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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus part I Only

Afterpiece Title: Favourite Selections from Samson

Afterpiece Title: The Messiah

Song: In 3rd piece: He was eyes unto the blind-Harrison [Siroe]; after violin concerto: The Woody Vale (composed by Miss Poole)-Master Welsh

Music: End 1st piece: a new concerto on the hautboy (composed by W. Parke)-W. Parke; End 2nd piece: a new concerto on the violin-Alday

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. Afterpiece: By permission of G. Colman@Jun. Esq. [i.e. the holder of the copyright]. Morning Herald, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 2, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #486 17s. (227.2.6; 43.2.0; 2.2.0; tickets: 214.10.6) (charge: #126 0s. 6d.)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: As17921121, but The Dances-Miss _Prevot

Song: In the course of the Evening The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Performance Comment: Lieutenant (with Blow high, Blow low; The Mid Watch, written by R. Sheridan, Esq.; Rule Britannia)-Incledon; True Blue-Davies; Careful-Darley; Nancy-Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Broadhurst.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus (for that night only)-Holman; Principal Bacchanal (with the celebrated Laughing Song, Haste thee, Nymph)-Incledon; Bacchanal-Darley; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Macready, Evatt; The Lady (1st time)-Miss Chapman; Principal Bacchant (1st time)-Mrs Clendining; Bacchants-Mrs Blanchard, Miss Stuart; Sabrina-Miss Barnett; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Broadhurst; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.

Dance: In 2nd piece: a Hornpipe-Blurton

Song: In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Miss Broadhurst; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Nor on beds of fading flowers-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Cast
Role: Abbess Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Sailors Festival

Cast
Role: When daisies mead Actor: Miss Barnett
Role: Bianca Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Countess Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Francis

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: In 3rd piece: The Lucky Escape, as17921116

Song: End II: Black Eyed Susan, as17930510; III: a song in character-Miss Barnett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Beaux Stratagem

Cast
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Lucia Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Collins.

Dance: End IV: Le Pas Russe, as17930531; End: a New Comic Dance composed by D'Egville-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Foundling

Performance Comment: As17930109, but Young Belmont-Wroughton; Colonel Raymond-Barrymore; Rosetta-Miss Heard (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Bannister; Solomon-Suett; Easy-Maddocks; Lubin-Dignum; Gillian-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character); Cicely-Mrs Edwards; Floretta-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Miss DeCamp

Dance: End: New Comic Dance, as17930607 but Miss _Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brooks
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Fontenelle.

Song: Vocal Parts, as17930823, but Miss _DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Ghost Actor: Farren
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Poole
Role: Mad Bess Actor: Miss Poole

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion or All Alarmd at Brighthelmstone

Song: Vocal Parts, as17931009, but Miss Kirton, Mrs _Masters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Brunton.
Role: Edward Actor: Miss Standen

Afterpiece Title: CYMON

Dance: End of mainpiece Dermot and Kath/ant, as17931018, but added: Old Kathlane-Miss Watson; In afterpiece, as17931209

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Capulet Actor: Farren
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: Oscar And Malvina

Performance Comment: As17941020, but Musical Characters-Mrs Henley, Miss +Kirton.
Cast
Role: Musical Characters Actor: Mrs Henley, Miss +Kirton.

Dance: As17941020

Song: As17941020, but Vocal Parts-Sawyer, +Tett, +Speechly, +Spofforth, +Little, +Street, +Williamson, Mrs +Castelle, Miss +Kirton, Mrs +Norton, _Rock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Banquo Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Performance Comment: As17941020, but Musical Characters-Miss Kirton.

Song: Vocal Parts, as17940922, but Miss _Poole, Mrs _Henley

Music: As17950305

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramide

Dance: End I: New Divertisement, in which the Pas Russe-Mme Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg's sister in men's clothes; End II: a new Grand Dramatic Pantomime Ballet, in 3 parts, composed by Onorati, Paul et Virginie-Gentili, Aumer, Lahante, Simpson, Mme DelCaro, Miss J. Hilligsberg, Mme Rossi, Mme Hilligsberg who will perform in men's clothes and dance a Scotch Reel in that character

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. 2nd piece: Not acted these 20 years [not acted since 20 Dec. 1773]. 3rd piece: By permission of the proprietor of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden. Morning Chronicle, 20 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan, No. 14, Somerset-street, Portman-square. Receipts: #667 3s. (344.8.0; 22.7.6; 21.8.6; tickets: 278.19.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Barrymore; Capt. Cape-King; Mr Harlow-Whitfield; Footman-Banks; Mrs Harlow-Mrs Goodall; The Old Maid (for this night only)-Mrs Jordan; Trifle-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Trifle Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: In: will introduce the favourite song In the dead of the night-Mrs Jordan in The Wedding Day; End 2nd piece: a favourite song-Miss Leak; accompanied on the harp-Meyer? Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Song: As17950919, but Epithalamium-Miss _Leak, Mrs Bland

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Miller. [Afterpiece: Prologue by the elder George Colman]. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:15

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue)-Wilkinson; Lord Minikin-Martin; Col. Tivy-Clifford; Jessamy-Williams; Davy-Baker; Lady Minikin-Mrs Gooch; Gump-Mrs Forster; Miss Tittup-Miss Crow.
Cast
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Miss Crow.

Song: End: The Soldier Tired-Miss Crow

Entertainment: Monologue Previous: an Occasional Address-Miller

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music From The Works Of Handel

Performance Comment: As17960302but Principal Vocal Performers-another Miss Fletcher (from +Birmingham).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Samson)-; Honor and Arms-Bartleman [Samson]; Wise men flattering-Miss Leak [Judas Maccabaeus]; Lord of Eternity-Chorus; O Baal-Chorus (Deborah); Hush ye pretty warbling-Miss Parke [Acis and Galatea]; Disdainful of danger-; Pious orgies-Mme Mara (Judas Maccabaeus); From the censer-Chorus (Solomon).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Fifth Grand Concerto-; Sound an alarm-Kelly (Judas Maccabaeus); How willing-Bartleman (Samson); See the conqu'ring hero-Chorus; March (Judas Maccabaeus)-; What tho' I trace-Miss Parke [Solomon]; O God who in thy heavenly hand-Chorus [Joseph]; Happy Iphis-Master Elliot [Jephtha]; Mad Bess-Mme Mara (Purcell); Kings shall be thy nursing fathers-Chorus [Coronation Anthems].Coronation Anthems].
Cast
Role: What tho' I trace Actor: Miss Parke

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Overture and Dead March (Saul)-; Joys in gentle strains-the Miss Fletchers [Athalia]; Awful pleasing being-Miss Leak [Joshua]; From harmony-Chorus [Dryden's Ode]; Let the bright Seraphim-Miss Parke [Samson]; O liberty-Kelly; accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley (Judas Maccabaeus); The Soldier tir'd-Mme Mara [Dr Arne]; Gloria Patri-Grand Chorus [Jubilate].Jubilate].

Music: End Part I: concerto on the Piano Forte-Miss M'Arthur; End Part II: concerto on the harp-Mme Delaval

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lad Of The Hills Or The Wicklow Gold Mine

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Johnstone, Fawcett, Bowden, Towsend, Richardson, Thompson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Mountain. Cast from Airs (T. N. Longman, 1796): Yemon-Incledon; Granaghan-Johnstone; Thady-Fawcett; Maunus-Bowden; Devereux-Townsend; Tinihinch-Richardson; Dross-Thompson; Phelim-Mrs Martyr; Jesse-Mrs Clendining; Shelah-Mrs Mountain; Irish Peasantry Defenders White Boys-Linton, Williamson, Street, Follett, Simmons, Spofforth, Blurton, Rees, Abbot, Holland, Wilde, Curties, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Watts, Miss Walcup, Mrs Follett, Miss E. Walcup, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Ives, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Crowe, Miss Smith.

Afterpiece Title: Crotchet Lodge

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Miss Crotchet Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Stuart

Dance: With a new Irish Ballet (composed by Byrn)Spinsters' Lottery-Byrn, Platt, Mrs Watts, Miss Smyth, Mlle St.Amand. [Announced in playbill, but "The dance advertised was changed to another, on account of the indisposition of one of the performers" (Morning Herald, 11 Apr.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Song: Dirge, as17960425, but Miss _DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Smugglers

Cast
Role: Stella Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Mellon.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Kelly; Russet-Bannister; Simpkin-Suett; Skirmish-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Medley]); Flint-Burton; Serjeant-Phillimore; Louisa-Miss Leak; Jenny-Mrs Bland; Margaret-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Leak

Song: End: the favourite duett from Sampson, My Faith and Truth-Miss Leak, Master Welsh; End 2nd piece: Listen to the Voice of Love (composed by Hook)-Master Welsh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Performance Comment: As17960601 but unassigned-_Maddocks, _Cooke, _Evans, _Webb, _Trueman, _Wentworth, _Phillimore, Master _Gregson; Banks_; Miss_ Menage; Petitioners-_.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Hollingsworth; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Kitty-Miss Pope; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.

Dance: II afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Antigona

Dance: End I: a new Ballet in one act, Flore et Zephire-Didelot, Gentili, Fialon, Lahante, Hamoir, Giani, Roffey, Simpson, Master Menage, Mme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg, Mme Bossi, Mlle Parisot, Mme Vidi, Mlle Cabanel [Cast from Beaumont (see below): Cleonise-Mme Hilligsberg; +Flore-Mme Rose; +Bergeres-Mlle Parisot, Mme Bossi; +Zephire-Didelot; +L'Amour-Master Menage; +Un Petit Amour-Miss Hill.]; End Opera: [a new grand Dramatic Ballet in 3 acts, in the +Scotch style, L'Heureux Naufrage [; or, Les Sorcieres Ecossoises; Principal Performers in both dances-Didelot, Gentili, Fialon, Lahante, Hamoir, Giani, Roffey, Simpson, Master Menage, Mme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg, Mme Bossi, Mlle Parisot, Mme Vidi, Mlle Cabanel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Of Shakespeare Or Humours And Passions

Performance Comment: Given in a regular representation of several of his most favourite and capital Scenes. With Scenery and Dresses suited to the Characters and their situations. The inimitable Scenes of the Poet, selected for the Purpose, and digested into Five Acts, will exemplify in the strongest colours of our immortal Bard, Cruelty, Vanity, Ambition, Rusticity, Tyranny-; [Act I. Cruelty, in The Merchant of Venice [IV. i]. Shylock-Palmer; Anthonio-Aickin; Bassanio-C. Kemble; Gratiano-R. Palmer; Portia-Mrs Kemble; [Act II. Vanity, in the First Part of Henry IV [parts of II. iv]. Sir John Falstaff-Fawcett; Prince of Wales-Palmer Jun.; Francis (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; [Act III. Ambition, in King Henry the Eighth [parts of III. ii]. Cardinal Wolsey (1st time)-Palmer; King Henry-R. Palmer; [Act IV. Rusticity, in As You Like it [III. iii]. Touchstone-Bannister Jun.; Audrey-Mrs Harlowe; [Act V. Tyranny, in King Richard the Third [parts of I. ii; II. ii; and V]. King Richard (1st time)-Palmer; King Henry-Aickin; Richmond (1st time)-Palmer Jun.; Lady Anne-Miss Logan.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Miss Logan.

Afterpiece Title: The Hodge Podge or A Receipt to make a Benefit

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Cast
Role: Arionelli Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Leak.
Role: Helen Actor: Miss DeCamp

Song: In 2nd piece: Mad Bess (in character)-Miss Leak; a Welch Song (in character)-Mrs Bland; The Waiter-Fawcett

Entertainment: In 2nd piece: Imitations-Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Elliston (1st appearance in that character); Friar Lawrence-Aickin; Capulet-Davies (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Paris-C. Kemble; Benvolio-Palmer Jun.; Tybalt-Caulfield; Prince-Trueman; Peter-Suett (1st appearance in that character); Friar John-Abbot; Montague-Usher; Balthasar-Ledger; Sampson-Lyons; Apothecary-Waldron; Gregory-Waldron Jun.; Mercutio-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Nurse-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Capulet-Miss Tidswell; Juliet-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Arionelli Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Leak.

Dance: I: a Masquerade Scene, in which a Pas Russe-Master and Miss Menage

Song: End IV: a Funeral Procession to the Monument of the Capulets, with a Solemn Dirge-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prize Or 2

Performance Comment: .3.8. Lenitive-Bannister Jun.; Mr Caddy-Maddocks; Heartwell-Whitfield; Label-Suett; Juba-Master Welsh; Mrs Caddy-Mrs Booth; Caroline-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Performance Comment: Duke Murcia-Suett; Marquis Almanza-Wroughton; Count Valentia-Bannister Jun.; Seville-Maddocks; Granada-Trueman; Peasant-Aickin; Marchioness Merida-Mrs Goodall; Amanthis-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Amanthis Actor: Miss Mellon.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Hollingsworth; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Whitfield; Kitty-Miss Pope; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.

Dance: II 3rd piece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope