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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: Lackland-Lewis; Lepoche-Quick; Squire Tallyho-Munden; Sir John Bull-Fawcett; Lord Winlove-Incledon; Col. Epaulette-Farley; Henry-Johnstone; Caelia (1st time)-Mrs Serres; Rosa-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bull-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Casey (1st time)-Mrs Clendining; Nannette (1st time)-Mrs Martyr; Miss Dolly Bull-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude and Hibernian Friendship; or, An Escape from France

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss Chapman

Song: In course 2nd piece: I was called knowing Joey-Munden; At dawn of Life our Vows were plighted-Mrs Mountain; The turban'd Turk who scorns the World-Johnstone; When foaming Waves contrary beat-Incledon; The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone; Fa la la (composed by Callcott)-Incledon, Johnstone, Linton, Street, the rest of the Characters; End 2nd piece: Old Towler-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Performance Comment: Daniel-Quick; Dorimond-Johnstone; Sidney-Munden; Count Friponi-Fawcett; Robin-Townsend; Dalton-Incledon; Nerinda-Mrs Martyr; Miss Somerville-Mrs Mountain; Julia-Mrs Clendining; Lady Philippa Sidney-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Miss Somerville Actor: Mrs Mountain

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Logan

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Oswena Actor: Miss Morris

Dance: 1st piece to conclude with: The Savoyard-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand; In 3rd piece: a New Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End I: The Sea Storm-Incledon; In 3rd piece: We've bade the restless seas adieu-; O why to be happy, as17960314With Rosabel what joy to stray-Townsend; Here we laugh and work together-; With pride we steer'd for England's coast-Incledon; When love was a stranger-Mrs Mountain; The seaman who of wars may tell-Incledon, Bowden; Rule Britannia-; In course: Old Towler-Incledon; an entire New Song-Incledon

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques; or, The Merry Mourners

Performance Comment: Cockletop-Quick; Frank-Munden; Joey-Fawcett; Napkin-Wilde; Hearty-Powel; Mrs Camomile-Miss Chapman; Belinda-Mrs Townsend; Flounce-Mrs Norton; Mrs Cockletop-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Camomile Actor: Miss Chapman

Dance: In: an Irish Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Cast
Role: Julia Faulkner Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: As17960202, but Miss_ Kirton.
Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Miss Kirton.
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Smyth
Role: Ellen Holstein Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Ida Actor: Miss Wallis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Sir Giles Overreach-Pope; Wellborne-Holman; Allworth-Middleton; Lord Lovel-Macready; Marral-Powel; Furnace-Davenport; Amble-Claremont; Order-Haymes; Watchal-Holland; Welldo-Rees (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Tapwell-Thompson; Justice Greedy-Quick; Margaret-Miss Mansel; Froth-Mrs Platt; Lady Allworth-Mrs Pope (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Miss Mansel

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude and Hibernian Friendship

Cast
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Logan
Role: Oswena Actor: Miss Morris

Song: In 2nd piece: As17960405, but Fa la la-_; Our Simple Tale thus Ended-Incledon, Johnstone, Linton, Street, the rest of the characters; End III 1st piece: Old Towler-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: As17951231, but added: Lesbia-Miss Morris.
Cast
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Morris.
Role: Abbess Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick

Cast
Role: Miss Melcomb Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Performance Comment: Don Carlos-Holman; Lopez-Munden; Sancho-Fawcett; Don Lorenzo-Claremont; Angelina-Miss Chapman; Isabella-Mrs Platt; Jacintha-Mrs Mattocks; Leonora-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Point at Herqui

Dance: In 4th piece: a new incidental Dance, as17960415

Song: In III 1st piece: a song (in character)-Mrs Clendining; In 4th piece: The Mid Watch, as17960415; Tippy Bob, as17960415; The Waiter, as17960415; Irish Song, as17960415; New Loyal Song, as17960415; Rondo, as17960415; Ye Gentlemen of England, as17960415; Rule Britannia, as17960415

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: As17960414, but Julia Faulkner-Miss Mansel.
Cast
Role: Julia Faulkner Actor: Miss Mansel.
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Miss Kirton.
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Smyth
Role: Ellen Holstein Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Ida Actor: Miss Wallis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Claudius-Packer; Hamlet-Wroughton; Polonius-Dodd (1st appearance in that character); Horatio-Whitfield; Laertes-C. Kemble; Rosencrantz-Caulfield; Guildenstern-Trueman; Osrick (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Marcellus-Benson; Bernardo-Phillimore; Ghost of Hamlet's father-Bensley; Players-Maddocks, Hollingsworth; 1st Grave@digger-King (1st appearance in that character); 2nd Grave@digger-Burton; Gertrude-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Ophelia-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character in London]); [in which she will introduce an additional Air by Linley-Mrs Jordan; Actress-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Actress Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Cast
Role: Hannah Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Lady Autumn Actor: Miss Tidswell

Entertainment: Monologue.End: a Serio-Comic, Poetic, Prosaic Paraphrase on Shakespeare's Seven Ages-King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17951124, but added: Maid-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17960319but added: Hortensio-Claremont; Pedro-Farley; Bianca-Miss Leserve; Curtis-Mrs Platt.
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: The Point at Herqui

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Byrn; 3rd piece: Dance, as17960415

Song: In: Old Towler-Incledon; 3rd piece: Tippy Bob, as17960415; The Waiter, as17960415; Irish Song, as17960415; New Loyal Song, as17960415; Ye Gentlemen of England, as17960415; Rule Britannia, as17960415; Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Rondo-Mrs Serres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Performance Comment: As17960430, but Mahmoud-C. Kemble; Muley-_; unassigned-Master _Gregson; Miss_ Menage; General Chorus-_Annereau, _Bardoleau, _Cook, _Walker.
Cast
Role: Aladdin Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Balsora Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Zobeide Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Witch of the Wood; or, The Nutting Girls

Dance: In: The Spanish Fandango-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand; II afterpiece: The Humours of a Country Fair-Holland, Platt, Bayzand, Cranfield, Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Smyth, Mrs Watts

Performance Comment: Amand; II afterpiece: The Humours of a Country Fair-Holland, Platt, Bayzand, Cranfield, Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Smyth, Mrs Watts.

Song: End: Sally in our Alley-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17960429, but Hamlet (for this night only)-Mrs Powell; Osric-R. Palmer; Ghost of Hamlet's father (for that night only)-Palmer; Gertrude-Miss Morris (of cg); Ophelia's Air by Linley-_.
Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Actress Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Bannister Jun.; Figaro-R. Palmer; Antonio-Wewitzer; Bazil-Phillimore; Page-Mrs Bland; Countess-Mrs Goodall; Agnes-Mrs Heard; Susan-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Farren.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Cast
Role: Aladdin Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Balsora Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Zobeide Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Alive and Merry

Performance Comment: Characters-Russell, Wathen, Wewitzer, Trueman, Suett, Bannister Jun., Hollingsworth, Maddocks, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland; [Larpent MS lists the parts: Repartee, Andrew, Charles Seymour, Amoabite, Shroud, Porters, Bailiffs, Security, Jack Junk, Servant, Caroline, Nancy.] Prologue-Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick And Margaret Of Anjou

Performance Comment: Earl of Warwick-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Earl of Suffolk-Hull; Earl of Pembroke-Richardson; Officer-Thompson; King Edward-Macready; Lady Elizabeth Grey (1st time)-Miss Mansel; Lady Clifford (1st time)-Mrs Townsend; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Lie of the Day

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Song: In Course Evening: The Waiter-Fawcett; Master Thedy Shemus O'Shaughnessey O'Finnegin Delaney's History of Himself-Johnstone; Mad Bess (in character)-Mrs Clendining; The Sportman's snug little Cot, Admiral Benbow-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Performance Comment: As17960430, but Mahmoud-C. Kemble; Cassan-Wewitzer; General Chorus-Miss _Arne.
Cast
Role: General Chorus Actor: Miss _Arne.
Role: Aladdin Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Balsora Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Zobeide Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Alive and Merry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Money

Performance Comment: As17960513, but Characters-_Benson, Wewitzer, Miss _Leak, Mrs +Pritchard (1st appearance on any stage).
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: _Benson, Wewitzer, Miss _Leak, Mrs +Pritchard
Role: Jane Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Barbara Actor: Miss Leak.

Afterpiece Title: First Love

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

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Mellon.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysteries Of The Castle

Performance Comment: As17951104, but Chorus of Soldiers and Sailors-_Gray, _Little; Chorus of Country Girls-Miss _Kirton.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Actress Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: As17960530, but Antonio (1st time)-Russell; Page (1st time)-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss DeCamp.
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Mellon.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss DeCamp

Entertainment: Monologue. End: A Picture of a Play House; or, Bucks have at ye all-R. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Un-married

Cast
Role: Old Maid Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Miss Logan.

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Performance Comment: Count Conolly Villars-Holman; Dermot-Johnstone; Sir Paul Peckham-Fawcett; Sir Samuel Sheepy-Munden; Dorimont-Richardson; Lucy-Miss Chapman; Lydia-Mrs Townsend; Lady Peckham-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Dr Last's Examination before the College of Physicians

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Smyth
Role: Ellen Holstein Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Ida Actor: Miss Wallis

Dance: In 4th piece: Dance, as17951026, but Holland; in which dance Bells-Lawrence that inimitable Performer, will introduce accompaniments on his Bells

Song: In: Admiral Benbow-Incledon; In 3rd piece: All on Hobbies-Williamson; In 4th piece: Rule Britannia-Townsend

Entertainment: 3rd piece: a variety of Imitations-Rees

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17950926, but Snake-Phillimore; Maria (1st time)-Miss Heard; Maid-_.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Leak.

Afterpiece Title: A Musical Olio

Performance Comment: As17960521, but added: The Town and Country (by permission of Captain Morris)-Dignum; the Catches and Glees-Bannister, Sedgwick, Wathen, Dignum.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Tidswell

Song: End II: The Little Waist- (composed by Hook); End IV: The Sailor's Journal (composed by Dibdin)-Dignum

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for the Fund, established for the Relief of those Performers who, through Infirmity, shall be obliged to retire from the Stage. The Theatrical Fund was established in 1765, under the auspices of the late Mr Beard and Mrs Rich; and received the sanction of Parliament in 1776. There are now, and have been for more than 20 years, several Annuitants supported by it, chiefly families and widows. Yet notwithstanding it has been so long set on foot, the interest arising from the Funded Capital has never been equal to defraying one half of the annual disbursements. The deficiencies have been continually supplied by progressive weekly contributions from the performers. When this is considered, it is respectfully presumed the generosity of a British Public will be exerted this night in favour of so liberal and beneficial an institution. Thomas Hull, Treasurer. Tickets to be had of Hull, Treasurer to the Institution, No. 7, Duke's-Court, near Dean's Yard, Westminster. Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Haymes, Davenport, Farley, Williamson, Rees, Ledger, Follett, Hawtin, Findlay, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Davenport, Miss Leserve, Mrs Townsend (1st time); [For cast see17960123] Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 0

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 1

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 2

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: The Barber's Petition, as17960506; with Wigs, as17960506

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Leak

Song: End I: Whither my Love, Ah! Whither art thou fled? (from The Haunted Tower)-Sga Storace; From Shades of Night-Braham; This fond Sorrow-Braham, Sga Storace (both from Mahmoud); End II: the celebrated Harp Song Ah che nel petto io sento, from Idalide,-Mme Mara; In IV: a Masquerade Scene, in which Ally Croker-Miss Leak, Master Welsh

Performance Comment: Whither art thou fled?
(from The Haunted Tower)-Sga Storace; From Shades of Night-Braham; This fond Sorrow-Braham, Sga Storace (both from Mahmoud); End II: the celebrated Harp Song Ah che nel petto io sento, from Idalide,-Mme Mara; In IV: a Masquerade Scene, in which Ally Croker-Miss Leak, Master Welsh.

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: a new Occasional Address-Mrs Jordan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Katharine And Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Palmer; Baptista-Packer; Hortensio-Trueman; Grumio-Hollingsworth; Music@master-Banks; Biondello-R. Palmer; Pedro-Phillimore; Taylor-Burton; Peter-Evans; Gabriel-Cooke; Nathaniel-Webb; Gregory-Maddocks; Katharine-Mrs Goodall; Bianca-Miss Tidswell; Curtis-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Whittle-Hollingsworth; Nephew-Caulfield; Bates-Maddocks; Kecksey-Dodd; Thomas-Burton; Widow Brady-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Entertainment: MonologueEnd 2nd piece: Monsieur Tonson-Caulfield