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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Performance Comment: As17740714 but singers-Bannister, DuBellamy, Miss Wewitzer, Mrs Ward, Mrs Thompson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: As17740714 but to avoid confusion full list noted: Parts-Foote, Weston, Kennedy, Follet, Griffith, Owenson, Fearon, Davis, Jacobs, Wilson, Jones, Burton, Lloyd, Courtney, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: As17740810; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cozeners

Performance Comment: As17740812, but to avoid confusion full list noted: Characters-Foote, Bannister, Aickin, Wilson, Burton, Fearon, Carpenter, Everard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Mrs Gardner, Miss Platt, Mrs Love, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Dance: As17740810

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Performance Comment: Parts-Weston, Jacobs, Kennedy, Lloyd, Everard, Fearon, Mrs Fearon, Owenson, Follett, Bannister, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.

Song: II: Hunting Song-Brett

Monologue: An InterludePiety in Pattens. As 1 June

Entertainment: After the Interlude: Abel Drugger's return-Weston[, as17740829

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: As17740829, but to avoid confusion full list noted. Parts-Foote, Aickin, Wilson, Fearon, Owenson, Jacobs, Follett, Jones, Everard, Lloyd, Carpenter, Pierce, Weston, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Dance: As17740810

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Last time This Season. Benefit for Griffith, prompter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Aickin; Aimwell-Owenson; Boniface-Williams; Foigard-Griffiths; Gibbet-Follet; Sir Charles-Burton; Sullen-Carpenter; Scrub-Weston; Dorinda-Miss Ambrose; Cherry-Mrs Gardner; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Love; Gypsey-Mrs Weston; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Monologue: After Imitations: an Interlude call'd Piety in Pattens. Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell

Performance Comment: Butler-Weston; Squire-Carpenter; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Candy Actor: Mrs Love

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Bannister; after the Interlude: Abel Drugger's return from the Fete Champetre-Weston

Event Comment: By Permission. For this Night only. Benefit for Jacobs and Owenson. To begin at 7:00 p.m. [The Public Advertiser, 20 Sept., omits Hamilton] and Walker but adds Jacobs, Everard, and a Young Gentleman 1st time on that Stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duellist

Performance Comment: Parts-Follet, Owenson, Smith, Vowell, Wilson, Kennedy, Frances, Hamilton, Walker, Miss Ambrose, Trowell, Mrs Nost, Mrs S. Gardner, Mrs Gardner (Harvard Playbill).

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Clinch; Clytus-Clarke; Lysimachus-Hull; Hephestion-Wroughton; Cassander-Fearon; Thessalus-Whitefield; Polyperchon-Booth; Roxana-Mrs Melmoth, first time; Parisatis-Miss Dayes; Sisigambis-Mrs Hull; Statira-Mrs Hartley; With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Principal Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Valois.

Dance: End: The Provencale, as17740928

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Christmas Tale

Performance Comment: Floridor-Vernon; Bonoro-Bannister; Tycho-Weston; Faladel-Parsons; Nigromant-Legg; Robinette-Mrs Wrighten; Camilla-Mrs Smith; also-Wright, Wrighten, Griffiths, Wheeler, Burton, Carpenter, Lamash, Fawcett, Kear, Master Blanchard, Mrs Scott, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Johnston; The Dances-Atkins, Como, Grimaldi, Giorgi, Sga Crespi, Mrs Sutton.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Freeman-Fawcett; Robert-Griffiths; Young Lovel-Cautherly; Duke's Servt-Palmer; Philip-Baddeley; Kitty-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-the Gentleman who perform'd Mcheath [Young]; Stockwell-Booth, first time; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles Dudley-Wroughton; O'Flaherty-Shuter; Fulmer-Dunstall; Varland-Quick; Lady Rusport-Mrs Pitt; Louisa-Miss Brown; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Hull; Charlotte-Mrs Mattocks[, first time., first time.
Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Quick
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Brown
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Principal Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Valois.

Dance: II: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17740928, but Margery-Miss Wilde, first time.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Wilde, first time.
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Principal Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Valois.

Dance: II: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Bensley, first time; Major Oakly-Shuter; Charles-Wroughton; Lord Trinket-Lewis[, first time; Russet-Dunstall; Sir Harry-Quick; O'Cutter-Fox; Tom-Hollingsworth; Paris-Wewitzer; John-Bates; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Pitt; Toilet-Miss Pearce; Mrs Oakly-A Lady[, first appearance on English Stage [Mrs Hunter]., first appearance on English Stage [Mrs Hunter].
Cast
Role: Toilet Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17741019, but Sabrina-Miss Wilde; 1st Bacchanal-Reinhold; 2nd Bacchanal-DuBellamy; Bacchants-Mrs Baker, others.
Cast
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Wilde
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii; Or, The Fall Of Rosamond

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley, first time; Clifford-Hull; Prince Henry-Wroughton; Salisbury-Booth; Leicester-Fearon; Verulam-Thompson; Abbot-Clarke; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Melmoth[, first time; Ethelinda-Miss Pearce; Rosamond-the Lady who performed Mrs Oakly [Mrs Hunter].Mrs Hunter].
Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Cast
Role: Principal Sylph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Valois.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Performance Comment: Wilding-King; Hazard-Reddish; Barnacle-Parsons; Nephew-Dodd; Dwindle-Waldron; Acreless-Wheeler; Littlestock-Fawcett; Sellaway-Keen; Box@Keeper-Wright; Drawer-Griffiths; Page-Master Blanchard; Mrs Wilding-Miss Young; Penelope-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Wilding Actor: Miss Young

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster

Cast
Role: Megra Actor: Miss Sherman
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: No One's Enemy but His Own

Performance Comment: The Characters-Woodward, Shuter, Hull, Wroughton, Booth, Lee Lewes, Quick, Cushing, Mrs Lesingham, Miss Barsanti.

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928; III: The Merry Sailors-Aldridge [See17731007]; End: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Leonato-Jefferson, first time; Borachio-Usher; Verges-Carpenter; Conrade-Griffiths; Don Pedro-Packer; Claudio-Cautherly; Balthazar (with song)-Vernon; Don John-J. Aickin; Antonio-Hurst; Dogberry-Parsons; Friar-Wright; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Hero-Mrs Baddeley; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; In II a Masquerade Dance-, proper to the play; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Related Works
Related Work: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Besford
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: As17741027, with Venus-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: with Venus Actor: Miss Brown.
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley.
Event Comment: Mainpiece [tragedy by Arthur Murphy]: Never acted there. New Dresses, Scenery, and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Barry; Philotas-Bensley; Dionysius-Clinch; Melanthon-Hull; Phocion-Wroughton; Arcas-Fearon; Herald-L'Estrange; Greek Officer-Booth; Calippus-Whitefield; Erixene-Miss Sherman; Euphrasia-Mrs Barry, first appearance that stage.
Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Barry
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Sherman

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Performance Comment: Manuel-Shuter; Philip-Bensley; Octavio-Wroughton; Soto-Dunstall; Trappanti-Woodward; Don Luis-Booth; Corrigidor-Fox; Rosara-Mrs Mattocks; Viletta-Mrs Pitt; Flora-Mrs Lessingham; Hypolita-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Hypolita Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: with Venus Actor: Miss Brown.
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: End: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17741021, but Sabrina, Pastoral Nymph-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Brown.
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Wilde

Dance: End tragedy: The Reel, as17741028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Lee; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Wroughton; Claudio-Lewis; Balthazar (with a Song)-DuBellamy; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Dogberry-Shuter; Borachio-Whitefield; Verges-Cushing; Conrade-Davis; Town Clerk-Quick; Friar-Fearon; Hero-Mrs Lessingham; Margaret-Miss Valois; Ursula-Mrs Whitefield; Beatrice-Mrs Barry; first time. In II, a Masquerade Dance-proper to the play; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters.
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Miss Valois

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: with Venus Actor: Miss Brown.
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Valois
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Barry
Role: Erixene Actor: Miss Sherman

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17740921, but Leonora (first time this season)-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Leander Actor: DuBellamy

Dance: End of Play: The Lamplighters, as17741109

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Townly-Barry; Manly-Clarke; Richard-Quick; John Moody-Dunstall; Basset-Lee Lewes; Sir Francis-Shuter; Lady Grace-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Townly-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Brown.
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Wilde

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Jefferson; Razor-Baddeley; Rake-Davies; Col. Bully (with song)-Vernon; Justice-Bransby; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Mrs Greville; Mademoiselle-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Brute-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-King; Vamp-Moody; Governor Cape-Bransby; Young Cape-J. Aicken; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Waldron; Robin-Keen; Printer's Devil-Burton; Arabella-Mrs Jefferson; Mrs Cadwallader-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Miss Pope.