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2576
22 May 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Miss Leeson.
Role: Miss Hardcastle Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Dance: End II: The Arts and Sciences, as17780509; in which an Assault-Master Dagueville, Master Holland; with a Minuet-Master Dagueville, Miss Bullock; Prince of Wales's New Court Minuet-Master Holland, Miss Simonet

2577
19 September 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-Davies; Bates-Baddeley; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Miss Walpole.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Miss Walpole.

Dance: End I afterpiece: Minuet de la Cour-the Miss Stageldoirs; with the Allemande-the Miss Stageldoirs

2578
22 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Performance Comment: Caractacus-Digges (1st appearance in that character); Arviragus-Lewis; Elidurus-Wroughton; Vellinus-Whitfield; Aulus Didius-Peile; Modred-Aickin; Chief Bard-Hull; Bards-L'Estrange, Fearon; Evelina-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character); Principal Vocal Parts-Leoni, Reinhold, Mrs Farrell.
Cast
Role: Evelina Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Miss Matthews, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Morton, Sga Tinte.[For parts see17800506.]For parts see17800506.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Miss Matthews, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Morton, Sga Tinte.

Dance: In afterpiece: Dagueville, Langrish, Miss Lings, Miss Valois. [These were the same in all subsequent performances.

2579
26 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Medley

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Cushing, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Brunsdon, Wewitzer, Jones, Mahon, Baker, Painter, R.? Smith, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross, Mrs White, Sga Tinte.

Dance: I: a Masquerade Scene incident to the play-; and a Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: the Funeral Procession of Julietv, with the Solemn Dirge Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Miss Brown, Mrs Morton, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems

2580
27 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Lady Sash Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Countrywomen Actor: Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Walpole.

Dance: As17780922

Song: In III: an Epithalamium-; with Singing-Miss Collett, Miss Abrams

2581
02 March 1779 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zemira E Azore

Dance: II: Ballet by Genii as17790223-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, young Miss Simonet; also Pedal Harp, as17790223; End II: Ballet by Fairies, as17790223, but _LeDet, _Henry, young Miss _Simonet, Slingsby; End Opera: +Le Couronnement de Zemire, as17790223

2582
20 March 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Prelude And Prologue

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Lee Lewes, Whitfield, Robson, Fearon, Hull, Miss Stewart, Mrs Poussin, Miss Platt. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 22 Mar.: Joe Type-Wilson; Ratsbane-Lee Lewes; Eustace-Whitfield; Greenwood-Hull; Passengers in a Stage-Miss Stewart; Landlady-Mrs Poussin; Mrs O'Flannagan-Miss Platt Larpent MS 472 adds: Lieut. of a Man of War, Sailor, Ostler, Boot Catcher, Printer's Devil, Chambermaid.
Cast
Role: Passengers in a Stage Actor: Miss Stewart
Role: Mrs O'Flannagan Actor: Miss Platt Larpent MS 472 adds: Lieut. of a Man of War, Sailor, Ostler, Boot Catcher, Printer's Devil, Chambermaid.

Afterpiece Title: Calypso

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mrs Kennedy, Reinhold, Leoni, Miss Thornton, Miss Brown. Cast from text (T. Evans, 1779): Telemachus-Mrs Kennedy; Mentor-Reinhold; Proteus-Leoni; Antiope-Miss Thornton; Calypso-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Antiope Actor: Miss Thornton
Role: Calypso Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: In: Incidental Dances-Dagueville, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

2583
08 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Quick, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Whitfield, Robson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Jones, Clarke, Mrs Morton, Miss Stewart, Miss Brown. Cast from text
Role: Adelaide Actor: Miss Stewart
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: End II: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Dagueville; and the Minuet de la Cour-Holloway, Miss Besford; End I afterpiece: New Dance-Harris, Mrs Sutton (1st appearance on that stage); with a New Allemande-

Ballet: End: The Humours of Newmarket. As17790503, but Jockeys-Holloway; Ladies-Miss +Besford

Performance Comment: As17790503, but Jockeys-Holloway; Ladies-Miss +Besford.
Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss +Besford.

2584
10 May 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Holmes; Glenalvon-Cooke; Lord Randolph-Sparks; Officers-Garden, Swords; Old Norval-Mitchell; Anna-Miss Randall; Lady Randolph-Mrs Jones (from the Theatre-Royal in Dublin).
Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Miss Randall

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Afterpiece Title: The Brave Irishman

Dance: End Monologue: Hornpipe-Lapper

Song: End III: He's aye kissing me-Miss Harris; End: Hunting Song-Miss Harris

Music: Between the Acts: The original Scotch Music-

Entertainment: Monologue.End 2nd piece: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Lewis (1st appearance on that stage these 3 years)

2585
22 September 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Isaac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Lopez-Wewitzer; Father Paul-Booth; Carlos-Mrs Kennedy (late Mrs Farrell; Ist appearance in that character); Antonio-Vernon; Clara-Miss Brown; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks; The Duenna-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; Chapeau-Lee Lewes; George Bevil-Whitfield; Consol-Jones; Robin-Wewitzer; H. Bevil-Booth; F. Bevil-Thompson; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Grub-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: End: new dance, The Dockyard-Dagueville, Langrish, Holland, Miss Matthews, Miss Valois. With a new scene painted by Carver

2586
14 December 1779 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Afterpiece Title: Il Soldano Generoso

Dance: End I: new Pantomime Dance (composed by Zuchelli) Il Desertore-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, young Miss Andreas, Miss Simonet; End II: a grand Masquerade Dance-the other partsSg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tantini, Henry, Slingsby; in which a Chaconne(in character by the various Masks)-; and which will open with a Minuet-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet (1st appearance this season); End afterpiece: new Grand Balletconnected with the Opera-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet, Sga Tantini, Slingsby

2587
18 April 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus (1st time)-Henry; Cloten-Dodd; Cymbeline-Hurst; Pissanio-Packer; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius (1st time)-R. Palmer; Arviragus-Davies; Lucius-Wrighten; French Gentleman-Chaplin; Philario-Wright; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Miss Sherry; Imogen-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: Masquerade scene with Dancing-Henry, Menage, Miss Armstrong; End III: Minuet-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Song: II: song-Miss Abrams; End afterpiece: song, Ellen a Roon, with the original Irish words-the Young Lady who performs Leonora

2588
02 May 1780 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'olimpiade

Dance: End I: Pastoral Ballet-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tantini, Miss Andreas, Miss Simonet; End II: La Bergere Coquete, as17800408; End Opera: Serious Ballet, as17800122; Grand Chaconne, as17800122

2589
10 May 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

Cast
Role: Mrs Skylight Actor: Miss Ambrose.
Role: Miss Skylight Actor: Miss Green

Afterpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Cast
Role: Miss Louisa Balmer Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown. For additional, unassigned characters listed by Larpent MS, see17790104.
Role: Pierrot's Wife Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: 3rd piece: Dancing, as17800506, but Miss _Matthews, Miss Valois

Song: As17800422

Ballet: End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Matthews, Miss Valois.

2590
12 May 1780 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Dance: End I: The Rural Sports, as17800422, but Miss _Andreas; End II: Il Filosofo, as17800509; End Opera: Grand Serious Ballet, as17791127, but _Slingsby, Mme Simonet; with a +Grand Chaconne, as17800422

Cast
Role: The Rural Sports Actor: Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Andreas, Miss Simonet, Sga Crespi

2591
27 May 1780 @ King's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Dance: End I: The Rural Sports, as17800512, but Miss _Simonet; End II: La Fete Pastorale, as17800520; End Opera: Serious Ballet-; connected with the Opera, in which a Grand Chaconne ([the music] composed by Floquet)-Favre Guiardele, Mme Simonet, Slingsby, Sga Tantini, Mlle Baccelli

Cast
Role: The Rural Sports Actor: Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Andreas, Miss Simonet, Sga Crespi

2592
20 September 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Isaac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Lopez-W. Bates; Father Paul-Booth; Carlos-Mrs Kennedy; Antonio-Reinhold; The Duenna (1st time)-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks; Clara-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Frolick-Aldridge (1st appearance here these 2 years), Miss Besford, Miss Valois

2593
23 September 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Antonio-Phillimore; Sebastian-Lamash; Francisco-Norris; Ferdinand-Farren; Miranda-Mrs Cuyler; Ariel-Miss Field; Chorus of Spirits-Gaudry, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Philimore, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith, Mrs Granger, Miss Coats.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Field
Role: Chorus of Spirits Actor: Gaudry, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Philimore, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith, Mrs Granger, Miss Coats.

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Charles-Farren; Harry Stukely-Lamash; Cymon-Burton; William-Norris; Waiter-Phillimore; Wat-Griffiths; Diggery-Parsons; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Brereton; Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Miss Kitty Sprightly Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Miss Bridget Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits-Miss Armstrong; III: a Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; IV: a Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

2594
25 September 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17800922, but Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Davenett; added: Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt.
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Harlequin-W. Bates; Justice-Messink; Gypsies-Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton; Clown-Stevens; Justice's Wife-Miss Platt; Maid - Mrs Sharpe; Pierrot's Wife [in all subsequent bills: Clown's Wife]-Miss Matthews; Colombine-Mrs Ratchford.
Cast
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Clown's Wife] Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: As17800921; Afterpiece: Dancing-Harris, Langrish, Miss Besford, Miss Matthews

2595
30 September 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Pantaloon-Johnston; Silvio-Burton; Meagre-R. Palmer; Watchman-Holcroft; Farmer-Chaplin; Cook-Griffiths; Lawyer-Nash; Clown-Delpini; Queen Mab-Miss M. Stageldoir; Colombine-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss M. Stageldoir
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett.

Dance: End II: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs; Afterpiece: Dancing-Henry, Miss Armstrong

2596
18 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Giles Actor: Bannister
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Dance: End I: The Force of Love-Sg and Sga Zuchelli (1st appearance this season), Henry, Miss Armstrong, Miss Simonet; End I afterpiece: Minuet de la Cour, as17800919

2597
19 October 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Smith; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Brereton; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Autolicus-Vernon; Clown-Yates; Perdita-Mrs Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Hermione-Miss Farren. [Edition of 1785 (Bathurst) adds: Cleomenes-$Chaplin; Gentleman-$Phillimore; Dorcas-$Miss Simson; Mopsa-$Miss Kirby.]
Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Mopsa Actor: Miss Kirby.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II: Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: II: Sheep@shearing song-Miss Wright. [This was sung, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.

2598
06 November 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End III: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews; End IV: The Caledonian Shepherds-Aldridge, Miss Besford

2599
23 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Cast
Role: Julina Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Flametta Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: unassigned Actor: Booth, Fearon, Stevens, Mrs Poussin, Miss Platt, Miss Stewart.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: End: The Caledonian Shepherds-Aldridge, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

2600
10 March 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Parsons, Brereton, Baddeley, Aickin, Bannister Jun., Suett, Waldron, Lamash, R. Palmer, Palmer, Mrs Cargill, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Love, Mrs Smith, Mrs Abington. [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1781), and Town and Country Magazine, Mar. 1781, p. 115: Sir Andrew Acorn-King; Alderman Uniform-Parsons; Charles Woodbine-Brereton; Ephraim Labradore-Baddeley; General Probe-Aickin; Doctor Quintessence-Bannister Jun.; Metaphor-Suett; Trusty-Waldron; Coquin-Lamash; Gold Waiter-R. Palmer; Lord Rentless-Palmer; Miss Uniform-Mrs Cargill; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Winnifred-Mrs Love; Judah-Mrs Smith; Miss Labradore-Miss Kirby (see17810312 Lady Rentless-Mrs Abington; Prologue-King; Epilogue-Mrs Abington. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Miss Uniform Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Miss Labradore Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Field

Song: III: Smiling love to thee belong-Miss Field, Miss Wright (British Union-Catalogue, p. 621)

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