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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Song: As17951112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Overture, Chorusses and new Music by Dr Arnold. Receipts: #310 6s. (230.19; 74.8; 4.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: As17951027, but Bulcazin Muley-Bensley; Pacha-Wewitzer; added: Chorus of Guards-Powell, Stannard, Hawkins, Nigh, Knights, Henderson, Aberdein; Chorus of Goatherds and Villagers-Master Welsh, Boyce, Brown, Denman, Fisher, Tett, Webb, Bardoleau, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Arne, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Butler, Miss Chatterley, Miss Granger, Miss Jackson, Mrs Maddocks, Miss Menage, Miss Mellon, Miss Wentworth.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: _Wathen, _Russell, _Benson
Role: Sailor Actor: Fairbrother
Event Comment: [First two pieces in place of The Regent, advertised on playbill of 18 Feb.] The Publick are most repectfully informed that on account of Mrs Siddons's illness The Regent cannot be acted this evening, and that the Performances will be [as above]. 3rd piece [1st time; MF 2, by James Cobb. Larpent MS 1111; not published]: Books of the Songs to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #398 8s. 6d. (275.5.6; 115.14.6; 7.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Cast
Role: Probe Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherdess of Cheapside

Performance Comment: Characters by C. Kemble, Wathen, Caulfield, R. Palmer, Suett, Wewitzer, Bannister Jun., Trueman, Miss Pope, Sga Storace, Miss Mellon. Cast from Songs (E. Cox, 1796): Captain Belford-C. Kemble; Squire Sturdy-Wathen; Trespass-Caulfield; Stingo-R. Palmer; Muddle-Suett; Monsieur L'Urbane-Wewitzer; Diaper-Bannister Jun.; Dick-Trueman; Sam-Evans; Miss Indigo-Miss Pope; Letitia-Sga Storace; Mary-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Squire Sturdy Actor: Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: As17951027, but Pacha-Wewitzer; Agnes-Miss DeCamp; added: Chorus of Goatherds and Villagers , as17960111-Master Welsh, Boyce, Brown, Denman, Fisher, Tett, Webb, Bardoleau, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Arne, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Butler, Miss Chatterley, Miss Granger, Miss Jackson, Mrs Maddocks, Miss Menage, Miss Mellon, Miss Wentworth. added: Chorus of Goatherds and Villagers , as17960111-Master Welsh, Boyce, Brown, Denman, Fisher, Tett, Webb, Bardoleau, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Arne, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Butler, Miss Chatterley, Miss Granger, Miss Jackson, Mrs Maddocks, Miss Menage, Miss Mellon, Miss Wentworth.
Cast
Role: Goatherds Actor: Packer, Jones, Burton, DeCamp
Role: Floranthe Actor: Mrs Goodall
Related Works
Related Work: The Mountaineers Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Performances

Mainpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: The Baron Actor: Packer
Role: Theodore Actor: Trueman

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Event Comment: Under the Patronage of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York. Benefit for Roselli. Tickets, 10s. 6d. each, to be had of Roselli, No. 6, King-street, St. James's-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Bella Arsene

Dance: End I: Divertissement- [see17960308 End Opera: Les Trois Sultanes-Didelot, Onorati, Gentili, Mme Rose, Mlle Parisot, Mme Bossi, Mlle Berry, Mme Hilligsberg

Song: In Opera: a new trio by Mazzinghi-Mme Banti, Rovedino, Roselli; In I: an Air-Mme Banti which was erased on account of the length of the Opera; a new additional Air-Roselli

Music: End II: a concerto on the violin composed by Jarnowick,-Master Juliano (a child of only 8 years old, patronised by the Duchess of York.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Song: As17950919

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Tickets delivered for The Country Girl will be admitted. [Afterpiece in place of The Sultan, advertised on playbill of 11 Apr.] Oracle, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Palmer, No. 12, New Lisle-street, Leicester Fields. Receipts: #346 11s. (158.3.0; 49.11.6; 4.2.6; tickets: 134.14.0). (charge: #241 16s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: As17951123, but Lysimachus-Whitfield; Perdiccas-Benson; Eumenes-Phillimore; Sysigambis-Mrs Maddocks; Slave-_. [The parts are assigned in the playbill.]The parts are assigned in the playbill.]
Cast
Role: Thessalus Actor: Maddocks

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Song: As17951204

Entertainment: End: Monologue. Collins'Ode on the Passions-Palmer

Performance Comment: Collins'Ode on the Passions-Palmer.
Cast
Role: 'Ode on the Passions Actor: Palmer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [Mrs Siddons's 1st appearance as Millwood was at Liverpool, 11 Oct. 1776.] Receipts: #503 17s. 6d. (420.4.0; 81.4.0; 2.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Thoroughgood-Aickin; Barnwell-Packer; George Barnwell-C. Kemble; Trueman-Holland; Blunt-R. Palmer; Servant-Evans; Jailor-Maddocks; Maria-Miss Miller; Millwood-Mrs Siddons; Lucy-Miss Pope (Their 1st appearance in those characters [but see below]).but see below]).

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Coeur De Lion

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: III 1st piece: Dance, as17961019

Ballet: End 2nd piece: The Scotch Ghost. As17961112

Event Comment: [1st piece in place of The Doctor and the Apothecary. advertised on playbill of 2 Dec.] Receipts: #116 9s. 6d. (67.15.6; 47.13.0; 1.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prisoner

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. [1st piece originally acted in 1767 as Dido. Prologue by David Garrick.] 3rd piece [1st time; INT 1, consisting of 3 tales in verse inserted into a continuous verse narrative]: As intended for Representation at the Theatre Royal, Hay-market, by George Colman Ynger. Morning Herald, 3 Apr. 1797: This Day is Published My Nightgown and Slippers (2s. 6d.). True Briton, 25 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Palmer, No. 39, Great Pulteney-street, Golden-square. Receipts: #491 16s. (152.3; 77.16; 11.16; tickets: 250.1) (charge: #232 18s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Queen Of Carthage

Performance Comment: Characters-Barrymore, Palmer, Caulfield, Aickin, Packer, C. Kemble, Whitfield, Cooke, Maddocks, Webb, Mrs Siddons, Miss Stuart, Miss Heard. Partial cast from European Magazine, May 1797, p. 341: Aeneas-Barrymore; Narbal-Palmer; Iopas-Caulfield; Dido-Mrs Siddons; Characters-Aickin, Packer, C. Kemble, Whitfield, Cooke, Maddocks, Webb, Miss Stuart, Miss Heard; [Text (Longman [et al], 1808) lists the other parts: Bitias, Achates, Gyas, Cloanthus, Sergestus, Adoam, Barce, Anna Prologue-C. Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Afterpiece Title: My Nightgown and Slippers

Performance Comment: The Maid of the Moor-Suett; The Newcastle Apothecary-Palmer; Lodgings to Let for Single Gentlemen-Suett.
Related Works
Related Work: My Nightgown and Slippers Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17970105

Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by Andrew Franklin. Prologue by the author (Knapp, p. 164)]. Receipts: #233 7s. (137.2; 93.0; 3.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Wandering Jew or Loves Masquerade

Performance Comment: Characters by Suett, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Wewitzer, Russell, Hollingsworth, Wathen, Webb, Evans, Phillimore, Miss Pope, Miss DeCamp, Miss Heard, Miss Tidswell, Miss Stuart. Cast from text (George Cawthorn, 1797): Sir Solomon Swallow-Suett; Major Atall-Bannister Jun.; Captain Marall-R. Palmer; Cook-Hollingsworth; Toby-Wathen; Servants-Webb, Evans; Porter-Phillimore; Lady Swallow-Miss Pope; Camilia-Miss DeCamp; Lydia-Miss Heard; Susan-Miss Tidswell; unassigned-Wewitzer, Russell, Miss Stuart; Prologue-R. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Toby Actor: Wathen

Dance: As17970513

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Robin Hood (with O bring me Wine by Shield, and There the silver'd waters roam, from The Pirates by Storace)-Sedgwick; Little John (with All in preparation, from The Haunted Tower)-Bannister Jun.; Ruttekin-Wathen; Bowman-Caulfield; Fitzherbert-Dowton; Scarlet-Trueman; Edwin-Incledon (by permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden); Clorinda-Miss Leak; Annette-Mrs Bland; Angelina-Miss DeCamp (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Ruttekin Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17961130, but Sir John Loverule (1st time; with The Early Horn)-Sedgwick; Butler-Caulfield; Doctor-_.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Song: In the course of the evening: The Storm-Incledon

Event Comment: Benefit for Phillimore, Denman, Cooke, Stokes, Miss Tidswell, Miss Heard, Mrs Benson. Morning Herald, 9 June: Tickets to be had of Miss Heard at Mrs Fletcher's, No. 239, Piccadilly; True Briton, 5 June: of Mrs Benson, No. 31, Hart-street, Bloomsbury [no others listed]. Receipts: #78 10s. (35.0.6; 41.2.6; 2.7.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #224 15s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Song: End I: When on board our trim Vessel-Cooke (composed by Carter); End IV: Chelsea Quarters (composed by Schroeder)-Cooke

Entertainment: Imitations. End: a Variety of Imitations-Caulfield

Ballet: Following Imitations: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Song: Mainpiece: With Original Musick of Matthew Locke-; and Accompaniments by Dr Arne and Linley? Sen.-; Chorus of Witches and Spirits-Kelly, Sedgwick, Dignum, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Fatal Curiosity Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: End II 1st piece: I never lov'd any dear Mary but you-Dignum (composed by Hook); End 1st piece: The Fight off Camperdown-Dignum; End I 2nd piece: The Town and Country-Dignum (composed [i.e. words] by Capt. Morris); End 2nd piece: an Answer to the above, Country and Town-Dignum

Performance Comment: e. words] by Capt. Morris); End 2nd piece: an Answer to the above, Country and Town-Dignum.