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Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Dosel, Ledger, Blurton, Rock, Evatt, Farley, Ratchford, Jackson, Painter, Lee, Letteney, Miss Rowson, Mrs Lefevre, Miss McGeorge, Mrs Masters, Mrs Gray, Mrs Loyde, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Byrne will be admitted. Receipts: #393 10s. 6d. (53.9.0; 6.0.6; tickets: 334.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Mabel Flourish Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Dance: End: A Dance of Jockies-Ratchford, Blurton, Jackson, Miller, Mrs Ratchford

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. 3rd piece [1st time: F 2, by Edmund John Eyre. Text (Shrewsbury: P. Sandford, 1791) correctly assigns Prolix to Wilson. Prologue by John Wolcot (see text)]. Morning Chronicle, 29 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr, No. 16, Martlett-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #318 4s. (153.3; 2.5; tickets: 162.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Performance Comment: As17910112, but Mrs_ Rock.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: The Principal Characters (positively for that night only) will be revers'd. Apollo-Mrs Martyr; Sileno-Davies; Damaetus-Rock; Pan-Cubitt; Jupiter-Williamson; Midas-Wilson; Daphne-Mr Munden; Mysis-Mr Johnstone; Nysa-Mr Blanchard.
Cast
Role: Apollo Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: The Dreamer Awake; or, The Pugilist Matched

Performance Comment: Prolix-Bernard [recte Wilson]; Sir David Drowsy-Munden; Bob Sparwell-Bernard; Lexicon-Marshall; Ormond-Macready; John-Rock; Standfast-Blanchard; Lady Drowsy-Mrs Webb; Jenny-Miss Stuart; Emma-Miss Chapman; New Prologue-Bernard (see text).
Cast
Role: Standfast Actor: Blanchard
Role: Lady Drowsy Actor: Mrs Webb

Song: End I 1st piece: Say Bonny Lass: Highland Lad-Mrs Martyr, Highland Lassie- Mrs Mountain; End I 3rd piece: The Musical Courtship-Incledon, Mrs Martyr

Event Comment: Tickets delviered for The Merry Wives of Windsor will be admitted. Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Rowson, Blurton, Evatt, Jackson, Ratchford, Cross, Letteney, C. Powell, Little, Hall [box-keeper], Mrs Masters, Egan, Mrs Rock, Mrs Harris, Mrs Lefevre will be admitted. Receipts: #397 7s. (55.4.6; 4.7.6; tickets: 337.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Merry.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Dance: End: The Jockey Dance-Ratchford, Blurton, Jackson, Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford; finish: a Reel-

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Twistleton. Mainpiece: Masquerade as 7 Oct. 1793. Morning Chronicle, 9 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Twistleton, No. 2, James-street, Adelphi. Receipts: #262 10s. 6d. (167/13/0; 4/7/0; tickets: 90/10/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17931007, but Juliet-Mrs Twistleton (1st appearance in that character); omitted: Balthazar . omitted: Balthazar .
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Twistleton
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Leicester

Afterpiece Title: PATRICK IN PRUSSIA [i

Performance Comment: e. LOVE IN A CAMP]. As17931004, but Rupert-Wilde//Mabel Flourish-Mrs Chambers; omitted: Adjutant . omitted: Adjutant .

Dance: As17931022

Song: As17931007, but added: Townsend, Richardson//Miss Hopkins, Miss Kirton; omitted: Williamson, Gray, Mrs Watts, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Masters

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. 3rd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, by John Cartwright Cross. Larpent MS 1124; not published]: Founded on the recent and glorious Achievement, at the above French Fort, of Sir Sydney Smith. [On 17 Mar. 1796 a force under Sir William Sydney Smith had destroyed six French vessels in the Bay of Herqui.] To conclude with the British striking the French Colours on the Fort, burning their Corvettes in the Harbour. The new Music by Shield. Oracle, 29 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr at her house, No. 16, Martlett-court, Bow-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #384 11s. 6d. (192.14.0; 10.1.0; tickets: 181.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Quick; Campley (for this Night only, with additional songs)-Incledon; Mate (with an additional song)-Townsend; Medium-Powel; Trudge-Fawcett; Wowski-Mrs Martyr; Narcissa-Mrs Mountain; Patty-Mrs Fawcett; Yarico-Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Wowski Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Yarico Actor: Mrs Clendining.

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: As17951215, but Nancy (with a song)-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Mountain.
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Point at Herqui; or, British Bravery Triumphant

Performance Comment: Captain of the Diamond-Incledon; Lieut. O'Liffey-Johnstone; Napkin-Fawcett; Lounger-Munden; Mat Midships-Mrs Martyr; Nancy-Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Mat Midships Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Clendining.

Dance: II: a Negro Dance-; 3rd piece: a new incidental Dance by Byrn-Mlle St.Amand, Holland, Byrn

Performance Comment: Amand, Holland, Byrn.

Song: End I: Sweet Bird-Mrs Serres; accompanied on the German Flute (for this night only)-Ashe, from the Hanover-Square Concert; In Evening: Admiral Benbow-Incledon; 3rd piece: the following songs: The Mid Watch-Incledon; Tippy Bob-Munden; The Waiter-Fawcett; Irish Song-Johnstone; New Loyal Song-Mrs Martyr; Rondo-Mrs Clendining; Ye Gentlemen of England-Linton, Street, Incledon; Rule Britannia-Incledon, Johnstone, Chorus

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bland. Morning Chronicle, 20 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bland, No. 8, Cockspur-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Madelon Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Palmer
Role: Old Blind Lady Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Edward
Role: Mrs Scout Actor: Mrs Davenport.
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Clarke
Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: End II: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland; In the character of Josephine in afterpiece 'Twas in the solemn mid@night hour-Mrs Bland the Ballad in Sighs; End I afterpiece: Little Taffline ; or, The Silken Sash-Mrs Bland

Event Comment: Benefit for Trueman. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Walcot as Mrs Heidelberg, but "An apology was made on behalf of Mrs Walcot, in whose stead the papt of Mrs Heidelberg was ably sustained by Mrs Sparks" (Dramatic Censor, II, 243. As afterpiece the playbill announces Three Weeks after Marriage, but "Mrs Jordan happening, like other great performers, to be taken ill (it is wonderful how much great actors and actresses are subject to sudden indisposition!) Trueman was under the necessity of subsituting The Prize for the afterpiece" (ibid, p. 244).] Morning Chronicle, 30 May: Tickets to be had of Trueman, No. 38, Norfolk-street, Strand. Receipts: #127 8s. (70.6; 55.6; 1.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #201 2s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As18000220, but Lovewell (1st time)-Trueman; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Sparks; Fanny (1st time)-Miss Heard; Trueman-_ [i.e. the character].i.e. the character].
Cast
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Sparks
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Maddocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Song: End: Strike the Harp-Master Suett, Master Heather, Danby; with an accompaniment of Piano Forte-; [a New Loyal Song Secure within her sea@girt Reign [(Dramatic Censor, II, 243)] (written by Dutton and composed by Moorehead,)-Trueman; End IV: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Event Comment: Benefit Short and Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Madam Fickle; Or, The Witty False One

Song: The Turky/Cock Music-Mrs Willis; a comical country dialogue-Mrs Willis, Cook; a song-older of Mrs Willis' daughters; Eccles' three-part song set for the Queen's Birthday-Short, Cook, Davis

Dance: Irish Trot-younger of Mrs Willis' daughters, age five

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Evans. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Song: As17060226; especially The Spinning/Wheel Dialogue-

Music: A new solo composed by Haym-Haym, Gasperini

Dance: duRuel, Mrs duRuel, Mrs Moss, Mrs Evans

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Schoolding. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Receipts: money #9 18s. and tickets #32 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Song: As17160216

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Kellom's Scholar, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Custom of the Country

Song: Turner, Mrs Boman

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr; Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Willis, Miss Younger

Event Comment: Benefit Coker and Mrs Vincent. Receipts: money #10 0s. 6d. and tickets #55 6s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Song: As17151006

Music: Two New Concertoes on the Stage-Kitch on the Hautboy and Double Cortell

Dance: Dutch Skipper-delaGarde; Night Scene between Harlequin Scaramouch and Punch-delaGarde, Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Kellom's Scholar, Newhouse, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Finch. Receipts: money #11 12s. 6d. and tickets #25 15s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Song: As17151006

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, delaGarde, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Cross, Mrs Schoolding

Event Comment: Benefit Schoolding, Scott, Giffard, Newhouse, Mrs Elizabeth Bewley. Receipts: money #9 10s. 6d.; tickets #126 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Cross, Mrs Smith, Miss Schoolding; particularly a dance-Moreau, Miss Schoolding; A new Scotch Dance, French Peasant both by Newhouse-Newhouse, Mrs Cross; A New Dance-a Gentleman who never appeared on the English Stage before

Event Comment: Benefit the Prompter [Steed], Cross, Mrs Hodgson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Count; Or, A New Way To Play An Old Game

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Music: Flute Solo-John Bastion; accompanied-Pieppo

Song: Since Times Are So Bad-Leveridge, Mrs Fitzgerald

Dance: Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Cook, Mrs Bullock; Chacone-Mrs Bullock; French Peasant-Moreau, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. As it was alter'd by the late Duke of Buckingham. Pit and Boxes together at 5s. Note, to prevent the Company's waiting, none but the Gallery Doors will be opened till 5 a Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: With the Original Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Santlow, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Dance: Flute Chacone-Mrs Santlow; The Strippers-Birkhead, Mrs Bicknell; Harlequin-Miss Lindar; Dance-Shaw, Mrs Younger

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17200204, but Ben-Miller; Jeremy-_; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Horton; Angelica-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Oldfield.
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Younger.
Role: Scandal Actor: Booth
Role: Trapland Actor: Norris
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Porter.

Dance: Shaw, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Robinson. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Cast
Role: Arbella Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Boval, Lallie, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith; Harlequin-Mrs Booth; The original Irish Trot-Weaver

Song: A Boy a Scolar of Mrs Margarita del'Epine

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. Mainpiece: Written by Beaumont and Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Margarita Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bullock, Miss Lindar; A new Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Cast
Role: Wanton Wife Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Laycock Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Philadelphia Actor: Mrs Younger.

Music: A particular Entertainment-Signior Gironimo

Dance: Shaw, Desnoyer, Boval, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17211118, but Desdemona-Mrs Thurmond; Emilia-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Thurmond
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock; Burgomaster-Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock

Event Comment: Benefit Egleton and Mrs Egleton. Receipts: money #28 9s.; tickets #65 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Performance Comment: Quixote-Boheme; Sancho-Hall; Ambrosio-Walker; Chaplain-Bullock Sr; Manuel-H. Bullock; Gardener-Spiller; Taylor-Aston; Ravish'd Woman-Morgan; Marcella-Mrs Cross singing I Burn, I Burn; Moll-Egleton.

Dance: Lally, Pelling, Jones, Mrs Rogier, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Hutton; particularly a Hornpipe-Jones

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bicknell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Clerimont Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Fainlove Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Moor.

Dance: Shaw, Denoye, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger; particularly The Harlequin-Shaw, Mrs Booth