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Event Comment: MMr Foote, the author of the Farce play'd Majr Sturgeon. Mrs Clive Hiss'd, in Mrs Sneak (Hopkins). Mrs Clive not liked in Mrs Sneak (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). [Mainpiece by Brooke.] Afterpiece: A Farce in 2 acts, never acted there. Receipts: #170 5s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Cast
Role: Countess of Nottingham Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Lee

Dance: IV: The Provancalle, as17631014

Event Comment: MMiss Pope. Clarinda. Mrs Yates being ill (Hopkins). I do not think it a character in Miss Pope's was (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). Receipts: #139 14s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Rites of Hecate

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simpson and for a Public Nusance &c. (Hopkins). Benefit of Mrs Simson, and removing a Public Nuisance, by opening the way at the end of Great Queen Street (Hopkins Diary-MacMillan). By Particular Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Cast
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Simson.
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Mrs Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Tale

Dance: End: The Cow@Keepers, as17640504

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Parts by: Powell, King, Havard, Burton, Baddeley, Yates, Miss Pope, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Abington. Prologue and an Interlude as an Epilogue. Freeport-Yates; Spatter-King; Lord Falbridge-Powell; Sir Wm. Douglas-Havard; La France-Baddeley; Owen-Burton; Officer-Strange; Lady Alton-Mrs Abington; Amelia-Mrs Palmer; Molly-Miss Pope; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Hopkins; Prologue-King; Interlude as Epilogue-(Edition of 1767).
Cast
Role: Lady Alton Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Amelia Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Mrs Goodman Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: After Epilogue: The Vintage, as17661011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Antony-Barry; Ventidius-Holland; Dolabella-Aickin; Octavia-Mrs Hopkins; Alexas-Packer; Serapion-Bransby; Charmion-Mrs Johnston; Romans-Ackman, Strange; Iras-Mrs Hippisley; Cleopatra-Mrs Dancer; In Act II, a Dance- incident to the play.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Iras Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Mrs Dancer

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: Parts-King, Palmer, Cautherly, J. Palmer, Hurst, Fawcett, J. Burton, Mrs Barry, Mrs Jeffries, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Hopkins. With a Prologue-; Shatterbrain-King; Frank-Palmer; Weldon-Cautherly; Dr Gruel-Hurst; Capt. Slang-J. Palmer; Mrs Junket-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Frolick-Mrs Jeffries; Flavia-Mrs W. Barry; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Coxcomb-Fawcett (Genest, V, 167).

Dance: V: The Wake, as17680220

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Sterling-Hurst; first time, Traverse-Keen; Fanny-Miss Hopkins; Ogleby-King; Sir John-Aickin; Lovell-Cautherly; Serj. Flower-Bransby; Trueman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Heidleberg Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Song: (By Particular Desire) O! What a Charming Thing's a Battle!-Mr Bannister

Cast
Role: Actor: Mr Bannister.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-King; Stockwell-Usher; Charles Dudley-Brereton; Varland-Parsons; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Captian Dudley-Packer; Fulmer-Baddeley; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Lucy-Mrs Love; Charlotte-Mrs Abington; Louisa-Miss Hopkins; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Sherry; Housekeeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Original Epilogue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Housekeeper Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Original Epilogue Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Song: I: Moody (By Desire) will introduce the song in Love a@la@Mode-Moody

Event Comment: House (Hopkins Diary). Garrick's last time of performing Benedict . In the Farce the whole set of Clouds fell down upon the Stage but did no Damage (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly.] King was hoarse. Spleen deferr'd. Receipts: #270 10s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Dance: II: The Grand Garland Dance, as17760410

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Horatia Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel; or, The Double Valet

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Brereton, Packer, Davies, Burton, Griffiths, Parsons; Miss P. Hopkins, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Wrighten. [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1776): Trimwell-King; Neville-Brereton; Wentworth-Packer; Sir John Seymour-Davies; Robin-Burton; Irish Chairman-Griffiths; Sir Jacob Thrift-Parsons; Clarissa-Miss P. Hopkins; Flavia-Miss Jarratt; Tabby-Mrs Wrighten; Prologue-King. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 7 performances only (see17770201).]This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 7 performances only (see17770201).]
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Tabby Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Barrett (1st appearance on this stage); Charles (1st time)-Farren; Russet-Dunstall (of cg); Captain O'Cutter-Moody; Paris-Waldron; Tom-Carpenter; William-Griffiths; John-Everard; Robert-Norris; Major Oakly-Yates; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss P. Hopkins; Toilet-Miss Platt; Mrs Oakly-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss P. Hopkins

Dance: In: as17770117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Yates, Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Baddeley, Aickin, Packer, Farren, Lamash, Gaudry, R. Palmer, Norris, Chaplin, Smith, Miss Pope,Miss P. Hopkins, Miss Sherry, Mrs Abington. [Cast from Public Advertiser, 9 May: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Yates; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Crabtree-Parsons; Moses-Baddeley; Rowley-Aickin; Snake-Packer; Careless-Farren; Trip-Lamash; Sir Harry Bumper-Gaudry; Gentlemen-R. Palmer, Norris, Chaplin; Charles Surface-Smith; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Miss P. Hopkins; Lady Sneerwell-Miss Sherry; Lady Teazle-Mrs Abington; Prologue-King; Epilogue-Mrs Abington. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Davies.

Performances

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Baddeley; Charles Stanley-Farren; Harry Stukely-Barrett; Diggery-Parsons; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Miss Hopkins; Miss Bridget Pumpkin-Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits-Miss Armstrong; III: Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] V: a Ballet, Demie Caractere, composed by Gallet, The Double Festival-Gallet, Slingsby, Miss Armstrong, Sga Dupre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Barrett; Charles-Farren; Russet-Aickin (1st appearance in that character); Captain O'Cutter-Moody; Paris-Waldron; Tom-Carpenter; Major Oakly-Yates; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss Hopkins; Mrs Oakly-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Sherborn.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sterling-Parsons; Sir John Melvil-Aickin; Lovewell-Brereton; Serjeant Flower-Wrighten; Traverse-Hurst; Trueman-Norris; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Burton; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Miss P. Hopkins; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Betty-Mrs Love; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John (1st time [at this theatre])-Henderson; Frederick-Brereton; Duke-Packer; Petruchio-Aickin; Antonio-Parsons; Peter-Burton; Antony-Waldron; Francisco-Wright; Surgeon-Wrighten; First Constantia-Miss Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Mother-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Bradshaw; Nurse-Mrs Love; Second Constantia-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: First Constantia Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Second Constantia Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: Robinette Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: In afterpiece: a Dance of Evil Spirits-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Smith; Fainall-Bensley (1st appearance in that character); Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Yates; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Parsons; Witwou'd-King; Lady Wishfor't-Mrs Hopkins; Marwood-Miss Sherry; Mrs Fainall-Miss Hopkins; Foible-Miss Pope; Mincing-Miss Collett; Millamant-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17771215, but The Lady-Miss Hopkins.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Joseph Andrews

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Baddeley, Burton, Lamash, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Wrighten, Miss Sherry, Mrs Robinson. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 21 Apr.: Joseph Andrews-Palmer; Peter Pounce-Parsons; Captain Wilson-Baddeley; Coupee-Burton; Lord Didapper-Lamash; Slipslop-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Booby-Miss Sherry; Fanny-Mrs Robinson; New Prologue-Bensley.
Cast
Role: Slipslop Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Robinson

Dance: As17780109

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Brereton; Thorowgood-Hurst; Trueman-Davies; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Burton; Maria-Miss P. Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Lucy-Mrs Davies; Millwood-Miss Hopkins (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Millwood Actor: Miss Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: End: Hornpipe, as17780518

Song: In I: song-Miss Abrams

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins, prompter, and Mrs Hopkins. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 18 Feb. 1773]. Afterpiece: A Dramatic Entertainment (in 2 parts) of Singing, Dancing and Dialogue. In Honour of Shakespeare. In which will be introduced a Pageant. The Music by Dibdin. Public Advertiser, 27 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Hopkins, No. 7, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #229 9s. (129.14; 30.18; 2.10; tickets: 66.7) (charge: #64 4s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deception

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Dodd, Parsons, Aickin, Baddeley, Waldron, Farren, Nash, Bidwell, Palmer, Miss Farren, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Brereton, Miss Pope. Cast from London Chronicle, 30 Apr.: Flippant-Dodd; Welford-Parsons; Fairgrove-Aickin; Rudely-Baddeley; Robin-Waldron; Charles Fairgrove-Farren; Sir Harry Varnish-Palmer; Louisa Freemore-Miss Farren; Lady Varnish-Mrs Hopkins; Sophia Welford-Mrs Brereton; Kitty-Miss Pope; Nash, Bidwell are unassigned. For Prologue and Epilogue see17790506. Nash, Bidwell are unassigned. For Prologue and Epilogue see17790506.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Floretta Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Colles

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Baddeley; Mrs Hopkins. Principal Tragedians by Moody, Farren, Aickin, Waldron, Lamash, Burton, Chaplin, Holcroft, Hurst, Wright, Wrighten, Grimaldi, Bannister Jun, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Davenett, Miss Pope; [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1781): Puff-King; Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Interpreter-Baddeley; Signor Pasticcio Ritornello-Delpini; Under Prompter-Philimore; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italian Girls-Miss Field, Miss Abrams; [Tragedians: Lord Burleigh-Moody; Earl of Leicester-Farren; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Son-Lamash; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Beefeater-Wright; Governor of Tilbury Fort-Wrighten; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Master of the Horse-Kenny; Justice-Packer; Constable-Fawcett; Thames-Gaudry; Confidante-Mrs Bradshaw; Justice's Lady-Mrs Davenett [in text: Mrs Johnston]; Tilburina-Miss Pope; Nieces-Miss Collett, Miss Kirby; unassigned-Aickin, Chaplin, Holcroft, Hurst, Grimaldi; Prologue-King. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 14 performances only (see17791124), and again on 3 and 10 Dec.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 14 performances only (see17791124), and again on 3 and 10 Dec.]
Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Confidante Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Justice's Lady Actor: Mrs Davenett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Paulina Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Palmer, Dodd, Brereton, Parsons, Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins; Principal Tragedians-Farren, Waldron, Burton, Packer, Lamash, Bannister Jun., Mrs Davenett, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope. Cast adjusted from text (T. Becket, 1781): Puff-Palmer; Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Brereton; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Interpreter-Baddeley; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Tragedians: Earl of Leicester-Farren; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Justice-Packer; Son-Lamash; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Justice's Lady-Mrs Davenett; Confidante-Mrs Bradshaw; Tilburina-Miss Pope.

Dance: As17791126

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deception

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Palmer, Aickin, Baddeley, Farren, Lamash, Waldron, Nash, Philimore, Parsons, Miss Pope, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Brereton, Miss Farren. Cast adjusted from London Chronicle, 30 Apr. 1779: Sir Harry Varnish-Palmer; Fairgrove-Aickin; Rudely-Baddeley; Charles Fairgrove-Farren; Flippant-Lamash; Robin-Waldron; Welford-Parsons; Kitty-Miss Pope; Lady Varnish-Mrs Hopkins; Sophia Welford-Mrs Brereton; Louisa Freemore-Miss Farren; unassigned-Nash, Philimore.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Cast
Role: Lady Dinah Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Artifice

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Lamash, Burton, Wrighten, Fawcett, Holcroft, Parsons, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Wright, Mrs Wrighten. Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1780): Bevil-Vernon; Bowling-Bannister; Ralph-Davies; Charles-Lamash; Vellum-Burton; Crosjack-Wrighten; Sir Benjamin Brief-Parsons; Mrs Bobbin-Mrs Hopkins; Eliza-Miss Wright; Margaritta-Mrs Wrighten; Fawcett, Holcroft are unassigned. Fawcett, Holcroft are unassigned.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Crawford

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins. Principal Tragedians by Farren, Waldron, Burton, Packer, Lamash, Bannister Sen., Miss Pope. Cast from text (T. Becket, 1781): Puff-King; Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Interpreter-Baddeley; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Tragedians: Earl of Leicester-Farren; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Justice-Packer; Son-Lamash; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Sen.; Tilburina-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: End I: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: V: song-Miss Field