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Event Comment: Benefit for Fearon, L'Estrange, Thompson & Guard. Tickets for a Comedy, and The School for Wives will be taken. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Fearon as Justice Shallow, but on the Kemble playbill a MS annotation substitutes Waldron.] Receipts: #251 2s. 6d. (75/6/6; tickets: 175/16/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: As17820503

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; f 2, by Miles Peter Andrews, with incidental music by James Hook. MS: Larpent 607; not published; synopsis of plot in Public Advertiser, 12 Dec. Prologue by Edward Topham {London Chronicle, 20 Dec.)]. Receipts: #129 13s. 6d. (76/6/0; 53/0/0; 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Best Bidder

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Dodd, Baddeley, Barrymore, Suett, R. Palmer, Wright, Chaplin, Parsons; Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Bulkley. [Cast from European Magazine, Dec 1782, p. 465: Count Bam-Palmer; Lord Beauboot-Dodd; Snarem-Baddeley; Captain Standard-Barrymore; Inkhorn-Suett; Skip-R. Palmer; Watchman-Wright; Sir Tedious Prose-Parsons; Mrs Brocade-Mrs Wrighten; Arabella-Mrs Bulkley. Chaplin is unassigned.] Prologue spoken by Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. Prologue spoken by Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Captain Standard Actor: Barrymore
Event Comment: Benefit for Phillimore, Thompson & Nix. Receipts: #187 3s. 6d. (19/2/0; 7/12/6; 1/5/0; tickets: 159/4/0) (charge: #106 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece The Butterfly, as17830426

Song: End of mainpiece Gramacbree Molly, as17830422

Event Comment: Benefit for Fearon, L'Estrange, Thompson & Guard. Receipts: #254 1s. (80/18; tickets: 173/3) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17821214

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, Edwin, Bonnor, Fearon, Quick, Wewitzer, Stevens, Thompson, Reinhold; Mrs Davenett, Mrs Kemble. [Cast (see CG, 5 Dec. 1781): Cranky-Wilson; Bowkitt-Edwin; Bouquet-Bonnor; Idle-Fearon; Orator Mum-Quick; Vinegar-Wewitzer; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Reinhold; Dolce-Mrs Davenett; Cecilia-Mrs Kemble.] hathi. hathi.
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Miles Peter Andrews. Prologue and Epilogue by Edward Topham (see text)]: With new Scenery and Dresses. Public Advertiser, 26 Feb. 1784: This Day at Noon will be published The Reparation (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #161 1s. (148/16/0; 11/19/6; 0/5/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Reparation

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Parsons, Dodd, Brereton, Moody, Baddeley, Farren, Bannister Jun., Packer, [Lee] Lewes; Miss Pope, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Wells, Mrs Brereton, Miss Farren. [Cast from text (T. and W. Lowndes, 1784): Sir Gregory Glovetop-Parsons; Lord Hectic-Dodd; Loveless-Brereton; Captain Swagger-Moody; Pickaxe-Baddeley; Belcour-Farren; Janus-Bannister Jun.; Captain Hardy-Packer; Colonel Quorum-Lee Lewes; Lady Betty Wormwood-Miss Pope; Miss Penelope Zodiac-Mrs Hopkins; Anna-Mrs Wells; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Louisa-Miss Farren.] Prologue spoken by [Lee] Lewes. Epilogue spoken by Miss Farren . Prologue spoken by [Lee] Lewes. Epilogue spoken by Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Captain Swagger Actor: Moody
Role: Captain Hardy Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude as17831104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Wives of Windsor

Cast
Role: Maxwell Actor: Thompson
Role: Spirit Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Bribery on both Sides

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Edwin, Whitfield, Thompson, Fearon; Mrs Bates, Mrs Wilson. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Worthly, Sir Venal Pelf, Brisk;-Edwin (so Morning Chronicle, 6 May, which assigns no other parts), Spigot, Sly, Waiter; Julia, Patty.] New Prologue spoken by Kemble . Julia, Patty.] New Prologue spoken by Kemble .

Dance: End of mainpiece The Poney Races (performers not listed; see17840428)

Event Comment: Benefit for Phillimore, Thompson & Nix. Receipts: #222 13s. (22/14; 14/5; 2/3; tickets: 183/11) (charge: #107 2s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Cast
Role: Captain of the Guards Actor: Alfred

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

Song: Between the Acts of mainpiece Gramacbree Molly, as17840503

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett and Butler. [As mainpiece the playbill announces Edward the Black Prince, but it was not acted. The Account-Book lists the substitute play.] Receipts: #280 7s. (37/9; 4/6; tickets: 238/12) (charge: #115 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Hornpipe, as17840517; End of Act hi, as17840311athi

Song: End of mainpiece Gramacbree Molly, as17840503

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Mainpiece [1st time; C 3, by William Hayley. Text in his Plays . . . for a Private Theatre (T. Cadell, 1784). Prologue by George Colman, the elder. Epilogue by Edward Topham (Gazetteer, 13 Sept., which also gives the names of the speakers). The parts are assigned (see 18 Aug.)]: A new Comedy, in Rhyme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Afterpiece Title: Foote, Weston, and Shuter in the Shades

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Farren; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphry Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Phillis (1st time)-Mrs Bates; Luanda-Mrs Morton; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Miss Younge .

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: End of mainpiece Pastoral Sports, as17840922

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a song by Brett

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, author unknown; frequently attributed to Thomas Vaughan, but his authorship denied in a letter written by him to editor of the Oracle, 13 Feb. 1796. Author of Prologue unknown. Epilogue by Edward Topham (European Magazine, Nov. 1784, p. 393). MS: Larpent 670; not published; synopsis of plot in London Magazine, Nov. 1784, p. 389]. Receipts: #161 2s. 6d. (142/9/0; 18/0/6; 0/13/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Deception

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece a New Dance incident to the Piece by Mr and Miss Hamoir

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland. Prologue by the author. Epilogue by Edward Topham (see text). In 1794 this was altered by the author, and reduced to 4 acts]: With new Scenes and Dresses. Public Advertiser, 25 Jan. 1785: This Day is published The Natural Son (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #175 19s. 6d. (154/12/0; 21/0/0; 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Natural Son

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Ernesto Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd

Performance Comment: Characters by Quick, Farren, Bonnor, Wewitzer, Davies, Kennedy, Fearon, Stevens, Cubitt, Bates, Thompson; Mrs Webb, Mrs White, Mrs Wilson. [Partial cast suggested by Genest, VI, 359: Sir Fretful Plagiary-Quick; Sneer-Farren; Puff-Bonnor; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Wewitzer; Dangle-Davies; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Webb; Tilburina-Mrs Wilson.] hathi. hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Arab

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Henderson, Wroughton, Hull, Fearon, Thompson, Cubitt, Lewis; Mrs Bates, Miss Younge. [Partial cast suggested by Genest, VI, 360: Alcanor-Henderson; Barzilla-Wroughton; Halak-Hull; Sameas-Fearon [which Genest misprints "Farren"]; Herodian-Lewis; Augusta-Mrs Bates [so also Morning Post, 10 Mar.]; Glaphyra-Miss Younge. Text adds: Serapion, Affghar; Mariamne.] Prologue by the Author spoken by Henderson. [In his Memoirs, II, 208, Cumberland prints an Epilogue, written by himself, which he "presumes" was spoken, and states the speaker to have been Miss Younge.] hathi. Mariamne.] Prologue by the Author spoken by Henderson. [In his Memoirs, II, 208, Cumberland prints an Epilogue, written by himself, which he "presumes" was spoken, and states the speaker to have been Miss Younge.] hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Captain Belville Actor: Brett

Dance: As17841116

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by George Colman, the younger. MS: Larpent 704; not published; synopsis of plot in Universal Magazine, July 1785, p. 38. Prologue by the author; Epilogue by Edward Topham (European Magazine, July 1785, pp. 70-71)]: The Overture and New Airs compos'd by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Turk, And No Turk

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by A Lady [unidentified], based partly on L'Amitie A l'epreuve, by Charles Simon Favart and Claude Henri de Fusee de Voisenon]: The Overture and the new Music composed by Hook. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 30 Mar. 1786: This Day at Noon is published The Peruvian (1s. 6d.). [The music was printed under the title of The Fair Peruvian (S. A. & P. Thompson [1786]), which was the original title as given in the MS (Larpent 727).] Receipts: #246 8s. (242/16/6; 3/11/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Peruvian

Performance Comment: Characters by Johnstone, Quick, Edwin, Palmer, Booth, Darley, Meadows, Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Mrs Billington. [Cast from text (J. Bell, 1786): Belville-Johnstone; Sir Gregory Craveall-Quick; Dry-Edwin; Frankly-Palmer; Sir Harry Cripplegate-Booth; Captain-Darley; Sailor-Meadows; Blandford-Mrs Kennedy; Servant-Swords; Clara-Mrs Martyr; Susan-Mrs Morton; Coraly-Mrs Billington.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Captain Actor: Darley

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

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: 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 Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Cast
Role: Captain Banner Actor: Johnstone

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

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Marks, Brandon, Edwards, Hall, Rolles, Turtle, Walker, Doe will be admitted (Account-Book). Receipts: #265 5s. 6d. (60.8.6; 3.4.0; tickets: 201.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Perez Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Lady Eglantine Wallace. Prologue by Joseph Jekyll (World, 14 Apr.). Epilogue by Thomas Morris, with five lines added by Edward Topham (Public Advertiser, 15 Apr.)]: With new Scenes and Dresses. Public Advertiser, 26 Apr.: This Day is published The Ton (18d.). "On the next representation we hope the other performers will not give the audience reason to believe that the prompter has a part in the play from his frequent audibility" (Public Advertiser, 9 Apr.). Receipts: #295 18s. 6d. (294.9.0; 1.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ton; Or, Follies Of Fashion

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Aickin, Johnstone, Pope, Farren, Wewitzer, Bernard, Fearon, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Wells, Miss Brunton, Mrs Bernard, Mrs Morton, Mrs Pope. [Cast from text (T. Hookham, 1788): Captain Daffodil-Lewis; Ben Levy-Quick; Villiers-Aickin; Macpharo-Johnstone; Lord Ormond-Pope; Lord Raymond-Farren; Lord Bonton-Wewitzer; Pink-Bernard; Trusty-Fearon; Lady Bonton-Mrs Mattocks; Clara-Mrs Wells; Lady Clairville-Miss Brunton; Mrs Tender-Mrs Bernard; Mademoiselle-Mrs Morton; Lady Raymond-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Farren; Epilogue-Mrs Wells ["who, at the end of the epilogue, after a proper preparation, favoured the house with an imitation of Mrs Siddons in a passage of Isabella" (London Chronicle, 9 Apr.)]."who, at the end of the epilogue, after a proper preparation, favoured the house with an imitation of Mrs Siddons in a passage of Isabella" (London Chronicle, 9 Apr.)].
Cast
Role: Captain Daffodil Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Captain Douce Actor: Cubitt
Role: Tradelove Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: As17890404, but The Characters-Thompson, _Booth.
Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: Thompson, _Booth.
Role: Captain Douce Actor: Cubitt
Event Comment: Benefit for Gardner, Thompson, Macready & Miss Tweedale. Receipts: #177 13s. 6d. (32.1.6; 5.8.0; tickets: 140.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Afterpiece Title: Such Things Have Been

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Song: As17890331

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Bayne, Gilles, Standen, Gardiner, Purser, Sherratt, Thompson, Mrs Scott, Pilsbury, Henderson, Gillett, Kirk, Master Gregson will be admitted. Receipts: #48 4s. (28.17.0; 17.12.6; 1.14.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Dance: As17891121

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude with the Representation of an Engagement between the English and Spaniards, and the Storming of Fort Omoa, on the Spanish Main. Account-Book: Paid Chorus to 11th Inclusive #7 10s.; Poor Rate 1@2 Year #45 17s. 10d.; Thompson on Acct. Supernumeraries #10. Receipts: #212 3s. 6d. (179.13.0; 30.13.6; 1.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Edward Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion