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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mask'd Friend

Afterpiece Title: The Folly of Age; or, The Accomplished Lady

Performance Comment: Old Gentleman-Delpini; Dancing Master-Cranfield; Music Master-Simmons; Footman-Abbot; Old Lady-Mrs Henley; Maid-Miss Burnett; Young Lady-Mr Delpini.
Cast
Role: Dancing Master Actor: Cranfield

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Medley

Dance: In 2nd piece: A la Parisot, Le Pas Russe-Delpini

Song: In 2nd piece: La Verginella, My dear Molly@oh! what Folly (composed by Carter)-Delpini

Entertainment: Vaudeville. In 4th piece: The Farm Yard- (from The Rape of Proserpine), with the Birth of Harlequin, and his Emancipation from the Egg Shell; The favorite Scene from Aladin of Pantaloon's Death-, and the Whimsical Lamentation of Pierrot; A Jump through a Hogshead of Fire-; and the celebrated Dying and Skeleton Scenes-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Lord Edmund-Davies; Count Fripon-Waldron Jun.; Trap-Caulfield; Touch-Ledger; Father Frank-Abbot; Phelim-Lyons; Landlord-Usher; Jack Connor-Wathen; Dowdle-Munden; Rachel-Mrs Harlowe; Adelaide-Miss DeCamp; Landlady-Mrs Hale; Mary-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Trap Actor: Caulfield

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Will

Afterpiece Title: The Prize; or, 2, 5, 3, 8

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Fernando-Johnstone; Spado-Munden; Pedrillo-Fawcett; Don Caesar (1st time)-Townsend; Philippo (1st time)-Mrs Clendining; Don Scipio-Powel; Rapino-Abbot; Calvette-Ledger; Don Juan-Davenport; Sanguino-Thompson; Vasquez-Farley; Alphonso-Incledon; with Oft on a plat of rising Ground, composed by Handel-Incledon; Victoria-Mrs Mountain; Catalina (1st time)-Mrs Litchfield; Isabel-Mrs Platt; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Catalina Actor: Mrs Litchfield

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Entertainment: Entertainment. Not listed on playbill (see17971016). Morning Herald, 16 Oct.: A representation of the late engagement with the Dutch-; was unexpectedly given after the play. It was followed by some fire@works-, in which was a star, ending after various mutations in a sun, emblematic of British Glory!

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cheap Living

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

Cast
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Litchfield
Role: Fairfield Actor: Davenport

Dance: End II: Les Delassemens Militaires, as17971021; End: Cupid and Psyche (composed by Noverre)-Mrs Wild, Mme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Fialon, The Graces by Mlle St.Amand, Mme D'Egville, Mlle Philips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Related Works
Related Work: An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmask'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: In 2nd piece: Dance of Sailors-; Hornpipe-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17970927, but Mr Ford-Whitfield; added: Pistol-Davenport; Jack Rugby-_.
Cast
Role: Mr Ford Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

Cast
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Litchfield
Role: Fairfield Actor: Davenport

Dance: In 2nd piece: Ballet, as17971013; In V 3rd piece: a Triple Hornpipe, as17971018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: End I: The Statute Dance- [performers not listed]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Dance: As17971115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Related Works
Related Work: An Old Man Taught Wisdom; or, The Virgin Unmask'd Author(s): Henry Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, A Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Holman; Clerimont-Whitfield; Finder-Farley; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Dr Bolus-Davenport; Rhubarb-Wilde; Mr Wilful-Powel; Supple-Simmons; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Wishwell-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Dainty-Mrs Knight; Sylvia-Miss Mansel; Clarinda-Miss Chapman; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Clerimont Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Pope, Murray, Davenport, Clarke, Thompson, Rees, Blurton, Wilde, Abbot, Curties, Mrs Pope, Miss Betterton, Mrs Gibbs, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text (G. G. and J. Robinson. 1798): Sir George Versatile-Lewis; Lord Vibrate-Quick; Mr Delaval-Pope; Doctor Gosterman-Murray; Thompson-Davenport; Williams-Clarke; Master of the Hotel-Thompson; Jenkins-Rees; Waiter-Blurton; Harry-Abbot; Footman-Curties; Maria-Mrs Pope; Lady Jane-Miss Betterton; Lucy-Mrs Gibbs; Lady Jane's Woman-Mrs Norton; Lady Vibrate-Mrs Mattocks; unassigned-Wilde; Prologue-Whitfield; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see17980226).] Epilogue-Quick, Mrs Mattocks. [This was spoken, as here assigned (except on 5 and 7 June), at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned (except on 5 and 7 June), at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Joan of Arc

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Afterpiece Title: Joan of Arc

Music: In afterpiece: The Harp-Weippert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Song: Incidental: Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak their songs; To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Bland

Dance: Incidental to mainpiece: Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro. [These were the same in all subsequent performances, except on 5 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Johnston (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Ghost-Murray; Polonius-Munden; King-Waddy; Horatio-Egerton (2nd appearance on this stage); Laertes-Whitfield; Ostrick-Farley; Rosencraus-Clarke; Grave@diggers-Quick, Rees; Ophelia-Mrs Mountain; Queen-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Laertes Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Hooly and Fairly; or, The Highland Lad and Lowland Lass

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: 2nd piece to conclude with: Highland Reel-; In 3rd piece: Ballet, as17971013

Song: In V 1st piece: a Dirge, as17970925; In 2nd piece: Highland Laddy-; Hooly and Fairly-; Katharine Ogie- [recte Oggy]; Andrew and his Cutty Gun-; Todlen Hame-; Tulloch Goram-; The Little Farthing Rushlight-Graham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Cast
Role: Wellbred Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Song: In course of Evening: The Bells of Aberdovy-Townsend; accompanied on the harp-Weippert; The Mid Watch-Incledon; The Beggar, in character,-Townsend; The Pledge of Love, as17980515; a favorite Comic Song-Fawcett

Entertainment: Imitations.An Exhibition of Theatrical Portraits-Townsend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ugly Club

Afterpiece Title: The Castle-Spectre

Performance Comment: As17980219, but Percy-Russell in place of Kemble; Muley-Caulfield of Davis.

Afterpiece Title: A Nosegay of Weeds; or, Old Servants in New Places

Event Comment: Benefit for Caulfield, Trueman and Johnston. 1st piece: Never [previously] acted at this Theatre. Receipts: #489 (36.12; 35.0; 1.3; tickets: 416.5) (charge: #232 6s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Old Random-Aickin; Young Random-Palmer; Scruple-Caulfield; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Wewitzer; Tiptoe-Wathen; Carney-Hollingsworth; Paul Peery-Sparks; Lady Dunder-Mrs Walcot; Harriet-Miss Heard; Kitty-Miss Mellon; Mrs Peery-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Scruple Actor: Caulfield

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Wedding Day Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Song: In course: Fal Lal , from The Cherokee,-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: End 2nd piece: a variety of Imitations (for that night only)-Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: Lord Simper-R. Palmer; Col. Modish-Trueman; Plainwell-Ledger; Mr Level-Caulfield; Mrs Level-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Mr Level Actor: Caulfield

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils