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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Cora Actor: Miss Biggs

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Old Wrongward-Hollingsworth; Young Wrongward-Caulfield; Captain Meadows-Palmer; Canteen-Surmont; John-Maddocks; Sternhold-Wentworth; Groom-Grimaldi; William-Webb; Bob-Evans; Sophia-Miss Heard; Chambermaid-Miss Tidswell; Betsy Blossom-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Tidswell

Song: As17991228

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17990921, but Serjeant Flower-Packer; Traverse-Caulfield; Fanny-Miss Biggs.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Biggs.
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Maria Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lydia Languish Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performance Comment: As17991014, but Selim-Kelly; Beda-Miss Leak; added: Mlle Parisot (By permission of the Proprietor of the Opera House, who will perform for this night only in the Ballet in the First Act); Female Slaves-Miss _Daniels.
Cast
Role: Beda Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Female Slaves Actor: Miss _Daniels.
Role: Irene Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Egyptian Festival

Cast
Role: 000313but Slaves Actor: Miss Willis.
Role: Violetta Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Jackina Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Performance Comment: Don Guzman-Hollingsworth; Don Ferdinand-Clarke; Don Carlos-Surmont; Don Pedro-Caulfield; Octavio-Trueman; Lazarillo-Palmer; Muskato-Bannister Jun.; Marcella-Miss Mellon; Aurora-Miss Heard; Beatrice-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Marcella Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Aurora Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Performance Comment: Sir Walter Waring-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Captain O'Donnel-Johnstone; Fairlop-Townsend; Medley-Hill; Bob-Emery (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Ralph-Linton; Wilford-Incledon; Dolly-Mrs Martyr; Miss Di Clackit-Mrs Davenport; Polly (1st time)-Miss Sims; Bridget-Mrs Watts; Emily-Mrs Atkins (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Miss Di Clackit Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Sims

Afterpiece Title: The Rendezvous

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Leserve

Song: End I: The Storm (by G. A. Stevens)-Incledon; In course Evening: an entire new Glee, composed by King, The Witches[, the Words from the First Scene of Shakspeare's Macbeth, -Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Chorus; [Also Black Ey'd Susan-; Old Towler- [Incledon]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-H. Johnston; Lord Randolph-Betterton; Glenalvon-Raymond (By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane); Officer-Thompson; Old Norval-Murray; Anna-Miss Mills; Lady Randolph-Mrs St.Ledger (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Anna Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Performance Comment: As17991108, but Jacintha-Mrs H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); Isabella-Miss Leserve; Leonora-the Late Miss Betterton [i.e. now Mrs Glover]; Don Alvarez-_; Don Felix-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples

Entertainment: Vaudeville In course Evening: an entire New Song, The Seaman's Lamentation for the Loss of the Royal Charlotte (The Words by G. S. Carey, and composed by Mazzinghi)-Incledon; Dancing-Mr and Master Michell (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rage

Performance Comment: Gingham-Knight; Darnley-Holman; Flush-Munden; Savage-Fawcett; Sir Paul Perpetual-Emery; Signor Cygnet-Farley; Sir George Gauntlet-Claremont; Ready-Davenport; Lady Sarah Savage-Mrs Mattocks; Clara Sedley-Miss Murray; Mrs Darnley-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Clara Sedley Actor: Miss Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd

Performance Comment: Dangle-Farley; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Munden; Puff-Knight; Sneer-Murray (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Signor Pasticcio-Delpini; Interpreter-Klanert; Italian Girls-Mrs Atkins, Miss Wheatley; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Chapman; Tragedians Lord Burleigh-Johnstone (1st appaarance in that character); Governor-Waddy; Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Claremont; Master of the Horse-Atkins; Sir Christopher Hatton-Simmons; Beef@Eater-Rees; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Confidante-Mrs Whitmore; Nieces-Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve; Tilburina-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character). Edition of 1807 (John Cawthorn) adds: Under Prompter-$Wilde.

Song: End IV: Sally in our Alley-Incledon; End: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Afterpiece conclude: Rule Britannia-Incledon, Townsend, Hill, Chorus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Cast
Role: Emily Tempest Actor: Miss Mellon

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: Doiley-Suett; Sandford-Palmer; Granger-Barrymore; Gradus-Bannister Jun.; Elizabeth-Miss Heard; Charlotte-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Elizabeth Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Mellon.
Event Comment: "Mrs Siddons fatigued herself so much with her exertions...that she was unable to speak the Epilogue. An apology was accordingly made for its omission, and very favourably received by a drowsy audience, who were happy to find the Tragedy had reached its conclusion" (Dramatic Censor, II, 134). Receipts: #212 1s. (159.17.6; 51.2.6; 1.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: De Montfort

Performance Comment: As18000429, but unassigned-_Clarke, _Chippendale, _Ryder; Miss_ Tidswell; Prologue as18000429 Epilogue-_.
Cast
Role: Countess Freberg Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Nuns Actor: Miss DeCamp, Miss Stephens
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Cast
Role: Melissa Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Kitty Pry Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Maria Actor: Miss DeCamp

Song: Vocal Parts, as18000429, but _Sawyer, _Aylmer, _Willoughby, _Bardoleau, _Clark, _Mead, _Elliot, Ms _Bristow, Ms _Butler, Ms _Gawdry

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Old Mirable (1st time)-Dowton; Young Mirable-Talbot; Captain Duretete-Bannister Jun.; Dugard-Trueman; Petit-DeCamp; Oriana-Miss Biggs; Bisarre-Mrs Jordan; Lamorce-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Lamorce Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Cast
Role: Marcella Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Aurora Actor: Miss Heard

Song: In afterpiece: The Blue Bell of Scotland-Mrs Jordan; accompanied on the Lute-Mrs Jordan

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. [In afterpiece the playbill assigns Floreski to Kelly, but "Trueman..acted as Kelly's substitute in the Entertainment, in the part of Count Floreski" (Dramatic Censor, II, 194). Morning Chronicle, 30 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Pope, No. 63, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #330 14s. (87.4; 60.9; 3.5; tickets: 179.16) (charge: #230 18s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Song: In III: song-Dignum

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Biggs. Morning Chronicle, 12 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Biggs, No. 17, Charles-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #247 2s. 6d. (92.4.6; 62.4.0; 5.4.0; tickets: 87.10.0) (charge: #229 10s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Performance Comment: Bronzely-Lewis; Sir George Evelyn-Pope; Sir William Dorillon-Munden; Lord Priory-Emery (1st appearance in that character); Mr Norberry-Waddy; Oliver-Simmons; Miss Dorillon-Mrs Johnson; Lady Mary Raffle-Mrs Dibdin (1st appearance in that character); Lady Priory-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Miss Dorillon Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Lady Priory Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Taffline Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Welsh Girl Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: English Lady Actor: Miss Cox
Role: Ozora Actor: Miss Sims

Afterpiece Title: The Hermione

Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: English Lady Actor: Miss Cox
Role: Ozora Actor: Miss Sims

Song: End I 1st piece: a Song-Master Gray; End II: The Muffin Man (Written by T. Dibdin, and composed by Moorehead)-Dighton (1st appearance on this stage); End 1st piece: the celebrated Laughing Song-Dighton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As18000220, but Lovewell (1st time)-Trueman; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Sparks; Fanny (1st time)-Miss Heard; Trueman-_ [i.e. the character].i.e. the character].
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Song: End: Strike the Harp-Master Suett, Master Heather, Danby; with an accompaniment of Piano Forte-; [a New Loyal Song Secure within her sea@girt Reign [(Dramatic Censor, II, 243)] (written by Dutton and composed by Moorehead,)-Trueman; End IV: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As18000118, but Probe-Wewitzer; Lory-Ryder; Mrs Coupler-Mrs Sparks; Nurse-Miss Tidswell; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Jordan; La Varole-_; Countryman-_; Shoemaker-_; Taylor-_.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Berinthia Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Amanda Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As18000612

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: Daniel Dowlas (alias Lord Duberly)-Waddy; Dick Dowlas-H. Johnston; Doctor Pangloss-Fawcett; Henry Moreland-C. Kemble; Stedfast-Davenport; Zekiel Homespun-Emery (1st appearance on this stage); Kenrick-Johnstone; John-Abbot; Waiters-Ledger, Chippendale; Deborah Dowlas (alias Lady Duberly)-Mrs Davenport; Caroline Dormer-Miss Chapman; Cicely Homespun-Mrs Gibbs; The original Epilogue-the Characters. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Caroline Dormer Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Performance Comment: Abednego-Fawcett; Changeable-Farley; Doctor Specific-Davenport; Old Bromley-Emery; Charles-Klanert; William-J. Palmer; Emily-Miss Gaudry; Mrs Changeable-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Gaudry
Role: Mrs Changeable Actor: Miss Chapman.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Emery; Medium-Davenport; Campley-Trueman; Mate-Bannister; Waiter-Atkins; Planters-Klanert, J. Palmer, Abbot; Sailors-Ledger, Linton, Whitmore; Trudge-Fawcett; Narcissa-Miss Gaudry; Wowski-Mrs Bland; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico-Mrs Mountain (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Miss Gaudry

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis All a Farce

Performance Comment: Characters by Fawcett, Emery, Farley, J. Palmer, Klanert, Chippendale, Abbot, Atkins, Davenport, Miss Menage, Mrs Whitmore. Cast from text (J. Ridgway, 1800): Numpo-Fawcett; Don Gortez-Emery; Col. Belgardo-Farley; Don Alphonso-J. Palmer; Mirtillo-Klanert; Sticko-Chippendale; Serjeant-Abbot; Servant to Don Gortez-Atkins; Don Testy-Davenport; Carolina-Miss Menage; Ursula-Mrs Whitmore.
Cast
Role: Carolina Actor: Miss Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Performance Comment: Zorinski-C. Kemble; Casimir-Davenport; Radsano-J. Palmer; Rodomsko-Caulfield; Naclo-Klanert; Witzki-Fawcett; Amalekite-Waddy; O'Curragh-Johnstone; Zarno-Wathen; Winifred-Mrs Bland; Rachel-Miss DeCamp; Rosolia-Miss Gaudry.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Rosolia Actor: Miss Gaudry.

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis All a Farce

Cast
Role: Carolina Actor: Miss Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-Caulfield; Harcourt-Abbot; Sir Walter Manny-Whitmore; John de Vienne-Davenport; Ribbemont-Barrymore; Eustache de St. Pierre-C. Kemble; Officer-J. Palmer; John d'Aire-Trueman; Old Man-Waldron; Crier-Ledger; Citizens-Farley, Atkins, Chippendale; O'Carrol-Johnstone; Serjeant-Wathen; La Gloire-Fawcett; Carpenters-Suett, Klanert; Queen-Miss Chapman; Julia-Miss DeCamp; Madelon-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Julia Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis All a Farce

Cast
Role: Carolina Actor: Miss Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performance Comment: As18000621 but Frank-_; Clown-_; Servant-_; Countryman-_; Rattle-_; Margery-_; Miss Nancy-_.
Cast
Role: Carolina Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Miss Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: Sir Edward Mortimer-Barrymore; Fitzharding (1st time)-Davenport; Wilford-C. Kemble; Adam Winterton-Fawcett; Rawbold (1st time)-Emery; Samson Rawbold-Suett; David Rawbold-Master Suett; Armstrong-Trueman; Orson-Palmer; Servants-Abbot, Chippendale, Atkins; Robbers-Caulfield, Bannister, Klanert; Helen (1st time)-Miss Chapman; Blanch-Mrs Gibbs; Barbara-Mrs Mountain; Judith (1st time)-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Judith Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Event Comment: Benefit for C. Kemble. Mainpiece: By permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Morning Chronicle, 8 Aug.: Tickets to be had of C. Kemble, No. 126, Great Russel-street, Bloomsbury

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King (of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane; for that night only); Sir Oliver Surface-Davenport; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Palmer; Joseph Surface-Barrymore; Charles Surface-C. Kemble; Crabtree-Suett; Careless-J. Palmer; Rowley-Waldron; Moses-Wathen; Snake-Caulfield; Trip-Farley; Lady Teazle-Miss DeCamp; Mrs Candour-Mrs Davenport; Lady Sneerwell-Miss Chapman; Maria-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Chapman

Song: III: a song-Trueman

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Capt. Seymour-J. Palmer; Mr Colloony-Palmer; Mr Frost-Suett; Murtock Delany-Johnstone; Edward-Fawcett; Cymon-Wathen; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Caroline-Miss Gaudry; Cubba-Mrs Whitmore.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss Gaudry

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Dowdle-Suett; Jack Connor-Palmer; Lord Edmund-Trueman; Fripon-Klanert; Trap-Davenport; Frill-J. Palmer; Father Frank-Ledger; Tough-Abbot; Landlord-Atkins; Rachel-Miss Gaudry; Adelaide-Miss Menage; Landlady-Mrs Hale; Mary-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Gaudry
Role: Adelaide Actor: Miss Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Barrymore; Virolet-Trueman; Kilmallock-Johnstone; Roque-Davenport; Lope Tocho-Suett; Goatherds-Ledger, Chippendale; Muleteers-Bannister, Klanert; Bulcazin Muley-Caulfield; Ganem-[J.] Palmer; Sadi-Wathen; Zorayda-Miss Chapman; Floranthe-Miss DeCamp; Agnes-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Zorayda Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Floranthe Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Trueman; Capt. Belville-Caulfield; Rustic-Chippendale; Irishman-Abbot; William-Miss DeCamp; Phoebe-Mrs Bland; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Miss DeCamp

Song: In course evening: Little Taffline; or, The Silken Sash-Mrs Bland