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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Phillips; Gipsies-Bride, Green, Rayner, Gray; Gipsey Women-Miss Minors, Mrs Budgell, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Rayner; Young Rustick-Liviez; Colombine-Miss Mann; Colombine's Father-Leigh; Fidler-Gray; Mother-Mrs Phillips; Maid-Miss Story; John Trot-Hough; Concluding with a New Grand Entertainment of Dancing call'd A Voyage to the Island of Cytherea: Adonis-Desse; Venus-Mrs Walter; Pilgrims (men)-Liviez, Dumont, Baudouin, (women) Mrs Thompson, Miss Story, Miss Rayner; Cupid-Constantini.

Song: Between the acts: Beard, Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Happy Captive

Performance Comment: With An Interlude in two Comic Scenes-Signior Capoccio, a Director from the Canary Island, and Signora Dorinna, a Virtuso.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Subscription for the Relief of the Sufferers in the West India Islands [see king's, 8 Feb.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Original Lecture Upon Heads

Event Comment: [By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain (but this notice does not appear on the playbill)]. Benefit for Miss Llewellin. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00. Tickets delivered for Monday the 24th, and Thursday the 7th of April will be admitted. Miss Llewellin is the daughter of a late eminent and respectable Merchant in one of our neighbouring islands, whose family have been great sufferers by the late war, and is left with two sisters, orphans. She solicits the patronage of a generous publick for that night only. Tickets to be had of Miss Llewellin, No. 204, Piccadilly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With a Procession of the Inhabitants of Otaheite, New Zealand, Tanna, Marquesas, the Friendly, Sandwich, and Easter Islands, Tschutzki, Siberia, Kamtschatka, Nootka Sound, Onalashka, Prince William's Sound, and the other Countries visited by Captain Cook, exactly representing their Dresses and Weapons. Receipts: #237 19s. (231/16; 6/3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Omai [and see17851220]

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces the 5th night of The Island of St. Marguerite, but it was not acted [see 20 Nov.). The substitute play is listed in Kemble Mem.] Receipts: #241 6s. 6d. (207.19.0; 31.17.0; 1.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Island of St. Marguerite, advertised on playbill of 12 Dec.] Receipts: #131 6s. 6d. (106.9.0; 22.13.6; 2.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of Sir Walter Ralegh

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Event Comment: [As afterpiece Kemble Mem. lists The Island of St. Marguerite, but the playbill for 8 Jan. has "15th Night," for 13 Jan. "16th Night," for 15 Jan. "17th Night," &c. The enumeration for Harlequin's Frolicks is likewise consistent.] Receipts: #242 (222.12; 18.11; 0.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

Dance: As17891204

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Island of St. Marguerite, advertised on playbill of 2 Feb. Beginning with this night Kemble, as acting manager, rearranged the order of listing the dramatis personae on the playbills, i.e., not, as had hitherto been the universal custom, according to the importance of the character in the play or the importance of the actor, but according to the social rank of each character. See also Genest, VII, 57-58, who remarks, inter alia, that "the vast importance which actors attach to the situation of their names in the bills, and to some other points of theatrical etiquette, must appear ridiculous to every body but themselves."] Receipts: #126 17s. 6d. (89.18.0; 34.10.0; 2.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: In II: As17891209; End: The Irish Bird Catchers, as17900123

Song: As17891209

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Island of St. Marguerite, advertised on playbill of 22 Feb.] Receipts: #127 2s. 6d. (90.18.0; 30.9.0; 4.10.6; tickets not come in: 1.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Bella Pescatrice

Dance: End I: the New Divertissement i.e. Le Triomphe de la Folie, as17910503; End Opera: Telemachus in the Island of Calypso, as17910414

Performance Comment: e. Le Triomphe de la Folie, as17910503; End Opera: Telemachus in the Island of Calypso, as17910414.
Event Comment: ["In the enchanted Island We were presented with a view of an elegant modern built house -so much for propriety!" (Thespian Magazine, Feb. 1793, p. 194.] Receipts: #229 2s. (190.10; 35.1; 3.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: In afterpiece: Dances, as17921227

Song: Vocal Parts, as17921213, but Sedgwick, Mrs +Crouch

Opera: Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. As17921213, but Neptune-Sedgwick

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. 2nd piece [1st time; ENT 1, by John Cartwright Cross (see Monthly Mirror, June 1797, p. 370). Larpent MS 1166; not published]; With a striking Representation of the Conflagration of the Spanish Fleet in the Gulph of Pariav, the Island's Capitulation and the Departure of its Garrison, Prisoner of War [on 18 Feb. 1797]. True Briton, 1 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr at her house, No. 16, Martlett Court, Bow-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #359 14s. (185.5; 8.2; tickets: 166.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Trinidad; or, Safe Moor'd at Last

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Song: End I: The Storm-Incledon; In course 2nd piece: Black@Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Beauty at her Levee-Munden; Jack at the Windlass-Fawcett; The Wolf-Bowden; Oh why to be happy-Incledon; The Row-Johnstone; Bravura Song-Mrs Clendining; a new Negro Song (composed by Shield)-Mrs Martyr; Rule Britannia-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Afterpiece Title: Sunshine after Rain

Afterpiece Title: The Jolly Crew; or, Tars at Anchor

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Incledon, Johnstone, Munden, Fawcett, Townsend, Linton, Street; In which: Thursday in the Morn-Incledon; Kicking up a Row-Johnstone; Four and Twenty Fidlers-Munden; The Tight [or, Snug] Little Island (written by T. Dibdin)-Townsend; Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; Catches, Glees-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend.
Cast
Role: Little Island Actor: Townsend

Song: In Course Evening: a new Comic Song (never sung in London), A Bundle of Proverbs; or, Odds and Ends, in the Character of Ephraim Smooth-Munden; A new Comic Song (never performed), A Touch at Old Times; or, No Days better than our Own-Munden; The Barber's Petition, with a song in character, Wigs, including His Own Wig, the Lover's Wig, Doctor's Wig, Coachman's Wig, Councellor's Wig,-Fawcett

Entertainment: Monologue The Barber's Petition-Fawcett

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Powell. [1st piece: Prologue by the author (see text).] 3rd piece: To conclude with Robinson Crusoe's departure from the Island. Morning Chronicle, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 6, Craven-street, Strand. Receipts: #489 14s. 6d. (164.8.0; 67.15.6; 0.16.6; odd money: 6.14.6; tickets: 250.0.0) (charge: #213 2s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Afterpiece Title: The First Act of Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Dance: In 3rd piece: the original Savage Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Tars of Old England; or, Humours of Greenwich Fair

Performance Comment: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; The Snug Little Island-Townsend; A Hornpipe-Master Betterton (1st appearance); Rule Britannia-, as17990503.

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Dance: End 1st piece: The Highland Lovers, as17990423; Del Caro's Hornpipe-Miss Brugier

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17981215, but Miss Waters, Mrs +Atkins, _Gray, Miss _Leserve, Miss _Gray; In 3rd piece: +The Tower Song-Mrs Atkins

Entertainment: Monologue. After the Dancing: The Satyrist The Groom and the Cook; or, Daniel and Dishclout's Law Suit-Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: The Vanguard

Performance Comment: Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; A Touch at Old Times-Munden; The Irish Haymaker-Johnstone; Young William-Incledon; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; Rule Britannia-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Street.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: End II: The Storm-Incledon (written by G. A. Stevens); Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Sally in our Alley-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue End: An Occasional Address-H. Johnston; Imitations-Rees

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Brilliants

Performance Comment: Imitations-Rees; When the seaman quits the shore-Hill; The Tight Little Islands-Townsend; Flow thou regal purple stream-Burrows (1st appearance); A new Hunting Song-Hill; a Debating Catch-Simmons, Linton, Street.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: In II 3rd piece: a Dance-Naiads

Song: In: Maria; or, The Beggar Girl-Mrs Atkins; Young William-Incledon; a new song, The Negro Boy (written by Rees, and composed by Attwood)-Miss Sims (in character)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Afterpiece Title: The Rendezvous

Performance Comment: Jack at the Windlass-Fawcett; The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Fat Dolly the Cook Maid-Munden; song-Johnstone; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; Our Laws, Constitution and King (composed by Shield)-Incledon, Linton; Great Britain still her Charter boasts (composed by Shield)- Incledon.

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Song: End I: The Storm (by G. A. Stevens)-Incledon; In course Evening: an entire new Glee, composed by King, The Witches[, the Words from the First Scene of Shakspeare's Macbeth, -Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Chorus; [Also Black Ey'd Susan-; Old Towler- [Incledon]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: Saturday Night at Sea

Performance Comment: Pull away my Hearties-Fawcett; Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; United Englishmen; or, every Man a Volunteer-Munden; Song-Johnstone; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; Our Laws Constitution and King-Incledon, Linton; Great Britain still her Charter boasts-Incledon.

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Entertainment: Monologue End: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Social Songsters

Performance Comment: As18000426, but added: The Tight Little Island-Townsend; When Arthur first at Court began-Incledon, Linton, Denman; Old Towler-Incledon; Naval History-_; My Dolly was the fairest Thing-_; The Red Cross Knight-_; This Life is like a Country Dance-_.

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Dance: End II 1st piece: the Duchess of York's New Minuet and Waltz= (The Music composed by Alde [recte Alday], Dance by D'Egville)-Master and Miss D'Egville; In 2nd piece: Dance-Master D'Egville, Miss Packwood, Miss D'Egville

Entertainment: Monologue. End I 1st piece: Appropriate Address written on the Occasion-Mrs Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: The Reviv'd Anacreontics [i

Performance Comment: e. The Sons of Anacreon]. President (with the Anacreontic Song)-Incledon; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; From Night till Morn I take my Glass-Johnstone, Incledon; A Favorite Comic Song-Fawcett; The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton, Denman; The Awkward Recruit (never performed)-Munden; Beviamo-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Song: End II 1st piece: The Witches, as18000415, but added: Denman, +Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival

Entertainment: Vaudeville. End 1st piece: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Whims & Fancies[; or, +Patches from Harlequin's Jacket (an Entertainment, both Serious and Comic, selected from the best Authors)-Betterton; The Bull and Boat[; or, +Law! Law! Law!-; The Snug [i.e. Tight] Little Island-Townsend

Performance Comment: End 1st piece: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Whims & Fancies[; or, +Patches from Harlequin's Jacket (an Entertainment, both Serious and Comic, selected from the best Authors)-Betterton; The Bull and Boat[; or, +Law! Law! Law!-; The Snug [i.e. Tight] Little Island-Townsend.
Cast
Role: Little Island Actor: Townsend.
Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; P 2, by John Fawcett. Text 1st published by Duncombe and Moon, c. 1825]: With entire new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Overture and most of the Musick composed by Dr Arnold. The Selections from eminent Masters, and the whole adapted by him to the Action of the Drama. The Scenery, comprehending a display of Views in the Island of Jamaicav, designed and painted [on playbill of 1 July: from Views taken on the Spot, and documents of undoubted authority] by S. Whitmore. The Machinery by Ronaldson, Sylvester, &c. The Dresses [on playbill of 1 July: made for the purpose by Persons acquainted with the spot where the Scene of Action lyes] by Gay, Mrs Egan, &c. A Prospectus of the Action with the Songs annexed, Price Six-pence, to be had at the Theatre [and reprinted in Dramatic Censor, III, 21-29]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue Devils

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Afterpiece Title: Obi; or, Three-Finger'd Jack