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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Harlowe.

Afterpiece Title: Tars at Torbay

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Cast
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Old Random Actor: Aickin
Role: Lady Dunder Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Mrs Peery Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Gibbs.
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Mrs Edward
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Gibbs.

Song: End 1st piece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Afterpiece Title: Tars at Torbay

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Entertainment: Vaudeville End: Satan's Address to the Sun , from Milton's Paradise Lost-the Young Gentleman who last year (see17980917) recited a portion of Gray's Bard; Musical Pasticcio, The Cryer-Suett; My mother bids me bind my hair (Haydn)-Master Suett; a Comic Song descriptive of Bartholomew Fair-Wathen; Mad Tom (Purcell)-Story; The Irish Newsman-Clarke; Crazy Jane (Miss Abrams)-Mrs Bland; Imitations-Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Maddocks; Amiens-Dignum; Jaques-Kemble; Le Beau-Surmont; Oliver-Clarke; Jaques de Boys-Holland; Orlando-Barrymore; Adam-Packer; Touchstone-Bannister Jun.; Corin-Hollingsworth; Sylvius-Trueman; Rosalind-Miss Biggs; Celia-Miss Mellon; Phebe-Miss Heard; Audrey-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Jaques de Boys Actor: Holland
Role: Orlando Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Hollingsworth; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Surmont; Kitty-Miss Pope; Cook-Mrs Maddocks; Cloe-Mrs Roffey; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Roffey

Dance: II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope

Song: In V: song-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Count Baldwin-Packer; Biron-Kemble; Carlos-C. Kemble; Villeroy-Barrymore; Sampson-Maddocks; Child-Master Tokely; Bellford-Caulfield; Pedro-Trueman; Isabella-Mrs Siddons; Nurse-Mrs Walcot.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Walcot.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

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

Event Comment: In I a Grand Masquerade. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 29 Apr. 1800]. Receipts: #180 11s. 6d. (175.8.0; 5.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17991007, but Romeo-C. J. Macartney (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh and Theatre Royal, York; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters-Incledon, Waddy, Townsend, Emery, Simmons, Claremont, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mills. Cast adjusted from playbill of 16 Mar. 1799: Thicket-Incledon; Capt. Frederick-Waddy; Clueline-Townsend; Sir Fidget Fearful-Emery; Gregory-Simmons; Flambeau-Claremont; Whim-Rees; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Mills; Dialogue to introduce following favorite Songs: Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Simmons; Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking-Waddy; Song, I went to Sea-Townsend; Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; Duetto, As Hodge got drubb'd-Emery, Rees; Hunting Song, The moment Aurora-Incledon; Song, Young William was a seaman true-Incledon; Song, Come Painter with thy happiest flight-Incledon; Rural Masquerade. Song, Dear Yanco say and true he say-Miss Wheatley; Sea Song, A sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Mills; Masquerade Song, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Waddy, Chorus.

Dance: In afterpiece: Ballet-Blurton, Mrs Watts

Opera: Mainpiece: Solemn Dirge. As17991118

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 Volcano

Song: Chorusses, as18000118, but added: Mrs Bologna

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Dance: End I: A New Divertisement, as18000111; End Opera: Hylas et Temire, as18000128, but Mrs _D'Egville, Mme Rose _Didelot; With new Dances-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramide

Related Works
Related Work: Semiramide; o, La Vendetta di Nino Author(s): Ferdinando Moretti

Dance: End I: A New Divertisement, as18000204; End Opera: Les Jeux d'Egle, as18000111, but _D'Egville, Mrs _D'Egville, Mme Rose _Didelot; With new Dances-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah Grand Selection 0

Performance Comment: As18000228, but Principal Vocal Performers-Mrs _Dussek.

Music: End II: duet on the harp and grand piano forte-Mrs Dussek, Cimadoro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: Female Domestics Actor: Ms Watts, Ms Follett, Mrs? Bologna, Ms Burnett, Ms Cox, Miss? Bologna, Ms Dibdin
Role: Malvina Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Standard Bearers Actor: Lee, Abbot

Song: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000304O ever in my bosom live, as18000304Come every jovial fellow-Simmons, Mrs Sydney, Miss Wheatley

Event Comment: [The new piano appears to be the Instrument patented in 1799 by Joseph Smith; it contained "the first real use of metal longitudinal bracing, [which] was to be under the sound-board and to replace the wooden braces, and thus provide space for the introduction of a mechanically-played tambourine" (Grove, under Pianoforte).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0 Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3

Performance Comment: Part III A Grand Miscellaneous Act-; Overture and Dead March- (Saul); My faith and truth-Miss Tennant, Master Elliot (Samson); Behold the Nations-Sale; O Baal-Chorus (Deborah); What tho' I trace-Mrs Dussek (Solomon); Come if you dare-Incledon, Chorus (Purcell); The Soldier tir'd-Mrs Second (Dr Arne); Rule Britannia (Purcell) and God save Great George our King-Chorus.

Music: End I: a Military Concerto on the new Patent Grand Piano Forte-Mrs Dussek built by Corri and Dussek; with tambourine-; triangle-; End II: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah Grand Selection 0

Performance Comment: As18000228, but Principal Vocal Performers-Master _Elliot, Mrs _Dussek.

Music: End II: concerto on the pedal harp-Mrs Dussek

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers Vows

Related Works
Related Work: Das King der Liebe Author(s): August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue

Afterpiece Title: Saturday Night at Sea

Performance Comment: Pull away my Hearties-Fawcett; Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; United Englishmen; or, every Man a Volunteer-Munden; Song-Johnstone; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; Our Laws Constitution and King-Incledon, Linton; Great Britain still her Charter boasts-Incledon.

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Atkins
Role: Selina Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Entertainment: Monologue End: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: De Montfort

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Song: Vocal Parts, as18000429, but Mrs Coates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Performance Comment: As18000510, but Fanny-Miss Heard (in place of Miss Biggs); Mrs Goodly-Miss Tidswell (of Mrs Walcot); Laura-Miss Wentworth; Mrs_ Coates. Prologue as18000510. Mrs_ Coates. Prologue as18000510.
Cast
Role: Mrs Goodly Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Gaylove Actor: Holland
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Coates

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To morrow

Performance Comment: As Mar., but Lady Brumback-Mrs Sparks (in place of Mrs Walcot).
Cast
Role: Lady Brumback Actor: Mrs Sparks

Song: End IV: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17991202

Cast
Role: Elpsa Actor: Mrs Brooker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Sally Shamrock Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: In III: song-Dignum; End 2nd piece: Soft Musick let my humble lay (composed by Suett)-Master Suett; In 3rd piece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Event Comment: Benefit for the box and box-door-keepers. Mainpiece: Masquerade as 29 Oct. Receipts: #66 10s. (37.2.6; 29.4.6; 0.3.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #212 15s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17991029, but Letitia Hardy-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Letitia Hardy Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Courtal Actor: Holland
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Sally Shamrock Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: In afterpiece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As18000322but Valentine-Powell (1st appearance in that character); Jeremy-Trueman; Trapland-Webb; Angelica-Miss Heard (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Trapland Actor: Webb
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Scandal Actor: Barrymore
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Sparks
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Song: In course evening: The Soldier tir'd of War's alarms-Miss Stephens; End I afterpiece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Cast
Role: Amanthis Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: Othello Moor of Venice

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Maddocks; Brabantio-Packer; Gratiano-Sparks; Lodovico-Webb; Othello-Lacy; Cassio (1st time)-Holland; Iago (1st time)-Cory; Roderigo (1st time)-Talbot; Montano-DeCamp; Gentlemen-Wentworth, Ryder; Officers-Evans, Fisher; Desdemona-Mrs Powell; Aemilia-Mrs Sparks.
Cast
Role: Cassio Actor: Holland
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Aemilia Actor: Mrs Sparks.

Song: End 2nd piece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: Imitations. After Singing: Imitations-Caulfield; Monologue. Previous: An Address-Lacy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs Or The Daughter

Performance Comment: Von Snarl-Suett; Totum-Fawcett; Adelbert-C. Kemble; Leopold-Barrymore; Hans William-Palmer; Nicolas-Chippendale; Josephine-Miss DeCamp; Louisa-Mrs Gibbs; Mrs Rose-Mrs Davenport; Ellen-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Mrs Rose Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Ellen Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Tis All a Farce

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Whitmore.

Song: [not listed on playbill]in II: 'Twas in the solemn mid@night hour-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Captain Macheath-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Lucy-Mrs Mather (1st appearance on this stage); Polly-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mather
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: In II: a Hornpipe-

Song: After Imitations: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain

Entertainment: Imitations End: Variety of Imitations-T. Trueman

Event Comment: By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Stewart and M'Donald. Mainpiece: With new Dresses and Decorations. Afterpiece: With several new additions and two new characters. [Authors of Prologues unknown.] The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:00. No Person whatever to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Books of the Farce to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Sir William-Bassingwhite; Patie-M'Donald; Roger-Stewart; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud-Riddle; Bauldy-Henderson; Madge-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Hamilton; Jenny-Miss Coutts; Peggy-A Young Lady [unidentified]; With a new Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Mause Actor: Mr Hamilton
Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vanderstop

Afterpiece Title: The Students or The Humours of St

Performance Comment: Andrews. Byron (with songs)-Bush; Frederick-Sinclair; Freeport-Sparks; Graspall-Swords; Drover Henpeck (with songs)-M'Donald; Andrew-Munden; Macdowell, the Exciseman-Stewart; Emily-Miss Campell; Harriot-Miss Hamilton; Edition of 1779 (For the Author) assigns: Byron-Loach; and adds: Mrs Macdowell-Miss Coutts; The original Prologue-Stewart.
Cast
Role: Andrew Actor: Munden
Role: Harriot Actor: Miss Hamilton
Role: Mrs Macdowell Actor: Miss Coutts

Dance: End I afterpiece: Hornpipe-

Music: Between the Acts: proper Scotch Music-; a new Scotch overture-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Paide-McDonald; Roger-Baker; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud-Riddle; Bauldy-Gard; Madge-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Hamilton; Jenny-A Gentlewoman [, who appeared in it lately with applause; unidentified]; Peggy (with an additional song)-A Gentlewoman [4th appearance; unidentified].4th appearance; unidentified].
Cast
Role: Mause Actor: Mr Hamilton
Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vanderstop

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Performance Comment: Linger-Mitchell; Saville-Sparks; Caveat-Swords; Item-Jones; Martin Sly-Everard; Myra-Mrs Read; Mrs Watchly-Mrs Everard; Lucetta Sharp-Mrs Lefevre.
Cast
Role: Myra Actor: Mrs Read
Role: Mrs Watchly Actor: Mrs Everard
Role: Lucetta Sharp Actor: Mrs Lefevre.

Entertainment: End: Singing and Dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Sheridan (being his first appearance in this Kingdom these six Years); King-Bannister; Laertes-Aickin; Horatio-DuBellamy; Rosencrantz-Strange; Marcellus-Wheeler; Bernardo-Jacobs; Ghost-Sowdon; Gravediggers-Sparks, Castle; Polonius-Arthur; Ostrick-Hamilton; Guildenstern-Kearny; Player King-Vandermere; Priest-Sharpless; Lucianus-Summers; Queen-Mrs DuBellamy; Player Queen-Mrs White; Ophelia-Mr Jewell.
Cast
Role: Ostrick Actor: Hamilton
Role: Player King Actor: Vandermere
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs White

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss Rose; King-Bannister; Noodle-Hamilton; Foodle-Wheeler; Bailiff-Vandermere; Grizzle-Arthur; Ghost-DuBellamy; Doodle-Summers; Follower-Jacobs; Queen of the Giants-Sparks; Huncamunca-Mrs DuBellamy; Queen-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Noodle Actor: Hamilton
Role: Bailiff Actor: Vandermere
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Gardner.
Event Comment: By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Stewart. Mainpiece: New Dresses and Decorations. [Authors of Prologues unknown.] The doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin precisely at 6:00

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Sir William-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Patie-M'Donald; Roger-Barret; Symon-Pentland; Glaud-Riddle; Bauldy-Stewart; Madge-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Hamilton; Jenny-Miss Campbell; Peggy-A Young Lady (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh [unidentified]); A New Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Symon Actor: Pentland
Role: Mause Actor: Mr Hamilton
Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vanderstop

Afterpiece Title: The Students or The Humours of St

Performance Comment: Andrew's. Byron (with songs)-Henderson; Andrew-Munden; Frederick-Webb; Drover Henpeck-M'Donald; Macdowell the Exciseman-Stewart; Emily-Miss Campbell; Harriot-Miss Hamilton; The original Prologue-Stewart.
Cast
Role: Andrew Actor: Munden
Role: Harriot Actor: Miss Hamilton

Song: End IV: Hooly and Fairlyin character-M'Donald

Music: Between the Acts: proper Scotch Music-; a new Scotch Overture-