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Event Comment: Oratorio: Written by Milton, and set to Music by Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso; Grand Selection 0

Cast
Role: Leader of the Band Actor: G. Ashley

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture and March-(Scipione); Tears such as tender fathers shed-Bartleman (Deborah); Go baffled coward-Kelly, Reynolds (Samson); Around let acclamations ring-Chorus (Athalia); O come let us worship-Incledon [Coronation Anthem]; A Bravura Song-Mme Mara; Gloria Patri-Full Chorus [Jubilate]; God save Great George our King, To Arms, Britons strike home-Chorus (Purcell).
Cast
Role: Overture and March Actor:

Music: As17930220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Mrs Bland
Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MD 2, by James Boaden. Larpent MS 970; not published]: The Music principally composed by Attwood, with Airs selected from the works of Giornovichi and the late Mozart. Account-Book, 28 June: Paid Boaden for Ozmyn and Daraxa #100. Receipts: #270 1s. 6d. (196.6.6; 67.19.0; 5.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At king's She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Ozmyn and Daraxa

Performance Comment: [Characters by Suett, Sedgwick, Barrymore, Dignum, Bannister Jun., Phillimore, Maddocks, Burton, Mrs Crouch, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland. Cast from Songs (C. Lowndes 1793]): Don Pedrilla-Suett; Ferdinand-Sedgwick; Alonzo de Zuniga-Barrymore; Ozmyn-Dignum; Orviedo-Bannister Jun.; Corrigidore-Phillimore; Officer-Maddocks; Vasquez-Burton; Daraxa-Mrs Crouch; Elvira-Miss DeCamp; Laida-Mrs Bland; General Chorus-Danby, Shaw, Welsh, Dorion, Brown, Dorion Jun., Mrs Shaw, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Butler, Mrs Gaudry.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Sedgwick
Role: Laida Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: In afterpiece: Miss Menage, the Miss D'Egvilles

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Palmer; Cardinal Wolsey-Bensley; Campeius-Packer; Capucius-Phillimore; Cranmer-Aickin; D. of Norfolk-Whitfield; D. of Buckingham-Wroughton; D. of Suffolk-Caulfield; E. of Surry-Barrymore; L. Chancellor-Maddocks; L. Chamberlain-R. Palmer; Gardiner-Suett; Lord Sands-Baddeley; Sir Henry Guilford-Bland; Sir ThomasLovel-Fawcett; Cromwell-Kemble; Doctor Butts-Waldron; Surveyor-Benson; Brandon-Banks; Serjeant-Lyons; Doorkeeper-Jones; Cryer-Alfred; Queen Katharine-Mrs Siddons; Anne Bullen-Mrs Powell; Gentlewoman-Mrs Booth; Patience (with a song)-Mrs Bland; Agatha-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Baddeley
Role: Sir Henry Guilford Actor: Bland
Role: Brandon Actor: Banks
Role: Patience Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Ozmyn and Daraxa

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Sedgwick
Role: Laida Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: As17930307

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Entirely selected from L'Allegro ed il Penseroso; First Grand Concerto-; Come thou goddess-Incledon; Come and trip it as you go-Miss Sharp, Chorus; Haste thee nymph-Incledon, Chorus; First and chief, Sweet bird-Mrs Crouch; accompanied on the violin-G. Ashley; Mirth admit me of thy crew-Bartleman; with corno obligato-Leander; Oft on a plat-Incledon; If I give thee honour due-Kelly; Let me wander not unseen, Let the merry bells-Mrs Crouch; And young and old-Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Overture, March-(Scipio); Tears such as tender fathers shed-Bartleman [Deborah]; Around let acclamations ring-Incledon, Chorus [Athalia]; His mighty arm-Kelly [Jephtha]; As when the dove-Master Pring [Acis and Galatea]; The many rend the skies-Chorus [Alexander's Feast]; Gentle airs-Incledon; accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley [Athalia]; From mighty Kings-Mrs Crouch [Judas Maccabaeus]; Fix'd in his everlasting seat-Chorus [Samson].Samson].

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End Part II: a trio for violin viola and violoncello-G. and R. and C. Ashley

Performance Comment: and R. and C. Ashley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Tom Fool Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17930319but Juba-Miss DeCamp in place of Mrs Bland.
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Richard Cumberland; music ascribed to Capt. Warner. Larpent MS 976; not published]: With entire new Music, new Scenes and Dresses. Books of the Songs [C. Dilly,1793] to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #224 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Armourer

Related Works
Related Work: The Armourer Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's False Colours

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performance Comment: Little Pickle (with songs)-Mrs Jordan; Old Pickle-Suett; Tag-R. Palmer; John-Burton; Servant-Lyons; Miss Pickle-Mrs Hopkins; Maria-Miss Heard; Margery-Mrs Booth; Susan-Mrs Edwards.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: In 2nd piece: a Hornpipe-Blurton

Song: In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Miss Broadhurst; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Nor on beds of fading flowers-Incledon

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by John O'Keeffe. In 1797 altered by the author as The Rival Soldiers]: With new Music, new Scenes and Dresses. The Music composed and selected [from Handel and Anfossi (BUC, 969)] by Shield. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 25 May 1793: This Day is Published Sprigs of Laurel (1s). Receipts: #210 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #138 15s. (85.5; 46.9; 7.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Mariners

Performance Comment: As17930510, but Landlord-Phillimore; Sea Boys-Miss _DeCamp, Mrs Bland; Susan-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Phillimore
Role: Sea Boys Actor: Miss _DeCamp, Mrs Bland
Role: Charles Actor: Bland
Event Comment: Benefit for Dignum and Mrs Powell. [Afterpiece in place of The Devil to Pay, advertised on playbill of 23 May.] Morning Herald, 23 May: Tickets to be had of Dignum, No. 25, New North-street; of Mrs Powell, No. 22, Henrietta-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #510 1s. (54.13.6; 26.7.6; 3.17.0; tickets: 425.3.0) (charge: #160 5s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Orsino-Barrymore; Sebastian-Bland; Antonio-Benson; Sir Toby Belch-Moody; Sir Andrew Ague@cheek-Dodd; Sea Captain-Caulfield; Fabian-R. Palmer; Malvolio-Bensley; Clown (with the Epilogue Song)-Suett; Olivia-Mrs Powell; Viola-Mrs Jordan; Maria-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sebastian Actor: Bland
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: The Mariners

Performance Comment: As17930515, but Landlord-Benson in place of Phillimore; Cooke_. Cooke_.

Song: End II: The Lucky Escape-Dignum; End IV: Primroses deck the banks (composed by Linley? Sen.)-Master Welsh; End: Fair Rosale-Master Welsh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Mariners

Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Bland
Role: Landlord Actor: Burton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham; Or, Days Of Old

Performance Comment: Marquis of Montague-Evatt; Duke of Somerset-Bland; Egbert-Palmer Jun.; La Varenne-Benson; Prince of Wales-Miss Menage; Gondibert-Barrymore; Barton-Aickin; Gregory Gubbins-Bannister Jun.; Fool-Suett; Corporal-Baddeley; Drummer-Wewitzer; Fifer-Barrett; Robbers-Bannister, Davies, Cooke, Alfred; Villagers-Mrs Bland, Miss Fontenelle, Miss Dall, Mrs Masters, Mrs Powell, Miss Hale, Mrs Edwin; Queen Margaret-Mrs Kemble; Adeline-Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Meadows-Benson; Young Wronghead-Evatt; Old Wronghead [recte, for booth, Wronguard ]-Wewitzer; John-Barrett; Canteen-Bland; Sternhold-Cooke; Groom-Waldron Jun.; William-Alfred; Bob-Ledger; Sophia-Miss Heard; Betsy Blossom (with a song)-Mrs Bland; Maid-Miss Fontenelle.
Cast
Role: Canteen Actor: Bland
Role: Betsy Blossom Actor: Mrs Bland
Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; MD 3, by George Colman, ynger]: The Overture, Choruses, and new Musick by Dr Arnold. The Scenery by Rooker. The Dresses entirely new. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Salary List (Enthoven Collection): Paid Colman for Mountaineers #290 10s. Morning Chronicle, 26 Feb. 1795: This Day is published The Mountaineers (2s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Cast
Role: Frank Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Characters-Kemble (of dl), Barrymore, Johnstone, Aickin, Bannister, Davies, Bland, Benson, Parsons, Palmer Jun., Barrett, Ledger, Waldron Jun., Burton, Comerford, Bensley, Evatt, Wewitzer, Abbott, Usher, Cooke, Bannister Jun., Mrs Kemble, Mrs Goodall, Mrs Bland. [Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1795): Octavian-Kemble; Virolet-Barrymore; Kilmallock-Johnstone; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Bannister, Davies, Bland, Benson; Lope Tocho-Parsons; Goatherds-Palmer Jun., Barrett, Ledger, Waldron Jun., Burton; Perequillo-Comerford; Bulcazin Muley-Bensley; Ganem-Evatt; Pacha-Wewitzer; Ali Beg-Abbott; Moors-Usher, Cooke; Sadi-Bannister Jun.; Zorayda-Mrs Kemble; Floranthe-Mrs Goodall; Agnes-Mrs Bland.]
Cast
Role: Muleteers Actor: Bannister, Davies, Bland, Benson
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: 2nd piece: Vocal Parts-Kenrick, Walker, Linton, Dorion Jun., Little, Brown, Hobler, Horsfall, Saunders, Dibble, Lyons, Miss Fontenelle, Miss DeCamp, Miss Dall, Miss Menage, Mrs Powell, Mrs Hatton, Mrs Masters, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Gaudry

Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; MD 2, by John Rose; music by Thomas Attwood]: Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Salary List (Enthoven Collection): Paid Rose for Caernarvon Castle #18 6s. Morning Herald, 16 Sept. 1793: This Day is published Caernarvon Castle (1s.). [This piece had reference to the birthday of the Prince of Wales, which was 12 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Performance Comment: Characters-Bannister Jun., Suett, Aickin, Caulfield, Benson, Parsons, Usher, Johnstone, Waldron, Barrett, Bland, Cooke, Lyons, Palmer Jun., Waldron Jun., Miss Heard, Mrs Booth, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Hale, Mrs Heard, Mrs Gibbs. [And see17930629] .And see17930629] .

Afterpiece Title: Caernarvon Castle; or, The Birth of the Prince of Wales

Performance Comment: Characters by Barrymore, Davies, Benson, Cooke, Bannister, Bannister Jun., Suett, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp. Vocal Parts-Kenrick, Linton, Walker, Dorion, Dorion Jun., Little, Brown, Saunders, Dibble, Abbott, Lyons, Miss Dall, Mrs Powell, Mrs Hatton, Mrs Masters, Miss Menage, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale; Cast from text (William Lane, 1793): Edward I-Barrymore; Edward de Mortimer-Davies; Walter-Benson; Merlin-Bannister; Adam de Francton-Bannister Jun.; Phillip le Brun-Suett; Isabel-Mrs Kemble; Resa-Mrs Bland; Jane-Miss DeCamp; unassigned-Cooke.
Cast
Role: Resa Actor: Mrs Bland
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Bland; in afterpiece the playbill assigns Euphrosyne and 1st Bacchant to Mrs Bland, 2nd Bacchant to Miss DeCamp, Pastoral Nymph to Miss Dall, but "In consequence of the sudden indisposition of Mrs Bland...nearly the whole female cast of Comus was last night altered a short time previous to the performance. Miss Dall was the Euphrosyne, Miss DeCamp the 1st Bacchant, and Mrs Bramwell the Pastoral Nymph. In The Mountaineers Miss DeCamp was Mrs Bland's successor" (Morning Herald, 3 Sept.). Mrs Bramwell's part as a Bacchant was probably omitted.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: As17930828, but Characters-Miss DeCamp, Mrs _Bland.
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Miss DeCamp, Mrs _Bland.
Role: Frank Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Barrymore; Spirit-Evatt; Brothers-Palmer Jun., Bland; Bacchanals-Bannister, Davies, Cooke, Kenrick, Linton, Dorion, Dorion Jun.; The Lady (with Sweet Echo and a new additional song)-Miss Gopell (1st appearance in that character); Euphrosyne-Miss Dall; Sabrina, 1st Bacchant-Miss DeCamp; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Bramwell; Bacchants-Mrs Hatton, Mrs Masters, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Palmer Jun., Bland

Song: As17930823

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Event Comment: Mainpiece: 27th time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the 1793 hay season]. The Overture, Chorusses, and the new Music by Dr Arnold. The Scenery by Rooker. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Half-Price not being taken at this Theatre, the Prices will be as in the Summer. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same throughout season, but see 11 Nov.]. Places for the Boxes to be had of Rice at the Theatre. dl Account-Book, 23 Nov.: Received of Colman for 50 Nights Use of the Patent of Drury Lane Theatre at #15 a Nt. #750; 3 Dec.: for 10 nights Use of Patent #150 [Et seq. throughout season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Characters-Kemble, Barrymore, Johnstone, Aickin, Bannister, Dignum, Bland, Caulfield, Parsons, Barrett, Palmer Jun., Waldron, Waldron Jun., Bensley, Benson, Suett, Lyons, Usher, Cooke, Bannister Jun., Miss Heard, Mrs Goodall, Miss DeCamp; Vocal Parts-Kenrick, Walker, Dorion, Dorion Jun., Miss Menage, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Gaudry. [Cast adjusted from text (J. Debrett, 1795): Octavian-Kemble; Virolet-Barrymore; Kilmallock-Johnstone; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Bannister, Dignum, BlaBland, Caulfield; Lope Tocho-Parsons; Goatherds-Barrett, Palmer Jun., Waldron, Waldron Jun.; Bulcazin Muley-Bensley; Ganem-Benson; Pacha-Suett; Ali Beg-Lyons; Moors-Usher, Cooke; Sadi-Bannister Jun.; Zorayda-Miss Heard; Floranthe-Mrs Goodall; Agnes-Miss DeCamp.]

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: Doiley-Parsons; Sandford-Caulfield; Granger-Barrymore; Gradus-Bannister Jun.; Miss Doiley-Miss Heard; Charlotte-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Sandford Actor: Caulfield
Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; DO 2, by Thomas Morton]: The Music, with a new Overture, by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister Jun., Dignum, Barrymore, Suett, Benson, Caulfield, Waldron Jun., Lyons, Cooke, Master Menage, Miss Menage, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bland. [Cast from text (No pub.. 1794): Walter-Bannister Jun.; Lord Alford-Dignum; Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Benson; Oliver-Caulfield; Ruffians-Waldron Jun. [in text: Burton], Cooke; Servant-Lyons [in text: Maddocks]; Boy-Master Menage; Girl-Miss Menage; Lady Helen-Miss DeCamp; Winifred-Mrs Booth [in text: Mrs Hopkins]; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: As17931015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Dance: As17931012

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion; or, All Alarm'd at Brighthelmstone

Song: Vocal Parts, as17931009, but Miss Kirton, Mrs _Masters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: THE PooR SOLDIER

Dance: As17931015