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Event Comment: Benefit for Hurst, Tassoni and Mrs Dorman. By Desire of the Honourable Lodge of the Order of Select Albions

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Jeffries, 1st time
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Mlle Florival Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Reddish
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope.

Song: I: A Trio-Vernon, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; End: The Albion Song-Vernon

Dance: II: A Minuet-Tassoni, Miss Granier , his Apprentice; IV: The Medley-Tassoni, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Lady Di Strangeways Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Zelida Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Dance: II: The Frolick-Aldridge, Mrs Stephens, Miss Besford See17740416; End: A New Dance call'd The Generous Pirate-Dagueville, his Pupil, Mas. Blurton, Mrs Stevens, Helme, Sga Vidini

Performance Comment: Blurton, Mrs Stevens, Helme, Sga Vidini.
Event Comment: "Being possessed of an excellent understanding, and under the general impression of elegant manners, there appears to be no study [in Mrs Abington], no imitation--all is the result of the moment--natural, well-bred, and easy" (Public Advertiser, 25 Nov. 1784). Mainpiece: Altered from Cibber's Non-Jour, and the Tartuffe of Moliere. Not acted these 12 years [acted 12 Oct. 1773]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Aickin; Colonel Lambert-Lewis; Seward-Farren; Sir John Lambert-Hull; Mawworm-Edwin; Darnley-Wroughton; Lady Lambert-Mrs Bates; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Webb; Betty-Miss Stuart; Charlotte-Mrs Abington (1st appearance this season) .
Cast
Role: Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: Old Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: The Musical Lady Actor: Miss Wheeler

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Rival Nympbs by Harris, Byrne, Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin, Miss Matthews

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. A new and accurate Edition of the Tragedy to be had at the Theatre. "[Mrs Siddons's] eyes possess a peculiar brilliancy and animation...Her voice is sonorous and variable" (Candid Strictures, 33). Receipts: #311 13s. (296.3; 13.0; 2.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Count Baldwin-Packer; Biron-Kemble; Carlos-Barrymore; Villeroy-Palmer; Sampson-Phillimore; Child-Master Daglish; Bellford-R. Palmer; Pedro-Alfred; Gentlemen-Fawcett, Fox; Servant-Webb; Officer-Maddocks; Isabella-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance these 2 years); Nurse-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Williames
Role: Florival Actor: Miss Collins.

Song: In III: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Hagley

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. A new and accurate Edition of the Tragedy to be had at the Theatre. "[Mrs Siddons's] eyes possess a peculiar brilliancy and animation...Her voice is sonorous and variable" (Candid Strictures, 33). Receipts: #311 13s. (296.3; 13.0; 2.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Count Baldwin-Packer; Biron-Kemble; Carlos-Barrymore; Villeroy-Palmer; Sampson-Phillimore; Child-Master Daglish; Bellford-R. Palmer; Pedro-Alfred; Gentlemen-Fawcett, Fox; Servant-Webb; Officer-Maddocks; Isabella-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance these 2 years); Nurse-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Song: In III: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Hagley

Event Comment: Benefit Wilcox, Randal, Miss Connelley. Written by Shakespear. Receipts: money #7 5s. 6d.; tickets #120 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Parker.

Dance: End I: Country Girl-Mrs Brett; II: Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier; III: Louvre-Mrs Wall; IV: A new Pastoral-Glover, Mrs Rogier

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Chambers. Receipts: money #49 1s.; tickets #99 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Performance Comment: Loveless-Ryan; Elder Worthy-Diggs; Young Worthy-Walker; Sir Novelty-Egleton; Sir William-Hippisley; Snap-Spiller; Amanda-Mrs Parker; Narcissa-Mrs Bullock; Hillaria-Mrs Butcher; Flareit-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Hillaria Actor: Mrs Butcher
Role: Flareit Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Chambers

Dance: DuPre, Glover, Lally, Newhouse, Pelling, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden; Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Grand Dance-DuPre, Glover, Lanyon, Mrs Legar, Mrs Wall, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Hild. Bullock and Mrs Wall. Receipts: money #27 15s. 6d.; tickets #67 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Performance Comment: See17231216, but Quixote-Boheme; Moll-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Moll Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: End I: Chacone-Mrs Bullock, from dl, being the first Time of her appearing on the Stage these 5 Years; II: Stripping Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier; III: Venetian Dance by DelaGarde-Mrs Bullock; IV: Louvre-Mrs Wall; Dutch Boor-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; V: Saraband-duPre, Mrs Wall

Song: Trumpet Song-Salway

Event Comment: Benefit Widow of Keene, Mrs Orfeur, Mrs Taylor. Written by Mr Congreve. Receipts: money #11 16s. 6d.; tickets #92 13s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17240323 but Sir Joseph-Will. Bullock; Sharper-Orfeur; Lucy-Mrs Taylor.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Taylor.
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Sterling
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Purden

Dance: End I: Saraband-Mrs Brett; II: Louvre-Mrs Wall; III: Tollet's Grounds-Newhouse, Mrs Rogier; IV: Entry-Glover; V: Peasant-Lanyon, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Wishwell Actor: Miss Tenoe.

Dance: Passicale-Shaw, Mrs Booth; Turks' Dance-Thurmond, Mrs Younger; Peasants-Topham, Mrs Bullock; Dutch Skipper-Thurmond, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Giles, Randal, Mrs Aylett. Receipts: money #8 11s.; tickets #140 1Os

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Massaniello

Performance Comment: As17250329 but Cardinal-Boheme; Viceroy-Ogden; Mataloni-Hulett; Bissignano-Diggs; Pedro-Huddy; Peppo-Chapman; Belleriza-Mrs Moffett; Comic Parts-Bullock, Spiller, Hippisley, Morgan, Hall, H. Bullock, W. Bullock, Butcher, Norris.

Song: The Original Song: In Praise of Fishing-

Dance: End II: Louvre-Mrs Wall; III: Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; IV: Chacone-Mrs Bullock; V: Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall

Event Comment: Benefit Dunstall, Delagarde, Dupre, Mrs Rowley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17441130, but Harriet-Mrs Rowley.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Mrs Dunstall; Jobson-Dunstall.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Dunstall

Dance: II: Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Delagarde, Mrs Delagarde; IV: Scotch Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde, Delagarde, Destrade, Mrs LeBrun, Mrs Villeneuve; V: Comic Dance- [see17450423

Event Comment: Benefit Morgan, Mrs Cook, Mrs Butcher. Written by Mr Congreve. Receipts: money #9 0s. 6d.; tickets #98 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17250104, but Sir Joseph-Morgan; Sharper-Egleton; Araminta-Mrs Moffet.
Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Moffet.
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Butcher
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Legar
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: CChacone-Mrs Bullock; Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Pastoral-Lally, Mrs Wall

Event Comment: Benefit Wilcocks, Mrs Morgan, Mrs Cook. Receipts: money #16 15s. 6d.; tickets #138 11s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters

Cast
Role: Lady Sly Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Sophis Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Mrs Spruce Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Younger.

Dance: SScots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. 3rd piece [1st time: F 2, by Edmund John Eyre. Text (Shrewsbury: P. Sandford, 1791) correctly assigns Prolix to Wilson. Prologue by John Wolcot (see text)]. Morning Chronicle, 29 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr, No. 16, Martlett-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #318 4s. (153.3; 2.5; tickets: 162.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Performance Comment: As17910112, but Mrs_ Rock.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: The Principal Characters (positively for that night only) will be revers'd. Apollo-Mrs Martyr; Sileno-Davies; Damaetus-Rock; Pan-Cubitt; Jupiter-Williamson; Midas-Wilson; Daphne-Mr Munden; Mysis-Mr Johnstone; Nysa-Mr Blanchard.
Cast
Role: Apollo Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: The Dreamer Awake; or, The Pugilist Matched

Performance Comment: Prolix-Bernard [recte Wilson]; Sir David Drowsy-Munden; Bob Sparwell-Bernard; Lexicon-Marshall; Ormond-Macready; John-Rock; Standfast-Blanchard; Lady Drowsy-Mrs Webb; Jenny-Miss Stuart; Emma-Miss Chapman; New Prologue-Bernard (see text).
Cast
Role: Lady Drowsy Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Emma Actor: Miss Chapman

Song: End I 1st piece: Say Bonny Lass: Highland Lad-Mrs Martyr, Highland Lassie- Mrs Mountain; End I 3rd piece: The Musical Courtship-Incledon, Mrs Martyr

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17211118, but Desdemona-Mrs Thurmond; Emilia-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Burgomaster-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Shaftoe, Widow of Keene, and Mrs Hanson. Receipts: money #13 3s. 6d.; tickets #110 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And A Bottle

Performance Comment: As17250422 but Mrs Trudge-H. Bullock.
Cast
Role: Mrs Trudge Actor: H. Bullock.
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Leanthe Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Pindress Actor: Mrs Morgan

Song: Salway

Dance: SScots Dance-Mrs Bullock; Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; Irish Dance-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit Egleton and Mrs Egleton. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #26 7s.; tickets #87 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Wives' Confederacy

Cast
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Moffet
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Song: End IV: Chanson a Boire-Leveridge, Legare

Dance: I: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle; II: Running Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Legare; III: Louvre-Mrs Wall; V: The Burgomaster and his Frow-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden

Event Comment: Benefit W. Bullock and Mrs Bullock, the Dancer. Receipts: money #11 11s.; tickets #88 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: FFrench Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Bullock; Pasacaille-Mrs Bullock; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock

Ballet: GGrand Dance. As17260430

Cast
Role: Harlequin Woman Actor: Mrs Wall.
Event Comment: Benefit Gallant, Rowland, Mrs Shaftoe, Jones. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #10 12s. 6d.; tickets #103 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: SScotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden; Pierrots-Salle, Pelling; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Kent

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Dance: Tollet's Ground-Essex, Mrs Lucas; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bignell; Dame Ragondes and her 8 Children-Nevelong, 8 more; The Right Irish Trot-Goodwin

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Fletcher. By His Majesty's Command. [The King present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Song: A new Cantata by Dr Pepusch-Mrs Fletcher; Signora Margarita, Mrs Pulmon

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Bullock
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Giffard
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Cook
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Gulick.

Song: Leveridge, Mrs Fletcher; Trumpet Song-Mrs Fletcher; accompanied-Grano; The Tippling Philosophers-

Dance: As17200120

Event Comment: Benefit Oates. Written by Mrs Behn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Cast
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Heron.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Tenoe; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Hall and Mrs Egleton. Receipts: money #28 8s.; tickets #138 11s. Probable attendance: boxes, 47 by money and 215 by tickets; pit, 15 by money and 408 by tickets; slips, 5 by money; first gallery, 57 by money and 236 by tickets; second gallery, 73 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote, Part Ii

Performance Comment: Quixote-Boheme; Panza-Hall; Marcella-Miss Fenton; , with the song of I burn-Miss Fenton; Moll-Mrs Egleton; Gardener-Hippisley; Taylor-Morgan; Duke-Milward; Ambrosio-Walker; Cardenio-Chapman; Chaplain-Bullock; Page-Houghton; Manuel-H. Bullock; Dutchess-Mrs Berriman; Teresia-Mrs Cook; 1st Country Girl-Miss Holliday; 2d Country Girl-Mrs Rice; Lucinda-Mrs Palin; Rodriguez-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Marcella Actor: Miss Fenton
Role: with the song of I burn Actor: Miss Fenton
Role: Moll Actor: Mrs Egleton
Role: Dutchess Actor: Mrs Berriman
Role: Teresia Actor: Mrs Cook
Role: 1st Country Girl Actor: Miss Holliday
Role: 2d Country Girl Actor: Mrs Rice
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Palin
Role: Rodriguez Actor: Mrs Morgan.

Song: NNo Kissing At All-Leveridge, Salway; Si Caro, In the Merry Month of May-Miss Warren

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Nivelon, Poitier; Scottish Dance-Mrs Bullock; Fingalian-Newhouse, Mrs Ogden