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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Last Of The Family

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Dowton, Wewitzer, Bannister Jun., C. Kemble, R. Palmer, Suett, Caulfield, Packer, Miss Pope, Mrs Jordan, Miss Tidswell. [Cast from Monthly Visitor, May 1797, p. 450, and suggested by Genest, VII, 293: Sir John Manfred-Dowton; Sir Adam ap Origen-Bannister Jun.; Squire Abel-Wewitzer; Peregrine-C. Kemble; Beau Tiffany-Suett; Ned Flexible-R. Palmer; Lady Manfred-Miss Pope; Letitia Manfred-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Miss Tidswell; unassigned-Caulfield, Packer; [but see below. Address [as Prologue]-Bannister Jun. (in the character of Sheva) [in The Jew]; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Manfred Actor: Dowton

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Song: In I: The Song [Blest were the hours], Song incidental to the Epilogue-Mrs Jordan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Hovel

Performance Comment: Characters-Dignum, Dowton, Bannister Jun., Packer, Russell, Wewitzer, Cooke, Maddocks, Phillimore, Miss Leak, Miss Mellon, Mrs Bland. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Grenville, John Roscoe, Brief, Old Underwood, Scuttle, Sundry, Tradesman, Bailiffs, Jane Roscoe, Emily Gordon, Alice Underwoodtr.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Grenville, John Roscoe, Brief, Old Underwood, Scuttle, Sundry, Tradesman, Bailiffs, Jane Roscoe, Emily Gordon, Alice Underwoodtr.]

Song: In: Sweet Echo-Miss Leak; the Echo-Master Welsh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Robin Hood (with O bring me Wine by Shield, and There the silver'd waters roam, from The Pirates by Storace)-Sedgwick; Little John (with All in preparation, from The Haunted Tower)-Bannister Jun.; Ruttekin-Wathen; Bowman-Caulfield; Fitzherbert-Dowton; Scarlet-Trueman; Edwin-Incledon (by permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden); Clorinda-Miss Leak; Annette-Mrs Bland; Angelina-Miss DeCamp (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Little John Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17961130, but Sir John Loverule (1st time; with The Early Horn)-Sedgwick; Butler-Caulfield; Doctor-_.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Sedgwick
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: In the course of the evening: The Storm-Incledon

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for the Widows and Orphans of those brave Men who perished, and those who were wounded, in the Glorious Action of the 14th February last [see king's, 18 May.] Patrons: His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, His Royal Highness Duke of York, His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. Stewards: Duke of Leeds, Duke of Bedford, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl Spencer, Lord Kinnaird, Charles Grey Esq., Thomas Tyrwhitt Esq., Wm. Lushington Esq., Wm. Manning Esq., John Thomson Esq., John Julius Angerstein Esq. Boxes to be taken, and Tickets had at the Office of the Theatre, and at the Bar of Lloyd's Coffee-House. Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Dance: End: Peggy's Love (By permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre)-Mme Rose, Didelot, Gentili, Mlle Parisot, Mme Hilligsberg; End afterpiece: Cupid and Psyche-the same.Mme Rose, Didelot, Gentili, Mlle Parisot, Mlle Hilligsberg

Entertainment: Monologue. Preceding 1st ballet: [a favorite Epilogue-Mrs Abington (1st appearance on this stage these 8 [recte 7] years)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Captain Meadows-Munden (1st appearance on this stage); Old Wrongward-Waldron; Young Wrongward-Palmer Jun.; Sternhold-Usher; John-Abbot; Canteen-Trueman; Groom-Waldron Jun.; Bob-Ledger; Sophia-Miss Heard; Maid-Mrs Edward; Betsy Blossom (with a song)-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Captain Seymour-Palmer Jun.; Mr Colloony-R. Palmer; Mr Frost-Munden; Murtock Delany-Johnstone; Edward-Fawcett; Cymon-Wathen; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Caroline-Miss Heard; Cubba-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Murtock Delany Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Performance Comment: [Characters by Suett, Palmer, Fawcett, C. Kemble, Aickin, Munden, Johnstone, Abbot, Chippendale, Waldron Jun., Mrs Davenport, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Gibbs. Cast from text (Longman [et al], 1808): Daniel Dowlas[, alias Baron Duberly-Suett; Dick Dowlas-Palmer; Doctor Pangloss-Fawcett; Henry Morland-C. Kemble; Stedfast-Aickin; Zekiel Homespun-Munden; Kenrick-Johnstone; John-Abbot; Waiter (at the Hotel)-Chippendale; Waiter (at the Blur Boar)-Waldron Jun.; Deborah Dowlas[, alias Lady Duberly-Mrs Davenport; Caroline Dormer-Miss DeCamp; Cicely Homespun-Mrs Gibbs; Prologue-C. Kemble; Epilogue-the Dramatis Personae.
Cast
Role: Kenrick Actor: Johnstone
Role: John Actor: Abbot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melvill-Barrymore; Sterling-Dowton; Lovewell-C. Kemble; Canton-Wewitzer; Brush-Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Aickin; Traverse-Caulfield; Trueman-Trueman [sic]; Servant-Webb; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Walcot; Miss Sterling-Miss DeCamp; Fanny-Miss Miller; Betty-Miss Mellon; Chambermaid-Miss Stuart; Trusty-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Sir John Melvill Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Related Works
Related Work: The Tamer Tamed Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Tamer Tam'd Author(s): John Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Dignum; Butler-Sedgwick; Cook-Hollingsworth; Footman-Evans; Coachman-Webb; Jobson-Bannister Jun.; The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun.; Doctor-Maddocks; Lady Loverule-Miss Heard; Lucy-Mrs Roffey; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Dignum
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Lewis; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Clarke; Claudio-Toms; Balthazar (with a song)-Townsend; Don John-Waddy; Antonio-Thompson; Borachio-Farley; Conrade-Claremont; Friar-Davenport; Verges-Simmons; Dogberry-Munden; Town Clerk-Powel; Hero-Mrs Mountain; Margaret-Miss Leserve; Ursula-Mrs Platt; Beatrice-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Waddy
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Diamond Cut Diamond

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance- incident to the Play

Entertainment: Monologue.Preceding: a new Occasional Address-Murray

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Johnston; Capulet-Powel; Benvolio-Whitfield; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Prince-Clarke; Tibalt-Claremont; Paris-Toms; Montague-Davenport; Balthazar-Abbot; Peter-Rees; Friar John-Thompson; Apothecary-Simmons; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Platt; Nurse-Mrs Davenport; Juliet-Mrs Spencer.
Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Johnston
Role: Friar John Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin and Oberon; or, The Chace to Gretna Author(s): John Follett

Song: End IV: the Funeral Procession of Juliet to the Monument of the Capulets, and a Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnston, Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Blurton, Gray, Street, Abbot, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Miss Wheatley, Miss Sims, Mrs Henley, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Mrs Martyr

Related Works
Related Work: The Little French Lawyer Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Night Walker; or, The Little Thief Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Ben and Little Bob Author(s): John Bernard
Related Work: The Little Thief Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Little Hunchback; or, A Frolick in Bagdad Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: Measure for Measure Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performance Comment: Lord Rakeland-Russell; Sir Adam Contest-King; Mr Milden-Packer; Mr Contest-C. Kemble; John-Evans; William-Webb; Lady Autumn-Miss Tidswell; Lady Contest-Mrs Jordan; Mrs Hamford-Mrs Maddocks; Hannah-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Evans

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Beverley-Palmer; Sir William Belmont-Wathen; Belmont-Barrymore; Blandford-Packer; Robert-Maddocks; Brush-Russell; Lady Restless-Mrs Sparks; Belinda-Mrs Goodall; Clarissa-Miss Mellon; Tattle-Miss Heard; Tippet-Mrs Roffey; Marmalet-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Related Works
Related Work: The Tamer Tamed Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Tamer Tam'd Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holman; Myrtle-Betterton; Sealand-Murray; Sir John Bevil-Hull; Cimberton-Munden; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Simmons; Tom-Lewis; Indiana-Mrs Spencer (1st appearance in that character); Lucinda-Miss Mansel; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Davenport; Phillis-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Song: In II: song-Mrs Clendining

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: Lord Minikin-Russell; Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue)-King; Col. Tivy-Barrymore; Jessamy-Wathen; Davy-Suett; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Miss Tittup-Miss Humphries.
Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Wroughton; Prince of Wales-C. Kemble; Duke of Lancaster-Gregson; Earl of Worcester-Aickin; Earl of Northumberland-Packer; Hotspur-Kemble; Earl of Douglas-Caulfield; Sir R. Vernon-Barrymore; Earl of Westmoreland-Trueman; Sir Wal. Blunt-Holland; Sir John Falstaff-A Gentleman (1st appearance on the stage [Longley]); Poins-Russell; Gadshill-Gibbon; Peto-Simpson; Bardolph-Webb; Francis-Suett; Carriers-Dowton, Hollingsworth; Sheriff-Maddocks; Traveller-Fisher; Messenger-Evans; Lady Percy-Mrs Powell; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Walcot.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Related Works
Related Work: Richard Coeur de Lion Author(s): John Burgoyne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Related Works
Related Work: Cato Author(s): John Ozell

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Song: End: a celebrated Scotch Ballad-

Entertainment: Monologue.Before: [the original Address-; [i.e. Prologue] [written by Pope, with four concluding lines from Prologue of Agis- [by John Home]

Performance Comment: Before: [the original Address-; [i.e. Prologue] [written by Pope, with four concluding lines from Prologue of Agis- [by John Home].by John Home].

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Murray (1st appearance in that character); Sir Brilliant Fashion-Betterton; William-Clarke; Sideboard-Farley; John-Abbot; Sir Bashful Constant-Quick; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Coates; Lady Constant-Miss Chapman; Muslin-Mrs Mattocks; Mignionet-Miss Leserve; Furnish-Mrs Watts; Widow Belmour-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Round Tower

Related Works
Related Work: The Round Tower; or, The Chieftains of Ireland Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: Daniel Dowlas-Quick; Dick Dowlas-Knight; Doctor Pangloss-Fawcett; Henry Morland-Toms; Stedfast-Murray; Zekiel Homespun-Munden; Kenricke-Johnstone; John-Abbot; Waiters-Simmons, Wilde; Lady Duberly-Mrs Davenport; Caroline Dormer-Miss Mansel; Cicely Homespun (with the original Epilogue)-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Kenricke Actor: Johnstone
Role: John Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Round Tower

Related Works
Related Work: The Round Tower; or, The Chieftains of Ireland Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: As17971208, but John-_; Mignionet-_; Furnish-_.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Quixotte

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin and Quixotte; or, The Magic Arm Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: England Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Earl of Surry-Holman; Earl of Pembroke-Pope; Earl William-Betterton; Robert Fitzwalter-Whitfield; Bishop of Winchester-Hull; Earl of Chester-Davenport; English Squire-Clarke; Earl of Lincoln-Waddy; French Prince-Toms; Viscount de Beaumont-Claremont; French Guard-Powel; Count de Nevers-Thompson; Herald-Farley; John de Warrenne-Miss Standen; Lady Surry-Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Bob and Little Ben

Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Ben and Little Bob Author(s): John Bernard

Dance: In afterpiece: Triple Hornpipe-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End: Interlude of Songs, Glees, and Chorusses: With a jolly full Bottle, Great Britain still her Charter boasts, The Wooden Walls, Queen Betty was a famous Queen, To arms to arms-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Lee, Curties, Blurton, Wilde

Related Works
Related Work: Buthred Author(s): Charles Johnstone
Related Work: The Disbanded Officer; or, The Baroness of Bruchsal Author(s): James Johnstone
Related Work: Oedipus Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Oedipus, King of Thebes Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Duke of Guise Author(s): John Dryden

Entertainment: Monologues. Preceding: An Occasional Prologue-Holman; Preceding singing: An Address to the Audience (instead of Epilogue)-Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats; Or, The Strolling Gentlemen

Performance Comment: Rover-Lewis; Sir George Thunder-Quick; Harry-Holman; Ephraim Smooth-Munden; John Dory-Fawcett; Banks-Murray; Midge-Clarke; Sim-Knight; Gammon-Thompson; Lamp-Farley; Trap-Dyke; Landlord-Powel; Zachariah-Rees; Twitch-Wilde; Jane-Mrs Knight; Amelia-Miss Chapman; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: John Dory Actor: Fawcett
Related Works
Related Work: Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentleman Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17971212, but John-_; Waiters-_.
Cast
Role: Kenricke Actor: Johnstone
Role: John Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Prize

Performance Comment: Sam Surge-Incledon; Teddy O'Shaughnessey-Johnstone; Countryman-Munden; Serjeant-Townsend; Sally-Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Performance Comment: Characters by Munden, Fawcett, Knight, Simmons, Mrs Gibbs. Cast from text (John Cawthorn, 1808): Demisou-Munden; Megrim-Fawcett; James-Knight; Bailiff-Simmons; Annette-Mrs Gibbs.

Song: In 2nd piece: New Sea Ballad-Incledon; Master Teddy Shemus O'Shaughnessey O'Finnigen Delany's History of Himself-Johnstone; Fat Dolly the Cook-Munden; Soldier's Song-Townsend; New Ballad-Mrs Martyr; To conclude with: Hearts of Oak, Rule Britannia-

Entertainment: Monologue and SingingEnd 1st piece: (for that night only) [an aquatic, historic, romantic, eccentric, sadly comic story, in character, Travels of Trudge, [including Trudge's Exordium on the Quay, [a new song, Under@Ground Lodging, [Trudge's Escape and Voyage; Wowski's Prattle on Shipboard; Mishaps at Barbadoes; a new song, The Marvellous [to Jemmy Linkum Feedle-Fawcett. [This was chiefly based on episodes from Inkle and Yarico.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Eccentric Lover

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Holman, Munden, Fawcett, Murray, Knight, Whitfield, Waddy, Simmons, Rees, Curties, Miss Betterton, Mrs Pope, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from Times, 1 May: Sir Francis Delroy-Lewis; Peter Crowfoot-Quick; Fenton-Holman; Admiral Delroy-Munden; Doctor Crisis-Fawcett; Gangrene-Murray; Gabriel-Knight; Sir Henry Netterville-Whitfield; Ostrich-Waddy; Tom Transit-Simmons; John Seagrave-Rees; Admiral's Servant-Curties; Eleanor de Ferrars-Miss Betterton; Constantia-Mrs Pope; Widow Blandy-Mrs Gilbert; Fidelia-Mrs Mattocks; [Times does not spell all the parts as they are listed in the text, in Cumberland's Posthumous Dramatic Works, 1813, Vol. II, which assigns no parts, but in which they are spelled as above. Times erroneously assigns Doctor Crisis to Farley, and lists Mrs Mattocks' part as Mrs Crowfoot; it does not assign Gabriel or the Servant.] Prologue-Holman; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: John Seagrave Actor: Rees

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with: Dance of Savoyards-Platt, Miss Cranfield, Mlle St.Amand

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).
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: As17980430

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Wroughton; Dashwould-Bannister Jun.; Malvil-R. Palmer; Bygrove-Aickin; Captain Bygrove-C. Kemble; Sir John Millamour-Packer; Sir Harry Lovewit-Holland; Charles-Wewitzer; Lady Bell (with a song)-Mrs Jordan (2nd appearance in that character); Lady Jane-Mrs Powell; Mrs Bromley-Miss Pope; Miss Neville-Miss Miller; Madame La Rouge-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Sir John Millamour Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Dance: In 3rd piece: Pas Seul, incidental to the piece-Sga Bossi DelCaro