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Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. To conclude with the Glorious Defeat of the Spanish Armada, and a Grand Procession. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] Receipts: #265 14s. (217.12; 45.10; 2.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Fox; Amiens (with songs)-Dignum; Jaques-Palmer; Le Beau-R. Palmer; Oliver-Whitfield; Jaques de Bois-Benson; Orlando-Kemble; Adam-Moody; Touchstone-King; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Jordan; Celia-Mrs Kemble; Phebe-Miss Collins; Audrey-Mrs Williames.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Kemble
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed

Performance Comment: Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Signor Pasticio Ritornello-Dubois; Interpreter-Baddeley; Under Prompter-Maddocks; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italian Girls-Miss Hagley, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; Characters of the Tragedy: Lord Burleigh-Phillimore; Governor-Wrighten; Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Sir Chris. Hatton-Waldron; Master of the Horse-Alfred; Beef@eater-Williames; Justice-Packer; Son-Suett; Constable-Fawcett; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Nieces-Miss Heard, Miss Barnes; Justice's Lady-Mrs Heard; Confidant-Mrs Booth; Tilburina-Miss Pope.

Song: In V: a song-Miss Hagley

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. A new and accurate Edition of the Tragedy to be had at the Theatre. "[Mrs Siddons's] eyes possess a peculiar brilliancy and animation...Her voice is sonorous and variable" (Candid Strictures, 33). Receipts: #311 13s. (296.3; 13.0; 2.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Cast
Role: Florival Actor: Miss Collins.

Song: In III: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Hagley

Event Comment: 1st piece: Acted but Once [on 5 May 1790]. With new Scenes and Dresses. A Procession, representing the Ceremonies attending the Sacrifice of an Indian Woman on the Funeral Pile of her deceased Husband. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] The Music by Stevens. [Prologue by William Thomas Fitzgerald. Epilogue by Richard John Hughes Starke.] Receipts: #231 14s. 6d. (230.6.6; 1.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Holman, Farren, Thompson, Powel, Evatt, Harley, Mrs Rock, Miss Brunton Vocal Parts-Bannister, Incledon, Mrs Warrell, Miss Williams, Miss Stuart, Mrs Mountain; [Cast from text (William Lane, 1791): Young Bramin-Holman; Raymond-Farren; Narrain-Thompson; 2nd Bramin-Powel; Albert-Evatt; Chief Bramin-Harley; Fatima-Mrs Rock; Indamora-Miss Brunton; Prologue-Holman; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Related Works
Related Work: A Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: The New Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Blanchard; Sir ThomasTesty-Thompson; Dick-Farley; Old Hob-Powel; Friendly-Davies; Hob's Mother-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Miss Stuart; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Stuart

Dance: In 2nd piece: Byrn, Miss Blanchet (of dl)

Performances

Song: End I: Da forte morir sapro-Miss Davies (Sarti)

Music: End II: concerto violin-Master Clement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 2

Song: End II: Da forte morir sapro-Miss Davies (Sarti)

Music: End I: concerto violin-Master Clement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Performance Comment: Captain Crevelt-Lewis; Sir Oliver Oldstock-Quick; Caleb (with a song)-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Col. Talbot-Aickin; Mandeville-Farren; Count Pierpoint-Marshall; Wilkins-Cubitt; Johnson-Bernard; Amber-Thompson; Harriett-Mrs Wells; Mrs Wilkins-Mrs Rock; Lady Oldstock-Mrs Webb; Nancy-Mrs Cross; Betty-Mrs Spriggs; Charlotte-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Mandeville Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Norah Actor: Miss Francis

Song: End IV: The Group of Lovers; or, Beauty at her Levee (1st time at this theatre)-Munden; End: The Pleasures of the Chace-Incledon; after which Say Bonny Lass will you lie in a Garrat-, being a Parody on Say Bonny Lass, will you lie in a Barrack; Timothy Staytape-Munden; Miss Tippet-Mrs Martyr

Event Comment: Benefit for Fosbrook, box-book and house-keeper. Receipts: #79 12s. 6d. (60.10.0; 16.4.6; 2.18.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #126 5s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Faulkland Actor: Kemble
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Nelly Actor: Miss Hagley
Role: Grandmother Actor: Mrs Booth.

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour and Gavot-Master D'Egville, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Performance Comment: Sir James Juniper-Wilson; Sir Dilberry-Barrett; Captain Surat-Bannister; Melvil-Davies; Lord Random-Palmer; Doctor Cathartic-Baddeley; Spruce-R. Palmer; Kit Crab-Phillimore; Etiquette-Bannister Jun.; Lady Juniper-Mrs Webb; Amelia-Mrs Bannister; Fidget-Miss Hale.
Cast
Role: Lord Random Actor: Palmer
Role: Fidget Actor: Miss Hale.
Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale; or, The Descent of the Balloon

Performance Comment: The Mogul-Williamson; Dr Pedant-Wewitzer; Omar-Chapman; Selim-Abbott; Guard-Phillimore; Johnny Atkins-Parsons; Zapphira-Miss Heard; Irene-Mrs Whitfield; Sheba-Mrs Cuyler; Fanny-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Zapphira Actor: Miss Heard

Dance: End I: A Triple Hornpipe-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Sir William Wealthy-Wewitzer; Mr Wealthy-Usher; The Minor-Iliff; Shift, Smirk-Bannister Jun.; Loader-R. Palmer; Dick-Burton; Mrs Cole-Mr Bannister; Lucy-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: End: a new Dance, The Kiss; or, Give and Take-Byrn, Platt, Mrs Goodwin, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: 1st piece: With new Scenes and Dresses. And a Procession, representing the Ceremonies attending the Sacrifice of an Indian Woman on the Funeral Pile of her deceased Husband. As You Like It [advertised on playbill of 21 Sept.] is obliged to be deferr'd, on account of the sudden indisposition of a Principal Performer. Receipts: #156 5s. (151.12.6; 4.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Harley; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Macready, Evatt; Bacchanals-Incledon, Davies, Darley, Cubitt, Williamson; The Lady-Mrs Wells; Bacchant-Mrs Mountain; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Broadhurst; Sabrina-Miss Barnett; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Broadhurst
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Barnett

Song: In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Miss Broadhurst; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Berry. Afterpiece: Written by the late Samuel Foote, Esq. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Tickets to be had at Mrs Richman's@Masquerade@Warehouse, Oxford-street; of Berry, at the George in the Haymarket; and of Rice at the Theatre, where Places for the Boxes may be taken. No Money to be returned

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Afterpiece Title: Taste; or, Diversion in the Morning

Dance: I afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Alderman, Lady Pentweazel

Song: End: The Tobacco Box-Johnson, Miss Chatterley

Entertainment: Monologues After Singing: British Loyalty[; or, A Squeeze to St. Paul's-Wilkinson; End II afterpiece: Bucks have at Ye All-a Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified])

Music: Between Acts: several pieces of Martial Music-his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester's Band(, in full uniform, by Permission)

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Additions [by John Philip Kemble] from Dryden. The Music by Purcell and Dr Arne. With new Airs and Chorusses by Linley Jun. Receipts: #225 8s. 6d. (188.14.6; 34.19.0; 1.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest; Or, The Enchanted Island

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Alonzo-Packer; Antonio-Phillimore; Ferdinand-Kelly; Gonzalez-Maddocks; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Benson; Ariel-Mrs Bland; Hyppolito-Mrs Goodall; Miranda-Mrs Crouch; Dorinda-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Kelly
Role: Ariel Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Dorinda Actor: Miss Farren.

Dance: See17911105 [i.e. not listed on playbill]

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Danby, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Miss Hagley, Mrs Edwards; V: the Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite-Neptune Sedgwick,; Amphitrite Mrs Edwards

Event Comment: Paid Times, advertising opening, #3 7s. 6d. Afterpiece: With new Dresses and Decorations. Receipts: #292 9s. 6d. (200.4.6; 88.3.0; 4.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Bisarre Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Lamorce Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: Richard-Kelly; Blondel-Barrymore; Florestan-Caulfield; Sir Owen-Dignum; Seneschal-Phillimore; Antonio-Mrs Bland; Guillot-Suett; Mathew-Fawcett; William-Banks; Pilgrim-Webb; Matilda-Mrs Jordan; Laurette-Mrs Crouch; Dorcas-Mrs Davis; Julia-Miss DeCamp; Chorus of Knights-Danby, Cooke, Maddocks, Lyons; Chorus of Soldiers-Fawcett, Alfred, Shaw, Dorion.
Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Julia Actor: Miss DeCamp

Dance: In afterpiece: the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp. [Included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melvil-Whitfield; Sterling-Aickin; Lovewell-Barrymore; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Packer; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Kemble; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Miss Heard; Trusty-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Heard

Dance: In afterpiece: Hamoir, Miss DeCamp [and see17911105]

Event Comment: "Mrs Jordan made an Apology this Night, and all is well again" (MS annotation on Kemble playbill) [see 26 Nov.]. Receipts: #421 3s. 6d. (310.2.6; 108.12.0; 2.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Italian Singer Actor: Bland
Role: Terpsichore Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Euterpe Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: In afterpiece: Hamoir, Miss DeCamp

Song: As17910927

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Baker and Murray. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. The Public are respectfully apprized that every Exertion will be used to render the Evening's Entertainment worthy their Patronage and Support

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Glenalvon-Wilkinson; Lord Randolph-Turner; Old Norval-Walker; Officer-Wilson; Servant to Douglas-Wright; Douglas-Baker; Anna-Mrs Taylor; Lady Randolph-Mrs Murray.
Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Turner
Role: Servant to Douglas Actor: Wright
Role: Lady Randolph Actor: Mrs Murray.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vandertop

Dance: End 1st song: The Dance in Fetters-Allison

Song: End: The Cries of Edinburgh-Shaw; End I afterpiece: Hark hark to the Woodlands-Miss Thompson (1st appearance)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Maddocks; Priuli-Aickin; Bedamar-R. Palmer; Jaffier-Kemble; Pierre-Bensley; Renault-Packer; Elliot-Fawcett; Spinosa-Benson; Theodore-Alfred; Durande-Cooke; Mezzano-Caulfield; Officer-Phillimore; Belvidera-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Durande Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Sir John Buck-Phillimore; Subtle-Waldron; Classic-Packer; Marquis-Wewitzer; Kitteau-Banks; Roger-Hollingsworth; Solitaire-Maddocks; Dauphine-Caulfield; Gamut-Fawcett; Servant-Webb; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Booth; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss DeCamp

Dance: In II afterpiece: a Minuet-Hamoir, Miss DeCamp. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Don Pedro-Whitfield; Leonato-Bensley; Don John-Aickin; Claudio-Barrymore; Benedick-Kemble; Balthazar-Dignum; Antonio-Packer; Borachio-Phillimore; Conrade-Caulfield; Dogberry-Moody; Verges-Burton; Hero-Mrs Kemble; Beatrice-Miss Farren; Margaret-Miss Tidswell; Ursula-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Margaret Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Ursula Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Nina Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Juliana Actor: Miss Menage

Dance: In II: a Masquerade-; with a Dance-the young D'Egvilles

Song: II: Sigh no more Ladies-Dignum, Caulfield, Welsh, Cooke, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Artaxerxes-Dignum; Artabanes-Kelly; Arbaces-Mrs Crouch; Rimenes-Caulfield; Mandane-Mme Mara (1st appearance this season); Semira-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mme Mara
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Sir John Buck-Phillimore; Subtle-Waldron; Classic-Packer; Marquis-Wewitzer; Kitteau-Banks; Roger-Hollingsworth; Solitaire-Maddocks; Dauphine-Caulfield; Gamut-Fawcett; Servant-Webb; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Booth; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Dance: In II afterpiece: a Minuet-Hamoir, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #464 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17921012, but Sealand-Harley.
Cast
Role: Sealand Actor: Harley.
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: As17921116

Song: II: song-Miss Broadhurst

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Count Baldwin-Packer; Biron-Kemble; Carlos-Barrymore; Villeroy-Palmer; Sampson-Phillimore; Belford-R. Palmer; Child-Master Harlowe; Pedro-Alfred; Gentlemen-Fawcett, Bland; Servant-Webb; Officer-Maddocks; Isabella-Mrs Siddons; Nurse-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Gentlemen Actor: Fawcett, Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: In III: an Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus [part I Only

Performance Comment: ; Grand Selection 0. As17930315 .

Afterpiece Title: Favourite Selections from Samson

Afterpiece Title: The Messiah

Song: In 3rd piece: He was eyes unto the blind-Harrison [Siroe]; after violin concerto: The Woody Vale (composed by Miss Poole)-Master Welsh

Music: End 1st piece: a new concerto on the hautboy (composed by W. Parke)-W. Parke; End 2nd piece: a new concerto on the violin-Alday

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. Afterpiece: By permission of G. Colman@Jun. Esq. [i.e. the holder of the copyright]. Morning Herald, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 2, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #486 17s. (227.2.6; 43.2.0; 2.2.0; tickets: 214.10.6) (charge: #126 0s. 6d.)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Dignum; Chicane-Benson; Lingo-Bannister Jun.; Thomas-Burton; John-Bland; Stump-Alfred; Cudden-Banks; Laura-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Edwin; Fringe-Mrs Edwards; Cowslip-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Bland
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Bland.

Dance: As17921121, but The Dances-Miss _Prevot

Song: In the course of the Evening The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Performance Comment: Lieutenant (with Blow high, Blow low; The Mid Watch, written by R. Sheridan, Esq.; Rule Britannia)-Incledon; True Blue-Davies; Careful-Darley; Nancy-Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Broadhurst.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus (for that night only)-Holman; Principal Bacchanal (with the celebrated Laughing Song, Haste thee, Nymph)-Incledon; Bacchanal-Darley; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Macready, Evatt; The Lady (1st time)-Miss Chapman; Principal Bacchant (1st time)-Mrs Clendining; Bacchants-Mrs Blanchard, Miss Stuart; Sabrina-Miss Barnett; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Broadhurst; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.

Dance: In 2nd piece: a Hornpipe-Blurton

Song: In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Miss Broadhurst; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Nor on beds of fading flowers-Incledon

Event Comment: Benefit for Fosbrook, box-book and house-keeper. Receipts: #491 15s. 6d. (85.0.0; 37.9.6; 2.3.0; tickets: 367.3.0) (charge: #168 2s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Rivals

Cast
Role: Faulkland Actor: Kemble
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Bland.
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Heard

Dance: End: Minuet-Hamoir, Miss DeCamp