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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Walker; Hubert-A. Hallam; Vandunck-Morgan; Hemskirk-Hale; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman; Bertha-Mrs Bullock; Jaqueline-Miss Bincks .
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Cheats of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Perseus-Stoppelaer; Cepheus-Leveridge; Mercury-Vincent; Cassiope-Mrs Wright; Andromeda-Miss Norsa; Medusa-Mrs Wright; Stheno-Thompson; Euryale-Howard; Ethiopians-Thompson, Howard; Amazons-Miss Bincks, Mrs De l'Orme, Mrs Ogden, Miss Rogers, Miss Baston, Mrs Vincent, Mrs Kilby; Infernals-Leveridge, Lally, S. Lally, Glover, Le Sac, De la Garde, Duke; Hussar-Boval; Harlequin-Lun; Petit Maitre-Mlle Grognet; Hussar's Servant-Hippisley; Valet de Chambre-James; Colombine-Mlle Quinault; Grand Dance of Momus . Grand Dance of Momus .
Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Higgen-Hippisley; Prig-Chapman; Woolfort-Walker; Vandunck-Mullart; Hemskirk-Hale; Boor-James; Bertha-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: As17380103

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Rosco; Hemskirk-Hale; Hubert-Hallam; Vandunck-Mullart; Prig-Neale; Higgen-Hippisley; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Gincks-Bencraft; Merchant-Gibson; Boors-James, Smith, Anderson; Bertha-Mrs Bellamy; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: TThe Swiss, Peasants-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Milward; Clause-Quin; Woolfort-Wright; Hemskirk-Havard; Hubert-Mills; Vandunck-Shepard; Prigg-Chapman; Higgen-Macklin; Frighted Boor-Woodward; Jaculine-Mrs Bennet; Bertha-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Milward

Afterpiece Title: The Rural Sports

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Hubert-Hale; Hemskirk-Cashell; Prigg-Chapman; Woolfort-Rosco; Vandunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Hale; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent; 1st Merchant-Carr; 2nd Merchant-Gibson; 3rd Merchant-Anderson; 4th Merchant-Ridout; Boor-James; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Vaughan; Higgen-Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Pyramus and Thisbe

Cast
Role: Thisbe Actor: Mrs Lampe.

Song: As17451014

Event Comment: Tomorrow, At the Particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality, will be performed the Beggar's Opera, after which Mr Foote's Tea

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Woolfort-Rosco; Van Dunk-Morgan; Gertrude-Mrs Hale; Jaqueline-Mrs Bland; Hubert-Bridges; 1st Merchant-Kennedy; 2nd Merchant-Storer; 3rd Merchant-Anderson; 4th Merchant-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Boor-Collins; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Paddick; Prince Prigg-Dunstall; Higgen-James; Clause-Bridgwater.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17471228, but Royal Chasseur-Roberts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; VanDunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Hale; Jaqueline-Miss Haughton; Prigg-Dunstall; Merchants-Oates, Holtham, Anderson, Paget; Higgen-Arthur; Boor-Collins; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Paddick; Clause-Quin.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal-Lowe; Merlin-Leveridge; Jupiter (Harlequin)-Oates; Mercury-Wilder; Doctor-Bencraft; Colombine-Miss Haughton; Pierot-LaLauze.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Woolfort-Sparkes; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Vandunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington; Jaqueline-Miss Haughton; Prigg-Dunstall; Merchants-Oates, Holtham, Anderson, Redman; Higgen-Arthur; Boor-Collins; Ferret-Stoppelaer; Ginks-Bencraft; Snap-Bennet; Clause-Quin.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not Acted these 2 Years. [See 26 Feb. 1750.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Vandunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington; Jaqueline-Miss Haughton; Prince Prig-Dunstall; Higgen-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Bransby; VanDunk-Marten; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington; Jaqueline-Mrs Vincent; Prig-Dunstall; Higgen-Arthur.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Performance Comment: As17521114, but The Dances-_Cooke.
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: As17521028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant; Or, The Beggar's Bush

Performance Comment: Royal Merchant-Ryan; Clause-Bridgwater; Woolfort-Sparks; Hubert-Ridout; Hemskirk-Gibson; Vandunk-Marten; Prig-Shuter; Higgen-Arthur; Jaqueline-Miss Mullart; Gertrude-Mrs Barrington.
Cast
Role: Royal Merchant Actor: Ryan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Afterpiece: A new Dramatick Entertainment of Dancing, compos'd by Mr Thurmond (after the Manner of the Pantomimes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and No Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Thurmond Jr; Trapolin-Shaw; Duchess-Mrs Booth; Trapolin's Wife-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Thurmond Jr
Event Comment: Receipts: #59 14s. Paid Dall [Scene painter] on acct of his salary, #1 10s.; Paid Austin [Dall's assistant] six days salary 12s.; Paid Besford (porter) a week's salary 12s.; Paid Mr Warring in full for assisting to examine Mr White's acct #10 10s. [Dall and Austin received the amounts recorded here each week. No further records of these payments will be made except for special variations.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Brunetto-Davis; Alberto-Wignel; Barberino-Anderson; Duchess-Mrs Stephens; Prudentia-Miss Helm; Flametta-Mrs Evans; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Brunetto-Davis; Alberto-Wignel; Barbarino-Costollo; Mago-Bennet; Duchess-Mrs Stephens; Prudentia-Miss Helm; Flametta-Mrs Evans; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry

Dance: II: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004; End: Les Mattelots Provencals, as17641004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Mago-Bennet; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry

Dance: II: The Venetian Gardeners, as17650925

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Being the last time of performing it this season. Afterpiece: By Desire. The Conscious Lovers, for benefit of Weller and Lewes and Murden, oblig'd to be deferr'd to Tuesday the 26th instant. Present the Prince and Princess of Brunswick, and Lady Louisa (Account Book). Receipts: #93 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Mago-Bennet; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry

Dance: II: A New Tambourine Dance (third time)-Mas. Blurton, as17670427 End Opera: New Pantomime Ballet (second time)-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17670427

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrington and Mrs Pitt. [Giles seems to have been played by Barnshaw. See his second appearance on that stage in that character 19 Sept.] Charges #64 10s. Balance to Barrington and Mrs Pitt #25 11s. 6d. plus Tickets (Barrington: #52 4s. from 84 Box tickets; 154 Pit; 81 Gallery); Mrs Pitt #72 15s. (Box 40; Pit 281; Gallery 206). Receipts: #90 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Performance Comment: Duke-Perry; Trappolin-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Perry

Ballet: End of Opera: Wapping Landlady. As17680416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Musical Dramatick Poem; On His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales's Birthday

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clendining. 2nd piece: Not acted these 10 years [acted 25 Apr. 1788]. 3rd piece [1st time; M 1, altered by John Gretton from his Ode performed at the Pantheon, 4 May. Larpent MS 1087; text printed in Morning Chronicle, 2 May 1795, with parts as above]: The Words by John Gretton, Esq. The Music by Spofforth; the Dances by Byrn. Books containing the Words of the Masque will be delivered gratis at the different Doors. Morning Herald, 5 June: Tickets to be had of Mrs Clendining, No. 13, King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #204 5s. (72.17; 7.15; tickets: 123.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Performance Comment: As17941003, but Antonio-Munden; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Clendining (1st appearance in that character); Marcelina-_; Agnes-_.
Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Clendining

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Thomas-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Nephew-Macready; Whittle-Powel; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Rock; Bates-Davenport; Servants-Abbot, Blurton, Simmons; Kecksey-Bernard; Widow Brady (for that night only; with Garrick's original Epilogue Song)-Mrs Greville (late of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane).

Afterpiece Title: A Masque, In Honor of the Nuptials of His Royal Highness [the Prince of Wales with Caroline Princess of Brunswick on 8 April 1795]

Performance Comment: Principal Musical Characters-Townsend, Linton, Street, Williamson, Miss Kirton, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Arnold, Miss Stuart, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Masters, Mrs Clendining. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Neptune, Tritons, Venus, Sea Nymphs.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Neptune, Tritons, Venus, Sea Nymphs.]
Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock

Dance: In 3rd piece: a Grand Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End I 2nd piece: The Richmond Primrose Girl (Music by Spofforth-Poetry by William Pearce, Esq.) sung in character-Mrs Clendining

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. 1st piece: By permission of G. Colman, Esq.; never performed here. [Bannister Jun.'s 1st appearance at this theatre was on 2 Feb. 1779.] 3rd piece: Not performed here these 3 years. [No play of this title had been hitherto acted anywhere. But it appears to be the same as The Sailor's Prize, for which see cg, 1 May 1795.] Morning Chronicle, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent Garden. Receipts: #478 (208.6.6; 13.17.6; tickets: 255.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: Bowkit (By Permission of the Proprietors of Drury-Lane Theatre)-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance on this stage); Cranky-Munden; Vinegar-Emery; Orator Mum-Knight (Their 1st apappearance in those characters); Bouquet-Hill; Idle-Farley; Signor Arionelli-Incledon; Cecilia-Mrs Atkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Paradox; or, Maid, Wife and Widow

Dance: III: a Characteristic Dance and Masquerade as at the Venetian Carnival-

Song: In course Evening: a new Sea Ballad, composed for his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Tomorrow[; or, the Mars, Capt. Connor (the words by the Author of the Castle Spectre [Matthew Gregory Lewis]; the music by Kelly)-Incledon; A Touch at old Times-Munden; In my Father's Mud Cabin-Johnstone

Performance Comment: Connor (the words by the Author of the Castle Spectre [Matthew Gregory Lewis]; the music by Kelly)-Incledon; A Touch at old Times-Munden; In my Father's Mud Cabin-Johnstone.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Permssion of the Manager of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. The Overture and Music by Dr Arnold. Powell: Children in the Wood rehearsed at 10 (Bannister, Dignum, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bland absent); No Song No Supper at 11 (for Starace, Kelly, Leak, Dignum, Sedgwick); Distressed Mother at 12. Receipts: #385 7s. (310/1/6; 64/10/6; 10/15/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Dignum; Jaques-Palmer; Le Beu-Benson; Oliver-Whitfield; Jaques de Bois-C. Kemble; Orlando-Barrymore; Adam-Moody; Touchstone-King; Corin-Waldron; Sylvius-Bland; William-Burton; Charles-Phillimore//Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Goodall; Celia-Mrs Kemble; Phebe-Miss Collins; Audrey-Miss Pope (1st appearance in that character). Prologue, Epilogue as17940421.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Song: In Act V of mainpiece a song by Mrs Bland

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Grant from the Proprietors, a Free Night; Benefit for Lacy, formerly of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. [Address by John Taylor (Poems, I, 68).] Receipts: #97 3s. (53.15.6; 40.16.6; 1.10.0; odd money: 1.1.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Cast
Role: Duke Murcia Actor: King
Role: Amanthis Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: Othello: Moor of Venice

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Maddocks; Brabantio-Packer; Gratiano-Sparks; Lodovico-Webb; Othello-Lacy; Cassio (1st time)-Holland; Iago (1st time)-Cory; Roderigo (1st time)-Talbot; Montano-DeCamp; Gentlemen-Wentworth, Ryder; Officers-Evans, Fisher; Desdemona-Mrs Powell; Aemilia-Mrs Sparks.
Cast
Role: Duke of Venice Actor: Maddocks
Role: Othello Actor: Lacy

Song: End 2nd piece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: Imitations. After Singing: Imitations-Caulfield; Monologue. Previous: An Address-Lacy

Event Comment: As it was Alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Duke-Booth; Petruchio-Bickerstaff; Don John-Wilks; Don Frederick-Mills; Antonio-Penkethman; Peter-Norris; Anthony-Cross; Constantia-Mrs Bradshaw; 2d Constantia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Booth
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham