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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis, first time; Aimwell-Whitefield, first time; Scrub-Quick; Gibbet-Booth; Bonniface-Dunstall; Sir Charles Freeman-DuBellamy; Sullen-Thompson; Foigard-Fox; Dorinda-Mrs Mattocks; Cherry-Miss Brown; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Archer Actor: Lewis, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: I: A Hornpipe-Miss Cranfield; II: The Pilgrim, as17750503

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Woodward; Strickland-Clarke; Frankly-Lewis; Bellamy-Wroughton; Jack Meggot-Lee Lewes; Tester-Quick; Mrs Strickland-Mrs Mattocks; Jacintha-Mrs Lessingham; Lucetta-Mrs Green; Clarinda-Mrs Bulkley; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Frankly Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Wroughton; Major Oakly-Dunstall, first time for both acotrs; Charles-Clinch; Trinket-Lewis; Russet-Fearon; Sir Harry-Quick; Paris-Wewitzer; Tom-Jones; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Green; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Hunter, being her third appearance on this stage.
Cast
Role: Trinket Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice; or, The Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Cimberton-Quick; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Tom-Woodward; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Booth; Indiana-Mrs Jackson; first time. In II, a Song-DuBellamy.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-West; Hephestion-Russell; Lysimachus-Smith; Cassander-Comerford; Polyperchon-Jones; Perdiccas-Johnson; Thessalus-Dancer; Aristander-Thomas; Eumenes-Brown; Clytus-Lewis; Roxana-Mrs Wilks; Sysigambis-Mrs Ross; Parisatis-Miss Taylor; Satira-A Gentlewoman [unidentified].unidentified].
Cast
Role: Clytus Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode [i

Performance Comment: e. Three Weeks after Marriage]; or, What we must all come to. Sir Charles Racket-West; Drugget-Lewis; Lovelace-Smith; Woodley-Johnson; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Ross; Nancy-Miss Taylor; Dimity-Mrs Wilks; Lady Racket-Mrs West (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Drugget Actor: Lewis

Song: II: the grand chorus, See the conquering Hero comes-; Between Acts: Singing, as17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.The Painter's Art-[from Taste, by Samuel Foote]; Lady Pentweazle-Master Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with a song)-Mattocks; Razor-Brunsdon; Lord Rake-Robson; Justice-Thompson; Taylor-Jones; Constant-Wroughton; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Mattocks; Belinda-Mrs Lewis; Mademoiselle (1st time)-Mrs Whitfield; Lady Brute-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Lewis

Afterpiece Title: An Ode by Garrick

Dance: As17790922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary; Or, The Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Pedro the Pilgrim-Lewis; Rodorigo-Aickin; Siberto-Wordsworth; Curio-Robson; Mad Scholar-Lee Lewes; Mad Englishman-Booth; Mad Parson-Egan; Mad Taylor-Wewitzer; Master of Mad@house-L'Estrange; Mad Welshman-Edwin; Lopez-J. Wilson; Sancho-Thompson; Alphonso-Wilson; Juletta-Mrs Wilson; Alinda-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Pedro the Pilgrim Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Dance: IV: The Bedlamites-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Carlos-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Antonio-Baddeley; Charino-Waldron; Don Duart-Barrymore; Sancho-Suett; Governor-Packer; Monsieur-Burton; Page-Miss Heard; Jaqucs-Wright; Officer-Phillimore; Clodio (alias Don Dismalo Thickscullo de Half Witto)-Ward; Don Lewis (alias Don Choleric Snapshorto de Testy)-Parsons (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Angelina-Mrs Brereton; Elvira-Miss E. Kemble; Honoria-Miss Tidswell; Louisa-Mrs Ward .
Cast
Role: Don Lewis Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: A Medley

Related Works
Related Work: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17840311athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Biondello-Chalmers; Music Master-Stevens; Hortensio-Helme; Tailor-Jones; Pedro-Gaudry; Haberdasher-Besford; Nathaniel-Ledger; Grumio-Quick; Bianca-Mrs Poussin; Curtis-Mrs White; Catherine-Mrs Bates .
Cast
Role: Petruchio Actor: Lewis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holman; Mercutio-Lewis; Juliet-Miss Younge. No other parts listed, but see17841105 .
Cast
Role: Mercutio Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Land of Enchantment

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Dance: In 2nd piece, by Harris, Miss Besford, Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Matthews

Song: As17841025, but omitted: names of singers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Lewis; Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Duncan (1st appearance on this stage); Captain Dudley-Hull; Charles-Farren; Fulmer-Thompson; Stukely-Gardner; Varland-Quick; Louisa-Miss Tweedale; Lady Rusport-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Davenett; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Duncan (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Belcour Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Female Adventure [The Female Pursuit]

Performance Comment: Don Lewis-Holman; Gil Blas-Bernard; Pedro-Farley; Don Felix-Macready; Don Gabriel-Thompson; Aurora-Mrs Achmet; Isabella-Mrs Bernard; Bernarda-Mrs Pitt; Beatrice-Mrs Powell; Laura-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Don Lewis Actor: Holman

Afterpiece Title: The Drummer; or, The Haunted House

Entertainment: Monologue. End I 2nd piece: A Dissertation on Hobby@Horses (The Stateman's Hobby, The Soldier's Hobby, The Fidler's Hobby, The Beaux Hobby, The Ladies' Hobby, The Monster's Hobby [see under dl, 11 May], His own Hobby)-Bernard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Wilson (1st appearance in that character); Squire Groom-Lewis; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan (with You never did hear of an Irishman's fear and Let other Men sing of their Goddess's bright, with accompaniments by Shield)-Johnstone; Beau Mordecai-Quick; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Thompson; Charlotte-Mrs Bernard.
Cast
Role: Squire Groom Actor: Lewis

Song: End I: Wine cannot cure the pain I endure for my Chloe-Johnstone, Incledon; with new accompaniments by Shield-; End: Catches and Glees-Bannister, Johnstone, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Williamson; The Anacreontic Song-Bannister; The Introductory Dialogue, in Irish Character-Rock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Just In Time

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Blanchard; Antonio-Quick; Bazil-Powel; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Martyr; Countess-Miss Chapman; Marcelina-Mrs Webb; Agnes-Miss Francis; Susan-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Count Almaviva Actor: Lewis

Dance: II: a Dance-Byrn, Mme Rossi. [Danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Performance Comment: Sir Robert Ramble-Lewis; Irwin-Pope; Lord Norland-Harley; Harmony-Munden; Placid-Macready; Hammond-Powel; Edward-Mrs Lee; Solus-Quick; Mrs Placid-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Woburn-Miss Chapman; Miss Spinster-Mrs Davenport; Lady Eleanor Irwin-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Robert Ramble Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Festival; or, All Alive at Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Haymes, Davenport, Farley, Williamson, Rees, Ledger, Follett, Hawtin, Findlay, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Davenport, Miss Leserve, Mrs Townsend (1st time); [For cast see17960123] Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 0

Cast
Role: Petruchio Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 1

Cast
Role: Petruchio Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 2

Cast
Role: Petruchio Actor: Lewis

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: The Barber's Petition, as17960506; with Wigs, as17960506

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17960530, but Doricourt (for that night only)-Lewis (of cg).
Cast
Role: Doricourt Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Song: End I: Whither my Love, Ah! Whither art thou fled? (from The Haunted Tower)-Sga Storace; From Shades of Night-Braham; This fond Sorrow-Braham, Sga Storace (both from Mahmoud); End II: the celebrated Harp Song Ah che nel petto io sento, from Idalide,-Mme Mara; In IV: a Masquerade Scene, in which Ally Croker-Miss Leak, Master Welsh

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: a new Occasional Address-Mrs Jordan

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The date of the first production is uncertain. The fact that the Epilogue suggests that it followed Settle's The Female Prelate is not a factor in the dating, as the Newdigate newsletters--see Wilson, Theatre Notes from the Newdigate Newsletters, p. 80--show that Settle's play was first acted on 31 May 1680, whereas Caesar Borgia was entered in the Term Catalogues, November 1679. Although the reference in the Epilogue to burning the Pope's Effigies" has been argued as referring to the Pope-burning procession of 17 Nov. 1679, the references in the Epilogue to Father Lewis, who was tried and convicted at York, 28 March 1679, suggest that it was written before his execution, 27 Aug. 1679. Hence the play may have been acted first some time in the late spring or the summer. A song, Blush not redder than the Morning, with music by Thomas Farmer, is in Choice Ayres and Songs, The Third Book, 1681

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caesar Borgia, Son Of Pope Alexander The Sixth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Performance Comment: Don Julio Lewis; Don Caesar-Quick; Don Vincentio-Edwin; Gasper (1st time)-Kennedy; Don Garcia-Davies; Don Vasques-Fearon; Pedro-Stevens; Don Carlos-Wroughton; Victoria-Mrs Bates; Minette-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character); Laura-Mrs Inchbald; Inis-Miss Platt; Sanchia-Mrs Davenett; Marcella-Miss Rowson; Olivia-Mrs Warren (1st appearance in that character) .

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: As17851112

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; D 5, by Benjamin Thompson, altered from Menschenhass und Reue, by August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue. Prologue by William Linley; Epilogue by Matthew Gregory Lewis (European Magazine, Mar. 1798, p. 260)]: With new Scenes, Dresses, &c. With Musick [by Thomas Shaw]. "Mrs Siddons was succesful in all the impassioned parts; but she cannot sustain a mixed character. She is the Muse of Tragedy herself, and when she descends from her lofty state to the level of familiar dialogue, she instantly ceases to astonish and we to admire" (Monthly Mirror, Apr. 1798, p. 234). "The dialogue must be considerably abridged, as well for the purpose of preserving the interest of the piece, as for shortening the time of representation, which is at least an hour too long, it being half past ten before the curtain dropt" [see 26 Mar.] (Morning Herald, 26 Mar.). Receipts: #420 7s. 6d. (378.11.6; 40.18.0; 1.8.0)

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.

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. 1st piece: In 3 Acts. Not acted these 4 years. 3rd piece: Never acted at this Theatre. Public Advertiser, 22 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, in Bow-street. Receipts: #346 0s. 6d. (254.19.6; 3.8.0; tickets: 87.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; with an Address in character-Lewis; Sir George Airy (1st time)-Holman; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; Charles Gripe-Davies; Whisper-Farley; Footman-Ledger; Sir Francis Gripe-Quick; Isabinda-Mrs Lewis; Patch-Miss Stuart; Scentwell-Mrs Platt; Miranda-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Marplot Actor: Lewis
Role: with an Address in character Actor: Lewis
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Glib (for that night only)-Lewis; Sir Toby Fuz-Powel; Sir Macaroni Virtu-Bernard; Patent-Thompson; Wilson-Macready; Mervin-Evatt; Prompter-Farley; Carpenter-Rock; Miss Fuz-Mrs Lewis; Sweepers-Mrs Powell, Mrs Davenett; Lady Fuz-Mrs Webb; Characters in the Burletta: Orpheus-Davies; Shepherds-Darley, Reeve, Blurton, Lee, Cubitt; Old Shepherd-Blanchard; Rhodope-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Glib Actor: Lewis
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Mrs Lewis
Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. 1st piece: With a Representation of the Trial at Westminster Hall. Public Advertiser, 22 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, Broad-court, Bow-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #205 19s. (183.13; tickets: 22.6) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles The First

Performance Comment: King Charles-Wroughton; Oliver Cromwell-Aickin; Bishop Juxon-Hull; Duke of Richmond-Davies; Ireton-Peile; Bradshaw-L'Estrange; Lindsay-Thompson; Tomlinson-J. Wilson; Fairfax-Lewis; Lady Fairfax-Mrs Lewis; Queen-Mrs Inchbald.
Cast
Role: Fairfax Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Fairfax Actor: Mrs Lewis

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Lewis
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Lewis.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: 2nd piece: a Dance of Sailors Sailor's Dance-Aldridge

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Mrs Billington's severe Illness rendering it impossible to perform Fontainbleau [advertised on playbill of 13 Mar.], Lewis hopes the above Comedy will prove acceptable to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have Places, and to the Public in general. Public Advertiser, 11 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, Bow-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #242 16s. 6d. (156.12.6; 5.10.0; tickets: 80.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: Belville-Lewis; General Savage-Ryder; Conolly-Aickin; Torrington-Quick; Leeson-Farren; Captain Savage-Davies; Leech-Fearon; Ghastly-Wewitzer; Spruce-Brown; Crow-Thompson; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Rachel Mildew-Mrs Webb; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Morton; Miss Leeson-Mrs Brown; Mrs Belville-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Belville Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-[see17880328

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by John O'Keeffe. Prologue by John Taylor. Epilogue by George Colman, ynger (see text)]. "No piece in the remembrance of this writer was ever better acted. No piece was ever better cast...The palm of acting, however, must be given to Blanchard. One short scene of rustic generoisity, in which he gives his purse to Farmer Banks, displayed finer efforts than we ever saw before" (Oracle, 18 Apr.). Public Advertiser, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, Bow-street. Receipts: #315 (225.6.6; 3.15.6; tickets: 85.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats; Or, The Strolling Gentlemen

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Holman, Blanchard, Wilson, Munden, Hull, Cubitt, Macready, Thompson, Powel, Rock, Evatt, Reeve, C. Powell, Cross, Farley, Ledger, Milburne, Master Simmons, Mrs Wells, Miss Chapman, Mrs Pope.[Cast from O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. II (T. Woodfall, 1798), and text (Dublin: For the Booksellers, 1791): Rover-Lewis; Sir George Thunder-Quick; Harry-Holman; Sim-Blanchard; John Dory-Wilson; Ephraim Smooth-Munden; Banks-Hull; Gammon-Cubitt; Muz [in subsequent seasons: Midge]-Macready; Sailors-Thompson, Farley, Milburne; Landlord-Powel; Twitch-Rock; Trap-Evatt; Zachariah-Reeve [in text: Rees (see17911012)]; Lamp-C. Powell; Sheriff's Officers-Cross, Ledger; Waiter-Master Simmons; Jane-Mrs Wells; Amelia-Miss Chapman; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Harley; Epilogue-Mrs Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17910530).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17910530).]
Cast
Role: Rover Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Lewis

Dance: As17901204

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. 1st piece [1st time: C 3, by John O'Keeffe, altered by him from his The Toy]. [2nd piece in place of The Irish Mimick, advertised on playbill of 17 Mar.] Oracle, 15 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, No. 6, Bow-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #384 18s. (272.4; 12.8; tickets: 100.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lie Of The Day; Or, A Party At Hampton Court

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Fawcett, Harley, Middleton, Knight, Miss Chapman, Mrs Davenport, Miss Wallis. [Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1800), and Genest, VII, 268: Aircourt-Lewis; +Alibi-Quick; +Metheglin-Fawcett; +Sir Carrol O'Donovan-Harley; +Young O'Donovan-Middleton; +Larry Kavanagh-Knight; +Povot-Simmons; +Footman-Blurton; +Lady Arable-Miss Chapman; +Katty Kavanagh-Mrs Davenport; +Sophia-Miss Wallis; +Fib-Mrs Watts.]

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Taylor-Simmons; Biondello-Townsend; Grumio-Quick; Catharine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Petruchio Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 0

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 1

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 2