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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Performance Comment: Sir Ralph [in text: Robert ] Ramble-Lewis; Solus-Quick; Irwin-Pope; Lord Norland-Farren; Harmony-Munden; Edward-Miss Grist; Placid-Macready; Hammond-Powel; Porter-Thompson; Miss Wooburn-Mrs Esten; Mrs Placid-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Spinster-Mrs Webb; Lady Eleanor Irwin-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Edward Actor: Miss Grist
Role: Porter Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Holman; King Henry-Harley; Buckingham-Farren; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Macready; Prince Edward-Simmons; Duke of York-Miss Standen; Catesby-Davies; Lieutenant-Cubitt; Norfolk-Evatt; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Miss Chapman; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Simmons
Role: Ratcliffe Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Sprigs of Laurel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Holman; King Henry-Harley; Buckingham-Farren; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Macready; Prince Edward-Master Curties; Duke of York-Miss Standen; Catesby-Davies; Lieutenant-Claremont; Norfolk-Richardson; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Miss Chapman; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Master Curties
Role: Ratcliffe Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17941010, but added: Merlin-Thompson.
Cast
Role: Merlin Actor: Thompson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Holman; King Henry-Harley; Buckingham-Macready; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Toms; Prince Edward-Master Curties; Duke of York-Miss Standen; Catesby-Claremont; Lieutenant-Haymes; Norfolk-Richardson; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Powel; Oxford-Farley; Terrel-Davenport; Blunt-Cross; Forrest-Rees; Servant-Abbot; Yeoman-Ledger; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Miss Chapman; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Master Curties
Role: Ratcliffe Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Cast
Role: Constables Actor: Thompson, Cross, Abbot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick And Margaret Of Anjou

Performance Comment: Earl of Warwick-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Earl of Suffolk-Hull; Earl of Pembroke-Richardson; Officer-Thompson; King Edward-Macready; Lady Elizabeth Grey (1st time)-Miss Mansel; Lady Clifford (1st time)-Mrs Townsend; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Thompson
Role: King Edward Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: The Lie of the Day

Cast
Role: Baptista Actor: Thompson
Role: Landlord Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Song: In Course Evening: The Waiter-Fawcett; Master Thedy Shemus O'Shaughnessey O'Finnegin Delaney's History of Himself-Johnstone; Mad Bess (in character)-Mrs Clendining; The Sportman's snug little Cot, Admiral Benbow-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Holman; King Henry-Murray; Buckingham-Macready; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Toms; Prince Edward-Master Curties; Duke of York-Miss Standen; Catesby-Claremont; Lieutenant-Haymes; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Powel; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Miss Chapman; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Master Curties
Role: Ratcliffe Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Olympus in an Uproar; or, The Descent of the Deities

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Murray; King Henry-Hull; Buckingham-Clarke; Stanley-Thompson; Tressel-Wheatley (2nd appearance [see17970925]); Prince Edward-Miss Standen; Duke of York-Master Standen; Lieutenant-Waddy; Catesby-Claremont; Ratcliffe-Abbot; Lord Mayor-Powel; Oxford-Farley; Norfolk-Davenport; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Mrs Litchfield; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Stanley Actor: Thompson
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Standen

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: In afterpiece: a Ballet-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: Sir Edward Mortimer-H. Johnston; Adam Winterton-Fawcett; Rawbold-Murray; Fitzharding-Betterton; Samson-Suett (By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane); Armstrong-Mansel; Orson-Emery; Robbers-Whitmore, Thompson, Master Webb; Wilford-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified]); Helen-Miss Betterton; Blanch-Mrs Gibbs; Judith-Mrs Litchfield; Barbara-Mrs Chapman; Chorus of Robbers-Linton, Oddwell, Thomas, Everett; Chorus of Servants-Street, Curties, Abbot, Lee, J. Linton, Smith, Tett, Ms Castelle, Ms Morton, Ms Leserve, Ms Burnett, Ms Follett, Ms Iliff, Ms Gilbert.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: End: a new Scotch Ballet, The Highland Lovers (under the direction of Bologna Jun.)-Bologna Jun., Hawtin, King, Mrs Watts, Miss Brugier (1st appearance)

Song: In course Evening: Sally in our Alley-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance [Lee]); King Henry-Murray; Buckingham-Clarke; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Mansel; Prince Edward-Miss Sims; Duke of York-Miss Gilbert; Lieutenant-Waddy; Catesby-Claremont; Ratcliffe-Klanert; Lord Mayor-Thompson; Terrel-Abbot; Norfolk-Davenport; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Mrs Litchfield; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Cast
Role: Baptista Actor: Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Holman; King Henry-Murray; Buckingham-Betterton; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Mansel; Prince Edward-Miss Sims; Duke of York-Miss Gilbert; Lieutenant-Waddy; Catesby-Claremont; Ratcliffe-Klanert; Lord Mayor-Thompson; Oxford-Atkins; Terrel-Abbot; Norfolk-Davenport; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Mrs Litchfield; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Lord Mayor Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performance Comment: Jemmy Jumps-Munden; Valentine-Johnstone; Farmer Blackberry-Townsend; Col. Dormant-Davenport; Rundy-Simmons; Fairly-Thompson; Farmer Stubble-Atkins; Waiter-Abbot; Flummery-Rees; Molly Maybush-Mrs Martyr; Louisa-Mrs Sydney; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Betty Blackberry-Mrs Litchfield.
Cast
Role: Fairly Actor: Thompson
Event Comment: Benefit Chapman [who states that he is in danger of losing vision in one eye. Tickets at Chapman's House, the Corner of Bow Street cg.] London Daily Post and General Advertiser, 27 March: Last Week died, after a most tedious and expensive Illness, at Chelsea, Mrs Laguerre, formerly a celebrated Dancer on the Stage. Daily Post, 29 March: During the Rehearsal [on 27 March], of a new Tragedy, written by Mr Thompson, call'd Edward and Eleonora, (which was to have been acted on this Day) he receiv'd, to his great Surprise, a Message from the Lord Chamberlain, absolutely forbidding the acting of the said Play. No Objection having been made to the Whole or any Part of it, we must conclude it was consider'd as immoral or seditious

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: GGrand Ballet-Glover, Mlle Roland; Two Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Andrews, Calkin, Chatterley, Dangerfield, Edwards, Gardiner, Gilles, Henderson, Humphreys, Irish, Long, Massingham, Panchaud, Scott, Sherratt, Smith, Stevens, Thompson] will be admitted. Receipts: #57 15s. 6d. (36.14.6; 17.14.0; 3.7.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: As17920613

Event Comment: Tickets Delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Andrews, Bowley, Calkin, Chatterley, Dangerfield, Edwards, Faux, Gilles, Henderson, Humphries, Irish, Long, Massingham, Panchaud, Scott, Sherratt, Smith, Stevens, Thompson, Wooldridge] will be admitted. Receipts: #64 18s. 6d. (54.5.6; 10.13.0; 0.0.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Lewis; Gloster-Clarke; Belmour-Hull; Ratcliffe-Davies; Catesby-Booth; Derby-Thompson; Dumont-Wroughton; Alicia-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance in that character these 6 years); Jane Shore-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Derby Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

Performance Comment: As17840129, but 2nd Sportsman-Thompson; in Musical Characters, Brett in place of Thompson; omitted: Sea Captain . in Musical Characters, Brett in place of Thompson; omitted: Sea Captain .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rage

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 1

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pope, Incledon, Farren, Fawcett, Bowden, Macready, Miss Hopkins, Miss Wallis. Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1795): Edward Prince of Wales-Pope; Sir Ralph Neville-Incledon; King Edward III-Farren; Leveret-Fawcett; Fitz@Alan-Bowden; Lord Edward Spyncer-Macready; Revel-Burton; Ferryman-Rees; Eustace-Linton; Lady Blanche-Miss Hopkins; Countess of Kent-Miss Wallis; Villagers-Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 2

Song: Part I: concludes with ancient British Airs-; Chorus of Bards-, accompanied on the Harp by Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost; or, Little Fanny's Love. The Lady of Dunblain-Mlle Parisot (By permission of the Proprietor of the king's Theatre); Jamie-Gentili; Glaude-Dubois; Saundy-Master Menage; Donald-Whitmell; Elpsa-Mrs Brooker; Fanny (with a Hornpipe)-Sga Bossi delCaro; Hornpipe-Sga Bossi delCaro; Villagers-Banks, Butler, Garman, Nicolini, Roffey, Thompson, Wells, Ms Barrett, Ms Bourk, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Daniels, Ms Thompson, Ms Haskey

Performance Comment: The Lady of Dunblain-Mlle Parisot (By permission of the Proprietor of the king's Theatre); Jamie-Gentili; Glaude-Dubois; Saundy-Master Menage; Donald-Whitmell; Elpsa-Mrs Brooker; Fanny (with a Hornpipe)-Sga Bossi delCaro; Hornpipe-Sga Bossi delCaro; Villagers-Banks, Butler, Garman, Nicolini, Roffey, Thompson, Wells, Ms Barrett, Ms Bourk, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Daniels, Ms Thompson, Ms Haskey.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Pope, Murray, Davenport, Clarke, Thompson, Rees, Blurton, Wilde, Abbot, Curties, Mrs Pope, Miss Betterton, Mrs Gibbs, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text (G. G. and J. Robinson. 1798): Sir George Versatile-Lewis; Lord Vibrate-Quick; Mr Delaval-Pope; Doctor Gosterman-Murray; Thompson-Davenport; Williams-Clarke; Master of the Hotel-Thompson; Jenkins-Rees; Waiter-Blurton; Harry-Abbot; Footman-Curties; Maria-Mrs Pope; Lady Jane-Miss Betterton; Lucy-Mrs Gibbs; Lady Jane's Woman-Mrs Norton; Lady Vibrate-Mrs Mattocks; unassigned-Wilde; Prologue-Whitfield; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see17980226).] Epilogue-Quick, Mrs Mattocks. [This was spoken, as here assigned (except on 5 and 7 June), at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned (except on 5 and 7 June), at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Thompson Actor: Davenport
Role: Master of the Hotel Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Joan of Arc

Cast
Role: Abbot Actor: Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Samson

Performance Comment: Samson-Beard; Manoa-Savage; Micah-Mrs Cibber; Dalila-Mrs Clive; Harapha-Reinhold; Officer-Lowe; Israelite Women-Signora Avoglio, Miss Edwards; Philistine Women-Signora Avoglio, Miss Edwards; Philistine-Lowe (Deutsch, Handel p. 559).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Statesman Foil'd

Performance Comment: Characters-Sowdon, Mahoon, Bannister, Miss Grace, Miss Edwards. Lord Crafty-Sowdon; Meanwell-Mahoon; Worthy-Bannister; Amilia-Miss Edwards; Sally-Miss Groce (Edition of 1768).

Dance: As17680530

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Judgment of Paris

Performance Comment: Parts by Mahoon, Bannister, Vandermere, Mrs Barthelemon, Mrs Saunders, Miss Ogilvie, Miss Edwards. Paris-Mahoon; Mercury-Bannister; Palaemon-Vandermere; Oenone-Mrs Barthelemon; Venus-Miss Edwards; Pallas, Discord-Mrs Saunders; Juno-Miss Ogilvie (Edition of 1768).
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Edwards

Dance: As17680530

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter; or, Arthur's Round Table Restored

Performance Comment: King Edward-Aickin; Genius of England-Reddish; Sir Dingle (court fool)-King; Nat Needle-Parsons; Roger-Weston; Spirits-Miss Hayward, Mrs Morland, Miss Rogers, Mrs Simson; Edward the Black Prince-Miss Hopkins; Chief Druid-Inchbald; Squallini-Mrs Wrighten; Queen Philippa-Mrs Johnston (Genest's News Clippings).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

Afterpiece Title: Harvest Home

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Meadows, Chapman, Usher, Mathews, Johnson, Young Sestini, Mrs Bannister, Mrs Edwards, Miss George. Cast from text (Harrison and Co., 1787): Glanville-Meadows; Trim-Chapman; Scandaroon-Usher; Muzzy-Mathews; Congo-Johnson; Pickle-Young Sestini; Cleora-Mrs Bannister; Goody Muzzy-Mrs Edwards; Unah-Miss George; Signora Estella-Mrs Poussin (see17870521).
Cast
Role: Goody Muzzy Actor: Mrs Edwards

Entertainment: Monologue End: Occasional Address (in character)-Young Sestini (European Magazine, July 1787, p. 63)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: Dr Last's Examination

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Oldcastle-Parsons; Goodall-Moss; Valentine-Johnson; Drunken Colonel-Bannister Jun.; Charlotte-Mrs Forster; Mrs Highman-Mrs Webb; Intriguing Chambermaid-Mrs Edwards.

Afterpiece Title: The Day

Performance Comment: Morning. Champaign Country The Early Horn-Miss George; How sweet in the Woodlands-Davies, Miss George; Noon. Skirts of a Wood Sweet Echo-Mrs Bannister; Dance Shepherd's Wedding-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets; Prithee Susan-Meadows, Mrs Forster; Afternoon. A Drawing-Room Time has not thinn'd-Meadows, Mrs Bannister; Where the Bee sucks-Davies, Mathews, Miss George, Mrs Bannister; Night. A Country Church-yard My Lucy alas is no more-Chapman, Mrs Forster, Mrs Edwards; dance Fairies Sporting-young D'Egville, Giorgi's Scholars, Miss DeCamp; Musical Epilogue-Meadows, Chapman, Mathews, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Forster.
Related Works
Related Work: The Six Days' Adventure; or, The New Utopia Author(s): Edward Howard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Wife Well Managed

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Edwin, Kemble, Burton, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Whitfield. [Cast suggested by Genest, VI, 570: Don Pisalto-Edwin; Father Bernardo-Kemble; Teague-Burton; Inis-Mrs Edwards; Lady Pisalto-Mrs Whitfield.]

Afterpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke; or, Trappolin's Vagaries

Song: End 2nd piece: Four@and@twenty Perriwigs all on a Row-; In 3rd piece: Quoz-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. Principal Characters-Kelly, Barrymore, Suett, Waldron, Sedgwick, Hollingsworth, Jones, Phillimore, Banks, Fawcett, Maddocks, Lyons, Wilson, Alfred, Fairbrother, Danby, Shaw, Vincent, Boyer, Stageldoir, Horsfall, Dorion, Capon, Bannister Jun., Miss Romanzini, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley, Mrs Fox, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Barnes, Mrs Edwin, Miss Palmer, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Davies, Mrs Butler, Mrs Gawdry, Mrs Crouch. [Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1789), and European Magazine, Nov. 1789, p. 378: Mask-Kelly; Commandant-Barrymore; Turnkey-Suett; Lawyer-Waldron; Officer-Sedgwick; Mob-Hollingsworth, Jones, Phillimore, Maddocks, Lyons, Fairbrother, Webb [not listed in playbill]; Thomas-Banks; Jonas-Bannister Jun.; Nannette-Miss Romanzini; Abbess-Mrs Edwards; Nuns-Miss Hagley, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Barnes; Teresa-Mrs Fox; Carline-Mrs Crouch; unassigned-Fawcett, Wilson, Alfred, Danby, Shaw, Vincent, Boyer, Stageldoir, Horsfall, Dorion, Capon, Mrs Edwin, Miss Palmer, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Davies, Mrs Butler, Mrs Gawdry; Prologue-Bannister Jun. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 8 performances only (see17891207).]This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 8 performances only (see17891207).]