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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Bruin-Gardner; Sir Jacob Jollup-Massey; Heeltap-Davis; Lint-Barrett; Jerry Sneak-Edwin; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Major Sturgeon Actor: Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakengatchdern

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Gardner; Simon-Stevens; Irishman-Egan; Scotchman-Walker; Watchman-Barrett; Wingate-Webb; Charlotte-Miss Wood.
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Bannister Jun.

Dance: As17810612

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Don Jerome-Wilson; Don Isaac-Wewitzer; Father Paul-Bannister; Lopez-Stevens; Ferdinand-Marshall; Antonio-Wood; Lay Brother-Ledger; Carlos-Miss Stuart (1st appearance on this stage); Clara-Mrs Cargill; The Duenna-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Mrs Webb; Apollo-Mrs Cargill; Sileno-Massey; Jupiter-Simpkinson; Damaetas-Blissett; Pan-Bannister; Daphne-Mrs Hitchcock; Juno-Mrs Poussin; Mysis-Mrs Love; Nysa-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Pan Actor: Bannister

Dance: End: The Italian Peasants-Master Byrn, Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Henderson (1st appearance here these 4 years); Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Justice Shallow-Wilson; Doctor Caius-Baddeley; Host-Bannister; Page-Staunton; Slender-R. Palmer; Fenton-Wood; Bardolph-Massey; Pistol-Egan; Simple-Blissett; Robin-Master Edwin; Ford-Palmer; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Edwin; Mrs Page-Mrs Hitchcock; Ann Page-Miss Wewitzer; Mrs Ford-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Host Actor: Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: Kensington Gardens

Cast
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Wilson
Role: John Actor: Stevens
Role: Signor Arionelli Actor: Bannister
Role: William Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Mr Noodle Actor: Bannister
Role: Mr Doodle Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: Kensington Gardens, or, The Pretenders Author(s): John Leigh

Afterpiece Title: Ripe Fruit

Cast
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Wilson
Role: John Actor: Stevens
Role: Signor Arionelli Actor: Bannister
Role: William Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Mr Noodle Actor: Bannister
Role: Mr Doodle Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Wilson
Role: John Actor: Stevens
Role: Signor Arionelli Actor: Bannister
Role: William Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Mr Noodle Actor: Bannister
Role: Mr Doodle Actor: Bannister Jun.

Song: In 2nd piece: As17810822; End of 3rd piece: Moderation and Alteration, as17810817

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Williams; Hodge-Moody; Young Meadows-Du-Bellamy; Margery-Mrs Wrighten; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Collett; Rosetta-Miss Field(1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Hawthorn Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Country Dance incident to the Piece (performers not listed). [This was danced in both subsequent performances.] End of Act II a Dance by the Miss Stageldoirs. End of Act I of afterpiece The Devonshire Minuet by the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wrighten; Simon-Burton; Watchman-Fawcett; Spouters-R. Palmer, Holcroft, Griffiths, Phillimore, Norris, Williams, Helmc, &c; Wingate-Baddeley; Charlotte-Miss Simson .
Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: THE CAMP

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Bouquet-Dodd; Gage-Parsons; O'Daub-Moody; Mons. Bluard-Baddeley; William-Du-Bellamy; Serjeant Drill-Bannister; Nancy-Mrs Wells (from the Theatre Royal, Haymarket; 1st appearance on this stage); Nell-Mrs Wrighten. The other Characters by Burton, Wrighten, Wright, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Phillimore, Norris, Griffiths, Nash, &c.; Miss Wright, Miss Simson, Miss Collett . Miss Wright, Miss Simson, Miss Collett .
Cast
Role: Serjeant Drill Actor: Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Related Works
Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; 1st Bacchanal-Vernon; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Du-Bellamy, &c; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, R. Palmer; The Lady-Mrs Sharp; Principal Bacchant (with Sweet Echo, accompanied by Parke)-Mrs Wrighten; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Wright; Sabrina-Miss Field; Euphrosyne-Mrs Cargill .
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John Milton

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song [Here's to the maiden of bashful fifteen] by Vernon. [This was sung again by Vernon on 9 Oct., but in all subsequent performances by Williams (or Williames; see17811020).]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: Putf-King; Dangle-Dodd; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Signor Pasticcio Ritorncllo-Delpini; Interpreter-Baddeley; Under Prompter-Phillimore; Sneer-Palmer; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italians-Miss Field, the Miss Stageldoirs. Characters of the Tragedy: Lord Burleigh-Chaplin; Gov. of Tilbury Fort-Wrighten; Earl of Leicester-Farrcn; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Sir Christ. Hatton-Waldron; Master of the Horse-Griffiths; Beefeater-Wright; Justice-Packer; Son-Lamash; Constable-Fawcett; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Nieces-Miss Collett, Miss Simson; Justice's Lady-Mrs Booth; Confidant-Mrs Love; Tilburina-Miss Pope .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko Or The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Bannister Jun.; Blandford-Aickin; Governor-Farren; Captain Driver-Wrighten; Stanmore-R. Palmer; Hotman-Williams; Daniel-Suett; Jack Stanmore-Norris; Aboan-Palmer; Widow Lackit-Mrs Hopkins; Charlotte Weldon (1st time)-Miss Collett; Lucy Weldon-Miss Simson; Imoinda-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Oroonoko Actor: Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): John Hawkesworth

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel by Blurton and the two Miss Stageldoirs. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Antonio-Phillimore; Sebastian-Lamash; Francisco-Norris; Ferdinand-Farren; Miranda (1st time)-Miss Phillips; Ariel-Miss Field. Chorus of Spirits-Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Phillimore; Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Mrs Smith, Mrs Granger, &c . Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Mrs Smith, Mrs Granger, &c .
Cast
Role: Caliban Actor: Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Dance of Spirits by Miss Armstrong, &c.; In Act III a Dance of Fantastic Spirits [performers not listed. These were danced, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances]. In Act IV a Dance by Henry, Miss Armstrong, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Performance Comment: Sir Andrew Acorn-King; Alderman Uniform-Parsons; Charles-Brereton; Labradore-Baddeley; General Probe-Aickin; Dr Quintessence-Bannister Jun.; Metaphor-Suett; Trusty-Waldron; Gold Waiter-R. Palmer; Coquin-Lamash; Lord Rentless-Palmer; Miss Uniform-Mrs Cargill; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Winifred-Mrs Love; Jew's Daughter-Miss Barnes; Lady Rentless (with the original Epilogue)-Mrs Abington .

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Du-Bellamy; Sir Harry Sycamore-Parsons; Fairfield-Aickin; Mervin-Williams; Ralph-Suett; Giles-Bannister; Fanny-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Hopkins; Theodosia-Miss Collett; Patty-Mrs Cargill .
Cast
Role: Giles Actor: Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17811117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Circassian

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Smith, Bensley, Farren, Packer, R. Palmer, Wrighten, Palmer; Miss Simson, Miss Farren. [Cast from text (R. Baldwin [1781]): Hamet-Smith; Omar-Bensley; Caled-Farren; Ali-Packer; Osmyn-R. Palmer; Principal Iman-Wrighten; Almoran-Palmer; Crisanthe-Miss Simson; Almeida-Miss Farren.] Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun. Epilogue spoken by Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun. Epilogue spoken by Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Bannister Jun.

Music: In Act III of mainpiece an Epitbalamium [not listed in playbill, but see17811129]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Circassian

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Lubin (1st time) -Suett; Solomon-Fawcett; Easy-Wrighten; Steady-Bannister; Gillian-Miss Collett; Cicely-Mrs Love; Floretta-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Steady Actor: Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Innocence; or, The Chamber-Maid Turn'd Quaker Author(s): John Leanerd
Related Work: The Young Quaker Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Music: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium [performers not listed; music by ThomasLinley Sen. (see text). This was included in all subsequent performances]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Circassian

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: Tugg-Bannister; Bundle (1st time)-Suett; Robin-Lamash; Wilhelmina (1st time)-Miss Wheeler; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Tugg Actor: Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Performance Comment: Serjeant-Bannister; Recruit-Suett; Old Woman-Mrs Love; Wife-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Serjeant Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: In afterpiece a Postilion Dance incident to the piece; to conclude with a Country Dance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Davies; Russet-Bannister (of DL); Simkin-W. Bates; Flint-Webb; Soldiers-Wilson, Baker, Darley; Skirmish-Mills; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Margaret-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Russet Actor: Bannister

Dance: As17820409

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Captain Greville-Du-Bellamy; Tipple-Suett; Justice Benbow-Packer; Kilderkin-Chaplin; Putty-Helme; Ned-Phillimore; Major Benbow-Parsons; Eliza-Miss Wright (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17820223

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Bannister Jun.; Trueman-Farren; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Burton; Thorowgood-Packer; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Love; Millwood-Mrs Sharp .

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Wrighten

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17820223; In afterpiece the Minuet de la Cour by Zuchelli and Miss Collett

Song: In Act I of mainpiece a song by Williames

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Cast
Role: Edmonds Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Young Johnson Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Johnson Actor: Gardner
Role: Nancy Johnson Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Mrs Johnson Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Parsons; Captain Greville-Brett (1st appearance on this stage these 4 years); Justice Benbow-Usher; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Morris .
Cast
Role: Captain Wilson Actor: Bannister

Dance: As17820613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Cast
Role: John Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Ranter Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: The WATERMAN or The Rowing Match

Performance Comment: Tug-Bannister; Bundle-Massey; Robin-Edwin; Wilhelmina (1st time)-Miss Morris; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Tug Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: : Surat Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Performance Comment: Doyley-Parsons; Gradus-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Sandford-Aickin; Granger-Palmer; Charlotte-Miss Kirby; Miss Doyley-Miss Morris .
Cast
Role: Gradus Actor: Bannister Jun.

Dance: As17820606

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Edwin Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Hodge-Massey; Eustace (1st time)-Wood Young Meadows-Brett; Lucinda(ist time)-Miss Morris; Margery-Mrs Wells Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss Harper .
Cast
Role: Hawthorn Actor: Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Cast
Role: Man with two Heads Actor: Bannister
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a Tambourine Dance by Master and Miss Byrn; In afterpiece, as17820817

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Sir Andrew Ague-Cheek-Dodd; Sir Toby Belch-Palmer; Orsino-Brereton; Sebastian-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Fabian-Lamash; Antonio-Wrighten; Clown (with the original Epilogue Song)-Parsons; Malvolio-Bensley; Viola-Mrs Bulkley (1st appearance on this stage); Maria-Mrs Brereton; Olivia (with a song)-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sebastian Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Dance by Williamson, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c

Monologue: 1782 09 21 As 17 Sept