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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: Sir Credule-Davenport; Simon-Palmer; Capt. Nightshade-J. Palmer; Sceptic-Clarke; Miss Die-Miss Heard; Kitty-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Harlowe.

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Mrs Edward
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Gibbs.

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Mrs Edward
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Gibbs.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss DeCamp. Mainpiece: The Overture, Chorusses, and new Musick by Dr Arnold. The Scenery by Rooker, Marinari, &c. Morning Chronicle, 9 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Miss DeCamp, No. 14, Tottenham Court Road, near Bedford-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Performance Comment: Zorinski-Barrymore; Casimir-Aickin; Radsano-[J.] Palmer; Rodomsko-Caulfield; Naclo-Trueman; Witzki-Fawcett; Amalekite-Suett; O'Curragh-Johnstone; Zarno-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Winifred-Mrs Bland; Rachel-Miss DeCamp; Rosolia-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Figaro-Palmer; Nasil-Trueman; Antonio-Suett; Servants-Abbot, Lyons, Chippendale; Page-Miss DeCamp; Countess-Miss Chapman; Agnes-Miss Menage; Susan-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Gibbs.

Song: End: My Mother bids me bind my Hair (by Haydn)-Master Suett (1st appearance in public)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Red-cross Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Patrick-Miss DeCamp; Dermot-Elliot (1st appearance on any stage); Fitzroy-Trueman; Father Luke-Clarke; Bagatelle-Caulfield; Darby-Wathen; Kathlane-Mrs Bland; Norah-Miss Griffiths.
Cast
Role: Kathlane Actor: Mrs Bland
Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Claudius to Packer, but "Archer, on the sudden indisposition of Packer, put on the robes of majesty, which seemed to sit sufficiently easy upon him" (Monthly Mirror, Sept. 1799, p. 175.] "The agitation of Hamlet in the course of the Play which he prepares to try the King, and his violent transports on gaining the certainty of his uncle's villainy by the effect of the piece were strongly characterized" (Morning Chronicle, 20 Sept.). Receipts: #330 17s. (245.19; 84.14; 0.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Claudius-Archer; Hamlet-Kemble; Polonius-Dowton; Horatio-Holland; Laertes-C. Kemble; Rosencrantz-Clarke; Guildenstern-Trueman; Osrick-Palmer; Priest-Webb; Marcellus-Surmont; Bernardo-Wentworth; Francisco-Evans; Ghost of Hamlet's Father-Barrymore; Grave@diggers-King, Sparks; Players-Maddocks, Ryder; Gertrude-Mrs Powell; Ophelia-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character); Actress-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Holland
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Goodall-Maddocks; Blister-Suett; Coupee-Bannister Jun.; Quaver-Dignum; Thomas-Fisher; Miss Lucy-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-market. "[Raymond] appears to possess many of those wild beauties, and enthusiastic bursts for which Mossop has been celebrated; which produce an effect upon the audience, like electricity, instantaneous and irresistible" (Monthly Mirror, Oct. 1799, p. 232). Receipts: #304 13s. (213.5.0; 91.5.6; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Cast
Role: Kenrick Actor: Holland
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Evelina's Ghost Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-Clarke; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Palmer; Oliver-Maddocks; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Miss Wentworth; Winifred-Miss Tidswell; Children-Master Tokely, Miss Benson.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Clarke
Role: Lady Helen Actor: Mrs Powell
Event Comment: "...Richard III, which I saw performed at Drury-lane theatre at the beginning of the present season...The dresses of the characters which here make their appearance are in the usual half-and-half mode, made up from portraits of Charles I's reign, and from unrestrained fancy. Richard's habit, indeed, shews a faint hint, at the costume of his day; but how modernized! A fancy cap and feather,with a milliner's white-ribband rose, sewed thereon. A deep ruff, of that make not known until the reign of James I From the neck depends a ribband With the George: this decoration never seen in paintings till about the fashions of the abovementioned monarch's court. On his legs and feet, white silk stockings, white shoes, and red roses. These latter ornaments unknown before Elizabeth or James I's modes of dress prevailed; at any rate, they should have been white ones to have accorded with the party-badge in his cap." Writer signing himself "An Artist and an Antiquary" in Gentleman's Magazine, Apr. 1800, p. 319. Receipts: #225 16s. 6d. (178.3.6; 47.12.0; 0.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Henry-Aickin; Prince of Wales-Miss Wentworth; Duke of York-Master Chatterley; Richard-Kemble; Duke of Buckingham-Barrymore; Earl of Richmond-C. Kemble; Duke of Norfolk-Holland; Sir Richard Ratcliff-Maddocks; Sir William Catesby-Caulfield; Tressel-Surmont; Earl of Oxford-Sparks; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Trueman; Lord Stanley-Packer; Sir James Blount-Wentworth; Sir James Tyrrel-Webb; Lord Mayor-Hollingsworth; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Powell; Lady Anne-Miss Biggs; Dutchess of York-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Duke of Norfolk Actor: Holland
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Embarkation

Cast
Role: Beverly Actor: Holland
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Bland.
Related Works
Related Work: The Embarkation Author(s): Andrew Franklin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Pope; Acasto-Murray; Polydore-H. Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Chaplain-Waddy; Ernesto-Thompson; Page-Miss Gilbert; Chamont-Holman; Serina-Miss Cox; Florella-Miss Leserve; Monimia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Chapman
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Sydney

Dance: As17991007

Song: In afterpiece: As17991007

Event Comment: An accurate Edition of the [mainpiece] to be had in the Theatre. "The Prince, we observed, wore the regimentals of an English officer, and the star of a knight of the Bath or Garter. We know not well how this can be thought the costume of either Messina or Arragon" (Monthly Mirror, Oct. 1799, p. 237). Receipts: #252 16s. (151.11; 100.11; 0.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Don Pedro-Holland; Leonato-Aickin; Don John-Caulfield; Claudio-Barrymore; Benedick-Kemble; Balthazar-Dignum; Antonio-Packer; Borachio-Trueman; Conrade-Surmont; Dogberry-Suett; Verges-Dowton; Friar-Maddocks; Sexton-Hollingsworth; Hero-Miss Mellon; Beatrice-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character); Margaret-Miss Tidswell; Ursula-Miss Wentworth.
Cast
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Trueman; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Caulfield; Servant-Webb; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss Wentworth; Margaretta-Miss Stephens (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland

Song: In II: Masquerade-;, and Stevens' Glee, Sigh no more Ladies-Dignum, Danby, Evans, Danby Jun., Miss Wentworth, Miss Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Kemble; Philotas-C. Kemble; Melanthon-Packer; Phocion-Holland; Dionysius-Barrymore; Arcas-Caulfield; Greek Herald-Surmont; Calippus-Trueman; Greek Soldier-Maddocks; Euphrasia-Mrs Powell; Erixene-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Kemble
Role: Phocion Actor: Holland
Role: Euphrasia Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performance Comment: As17991019, but Male Slaves-_Roffey, Bayzand.
Cast
Role: Male Slaves Actor: _Roffey, Bayzand.
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Beda Actor: Mrs Bland
Event Comment: The Clandestine Marriage [advertised on playbill of 23 Oct.] is obliged to be deferred on account of indisposition of a Principal Performer. Receipts: #146 4s. 6d. (86.12.0; 58.7.6; 1.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17991008, but Lady-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Cuyler.
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Barrymore; Hardy-Hollingsworth; Sir George Touchwood-Powell; Flutter-Palmer; Saville-C. Kemble; Villers-Caulfield; Courtal-Holland; Silvertongue-Maddocks; Letitia Hardy-Miss Biggs; Mrs Racket-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Miss Campbell; Miss Ogle-Miss Heard; Kitty Willis-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Courtal Actor: Holland
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Male Slaves Actor: _Roffey, Bayzand.
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Faulkland Actor: Kemble
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Performance Comment: Selwyn-Dignum; Harry Hawser-Bannister Jun.; Michael Goto-Dowton; Shark-Caulfield; Stave-Suett; Dick-Master Heather; Angelica Goto-Miss Leak; Fanny-Miss DeCamp; Sally Shamrock-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sally Shamrock Actor: Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Management

Cast
Role: Sir Hervey Sutherland Actor: Pope
Role: Mrs Dazzle Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Juliana Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Capt. Greville-Hill; Capt. Wilson-Townsend; Major Benbow-Davenport; Justice Benbow-Waddy; Kilderkin-Gardner; Ned-Abbot; Putty-Rees; Tipple-Munden; Eliza-Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Atkins.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Cast
Role: Kenrick Actor: Holland
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Evelina's Ghost Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17991030, but Gabriel-Wewitzer; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Clarke

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17991030, but Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Clarke
Event Comment: Mainpiece: 32nd Night [i.e, in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. The Scenery, Dresses and Decorations entirely New. The Musick, Airs and Chorusses incidental to the Piece composed by Kelly. The Symphony preceding the Play, and those between the Acts, composed for the occasion by Dussek. The Scenery designed and executed by Marinari, Greenwood, Demaria, Banks, Blackmore, &c. The Machinery, Decorations and Dresses under the Direction of Johnston, and executed by him, Underwood and Gay. The Female Dresses designed and executed by Miss Rein. Account-Book lists the attendance as follows:@1st Account Spectators Receipts@Boxes Pit 1st Gallery Upper Gallery@1162 348!12@706 123!11@583 58!6@312 15!12@Total 2763 546!1@2nd Account Spectators Receipts@300 45!0@13 1!6@23 1!3@14 0!7@Total 350 47!16@. Total of spectators 3113. Receipts: #595 5s. (546.1; 47.16; 1.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Performance Comment: Ataliba-Powell; Rolla-Kemble; Alonzo-C. Kemble; Pizarro-Barrymore; Almagro-Caulfield; Gonzalo-Wentworth; Davilla-Trueman; Gomez-Surmont; Valverde-Palmer; Las Casas-Aickin; Orozembo-Dowton; Blind Man-Cory; Centinel-Holland; Orano-Archer; Attendant-Maddocks; Boy-Master Chatterley; Soldiers-Fisher, Evans, Webb, Chippendale; Cora (1st time)-Miss Biggs; Elvira-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Centinel Actor: Holland
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Siddons.
Related Works
Related Work: Pizarro Author(s): August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Gayless Actor: Holland
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Mrs Sparks.

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum, Danby, Cook, Tett, Caulfield Jun., Sawyer, Danby Jun., Aylmer, Willoughby, Bardoleau, Clark, Mead, Elliot, Ms Crouch, Ms DeCamp, Ms Leak, Ms Arne, Ms Menage, Ms Roffey, Ms Menage Jun., Ms Wentworth, Ms Chippendale, Ms Jacobs, Ms Butler, Ms Saunders, Ms Gawdry, Ms Benson, Ms Coates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Maddocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Purse; or, Benevolent Tar

Performance Comment: The Baron-Packer; Edmund-Dignum; Theodore-Surmont; Page-Master Chatterley; Will Steady-Wathen; Sally-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Bland.

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17991217

Cast
Role: Elpsa Actor: Mrs Brooker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant; Or, George Barnwell

Performance Comment: Thoroughgood-Clarke; Barnwell-Packer; George Barnwell-C. Kemble; Trueman-Holland; Blunt-Surmont; Maria-Miss Heard (1st appearance in that character); Millwood-Mrs Powell; Lucy-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Trueman Actor: Holland
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Beda Actor: Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth [part I]

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Fawcett; King Henry-Murray; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Waddy; Worcester-Hull; Poins-Whitfield; Francis-Knight; Sir Walter Blount-Mansel; Bardolph-Thompson; Douglas-Farley; Northumberland-Davenport; Westmorland-Claremont; Gadshill-Wilde; Peto-Street; Carriers-Emery, Rees; Hotspur-Holman; Hostess-Mrs Davenport; Lady Percy-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Davenport
Role: Westmorland Actor: Claremont
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Parker
Event Comment: The School for Scandal [advertised on playbill of 1 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the sudden indisposition of a principal performer. Receipts: #176 15s. 6d. (96.0.0; 78.6.6; 2.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17991008, but Freeman-Clarke; Lady-Mrs Coates.
Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Coates.
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Centinel Actor: Holland
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Siddons.
Related Works
Related Work: Pizarro Author(s): August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Old Wrongward-Hollingsworth; Young Wrongward-Caulfield; Captain Meadows-Palmer; Canteen-Surmont; John-Maddocks; Sternhold-Wentworth; Groom-Grimaldi; William-Webb; Bob-Evans; Sophia-Miss Heard; Chambermaid-Miss Tidswell; Betsy Blossom-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Betsy Blossom Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: As17991228

Event Comment: "Lewis, with the exception of those repeated pauses and breaks in the middle of his sentences, which form a characteristic defect in his performance, and which, we fear, time and habit have rendered too inveterate to leave any hopes of reform, was very happy in his delineation of Archer. He possesses from nature a peculiar vein of sprightliness and gaiety, which admirably accords with characters of this description" (Dramatic Censor, I, 49). Receipts: #209 9s. 6d. (200.18.6; 8.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs H. Johnston
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Gilbert
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss Betterton

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Performance Comment: As17991230, but Attendants on Floridel-Mrs _Castelle, Miss _Burnett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17990920, but Bellamy-Claremont; Jacintha-Mrs Mills; Chairmen-_; Milliner-_.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Strickland Actor: Murray
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Performance Comment: As18000107, but The Other Pantomime Characters-_Mills, _Wilkins, _Webb, _Letteney, _Griffiths, Mrs _Watts.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joanna

Cast
Role: Eloisa Actor: Mrs H. Johnston
Role: Old Woman Peasant Actor: Mrs Whitemore
Role: Joanna Actor: Mrs Pope
Related Works
Related Work: Joanna Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Jack Connor-Betterton; Lord Edmond-Mansel; Father Frank-Waddy; Dowdle-Munden; Rachael-Miss Sims; Mary-Mrs Litchfield; Adelaide-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Litchfield

Song: Chorusses, as18000116, but Miss Leserve