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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Cast
Role: Mrs Upstart Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Walton
Related Works
Related Work: The Female Chevalier Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Dance: End I: The Gardeners-Master and Miss Byrn; End II afterpiece: As17780529

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Farren
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: As17780611 but Wilhelmina (with songs restored and newly composed)-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Miss Harper

Dance: End: Tambourine Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Farren
Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Sir J. Buck-Gardner; Classick-Usher; Subtle-Massey; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Harper

Dance: End: Dance-; In II afterpiece: a Minuet-Harris, Miss Harper

Entertainment: Monologue Following 1st dance: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye All-Palmer

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 19 Oct.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fifth

Performance Comment: Henry-W?. Smith (of dl); Archbishop of Canterbury-Hull; Exeter-L'Estrange; Capt. Jamy-Dunstall; Capt. Fluellin-Wilson; Pistol-Quick; King of France-Fearon; Dauphin-Whitfield; High Constable-Clarke; Queen of France-Mrs Poussin; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Leeson
Role: Mrs Dimity Actor: Miss Weller

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews

Event Comment: Paid Smith 1 night extra playing at Covent Garden [on 21 Sept.] #2 12s. 6d.; Lampmen #4 10s.; Supernumeraries #5 5s. [Afterpiece in place of The Padlock, announced on playbill of 24 Sept.] Receipts: #148 2s. 6d. (111.6.0; 36.12.0; 0.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Brereton; Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Davies; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Silvius-R. Palmer; William-Burton; Le Beau-Philimore; Charles-Wrighten; Adam-Moody; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia-Mrs Sharp; Phoebe-Miss Kirby; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Rosalind Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, Lamash
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Field
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End I: comic dance, The Cow@keeper-Master Mills, Miss Grimaldi

Song: Afterpiece: As17780917; V: song-Miss Abrams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Henderson; King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Chief Justice-Aickin; Archbishop of York-Packer; Prince John-Lamash; Gloster-Mrs Colles; Clarence-Miss Collett; Westmoreland-Farren; Mowbray-Hurst; Hastings-Wrighten; Justice Silence-Parsons; Pistol-Baddeley; Poins-R. Palmer; Bardolph-Wright; Davy-Waldron; Page-Master Pulley; Justice Shallow-Yates; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Clarence Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Vernon; Don Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Quick (of cg); Ursula-Mrs Love; Leonora-Miss Brown (of cg).
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: End IV: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Farrell; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Wewitzer; Mat o' the Mint-Baker; Lucy (1st time)-Miss Weller; Diana Trapes-Mrs White; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Baker
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Weller
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: III: a hornpipe-Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Propero-Packer; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Vernon; Miranda-Mrs Cuyler; Ariel-Miss Field; Chorus of Spirits-Gaudry, Legg, Carpenter, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Kenny, Philimore, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits-Miss Armstrong; III: Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; [These were danced, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.] V: Grand Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Song: I: song-Miss Abrams

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #131 13s. 6d. (98.4.0; 32.13.6; 0.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell (1st time)-Brereton; Foigard-Moody; Bonniface (1st time)-Baddeley; Sir Charles Freeman-R. Palmer; Sullen-Hurst; Gibbet-Wright; Scrub-Yates; Cherry-Miss Pope; Dorinda (1st time)-Mrs Keeffe; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Johnston; Gipsy-Mrs Davies; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley (of cg).
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Miss Walpole.

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17780919; End IV: new dance, The Coopers-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi

Event Comment: The new Tragedy [Buthred, announced on playbill of 11 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred on account of Wroughton's Hoarseness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17781105, but Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt.
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Baker
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-Miss Besford; Afterpiece: a Minuet-Dagueville, Mrs Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

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

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Lamash; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Philip-Baddeley; Freeman-Fawcett; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Davies; Lady Bab-Mrs Johnston; Kitty (with a song)-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Song: As17781006

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera; the Music by the celebrated Gretry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zemira E Azore

Dance: II: Ballet connected with the Opera, by Genii of the various Arts- (See17790302 Pedal Harp-Hochbrucher; End II: new Ballet by Fairies of the Court of Azore,-Banti, Sga Tinti, LeDet, Henry, young Miss Simonet, Mlle Baccelli (1st appearance this season); End Opera: new serious Ballet, Le Couronnement de Zemire-Mons and Mme Simonet, Banti, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tinti, Slingsby

Event Comment: Macklin being taken ill, The Merchant of Venice and Love a-la-Mode [both announced on playbill of 23 Feb.] are obliged to be postponed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Mahon
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Master Jackson, Miss Besford

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Vernon, Champness, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Barthelemon.

Song: End Part I: an Italian duet see17790310by Vinci Tu vuoi ch'io vivi o cara-Mrs Barthelemon, Miss Cecilia Barthelemon

Music: End Part II: concerto on the violin-Barthelemon

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 60 years [1st acted at dl, 9 Jan. 1730]. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT I, probably by William Harricks. Larpent MS 506; not published]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of Oxford

Performance Comment: Gainlove-Harricks; Shamwell-King; Haughty-Johnson; Young Ape@all-Mills; Old Ape@all-Shatford; Dash-Curtis; Timothy-Middleton; Officer-Smith; Vice Chancellor-Bate; Conundrum-Swords; Colonel Truemore-Powell; Lady Science-Mrs Lefevre; Victoria-Miss Miller; Kitty-Miss Dudley; Wife-Miss Shelbourne; Maid-Miss Baker; Clarinda-Mrs Clifford; Occasional Prologue-Kennedy.
Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Dudley
Role: Wife Actor: Miss Shelbourne
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Baker

Afterpiece Title: A Mirror for the Ladies

Performance Comment: Lieutenant Generous-Harricks; Mr O'Carney-Holmes; Mr McLofty-Bate; Mr Sheffery Flintshire-Swords; Monsieur-Helme; Fanny-Miss Shelbourne; Miss Diamond-Miss Harris.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Shelbourne
Role: Miss Diamond Actor: Miss Harris.

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Lovers

Song: End III: Hunting Song-Miss Harris

Monologue: Vaudeville.Between Acts 3rd piece: a few Pantomimical Scenes. Harlequin-Best; Columbine-Miss Dudley

Performance Comment: Between Acts 3rd piece: a few Pantomimical Scenes. Harlequin-Best; Columbine-Miss Dudley.
Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Dudley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Cast
Role: The Gamester Actor: Henderson
Role: Mrs Beverley Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Cast
Role: Polly Honeycomb Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Polly Honeycomb Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End I afterpiece: Double Hornpipe-the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Cast
Role: Lord of the Manor Actor: Fearon
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: I: As17781026, but Minuet-Dagueville, Miss Armstrong

Song: Solemn Dirge, as17781026, but Fox, Mrs _Willems

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jackson. 3rd piece [1st time in London; F 2, by James Solas Dodd, based on Le Naufrage, by Joseph de laFont, and 1st acted at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, 1772, as The Funeral Pile. "The performers were exceedingly correct, which is unusual in benefit piece" Oulton, 1796,1,81). Prologue by the author (Town and Country Magazine, May 1779, p.270)]: With an Indian Processionv. Public Advertiser, 24 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jackson in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: As17790114, but Douglas-Lewis; Old Norval-Younger (1st appearance these 4 years); Lady Randolph-Mrs Jackson (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Farmers Return from London

Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Gallic Gratitude or The Frenchman in India

Performance Comment: Characters by Wewitzer, Fearon, Robson, Thompson, L'Estrange, Mrs Morton, Miss Leeson. Cast from text (E. Johnson, 1779): La Bronze-Wewitzer; Cossim-Fearon; Haroun-Robson; Decca-Thompson; Sir ThomasCallico-L'Estrange; Ali-Jones; Derby O'Rudder-Egan; Teresa-Mrs Morton; Harriet-Miss Leeson; Prologue-Mrs Jackson in the character of Britannia.

Song: In 3rd piece: the Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Miss Thornton, Mrs Wrighten

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi, ballet-master, and Lamash. The Rivals [announced on playbill of 4 May] is obliged to be deferred on account of Dodd's sudden Illness. Tickets delivered by Kenny, and [for] The Rivals will be taken. Paid Printer [of playbills, weekly throughout season] #9. Public Advertiser, 4 May: Tickets to be had of Grimaldi at his house, No. 125, Holbourn; of Lamash, No. 3, Air-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #175 5s. 6d. (43.10.0; 17.17.6; 0.14.0; tickets: 113.4.0) (charge: #69 19s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Brereton.
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, Lamash
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Field
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: In: Grand Dance, as17781102, but _Henry, Grimaldi, Master +Mills, Miss +Grimaldi

Song: As17790413

Event Comment: Benefit for Condell, Evans & Curteen, box-keepers. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Mainpiece: On account of the additional Airs, contracted into 3 Acts. The Music by Purcell, Smith, Arne & Fisher. [Wright is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. And see 8 May.] Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Condell, Cross-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden; of Evans, at Bromfield's, trunk-maker, No. 118, Long-acre; of Curteen, No. 11, Temple-lane, Whitefriars

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Cast
Role: Miss Skylight Actor: Miss Green

Afterpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-A Gentleman (2nd appearance on any stage [Wright]); Ferdinand-Mattocks; Trincalo-Quick; Caliban-Mahon; Gonzalo-Fearon; Alonzo-L'Estrange; Sebastian-Robson; Antonio-Booth; Stephano-Wilson; Miranda-Miss Brown; Juno-Mrs Morton; Ceres-Miss Valois; Ariel-Mrs Kennedy.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Ceres Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: In: Aldridge, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Master Mathew Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Miss Walpole.

Dance: End I: Grand Dance, Chaconne (composed by Zuchelli)-Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi; and a Minuet-Zuchelli, Sga Crespi; End I afterpiece: As17780919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber Or The Fruitless Precaution

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Palmer, Parsons, Blissett, Jackson, R. Palmer, Egan, Stevens, Edwin, Miss Farren; [Cast from London Chronicle, 1 Sept. 1777: Count Almaviva-Palmer; +Dr Bartholo-Parsons; +Basil-Blissett; +Argus-Jackson; +Tall-Boy-R. Palmer; +Alcade-Egan; +Notary-Stevens; +Lazarillo-Edwin; +Rosina-Miss Farren.] +Prologue (see17790619-. +Prologue
(see17790619-.
Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: Cross-Parsons; Kitchen-Webb; Colonel Frankly-Lamash; Luke-R. Palmer; Marcourt-Palmer; Charlotte-Mrs Jewell; Lettice-Mrs Hitchcock; Landlady-Mrs Love; Sally-Miss Hitchcock; Mrs Cross-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Hitchcock

Dance: End: Tambourine Dance-Master and Miss Byrn; End II afterpiece: As17790531

Event Comment: Parsons not being sufficiently recovered The Spanish Barber and The Tailors [both announced on playbill of 7 June] are deferred till Friday. Afterpiece: A Modern Operatical, Sentimental, Crying Comedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Twist
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Harper.

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performance Comment: Butler-Edwin; The Squire-Lamash; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly Pattens-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Lamash

Dance: End II: Tambourine Dance, as17790602 End: a new dance, The Country Wake-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: Fidget Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: WithTwo New Dances-Master and Miss Byrn. [These were danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [These were danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]