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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17821022, but Maria-Miss Wheeler .
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Wheeler
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Phillips.

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song [see17820926] by Barrymore

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Yates for 2 Nights Performance #34. Receipts: #111 1s. (105/17; 5/4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Henderson; Angelo-Clarke; Escalus-Fearon; Claudio-Wroughton; Provost-Davies; Friar Peter-Thompson; Elbow-W. Bates; Abhorson-Bates; Barnardine-Jones; Clown-Booth; Lucio-Lee Lewes; Mariana-Mrs Lewis; Juliet-Miss Stuart; Francisca-Mrs Poussin; Isabella-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayors Day

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Morris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17821107, but Corinna-Miss Barnes .
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Flippanta Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17820921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17821018, but Lady Touchwood-Miss Satchell (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Letitia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Cicily Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Gillian Actor: Miss Harper
Event Comment: The Discovery [announced on playbill of 19 Dec] is obliged to be deferred on account of Henderson's Indisposition. Afterpiece: Never performed here. Taken from Soiiman the Magnificent of Marmontel. Receipts: #241 8s. 6d. (231/9/0; 9/19/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Lady Wishfor't Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Osman-Bannister; Solyman-Whitfield; Ismene-Mrs Martyr; Elmira-Miss Cleland; Roxalana-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Cleland

Dance: End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821206 in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129; Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performance Comment: Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] hathi.This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] hathi.

Song: As17821206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-King; Mr Strictland-Bensley; Frankly-Palmer; Bellamy-Farren; Jack Meggot-Dodd; Tester-Burton; Buckle-Wright; Ranger's Servant-Phillimore; Jacintha-Mrs Wells; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Brereton; Lucetta-Mrs Hopkins; Clarinda-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Mirth Actor: Miss Field

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17820917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir William Belmont-Mills; Young Belmont-Whitfield; Blandford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverley-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Tattle-Mrs Davenett; Tippet-Miss Platt; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Belinda-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Fearon
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Cleland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17830103, but added: Marmalet-Miss Stuart .
Cast
Role: : Marmalet Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Blandford Actor: Fearon
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Cleland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Sga Sestini (1st appearance in Serious Opera [at this theatre; see17821102]); Artabanes-Reinhold; Rimines-Davies; Artaxerxes-Mrs Kennedy; Semira-Mrs Morton; Mandane-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayors Day

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Morris
Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces The Mysterious Husband, but its "being, on account of Miss Younge's sudden Illness, set aside, it was very proper to substitute another Piece of Cumberland's, The Walloons" (Public Advertiser, 10 Feb.).] Receipts: #150 6s. (142/7/6; 7/18/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walloons

Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Satchell

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: As17821207, but Mrs Bannister [i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)] .
Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Harper
Role: Dame Isabel Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (with songs')-Moody; Colonel Blunt-Aickin; Mr Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Parsons; Abel-Burton; Lieut. Story-Phillimore; Committee-Men-Waldron, &c.; Col. Careless-Brereton; Mrs Day-Mrs Hopkins; Arabella-Mrs Brereton; Ruth-Miss Pope .
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Mirth Actor: Miss Field

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Probably as17821205, but Clara-Mrs Bannister [i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)] .i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)] .

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Davies; Claudio-Whitfield; Balthazar (with a song)-Mattocks; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Borachio-W. Bates; Conrade-Mahon; Friar-Fearon; Verges-Mills; Dogberry-Quick; Town Clerk-Edwin; Hero-Miss Cleland; Margaret-Mrs Whitfield; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Cleland

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts as17830314but Miss Linley in place of Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Chloris Actor: Miss Phillips.

Music: End of Part I concerto on the hautboy by Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Bannister Jun.; Trueman-Farren; Thorowgood-Packer; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Burton; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Miss Hale; Millwood-Mrs Ward .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17820921

Song: In Act I of mainpiece song by Williames

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 99, High Holbourn. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont [recte Massinger] and Fletcher. With Alterations [by Leonard Macnally (Not. Dram.)]. To conclude with a Representation of the Ceremony of receiving a Knight of the Order of Malta. The Music by Dr Arne. Afterpiece: Never performed here. Receipts: #292 13s. (197/1; tickets: 95/12) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Knight Of Malta Or The Humourous Dane

Performance Comment: Mirando-Lewis; Mountferrat-Whitfield; Valetta-Hull; Colonna-Davies; Rollo-Fearon; Godfreno-Wroughton; Astorious-Thompson; Sailor-Bates; Captain Norandine-Quick [European Magazine, May 1783, p. 386 adds: Surgeon-Webb; Castriot-Helme]; Turkish Captive-Miss Satchell; Oriana-Mrs Robinson .

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost or The Devil to do about Her

Performance Comment: Farmer Harrow-Quick; Trusty-Edwin; Clinch-Wilson; Sir Jeffery-Fearon; Captain Constant-Davies; Belinda-Miss Morris; Dolly-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Morris

Dance: As17821231

Song: In the Ceremony, by Reinhold, Mrs Martyr, and others

Event Comment: Benefit for Farren. Public Advertiser, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Farren, No. 35, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Mainpiece: Not acted these 15 years [acted 24 Apr. 1777]. Receipts: #258 6s. (56/16/0; 14/12/6; 0/0/6; tickets: 186/17/0) (charge: #65 3s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Farren (1st appearance in that character); Carlos-Barrymore; Alvarez-Packer; Manuel-Norris; Alonzo-Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Isabella-Miss Tidswell; Leonora-Mrs Bulkley (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Gymp Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Miss Farren
Event Comment: Benefit for Baddeley. Public Advertiser, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Baddeley, No. 2, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Mainpiece: Written by Massinger. Receipts: #143 18s. 6d. (56/15/0; 21/6/6; 0/7/0; tickets: 65/10/0) (charge: #108 11s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Madam

Performance Comment: Mr Plenty-King; Holdfast-Parsons; Young Lacy-Brereton; Lord Lacy-Aickin; Sir John Frugal-Baddeley; Young Goldwire-Bannister Jun.; Young Tradewel-Farren; Old Goldwire-Fawcett; Old Tradewel-Chaplin; Fortune-Waldron; Penury-Wrighten; Banks-Wright; Ranter-R. Palmer; Luke-Palmer; Lady Frugal-Mrs Hopkins; Millescent-Mrs Wrighten; Anne-Mrs Brereton; Mary-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Fortune Actor: Waldron
Role: Mary Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Gymp Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Miss Farren

Dance: As17821107

Event Comment: Benefit for Fosbrook, box-book and housekeeper. Receipts: #291 10s. (20/5; 14/11; 0/3; tickets: 256/11) (charge: #107 4s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17830428, but Miss M. Stageldoir's name listed in playbill .
Cast
Role: Patie Actor: Miss M. Stageldoir
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Wheeler

Dance: End of Act iv of mainpiece The Butterfly, as17830426

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. Receipts: #255 17s. 6d. (133/9/6; tickets: 122/8/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pedro-Lewis; Rodorigo-Aickin; Curio-Davies; Siberto-Mahon; Old Pilgrim-Fearon; Master of the Mad-house-Webb; Alphonso-Wilson; Mad Welshman-Edwin; Mad Tailor-Quick; Mad Scholar-Whitfield; Mad Parson-Booth; Mad Englishman (with a song)-Bannister; Mad Bess (with a song)-Mrs Martyr; Juletta-Mrs Wilson; Fool-Miss Stuart; Alinda-Mrs Robinson .
Cast
Role: Fool Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a new Ballet in Demi-character (composed by Mons Lunatiq) La Tarantula; or, The Merry Bedlamites, with a grand Pas de Deux, to conclude with a Fandango in the Spanish stile (performers not listed)

Song: In Act iv of mainpiece The Pigeon, as17830507

Monologue: 1783 05 09 End of mainpiece Joe Haynes's Epilogue spoken by Wilson, riding on an Ass

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. Receipts: #202 0s. 6d. (60/16/6; tickets: 141/4/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Miss Satchell

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-W. Bates, Helme; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Davies, Brett; The Lady (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by Sharp)-Mrs Bannister; Pastoral Nymph and Sabrina-Miss Morris; Principal Bacchant and Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character) .

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Tally Ho!; In afterpiece The Huntsman's sweet Hallo!, both by Mrs Martyr

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett and Butler. Tickets delivered for False Delicacy will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #239 3s. 6d. (21/13/0; 15/0/0; 0/11/6; tickets: 201/19/0) (charge: #108 5s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Phillips
Role: Bella Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Williames; Russet-Staunton; Simkin-Fawcett; Flint-Wright; Skirmish-Parsons; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Phillips

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Master Butler (Scholar of Miller); End of mainpiece The Butterfly, as17830426

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss George
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17830610 but omitted: Goddess of Health [i.e. Miss Hooke acted only the Genius of Nonsense] .

Dance: As17830611

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Palmer; Lord Glenmore-Bensley; Governor Harcourt-Wilson; Captain Harcourt-Williamson; Vane-R. Palmer; Grey-Aickin; Jacob-Edwin; Bridget-Mrs Wilson; Warner-Mrs Love; Miss Mortimer-Mrs Cuyler; Cecilia-Mrs Bulkley .
Cast
Role: Miss Mortimer Actor: Mrs Cuyler

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense