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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17670317 but Lady Capulet-Mrs Barrington; Solemn Dirge-Beard; Romeo-Dyer; Escalus-Gardner; Mercutio-_.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17670328 but concluding with the original dance in the characters of an Old Man and Woman-Arnauld, Miss Poitier as17670411.

Dance: End: The Village Romps, as17661008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Chamont-Sheridan; Acasto-Gardner; Chaplain-Dancer; Castalio-Ross; Ernesto-Farrell; Page-Mas. Saunders; Polydore-Fleetwood; Serina-Miss Hamilton; Florella-Miss Trowel; Monimia-Miss Hayward, (who performed Calista) being her 1st appearance .
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Hamilton
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Trowel
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Hayward,

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Lovers

Cast
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Dance: End of Play: The Pedlar by Mas. and Miss West

Performance Comment: and Miss West .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-a young Gentleman, first time; Lord Randolph-Butler; Glenalvon-Lloyd; Old Norval-Wilkins; Officer-Collet; Anna-Miss Fairlamb; Lady Randolph-Miss Roberts (with the original Scots Music); Prologue-Wilkins.
Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Miss Fairlamb
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Miss Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: Dick-Young Gentleman who performs the part of Douglas; King-Sherrard; Miller-Swaine; Joe (with a Song)-Butler; Margery-Miss Vincent; Kate-Miss Roberts; Peggy-Miss Fairlamb.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Vincent
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Roberts
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Fairlamb.

Entertainment: End: Ode in Honor of Shakespeare-Swaine

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these ten years. Benefit for Younger. Tickets delivered by Miss Helme will be taken. Charges. #68 6d. Profit to Younger #37 6d. plus #65 10s. from tickets (Box 136; Pit 134; Gallery 114). Miss Helme receiv'd #12 1s. clear from her tickets (Box 5; Pit 42; Gallery 45) (Account Book). Receipts: #105 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Cast
Role: Eudocia Actor: Mrs Yates, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, as17720424 Sixfold Hornpipe, as17720424

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladies Last Stake

Performance Comment: As17720330 but Brilliant-Dodd, 1st time; Miss Notable-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Miss Notable Actor: Miss Pope.
Role: Lady Wronglove Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Conquest Actor: Miss Young
Role: Lady Gentle Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Hartshorn Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17720515, but Leonora-Mrs Hunt.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Hunt.
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Dance: IV: The Sailors Revels, as17711008; V: Hornpipe-Walker

Event Comment: Paid Hopkins's bill for licenses #5 5s.; Miss Younge for cloaths #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Full Prices (Winston MS 10). Receipts: #157 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Cast
Role: Mrs Beverly Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mansell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzuma

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17730210, but Principal Characters-Miss _Twist, Miss Wewitzer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquor

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: As17721120, but Dance-Miss Capon, Miss _Twist .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley; Instrumental parts-T. Linley Jr, Fisher, Crosdill, Spandau.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Regan Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Grumbler

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Quick, Davis, Owenson, King, Saunders, Miss Pearce, Miss Helme.

Dance: After the Interlude: The Whim, as17730426

Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Aldridge, Miss Capon

Monologue: 1773 5 8 End of Play: Interlude. An Interlude by S. Foote Esq; Lady Pentweazle-Quick; Carmine-Davis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Performance Comment: As17731211, but Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Miss Barsanti, Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mlle Florival Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Highland Reel, as17731112

Event Comment: [The plays, according to the Account Book were alter'd to Love in a Village and The Commissary.] Receipts: #106 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Business

Cast
Role: Lydia Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mrs Carlton Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Flounce Actor: Mrs Helme
Role: Mrs Golding Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Achilles in Petticoats

Performance Comment: As17731216, but Principal Characters-_Miss Catley, Miss Jameson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Concert Of Vocal And Instrumental Music

Performance Comment: Act I, Overture-; Song-Sga Galli, Schiroli; Concerto Clarinet-Baer, first time in England; Song-Miss Davies; Act II, Song-Fochetti; Song-Schiroli; Concerto German Flute-Tacet; Song-Miss Davies; Concerto Bassoon-Ritter, first time in England; Song-Millico; Act III, Concerto Violin-Cramer; Song-Sga Galli; Concerto Violincello-Cerveto; Song-Millico; Concerto Hautboy-Fischer; Song-Miss Davies; Bach's Grand Overture- for two orchestras.
Cast
Role: Song Actor: Miss Davies
Role: Song Actor: Miss Davies
Role: Song Actor: Miss Davies
Event Comment: House (Hopkins Diary). Paid salary list #525 2s.; Mr King's extra salary #3; Mr French on acct #5 5s.; Mr C. Bannister per order #19 10s.; Miss Hopkins 140 nights not on List #46 13s. 4d. Rec'd stopages #18 4s. 6d. Receipts: #165 3s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magnet

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Miss Wilde, Miss Wewitzer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: As17751011, but Miss Neville-Miss Leeson.

Afterpiece Title: St Patricks Day

Dance: End Comedy: The Gardeners, as17751104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Vocals-Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Draper, Norris, Dyne, Reinhold.

Music: First Violin, Concerto-Linley Jr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ruth

Performance Comment: Vocal parts-Miss Linley, Miss M. Linley, Rauzzini, Vernon, Champness, others.

Music: First Violin, Concerto-Giardini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Fidelia Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Greville
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: As17760314 but Miss Fuz-Miss P. Hopkins; Wilson-Brereton; Manager-Packer; Others-Lamash, _Packer.
Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: V: A Grand Chaconne-Como, Sga Crespi

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Paid Kirk Housekeeper's bills to October 12 #102 19s. 4d.; Chorus Singers #6 15s. They called for the Epilogue (to the Runaway) and made a great Noise for it all through the first Scene of the Farce, but it was not spoken. Miss Younge was not down ready to begin [the mainpiece], Sheridan ordered the Curtain to be drawn up, it was two Minutes before she came to begin (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #219 16s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: As17770201, but Cleora-Miss Dayes in place of Miss Leeson.

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: As17770217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber Or The Fruitless Precaution

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Palmer, Parsons, Blissett, Jackson, R. Palmer, Egan, Stevens, Edwin, Miss Farren. [Cast from London Chronicle, 1 Sept.: Count Almaviva-Palmer; Dr Bartholo-Parsons; Basil-Blissett; Argus-Jackson; Pall@Boy-R. Palmer; Alcade-Egan; Notary-Stevens; Lazarillo-Edwin; Rosina-Miss Farren; Prologue-Parsons; Epilogue-Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Thomas-Bannister; The Squire-DuBellamy; Dorcas-Mrs Love; Sally-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Dance: End: Dance-. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: As17771030, but Miss Neville-Miss Leeson.
Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Miss Leeson.
Role: Mrs Bromley Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: La Rouge Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Lady Bell Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber Or The Fruitless Precaution

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Blissett, Jackson, R. Palmer, Egan, Stevens, Edwin, Miss Farren. [Cast from London Chronicle, 1 Sept. 1777: Count Almaviva-Palmer; Dr Bartholo-Parsons; Basil-Blissett; Argqs-Jackson; Tall@Boy-R. Palmer; Alcade-Egan; Notary-Stevens; Lazarillo-Edwin; Rosina-Miss Farren; Prologue-Parsons; Epilogue-Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman or The First of August

Performance Comment: Tom Tugg-Bannister; Bundle-Massey; Robin-Edwin; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Brett; Wilhelmina-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Brett
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Dance: End I: The Merry Lasses, as17780518; End: Provencalle Dance, as17780518

Song: Mainpiece: some additional songs-

Music: Mainpiece: With a new Fandango Overture-