Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. 1st piece [1st time; C 5, by
William Macready, based on
The Artful Husband, by
William Taverner. Prologue by
William Thomas Fitzgerald. Epilogue by
Robert Houlton (see text)]. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, author unknown.
Larpent MS 1076; not published]: The Music part new
and part compiled by
Shield.
Morning Herald, 4 June 1795: This Day is published
The Bank Note (2s.).
Morning Chronicle, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of
Johnstone, No. 19,
Piazza,
Covent-garden. Receipts: #434 19s. 6d. (168.1.0; 8.0.6; tickets: 258.18.0)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Bank Note Or Lessons For Ladies
Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Holman, Johnstone, Fawcett, Middleton, Hull, Townsend, Macready, Powel, Miss Standen, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Lee, Miss Hopkins, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Norton, Miss Wallis. Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1795): Mr Hale-Quick; Sir Charles Leslie-Holman; Killeavy-Johnstone; Ned Dash-Fawcett; Mr Bloomfield-Middleton; Father-Hull; Tim-Townsend; Lieutenant Selby-Macready; Careful-Powel; Young Bloomfield-Miss Standen; Mr Bloomfield's Servant-Abbot; Porter-Coombs; Gentleman-Platt; Cook-Ledger; Butler-Williamson; Mrs Bloomfield-Mrs Mattocks; Sally Flounce-Mrs Lee; Miss Emma Hale-Miss Hopkins; Lady Supple-Mrs Davenport; Maid-Mrs Norton; Miss Russel-Miss Wallis; Gentlewoman-Mrs Follett; Prologue-Macready; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.Afterpiece Title: The Sailors Prize or May Day Wedding
Performance Comment: Characters by Incledon, Johnstone, Munden, Bowden, Mrs Martyr. Cast from Larpent MS: Sam Surf-Incledon; Teddy O'Shaughnessey-Johnstone; Joey-Munden; Platoon-Bowden; Sally-Mrs Martyr.Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage
Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Woodley-Macready; Lovelace-Farley; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Fawcett; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Davenport; Nancy-Miss Cornelys; Lady Racket-Mrs Mattocks.Dance: 2nd piece to conclude with: a Garland Dance (composed by Byrn)-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi
Performance Comment: Amand, Mme Rossi.Song: Incidental to 1st piece: The Irishman's Peep at the Continent-Johnstone; End II: Old Towler-Incledon; In course 2nd piece: New Ballad-Mrs Martyr; Fat Dolly-Munden; Battle Song-Bowden; Let us love and let us drink-Munden; Bowden, Mrs Martyr; Teddy O'Shaughnessey's History-Johnstone; When 'tis Night and the Mid@Watch is come, Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Now landed from the Ocean-