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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Brass-King; Gripe-Moody; Money@Trap-Suett; Clip-Wilson; Jessamy-Burton; Dick-Palmer; Flippanta-Miss Pope; Corinna-Miss Barnes; Araminta-Mrs Ward; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Clogget-Mrs Love; Clarissa-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Flippanta Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Stone Eater

Cast
Role: Letitia Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Flametta Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Cast
Role: Letitia Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Flametta Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Tidswell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Performance Comment: Corny Buttercup-Edwin; Horace-Phillimore; Cosey-Johnson; Scout-Burton; James-Chapman; Old Barnavag-Barrett; Tweedle-Lyons; Billy-Painter; Old Codger-Parsons; Mrs Mummery-Mrs Webb; Mrs Neighbourly-Mrs Love; Miss Barnavag-Miss Francis; Nancy Buttercup-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Miss Barnavag Actor: Miss Francis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17880626 but Lazarillo-Bannister Jun.; Rosina (for that night only)-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Performance Comment: Love: Goldsmith's poem of Edwin and Angelina. Scene, A Hermit's Cell. Edwin-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage unidentified); Angelina-Mrs Plomer; War: Scene I. A Sea-port. Officers carousing. O say Bonny Lass-; Scene II. A Village. Serjeant-Davies; Country Lasses-Mrs Gaudry; Milkmaid-Miss Collett; Admiral Benbow-Bannister; A new dance, The British Soldier Triumphant-Byrn, Ratchford, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Goodwin.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: Captain Gorget-Bannister; Tipperary-R. Palmer; Anvil-Barrett; Crack-Milbourn; Landlord-Ledger; Rorey-Moss; Signora Figurante-Mrs Plomer; Miss Plumb-Miss Collett; Lady Pedigree-Mrs Edwin; Maria-Mrs Forster.
Cast
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss Collett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Wroughton; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Fenton-Phillimore; Simple-Burton; Bardolph-Hollingsworth; Pistol-Alfred; Nym-Wilson; Rugby-Spencer; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-Palmer; Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Ann Page-Miss Collins; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Ford-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist; or, Who's Who

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Palmer; Orlando-Kemble; Amiens (with songs)-Williames; Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; William-Burton; Le Beu-Lamash; Silvius-Benson; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; Corin-Waldron; Charles-Phillimore; Jaques-Wroughton; Caelia-Mrs Wilson; the Cuckoo Song-Mrs Wilson; Audrey-Mrs Booth; Phoebe-Miss Barnes; Rosalind-Mrs Goodall (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearance in London). 1st appearance in London).
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Barnes

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Moss; Dick-Suett; Beau Trippit-Lamash; Justice Guttle-Hollingsworth; Gayless-Whitfield; Melissa-Miss Collins; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Booth; Mrs Trippit-Miss Barnes; Prissy-Miss Stageldoir; Kitty Pry-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Prissy Actor: Miss Stageldoir

Dance: End I: As17880916

Song: In V: song-Mrs Forster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Foresight-Parsons; Tattle-Dodd; Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Valentine-Kemble; Jeremy-Baddeley; Ben-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Ward; Angelica-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Romanzini
Role: Julie Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Kemble; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Barrymore; Lord Stanley-Aickin; Tressel-Seymour; Norfolk-Williames; Catesby-Packer; Ratcliff-Phillimore; Prince Edward-Miss Heard; Duke of York-Miss Gawdry; King Henry-Bensley; Lady Anne-Miss Collins; Duchess of York-Mrs Hopkins; Queen-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Gawdry
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Performance Comment: Azor-Kelly; Scander-Barrymore; Ali-Dodd; Fatima-Miss Romanzini; Lesbia-Miss Collett; Selima-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Romanzini
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Collett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: Mr Doiley-Parsons; Granger-Barrymore; Sandford-R. Palmer; Gradus-Bannister Jun.; Charlotte-Mrs Wilson; Miss Doiley-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Miss Collins.

Song: As17881016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Pope; Acasto-Aickin; Polydore-Farren; Chaplain-Fearon; Ernesto-Thompson; Page-Master Simmons; Chamont (1st time)-Middleton; Serina-Miss Tweedale; Florella-Miss Stuart; Monimia-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Tweedale
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Kemble (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Duke-Barrymore; Cacafogo-Moody; Don Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Phillimore; Alonzo-R. Palmer; Lorenzo-Lamash; Copper Captain-Palmer (1st appearance in that character [at this theatre]); Margaretta-Mrs Ward; Old Woman-Mr Baddeley; Maid-Mr Waldron; Altea-Miss Tidswell; Estifania-Miss Farren. [Edition of 1792 (William Jones) adds: Clara-$Miss Barnes.]
Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Estifania Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Barnes.

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Romanzini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Kemble; Col. Briton-Palmer; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Waldron; Frederick-Packer; Gibby-Moody; Alguazile-Jones; Vasquez-Phillimore; Lissardo-Bannister Jun.; Flora-Miss Pope; Isabella-Mrs Ward; Inis-Miss Collins; Violante-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Inis Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Farren.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Farren; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Lewis; William-Bernard; Sideboard-Booth; Sir Bashful Constant-Quick; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Inchbald; Muslin-Miss Stuart; Mignionet-Miss Wewitzer; Furnish-Miss Brangin; Widow Belmour (with a song)-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Muslin Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Mignionet Actor: Miss Wewitzer
Role: Furnish Actor: Miss Brangin

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Prelude, On The Happy Recovery Of His Majesty

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Truth 0

Performance Comment: Selected by Dr Arnold from Works of the following Great Masters: Handel, Purcell, Dr Arne, Corelli, Jomelli, Sacchini, Haydn, Principal Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Dignum, Kelly, Mrs Crouch, Miss Lockhart, Miss Hagley (pupil of Linley? Sen.), Mrs Ambrose; 1st Violin-Shaw. For a detailed account of what was sung, see17880320 .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Truth 0

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Truth 1

Performance Comment: New Overture-(Haydn); Praise the Lord-Double Chorus (Solomon, Handel); See her awful domes-Kelly (Julius Caesar, Handel); No more shall Edom-Miss Hagley (Dr Arnold); On our paternal-Reinhold, Dignum, Miss Hagley, Mrs Crouch, Chorus (Corelli); He bids the circling season-Miss Lockhart; Give glory to his awful name-Chorus (Handel); Cease ah cease-Mrs Crouch [i.e. Ombra Cara (Radamisto, Handel)]; Remember us O Lord-Quartetto, Chorus (Purcell); O thou almighty pow'r-Mrs Ambrose [i.e. Affani del pensier (Ottone, Handel)]; When storms the proud-Reinhold (Athalia, Handel); O Judah boast-Chorus (Handel); Rise O God-Chorus (Funeral Anthem, Handel).

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Truth 2

Performance Comment: Tis Mighty Wine-Reinhold (Ottone, Handel); 'Tis Generous Wine-Kelly, Chorus (Dr Arnold); Like the raging Ocean-Mrs Crouch (Dr Arne); Shake the Dome-Double Chorus (Solomon, Handel); Prophetic visions-Kelly (Occasional Oratorio, Handel); The Glorious Day is won-Chorus of Soldiers (Handel); The Soldier tir'd-Mrs Ambrose ([Artaxerxes] Dr Arne); From the censer-Double Chorus (Solomon, Handel); Around the Fair attending-Miss Lockhart (Handel); On the charmer-Miss Hagley (Dr Arnold); Strong is the Heart-Chorus (Handel).

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Truth 3

Performance Comment: Sacred Truth-Mrs Ambrose (Dr Arnold); Vain is Beauty-Mrs Crouch ([Judith] Dr Arne); O God! 'Tis Thou-Chorus (Handel); Hear a Nation's deep Distress-Mrs Crouch, Miss Hagley, Miss Lockhart, Dignum, Reinhold, Chorus (Jomelli); Safely go in Joy and Peace-Reinhold (Handel); Long by adverse motion-Kelly (Handel); Songs of Joy-Mrs Ambrose; accompanied on the hauboy-W. Parke (Sacchini); Glory to God (Joshua, Handel), We will rejoice (Joseph, Handel)-Grand Chorus; God save Great George our King-.

Music: As17890311

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Edwin; Philippo-Blanchard; Alphonso-Mrs Kennedy; Don Scipio-Booth; Don Juan-Fearon; Don Caesar-Bannister; Victoria-Mrs Mountain; Catalina-Miss Stuart; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Catalina Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Look before You Leap

Afterpiece Title: Such Things Have Been

Performance Comment: Characters-Ryder, Bernard, Fearon, Macready, Rock, Booth, Mrs Webb, Miss Wewitzer, Miss Fontenelle. [Larpent MS 818 lists the parts: Mr Traffick, Sir Patrick Prospect, Clack, Tom Prospect, Pat Conelly, Jew Pedlar, Servant, Fanny Traffick, Mrs Traffick, Biddy, Orange Girl.]Larpent MS 818 lists the parts: Mr Traffick, Sir Patrick Prospect, Clack, Tom Prospect, Pat Conelly, Jew Pedlar, Servant, Fanny Traffick, Mrs Traffick, Biddy, Orange Girl.]

Song: End 3rd piece: Paddy's Ramble from Dublin to Londonwritten and to be sung-Ryder

Entertainment: Monologue. In course of Entertainments: Bucks have at Ye All-Ryder

Event Comment: Benefit for Edwin. Tickets delivered for Wednesday last, the 15th inst., will be admitted. Public Advertiser, 4 Apr.: Tickets [for 15 Apr.] to be had of Edwin, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden. Mainpiece: Written by Dr Goldsmith. Afterpiece: By Permission of [George Colman elder, owner of the copyright]. Receipts: #326 1s. 6d. (228.6.6; 9.13.0; tickets: 88.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good-natured Man

Performance Comment: Croaker-Edwin; Honeywood-Farren; Sir William Honeywood-Hull; Leontine-Macready; Jarvis-Fearon; Butler-Blanchard; Bailiff-Ryder; Follower-Painter; Frenchman-Wewitzer; Post@Boy-Rock; Lofty-Lewis; Mrs Croaker-Mrs Webb; Olivia-Mrs Inchbald; Garnet-Mrs Rock; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Miss Richland-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Miss Richland Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom-Edwin; Mayor-Wewitzer; Crazy-Bernard; Earl of Mercia-Gardner; Count Louis-Evatt; Harold-Davies; Emma-Mrs Mountain; Mayoress-Mrs Webb; Lady Godina [sic]-Miss Brangin; Maud-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: sic] Actor: Miss Brangin

Song: End: a new comic song, Four@and@Twenty Periwigs all on a Row-Edwin

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Bernard. 2nd piece [1st time in London; M. INT 2, by John Bernard, 1st acted at Bath, 18 Apr. 1786. Music by William Boyton. Larpent MS 732; not published]: By Permission of the Bath Managers [William Keasberry and William Wyatt Dimond]. Receipts: #189 15s. (76.9; 1.16; tickets: 111.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Pope; Polixenes-Aickin; Camillo-Hull; Clown (1st time)-Bernard; Autolicus (with songs)-Edwin; Florizel (1st time)-Middleton; Perdita-Miss Brunton; Paulina-Mrs Bernard; Dorcas-Miss Stuart; Mopsey-Miss Rowson; Hermione-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Mopsey Actor: Miss Rowson

Afterpiece Title: The British Sailor; or, The Fourth of June

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Entertainment: Monologue End 2nd piece: Ned Shuter's Observations in a Post Haste Journey to Paris-Bernard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: Rorey-Moss; Tipperary-Williamson; Anvil-Barrett; Landlord-Usher; Crack-Abbott; Captain Gorget-Chapman; Miss Plumb-Miss George; Signora Figurante-Mrs Plomer; Lady Pedigree-Mrs Edwin; Scots Woman-Mrs Powell; Maria-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

Afterpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis

Dance: As17890525

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Powell; Manager-Williamson; Easy-Iliff; Gentleman in the Balcony (with Imitations)-Rees; Actresses-Miss Hale, Miss Heard, Mrs Powell, Mrs Edwin; Lady in the Boxes-Mrs Lefevre.

Afterpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis

Afterpiece Title: Half an Hour after Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Performance Comment: Serjeant (with O what a charming thing's a Battle)-Sedgwick; Countryman-Suett; Mother-Mrs Edwards; Wife-Miss Romanzini.
Cast
Role: Wife Actor: Miss Romanzini.

Afterpiece Title: Love for Love

Performance Comment: As17890505, but Foresight-Waldron; Miss Prue-Miss Raymond (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Miss Raymond
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Romanzini
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Barnes.

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Gaylove-Sedgwick; Blunder-Moody; Muckworm-Suett; Slango-R. Palmer; Squire Sapscull-Dodd; Combrush-Miss Romanzini; Arabella-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Combrush Actor: Miss Romanzini

Song: End II 2nd piece: Wake Sons of Odin (composed by Stevens)-Sedgwick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17890123, but Corinna [without a song]-Miss Barnes; Araminta-Miss Collins; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Booth; Clarissa-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: without a song] Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Araminta Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Flippanta Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17880916, but Miss Grantham-Miss Collins.

Dance: End: The Irish Bird@Catchers, as17890519

Song: In the course of the evening: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Sedgwick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sword Of Peace

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: Captain Gorget-Bannister; Tipperary-R. Palmer; Anvil-Barrett; Crack-Milbourn; Landlord-Ledger; Rorey-Moss; Signora Figurante-Mrs Plomer; Miss Plumb-Miss George; Maria-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss George

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Harley (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); King Henry-Aickin; Buckingham-Farren; Stanley-Powel; Tressel-Egan; Pr. Edw.-Mrs Byrne; D. of York-Master Simmons; Norfolk-Macready; Lieut.-Cubitt; Catesby-Davies; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Gardner; Oxford-Evatt; Richmond-Holman; Lady Anne-Miss Brunton; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Pope. [Playbill of 23 Sept.: Holman's, Miss Brunton's, Mrs Pope's 1st appearance in those characters.]Playbill of 23 Sept.: Holman's, Miss Brunton's, Mrs Pope's 1st appearance in those characters.]
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Miss Brunton

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Achmet; Alderman Smuggler-Quick; Beau Clincher-Ryder; Young Clincher-Blanchard; Vizard-Macready; Dicky-C. Powell; Tim@Errand-Cubitt; Constable-Thompson; Col. Standard-Farren; Angelica-Miss M'George; Lady Darling-Mrs Platt; Parley-Miss Stuart; Lady Lurewell-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss M'George
Role: Parley Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: V: Minuet-Mrs Achmet, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Performance Comment: English: King Henry-Kemble; Exeter-Aickin; Westmorland-R. Palmer; Duke of Bedford-Dignum; Duke of Gloucester-Benson; Pistol-Suett; Erpingham-Waldron; Bardolph-Alfred; Williams-Whitfield; Nym-Burton; Gower-Williames; Archbishop of Canterbury-Maddocks; Ely-Jones; Grey-Lamash; Scroop-Wilson; Cambridge-Webb; Bates-Banks; Boy-Master Gregson; Fluellen-Baddeley; Hostess-Mrs Booth; French: King-Packer; Duke of Burgundy-Phillimore; Constable-Fawcett; Montjoy-Haymes; Governor-Hollingsworth; Dauphin-Barrymore; Princess Catharine-Miss Collins; Queen of France-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Bannister Jun.; Blister-Suett; Quaver-Dignum; Goodwill-Packer; Thomas-Phillimore; Miss Lucy (1st time)-Miss Romanzini.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Miss Romanzini.