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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: [The Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Wilson, Blanchard, Incledon, Darley, Cubitt, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Arnold. Cast adjusted from Songs (For the Author [1790]): Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Sir Fidget Fearful-Wilson; Gregory-Blanchard; Squire Thicket-Incledon; Clueline-Darley; Flambeau-Cubitt; Whim-Rees; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Arnold; Female Indian-Mrs Mountain; [With Dialogue-; [to introduce the following favourite Songs, selected, written, and composed (with new accompaniments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter[, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Cubitt; Peggy Perkins[, Let Bards elate-Blanchard; Irish Drinking Song[, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; The Greenwich Pensioner ['Twas in the good ship Rover], Tom Bowling [Here a shere Hulk lies poor Tom Bowling]-Darley; Comic Song[, How much I love thee-Wilson; Taffy and Griddy[, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; Hunting Song[, To Batchelor's Hall-Incledon; Poor Jack[, Go patter to Lubbers-Incledon; The Portrait[, Come, Painter, with thy happiest flight-Incledon; [Conclude Rural Masquerade: Indian Song[, Dear Yanco say, and true he say-Mrs Mountain; Sea Song[, A Sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Arnold (1st time); The Masquerade[, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.
Related Works
Related Work: A Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: The New Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Johnstone, Macready, Lewis.

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: With Dialogue intended only to introduce the following favorite songs, selected, written and composed (with new accompanyments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Cubitt; Peggy Perkins, Let bards elate-Blanchard; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the ancients its speaking-Johnstone; The Greenwich Pensioner ["Twas in the goodship Rover], Tom Bowling [Here a sheer hulk]-Darley; [Comic Song, How much I love thee-Powel; Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, Poor Jack, Go patter to Lubbers, The Portrait, Come painter with thy happiest flight-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [Indian Song, Dear Yanco say and true he say-Miss Broadhurst; [Sea Song, A Sailor's Life's a life of woe-Mrs Harlowe; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the world a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.
Related Works
Related Work: A Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: The New Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Music: End I 3rd piece: a sonata from Op. 2, by Clementi, on one of Longman and Broderip's newly invented Grand Piano Forte Harpsichords, by the celebrated-Master Field a Child of Nine Years Old

Entertainment: Monologue. As17930410

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for INKLE AND YARICO [Account-Book: by Hall, Blurton, Wyatt, Young, Larkman, Berecloth, Coombs, Finley, Rye, Atkins) will be admitted. Receipts: #316 14s. (41/9/6; 4/14/6; tickets: 270/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Andalusia Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Banditti; or, Love's Labyrinth Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Banditti Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: THE PRISONER AT LARGE

Related Works
Related Work: The Prisoner at Large Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady by Blurton and Mrs Watts

Event Comment: [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Hall (box-keeper), Clarke, Townsend, Bent, Coombs, Wilkins, Robson, Warwhick, the widow Ansell, W. Linton, Wost, Purkins, Simpson, Standen will be admitted.] Receipts: #365 3s. 6d. (44.5.0; 3.13.0; tickets: 317.5.6(

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lifes Vagaries

Cast
Role: Timolin Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Ben and Little Bob Author(s): John Bernard

Dance: As17951002

Song: End: The [Little] Farthing Rushlight-Young Standen

Monologue: After Singing: A Pantomimic Interlude in which the Dying and Skeleton Scene, with the Escape of Harlequin through a Hogshead of Fire. Harlequin-Simpson; Clown-Follett; Pantaloon-Hawtin; Scaramouch-Abbot; Doctor-Rees; Colombine-A Young Lady [unidentified]

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Blurton, Furkins, (b[ox-keeper]), Bagley, Coates, Roberts, Paskin, Pitt, Hall (carpenter), Norton, Furkins (c[arpe]n[ter]), Doe will be admitted. [Afterpiece in place of Diamond Cut Diamond, advertised on playbill of 24 May.] Receipts: #305 15s. 6d. (40.13.6; 4.4.6; tickets: 260.17.6)

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Cast
Role: Lenox Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Positive Man Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis
Related Work: The Wild Gallant Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): John Cooke
Related Work: The Amorous Gallant; or, Love in Fashion Author(s): John Bulteel
Related Work: The She Gallant Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Event Comment: Benefit for Johnston. [He had 1st acted Hamlet at Edinburgh, 9 July 1794: Egerton's 1st appearance at cg was on 5 June 1797.] 2nd piece [1st time at this theatre; M. PAST 1, author unknown. Larpent MS 1207; not published. 1st acted at Sadler's Wells, 28 May 1787, when the playbill gives the 2nd title as "The Highland Laddie", and adds "The Words of the Airs selected from Allan Ramsay"]. Times, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnston, No. 31, King-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #230 19s. 6d. (110.2.6; 1.14.0; tickets: 119.3.0)

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: Hamlet Actor: Johnston

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

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: As17971002, but Old Towler-Incledon; To Batchelor's Hall-_; Speaking Characters-_.
Related Works
Related Work: A Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: The New Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

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

Event Comment: [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Mrs Egan, Hill, Hall (carpenter), Robson (music porter), Strahan, Simmons, Bologna, Williams, Hay, Findlay will be admitted.] Receipts: #438 18s. (43.18.6; 5.1.0; tickets: 389.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Related Works
Related Work: The Highland Reel Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Ballet: End: Lowland Festivity. Jamie-Bologna Jun.; Croudy-Bologna; Jenny-Miss Bologna; Moggy-Mrs Watts

Event Comment: For an account of the play, see John Wilson's The Cheats, ed. Milton C. Nahm (Oxford, 1935). It was licensed on 6 March (p. 124), acted, then forbade on 22 March in an order: Letter to Mr Tho. Killigrew: Signifying the Ks Pleasure that the New Play called the Cheates be no more represented till it be reuiewed by Sir Jo. Denham & Mr Waller. 22 March. 1662-3 (p. 130). Abraham Hill to John Brooke, 28 March 1663: P.S. The new play, called The Cheats, has been attempted on the Stage; but it is so scandalous, that it is forbidden (Familiar Letters of? Abraham Hill, [London, 1717], p. 103. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 16) concerning Lacy: @For his just Acting, all gave him due Praise,@His Part in the Cheats, Jony Thump, Teg and Bayes,@In these Four Excelling, The Court gave him the Bays.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cheats

Performance Comment: Cast in MS (Library of Worcester College, Oxford): Bilboe-Shottrell; Titere Tu-Clunn; Dilligence-Loueday; Mrs Dilligence-Mrs Marshall; Jolly-Hart; Afterwit-Burt; Mrs Margt Rutter? [Hughes, in edition, edited by Nahm, p. 145] [Rutter, in J. H. Wilson, All the King's Ladies, p. 185]; [Edition of 1664 Prologue- [Edition of 1693 adds: Whitebroth-Cartwright; Runter-$Wintersal; Scruple-$Lacy; Mopus-$Mohun; Mrs Whitebroth-$Mrs Covey [$Corey].Corey].
Cast
Role: Mrs Dilligence Actor: Mrs Marshall
Related Works
Related Work: The Cheats; or, The Tavern Bilkers Author(s): John Rich
Related Work: The Cheats Author(s): John Wilson
Event Comment: Doors open at 5 o'clock. Play to begin at 6 o'clock. Prices: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places to be had of Mr Johnston at the Stage door. [Customary note, repeated.] Rec'd Mrs Groath's one year's rent to Xmas last #3; Paid Renters #8 (Treasurer's Book). This regular expenditure was made nightly for the 189 acting nights of the season, as well as for the 11 nights on which Oratorio's were given in the Spring. The total amount came to #1600. No further note will be made of this item this season. The Westminster Magazine this month, reiterated its doleful cry "that the stage is on its decline." In a long article on "Stage Effect, or Dramatic Cookery," it concluded that our "Theatrical managers and even our Theatrical Critics seem to have resolved all the merit of dramatic composition into stage trick, and rest their criterion of Dramatic Genius on the knowledge of what they are pleased to call Stage effect." The "Theatre" article for the month remarked upon the boldness of Garrick's opening with the Beggar's Opera, "notwithstanding he was requested by the Bench of Justices at Bow-Street, to suppress it, as they were of opinion it had done a great deal of mischief among the low class of people." Lloyd's Evening Post, 17 Sept., included extracts from letters against playing the Beggar's Opera, "because every performance makes from one two twenty thieves." Sir John Fielding and his associates had addressed a letter to Garrick requesting him not to perform the opera for the same reason. The Morning Chronicle, 23 Sept., praised Garrick for not complying with the Justices' request. Wm Augustus Miles published a Letter to Sir John Fielding occasioned by his extraordinary Request to Mr Garrick for the suppression of the Beggar's Opera (44 pp.). In this he vindicated the moral effect of the opera.] Receipts: #158 (Treasurer's Book). [Note: For perform ance at hay 18 and 20 September, see Season of 1772-1773, p. 1740

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Beaumont and Fletcher, reviv'd. Afterpiece: Not acted these three years. [See 8 Aug. 1761.] Mr Powell made his first appearance this Night in Philaster. His Reception was very great, he play'd the part amazingly well, & Seems to have Requisites to make a very Capital Performer. N.B. Covent Garden Theater begun to play every Night (Hopkins). Philaster by Mr Powell. Prodigious applause (Cross Diary). This play [Philaster] was wrote by Beaumont and Fletcher, and is now altered by Mr Colman. Mr Powell, a young gentleman clerk to Sir Robert Ladbrook, made his first appearance in the character of Philaster.--A greater reception was never shown to anybody,--he was so very much frightened, he could not speak for some time, and, when he did, the tears ran fast down his cheeks,--but he soon recovered himself, and went through the part with a great deal of nature and feeling,--Continued claps and huzza of bravo! &c. &c. Upon the whole I think him possessed of every requisite necessary to make him an ornament to the stage.--N.B. Mr D. Garrick instructed him in this part--when I see him in another shall be able to judge better of his capabilities.--Miss Pope appeared this Night in the character of Maria in the Citizen,--by endeavoring to be very fine she overdid it,--and it was plain to see she wanted her master. N.B.--Covent Garden began to play of our nights--the first time they ever begin first since Mr Garrick was manager (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #258 11s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Related Works
Related Work: Philaster Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Foote Weston and Shuter in the Shades

Cast
Role: John Dock Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Dance: In Act III of 2nd piece Hornpipe by Byrne

Monologue: 1784 08 26 As 10 Aug

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. Morning Chronicle, 15 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 10, Russell-street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Cubitt; Macheath (for that night only)-Mrs Edwards; Filch (for that night only)-Miss Fontenelle; Mat o' th' Mint-Chapman; Polly-Mr Bannister; Lucy-Mr Johnstone; Diana Trapes-Mr Parsons; Mrs Vixen-Mr Wewitzer; Mrs Slammekin-Mr Bannister Jun. (The only time of their appearing in those characters); Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mr Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Related Works
Related Work: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be Author(s): John Crowne

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: The Conscious Lovers was given out, & in the Bills for this Night, but Mr Barry being ill, Mr Garrick made an Apology & ye Audience took ye P; Wife in its stead. Mr Barry over night said he wou'd not play, so that his sickness was doubted--the Farce was ill receiv'd that in ye middle I went on & said--Gent: we must beg yr Indulgence in permitting this piece to be perform'd once more, for the benefit of Mr Arne who has taken great pains in composing the Music & it shall be play'd no more--Applause (Cross). Bill alter'd from the Conscious Lovers, Mr Barry saying he was ill (Treasurer's Book). No latter account. Books of the Entertainment to be had at the theatre. Receipts: #90 (Cross); #78 (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Don Saverio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17720922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Related Works
Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Related Works
Related Work: The Son-in-Law Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Song: In III 1st piece: song-Dignum

Event Comment: Mainpiece: A tragedy by Hall Hartson, never performed here before. [According to The Theatrical Monitor, No IX (19 Dec. 1767), the mainpiece was at that time in rehearsal. The Monitor requested that every expense possible be laid ott upon it, and puffed the abilities of Barry and Mrs Dancer highly.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Related Works
Related Work: The Countess of Salisbury Author(s): Hall Hartson

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The She Gallant Or Once A Lover And Always A Lover

Performance Comment: Sir John Airy-Macklin; Sir Toby Tickle-Yates; Vaunter-Neale; Monsieur-Blakes; Lady Dorimen-Mrs Macklin; Lucinda-Mrs Clive; Constantia with a New occasional Epilogue, in men's Clothes-Mrs Woffington; Miranda-Miss Edwards; Bellamour-Havard; Philabel-Mills; Frederick-Winstone; Courtall-Usher; Mons. Frisure-Blakes; Angelica-Mrs Bennet; Diana-Miss Minors; Melissa-Miss Pitt; Dorinda-Miss Cole; Placket-Mrs Cross; Mrs Japan-Mrs King; Mrs Lawn-Miss Royer.
Cast
Role: Sir John Airy Actor: Macklin
Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): John Cooke
Related Work: The Amorous Gallant; or, Love in Fashion Author(s): John Bulteel
Related Work: The Wild Gallant Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis
Related Work: The She Gallant Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Positive Man Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Three Hours after Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: Three Hours after Marriage Author(s): John GayJohn Arbuthnot

Dance: Muilment, the Mechels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Related Works
Related Work: A Duke and No Duke Author(s): John Thurmond

Ballet: SSavoyard Travellers. As17500118

Event Comment: We play'd the Beggar's Opera & ye Oracle by Children for the Benefit of some distress'd Actors who formerly belong'd to the Theatres. There was #102 in the House, the following Persons receiv'd from it Mr Marshall #23. Mr Morgan #21. Mrs Edgerton #5 5s. Mr Bowman #5 5s. Mr Phenix #10 10s. Mrs Gardner (formerly printer to ye house) #2 2s. N.B.: Mrs Clive refus'd to play her part of Lucy , it was done by Miss Young. New performers engag'd Y: Fletewood, Obrien, Packer, Perry, Miss Glen (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Dance: II: The Prussian Sailors, as17580601 End Opera: The Faggot Binders, as17580601

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Court of Alexander

Related Works
Related Work: The Court of Alexander Author(s): John A. Fisher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alonzo

Related Works
Related Work: Alonzo Author(s): John Home

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Smith, first time; Ventidius-Palmer, first time; Dolabella-Brereton, first time; Alexas-Wheeler; Mysis-Keen; Serapion-Bransby; Romans-Griffiths, Norris; Cleopatra-Miss Younge; Octavia-Mrs Greville, first time; Charmion-Mrs Johnston; Iris-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: An Evening's Love; or, The Mock Astrologer Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: All for Love; or, The World Well Lost Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): John Eccles

Afterpiece Title: The Contrast or The Jew and Married Courtezan

Related Works
Related Work: The Contrast: A Tragi-Comical Rehearsal of Two Modern Plays: Match Upon Match; or, No Match at All, and the Tragedy of Epaminodas Author(s): John Hoadley
Event Comment: Betterton's Company. The date of the first performance is not certain, but contemporary sources refer to the fact that William Smith, who died in the last week of December, fell ill on the fourth day of its run; hence, it probably was first presented in mid-December. One song, O take him gently from the pile, set by John Eccles and sung by Mrs Bracegirdle, is in Deliciae Musicae, The Fourth Book, 1696. Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, p. 44: The Grand Cyrus, wrote by Mr Banks; it was a good Play; but Mr Smith, having a long part in it, fell Sick upon the Fourth Day and Dy'd, upon that it lay by, and ne'er have bin Acted since. Gildon, English Dramatick Poets, p. 6: Tho' this Play had been formerly refus'd the Action, yet it held up its Head about Six Days together, and has been since Acted several Times. A Comparison Between the Two Stages: Sullen, p. 16: Banks's, which the Players damn'd and wou'd not Act of a great while, but at length it was acted, and damn'd then in manner and form

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cyrus The Great Or The Tragedy Of Love

Related Works
Related Work: Cyrus the Great; or, The Tragedy of Love Author(s): John Banks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay or The Wives Metamorphosd

Performance Comment: Jobson-Harper; Nell-Miss Raftor; Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Grace; And a new Prologue to the Memory of the late Mr Wilks-.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: new Scots Dance-Houghton, Mrs Walter