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Event Comment: The last time of the Company's performing this Season. Benefit for Portal, Stevenson, Percey, George, Bowley, Woollams, Massingham, J. Edwards, Chumbley [box-keepers]. Receipts: #54 3s. (32.2; 22.1; 0.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As18000322but Valentine-Powell (1st appearance in that character); Jeremy-Trueman; Trapland-Webb; Angelica-Miss Heard (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Foresight Actor: Suett
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Sparks
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: The Countess Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Mellon.

Song: In course evening: The Soldier tir'd of War's alarms-Miss Stephens; End I afterpiece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dragon Of Wantley

Performance Comment: [To be perform'd by the Lilliputian Company dl.]: More-Master W. Hamilton; Mauxalinda-Miss Cole; Margerinia-Miss Edwards; Gubbins-Master J. Hamilton; Dragon-Master Ferg.
Cast
Role: Mauxalinda Actor: Miss Cole
Role: Margerinia Actor: Miss Edwards

Dance: I: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; II: Burgomaster's Dance-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; V: Grand Ballet-Lilliputians; Two Pierrots-Master Littleton, Miss Wright; Two Punches-Master Ferg, Miss Morrison; Two Scaramouches-Master Brooks, Miss Ferg; Postures-Rapinere

Event Comment: Benefit for the young D'Egvilles, Johnston & Dale. Receipts: #233 1s. 6d. (24.12.0; 15.15.6; 0.16.0; tickets: 191.18.0) (charge: #108 7s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: Mr Hargrave-Moody; George Hargrave-Barrymore; Mr Drummond-Benson; Sir Charles Seymour-Whitfield; Mr Morley-Aickin; Justice-Waldron; Jarvis-R. Palmer; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hokpins; Bella-Mrs Goodall; Emily-Miss Collins; Harriet-Mrs Kemble; Susan-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Lady Dinah Actor: Mrs Hokpins
Role: Bella Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-Kelly; Roger-Dignum; Symon-Moody; Sir William Worthy-Aickin; Glaud-Suett; Bauldy-Dodd; Jenny-Miss Romanzini; Mause-Mrs Love; Madge-Mrs Booth; Peggy-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Romanzini
Role: Mause Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Dance: End: L'Amour au Rende'vous; or, The Conflict of Love, in which will be displayed the Customs of the American Indians, to conclude with the War Dance,-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss D'Egville, Miss DeCamp; End I afterpiece: A Highland Reel-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Cast
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Purden
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17320327 but Nell-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Music: t the rising of the Curtain: Mr Handel's Water Musick, with French Horns and Trumpets, accompany'd by the rest of the Instruments-

Dance: II: Country Lass-Miss Wherrit; III: A new Scotch Dance-Burny, Miss Wherrit; IV: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; V: Two Pierots-Burney, Miss Tollet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17370830, but Angelica-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Foresight Actor: Johnson
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Willis
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Dance: Two Misses Scott; who never appeared on that Stage before: I: A Saraband, Minuet-Miss Scott; II: Comic Dance-Miss Scott's Sister; IV: Serious Dance-the two Misses Scott

Event Comment: Benefit Raftor, Rogers. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. [Tickets for Sanders, Fuller, Fulwood also taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: As17380522, but Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: I: La Pieraite-Leviez, Miss Thompson; II: Punch-Master Ferg; In III: Hornpipe-Philips; V: Flanderkins-Master Ferg, Miss Wright; End Afterpiece: Saraband-Miss Wright, Miss Morrison

Performances

Dance: I: Faithful Lovers-Desse, Miss Oates; II: Richardson, Miss Rogers; III: Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; IV: Je ne scay quoi-Villeneuve, Richardson, Miss Oates; V: Kilkenny-Glover, the Younger Mlle Roland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ridiculous Guardian

Dance: LLes Chasseurs and les Bergeres, as17610623 The German Coopers, as17610623 III: The Reapers-Master Rogers, Miss Twist, Master Tetley, Miss Tetley, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ridiculous Guardian

Dance: LLes Chasseurs and les Bergeres, as17610623 The German Coopers, as17610623 III: The Reapers-Master Rogers, Miss Twist, Master Tetley, Miss Tetley, Miss Street

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi, Aldridge. No Building on Stage, &c. Tickets deliver'd for This Night will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Camilla Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: I: Dutch Dance, as17620921, but Sga _Giorgi, Miss Baker; II: By Desire a +Hornpipe-Miss Dawson; III: A New Scotch Dance-Aldridge, Miss Baker; IV: The Italian Gardeners-Grimaldi, Miss Baker

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be sold at the Theatre. Never acted before. Comic opera, Music composed by Dr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Guardian Outwitted

Performance Comment: Sir British Blunt-Beard; Sir Liquorish Trapgold-Shuter; Lord Planwell-Mattocks; Roger-Dyer; La Finesse-Squibb; Slouch-Dunstall; Lady Julia-Miss Hallam; Pinup-Miss Miller; Maukin-Young Gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any stage [Miss Wainwright]; Flirtilla-Miss Brent (playbill); [Larpent MS 243 confirms Miss Wainwright and adds a character Sneider-Buck.

Dance: I: New Comic Dance call'd The Tyrolese Peasants-Duquesney, Miss Wilford; II: New Grand Ballet call'd Rural Love-Fichar, Manesiere, Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Wilford, Miss Twist, Miss Pitt

Event Comment: Benefit for Dumay, Harris & Holloway. Receipts: #296 11s. (48.12; tickets: 247.19) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Letitia Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Morris.

Dance: IV: Minuet de la Cour en Quatre-Holloway, Holland, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews; a Minuet-Harris, Miss Younge; End IV: a new Pastoral Dance-Harris, Miss Matthews

Ballet: End: St. David's Day. As17810501

Monologue: End II: The Humours of New-Market; with the Poney Races. Jockeys-Harris, Holland, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Miss Besford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews

Performance Comment: Jockeys-Harris, Holland, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Miss Besford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Kemble; Siffredi-Bensley; Osmond-Barrymore; Rhodolpho-R. Palmer; Officers-Phillimore, Wilson, Chaplin, &c.; Laura-Miss Kemble; Sigismunda-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Kemble
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or Colonel Tivy Barrymore Davy Parsons Jessamy Burton Lord Minikin Dodd Lady Minikin Miss Pope Gymp Miss Tidswell Miss Tittup Miss Farren

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Romanzini
Role: Theresa Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Song: As17881117, but Vocal Parts-Dignum, Sedgwick, Miss Collett, Miss Romanzini

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by James Cobb. Larpent MS 961; not published; synopsis of plot in Universal Magazine, Nov. 1792, p. 393]: The Scenes entirely new, designed and executed by Greenwood. With new Dresses and Decorations. The Music composed principally by Storace, with a few Pieces selected from Anfossi, Bianchi and [La Bella Pescatrice, by] Guglielmi. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 15 Apr. 1793]. "The dialogue of operas now a days is thought of little consequence, and in this instance, the author has certainly strictly adhered to that opinion; however, by the aid of Painter, Composer, Taylor and Performers [The Pirates] will certainly long continue to attract admiration" (Thespian Magazine, Jan. 1793, p. 169). Receipts: #359 10s. 6d. (336.6.6; 23.0.0; 0.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Pirates

Performance Comment: Characters by Kelly, Suett, Sedgwick, Benson, Dignum, Caulfield, Phillimore, Bannister Jun., Wewitzer, Alfred, Bland, Mrs Crouch, Sga Storace, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp. Cast from Songs (E. Cox, 1792), and playbill of 16 May 1794: Don Altador-Kelly; Don Gasparo-Suett; Don Guillermo-Sedgwick; Captain of the Ship-Benson; Genariello-Dignum; Captain of the Guard-Caulfield; Cosmino-Phillimore; Blazio-Bannister Jun.; Sotillo-Wewitzer; Sailor-Alfred; Stefano-Bland; Donna Aurora-Mrs Crouch; Fabulina-Sga Storace; Fidelia-Mrs Bland; Marietta-Miss DeCamp; Lazzaroni-Banks, Fawcett, Cooke, Lyons; Pirates-Dubois, Whitmell, Nokes, Keys; Vintagers-Walker, Nicolini, Bidotti, Miss Brooker, Mrs Harris, Mrs Barrett, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Brigg, Miss Bourk; Sailors-Fairbrother, Maddocks, Webb, Bourk; General Chorus-Danby, Shaw, Welsh, Dorion, Brown, Dorion Jun., Mrs Shaw, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Butler, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Edwin, Miss Gaudry, Miss Kirton.

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Katharine Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Bianca Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Palmer.

Dance: The Dances (composed by D'Egville)-Hamoir, D'Egville, Master D'Egville, Miss Prevot, Miss Menage, Miss Phillips, the Miss D'Egvilles. [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances until 8 Apr. 1793.

Performance Comment: [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances until 8 Apr. 1793.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Duncan (King of Scotland)-Aickin; Malcolm-C. Kemble; Donalbain-Fisher; Macbeth-Kemble; Macduff-Barrymore; Banquo-Packer; Rosse-Holland; Fleance-Master Chatterley; Siward-Sparks; Seyton-Trueman; Physician-Maddocks; Captain-Caulfield; Messenger-Evans; Murderers-Wentworth, Webb; Hecate-Sedgwick; Witches-R. Palmer, Wewitzer, Suett; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Siddons; Gentlewoman-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Sir Matthew Medley-Maddocks; Vapour-Russell; Woodly-Sedgwick; Gossip-Suett; Soufrance-Wewitzer; Charlotte-Miss Wentworth; Florella-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Leak.

Song: In: Chorus of Witches and Spirits-Sedgwick, Dignum, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Arne, Miss Wentworth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: Beda Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Irene Actor: Miss DeCamp

Song: As17971107, but Chorus of Witches and Spirits-Miss Wentworth, Miss _Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Elrington; Lorenzo-Wilks; Friar-Leigh; Gomez-Norris; Queen-Mrs Porter; Elvira-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: Topham, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar; A new Comic Dance-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Performance Comment: See17181002, but Berinthia-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: Shaw, Wade, Thurmond Jr, Topham, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Oldfield.

Dance: Topham, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar; A new Comic Dance-Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice Or It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Belguard-Mills; Sir Courtly-Cibber; Hothead-Miller; Testimony-Johnson; Crack-Penkethman; Leonora-Mrs Porter; Violante-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Violante Actor: Mrs Bicknell.

Dance: Topham, Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Boval, Topham, Miss Smith, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bartholomew Fair

Performance Comment: Cokes-Miller; Wasp-Johnson; Quarlous-Mills; Winwife-Wilks Jr; Overdo-Shepard; Edgeworth-Walker; Littlewit-Norris; Busy-Bickerstaff; Mrs Littlewit-Mrs Saunders; Mrs Overdo-Mrs Moor; Mrs Purecraft-Mrs Baker; Ursula-Cross.
Cast
Role: Mrs Littlewit Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Mrs Overdo Actor: Mrs Moor
Role: Mrs Purecraft Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Miss Smith, Miss Tenoe, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17191228, but Charlotte-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Bicknell.
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Saunders.
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Oldfield

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Lallie, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Performance Comment: As17210410 but Valeria-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Heron.
Role: Hellena Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Florinda Actor: Mrs Garnet
Role: Moretta Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Denoyer, Boval, Thurmond Jr, Lally, Miss Tenoe, Miss Smith; particularly a new Comic Dance-Denoyer, Boval, Miss Smith