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Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Chapman. Morning Chronicle, 14 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Chapman, No. 33, Norfolk-street, Strand. Receipts: #176 12s. 6d. (59.5.6; 3.14.0; tickets: 113.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bank Note

Performance Comment: As17950519, but Sally Flounce-Miss Chapman (for that night only) in place of Mrs Mountain; Prologue as17950501; By Way of Epilogue, Belles have at ye all-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Miss Emma Hale Actor: Miss Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The British Recruit

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Song: Incidental to 1st piece: The Irishman's Peep at the Continent-Johnstone; In entertainments: The Storm-Incledon; In 2nd piece: The Mid Watch-Incledon; added: The days we now possess-Munden

Event Comment: Benefit for a Fund, for the Relief of those whose Infirmities oblige them to retire from the Stage. Ballet: Manual Exercise as 20 May. Receipts: #253 4s. 6d. (105.3.0; 37.12.0; 15.1.6; tickets: 95.8.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Ballet: End: The Deserter. As17950520

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild, prompter. Morning Herald, 23 May: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 46, Drury-lane. Receipts: #305 18s. 6d. (131.4.6; 13.10.0; tickets: 161.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Performance Comment: Pave-Lewis; Smalltrade-Quick; Warford-Pope; Sir ThomasRoundhead-Munden; Latitat-Fawcett; Sir C. Dazzle-Macready; Hippy (1st time)-Townsend; Nab-Farley; Plainly-Powel; Rosa (1st time)-Mrs Lee; Miss Dazzle-Miss Chapman; Lady Henrietta (for that night only)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Warford Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude and Hibernian Friendship or An Escape from France

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus

Song: End I 1st piece: The Storm-Incledon; End II: The Description of the Battle of La Hogue, Thursday in the Morn the Nineteenth of May-Incledon (1st time); In course: Four and Twenty Fidlers-Munden; In 2nd piece: I was called knowing Joey-Munden; At dawn of Life our Vows were plighted-Mrs Mountain; The turban'd Turk who scorns the world-Johnstone; When foaming waves contrary beat-Incledon; To be sure I don't love in my heart-Johnstone; Our simple tale thus ended-Incledon, Johnstone, Munden, Mrs Mountain

Event Comment: Benefit for Fosbrook, box-book and housekeeper. Receipts: #498 7s. 6d. (74.16.0; 46.15.0; 9.0.6; tickets: 367.16.0) (charge: #222 7s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Dance: End: La Provencale-Fialon, G. D'Egville, Mrs Fialon, Miss F. D'Egville, Miss Menage

Song: End II: a favourite song (composed by Ross)-Master Welsh

Event Comment: Benefit for Sedgwick [whose 1st appearance as Comus was at dl, 20 May 1790]. Morning Chronicle, 18 May: Tickets to be had of Sedgwick, No. 27, Maiden-lane, Covent-garden. Receipts: #456 17s. (129.14.6; 82.10.6; 7.13.0; tickets: 236.19.0) (charge: #219 4s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Festival of Anacreon i

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Cast
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Event Comment: Benefit for Harley. 2nd piece: Scene, A View of the British Fleet. Morning Chronicle, 25 May: Tickets to be had of Harley, No. 1, Castle-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #287 3s. (94.6.6; 15.15.0; tickets: 177.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: True Blue or The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Cast
Role: Lucy Oakland Actor: Miss Hopkins

Dance: As17950428

Song: In 2nd piece: the following additional songs: Wives and Sweethearts-Townsend; The Wand'ring Sailor-Incledon (1st time); When gen'rous wine-Bowden; The days we now possess-Munden; The Storm-Incledon; Ye Gentlemen of England, as17950428; Rule Britannia-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue In evening: The Young Widow a fable-Harley

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield. 2nd piece [1st time: M. INT 1, by John Whitfield]. Morning Chronicle, 18 May: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #442 13s. 6d. (80.6.6; 53.9.0; 12.13.6; tickets: 296.4.6) (charge: #211 11s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: A Masonic Melange

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Event Comment: Benefit for Martini [i.e. Martin y Soler]. Afterpiece: A New Comic Intermezzo [1st time] in I Act; the music by Martini, the words by DaPonte; in which some new Music in the Spanish stile. Tickets to be had of Martini, No. 17, Sherrard-street, Golden-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lisola Del Piacere

Afterpiece Title: Le Nozze dei Contadini Spagnuoli

Dance: End II: Paul et Virginie, as17950411; In intermezzo: The Fandango-Mme DelCaro, Aumer

Music: End I: a concerto

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Palmer. 2nd piece [1st time; SAT 1, by John Peter Roberdeau. Larpent MS 1080; not published]. "This piece found the audience in so ill a humour that it was soon put an end to by a general condemnation of it" (European Magazine, June 1795, p. 414). [3rd piece: Prologue by the elder George Colman.] Morning Chronicle, 20 May: Tickets to be had of R. Palmer, No. 28, Eaton-street, Pimlico. Receipts: #334 17s. 6d. (111.17.0; 44.10.0; 23.19.0; tickets: 154.11.6) (charge: #212 1s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair (for this night only)-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character these four years); Col. Standard-Wroughton; Vizard-Whitfield; Alderman Smuggler-Waldron; Clincher-Bannister Jun.; Clincher Jun.-Suett; Dicky-Burton; Tom Errand-Hollingsworth; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Powell; Lady Darling-Mrs Booth; Angelica-Miss Collins; Parley-Miss Tidswell; Errand's Wife-Mrs Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Saint Andrews Festival or The Game at Goff

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Event Comment: Benefit for Bernard. 3rd piece [1st time; MF 2, by John Bernard. Larpent MS 1084; not published]: To conclude with a View of the Town of Portsmouthv on a Rejoicing Night, embellished with Grand Illuminations. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] The Music by Attwood. Morning Chronicle, 27 May: Tickets to be had of Bernard at his house, No. 12, Kirby-street, Hatton-Garden. Receipts: #253 6s. 6d. (70.8.0; 12.4.6; tickets: 170.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: Doctor Lasts Examination before the College of Physicians

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor or Little Ben and Little Bob

Performance Comment: Lieut. Battledor (the Poor Sailor)-Incledon; Compass-Harley; Bumbo-Bernard; Freakish-Townsend; O'Daub-Rock; Lieutenant of a Press Gang-Williamson; Capt. Battledor-Munden; Little Bob-Master Standen a Child only six years old; Miss Ann Battledor-Mrs Davenport; Nancy-Miss Cornelys; Eliza alias Little Ben (for that night only)-Miss Poole.

Dance: In 3rd piece: Double Hornpipe-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End I: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon

Event Comment: Benefit for Portal, Gibson, Percey, George, Bowley, Stevenson, Hicks, J. Shade. Kemble Mem.: BT. the box-keepers. Receipts: #573 19s. (50.5.0; 39.14.0; 9.18.6; tickets: 474.1.6) (charge: #211 12s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Entertainment: MonologueEnd I afterpiece: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Dignum. Morning Chronicle, 19 May: Tickets to be had of Dignum, No. 23, New North-street, Red Lion-square. Receipts: #667 14s. (127.2.6; 35.17.6; 7.16.0; tickets: 496.18.0) (charge: #222 0s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Cast
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: End I: Within a mile of Edinburgh-Dignum; End II: I never lov'd any dear Mary but you (composed by Hook)-Dignum; End I 2nd piece: Sally in our Alley-Dignum; End 2nd piece I that once was a Ploughman a Sailor am now (composed by Dibdin)-Dignum

Event Comment: Benefit for Benson, Burton, Caulfield, Phillimore & Miss Tidswell. 2nd piece: Not acted these 30 years [acted 19 Dec. 1774]. Morning Chronicle, 2 June: Tickets to be had of Benson, No. 7, Brydges-street, Covent-Garden; of Caulfield; No. 2, William-street, Adelphi [no others listed]. Receipts: #430 2s. (64.14.6; 31.11.0; 16.8.6; tickets: 317.8.0) (charge: #211 13s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Afterpiece Title: Britains Glory or A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: Characters-Sedgwick, Benson, Dignum, Caulfield, Phillimore, Burton, Bland, Trueman, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Heard, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bland. For parts see hay, 20 Aug. 1794.

Song: In 3rd piece: Within a mile of Edinburgh-Mrs Bland; Rule Britannia-

Dance: Piece to conclude: Dance of Sailors-

Entertainment: Monologue End: (by permission of the Author [John Taylor]) Monsieur Tonson-Palmer; [Imitations End II: a Variety of Imitations-Caulfield

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clendining. 2nd piece: Not acted these 10 years [acted 25 Apr. 1788]. 3rd piece [1st time; M 1, altered by John Gretton from his Ode performed at the Pantheon, 4 May. Larpent MS 1087; text printed in Morning Chronicle, 2 May 1795, with parts as above]: The Words by John Gretton, Esq. The Music by Spofforth; the Dances by Byrn. Books containing the Words of the Masque will be delivered gratis at the different Doors. Morning Herald, 5 June: Tickets to be had of Mrs Clendining, No. 13, King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #204 5s. (72.17; 7.15; tickets: 123.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Thomas-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Nephew-Macready; Whittle-Powel; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Rock; Bates-Davenport; Servants-Abbot, Blurton, Simmons; Kecksey-Bernard; Widow Brady (for that night only; with Garrick's original Epilogue Song)-Mrs Greville (late of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane).

Afterpiece Title: A Masque In Honor of the Nuptials of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales with Caroline Princess of Brunswick on 8 April 1795

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: As17940919, but Dermot (for that night only)-Mrs Clendining; Fitzroy (with Old Towler)-Incledon.

Dance: In 3rd piece: a Grand Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End I 2nd piece: The Richmond Primrose Girl (Music by Spofforth-Poetry by William Pearce, Esq.) sung in character-Mrs Clendining

Event Comment: Benefit for Brandon, box-book and housekeeper. Receipts: #433 16s. 6d. (80.8.6; 10.17.0; tickets: 342.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Cast
Role: Lady Waitfort Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Song: End: An Irishman's Tour thro' London or, Tully's Vocal and Rhetorical Description of Westminster Abbey, St, James's, St. Paul's, The Tower, A Quarrel, A Masquerade-Johnstone; Old Towler, The Storm-Incledon

Event Comment: Benefit for Powel, Rock, Sloper & Farley. Account-Book: Paid Huggins for artificial flowers #106 8s. 6d. Morning Chronicle, 9 June: Tickets to be had of Rock, No. 13, Martlett-court, Bow-street, Covent-garden [others not listed]. Receipts: #354 5s. 6d. (75.19.0; 8.13.0; tickets: 269.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Arrogance

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus

Song: End I: The Mid Watch-Incledon; End II: Sally in our Alley-Incledon

Event Comment: Benefit for Townsend and Follett. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, author unknown]: The Music entirely new, composed by Reeve. Morning Chronicle, 11 June: Tickets to be had of Townsend, No. 153, Drury-lane; of Jack Follett, at Mrs Chapman's, No. 46, Drury-lane. Receipts: #436 19s. (93.17.6; 4.6.0 Tickets: 338.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Cast
Role: Welford Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: The Frolics of an Hour

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus

Song: In the course of the EveningOld Towler-Incledon

Entertainment: In the course of the Performances: Imitations of the principal Performers of both Theatres-Townsend

Event Comment: Benefit for a Family in Distress. To begin at 7:00. To conclude at 10:30

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Song: Between the parts: singing-two Young Ladies; The Midshipman-a Young Lady; Jack Rattling (in character)-a Young Lady

Entertainment: Monologues.An Address to the Ladies-Miss C?. Kent (a Child of 6 years of Age); Collins' Ode on the Passions, Garrick's Picture of a modern Fine Lady-Miss Kent; conclude: an Address of Thanks-Kent

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Gibbs. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years [acted 22 June 1790. Miss Logan is identified in MS list, in hay playbills now at Harvard, of new performers for the 1795 season. Mrs Kemble's 1st recorded appearance as Portia was at Edinburgh, 26 Jan. 1795]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Suett; Young Philpot-Bannister Jun.; Sir Jasper Wilding-Burton; Young Wilding-Benson; Beaufort-Bland; Dapper-Cross; Quildrive-Waldron Jun.; Corinna-Mrs Jones; Maria-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Bland
Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. 1st piece: Not acted these 8 years [acted 1 June 1789]. 2nd piece: Not acted these 2 years [acted 12 Sept. 1794]. The Overture and Musick by Reeve. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Morning Chronicle, 12 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Ghost-Bensley; King-Benson; Polonius-Suett; Laertes-C. Kemble; Horatio-Davies; Osrick-Wathen; Grave Diggers-Fawcett, Waldron Jun.; Queen-Mrs Harlowe; Player Queen-Miss Tidswell; Ophelia-Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Purse or Benevolent Tar

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Beezom Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lord Alford Actor: Palmer Jun.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kemble. 1st piece: Not acted these 7 years. 2nd piece [1st time; MF 1, by Robert Benson]: The Musick selected, with new Accompaniments and a Scottish Overture, by Dr Arnold. Morning Chronicle, 25 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kemble, No. 9, Haymarket,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Kemble (only time of his performing here this season); Lord Randolph-Aickin; Glenalvon-Benson; Old Norval-Bensley; Anna-Miss Heard; Lady Randolph-Mrs Siddons (only time of her performing here this season).

Afterpiece Title: Love and Money or The Fair Caledonian

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Entertainment: Monologue End 2nd piece: Monsieur Tonson-Fawcett

Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. Morning Chronicle, 31 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Jewell at his house, Suffolk-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Money

Afterpiece Title: Zorinski

Cast
Role: Mayoress Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Beezom Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lord Alford Actor: Palmer Jun.

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: Mayoress Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Beezom Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lord Alford Actor: Palmer Jun.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of 2nd piece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. 2nd piece: The Customs of the Tribunal, &c., as 23 Oct. Receipts: #92 17s. 6d. (80.19.6; 11.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: The Secret Tribunal

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: How much I love thee Actor: Powel
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Gough. Receipts: #246 18s. 6d. (129.19.6; 6.11.0; tickets: 110.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: As17951125

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

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio