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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirable-Smith; Fainall-Bensley; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Yates; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Parsons; Witwou'd-King; Lady Wishfor't-Mrs Hopkins; Marwood-Miss Sherry; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Sharp; Foible-Miss Pope; Millamant-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Marwood Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Lubin-Vernon; Solomon-Parsons; Easy-Wrighten; Steady-Gaudry; Gillian (1st time)-Miss Collett; Cicely-Mrs Love; Floretta-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Miss Collett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Selima And Azor

Performance Comment: Azor-Vernon; Ali-Dodd; Scander (1st time)-Gaudry; Fatima-Miss Collett; Lesbia-Miss Kirby; Selima-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Kirby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Webster, Moody, Parsons, Bannister, Baddeley, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten. Cast adjusted from playbill of 10 May 1780, and Morning Chronicle, 16 Oct. 1778: William-Webster; O'Daub-Moody; Gage-Parsons; Serjeant Drill-Bannister; Mons. Bluard-Baddeley; Sir Harry Bouquet-Dodd; Nancy-Mrs Robinson; Lady Gorget-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Sash-Mrs Baddeley; Countrywoman-Miss Kirby; Nell-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Countrywoman Actor: Miss Kirby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Plymouth In An Uproar

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Miss Freeman Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Dance: I: Masquerade Scenev with a Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: the Funeral Procession of Julietv, with the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, J. Wilson, Doyle, Fox, Miss Green, Miss Stewart, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems

Performance Comment: Wilson, Doyle, Fox, Miss Green, Miss Stewart, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Branville-King; Sir Harry Flutter-Dodd; Col. Medway-Brereton; Lord Medway-Bensley; Mrs Knightly-Miss Farren; Miss Richly-Mrs Robinson; Lady Medway-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Medway-Mrs Brereton; Lady Flutter-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Knightly Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Miss Richly Actor: Mrs Robinson

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Milan

Cast
Role: Attendant Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Marcelia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage Wordsworth]), Wilson, Moody, Mrs Webb (1st appearance at this theatre), Mrs Pitt, Miss Brown. [Cast from text (J. Kearby, 1779) William-A Young Gentleman; Hearty-Wilson; Murtagh Mulrooney-Moody; Dame Hearty-Mrs Webb; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Nanny-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Nanny Actor: Miss Brown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Colonel Townly-Brereton; Probe-Parsons; Lory-Baddeley; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Berinthia-Miss Farren; Amanda-Mrs Robinson; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Miss Collett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Wilson; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Marlow-Lee Lewes; Hastings-Whitfield; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Green; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Miss Hardcastle Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Cast
Role: Nanny Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: As17791123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Falshood

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wroughton, Aickin, Clarke, Lewis, Mrs Hartley, Miss Younge. Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1779): Orlando-Wroughton; Bertrand-Aickin; Earl Guildford-Clarke; Rivers-Lewis; Julia-Mrs Hartley; Emmelina-Miss Younge; Prologue-Hull; Epilogue-Lee Lewes.
Cast
Role: Emmelina Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Cast
Role: Little Girl Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Sicilians Actor: Mrs Willems, Miss Green
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown
Event Comment: By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for a Gentlewoman. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [Author of Prologue unknown.] Afterpiece: Written by Thomas King, Esq. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:30. The Public may be assured that the principal Performers in the above play and farce are Persons accustomed to the Stage, and that the utmost Attention will be paid to the credit of Performance. Tickets delivered by Mrs Lefevre and Blackburn will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Modish Wife

Performance Comment: Sir Scrapeall-Barrett; Colonel Parapet-Vowell; Sir Charles Prudent-Harrington; Fuzee-Blackburn; Crambo-Brown; Timothy-Munden; Captain Starboard-Smith; Lady Charlotte-Miss O'Brien (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance in London); Lady Brainless-Mrs Baker; Emmeline-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance upon any stage [unidentified]); Ruelle-Miss Dudley; Mrs Busy-Mrs Lefevre; Occasional Prologue-Smith.
Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Miss O'Brien
Role: Ruelle Actor: Miss Dudley

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Performance Comment: Martin-Smith; Saville-Blackburn; Caveat-Munden; Boy-Master Screven; Linger-Barrett; Myra-Miss Dudley; Mrs Watchly-Mrs Barnett; Lucetta-Mrs Lefevre.
Cast
Role: Myra Actor: Miss Dudley

Dance: End II: Miller

Entertainment: End: Variety of Rhetorical Imitations-a Gentleman (1st appearance [unidentified])

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Palmer, Dodd, Brereton, Parsons, Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins; Principal Tragedians-Farren, Waldron, Burton, Packer, Lamash, Bannister Jun., Mrs Davenett, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope. Cast adjusted from text (T. Becket, 1781): Puff-Palmer; Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Brereton; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Interpreter-Baddeley; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Tragedians: Earl of Leicester-Farren; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Justice-Packer; Son-Lamash; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Justice's Lady-Mrs Davenett; Confidante-Mrs Bradshaw; Tilburina-Miss Pope.

Dance: As17791126

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Raymond-Wroughton; Grey-Clarke; Laroche-Whitfield; Morton-L'Estrange; Sir Ardolph-Fearon; Peasant-Booth; Knight-Robson; Ld. William-Miss Langrish; Eleanor-Mrs Lewis; Countess of Salisbury-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd; Or, Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Sir William-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Patie-M'Donald; Roger-Barret; Symon-Pentland; Glaud-Riddle; Bauldy-Stewart; Madge-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Hamilton; Jenny-Miss Campbell; Peggy-A Young Lady (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh [unidentified]); A New Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Campbell

Afterpiece Title: The Students; or, The Humours of St

Performance Comment: Andrew's. Byron (with songs)-Henderson; Andrew-Munden; Frederick-Webb; Drover Henpeck-M'Donald; Macdowell the Exciseman-Stewart; Emily-Miss Campbell; Harriot-Miss Hamilton; The original Prologue-Stewart.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Campbell
Role: Harriot Actor: Miss Hamilton

Song: End IV: Hooly and Fairlyin character-M'Donald

Music: Between the Acts: proper Scotch Music-; a new Scotch Overture-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Shepherdess Of The Alps

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Vernon, Wilson, Edwin, Robson, Reinhold, Quick, Brunsdon, Jones, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Pitt, Miss Platt, Mrs Mattocks. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1780) Young Bellemine-Vernon; Marquis de Bellemine-Wilson; Count Triste-Edwin; Abbe de la Mouche-Robson; Blaise-Reinhold; Guillot-Quick; La Pierre-Brunsdon; Dubois-Jones; Jeannotte-Mrs Wilson; Marchioness-Mrs Pitt; Renette-Miss Platt; Adelaide-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Renette Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: As17791022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Henderson; Duke-Whitfield; Cacafogo-Booth; Juan-L'Estrange; Sanchio-Robson; Alonzo-Fearon; Copper Captain-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Margaritta-Mrs Jackson; Clara-Miss Platt; Altea-Mrs Whitfield; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Maid-Mrs White; Estifania-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Estifania Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Brown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Smith; Heartwell-Bensley; Fondlewife-Yates; Vainlove (1st time)-Davies; Captain Bluff-Moody; Sharper-Farren; Setter-Baddeley; Sir Joseph Wittol-King; Belinda-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character); Araminta-Mrs Sharp; Silvia-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Laetita-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Laetita Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady Cured

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitfield; Finder-Wewitzer; Captain Strutt-Brunsdon; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Mr Wilful-Fearon; Bolus-Booth; Rhubarb-Jones; Supple-W. Bates; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Lady Dainty-Mrs Mattocks; Clarinda-Miss Ambrose; Sylvia-Mrs Lewis; Wishwell-Mrs Wilson; Situp-Mrs Poussin; Lady Sadlife-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The School For Scandal Scandaliz'd

Performance Comment: Larpent MS 470 lists the parts: Sir Sparely Spindle-; Colonel Manly-; Toby-; Miss Diana Delicate-; Miss Spritely-; Sophia-.
Cast
Role: Miss Diana Delicate Actor:
Role: Miss Spritely Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Brown.
Event Comment: By Permission of the Right Honourable the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Lefevre. Mainpiece: Acted but once these 60 years [on 15 Mar. 1779]. Tickets to be had of Mrs Lefevre, No. 25, Frith-street. tickets delivered by Mrs Robinson will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of Oxford

Performance Comment: Gainlove-Powell; Col. Trumore-Williams; Haughty-Massey; Conundrum-Barret; Young Apeall-Hayes; Old Apeall-Newton; Timothy-Booth; Dash-Gibson; Lord Shamwell-Forde (from the Theatre-Royal, Dublin); Clarinda-Mrs Robinson; Victoria-Miss Dudley; Kitty-Miss Brangin; Wife-Mrs Barnet; Lady Science-Mrs Lefevre.
Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Dudley
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Brangin

Afterpiece Title: The Orators; or, The School of Eloquence Dissected

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovell-Smith; Lord Duke-Hayes; Sir Harry-Long; Lady Bab-Miss Dudley; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Robinson; Kitty-Mrs Lefevre.
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Actor: Miss Dudley

Song: Between Acts: an Italian song-a Young Lady [unidentified]

Entertainment: End III: Imitations-Young Gentleman [unidentified]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Captain Duretete-Dodd; Old Mirabel-Parsons; Dugard-Davies; Petit-Lamash; Bravoes-Wright, Wrighten, Philimore, Chaplin; Page-Master Pulley; Young Mirabel-Farren; Oriana-Mrs Robinson; Lamorce-Mrs Colles; Ladies-Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith; Bisarre-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith
Role: Bisarre Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The ChristmasTale

Dance: As17791122

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Wroughton; Clytus (for that night only)-Aickin; Statira-Mrs Hartley; Roxana-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: A Fete The Fete Anticipated

Performance Comment: Consisting of the following compiled Entertainments: Scene I. A Forest. The Death of the Stag-; Overture by Dr Arne-; Hunting song, Give round the word dismount-Doyle; Foresters' Dance-; Scene II. The Cave of Echo. Echo rebuked in a duett, Idle Nymph-; the music by Dr Arne. Scene III; Mount Ida. Venus and the Graces, to whom she complains of the loss of her son She that will but now discover-; Venus-Miss Brown; Scene IV. A Landscape. Dance of Warriors-; Scene V. A. Moonlight. Witches. When shall we three meet again?-; Scene VI. The Cavern of Despair. Mad Tom-Reinhold; the music by Purcell. Scene VII. A Palace and Banquet. Come honest Friends and jovial Fellows-; Attendant Genius-Miss Morris.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Attendant Genius Actor: Miss Morris.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Brown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Cast
Role: Bella Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Artifice

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Lamash, Burton, Wrighten, Fawcett, Holcroft, Parsons, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Wright, Mrs Wrighten. Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1780): Bevil-Vernon; Bowling-Bannister; Ralph-Davies; Charles-Lamash; Vellum-Burton; Crosjack-Wrighten; Sir Benjamin Brief-Parsons; Mrs Bobbin-Mrs Hopkins; Eliza-Miss Wright; Margaritta-Mrs Wrighten; Fawcett, Holcroft are unassigned. Fawcett, Holcroft are unassigned.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Volunteers; Or Taylors To Arms

Performance Comment: [Characters by Reinhold, Wilson, Robson, Wewitzer, Quick, Miss Morris, Mrs Pitt. Cast from text (J. Almon [et al], 1780): Captain Heartfree-Reinhold; Ploughshare-Wilson; Serjeant-Robson; Deafear-Wewitzer; Thimble-Quick; Jenny-Miss Morris; Winnifred-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Miss Diana Delicate Actor:
Role: Miss Spritely Actor:
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queans; or, The Life and Death of Alexander the Little

Dance: End IV: As17791013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bannister (of dl), Wilson, Wordsworth, Edwin, Miss Morris, Mrs Webb. [Cast adjusted from text (T. Cadell, 1778): Bluff-Bannister; Tom-Wilson; Ben-Wordsworth; Snip-Edwin; Buxom Joan-Miss Morris; Mother-Mrs Webb.]
Cast
Role: Buxom Joan Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: Much Ado about Nothing

Cast
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: 1st Bacchant Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Brown.

Song: End: Moderation and Alteration-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17800501, but in Scene IX Attendant Genius-Miss Langrish; added to The May-Day Garland: Colombine-Miss Cranfield; from Scene I: Give round the word dismount-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Attendant Genius Actor: Miss Morris.
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Brown.
Role: Miss Louisa Balmer Actor: Mrs Morton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clown-Delpini; Fop-Burton; 1st Genii-Miss G. Abrams; Colombine-Miss Collett; the other Characters-Williams, Nash, Kenny, Fawcett, Philimore, Chaplin, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs W. Palmer.
Cast
Role: 1st Genii Actor: Miss G. Abrams
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: End I: Hornpipe-Master Butler (scholar of Miller); In afterpiece: Henry

Song: End II: Tally ho!, as17800411