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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. [Cast from text (C. Lowndes [1794]): Commodore Broadside-Palmer; Endless-Suctt; Old Cottager-Maddocks; Robin-Barrymore; William-C. Kemble; Tom Oakum-Bannister; Ben-Sedgwick; Splicem-Kelly; Boy-Master Welsh; Dick-Hollingsworth; Busy-Benson//Cottager's Wife-Mrs Booth; Mary-Miss De Camp; Susan-Miss Leak; Girl-Miss Menage; Cicely-Miss Chatterley; Margaretta-Sga Storace.] In which the Principal Performers will assist in the M usical Parts . In which the Principal Performers will assist in the M usical Parts .
Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Barrymore

Dance: In afterpiece the Ballets composed by James D'Egville; the Principal Dancers-D'Egville, Gentili, and also by permission of the Proprietor of the King's Theatre, Mme Del Caro, Mlle E. Hilligsberg, Mlle Hilligsberg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melvil-Whitfield; Sterling-Aickin; Lovewell-Barrymore; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; S. Flower-Packer; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Kemble; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Lovewell Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: Kera Khan Actor: Barrymore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Palmer; Cardinal Wolsey-Bensley; Cranmer-Aickin; D. of Norfolk-Whitfield; D. of Buckingham-Wroughton; Earl of Surry-Barrymore; Gardiner-Suett; Lord Sands-Hollingsworth; Cromwell-C. Kemble; Queen Katharine-Mrs Siddons; Anne Bullen-Miss DeCamp; Patience (with a song)-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Earl of Surry Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Glorious First of June

Cast
Role: Robin Actor: Barrymore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17950929, but Macbeth-Palmer; Banquo-Packer; Macduff-Wroughton; Lenox-Trueman; Rosse-Barrymore; Physician-Jones?; Serjeant-Caulfield; added: Messenger-Banks; Officer-_.
Cast
Role: Rosse Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Song: As17950929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: Doiley-Suett; Sandford-R. Palmer; Granger-Barrymore; Gradus-Bannister Jun.; Elizabeth-Miss Heard; Charlotte-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Granger Actor: Barrymore

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum, Caulfield, Danby, Brown, Fisher, Evans, Phillimore, Ms Leak, Ms Arne, Ms Wentworth, Ms Butler, Ms Jackson, Ms Benson, Ms Menage, Ms Roffey, Ms Gaudry

Monologue: V: The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. Neptune-Sedgwick; Amphitrite-Miss Dufour

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Afterpiece Title: Hamlet; Prince of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Johnston (2nd appearance in that character [in London]); Ghost-Barrymore; King-Caulfield; Polonius-Munden; Laertes-C. Kemble; Horatio-Davies; Rosencrantz-Trueman; Guildenstern-Palmer Jun.; Player King-Davenport; Bernardo-Abbot; Marcellus-Lyons; Messenger-Chippendale; Priest-Usher; Sailor-Ledger; Ostrick-R. Palmer; Gravediggers-Suett, Waldron Jun.; Queen-Mrs Harlowe; Player Queen-Mrs Edward; Ophelia-Mrs Johnston (1st appearance [in London]).in London]).
Cast
Role: Ghost Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Palmer; Young Fashion-Barrymore; Loveless-Powell; Col. Townly-Holland; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Dowton; Probe-Wewitzer; Lory-Russell; Berinthia-Miss Mellon; Amanda-Miss Heard; Mrs Coupler-Miss Tidswell; Nurse-Mrs Walcot; Miss Hoyden-Jordan.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Music: End: a new Grand Concerto on the violin (his composition)-Spagnoletti (1st appearance in public since his arrival from Italy)

Ballet: End II: a new Comic Ballet, The Happy Stratagem; or, The Deluded Mother. Jack-Bartolomici (1st public appearance); Fanny , Younger Sister-Sga Bossi DelCaro; Margaret , Elder Sister-Mlle Parisot; Susanna , their Mother-Mrs Brooker

Event Comment: Benefit for Suett and Barrymore. [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Valentine to Barrymore and Scandal to Bensley, but "previous to the play an apology was made for the appearance of Whitfield in Valentine, as Barrymore had undertaken Scandal, in consequence of Bensley's being afflicted with a violent hoarseness" (Thespian Magazine, June 1793, p. 2).] Morning Herald, 25 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Suett, No. 21, King-street, Bloomsbury; of Barrymore, No. 11, Bedford-street, Bedford-row. Receipts: #447 10s. (95.19; 43.16; 6.1; tickets: 301.14). (charge: #159 0s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Valentine-Whitfield; Scandal-Barrymore; Tattle-Dodd; Ben-Bannister Jun.; Foresight-Suett; Jeremy-Benson; Trapland-Waldron; Buckram-Maddocks; Snap-Fawcett; Angelica-Miss Farren; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Ward; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Scandal Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrymore and Mrs Wilson. Morning Herald, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Barrymore, No. 8, Martlet-court; of Mrs Wilson, No. II, Crown-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #295 13s. (75/6; 15/15; 1/6; tickets: 203/6) (charge: #105 8s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17860220, but Granger-Barrymore .
Cast
Role: Granger Actor: Barrymore

Dance: End of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860420

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Bright Phoebus (composed by Hook) by Dignum

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrymore. [Afterpiece: Prologue by John Dent.] Public Advertiser, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Barrymore, No. 11, Queen-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #271 17s. (35.7.0; 14.13.6; 1.2.6; tickets: 220.13.0) (charge: #108 5s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17861211, but Valentine-Barrymore; Miss Prue (1st time)-Mrs Forster.
Cast
Role: Valentine Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Performance Comment: As17861118, but Original Prologue-Barrymore.
Cast
Role: Original Prologue Actor: Barrymore.

Dance: As17870115

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrymore. Public Advertiser, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Barrymore, No. 22, Church-street, St. Ann's. Receipts: #301 0s. 6d. (82.5.0; 18.1.0; 0.7.6; tickets. 200.7.0) (charge: #114 7s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17871020, but Lord Gayville-Barrymore.
Cast
Role: Lord Gayville Actor: Barrymore.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Sneer Actor: Barrymore
Event Comment: Benefit for Barrymore. [Afterpiece in place of Arthur and Emmeline, advertised on playbill of 7 May.] Public Advertiser, 5 May: Tickets to be had of Barrymore, No. 1, Southampton-street, Strand. Receipts: #251 4s. (44.18.0; 16.13.6; 1.12.6; tickets: 188.0.0) (charge: #107 4s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17881023, but Sir Clement Flint-Kemble; Lord Gayville-Barrymore; Mrs Sagely-_; Tiffany-_.
Cast
Role: Lord Gayville Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Dance: As17890507

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrymore. 2nd piece: Written by Dodsley. Gazetteer, 29 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Barrymore, No. 11, Bedford-street, Bedford-row. Receipts: #281 3s. (46.5; 21.8; 3.9; tickets: 210.1) (charge: #108 1s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: As17891010, but Millamour-Barrymore; Charles-Benson; Sir Harry Lovewit-R. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Millamour Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: As17900323

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrymore. A new Edition of [The Country Girl] to be had at the Theatre. Morning Chronicle, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Barrymore, No. 11, Bedford-street, Bedford-row. Receipts: #305 0s. 6d. (84.4.0; 25.13.6; 5.0.0; tickets: 190.3.0) (charge: #115 6s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17900914, but Harcourt-Barrymore; William-Alfred.
Cast
Role: Harcourt Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Cast
Role: Don Ferdinand Actor: Barrymore
Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill retains Barrymore and C. Kemble as on 9 June, but "Barrymore being ill, C. Kemble play'd Kera Khan, and Cooke Kajah. Messrs Tett, Horsfall, Pilbrow, Bardeauleau absent from the first Chorus this Evening" (Powell).] Powell: New Ballet [Glorious First of June] rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #158 17s. (96/19; 54/11; 7/7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Natural Son

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrymore. Mainpiece: In IV a Masquerade Scene. Afterpiece: To conclude with a Superb Prospect of the Infernal Regions and a Rain of Fire. True Briton, 12 May: Tickets to be had of Barrymore, No. 59, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Receipts: #337 11s. (62.18; 72.12; 5.17; tickets: 196.4) (charge: #216 1s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17961025, but Doricourt-Barrymore; Saville-C. Kemble; Courtall-Russell; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Dick-_; Gibson-_.
Cast
Role: Doricourt Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by Henry James Pye. Prologue by William Sotheby; Epilogue by John Taylor (see text)]: With new Dresses and Decorations. "From the first drawing up of the curtain, till its final fall, we could not discover one single flight of fancy, one solitary scene of woe...It is but justice to add that for a first night the performers, with the exception of Barrymore, were very perfect in their respective parts [and see 27 Jan.]" (Dramatic Censor, I, 175, 181). Receipts: #309 13s. (246.4.6; 61.0.6; 2.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adelaide

Performance Comment: Characters by Aickin, Kemble, Barrymore, C. Kemble, Cory, Maddocks, Mrs Siddons, Miss Heard, Mrs Coates. Cast from text (John Stockdale, 1800): King Henry-Aickin; Prince Richard-Kemble; Prince John-Barrymore; Clifford-C. Kemble; Legate-Cory; Officer-Maddocks; Adelaide-Mrs Siddons; Emma-Miss Heard; Abbess-Mrs Coates; Prologue-C. Kemble; Epilogue-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrymore and Wathen. Morning Chronicle, 12 May: Tickets to be had of Barrymore, No. 20, Judd Place, West, Somers Town; of Wathen, No. 4, Park-row, Knightsbridge. Receipts: #148 (84.18.6; 59.8.6; 3.13.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #218 12s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Marlowe-Packer; Young Marlowe-Barrymore; Hardcastle-Dowton; Hastings-Holland; Tony Lumpkin-Wathen; The Country Club-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Diggory-Suett; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Walcot; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Miss Neville-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Young Marlowe Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17991202, but Saundy-_; Donald-_

Entertainment: In which a Trial of Skill, in the exercise of the Austrian and Highland Broadsword-Nine of the First Swordsmen in this Kingdom

Event Comment: Benefit for Kemble [who had 1st acted Macbeth at Hull, 30 Oct. 1778]. Public Advertiser, 17 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Kemble, No. 2, Leicester Court, Castle-street, Leicester Fields. [In mainpiece the playbill retains R. Palmer as Malcolm, but "Preceding the play there was an apology, on its appearance evidently exciting doubt and trepidation in the audience [probably for fear that Mrs Siddons would be unable to appear]; but Palmer's fourth word broke the spell. R. Palmer was suddenly prevented attending the house:--what could the house do, but laugh?--Laugh they did;--'and Barrymore will read his part.' The house laughed again. And so Britannia was delivered" (Morning Chronicle, 1 Apr.). The name of R. Palmer's substitute in the afterpiece is not given.] Receipts: #293 3s. (175/2; 9/16; 0/5; tickets: 108/0) (charge: #115 10s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17850207, but Macbeth-Kemble (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Malcolm-read by Barrymore .
Cast
Role: Malcolm Actor: read by Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Barrymore
Event Comment: Benefit for Baddeley. Public Advertiser, 2 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Baddeley, No. 2, Little Russel-street, Covent-garden. [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Ogle to King, but on the Kemble playbill a MS annotation substitutes Barrymore.] 2nd piece [1st time: INT I, probably by Robert Baddeley. MS: Larpent 692; not published]. Receipts: #226 3s. 6d. (105/18/0; 30/11/6; 0/16/0; tickets: 88/18/0) (charge: #111 17s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beau's Duel; Or, A Soldier For The Ladies

Performance Comment: Ogle-Barrymore; Sir William Mode-Dodd; Careful-Baddeley; Captain Bellmein-Bannister Jun.; Toper-R. Palmer; Toby-Burton; Serjeant-Wrighten; Le Reviere-Waldron; Col. Manly-Palmer; Emilia-Mrs Brereton; Clarinda-Mrs Ward; Flora-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Plotwell-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Ogle Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The St

Performance Comment: Giles's Scrutiny; or, The Cries of London in a New Stile. Returning Officer-Bannister; Voters-Moody, Baddeley, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Suett, Dignum, Williames, Barrymore, Wright, Chapman, Alfred, Wilson, Phillimore, Chaplin, &c .

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Monologue: 1785 04 11 End of Act I of mainpiece The History of John Gilpin, the Linen Draper by Baddeley

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Charles to Bannister Jun., but he "being suddenly taken ill, Barrymore was under the necessity of reading the part" (Morning Herald, 2 Oct.).] Error Smith, pit office-keeper, #2 11s. Receipts: #219 15s. (169.7; 49.15; 0.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Major Oakly-Baddeley; Charles-Read by Barrymore; Russet-Aickin; Captain O'Cutter-Moody; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Mrs Oakly-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Read by Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Young Cockney-Dodd; Captain Sightly-Barrymore; Old Cockney-Fawcett; Richard-Wilson; Servant-Newbold; Barnacle-Suett; Penelope-Miss Stageldoir; Miss La Blonde-Miss Barnes; Priscilla Tomboy-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Captain Sightly Actor: Barrymore
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years [not acted since 2 Oct. 1780]. [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Sultan, but "On Account of the Sudden Indisposition of Barrymore [it] was put off and the Devil to Pay substituted in its stead" (MS annotation on Kemble playbill) "The Sultan was changed to The Devil to Pay, and as Jordan remained, the matter was rather mended" (Oracle, 8 Nov.).] Receipts: #195 14s. (168.1; 26.3; 1.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Wroughton; Duke of Lancester-Bland; Earl of Worcester-Aickin; Earl of Northumberland-Packer; Hotspur-Kemble; Earl Douglas-Caulfield; Sir Richard Vernon-assigned to Barrymore, but see below; Earl of Westmoreland-Fawcett; Sir Walter Blunt-Whitfield; Sir John Falstaff-Palmer; Poins-R. Palmer; Gadshill-Cooke; Peto-Benson; Bardolph-Alfred; Francis-Bannister Jun.; Carriers-Moody, Burton; Sheriff-Maddocks; Traveller-Lyons; Messenger-Banks; Lady Percy-Mrs Powell; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: [In 2nd piece the playbill assigns Scruple to Caulfield, but "Previous to the second piece, an apology was made by Barrymore for young Palmer, who, in consequence of Caulfield's indisposition, read the part of Scruple" (Thespian Magazine, Nov. 1793, p. 311).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-read byPalmer Jun.; Old Random-Aickin; Carney-Burton; Tiptoe-Benson; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Wewitzer; Peery-Usher; Bailiff-Cooke; French Waiter-Waldron Jun.; English Waiter-Lyons; Passengers-Maddocks, Jones; Lady Dunder-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss Heard; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs; Mrs Peery-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Event Comment: [For the naming of the characters in mainpiece, as they were called originally, see 23 Feb. 1792.) Powell: Douglas rehearsed at 10:30 (Mrs Siddons ill; Barrymore one scene); Lodoiska at 12 (Miss De Camp absent). Receipts: #365 1s. 6d. (298/11/0; 60/1/0; 6/9/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Lord Randolph-Barrymore; Glenalvon-Palmer; Norval-Kemble; Stranger-Bensley; Donald-Phillimore; Officer-Caulfield; Servant-Maddocks; Prisoner-Webb / / Matilda-Mrs Siddons (Last time of her appearing this Season); Anna-Miss Collins .
Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: No SONG No SUPPER

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of COMUS, advertised on playbill of 11 June.) Powell: Clandestine Marriage rehearsed at 10 (King ill; Barrymore one scene); Lodoiska at 12 (Bannister Sen. not call'd; Danby, Denman, Reynoldson, Hobler, Horsfall, Dorion Jun., G. D'Egville, Hamoir absent). Receipts: #114 2s. 6d. (74/19/0; 33/10/6; 5/13/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melvil-Whitfield; Sterling-Aickin; Lovewell-Barrymore; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Packer; Traverse-Phillimore; Trueman-Benson; Servant-Lyons// Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Kemble; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Miss Heard; Trusty-Mrs Booth .
Cast
Role: Lovewell Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: THOMAS AND SALLY