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Event Comment: [Miss Gough was from the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin.] Receipts: #188 10s. 6d. (184.8.6; 4.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holman; Gloster-Harley; Belmour-Macready; Ratcliffe-Haymes; Catesby-Claremont; Derby-Thompson; Porter-Davenport; Servant-Ledger; Shore-Pope; Alicia-Miss Gough (1st appearance in this Kingdom); Jane Shore-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Miss Gough

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Event Comment: "Miss B. Menage acted Zingarella for Mrs Bland, who sang at the Opera House" (Kemble Mem.). Receipts: #127 6s. (81.18.6; 43.16.6; 1.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aurelio And Miranda

Performance Comment: As17981229, but Zingarella-Miss B. Menage in place of Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Cast
Role: Mrs Caddy Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Song: As17981231

Event Comment: [Miss Harper married John Bannister at Hcndon on 26 Jan. 1783.] Receipts: #217 11s. (208/2; 9/9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysterious Husband

Cast
Role: Marianne Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: Waiting Woman Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Lady Davenant Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17S21231, but Mrs Bannister [i.e. formerly Miss Harper] .
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Yates. Miss Young had tickets. Receipts: #150 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Barton

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Song: I: Johnny and Kate-Beard, Miss Young; III: A Cantata-Miss Young; IV: Miss Young

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Brady, Dale, the D'Egvilles, Jones, Lyons, Powell, Sherratt, Smith, Whittow, Mrs Heard, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Mills, Miss Palmer, Mrs Shaw] will be admitted. [Miss Davies's 1st appearance, billed as "A Young Lady," was at the hay, 28 July 1786.] Receipts: #279 12s. 6d. (16.1.0; 10.8.6; 0.6.0; tickets: 252.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17871208, but Varland-Waldron; Louisa Dudley-Miss Davies (2nd appearance on any stage); Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Heard; Lucy-Mrs Shaw.
Cast
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Miss Davies

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: As17871026, but Miss Kitty Sprightly-Miss Davies.

Dance: End III: New Dance taken from the Favourite Comic Opera of Gli Schiavi par Amore (recte per)-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp; End: a new dance, The Comic Concert, in which will be introduced The Devonshire Reel, Jack Tar's Delight-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss D'Egville, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Tickets delivered by the young D'Egvilles, Jones, Newbold, Shaw, Dale, Purser Sen., Smith, Aberdein, Mills, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Heard, Miss Dancer, Miss Bradshaw, Mrs Haskey, will be admitted. Receipts: #241 8s. 6d. (23.4.0; 15.3.6; 0.15.0; tickets: 202.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: The Plain Dealer-Bensley; Lord Plausible-Suett; Major Old Fox-Moody; Freeman-Barrymore; Varnish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-Dodd; Councellor Quillet-Phillimore; Oakam-Bates; Country Boy-Miss Heard; Novel-Palmer; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Miss Tidswell; Lettice-Mrs Heard; Fidelia-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Country Boy Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Olivia Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: End III: The Capricious Lovers-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet (1st appearance), Miss DeCamp; End: The Scheming Jockey and Fortune@Teller-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: Benefit for the young D'Egvilles, Johnston & Dale. Receipts: #233 1s. 6d. (24.12.0; 15.15.6; 0.16.0; tickets: 191.18.0) (charge: #108 7s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: Mr Hargrave-Moody; George Hargrave-Barrymore; Mr Drummond-Benson; Sir Charles Seymour-Whitfield; Mr Morley-Aickin; Justice-Waldron; Jarvis-R. Palmer; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hokpins; Bella-Mrs Goodall; Emily-Miss Collins; Harriet-Mrs Kemble; Susan-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-Kelly; Roger-Dignum; Symon-Moody; Sir William Worthy-Aickin; Glaud-Suett; Bauldy-Dodd; Jenny-Miss Romanzini; Mause-Mrs Love; Madge-Mrs Booth; Peggy-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Romanzini

Dance: End: L'Amour au Rende'vous; or, The Conflict of Love, in which will be displayed the Customs of the American Indians, to conclude with the War Dance,-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss D'Egville, Miss DeCamp; End I afterpiece: A Highland Reel-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Raftor and Miss Young (Cross). [Miss Young is referred to as "The Queen of the Fairies " on the Huntington advance Bill.] Tickets to be had of Miss Young, at Mr Driscol's, Peruke Maker, in Broad Court, Bow Street Covent Garden, and at Stage Door. There will be no building on the Stage. Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Afterpiece Title: Bayes in Petticoats

Performance Comment: The principal parts-Woodward, Beard, Blakes, Miss Minors, Miss Thomas, Mrs Clive. (See17531031).

Song: Between the acts: Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for Bransby and Miss Young. British Chronicle, 16 April 1760: Died the celebrated Charlotte Charke in the Haymarket, daughter of Colley Cibber, Esq, poet laureate-a gentlewoman remarkable for her adventures and misfortunes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Song: I: By Particular Desire, My Fond Shepherds-Miss Young; III: The Ode to Echo (Dr Hayes)-Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for Champness and Miss Young. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: II: A Duet-Champness, Miss Young; IV: A Cantata-Miss Young; End: Song in Character of a Sailor-Champness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Edwin, Riley, Gaudrey, Bannister Jun., Williamson, Wewitzer, Barrett, Ledger, Wilson, Parsons; Mrs Webb, Miss Morris, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Love, Miss Hale, Miss Frodsham. [Cast from European Magazine, Aug. 1783, p. 148; Larpent MS 627; playbill of 19 July 1785: Young Sadboy-Palmer; Clod-Edwin; Lounge-Riley; Twig-Gaudrey; Spatterdash-Bannister Jun.; Capt. Ambush-Williamson; Shadrach-Wewitzer; Waiter-Barrett; Coachman-Ledger; Old Sadboy-Wilson; Chronicle-Parsons; Goliah-Miss Painter; Lady Rounceval-Mrs Webb; Araminta-Miss Morris; Pink-Mrs Lloyd; Mrs Mellefleur-Mrs Love; Judith-Miss Hale; Dinah Primrose-Miss Frodsham.] New Prologue [spoken by Palmer] and Epilogue [spoken by Miss Frodsham. These were spoken, presumably as here assigned, at all subsequent performances] . New Prologue [spoken by Palmer] and Epilogue [spoken by Miss Frodsham. These were spoken, presumably as here assigned, at all subsequent performances] .
Cast
Role: : Young Sadboy Actor: Palmer
Role: Goliah Actor: Miss Painter
Role: Araminta Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Judith Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Dinah Primrose Actor: Miss Frodsham.

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Creusa Actor: Miss Byrn
Role: Children Actor: Miss Painter, Master Clarke
Event Comment: Benefit Dupre and Miss LaTour. Receipts: money #36 1s. 6d.; tickets #133 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17330419 but Lady Loverule-Miss Bincks.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Bincks.
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Oates.

Dance: I: Musette-LeSac, Miss Baston; II: The Mattelot (new)-Dupre, Miss Latour; III: Sicilian-Glover, Mrs Pelling; IV: Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden; V: Scottish Dance-Young Weeks, Scholar to Dupre; Clown-Nivelon; Before Farce: Shepherd-Young Weeks; End: La Mariee, Minuet-Dupre, Miss LaTour

Event Comment: Benefit Shepard and Young Rainton. Written by the late Mr Wycherly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Dance: End II: The Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; III: Dutch Skipper-Thurmond, Mrs Tenoe; IV: Country Dance-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; V: Harlequin-Rainton

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Baker,Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Miss Ferguson

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Return'd from Paris

Dance: III: The Drunken Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet; After: The Country Wedding-; The Milkmaid's Holiday, as17590421

Song: IV: A Favourite Ballad, call'd The Goldfinch's Address to Chloe-Miss Young; V: The Country Wedding, as17590423 but-Lowe, Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit Lesac and Miss Latour. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #12 10s. 6d.; tickets #54 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Dance: SSpanish Dance-Young Lesac; Chacone-Miss Latour Dupre's Scholar; Shepherd and Shepherdess representing Acis and Galatea -Young Lesac, Miss Latour

Song: Mrs Barbier

Music: Set of Mr Hendel's Lessons on Harpsicord-Miss Latour , Scholar of Mr Troas

Event Comment: Benefit for Miles, Mrs Baker, Miss Young. Receipts: #47 0s. 6d. Charges: #63. Deficiency of #5 6s. 6d. apiece covered by income from tickets: Miles #51 3s. (boxes 79; pit 161; gallery 71); Mrs Baker, #36 16s. (boxes 60; pit 99; gallery 62); Miss Younger, #28 19s. (boxes 17; pit 112; gallery 79). Rec'd #16 8s. 3d. being overcharge for Taxes, &c. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Statue

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miles; IV: Drunken Peasant with Peasant-Miles; Clown-Bennet

Song: III: A new song composed by Arne, Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: Characters by Palmer, Edwin, Riley, Gaudry, Bannister Jun., Williamson, Wewitzer, Barrett, Ledger, Gardner, Parsons; Mrs Webb, Miss Morris, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Love, Miss Hale, Mrs Riley. [Cast adjusted from European Magazine, Aug. 1783, p. 148, and playbill of 19 July 1785: Young Sadboy-Palmer; Clod-Edwin; Lounge-Riley; Twig-Gaudry; Spatterdash-Bannister Jun.; Capt. Ambush-Williamson; Shadrach-Wewitzer; Waiter-Barrett; Coachman-Ledger; Old Sadboy-Gardner; Chronicle-Parsons; Lady Rounceval-Mrs Webb; Araminta-Miss Morris; Pink-Mrs Lloyd; Mrs Mellefleur-Mrs Love; Judith-Miss Hale; Dinah Primrose-Mrs Riley.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: : Young Sadboy Actor: Palmer
Role: Araminta Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Judith Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: As17840529, but Davies in place of R. Palmer; R. Palmer in place of Egan; Mrs Bannister in place of Miss Hooke .
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never [previously] performed at this Theatre; By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market. Receipts: #115 17s. 6d. (65.2.0; 47.17.0; 2.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: Old Sadboy-Hollingsworth; Chronicle-Suett; Captain Ambush-C. Kemble; Young Sadboy-Powell; Shadrach-Wewitzer; Spatterdash-R. Palmer; Clod-Dowton; Twig-Chippendale; Goliah-Master Tokely; Malachi-Sparks; Coachman-Maddocks; Lady Rounceval-Mrs Walcot; Araminta-Miss Leak; Dinah Primrose-Miss DeCamp; Mrs Milefleur-Mrs Sparks; Pink-Miss Mellon; Judith-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Young Sadboy Actor: Powell
Role: Araminta Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Dinah Primrose Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Pink Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Judith Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Cast
Role: Iwan Actor: Miss Benson

Dance: As17981114

Event Comment: Benefit for Fox, Chapman, Johnston, Dale & the young D'Egvilles. Receipts: #56 18s. 6d. (40.7.0; 15.0.0; 1.11.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #112 2s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Miss Alscrip Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Miss Hagley
Role: Nuns Actor: Miss _Palmer, Miss Barnes

Dance: End II: La Fete Marine- [see17910520]; End: a new Dance, Cupid Recruiting[; or, The Female Volunteer-; La Cossaque et Le Pas Russe-the two young D'Egvilles, the two Miss Blanchards, Miss D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: Old Sadboy-Chapman; Chronicle-Baddeley; Captain Ambush-Williamson; Young Sadboy-Bannister Jun.; Shadrach-Wewitzer; Spatterdash-R. Palmer; Clod (1st time)-Parsons; Twig-Barrett; Lounge-Lyons; Goliah-Miss Standen; Malachi-Burton; Coachman-Ledger; Waiter-Farley; Lady Rounceval-Mrs Webb; Araminta (1st time)-Miss Fontenelle; Dinah Primrose-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Millfleur-Mrs Powell; Pink-Mrs Cuyler; Judith-Miss Hale.
Cast
Role: Young Sadboy Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Goliah Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Araminta Actor: Miss Fontenelle
Role: Judith Actor: Miss Hale.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: Rory-Wilson; Captain Gorget-Bannister; Tipperary-R. Palmer; Crack-Abbott; Landlord-Ledger; Anvil-Barrett; Sexton-Burton; Laird Kilcubrie's Servant-Farley; Hoof-Lyons; Maria-Mrs Bannister; Signora Figurante-Mrs Iliff; Miss Plumb-Miss Fontenelle; Lady Pedigree-Mrs Edwin.
Cast
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss Fontenelle
Event Comment: Benefit for Taswell, Bransby, and 7 more Tickets [for Jefferson, Vernon, Miss Young, Hayes, Petit, Miss Rousselet, Mrs Valcour]. Tickets deliver'd for The Inconstant will be taken. Afterpiece: By Desire. Receipts: #220 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Mossop, 1st time.
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Minors

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: A Masquerade Polish Dance-Delatre, Miss Rousellet; Minuet-Noverre, Miss Valcour

Song: III: Miss Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: The Young Quaker-Bannister Jun.; Clod-Edwin; Captain Ambush-Williamson; Spatterdash-R. Palmer; Lounge-Lyons; Twig-Barrett; Shadrach-Wewitzer; Old Sadboy-Gardner; Chronicle-Parsons; Lady Rounceval-Mrs Webb; Araminta-Miss Collett; Mrs Millefleur-Mrs Love; Judith-Mrs Edwin; Pink-Miss Brangin; Dinah Primrose-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: The Young Quaker Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Araminta Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Pink Actor: Miss Brangin

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Miss Collett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Hay-market; Or, Two Sides Of The Gutter

Performance Comment: !! Characters by R. Palmer, Cubitt, Wrighten, Wewitzer, Bannister Jun., Parsons, Evatt, Wilson, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Powell, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Hale, Mrs Webb. Cast from European Magazine, June 1792, p. 474: Scene Carpenters-R. Palmer, Cubitt; Prompter-Wrighten; Project-Bannister Jun.; Parsons-Parsons; Mrs Edwin-Mrs Edwin; Mrs Powell-Mrs Powell; Mrs Gaudry-Mrs Gaudry; Miss Hale-Miss Hale; Mrs Webb-Mrs Webb (these last 6 in their own persons); unassigned-Wewitzer, Evatt, Wilson; Other parts listed in Larpent MS: Messenger-; Man in the Pit-; Short Lady-; Actresses-.
Cast
Role: Miss Hale Actor: Miss Hale
Related Works
Related Work: Poor Old Haymarket; or, Two Sides of the Gutter!!! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: Old Sadboy-Barrett; Chronicle-Baddeley; Captain Ambush-Williamson; Young Sadboy-Bannister Jun.; Shadrach-Wewitzer; Spatterdash-R. Palmer; Clod-Parsons; Twig-Farley; Malachi-Burton; Lounge-Lyons; Waiter-Farley [i.e. doubled Twig]; Coachman-Ledger; Goliah-Miss Standen; Araminta-Mrs Bland; Dinah Primrose-Mrs Brooks; Pink-Miss Fontenelle (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Lady Rounceval-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Young Sadboy Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Goliah Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Pink Actor: Miss Fontenelle

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: Cranky-Wilson; Vinegar-Baddeley; Bouquet-Davies; Bowkitt-Bannister Jun.; Arionelli-Bannister; Idle-R. Palmer; Mum-Barrett; John-Ledger; Man of the House-Burton; Negro Boy-Miss Standen; Cecilia-Mrs Bannister; Dolce-Miss Palmer.
Cast
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.
Event Comment: Benefit Young l'Abbe and Miss Bruce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: A new Epilogue-Miss Bruce (her first speaking in public).
Cast
Role: A new Epilogue Actor: Miss Bruce

Dance: Mrs Elford, delaGarde, Young l'Abbe, Miss Bruce

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Younger. By His Royal Highness's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: A New Cantata-Turner

Music: A New Concerto on the Violin-Bitty

Dance: As17151122; Dutch Skipper-Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger