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Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Gibbs. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years [acted 22 June 1790. Miss Logan is identified in MS list, in hay playbills now at Harvard, of new performers for the 1795 season. Mrs Kemble's 1st recorded appearance as Portia was at Edinburgh, 26 Jan. 1795]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Bannister Jun. (1st and only appearance in that character); Anthonio-Bensley; Gratiano-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Old Gobbo-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Tubal-Waldron; Lorenzo (with songs)-Davies; Launcelot-Suett; Duke-Benson; Salanio-Caulfield; Solarino-C. Kemble; Leonardo-Lyons; Balthazar-Ledger; Bassanio-Barrymore (1st appearance in that character); Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Bland; Nerissa-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Logan]); Portia-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character [in London]).in London]).

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years [acted 4 Dec. 1786]. With new Dresses, Decorations, &c. [Miss Allingham is identified in playbill of 24 Nov.] Receipts: #200 5s. 6d. (196.2.0; 4.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: Mahomet (1st time)-Pope; Alcanor-Murray; Pharon-Macready; Mirvan-Toms; Ali-Davenport; Ammon-Lee; Hercides-Cranfield; Citizens-Blurton, Abbot, Wilde, Thompson; Zaphna-Hargrave; Palmira-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Allingham]).Miss Allingham]).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake Or The Wifes Resentment

Performance Comment: Miss Notable-Mrs Clive; Brilliant-Cibber; Wronglove-Mills; Sir Friendly-Milward; Brush-Raftor; Porter-Ray; First Bully-Woodward; 2d Bully-Winstone; Stranger-Woodbourne; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Butler; Lady Gentle-Mills; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Hartshorn-Mrs Grace.
Cast
Role: Miss Notable Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Wronglove Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Raftor.

Dance: IV: Grand Ballet-Denoyer, Muilment, Mrs Thompson; V: Aethiopian Dance-Muilment

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Ursula Actor: Miss Barnes.
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performance Comment: Butler-Bannister Jun.; Squire-Whitfield; Candy-Miss Tidswell; Polly Pattens-Mrs Crouch; with a song-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Candy Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: As17891107, but Marcelina-Mrs Booth; Agnes-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Page Actor: Miss Romanzini
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Farren.

Dance: As17891209

Song: As17891209

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Tinsel-Foote; Vellum-Yates; Butler-Neale; Gardener-Barrington; Sir George-Mills; Fantome-Mozeen; Coachman-J. Sparks; Lady Trueman-Mrs Mills; Abigail-Mrs Macklin.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Neale

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosed

Performance Comment: Butler-Raftor; Nell-Mrs Clive; Sir John Loverule-Mrs Bennet; Jobson-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Raftor

Dance: II: Mechel

Song: IV: The Subscription-Lowe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Cast
Role: Doll Actor: Miss Platt.

Entertainment: I: A Variety of Imitations Rhetorical and Vocal-Hutton; II: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; End: A New Song-Miss Wilde

Dance: End Interlude: A Tambourine Dance-Giorgi's Scholars

Monologue: Between Play and Entertainment: A Comic Interlude (taken from the Primitive Puppet Show) call'd A Sentimental Comedy; or, Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Fearon; Mrs Candy-Mrs Palmer; Polly Pattens-Mrs Jewell

Performance Comment: Butler-Weston; Squire-Fearon; Mrs Candy-Mrs Palmer; Polly Pattens-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Gayless-Davis; Guttle-Lloyd; Cook-Jacobs; Beau Trippit-Everard; Melissa-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Trippit-Mrs Weston; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Palmer; Kitty-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: As17740516

Monologue: Interlude,Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Fearon; Mrs Candy-Mrs Palmer; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Performance Comment: Butler-Weston; Squire-Fearon; Mrs Candy-Mrs Palmer; Polly-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Weston
Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Last time This Season. Benefit for Griffith, prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Aickin; Aimwell-Owenson; Boniface-Williams; Foigard-Griffiths; Gibbet-Follet; Sir Charles-Burton; Sullen-Carpenter; Scrub-Weston; Dorinda-Miss Ambrose; Cherry-Mrs Gardner; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Love; Gypsey-Mrs Weston; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Monologue: After Imitations: an Interlude call'd Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Performance Comment: Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Weston

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Bannister; after the Interlude: Abel Drugger's return from the Fete Champetre-Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: The Merry Lasses-

Monologue: Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Fearon; Mrs Candy-Mrs Palmer; Polly-Mrs Wilson

Performance Comment: Butler-Weston; Squire-Fearon; Mrs Candy-Mrs Palmer; Polly-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: Taste or The Diversions of the Morning

Monologue: A Modern, Operatical, Sentimental, Crying, Tragedy call'd Purity [sic] in Pattens. Butler-Parsons; Squire-Fearon; Candy-Mrs W. Palmer; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Performance Comment: Butler-Parsons; Squire-Fearon; Candy-Mrs W. Palmer; Polly-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Parsons

Dance: The Haymakers-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Aickin, Baddeley, R. Palmer, Massey, Davis, Kenny, Silvester, Parsons, Miss Sherry, Mrs Love, Miss Walton, Mrs Greville. Cast from London Chronicle, 20 May: Sir Harry Freelove-Palmer; Ned Winworth-Aickin; Servants-Baddeley, Massey, Davis, Kenny, Silvester; Young Upstart-R. Palmer; Mr Stockwell-Parsons; Mrs Upstart-Miss Sherry; Landlady-Mrs Love; Mademoiselle-Miss Walton; Belinda-Mrs Greville; The occasional Prologue on Opening the Theatre, with Alterations,-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Mrs Upstart Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Walton

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performance Comment: Butler-Parsons; The Squire-Lamash; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly Pattens-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Parsons

Dance: End I: The Merry Lasses-(see17780529); End: Provencalle Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

Event Comment: By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Mrs Jewell. The out-standing Tickets of Jewell's, for September the 2d, will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Digges; Manly-Usher; Count Basset-Taylor; Squire Richard-Everard; John Moody-Massey; James-Davis; Poundage-Brownsmith; Constable-Summers; Sir Francis Wronghead-Blissett; Lady Grace-Mrs Hitchcock; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Standen; Miss Jenny-A Young Lady (5th appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Mrs Motherly-Mrs Everard; Trusty-Mrs W?. Palmer; Lady Townly-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: A Young Lady
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performance Comment: Butler-Usher; The Squire-Everard; Mrs Candy-Mrs W. Palmer; Polly Pattens-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Usher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Twist
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Harper.

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performance Comment: Butler-Edwin; The Squire-Lamash; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly Pattens-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Edwin

Dance: End II: Tambourine Dance, as17790602 End: a new dance, The Country Wake-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Harper.
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Hitchcock.

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performance Comment: Butler-Edwin; The Squire-Lamash; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly Pattens-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Edwin

Dance: As17800603

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Pope(1st appearance in that character); Lysimachus-Farren; Hephestion-Davies; Cassander-Fearon; Polyperchon-Cubitt; Thessalus-Palmer; Aristander-Gardner; Perdiccas-Thompson; Clytus-Aickin; Roxana-Mrs Bates; Sysigambis-Miss Platt; Parisatis-Mrs Rivers; Statira-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Cast
Role: Tawdry Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performance Comment: Butler-Edwin; Squire-Fearon; Mrs Candy-Mrs Davenett; Polly Pattens (with songs)-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Edwin

Dance: As17860426

Event Comment: [Miss Harper was taken ill; The Irish Widow was thereupon substituted and begun, but the audience was clamorous, and insisted on The Son-in-Law. A long delay ensued until the proper acters had been brought back to the theatre and until they were dressed. Mrs Jewell read Miss Harper's part. While trying to find out what the audience wanted, Bannister retorted sharply from the stage to one of the noisiest of the objectors. This action caused several letters to be written to various newspapers debating the right of a "servant of the public" to reprimand a member of the audience even when that member might be in the wrong (Morning Chronicle, 16 Sept., et seq.).] The last Night of the Season

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Miss Lucy-Miss Scott; Blister-Bridges; Quaver-Anderson; Coupee-Yates; Goodwill-Taswell; Wormwood-Cross.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Miss Scott

Song: I: Sullivan

Dance: III: A New Dance-Desse, Mrs Walter, Leviez, Shawford, Miss Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Quin; King Henry-Bridgwater; Richmond-Havard; Buckingham-Cashell; Tressel-Chapman; Prince Edward-Miss Hippisley; Duke of York-Miss Morrison; Duchess of York-Mrs James; Stanley-Davies; Norfolk-Ridout; Catesby-Gibson; Tyrrel-Carr; Lord Mayor-Marten; Ratcliff-Anderson; Lieutenant-Arthur; Oxford-Bencraft; Lady Anne-Mrs Horton; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmasked

Performance Comment: Miss Lucy-Miss Hippisley; Coupee-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley
Event Comment: Miss Younge being ill, Mrs King play'd Arpasia very bad much hiss'd (Hopkins Diary). Paid salary list #626 16s. 6d.; Collett #2 13s. 2d.; Mr Packer on note #30; Mr Sadler for cloth #1 15s. Rec'd Stopages #14 2s. 6d. Receipts: #153 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Dance: End: The Savage Hunters, as17751020

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur Or The British Worthy

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Smith; Oswald-Brereton; Merlin-Aickin; Osmond-Farren; Conon-Packer; Albanact-Wrighten; Aurelius-R. Palmer; Guillamar-Griffiths; Grimbald-Bannister; Philidel-Miss Field; Cupid-Sga Romanzini (1st appearance on this stage); Emmeline-Miss Farren. [Edition of 1781 (W. Strahan [et al]) adds: Æolus-Danby; Matilda-Miss Barnes; and specifies Honour-Vernon [but he had withdrawn from the stage (see17811009); the part was probably acted by Du-Bellamy]; Venus-Miss Phillips; Airy Spirits-Miss Collett, Miss Wright.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Philidel Actor: Miss Field
Role: Emmeline Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Phillips
Role: Airy Spirits Actor: Miss Collett, Miss Wright.

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton

Dance: In mainpiece by Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Miss M. Stageldoir. [This was the same, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, but beginning with 11 Dec. Henry is omitted.]

Song: In mainpiece the Vocal Parts by Du-Bellamy, Williams, Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore, &c.; Miss Phillips, Miss Collett, Miss Wright, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Wrighten

Performance Comment: ; Miss Phillips, Miss Collett, Miss Wright, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Wrighten .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Pistolet Actor: Miss Cole

Song: II: La Nuvoletta, an Italian Ballad.-Miss Young; IV: Wou'd you gain the Tender Creature-Miss Young

Performance Comment: -Miss Young; IV: Wou'd you gain the Tender Creature-Miss Young.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladys Last Stake Or The Wifes Resentment

Performance Comment: Miss Notable-Mrs Clive; Lord Wronglove-Hale; Sir Friendly Moral-Cashell; Lord George Brilliant-Cibber; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Horton; Lady Gentle-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Hartshorn-Miss Hippisley; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Miss Notable Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Hartshorn Actor: Miss Hippisley

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Song: II: Wanton Breezes, from the Oratorio Love and Friendship-Miss Edwards; IV: (by particular desire) the Irish Song Ellen a Roon-Mrs Clive; V: The Favourite Duette Let Caesar and Urania Live (compos'd by the late Henry Purcell)-Mrs Clive, Miss Edwards

Dance: III: Cooke, Sga Campioni

Event Comment: Miss Younge being ill Mrs Lessingham was borrow'd from Covent Garden to play Imogen (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Dibdin. Paid extra bassoons & flute 3 nights in Christmas Tale (7th March incl.) #7 4s.; Tallow chandler's 7th Bill #20 13s. Heroine of the Cave Music Bill #2 3s. 9d.; Ditto Prompter's Bill #1 5s.; Housekeeper's Bill #3 6s. 5d. Properties #1 2s. 8d.; St George's Hospital subs. 1 year #10 10s.; Mr J. French's draft #23 19s. 9d.; Mr Everard's Note to Egerton #5 3s. 4d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. (Treasurer's Book). The Comedy of Twelfth Night, which was to have been performed this Evening, is oblig'd to be changed, on account of the Indisposition of Miss Younge; Therefore Mr Dibdin humbly hopes that his friends will accept of Cymbeline in its stead. Tickets deliver'd for Twelfth Night will be taken. Receipts: #184 9s. Charges #68 15s. 6d. Profit to Dibdin: #115 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Sherry, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: III: The Mountaineers, as17730930

Event Comment: Miss Catley's outstanding tickets [from her benefit on 23 Oct.] will be receiv'd. Receipts: #261 8s. 6d. (241.10.0; 2.13.6; tickets: 17.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: As17761023

Song: As17761023