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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: I: Masquerade Dance-; with a Minuet-Duquesney, Mrs King; II: A New Dance call'd The Gallant Shepherd-Duquesney, Miss Madden (his scholar, being her first appearance on this stage); End: A New Comic Dance, The Catalonian Peasants-Duquesney, Tassoni, Mrs King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Fondlewife-Foote; Belmour-Aickin; Vainlove-DuBellamy; Sharper-Kearny; Sir Joseph Wittol-Hamilton; Noll Bluff-Sparks; Setter-Vandermere; Fondlewife's Servant-Jacobs; Old Batchelor-Sowdon; Bellinda-Mrs DuBellamy; Araminta-Mrs Dyer; Sylvia-Mrs Jefferies; Lucy-Mrs Reade; Betty-Mrs White; Laetitia-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Setter Actor: Vandermere
Role: Bellinda Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Jefferies
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Reade
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs White
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Afterpiece Title: Diversions of the Morning

Dance: TThe Sailor's Return-Tassoni, Vandermere, Summers, Miss Street

Song: II: Cara Sposa-Mrs Jewell; IV: A Favourite Air in the Captive-Mrs Jewell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: As17710523. Old Woman-Bannister; other parts-Reinhold, Mrs Thompson.

Entertainment: Singing-Miss Thomas, Miss Harper, Miss Esser, who will accompany her songs on a Violin; For that night only Singing by Mrs Baddeley; Musical Imitations, a favourite Song O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; By Particular desire With Horns and With Hounds-Mrs Thompson

Event Comment: Benefit for Piguenit. [The performance is submerged in a concert and followed by the usual fireworks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Serva Padrona

Performance Comment: Parts-Reinhold, Bannister, Mrs Thompson; with the additional part The Old Woman-Bannister.

Song: Several favourite songs-Mrs Forbes; Musical Imitations-Bannister; Vocal parts-Culver, Mrs Cartwright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Strickland Actor: Ross
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Mindora Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: III: Minuets, Cotillons-Merrifield, Dumay, Curtat, Settree, Miss Twist, Mrs Invill, Miss Mathews, Mrs Hartle

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17730424 but with a New Hornpipe-Fishar, Mas. Blurton, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Banks
Event Comment: Benefit for Merryfield, King, Dumay and Curtat. Receipts: #35 16s. (Account Book). Charges #81 10s. Deficit to each #11 12s. 1 1!2d. cover'd by tickets: @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Dumay 149 128 81 #64 11s.@King 92 145 71 #51 17s.@Merryfield 136 94 62 #54 6s.@Curtat 71 161 149 #56 16s.@Total 448 528 363 #227 10s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17740104, but Manly-Clarke;Basset-Cushing; Jenny-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Manly Actor: Clarke
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Leander Actor: DuBellamy
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: Minuets, Cotillons-Merryfield, Dumay, King, Curtat, Mrs Invill, Miss Bassan, Miss Matthews, Mrs Hartle; End I Farce: A New Dance-Rudd, his 1st appearance any stage Miss Matthews

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady (with Sixfold Hornpipe). As17740512

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Banks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Vamp-Moody; Governor Cape-Bransby; Young Cape-Aickin; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Waldron; Robert-Wrighten; Printer's Devil-Burton; Arabella-Miss Platt; Mrs Cadwallader-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: As17770213

Song: Fete Champetre, as17761107, but _Vernon, Mrs _Scott; songs-Tenducci, as17770210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Floretta Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: As17780324

Song: In: the original Music, as17780105, but _Edwards, Philimore, Mrs +Gaudry, Mrs +Wrighten

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by the performers in the orchestra, Delpini, Brandon, Stevens and Guard will be taken. [Account-Book lists in boxes 349 tickets, in pit 511, in galleries 682-a total of 1542.] Receipts: #277 11s. (160.2; 1.8; tickets: 116.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Aickin (1st appearance in that character); Macduff-Clarke; Duncan-Hull; Malcolm-Whitfield; Banquo-Wroughton; Lenox-L'Estrange; Seyton-Thompson; Hecate-Reinhold; Witches-Dunstall, Stevens, Quick; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Jackson [1st appearance in that character].1st appearance in that character].
Cast
Role: Macduff Actor: Clarke
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Jackson

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Song: Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Mahon, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Mrs Morton, Mrs Willems, Miss Valois, Miss Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Wroughton; Capulet-Clarke; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Benvolio-Booth; Paris-Whitfield; Prince-Fearon; Balthasar-Robson; Tibalt-L'Estrange; Montague-Baker; Peter-Jones; Apothecary-Stevens; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Poussin; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Capulet Actor: Clarke
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Dance: I: a Masquerade Scene incident to the play-; and a Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: the Funeral Procession of Julietv, with the Solemn Dirge Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Miss Brown, Mrs Morton, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Cast
Role: Adriana Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Luciana Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Landlord Actor:

Song: As17790122, but song-Mrs Kennedy (late Mrs Farrell)

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Walker and Stewart. [Author of Prologue unknown.] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Thomas Stewart. Larpent MS 926; not published]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:30

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

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

Afterpiece Title: The Double Amour

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Rivington, Bowan, Stokes, Kenny, Miss Jones, Miss Brand, Mrs Lefevre. [Larpent MS lists the part: Capt. Somerville, Mr Harly, Mr Sellfield, Sir Oliver Oafby, Servant, Miss Somerville, Miss Noel, Dorothy, Maid.]Larpent MS lists the part: Capt. Somerville, Mr Harly, Mr Sellfield, Sir Oliver Oafby, Servant, Miss Somerville, Miss Noel, Dorothy, Maid.]

Music: With an entire new Scotch Overture-, composed by JonasBlewitt; End: songs-Mrs Bayley; between the Acts of the Farce: songs-Mrs Bayley, composed by JonasBlewitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Wells.
Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Hodge Podge or A Receipt to Make a Benefit

Performance Comment: Characters-Palmer, Bannister Jun., Wilson, Wewitzer, Wood, Usher, R. Palmer, Edwin, Bannister. [Cast from Larpent MS: Grubstreet-Edwin; the other performers, with Hitchcock and Miss Harper added, all in their own persons.] the other performers, with Hitchcock and Miss Harper added, all in their own persons.]

Dance: As17810612

Entertainment: In 3rd piece: Speaking, Singing, Sneezing, Yawning, Acting, Pantomime-; particularly The Military Exercise-Mrs Wells; With Hounds and with Horns-Mrs Cargill; Sweet Echo, Mad Bess(1st time)-Miss Harper

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 4, but published in 5, by Richard Bentley. The assignments of Fearon, Booth, Mahon (who are not listed in the text) are my own conjecture. Prologue and Epilogue by Richard Bentley Jun. (Public Advertiser, 18 Dec.)]: New Dresses, &c. Words of the Epithalamium will be given at the Box Doors. Public Advertiser, 11 Jan. 1783: This Day is published Philodamus (1s. 6d.). Afterpiece: Never performed at this Theatre. Receipts: #203 2s. (198/16/6; 4/5/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philodamus

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Bannister; Lubin-Brett; Easy-Thompson; Countrymen-Helme, Painter; Solomon-Edwin; Floretta-Mrs Wilson; Cicily-Miss Stuart; Gillian-Miss Harper .
Cast
Role: Floretta Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821211 in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium by Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Martyr

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Receipts: #186 3s. 6d. (182/14/0; 3/9/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Wroughton; Lysimachus-Whitfield; Polyperchon-Mahon; Cassander-Fearon; Hephestion-Davies; Clytus-Clarke; Roxana-Mrs Hunter; Sysigambis-Mrs Poussin; Parisatis-Mrs Morton; Statira-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Wroughton
Role: Cassander Actor: Fearon
Role: Clytus Actor: Clarke
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Hunter
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Yates
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Song: Vocal Parts [in Entry] by Mattocks, Reinhold, Brett, Doyle, Darley, Bannister; Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr, Miss Stuart, Miss Morris, Miss Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Capulet Actor: Clarke
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Bannister

Dance: As17830922

Song: As17830922, but added: Johnstone; Mrs Chalmers, Mrs Davenett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magic Picture

Cast
Role: Eubulus Actor: Clarke
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Davies
Role: Honoria Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: Corisca Actor: Mrs Wilson

Song: As17831121, but omitted: Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Count Baldwin-Clarke; Carlos-Whitfield; Belford-Davies; Sampson-Fearon; Villeroy-Wroughton; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Crawford (the only night of her performing that character) .
Cast
Role: Count Baldwin Actor: Clarke
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Crawford

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium by Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Martyr. The Music composed by Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Allen a Dale Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Clorinda Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Lasses Actor: Mrs Davenett, Miss Brangin, &c

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lauretta Actor: Mrs Morton

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Dance, Leap Year; or, A New Way of Wooing, (composed by Byrn) by Byrn, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Goodwin

Event Comment: "Holman had not the weight, the slow action nor the dignity of Macbeth. He was too light and rapid both in his attitudes and delivery, by which he failed in conveying the impression of an elevated mind struggling with the most turbulent passions" (Gazetteer, 13 Nov.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Macduff Actor: Clarke
Role: Witches Actor: Booth, Mrs Pitt, Kennedy
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Mrs Poussin

Afterpiece Title: Aerostation

Cast
Role: Sophia Harland Actor: Miss Ranoe
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Widow Grampus Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Milliner Actor: Mrs Poussin.

Song: As17841004, but added: Cubitt, Darley, Pemberton, Whitaker; Miss Cranfield, Mrs Sharpe; omitted: Lloyd, Mrs Chalmers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: tis Well Its No Worse

Performance Comment: Don Carlos-Wyatt; Lazarillo-Cross; Don Guzman-Darling; Don Ferdinand-Thome; Octavio-George; Messenger-Green; Alguzill-Purkiss; Drunken Coachman-Ryder; James-Morley; Lawyer-Hall; Don Pedro-Stephens; Muskato-Swords; Aurora-Miss Bird; Marcella-Miss Noel; Leonardo-Mrs Knox; Old Nun-Mrs Barnes; Beatrice-Miss Clarke .
Cast
Role: Don Ferdinand Actor: Thome
Role: Leonardo Actor: Mrs Knox
Role: Old Nun Actor: Mrs Barnes
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Diversions of the Morning

Afterpiece Title: Lethe AEsop Old Man Mercury Drunken Man Charon Bowman Snip Fine Gentleman Frenchman Lord Chalkstone to be performed for that night only by a Society of Gentleman Mrs Riot Mrs Dore

Monologue: 1785 04 25 Preceding the 1st piece an Address spoken by Brown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Smith; Banquo-Bensley; Duncan-Packer; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-R. Palmer; Macduff-Kemble; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Parsons, Moody, Baddeley; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Song: Mainpiece: With the original Music, composed by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional accompaniments, by Bannister, Dignum, Suett, Chapman, Barrymore, Williames, Wilson, Fawcett; Mrs Crouch, Miss Field, Miss George, Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau Or Our Way In France

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Wilson, Wewitzer, Davies, Johnstone; Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bannister. [For assignment of parts see17851103].

Afterpiece Title: Barnabv Brittle

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Quick; Lovemore-Davies; Jeremy-Edwin; Clodpole-Wilson; Sir Peter Pride-Booth; Damaris-Mrs Wilson; Lady Pride-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Brittle-Mrs T. Kennedy .
Cast
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs T. Kennedy

Dance: End of mainpiece a new dance (composed by Byrn) The Recruiting Serjeant by Byrn, Ratchford, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Wroughton; Sir William Belmont-Thompson; Young Belmont-Davies; Blandford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Bates; Tattle-Mrs Davenett; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Marmalet-Miss Stuart; Tippet-Miss Platt; Belinda-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Fearon
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Old Groveby-Wilson; Dupely-Kennedy; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Hurry-Edwin; Maria (with a song)-Mrs Bannister; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters-Brett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton .

Dance: End of mainpiece Leap Year; or, A New Way of Wooing (composed by Byrn) by Byrn, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Goodwin; In Act I of afterpiece Dance by Byrn, Miss Andre, Miss Besford