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Event Comment: The new Musical Farce of A Devil of a Lover [advertised on playbill of 12 Mar.] is obliged to be deferred till Saturday (on account of the indisposition of a Principal Performer). Receipts: #142 14s. (138.5; 4.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: Hes Much to Blame

Cast
Role: The Argument Actor: .
Role: by concealing himself in the spoils of his tent is Actor: yard of his Prison, thro' the grating of which he gives him a sleeping draught, telling him on drinking it that they will suppose him dead, and the English demand his body. He complies, but the request of the English is refused, and he lowered into the Cell where Blanche is confined--She conceives him dead--despairing, is on the point of destroying herself, when he awakes--the Page from the top of the Cell points out the means of escape, which they are accomplishing, when Joan rushes in, but appalled at the ghost-like appearance of Talbot, whom she conceived dead, permits them to glide by, but pursues them--excursions with the enemy--Joan kills Talbot's Father, and forces him to combat-disdaining the threats of a woman, he throws away his sword, acting only on the defensive--disarms her--she rushes on him, when her supernatural power failing, her sword and shield break to pieces-she snatches her banner, which takes fire--grown desperate, seizes a sword and attempts to stab him, is prevented by British soldiers who surround and vanquish her--Young Talbot at the same time killing Alenson--her life is preserved by the intercession of Blanche--the British are victorious, she rushes off, again solicits supernatural aid--is surrounded by Daemons but saved by the interposition of an Aerial Spirit--Blanche and Talbot are rendered happy, and the whole concludes with a Grand Historical Pageant
Role: appalled at the ghost Actor: like appearance of Talbot, whom she conceived dead, permits them to glide by, but pursues them--excursions with the enemy--Joan kills Talbot's Father, and forces him to combat-disdaining the threats of a woman, he throws away his sword, acting only on the defensive--disarms her--she rushes on him, when her supernatural power failing, her sword and shield break to pieces-she snatches her banner, which takes fire--grown desperate, seizes a sword and attempts to stab him, is prevented by British soldiers who surround and vanquish her--Young Talbot at the same time killing Alenson--her life is preserved by the intercession of Blanche--the British are victorious, she rushes off, again solicits supernatural aid--is surrounded by Daemons but saved by the interposition of an Aerial Spirit--Blanche and Talbot are rendered happy, and the whole concludes with a Grand Historical Pageant
Role: and forces him to combat Actor: disdaining the threats of a woman, he throws away his sword, acting only on the defensive--disarms her--she rushes on him, when her supernatural power failing, her sword and shield break to pieces-she snatches her banner, which takes fire--grown desperate, seizes a sword and attempts to stab him, is prevented by British soldiers who surround and vanquish her--Young Talbot at the same time killing Alenson--her life is preserved by the intercession of Blanche--the British are victorious, she rushes off, again solicits supernatural aid--is surrounded by Daemons but saved by the interposition of an Aerial Spirit--Blanche and Talbot are rendered happy, and the whole concludes with a Grand Historical Pageant
Role: her sword and shield break to pieces Actor: she snatches her banner, which takes fire--grown desperate, seizes a sword and attempts to stab him, is prevented by British soldiers who surround and vanquish her--Young Talbot at the same time killing Alenson--her life is preserved by the intercession of Blanche--the British are victorious, she rushes off, again solicits supernatural aid--is surrounded by Daemons but saved by the interposition of an Aerial Spirit--Blanche and Talbot are rendered happy, and the whole concludes with a Grand Historical Pageant

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Event Comment: The New Play of The Stranger [advertised on playbill of 15 Mar.] is unavoidably postponed till Thursday next. Receipts: #327 8s. (253.18.6; 70.2.6; 3.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: Benefit for Holman. 2nd piece [1st time; D 5, by Joseph Trapp, adapted from Siri Brahe; oder, Die Neugierigen, by J. A. Gruttschreiber, itself a translation of Siri Brahe, by Gustavus III. Larpent MS 1206; not published. Prologue and Epilogue by John Taylor (Poems, I, 56-57)]: Written by the Late King of Sweden. Times, 28 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Holman, No. 73, New-street, Hanover-square. Receipts: #231 16s. (138.12.0; 4.10.6; tickets: 88.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: British Fortitude Or An Escape From France

Afterpiece Title: Curiosity

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Holman, Murray, Whitfield, Johnston, Mrs Pope, Miss Chapman, Miss Mansel, Miss Betterton; [Larpent MS lists the parts: Count Almerstan, Thurston, Siddolph, Goran, Countess, Lady Anne, Lady Almanda, Eva.] Prologue-Holman; Epilogue-Miss Betterton.
Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Curiosity Author(s): George Lillo
Related Work: Guilt Its Own Punishment; or, Fatal Curiosity Author(s): George Lillo
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Event Comment: Benefit for Incledon. 1st piece: The Airs (with the exception of When sable Night) new composed for the Occasion. 3rd piece [1st time; M. INT 1]. Morning Herald, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Incledon, No. 15, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #528 10s. 6d. (275.9.6; 5.10.0; tickets: 247.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Munden; Ferdinand-Johnstone; Antonio-Townsend; Father Paul-Waddy; Lopez-Farley; Carlos (with the Battle Song, composed by Shield, from The Italian Villagers)-Incledon; The Duenna-Mrs Davenport; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mme Mara (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Waddy
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Forecastle Fun or Saturday Night at Sea

Performance Comment: The Songs, Duets, Glees and Chorusses-Johnstone, Fawcett, Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Smith, Abbot, Blurton, Curties, Lee.

Song: End 1st piece: All I wish in her obtaining-Mme Mara, Incledon; In the course of the Evening: Black Ey'd Susan, Old Towler, Young William, The Storm-Incledon

Event Comment: [The mainpiece may have been changed. The Account-Book gives The Duenna.] Receipts: #110 10s. 6d. (100.5.0; 10.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: As17970929, but Spado-Quick; Lorenza (with new Songs, in particular, Agitata)-Mme Mara; Rapino-_; Calvette-_; Oft on a plat of rising Ground-_.

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: As17971012

Event Comment: Benefit for Kelly. Ballet: By permission of the Proprietor of the Opera House. Composed by Gallet. With appropriate Dresses, Scenery, and Decorations. Times, 30 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 9, New Lisle-street, Leicester-fields. Receipts: #681 4s. (370.8.0; 45.1.6; 3.12.0; tickets: 262.2.6) (charge: #237 3s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17970926, but Alithea-Miss Heard; Lucy-Miss Mellon; Countryman-_; William-_; Servants-_.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Ballet: End II: the Grand Anacreontic Ballet, Bacchus et Ariadne. Bacchus-Laborie; Ariadne-Mme Lombard Laborie; Theseus-St. Pierre; Phedra-Miss D'Egville; Silenus-Blake; Cupid-Master Menage; Hymen-Miss Denys; Chief Persons of the Train of Bacchus representing Divinities of Olympus-Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Miss J. Hilligsberg; Deities of the Olympus, with a Grand Procession of Bacchanals, Bacchants, Nymphs, Satyrs, Fauns-The whole Corps de Ballet from the Opera House; the celebrated Pas de Quatre from Panurge-Didelot, Laborie, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg

Performance Comment: Bacchus-Laborie; Ariadne-Mme Lombard Laborie; Theseus-St. Pierre; Phedra-Miss D'Egville; Silenus-Blake; Cupid-Master Menage; Hymen-Miss Denys; Chief Persons of the Train of Bacchus representing Divinities of Olympus-Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg, Miss J. Hilligsberg; Deities of the Olympus, with a Grand Procession of Bacchanals, Bacchants, Nymphs, Satyrs, Fauns-The whole Corps de Ballet from the Opera House; the celebrated Pas de Quatre from Panurge-Didelot, Laborie, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [Afterpiece in place of Botheration, advertised on playbill of 9 May.] Receipts: #97 10s. (87.10.6; 9.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Lionel-Incledon; Col. Oldboy-Munden; Sir John Flowerdale-Murray; Jessamy-Betterton; Harman-Clarke; Jenkins-Townsend; Diana-Mrs Mountain; Lady Oldboy-Mrs Davenport; Jenny-Mrs Martyr; Clarissa (with new songs)-Mme Mara (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: As17980430

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Knight. Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years [acted 1 Oct. 1779]. Times, 1 May: Tickets to be had of Mr and Mrs Knight, No. 47, Rathbone-place. Receipts: #270 11s. 6d. (138.19.6; 4.9.6; tickets: 127.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Holman; Justice Clement-Munden; Old Knowell-Murray; Master Stephen-Knight; Brain@Worm-Townsend; Young Knowell-Clarke; Wellbred-Whitfield; Master Matthew-Simmons; Cash-Farley; Downright-Waddy; Formal-Rees; Cob-Thompson; Captain Bobadil (for that night only)-Cubitt (1st appearance on this stage these 3 [recte 4] years); Bridget-Miss Mansel; Tib-Mrs Gilbert; Mrs Kitely-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Master Matthew Actor: Simmons

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Mr and Mrs Knight

Entertainment: Singing and Monologues.End: a Dialogue Duet (1st time), The Pledge of Love; or, British Tar's Farewell-Incledon, Mrs Mountain (the Music entirely New); The Barber's Petition, with a song in character, Wigs (including his Own Wig, The Doctor's Wig, Counsellor's Wig, The Lover's Wig, Coachman's Wig, etc.)-Knight; Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope; Old Towler-Incledon

Performance Comment: End: a Dialogue Duet (1st time), The Pledge of Love; or, British Tar's Farewell-Incledon, Mrs Mountain (the Music entirely New); The Barber's Petition, with a song in character, Wigs (including his Own Wig, The Doctor's Wig, Counsellor's Wig, The Lover's Wig, Coachman's Wig, etc.)-Knight; Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope; Old Towler-Incledon.
Cast
Role: Ode on the Passions Actor: Mrs Pope
Event Comment: On account of the Indisposition of a principal performer the new Comedy of She's Eloped! [advertised on playbill of 16 May] is obliged to be deferred till Saturday next. Receipts: #266 (192.11; 68.5; 5.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Cast
Role: The Stranger Actor: Kemble
Role: George Actor: Webb

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Miss Biggs, but "Biggs, of Drury-lane Theatre, died yesterday [actually not until 9 Dec.]. The grief of his sister on the occasion prevented her performing in Cumberland's new comedy last night; in consequence of which the part of Matilda was read by Miss Heard" (Morning Herald, 8 Dec.).] Receipts: #158 0s. 6d.(98.0.0; 56.11.6; 3.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word For Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Dance: As17981205

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera; the music by Sarti. The Doors to be opened at 6:30. To begin exactly at 7:30 [see 29 Dec.]. Pit 10s. 6d. Gallery 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Medonte

Dance: End I: Peggy's Love-Didelot, Laborie, Mme Rose, Mme Laborie, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg; End Opera: Ariadne et Bacchus- [Performers not listed]

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Pope, but she "was suddenly taken ill on Monday evening, in consequence of which the part of that interesting and favourite actress, in Reynolds's new comedy, was undertaken at a few minutes notice by Mrs Litchfield" (Morning Herald, 19 Dec.).] Receipts: #274 10s. 6d. (265.5.0; 9.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Dance: As17981211

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; CO 3, by Thomas Holcroft. Larpent MS 1242; not published]: With new Music, Scenes, and Dresse". The Music composed by Attwood; the Overture by W. Parke. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #234 2s. (230.19; 3.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Five Thousand A Year

Afterpiece Title: The Old Cloathsman

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Cast
Role: George Bevil Actor: Clarke
Event Comment: The new Tragedy of The Castle of Montval [advertised on playbill of 12 Apr.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Powell [see 23 Apr.]. Receipts: #152 8s. (89.6.6; 62.1.6; 1.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Event Comment: The new Tragedy of The Castle of Montval [advertised on playbill of 19 Apr.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the indisposition of Barrymore [see 23 Apr.]. Receipts: #217 13s. (146.6; 70.12; 0.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17990119, but Dumont-Pope (of cg, by permission of the Proprietor).

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: Benefit for Knight. 2nd piece [1st time; F 1, by Thomas John Dibdin. Larpent MS 1252; not published]. 3rd piec : Not acted these 9 years. [Miss A. DeCamp had appeared as a dancer with the dl Company at king's in the season of 1792-93.] Morning Chronicle, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Knight, No. 38, King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #392 3s. (185.12.6; 3.18.0; tickets: 202.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Tagg in Tribulation

Performance Comment: Tagg (with The Little Farthing Rushlight)-Knight; Touch (the Bailiff)-Simmons; Tak'em-Abbot; Truncheon-Wilde; Whistle-Rees; Justice-Thompson; Mrs Muggins-Mrs Gilbert; Little Pickle (with a new song)-Mrs Mills.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Song: End II: song-Incledon; End: Old Towler-Incledon; The Beggar's Song-Townsend

Entertainment: A Variety of Imitations-Rees

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time]: A new Comic Opera in 1 act [by Serafino Buonaiuti]; the Music by Ferrari

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Act Of Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: I Due Svizzeri

Dance: As17990330

Event Comment: Benefit for Dignum. Morning Chronicle, 11 May: Tickets to be had of Dignum, No. 23, New North-street, Red Lion-square. Receipts: #713 9s. (87.10.6; 34.1.6; 2.8.0; odd money: 11.3.0; tickets: 578.6.0) (charge: #212 7s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: End I: Sweet Lillies of the Valley-Dignum; End IV: My Friend is the Man I'd copy through Life (written by Miles Peter Andrews, Esq., composed by Hook)-Dignum; V: a song, as17990214

Event Comment: "I did not act this Night, being at Home to receive the 4th & 5th Acts of my Part in the new Play [see 24 May]" (Kemble Mem). Tickets delivered [Account-Book: by Miss Briggs, Miss Clarke, Rhodes] for Thursday will be admitted. Receipts: #187 13s. 6d. (123.12.6; 62.10.0; 1.11.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Montval

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Cast
Role: Boy Actor: Master Heather
Event Comment: Notice on playbill of 22 May: The Necessity of using the Stage for the Scenery of the New Play of Pizarro will prevynt any Performance at this Theatre Tomorrow Evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Event Comment: [Story is identified in MS list, in hay playbills now at Harvard, of new performers for the 1799 season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Cast
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Frolick

Event Comment: Mainpiece: 36th Time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. The Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations new Painted and Augmented. The Music composed by Mazzinghi and Reeve. [The playbill assigns, in Europeans, Captain Sidney to Incledon, but he was ill (see 16 Oct., 7 Nov.). He did not act again until 14 Nov.] Receipts: #252 12s. 6d. (249.13.0; 2.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog Or Wine Does Wonders

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Entertainment: Procession End II: A Return from a Tiger Hunt- [to the Rajah's Palace, representing the Rajah on an Elephant, returning from Hunting the Tiger, preceded by his Hircarrahs, or military Messengers, and his State Palanquin-the Vizier on another Elephant-the +Princess in a Gaurie, drawn by Buffaloes-the Rajah is attended by his Fakeer, or Soothsayer, his Officers of State, and by an Ambassador from Tippoo Sultaun in a Palanquin; also by Nairs (or Soldiers from the South of India), Poligars (or Inhabitants of the Hilly Districts), with their Hunting-dogs, other Indians carrying a dead Tiger, and young Tigers in a Cage; a number of Seapoys-Musicians on Camels and on Foot-Dancing Girls. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: Incledon continuing Hoarse, the new Comic Opera of The Turnpike Gate [advertised on playbill of 6 Nov.] is necessarily obliged to be postponed [see 14 Nov.]. "[Mrs Pope's] whole soul seems to be engrossed with the study of attitudes and postures; how to display to the best advantage a genteel shape...Her very looks are artificial, and betray an excess of female vanity" (Dramatic Censor I, 11). Receipts: #337 13s. (333.11.6; 4.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holman; Gloster-Murray; Belmour-Whitfield; Ratcliffe-Mansel; Catesby-Claremont; Derby-Thompson; Porter-Atkins; Servant-Curties; Shore-Pope; Alicia-Mrs St.Ledger (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage); Jane Shore-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: As17991007

Song: In afterpiece: As17991011

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; D 5, by Elizabeth Inchbald, based on Das Schreibepult; oder, Die Gefahren der Jugend, by August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue. Prologue by Charles Moore (MS annotation by J. P. Kemble in Kemble-Devonshire copy in Huntington Library); Epilogue by John Taylor (see text)]: With New Dresses and Scenes. Morning Chronicle, 17 Dec. 1799: This day is published The Wise Man of the East (price not listed). Receipts: #323 14s. 6d. (321.12.6; 2.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Munden, Knight, H. Johnston, Murray, Davenport, Waddy, Thompson, Claremont, Simmons, Atkins, Abbot, Klanert, Curties, Mrs H. Johnston, Miss Murray, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Mattocks, [Cast from text (G. G. and J. Robinson, 1799): Claransforth-Lewis; Ava Thoanoa-Munden; Timothy Starch-Knight; Ensign Metland-Murray; Bankwell-Davenport; Lawley-Waddy; Sir Richard Chances-Claremont; Quaker Servant-Simmons; Servant to Ava-Abbot; Waitby-Klanert; Servant to Lady Mary-Curties; Ruth Starch-Mrs H. Johnston; Ellen Metland-Miss Murray; Lady Mary Diamond-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Metland-Mrs Johnson; Rachel Starch-Mrs Mattocks; unassigned-Thompson, Atkins, Mrs Whitmore; Prologue-H. Johnston; Epilogue-Mrs H. Johnston. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 11 performances only (see17991228).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 11 performances only (see17991228).]

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Event Comment: Notice on playbill of 20 Dec.: The Public are respectfully acquainted that to render the new Pantomime as complete as possible in all its Departments of Painting, Machinery, Action and Decoration, there will be no Performance Tomorrow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None