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Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Goodwin. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Tickets delivered for Yesterday the 28th will be admitted. [The Satiric print, The Prince's Bow, had 1st appeared on 17 Mar. 1788; it was not by Bunbury, but by Frederick George Byron (Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires...in the British Museum, 1938, VI, 557).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-L'Estrange; Lord Trinket-Cooper; Capt. O'Cutter-Griffiths; Tom-Goodwin; Major Oakly-Follett; Lady Freelove-Mrs Day; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Hunter.
Cast
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Day
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Hunter.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Captain Flash-Griffiths; Fribble-Cooper; Tag-Mrs Delpini; Biddy-Mrs Bolton.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Delpini
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Bolton.

Dance: End IV: Double Hornpipe-Mr and Miss Bourk

Song: End I: Crazy Kate-Chambers; End III: song-Arrowsmith

Entertainment: End II: Imitations-a Gentleman [unidentified]

Monologue: Vaudeville. End: Bunbury's Representation of the Prince's Bow. Teacher-Delpini; in which he will introduce a song, Woman turn us round about-Delpini

Event Comment: By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. 3rd piece: Written by A. Murphy, Esq. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Tickets to be had at the Shakespeare, Covent-garden; the Chapter Coffee-house, Paternoster-row; the Horn Tavern, Doctors Commons; the Theatre, where Places for the Boxes may be taken; and at Abbott's Academy, Bridges-street, Westminster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Miss In Her Teens

Performance Comment: Capt. Flash-Griffiths; Captain Loveit-Davis; Puff-Follett? Sen.; Jasper-Smith; Fribble-Cooper; Tag-Mrs Waldron; Biddy-Mrs Bolton, .
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Waldron
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Bolton, .

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle or A Wife at her Wits End

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Grace; Sir Peter Pride-Gaudry; Lovemore-Cooper; Clodpole-Griffiths; Jeremy-Follett Jun,; Damaris-Mrs Waldron; Lady Pride-A Gentlewoman (1st appearance [unidentified]); Mrs Brittle-Mrs Bolton.
Cast
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Waldron
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs Bolton.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Death; Wilding-Cooper; Sir Jasper Wilding-Gaudry; Beaufort-Smith; Quildrive-Grace; Dapper-Watts; Servant-Abbott; Old Philpot-Follett [Sen.]; Corinna-Miss Dancer; Maria-Mrs Bolton.
Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Smith
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Dancer
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Bolton.

Entertainment: Monologue. End 1st piece: Scrubb's Trip to the Jubilee (as altered by the late David Garrick, Esq., in character,)-Death; Vaudeville. End 2nd piece: a new favourite song-Birkett; Dance-the Miss Simonets; A Pantomimical Interlude: Harlequin (with the celebrated Dying Scene)-Follett Jun., Clown- Follett Sen.; +A martial song-Birkett

Performance Comment: End 1st piece: Scrubb's Trip to the Jubilee (as altered by the late David Garrick, Esq., in character,)-Death; Vaudeville. End 2nd piece: a new favourite song-Birkett; Dance-the Miss Simonets; A Pantomimical Interlude: Harlequin (with the celebrated Dying Scene)-Follett Jun., Clown- Follett Sen.; +A martial song-Birkett.
Cast
Role: Dance Actor: the Miss Simonets
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Mainpiece: Mr Colman's Last New Comedy. [He was the author of the Epilogue, which was spoken by the Dramatis Personae. In afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs H. Johnston as Malvina, but she "being indisposed, her part was performed with great effect by Madame [sic] St.Amand" (London Chronicle, 15 Mar.).] Receipts: #379 16s. (378.3; 1.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: Doctor Pangloss-Fawcett; Dick Dowlass-Knight; Dansel Dowlass-Waddy; Henry Morland-Mansel; Stedfast-Murray; Zekiel Homespun-Munden; Kenricke-Johnstone; Lady Duberly-Mrs Davenport; Caroline Dormer-Miss Mansel; Cecily Homespun-Mrs Gibbs; The original Epilogue-.

Song: As17990309

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. [Authors of Epilogue and Address unknown.] Morning Chronicle, 30 Apr.: Tickeps to be had of Mrs Mattocks, No. 16, Soho-square. Receipts: #322 2s. (125.2.0; 6.15.6; tickets: 190.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Performance Comment: Cheveril-Lewis; Mr Mordent-Pope; Donald-Munden; Clement-Claremont; Grime-Davenport; Item-Emery (1st appearance in that character); Lenox (1st time)-Murray; Joanna (the Deserted Daughter)-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Lady Ann Mordent-the Late Miss Betterton [i.e. now Mrs Glover] (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Enfield-Mrs Whitmore; Betty-Miss Leserve; Mrs Sarsnet-Mrs Mattocks; Oraginal Epilogue-[the Young Lady, the Late Miss Betterton, Mrs Mattocks.the Young Lady, the Late Miss Betterton, Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Social Songsters

Cast
Role: Widow Belmont Actor: Mrs Chapman
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Atkins.

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performance Comment: As18000301but Ellen Woodbine-Mrs Atkins; Lucy Oakland-Miss Sims.

Dance: End II 1st piece: the Duchess of York's New Minuet and Waltz= (The Music composed by Alde [recte Alday], Dance by D'Egville)-Master and Miss D'Egville; In 2nd piece: Dance-Master D'Egville, Miss Packwood, Miss D'Egville

Entertainment: Monologue. End I 1st piece: Appropriate Address written on the Occasion-Mrs Mattocks

Performance Comment: End I 1st piece: Appropriate Address written on the Occasion-Mrs Mattocks.
Event Comment: [No after money. Mrs Cibber's advance notice for her Benefit the following Saturday states she]: having been oblig'd by her illness to put off her Benefit, which was advertised for the 19th of March, and not being able to get any other day than a Saturday, is afraid it should be inconvenient to some of the Gentlemen and Ladies who have done her the honour to take tickets, therefore begs leave to acquaint them that if they please to send their tickets before Thursday next to Mr Page at the stage door of the theatre in Covent Garden, the Money will be returned. Receipts: #136 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs James
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Receipts: #55 8s. plus #51 16s. from tickets. [The Account Book does not indicate this as a Free Benefit, nor does it specify charges.] Paid Garrick on Acct. #105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Teresa Actor: Mrs Hale.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Dance: As17461231

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Cibber in full for her performance this season #39. Receipts: #69 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Dunstall.
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Havard
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Event Comment: Being the last time of the company's performing this season (General Advertiser). Paid Mr Granier in full for his children's performances #10 10s. Paid Mrs Pritchard in full for her performances this season #21 13s. 4d., and #10 for her being overcharged for her benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber.
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Aunt Actor: Mrs Marten
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Hippisley
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Gibbons, Watson, and Master Moore. Tickets deliver'd out by Mr Walker, Dancing Master, and Marr will be taken. Tickets for the Revenge will be taken. Receipts: #120 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Indiana Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Minors
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson

Song: II: Beard; IV: Mas. Moore

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Walker; V: The Running Footmen-Morris, Walker, as17550424

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Davies. Tickets of Davies at No 16 in New Crown Court, Russel St., Covent Garden; and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #170 (Cross); charges #63 (Winston MS 8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Macklin
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucetta Actor: Miss Barton
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Tag Actor: Miss Mathews
Role: Louvre Actor: Master Simson, Miss Simson.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Simson & Kids (Cross). Epilogue and Afterpiece By Particular Desire. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17590417 but Hamlet-Mossop; Guildenstern-Scrase; Laertes-Austin; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; a new Dramatic Epiloguea Dialogue-Master Simson, Miss Simson; the Prologue-_.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Loveit Actor: Miss Bride
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Tag Actor: Miss Mathews
Role: Louvre Actor: Master Simson, Miss Simson.

Dance: II: Louvre, Minuet-Master Simson, Miss Simson

Event Comment: Benefit for Author of Mainpiece

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elvira

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Almayda Actor: Miss Bride

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17620923, but Puff-Ackman; Tag-Mrs Parsons; Jasper-Parsons.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Parsons
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.
Event Comment: NNeville MS Diary: Read ye parts of Varanes and Athenais before I went into ye Pit to see ye Play of Theodosius. Barry and Mrs Dancer are excellent in Varanes and Athenais. Young Barry did Theodosius, and Sowdon Marcian, who, tho' ugly, has a pretty good person and is a tolerably good player. Liontine by Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Performance Comment: Varanes-Barry; Theodosius-T. Barry; Leontine-Bannister; Atticus-Gardner; Aranthes-Davis; Lucius-Keen; Marcion-Sowdon; Pulcheria-Mrs Burden; Julia-Mrs Denton; Delia-Mrs Kirby; Athenais-Mrs Dancer.
Cast
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Denton
Role: Delia Actor: Mrs Kirby
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Dancer.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Ogilvie

Dance: III: A Serious Dance-; End: A comic dance-Miss Froment, a little girl (Neville)

Event Comment: The Author's Night. N.B. As the time limited by Mr Foote's Patent is now expiring the Company will perform every night of the week, (Saturday excepted). Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Barry and Mrs Dancer. Tuesdays and Thursdays Mr Foote (Public Advertiser). Set down as much as I can remember of the additions to the Orators. In the evening finished a copy for the Printer of the General Evening Post of an answer to a flattering letter which appeared in that paper some time ago. It is in praise of the Duke of York and other wretches, who not knowing how to spend enough of the Nation's money have fitted up a Theatre in St James Street on which to exhibit their own folly and profusion (Neville MS Diary). [Neville's piece appeared in the Post 8 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Countess Of Salisbury

Cast
Role: Lord William Actor: Miss Palmer
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Dancer
Role: Eleanor Actor: Mrs Burden

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Ogilvie

Dance: Miss Froment

Event Comment: Benefit for the Relief of Persons Imprisoned for small Debts. The Provok'd Husband is oblig'd to be changed on account of Mrs Yates illness. Tickets delivered for that comedy will be taken. Rec'd stopages #14; Paid salary list #564 6s.; Mr Slingsby on note in full of #150 per order; #40, J. French on Acct #5 5s.; Mr Weston's Law Bill, #15 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #122 17s.; Charges: #84; Profits to Charity: #38 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17741018, but Lucius-Usher; End of play, Original Occasional Epilogue written by Cumberland for this Charity,-Palmer, Miss Sherry. By Particular Desire.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Ewin for a Hoop Petty Coat for Mrs Granier 14s. Receipts: #166 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Ryan; Younger Wou'dbe-Woodward; Richmore-Cashell; Trueman-Chapman; Teague-Morris; Subtleman-Rosco; Clearaccount-Arthur; Fairbank-Ridout; Balderdash-Marten; Constable-Dunstall; Jack-Bencraft; Constance-Mrs Vincent; Mrs Midnight-Stoppelaer; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Bland; Aurelia-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Stoppelaer
Role: Mrs Clearaccount Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: As17461231

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Bambridge
Role: Parly Actor: Mrs Wignell
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Miss Budgell.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: See17470319 but Fribble-Cushing; Flash-Shuter; Biddy-Mrs Moreau.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Moreau.

Song: TThe Early Horn-Brett

Music: French Horns-Baker, Stroud

Dance: As17461124

Event Comment: Benefit for James, Stoppelaer, Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: Alphonso-James; Pilgrim-Ryan; Curio-Anderson; Seberto-Storer; Old Pilgrim-Ridout; Lopez-Morgan; 2nd Outlaw-Smith; Porter-Rosco; Roderigo-Bridges; Mad Scholar-Giffard; Stuttering Cook-Cibber; Mad Englishman-Morris; Mad Welchman-Stoppelaer; Mad Priest-Bencraft; Mad Taylor-Collins; Master of Madhouse-Marten; Fool-Miss Ferguson; Alinda-Mrs Hale; Juletta-Mrs Bland; In IV Mad Bess in character-Beard.
Cast
Role: Fool Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Alinda Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Juletta Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: I: Go Rose-Miss Faulkner; II: Ellen a Roon-Mrs Storer; III: Se Spuntan Vezzoze-Miss Faulkner; V: Come Ever Smiling Liberty, 'Tis Liberty alone-Miss Faulkner

Dance: V: Minuet-Villeneuve, Miss E. Faulkner

Event Comment: At the New Wells near the London Spa Clerkenwell. By Desire. For one night only. Benefit for Yeates Jun. A Concert, etc. Prices: 2s., 1s. 6d., 1s. To begin exactly at 6 p.m. There will be fires in proper Places to keep the Wells warm. It will be moonlight. Mr Yeates entreats the favor of those Gentlemen and Ladies who intend to honour him...that they will please to come at the time prefix'd on account of the length of the Performances; and they may depend on the whole being conducted with the utmost Decorum (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Yeates Jun; Polly-Mrs Yeates.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Yeates.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Flash-Yeates Jun; Biddy-Mrs Yeates.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Yeates.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Cushing; Rutland-Mrs Cushing.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Cushing.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Cushing; Flash-Yeates; Biddy-Mrs Yeates.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Yeates.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Green-This House was hurt by Mr Handel's Music at ye Foundling Hospt (Cross). Tickets of Mrs Green at Broad Court, Bow St., Covent Garden and at Stage Door. Tickets deliver'd for the 10th will be taken. Last time of acting the mainpiece this season. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Horataa Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Dance: Devisse, Mad Auretti

Event Comment: Benefit for Shuter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V

Performance Comment: King Henry-Barry; Exeter-Ridout; Canterbury-Sparks; France-Gibson; Constable-Bridgwater; Pistol-Dyer; Catherine-Mrs Dyer; Chorus-Ryan; Fluellin-Shuter,1st time.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Biddy-a Young Gentlewoman who never appear'd upon any stage; Flash-Dyer; Puff-Dunstall; Tag-Mrs Vincent; Fribble-Shuter, with a song in character.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Vincent

Entertainment: I: Cries of London-Shuter

Music: II: A Trio taken out of Florizel and Perdita,-Shuter, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young

Dance: IV: Italian Peasants, as17531120; End: Epilogue in Florizel and Perdita-Shuter, by Desire, in character of a Pedlar

Event Comment: Benefit for Box-Keepers, Evans and Condill. [Barry's last appearance this season.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius

Cast
Role: Pulcheria Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Delia Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Athenais Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (with a song in character)-Shuter; Biddy-Mrs Green; With Epilogue-Shuter, riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: NewComic Dance, as17580417

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Palmer. By Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets deliver'd for Oroonoko will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17610925, but Mincing-Mrs Simson; Millamant-Mrs Palmer, first time; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Simson
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Palmer, first time
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Lady Wishfort Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Bennet

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Song: III: A Cantata-Miss Young. *uöÓdl TThe Farmer's Return from London. As17620329

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Elliot. No Building on Stage. Last time of performing the Afterpiece this season. [But see 18 April.] Lost...a pocket book containing an account of last year's tickets for a benefit at Covent Garden. It is of no use to anyone but the owner (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17621019, but Edging-Mrs Green; Lady Betty-Miss Elliot, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Young
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Davies
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Elliot

Dance: A New Comic Dance, as17630224