, 35 paid and 3 orders

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17280423 but Obadiah-Berriman; Lovely-Mrs Berriman; Perriwinkle-_; Sir Philip-_; Sackbut-_; Simon Pure-_; Betty-_.
Cast
Role: Lovely Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Cook
Role: Anne Lovely Actor: Mrs Younger.

Song: Several English and Scotch Ballads-Miss Warren

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Eaton, Mrs Anderson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17290409 but Fenton-Houghton; Caius-Hall; Anne Page-Mrs Palin.
Cast
Role: Anne Page Actor: Mrs Palin.
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Younger.

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Legar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17290507, but Lucy-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Morgan.
Role: Mrs Dainty Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Mrs Squeamish Actor: Miss Holiday

Afterpiece Title: Flora

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Cantrel
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Kilby
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: FFingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit W. Mills and Mrs Mills. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17291107, but Sir Charles-W. Mills. With an entire New Prologue and the Free Mason's last new Epilogue.

Song: A new Song proper to the Occasion-

Dance: WWhitson Holyday-Boval, Mrs Mills; Dutch Boor and his Wife-Roger, Rainton; Sultana-Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #52 1s.; tickets #90 8s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: PPastoral-Salle, Mlle Salle; Dutch and Scotch Contention-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17311208, but Shallow-_; Slender-_; Fenton-_; Host-_; Anne Page-_; Mrs Quickly-_.
Cast
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: See17311020, but School Boy-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: II: Highlander and Mistress-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; III: Pastoral-Master Weeks, Miss Rogers, both Scholars to Salle; IV: A new Tambourine-Miss Rogers; V: The Baulk-Salle, Mrs Laguerre; End of Farce: Grand Dance of Momus-; Sailors-Salle, on account of Nivelon's Indisposition

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Palmer. At the particular Desire of several Gentlemen and Ladies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Haughton
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Damon Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit

Song: I: Song in Character of a Butcher's Wife-Mrs Palmer; IV: Bacchanalian Song-Excel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Quin; Juba-W. Mills; Sempronius-Mills; Syphax-Cibber; Portius-Milward; Marcus-Cross; Lucius-Winstone; Decius-Hewitt; Marcia-Mrs Thurmond; Lucia-Mrs Butler .
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Lucia Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Nell-Mrs Clive; Sir John-Salway; Lady Loverule-Mrs Pritchard .
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Dandin; Or, The Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Dandin-Dessessars; De Sotenville-Verneuil; Clitendra-De Shayes; Lubin-Maker; Colin-Cochoy, the Lilliputian; Angelica-Mrs Maker; Claudine-Mrs Cochoy; Madam de Sotenville-Franciscque .
Cast
Role: Dandin Actor: Dessessars
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Maker
Role: Claudine Actor: Mrs Cochoy

Afterpiece Title: Le Cocu Imaginaire

Dance:

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Redfern, Mrs Atkins. Tickets for Trott, Mrs Stockley, Jones taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Flanderkim by Duke and Mrs Ogden

Performance Comment: Flanderkim by Duke and Mrs Ogden .

Song: As17350422

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Ben-Miller; Tattle-Cibber; Foresight-Johnson; Valentine-Milward; Scandal-W. Mills; Sir Sampson-Shepard; Jeremy-Oates; Trapland-Griffin; Angelica-Mrs Thurmond; Prue-Mrs Clive; Mrs Frail-Mrs Cross; Mrs Foresight-Miss Hollyday; Nurse-Mrs Willis .
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: W. Mills
Role: Trapland Actor: Griffin
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Hollyday
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Nell-Mrs Clive; Sir John-Salway; Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace .
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Grace

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Cynthia-a Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage before; Riot-Giffard; Sir Tristram-Penkethman; Horatio-Havard; Valentine-Richardson; Slur-W. Giffard; Hazard-Hewitt; Young Cash-Yates; Spitfire-Norris; Howdyee-Lyon; Volatil-Wright; Aurelia-Mrs Hamilton; Teraminta-Miss Hughes; Arabella-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: I: Richmond Maggot-Lesac, Mrs Woodward; III: French Peasant-Vallois, Mrs Bullock; V: Scotch Dance-Haughton, Mlle Roland, Vallois, LeSac, Mrs Woodward, Miss Oates

Event Comment: By Desire of Mrs Mapp, the Famous Bone-Setter of Epsom. Daily Journal, 18 Oct.: On Saturday Evening there was such a Concourse of People at [lif] to see the famous Mrs Mapp, that several Gentlemen and Ladies were obliged to return back for want of Room. She came there about eight o'Clock in her Coach and Four....The Confusion at going out was so great, that several Gentlemen and Ladies had their Pocket picked

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief

Cast
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Hamilton
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Giffard.

Afterpiece Title: The Worm Doctor