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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Gloster-Aickin; Bastard-Palmer; Kent (1st time)-Hurst; Albany-Packer; Cornwall-Wrighten; Burgundy-Norris; Gentleman Usher-Burton; Physician-Wright; Old Peasant-Waldron; Servant to Cornwall-R. Palmer; Curan-Fawcett; Captain of the Guards-Chaplin; Edgar-Webster; Goneril-Miss Sherry; Regan-Mrs Colles; Arante-Miss Kirby; Cordelia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Colles

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Bab Actor: Mrs Johnston
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Mrs Beverley Actor: Miss Younge.
Related Works
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycomb Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycomb Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sandford Actor: Aickin
Role: Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: End I afterpiece: Double Hornpipe-the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Song: As17781006

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamesters

Cast
Role: Mrs Wilding Actor: Miss Younge.
Related Works
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycomb Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycomb Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sandford Actor: Aickin
Role: Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: As17790417

Song: As17790313

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Mrs Beverley Actor: Miss Younge.
Related Works
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycomb Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sandford Actor: Aickin
Role: Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: As17790417

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Cast
Role: Mrs Skylight Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mask'd Lady Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Hyppolita Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Mrs Dimity Actor: Miss Weller
Role: Mrs Tokay Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Vermilion Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmers Return from London

Cast
Role: Lady Harriet Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Tattleaid Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Fardingale Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Lady Brumpton Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Farmer's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): James Messink
Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Wilson, Hind, Kaygill & Burroughs. Tickets delivered by Newton, Barrett, Morris, Devoto, Lislie and McDonald will be taken. Receipts: #273 4s. 6d. (18.4.0; 1.18.6; 1.0.0; tickets: 252.2.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Cast
Role: Palmira Actor: Mrs Farren
Related Works
Related Work: Mahomet the Imposter Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Event Comment: Mainpiece: With accompaniments to the Airs composed by Thomas? Linley? Sen. [Miss Wright's 1st appearance, as an actress, was at this theatre on 7 May 1779.] Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions; To conclude with a Grand View of Greenwich Hospital, designed by DeLoutherbourg. Paid Land Tax 3rd & 4th Qtrs. to Lady Day #41 16s. Receipts: #187 3s. 6d. (151.3.0; 35.15.6; 0.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Webster; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Miss Wright (2nd appearance on any stage).
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Walker. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek-Dodd; Sir Toby Belch-Palmer; Orsino-Brereton; Sebastian-Davies; Fabian (1st time)-R. Palmer; Antonio-Wrighten; Clown (with the original Epilogue Song)-Vernon; Malvolio-Yates; Viola-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character); Maria-Mrs Brereton; Olivia (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek Actor: Dodd
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 13 years [acted 5 May 1770]. With Alterations and 3 entire new Scenes [by Richard Brinsley Sheridan; and new music by Thomas Linley Sen.]. To conclude with a Representation of the Storming of Fort Omoa in the Bay of Hondurasv [when it was captured by the British from the Spaniards on 26 Oct. 1779. This scene was included in all subsequent performances]. The View and Machinery designed by DeLoutherbourg and executed under his direction. With New Dresses and Decorations. "The scenemen blundered egregiously all through the entertainment. During the siege of the fort so much gunpowder was fired off that the stage was so filled with smoke that the officers, men, were scarcely discernible from the boxes" (London Chronicle, 4 Jan.). Receipts: #203 2s. 6d. (154.7.0;47.17.0; 0.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Mrs Beverley Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Related Works
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: Benefit for Brandon, box-book and house-keeper. Tickets delivered for a Comedy will be taken. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #280 12s. (75.4; tickets: 205.8) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary

Cast
Role: Mrs Skylight Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Cast
Role: 800318but Sylvia Actor: Mrs Morton.
Role: Alexander Actor: Quick
Role: Cassander Actor: Lee Lewes
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Webb.
Related Works
Related Work: The Picture; or, Cuckold in Conceit Author(s): James Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Barthelemon.
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton.
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Morton.
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Gypsies Actor: Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Sharpe
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Mrs Willems
Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): James Messink

Dance: 3rd piece: As17800506

Ballet: End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market; with the Poney Races. Jockies-Dagueville, Harris, Holloway, Holland; Ladies-Miss Matthews, Miss Valois

Performance Comment: Jockies-Dagueville, Harris, Holloway, Holland; Ladies-Miss Matthews, Miss Valois.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: As17791029, but Luciana (1st time)-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Luciana Actor: Mrs Whitfield.
Role: Adriana Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Barthelemon.
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton.
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Morton.
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Gypsies Actor: Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Sharpe
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Mrs Willems
Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): James Messink

Dance: End III: a new Tambourine Dance-; in which the Minuet de la Cour and Gavot-Harris, Miss Matthews; End IV: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Dagueville; a dew Minuet and Allemandecomposed by Dagueville-Holloway, Miss Lings; to conclude with: Quadrilles-; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800510

Ballet: End: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Messink, Cushing, Wewitzer, Jones, Brunsdon, Smith, Ledger, Guard and Miss Green will be admitted. Receipts: #191 9s. 6d. (30.4.0; 2.7.6; tickets: 158.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Fearon
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Marmalet Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Barthelemon.
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton.
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Morton.
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Gypsies Actor: Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Sharpe
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Mrs Willems
Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): James Messink

Dance: Dancing, as17800510

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Quick
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Barthelemon.
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton.
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Morton.
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Gypsies Actor: Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Sharpe
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Mrs Willems
Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): James Messink

Dance: Dancing, as17800510

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Vernon, Gaudry, Bannister, Mrs Love, Miss Collett. Cast from text (T. Lowndes, 1780: Richard-Vernon; Trusty-Gaudry; John-Bannister; Wife-Mrs Love; Sally-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Wife Actor: Mrs Love
Related Works
Related Work: The Election Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Bannister Jun.; King-Packer; Horatio-Farren; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Ostrick-Lamash; Rosencraus-R. Palmer; Guildenstern-Williams; Player King-Chaplin; Marcellus-Wrighten; Lucianus-Waldron; Messenger-Wright; Francisco-Norris; Bernardo-Phillimore; Gravediggers-Persons, Burton; Ghost-Palmer; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

Dance: In II 3rd piece: a Mock@minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope. [This was included, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks
Role: Carlos Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Gypsies Actor: Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Sharpe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Ratchford.
Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): James Messink

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Besford; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925, but Miss _Matthews, Miss Valois

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude with a Grand View of Greenwich Hospitalv, designed by DeLoutherbourg. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] Receipts: #156 4s. (111.17; 44.7; 0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Cargill.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: End II: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs; Afterpiece: Dancing-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: True Blue

Performance Comment: Characters-Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton. [Probable cast: Lieutenant Dreadnought-Reinhold; Careful-Robson; True Blue-Baker; Nancy-Mrs Morton.]
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Robson, Baker, Mrs Morton.
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Morton.

Afterpiece Title: The First Part of King Henry the Fourth With the Humours of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; King-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Whitfield; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Robson; Francis-Edwin; Bardolph-Booth; Douglas-L'Estrange; Westmoreland-Thompson; Sir Walter Blunt-W. Bates; Northumberland-Webb; Sheriff-Egan; Carriers-Jones, Messink; Hotspur-Wroughton; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy (1st time)-Mrs Lewis.
Cast
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Thompson
Role: Northumberland Actor: Webb
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Lewis.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Gypsies Actor: Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Sharpe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Ratchford.
Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): James Messink

Dance: 1st piece: Dance of Sailors, as17800918; End II 2nd piece: The Humours of Leixlip, as17800927; 3rd piece: Dancing, as17800927

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Du-Bellamy; Sir Harry Sycamore-Waldron; Fairfield-Aickin; Mervin-Fawcett; Ralph-Suett (from the Theatre Royal, York; 1st appearance on this stage); Giles-Bannister; Fanny-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Hopkins; Theodosia-Miss Collett; Patty-Mrs Cargill (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Cargill

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: End I: The Butterfly, as17800921; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt.
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Mrs Willems.
Role: Gypsies Actor: Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Sharpe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Ratchford.
Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): James Messink

Dance: End II: The Villagers, as17801011; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800927

Event Comment: The Provok'd Husband [announced on playbill of 23 Oct.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. [Afterpiece in place of The Elopement, announced in Public Advertiser, 23 Oct.] Receipts: #117 15s. (85.17.0; 31.14.6; 0.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Cargill.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley.
Related Works
Related Work: High Life Below Stairs Author(s): James Townley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Brereton; Trueman (1st time)-Farren; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Burton; Thorowgood (1st time)-Packer; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Love; Millwood-Mrs Sharp.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Sharp.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930

Song: I: song-Du-Bellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Gypsies Actor: Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Sharpe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Ratchford.
Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): James Messink

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925, but Miss _Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Cast
Role: Gypsies Actor: Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Sharpe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Ratchford.
Related Works
Related Work: The Norwood Gypsies Author(s): James Messink

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Related Works
Related Work: Queen Mab Author(s): James Oswald

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930