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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Weston, Aickin, Sparks, Vandermeer, Hamilton, Saunders, Jacobs, Lings, Castle, F. Gentleman, Dancer, Farrel, M'George, Wheeler, Griffiths, Pearce, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Jewell; With an Occasional Prologue-Foote.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with a Song in Character)-Vandermere; Falsh-Saunders; Tag-Mrs Read; Miss Biddy-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Vandermere
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: The Pedlar-Mas. and Miss West, apprentices to Grimaldi

Performance Comment: and Miss West, apprentices to Grimaldi.

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,
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Fools Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: The Fair Orphan Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Lovers

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: Lord Randolph Actor: Butler
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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-a Gentleman; Heli-Johns; King-Evans; Alonzo-Friendly; Gonzalez-Lloyd; Selim-Heatly; Garcia-Wilkins; Perez-Wood; Zara-a Lady; Leonora-Miss Vincent; Almena-Miss Roberts; Prologue-Miss Rose.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Vincent
Role: Almena Actor: Miss Roberts
Role: Prologue Actor: Miss Rose.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Rose; Doodle-Mrs Heatly; King-Lloyd; Bailiff-Grey; Noodle-Evans; Foodle-Johns; Grizzle-Ward; Dollallolla-Miss Fairlamb; Glumdalca-Douglas; Huncamunca-Miss Roberts.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Rose
Role: Dollallolla Actor: Miss Fairlamb
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Miss Roberts.

Dance: II: Minuet-Patence, Young Lady; IV: Hornpipe-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Parts-Foote, Robson, Aickin, Davies, F. Gentleman, Vandermere, Hamilton, Castle, Weston, Dancer, Knowles, Farrell, Miller, Lings, Pierce, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Didier, first time on that stage.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Vandermere; Loveit-Dancer; Puff-Hamilton; Flash-Davis; Miss Biddy-Mrs Granger; Tagg-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Vandermere
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Granger

Dance: I: The Cowkeepers-Mas. West, Miss West

Performance Comment: West, Miss West.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Hurst; Young Knowell-J. Aickin; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadill-King; Downright-Bransby; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Hartry; Cash-Packer; Mas. Matthew-W. Palmer; Cob-Moody; Master Stephen-Weston, 1st time; Bridget-Mr Morland; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Dame Kitely-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mr Morland
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with song)-Dodd; Flash-Palmer; Capt. Loveit-J. Aickin; Jasper-Ackman; Puff-Moody; Tag-Mrs Love; Biddy-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17710921

Event Comment: Paid 1!2 year's cleansing & Lighting for St Martin's Mich. last, #10 2s.; Tallow chandler's 5th bill #24 6s.; A bill for cotton #2 11s. 4d. (Treasurer's Book). Mr Crofts Chamont; very bad (Hopkins Diary). Receipts: #173 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castilio-Reddish; Polydore-Cautherly; Acasto-Packer; Chaplain-Love; Ernesto-Wrighten; Servant-Wheeler; Page-Miss Collett; Serina-Miss Platt; Monimia-Miss Young, 1st time; Florella-Mrs Love; Chamont-[theYoung Gentleman [who performed Alcibiades in Timon].theYoung Gentleman [who performed Alcibiades in Timon].
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Young, 1st time
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Fools Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: The Fair Orphan Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Belmour-Aickin; Fainlove-Robson; Sharper-Fearon; Setter-Dancer; Sir Joseph-Weston; Bluff-F. Gentleman; Barnaby-Jacobs; Footamn-Vowell; Old Batchelor-Gardner; Belinda-Miss Ambrose; Araminta-Miss Platt; Silvia-Miss Wentworth; Letitia-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Araminta Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Silvia Actor: Miss Wentworth

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabelle Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: As17720518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Reddish; Tom-King; Myrtle-Jefferson; Cimberton-Love; Daniel-Waldron; Sir John Bevil-Bransby; Sealand-Aickin; Humphrey-Keen; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; Lucinda-Miss Platt; Indiana-Miss Younge; Phyllis-Miss Pope; In II, Song-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Aickin
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Indiana Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Phyllis Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17721023

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Loveit-LeMarsh; Fribble-Hamilton; Flash-Davis; Puff-Fearon; Jasper-Palmer; Biddy-Miss Craven; Tagg-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Craven

Dance: I: The Medley, as17730517; End: A Double Hornpipe-Giorgi's Scholars

Event Comment: Benefit for Wheeler, Jacobs, Griffith. Tickets deliver'd by Mr Yates and Miss Berkley will be taken. Pd. Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #238 19s. 6d. Charges: #70. Profits to Wheeler, Jacobs, and Griffith: #168 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Dodd; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Wilding-Wheeler; Sir Jasper-Griffith; Beaufort-Yates; Dapper-Jacobs; Quildrive-Burton; Corinna-Miss Platt; Maria-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Pope.

Entertainment: End: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Jacobs

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17730519, but Jasper-Courtney; Tagg-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Tagg Actor: Miss Platt.
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Craven

Dance: As17730723

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Gullwell-Fearon; Harwood-Howard; Irishman (with a Song)-Moody; Scotchman-Hamilton; Frenchman-Bolton; Lord Brilliant-Lamash; LeBrush-Ward; Frankly-Courtney; Trickit-Lings; Williams-Osborne; new Character-Mrs Williams; Maria-Miss Atkinson; Melpomene-Miss Lings; Margery-Miss Craven.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Atkinson
Role: Melpomene Actor: Miss Lings
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Craven.

Dance: End: The Haymakers-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Smith, first appearance there; King Henry VI-J. Aickin; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Jefferson; Lord Mayor-Ackman; Prince Edward-Master Blanchard; Duke of York-Master Pulley; Tressel-Cautherly; Lord Stanly-Bransby; Norfolk-Hurst; Ratcliff-Wright; Lieutenant-Fawcett; Catesby-Packer; Lady Anne-Miss Younge; Duchess of York-Mrs Johnston; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Miss Younge
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Meeting of the Company

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with song)-Dodd; Jasper-Ackman; Flash-Palmer; Captain Loveit-Davies; Puff-Moody; Biddy-Miss Jarratt; Tag-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Jarratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius; Or, The Force Of Love

Performance Comment: Varanes-Barry; Marcian-Clarke; Leontine-Hull; Aranthes-Davis; Atticus-Thompson; Lucius-L'Estrange; Theodosius-Lewis; Pulcheria-Mrs Bulkley; Julia-Miss Ogilvie; Delia-Miss Pearce; Flavilla-Miss Dayes; Athenais-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Ogilvie
Role: Delia Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Flavilla Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Eliot-Davies; Papillion-Quick; Miss Godfrey-Mrs Whitefield; Kitty-Miss Pearce; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Mrs Whitefield
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pearce
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: III: The Vintage Festival, as17741007; End: The Frolick, as17741214; End II Afterpiece: A Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley

Event Comment: Benefit for Wright, Messink, and Widow Rooker. Receipts: #188 14s. Charges: #74 14s. Pbofits to Messink, Mrs Wright, Mrs Rooker: #114 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Brereton, first time; Sealand-J. Aickin, first time; Cimberton-Waldron; Daniel-Burton; Myrtle-Jefferson; Tom-King; Sir John Bevil-Bransby; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Miss Platt; Indiana-Miss Younge; Humphrey-Keen; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; In Act II, Singing-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: J. Aickin, first time
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Indiana Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jacket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Mrs Greville
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Dodd with a song in Character; Flash-Palmer; Puff-Moody; Jasper-Burton; Loveit-Davies; Biddy-Miss Jarratt; Tag-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Jarratt
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Barsanti. Mainpiece [a comedy by Arthur Murphy]: Never acted there

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir W. Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Wroughton; Blandford-Fearon; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Tattle-Mrs Pitt; Clarissa-Miss Dayes; Belinda-Miss Barsanti.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Fearon
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Barsanti.

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Cast
Role: Lauretta Actor: Miss Dayes , frist time.

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

Monologue: Before: The Occasional Prelude. Manager-Wroughton; Young Actress-Miss Barsanti. [See 10 May 1773.

Performance Comment: Manager-Wroughton; Young Actress-Miss Barsanti. [See 10 May 1773.]See 10 May 1773.]
Cast
Role: Young Actress Actor: Miss Barsanti.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitefield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Mahon; The Lady-Mrs Jackson; Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Dayes; Bacchants-Miss Ambrose; Euphrosyne-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character these 2 years).
Cast
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Bacchants Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Catley

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

Song: End IV: Funeral Procession of Juliet, with the Solemn Dirge-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems; [The Masquerade, Minuet, and Dirge, as here assigned, are the same in all subsequent performances.] In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: ] In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Sweet Echo Actor: Leoni, Miss Catley.
Related Works
Related Work: The Wandering Jew; or, Love's Masquerade Author(s): Andrew Franklin
Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces Douglas, but "Mrs Barry being suddenly taken ill yesterday Morning , The Busy Body ws substituted for Douglas...and allowing for the short Notice which the Performers had to prepare for the Representation, we must do them the Justice to say that they acquitted themselves extremely well" (Morning Chronicle, 16 Oct.).] Receipts: #234 5s. (233.4; 1.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Cast from Morning Chronicle and Morning Post, both 16 Oct.: Marplot-Woodward; Sir Francis Gripe-Quick; Sir George Airy-Lewis; Charles Gripe-Wroughton; Isabinda-Mrs Whitfield; Miranda-Miss Macklin. [Gazetteer, 16 Oct., also refers to Dunstall, who probably acted Sir Jealous Traffic (see17780129).]Gazetteer, 16 Oct., also refers to Dunstall, who probably acted Sir Jealous Traffic (see17780129).]
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Reinhold; Paris-Mattocks; Momus-Quick; Mercury-Mahon; Venus-Mrs Mattocks; Pallas-Miss Dayes; Iris-Miss Valois; Juno-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity-Aldridge, Master Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Smith; Pyrrhus-Palmer; Pylades-Packer; Phoenix-Hurst; Hermione-Miss Younge; Cleone-Miss Sherry; Cephisa-Miss Platt; Andromache-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Cleone Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Cephisa Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Yates.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Performed There. On account of the Additional Airs, contracted into 3 Acts. [Public Advertiser, 30 Dec., notes that the principal omission was the conspiracy of Alonzo, Antonio, &c., and that the Masque in Act IV was removed to the concluding scene of the play.] With New Dresses, Scenery and Decorations. The Music by Purcell, John Christopher? Smith, Dr Arne and Fisher. [In afterpiece the playbill retains Delpini as Pierrot, but "[Hull] made an apology for the illness of Delpini, telling the audience that the Signor had hurt himself so much the preceding evening in performing the part of Pierrot that he could not come out of his room; the managers therefore hoped that the audience would accept of Wewitzer in the character" (Morning Chronicle, 28 Dec.). The playbill also adds Wewitzer as the Gardener; this part was perhaps omitted.] Paid Enderby, Oil Merchant, #258 17s. Receipts: #245 18s. (244.15; 1.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Hull; Ferdinand-Mattocks; Stephano-Wilson; Trincalo-Quick; Caliban-Dunstall; Gonzalo-Fearon; Alonzo-L'Estrange; Sebastian-Robson; Antonio-Booth; Master-Thompson; Boatswain-Bates; Miranda-Miss Brown; Juno-Miss Dayes; Ceres-Miss Valois; Ariel-Mrs Farrell.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Dayes
Role: Ceres Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Frolicks

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Valois.

Dance: In: Aldridge, Miss Valois, others [the dance was composed by Aldridge (Morning Chronicle, 26 Nov. 1779), and danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]; In afterpiece: as17761226

Performance Comment: 1779), and danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]; In afterpiece: as17761226.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: K

Performance Comment: Richard III. Richard-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); King Henry-Younger; Catesby-T. Davis; Ratcliff-Egan; Lieutenant-R. Palmer; Lord Mayor-Massey; Buckingham-Aickin; Tressel-Davies; Stanley-Fearon; Norfolk-Griffiths; Tyrrell-Kenny; Oxford-Stevens; Prince Edward-Miss Francis; Duke of York-Master Edwin; Richmond-Palmer; Lady Anne-Mrs Hunter; Duchess of York-Mrs Poussin; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Massey (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Francis

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Captain Flash-Palmer; Captain Loveit-R. Palmer; Jasper-Egan; Puff-Fearon; Fribble (with a song)-Blissett; Tag-Mrs Gardner; Miss Biddy-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Davies.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: With Additional Music and Grand Chorusses from Handel; with New Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Receipts: #190 15s. 6d. (145.1.0; 45.12.0; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Farren.
Role: Clarence Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Webster; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, Lamash; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Gaudry; 2nd Spirit (with the song of Sweet Echo)-Tenducci; The Lady-Mrs Robinson; Principal Bacchants-Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Colles, Miss Collett; Euphrosyne-Miss Walpole; Sabrina-Miss Field; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Baddeley.
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Dutiful Deception, announced on playbill of 13 May.] Tickets delivered by Thompson, Cushing, Jones, Bates, Miss Green, Mrs Sharp and the Widow Emery [Account-Book adds Whittington] will be admitted this Evening. Receipts: #184 19s. (127.7; 1.13; tickets: 55.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17771129, but Lucy-Mrs Morton [i.e. formerly Miss Dayes].i.e. formerly Miss Dayes].
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Pastoral Actor: Reinhold, Miss Dayes

Dance: In afterpiece: As17771229; In: Hornpipe, as17771017