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Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs. [These six Chiefs had recently come to England to enlist aid in their dispute with Mexico (London Chronicle, 2 Nov.). The playbill retains Bannister as Robin Hood, but "Previous to the curtain's drawing up...Farley walked forward and apologized for the absence of Bannister, informing the audience that their favourite singer was suddenly indisposed, and that Davies had undertaken to play Bannister's part" (Diary, 13 Nov.). Davies's part of Scarlet was probably acted by Farley (see 18 Nov.).] Receipts: #201 17s. 6d. (187.5.0; 14.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: As17931013, but Robin Hood-Davies; Stella-Miss Francis; Angelina-Miss Williames (1st appearance in that character).
Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill retains Dodd as Dangle, but he "would not act the Part...Benson studyed and did it, at a few Hours Notice" (Kemble Mem.).] Receipts: #262 14s. 6d. (204.11.0; 55.9.0; 2.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Event Comment: [Mrs Esten had 1st acted Lady Bab Lardoon at Bath in the season of 1786-87.] Receipts: #135 5s. 6d. (124.8.6; 10.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Quick; Dupely-Bernard; Old Groveby-Ryder; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Francis; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Esten (1st appearance in that character [in London]).in London]).

Dance: I afterpiece: a Dance-

Song: As17931023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest Or The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: WHOs THE DUPE

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts by Dignum, Sedgwick, Caulfield, Cooke, Lyons, Dorion Sen. and Jun., Dibble, Willoughby, Walker, Brown, Saunders, Welsh, Burden//Mrs Bland, Miss De Camp, Mrs Stuart, Miss Menage, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale. In Act V the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick//Amphitrite-Mrs Stuart

Performance Comment: and Jun., Dibble, Willoughby, Walker, Brown, Saunders, Welsh, Burden//Mrs Bland, Miss De Camp, Mrs Stuart, Miss Menage, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale. In Act V the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick//Amphitrite-Mrs Stuart .
Event Comment: 2nd piece: With Alterations. "On the first night Ethelberta died; at the succeeding representations her life was spared" (Edward Jerningham and his Friends, ed. Lewis Bettany, 1919, p. 97). 3rd piece: In 3 acts. Receipts: #219 13s. 6d. (202/11/6; 17/2/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nina

Afterpiece Title: THE SIEGE OF BERWICK

Afterpiece Title: THE MISER

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #218 16s. 6d. (204/3/6; 14/13/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Afterpiece Title: THE POSITIVE MAN

Dance: As17931022

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. A new and accurate Edition of the Tragedy to be had at the Theatre. "[Mrs Siddons's] eyes possess a peculiar brilliancy and animation...Her voice is sonorous and variable" (Candid Strictures, 33). Receipts: #311 13s. (296.3; 13.0; 2.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Song: In III: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Hagley

Event Comment: By Desiire of the Cherokee Chiefs [see 12 Nov.]. Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [European Magazine, Dec. 1790, p. 468, says that this was Mrs Ferguson's 1st appearance in London; she was from the Richmond theatre.] Receipts: #205 5s. (202.8.6; 2.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End II: The Irish Lilt, as17931020

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Account-Book: Paid House & Window tax 1@2 year #56 13s. 8d. Receipts: #297 6s. 6d. (274.19.0; 18.19.6; 3.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Event Comment: [Fennell had acted Douglas at Edinburgh on 5 July 1788, and perhaps Previously.] Afterpiece [1st time: P 2, by Charles Bonnor and Robert Merry. Larpent MS 886; not published. Synopsis of action in Universal Magazine, Dec. 1790, pp. 321-23. Author of Prologue unknown]: Interspersed with Dialogue, Airs, Duettos, Chorusses, Dances, &c. &c. &c. The Scenery, Machinery, and Decorations entirely new, and painted by Richards, Carver, Hodgins, Pugh, Malton, with many Assistants [including W. Hamilton (European Magazine, Dec. 1790, p. 468]. Among others will be exhibited the following Scenes taken from accurate Drawings made on the Spot: The Jacobines Convent, Rue St. Honorie; Places de Greve; Inside of the Hotel de Ville; View of the New Bridge called Pont Louis Seize; Fountain des Innocens; Palais Bourbon; View of the Champ de Mars, with the Grand Pavillion preparatory to the Festival; A Grand Assembly; View of the Triumphal Arch, prepared for the Procession to the Champ de Mars; Perspective View of the Champ de Mars, with the Bridge of Boats. With an exact Representation of the Banners, Oriflammes, &c. &c. in the Grand Procession to the Champ de Mars. The Whole to conclude with a Representation of the Grand Illuminated Platform, as prepared by the City of Paris, on the Ruins of the Bastille, for the Entertainment of the Provincial Deputies, and the Public. [The above has reference to the "Grand National Fete" held in Paris, 14 July 1790, in commemoration of the first anniversary of the fall of the Bastille. It is included in all subsequent playbills.] The Dances [composed] by Byrn. The Music composed and compiled [from Reeve and Naumann] by Shield. The Dresses all Characteristically French and New. Books of the Songs, &c. with a short Description of the Performance [T. Cadell, 1790] to be had at the Theatre. Nothing under Full Price will be taken. Account-Book, 11 Jan. 1791: Paid Bonnor #200. Receipts: #316 16s. (296.14; 20.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris Taken in the Year 1790

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters: St. Alban-Holman; Captain O'Leary-Johnstone; Patrick-Rock; Catherine-Mrs Webb; Louisa-Miss Brunton; Vocal Characters-Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet (Their 1st appearance), Miss Stuart, Miss Francis, Miss Williams, Mrs Mountain; Pantomimical Characters: Harlequin-Boyce; Petit Maitre-Farley; Marquis-W. Powel; Pioneer-Cranfield; Dusty Gentleman-Bernard; Poet-Marshall; Shoe@Black-Rees; Jacobine-Cross; Lemonadier-C. Powell; Poissards-Blurton, Rayner; Gardener-Milburne; Grotesque-Follett; Dancing Nymphs-Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Boyce, Mrs Cranfield, Mrs Lloyd; Colombine-Mrs Harlowe; New Prologue-Holman.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #297 16s. (296/2; 1/14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: King Lear-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Bastard-Middleton; Gloster-Hull; Kent-Harley; Albany-Davies; Cornwall-Macready; Gentleman Usher-Bernard; Edgar-Holman//Regan-Mrs Fawcett; Goneril-Mrs Platt; Arante-Miss Leserve; Cordelia-Mrs Esten (1st appearance in that character) .
Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Act I a Statute Scene. [Miss Leak had 1st appeared at the oratorios at King's on 15 Feb. 1793.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN PEASANT

Cast
Role: Actress Actor: Mrs Jones
Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Act I a Statute Scene. IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO. As 11 Jan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17940121, but Lucinda-Miss De Camp (1st appearance in that character) .

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN PEASANT

Cast
Role: Actress Actor: Mrs Jones

Dance: As17940118 throughout

Event Comment: 1st piece: A Comic Opera in 1 Act [and see 1 Apr.); the music by Cimarosa. 2nd piece: A new Grand Tragi-Comic Opera; the music by Gazzaniga, [with additions by) Federici, Sarti, Guglielmi; under the direction of Federici. In the course of the Opera a Grand Funeral Procession, according to the ancient customs of Spain, consisting of upwards of 100 persons. The music of both dances by Miller. With entire new Dresses, Scenery, and Decorations. [And see 4 Mar.) Loewenberg, 442: Leporello's "Catalogue Song" from Mozart's Don Giovanni was included in this version of the

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Capriccio Drammatico

Afterpiece Title: DON GIOVANNI

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Rovedino, Braghetti, Garelli, Torregiani, Morelli// Sga Colombati, Sga Pastorelli, Sga De Mira, Sga Negri (1st appearance upon this stage). [Cast from libretto (Da Ponte [17941): Don Giovanni-C. Rovedino; Don Ottavio-Braghetti; Biaggino-Garelli; Commendatore-H. [recte P.] Torregiani; Pasquariello-G. Morelli// Donna l\faturina-Sga Colombati; Donna Anna-Sga Pastorelli; Donna Ximena-Sga De Mira; Donna Elvira-Sga Negri.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: End of 1st piece a new Ballet, composed by Noverre, L' Union des Bergeres [performers not listed, but see17940304 In 2nd piece Dances connected with the opera, composed by Noverre, by Aumer, Lahante, Gentili, Favre Guiardele, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mme Del Caro, Mlle Guiardele, Mme Hilligsberg

Opera: [It was sung by Pasquariello.]

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Compressed for the 1st time into 3 Acts. Receipts: #361 13s. (357/17/6; 3/15/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Afterpiece Title: HE WOUD BE A SOLDIER

Dance: As17940225

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers, Leader, Organ as17940307ART I. Overture. 'Twas at the royal. Happy pair. Timotheus plac'd. The song began. The list'ning croud. With ravish'd ears. The praise of Bacchus. Bacchus ever fair. Bacchus' blessings. Sooth'd with the sound. He chose a mournful. He sung Darius. With downcast looks. Behold Darius. The mighty master. Softly sweet, accompanied on the violoncello by C. Ashley. War, be sung. The many rend. The prince unable. PART II. Now strikes the golden. Break his bands. Hark, hark! Revenge, revenge. Behold a ghastly band. Give the vengeance. Thais led the way. The Princes applaud. Thus long ago. At last divine Cecilia. Your voices tune. Let's imitate her notes. Let old Timotheus. PART III. A GRAND MISCELLANEOUS ACT. Overture and March (SCIPIO). He measureth the waters and He layeth the beams by Bartleman (REDEMPTION). O let eternal Honors and From mighty Kings by Miss Parke (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). Softly rise O southern breeze by Incledon; Ye Southern breezes by Chorus (SOLOMON, by Boyce). Bravura Song by Mme Mara. The Lord shall reign by Chorus; And Miriam and Sing ye to the Lord by Mme Mara; The horse and his Rider by Double Chorus (ISRAEL IN EGYPT). To conclude with God save Great George our King and Rule Britannia .

Music: End of Part I Giardini's Sixth Concerto on the Violin by G. Ashley

Event Comment: 2nd piece: A Comic Opera; the music by Guglielmi. First time at this Theatre [1st performed at Naples, 1789, and in London at the Pantheon, 1 Mar. 1791]; reduced to I act

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Capriccio Drammatico

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Rovedino, Braghetti, Morelli//Sga Colombati, Sga De Mira, Sga Negri. [For cast sec 1 Mar.] hathi.

Afterpiece Title: LA BELLA PESCATRICE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Rovedino, Braghetti, Garelli, Morelli//Sga Colombati, Sga Casentini Borghi. [Cast from libretto (C. Clarke [1794]): Conte-Rovedino; Celidoro-Braghetti; Maccabruno-Garelli; Don Alfonso-Morelli//Vespina-Sga Colombati; Dorinda-Sga Anna Casentini Borghi.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: As17940311hroughout

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Pensieroso

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers, Leader, Organ as17940307ART I. Fifth Grand Concerto. Hence! loathed. Hence! vain deluding. Come, thou goddess. Come rather, goddess. Haste thee nymph. Come, and trip it. Come, pensive man. Come, but keep. Join with thee. Hence! loathed. And if I give thee honor. Mirth admit me. First and chief. Sweet bird, accompanied on the violin by G. Ashley. If I give thee honor. Mirth admit me, corno obligato by Shutze. Oft on a plat. If I give thee honor. Let me wander. Or let the merry bells. And young and old. PART II. Hence, vain deluding. But O, sad virgin, accompanied on the violoncello by C. Ashley. Thus night, oft see me. Populous cities please. There let Hymen. Me when the sun. Hide me from day's. As steals the morn. These delights if thou canst give. PART III. A GRAND MISCELLANEOUS ACT. Fourth Oboe Concerto. The Lord worketh wonders by Bartleman (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). In sweetest harmony by Mme Mara; O fatal day by Chorus (SAUL). Disdainful of danger by Incledon, Hill, Linton (JUDAS MACCABAEUS). When the sun by Florio (ISRAEL IN EGYPT). May no rash intruder by Chorus (SOLOMON). The soldier tired [from ARTAXERXES, by Dr Arne] by Mme Mara. Kings shall be thy nursing fathers by Grand Chorus ([CORONATION] ANTHEMS). To conclude with God save Great George our King and Rule Britannia .

Music: As17940319athi

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pope. 1st piece: Not acted these 5 years. Morning Chronicle, 15 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Pope at her house, Half Moon-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #412 14s. (255/19; 6/18; tickets: 149/17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Mr Oakly-Pope; Major Oakly-Quick; Sir Harry Beagle-Fawcett; Capt. O'Cuttcr-Johnstone; Charles Oakly-Holman; Russet-Munden (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Lord Trinket-Lewis//Lady Freelove-Mrs Mattocks; Harriet-Mrs Mountain (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Mrs Oakly-Mrs Pope .

Afterpiece Title: THE SAILORS FESTIVAL or All Alive at Portsmouth

Performance Comment: SCENE I. The Deck of a Man of War. Blow bigh, blow low by Incledon. We be three poor Mariners by Johnstone, Incledon, Linton. Jack at the Windlass by Fawcett. The Mid-Watch, When 'tis Night, by Incledon. The good Subjects of England by Incledon, Richardson, Townsend. SCENE II. A Landscape. The Disconsolate Sailor, When my Money was gone, by Mrs Martyr, in character. When Daisies mead by Miss Barnett. SCENE III. Irish Song by Johnstone. Treble Hornpipe by Byrn, Holland, Mme Rossi. Rule Britannia by Incledon. With a Representation of the Grand Fleet at Anchor in Portsmouth Harbour .
Event Comment: Afterpiece: In one Act. [For Miss Leak's 1st appearance as Sally see HAY 24 Feb.] Powell: Thomas & Sally rehearsed at 1 0; The Inconstant at 11; The Jew at 12.30 (for Suett and Miss Tidswell). Receipts: #540 (462/7/6; 76/7/0; 1/5/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: THOMAS AND SALLY

Performance Comment: The Squire-Dignum; Thomas-Sedgwick// Sally-Miss Leak (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Dorcas-Mrs Hopkins .

Song: As17940421, but omitted: Miss Granger, Miss Chatterley, Miss Redhead, Miss Gawdry, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Butler, Biggs, Trueman, Evans, Lyons, Maddocks, Welsh, Danby

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Capriccio Drammatico

Afterpiece Title: but not listed in playbill i

Performance Comment: e. 2nd ballet was at end of "Act II"} LA PROVA DELL'.

Dance: As17940426 throughout

Opera: As17940401

Event Comment: Powell: Whitfield absent 1st Act of Macbeth (leave from the Manager), Barrymore spoke the Part. The Quaker rehearsed at 10 (for Dignum); The Jew at 11 (for Miss Farren); Lodoiska read at 1. Receipts: #569 2s. (491/6/0; 72/9/6; 3/19/6; tickets not come in: 1/7/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Song: As17940428

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Music composed principally by Storace, with a few pieces selected from Anfossi, Bianchi, and Guglielmi. "But for the excellent acting of Falmer, [THE ENGLISHMAN IN PARIS] would now scarcely be tolerated" (Thespian Magazine, June 1794, p. 225). Powell: Pirates rehearsed at 11 (Sedgwick one scene; Bardeauleau, Boyce, Horsfall). Receipts: #337 3s. (277/3/6; 57/3/0; 2/16/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: THE ENGLISHMAN IN PARIS

Dance: In mainpiece Dances (composed by D'Egville) by Hamoir, G. D'Egville, Master D'Egville, Miss Menage, Miss Phillips, the Miss D'Egvilles, &c.; In Act II of afterpiece a Minuet by Hamoir and Miss De Camp

Performance Comment: D'Egville, Master D'Egville, Miss Menage, Miss Phillips, the Miss D'Egvilles, &c.; In Act II of afterpiece a Minuet by Hamoir and Miss De Camp .
Event Comment: Powell: Lodoiska 3rd Act rehearsed at 11; whole at 12. Receipts: #257 10s. 6d. (202/2/6; 51/14/0; 3/8/0; tickets not come in: 0/6/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: THE CITIZEN