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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Simmons; Grizzle-Edwin; Doodle-Davies; Noodle-Cubitt; Ghost-Darley; Arthur-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Kennedy; Glumdalca-Mrs Webb; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Dance: As17880924

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek-Dodd; Sir Toby Belch-Palmer; Orsino-Whitfield; Sebastian-Lamash; Fabian-R. Palmer; Antonio-Phillimore; Clown, with the original Epilogue Song-Suett; Malvolio-Bensley; Viola-Mrs Jordan; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Olivia (with songs)-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek Actor: Dodd
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: The Slave in Love-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp; In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope [which was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]

Event Comment: Afterpiece: With a Sea-Fight and Procession. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] Receipts: #129 3s. 6d. (95.0.0; 34.2.6; 0.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Kemble
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: Puff-Palmer; Sneer-Barrymore; Dangle-R. Palmer; Interpreter-Baddeley; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Principal Tragedians-Whitfield, Packer, Waldron, Lamash, Burton, Phillimore, Fawcett, Wilson, Chaplin, Bannister Jun., Miss Pope. [Assignments adjusted from playbill of 27 Oct. 1790: Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Justice-Packer; Sir Chris. Hatton-Waldron; Son-Lamash; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Lord Burleigh-Phillimore; Constable-Fawcett; Beef@eater-Wilson; Governor-Chaplin; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Tilburina-Miss Pope.]

Dance: As17881002

Song: As17881002

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Performance Comment: Marquis-Lewis; Sebastian-Ryder; Nicholas-Edwin; General-Quick; Matthias-Fearon; Ambrose-Thomson; Flora-Mrs Mattocks; Cecily-Mrs Webb; Julia-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Cecily Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Wells.

Dance: As17880915

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Miss Reynolds (2nd appearance on any stage); Artabanes-Darley; Rimenes-Davies; Artaxerxes-Mrs Kennedy; Semira-Mrs Mountain; Mandane-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Artaxerxes Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Farren; Bassanio-Pope; Gratiano-Bernard; Lorenzo (with songs)-Johnstone; Launcelot-Quick; Salanio-Booth; Solarino-Davies; Old Gobbo-Wewitzer; Duke-Fearon; Tubal-Thompson; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Mountain; Nerissa-Mrs Inchbald; Portia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Macklin; Squire Groom-Lewis; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan-Johnstone; Mordecai-Quick; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Thompson; Charlotte-Mrs Bernard.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Bernard.

Dance: End IV: As17881001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17881009, but Lady Emily-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Lady Emily Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Sagely Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Bacchanals-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick; Spirit-Lamash; Elder Brother-Whitfield; Younger Brother-Benson; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Forster; Sabrina-Miss Romanzini; Bacchant-Miss Collett; Euphrosyne (with Sweet Echo, accompanied by Parke)-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Performance Comment: As17881101, but Principal Characters-Mrs _Kennedy, Mrs Mountain.

Song: As17881013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Sandy Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Barataria or Sancho Turnd Governor

Performance Comment: Sancho Pancha-Quick; Duke-Cubitt; Manuel-Davies; Pedro-Thompson; Recorder-Booth; Don Quixote-Gardner; Lady Tereza Pancha-Mrs Webb; Spanish Lady-Mrs Pitt; Duchess-Miss Stuart; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Rock.
Cast
Role: Lady Tereza Pancha Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Rock.

Dance: As17881107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-Bensley (1st appearance in that character); Sparkish-Dodd; Belville-Bannister Jun.; Countryman-Jones; William-Alfred; Servant-Spencer; Harcourt-Barrymore; Alithea-Mrs Ward; Lucy-Mrs Wilson; The Country Girl-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: The Country Girl Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17881119, but Mrs Amlet-Mrs Pitt (of cg).
Cast
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Clogget Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Kemble.
Event Comment: Twelfth Night and The Doctor and the Apothecary [both advertised on playbill of 25 Nov.] are obliged to be deferred on Account of the Indisposition of Dodd. Receipts: #130 3s. (110.0; 18.12; 1.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Standard Actor: Wroughton
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Hollingsworth
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Errand's Wife Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: As17880930, but Mrs Pattypan-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Mrs Pattypan Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Landlord Actor: Chaplin
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17880927, but Sir Hugh Evans-Hollingsworth; Bardolph-Benson; Slender-Suett; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Lewis; Lord Morelove-Pope; Servant-Evatt; Sir Charles Easy-Farren; Lady Easy-Mrs Pope; Edging-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Bernard; Lady Betty Modish-Miss Chapman (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bernard

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Molly Maybush Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Betty Blackberry Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Performance Comment: Colin-Mrs Martyr; Gregory-Darley; Higgins-Thompson; Fidget-Mrs Pitt; Rose-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Wells.
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Davenett.

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Aickin; Colonel Lambert-Lewis; Seward-Macready; Sir John Lambert-Hull; Mawworm-Edwin; Darnley-Farren; Lady Lambert-Mrs Inchbald; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Webb; Betty-Miss Brangin; Charlotte-Mrs Abington (1st appearance this season).
Cast
Role: Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Old Lady Lambert Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus Or The Roman Matron

Performance Comment: Caius Marcius Coriolanus-Kemble; Menenius-Baddeley; Cominius-Aickin; Tribunes-Barrymore, Whitfield; Citizens-Suett, Burton, Fawcett, Jones; Officers-Phillimore, Benson; Volusius-Williames; Tullus Aufidius-Wroughton; Virgilia-Mrs Farmer; Valeria-Mrs Ward; The Roman Matron [i.e. Volumnia]-Mrs Siddons; Edition of 1789 (J. Christie) adds: Young Marcius-Master Grimaldi; Gentlewoman-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Virgilia Actor: Mrs Farmer
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Volumnia] Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Shaw

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Performance Comment: Edward-Johnstone; Sir Henry Freeman-Bannister; Robin-Blanchard; Thomas-Darley; Jamie-Fearon; Oliver-Thompson; Peggy-Mrs Kennedy; Patty-Mrs Martyr; Marian-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Marian Actor: Mrs Billington.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Kelly; Sir Harry Sycamore-Waldron; Fairfield-Aickin; Mervin-Williames; Ralph-Suett; Giles-Dignum; Fanny-Miss Romanzini; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Hopkins; Theodosia-Mrs Forster; Patty-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Dance: End I: As17890107

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Soliman-Davies; Osman-Fearon; Selim-Darley; Ismene-Mrs Martyr; Elmira-Mrs Inchbald; Roxalana-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Elmira Actor: Mrs Inchbald

Dance: End: As17881010; Afterpiece to conclude with: a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Byrne, Principal Female Dancers- Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Performance Comment: Chief of the Bostanges-Byrne, Principal Female Dancers- Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Lewis; Fondlewife-Quick; Sharper-Farren; Sir Joseph Wittol-Blanchard; Captain Bluff-Cubitt; Vainlove-Macready; Setter-Bernard; Barnaby-Milburne; Heartwell-Ryder; Belinda-Mrs Pope; Araminta-Miss Chapman; Silvia-Mrs Mountain; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Laetitia-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Hide and Seek

Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: Leap Year-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Prelude

Related Works
Related Work: A New Prelude and Prologue Author(s): Richard Cumberland
Related Work: A New Occasional Prelude Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea Triumph of Truth 0

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts and Violin As17890227.

Afterpiece Title: A Miscellaneous Concert

Performance Comment: Air on the Recovery of the King-, by Handel Reinhold; Concerto Bassoon-Parkinson; Sweet Bird-[L'Allegro] Mrs Ambrose; accompanied on the violin-Shaw; Sound an Alarm [Judas Maccabaeus]-Kelly; concerto hautboy-W. Parke; Se non avate O Dio![, by Sacchini-Mrs Crouch; Lungi del caro bene [Giulio Sabino, by Sarti-Mrs Ambrose; accompanied on the harp-Mme Krumpholtz; God save Great George our King-; 1st Violin-Shaw.

Music: End I: serenata solo on harp-Mme Krumpholtz (2nd appearance in this Kingdom)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Concerto Spirituale 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Concerto Spirituale 1

Performance Comment: As pants the Hart-[Chandos Anthems]; Overture-; Quartetto and Chorus-Miss Hagley, Miss Lockhart, Dignum, Reinhold; Tears are my daily Food-Mrs Ambrose; Now when I think thee upon-Kelly; For I went with the Multitude-Chorus; My God my soul is vexed-Reinhold; Put thy Trust in God-Chorus; Why so full of grief-Mrs Crouch, Miss Hagley; Hallelujah Chorus [The Messiah]-.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Concerto Spirituale 2

Performance Comment: Honor and Arms-Reinhold (Samson); New concerto hautboy-W. Parke; On the Charmer fondly gazing-Miss Hagley (Dr Arnold); Concerto bassoon-Parkinson; Let me wander not unseen-Mrs Ambrose (L'Allegro); Concerto violoncello (1st time)-Mason; Why does the God of Israel sleep?-Kelly (Samson); Farewell ye limpid springs-Mrs Crouch (Jephtha); Quest' alma sventurata-Mrs Ambrose (Sacchini); Coronation Anthem, God save the King-.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Concerto Spirituale 3

Performance Comment: Dixit Dominus, the Music by Pergolesi-; The Lord said unto the Lord-Chorus; The Lord shall send-Kelly; Be Thou Ruler-Chorus; In the Day of Thy Power-Mrs Crouch; The Day of Thy Birth-Miss Hagley; The Lord swear and will not repent-Chorus; The Lord upon Thy Right Hand-Miss Hagley, Miss Lockhart, Reinhold, Dignum, Semi-Chorus; Glory be to the Father-Kelly, Reinhold; As it was in the Beginning-Chorus; To conclude with God save Great George our King-.

Music: As17890311

Event Comment: Benefit for Wrighten, prompter. 3rd piece [1st time; M I, author unknown. Music selected from Dr Arne. MS: Larpent 833 (which notes, "The words partly new and partly compiled. In Commemoration of the Restoration of His Majesty's Health"); not published]. Public Advertiser, 18 May: Tickets to be had of Wrighten, No. 6, Little Russel Street. Tickets delivered for the 20th will be admitted. Receipts: #278 17s. 6d. (48.2.0; 13.17.0; 0.17.6; tickets: 216.1.0) (charge: #106 13s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17881020, but Manly-Whitfield; Lady Grace (1st time)-Mrs Farmer; Miss Jenny [without songs] (1st time)-Miss Raymond; Trusty-_; Mrs Motherly-_.
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Farmer
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Afterpiece Title: Laoeudaimonos or A People Made Happy

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Crouch. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Britannia, Genius of England, Hope, Hygeia, Britons.] SCENE I. Cavern of Despairv. SCENE II. White Cliffs of Albionv. SCENE III. Grove of Hygeiav. SCENE IV. Temple of Gratitudev. In which will be displayed those Superb Transparencies which were exhibited at the Opera House, at the Grand Gala given [on 21 Apr.] in Commemoration of his Majesty's Recovery. The Capitals of the Transparencies will be ornamented with rich Festoons of different coloured Lamps, and the intervening Columns beautifully illuminated with variegated Fire. [There were three transparencies: the 1st representing George I, II and III, the 2nd King William, the 3rd the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester (World, 22 Apr.).]Larpent MS lists the parts: Britannia, Genius of England, Hope, Hygeia, Britons.] SCENE I. Cavern of Despairv. SCENE II. White Cliffs of Albionv. SCENE III. Grove of Hygeiav. SCENE IV. Temple of Gratitudev. In which will be displayed those Superb Transparencies which were exhibited at the Opera House, at the Grand Gala given [on 21 Apr.] in Commemoration of his Majesty's Recovery. The Capitals of the Transparencies will be ornamented with rich Festoons of different coloured Lamps, and the intervening Columns beautifully illuminated with variegated Fire. [There were three transparencies: the 1st representing George I, II and III, the 2nd King William, the 3rd the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester (World, 22 Apr.).]

Dance: End II: The Russian Minuet-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp; End: a new dance, The Irish Bird@Catchers-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: Plainwell-Moss; Wealthy-Kemble; Lord Simper-Iliff; Colonel Modish-Johnson; John-Chapman; William-Abbott; Lovel-Williamson; Mrs Lovel-Mrs Brooks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovel Actor: Mrs Brooks.

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Dominick-Kemble; Gomez-Moss; Alphonso-Johnson; Pedro-Chapman; Lorenzo-Williamson; Duenna-Mrs Lefevre; Elvira-Mrs Brooks.
Cast
Role: Duenna Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Brooks.

Afterpiece Title: Ut Pictura Poesis