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Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett and Mrs Hedges. Receipts: #195 15s. (20.16; 12.2; 1.4; tickets: 161.13) (charge: #109 15s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Dance: As17900308

Song: End II: The Greenwich Pensioner-Dignum; End IV: Poor Jack-Dignum

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Mara. A new Serious Opera. Under the direction of Federici. Tickets to be had of Mme Mara at her house, No. 8, Golden-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Andromache recte andromaca

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Marchesi; Andromache-Mme Mara. [For full cast see17900529.]For full cast see17900529.]

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17900513; End Opera: The Generous Slave-Blake [see17900513], Mlle Hilligsberg

Event Comment: Benefit for Spencer and Nix. 1st piece: Some of the Music compiled from the best Masters. The rest of the Music, the Overture, Accompaniments, &c. by Linley? Sen.. Receipts: #252 4s. 6d. (44.17.0; 27.0.0; 3.11.6; tickets: 176.16.0) (charge: #110 11s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Afterpiece Title: The Adventurers

Song: In course Evening: Rosy Bowers (composed by Purcell)-Mrs Crouch

Event Comment: Benefit for Brandon, box-book and house-keeper. Receipts: #382 16s. 6d. (92.0.0; 11.15.6; tickets: 279.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Ratchford

Song: End: As17900407

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Warrell and Darley. 1st piece: Not acted these 10 years [never previously acted at this theatre. Warrell was from the Bath theatre]. Receipts: #216 12s. (76.18; 4.15; tickets: 134.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End I: Crutch Dance-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

Song: In course: Dr Hayes's New Highland Laddie-Mrs Warrell; Between the acts 2nd piece: Alone by the Light of the Moon-Darley

Event Comment: Benefit for Wood, Cameron, Percey, George, Woollams. Receipts: #272 12s. (13.4.0; 7.11.6; 2.6.6; tickets: 249.10.0) (charge: #105 19s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Cast
Role: Old Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: As17900308

Event Comment: Benefit for Carleton, Wilson, J. Shade & Gibson. Tickets delivered for Tit for Tat will be admitted. Account-Book, July [et seq.]: Paid 209 Renters #20 6s. apiece. The Last Time of the Company's Performing this Season. Receipts: #253 2s. (20.1.0; 6.10.6; 0.14.6; tickets: 225.16.0) (charge: #106 0s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Bird Catchers, as17900123

Event Comment: Benefit for Cubitt, Macready, Thompson & Boyce. Receipts: #258 13s. (87.6.6; 8.4.6; tickets: 163.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nootka Sound

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Ratchford
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. [Miss Webb's 1st appearance on the stage was at this theatre, 30 July 1788.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Dance: As17900626

Event Comment: Benefit for Ryder. 1st piece [1st time; F 1, ascribed to Thomas Ryder. Not in Larpent MS; not published]: Taken from Sir Courtly Nice [by John Crowne]. 3rd piece: Never [previously] acted here. [Miss R. Ryder's 1st appearance on the stage was at cg, 16 Apr. 1790.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opposition

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wells [who imitated Mrs Siddons, Mrs Crawford, Mrs Jordan, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Kennedy (World, 19 Aug.). 1st piece in place of Seeing is Believing; 2nd of Ways and Means, both advertised on playbill of 17 Aug.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gretna Green

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Entertainment: End I 2nd piece: Tragic Imitations-Mrs Wells; End II: Comic and Vocal Imitations-Mrs Wells; End play: Favourite Speech the "ring" speech in IV.ii from Isabella-Mrs Wells

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement Or An Adventure At Margate

Afterpiece Title: Katherine and Petruchio

Song: In course of Evening: Sigh no more Ladies, Mistress Mine (both composed by Stevens)-Davies, Bannister, Waterhouse, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Bannister

Entertainment: Monologue. As17900816

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Performance Comment: Doiley-Parsons; Gradus-Bannister Jun.; Sandford-R. Palmer; Granger-Palmer; Charlotte-Miss Fontenelle; Miss Doiley-Mrs Brooks (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Sandford Actor: R. Palmer

Entertainment: Monologue. As17900816

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. Gazetteer, 25 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 2, Frith-street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Dance: End: The Generous Sportsman, as17900722

Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. Gazetteer, 31 Aug: Tickets to be had of Jewell, No. 26, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Sandford Actor: R. Palmer
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author and the Composer of the Farce [who are listed in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #193 3s. (145.3; 45.16; 2.4; tickets: none listed) (charge: #125)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Valentine-Kemble; Scandal-Bensley; Tattle-Dodd; Ben-Bannister Jun.; with a song-Bannister Jun.; Foresight-Waldron; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Burton; Angelica-Miss Farren; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Ward; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Waldron
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #164 12s. (146.6; 18.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #144 16s. (128.16.6; 15.19.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Event Comment: Benefit for the Authors [who are named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #197 4s. (155.16; 37.10; 3.18; tickets: none listed) (charge: #115)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Better Late Than Never

Cast
Role: Diary Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Event Comment: Benefit for the Authors [of mainpiece, who are named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill]. Mainpiece: 6th Night [see 3, 8 Dec.]. Receipts: #245 15s. (205.18.0; 35.1.6; 4.15.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #125 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Better Late Than Never

Cast
Role: Diary Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author and the Composer [of mainpiece, who are named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #301 17s. 6d. (268.10.0; 32.5.0; 1.2.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #124 7s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Haymes
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author and the Composer [of mainpiece, who are named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #289 3s. (253.18; 34.5; 1.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #123 7s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author and the Composer [of mainpiece, who are named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill.] Receipts: #256 19s. 6d. (208.18.0; 43.10.0; 4.11.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #123 7s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of 1st piece]. Receipts: #246 2s. (242.6; 3.16; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: Lady Waitfor't Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: How much I love thee Actor: Wilson

Dance: As17910114