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Event Comment: "[Mrs Siddons's] dress was a French grey satin gown, trimmed with dark sage coloured ribbon, edged with steel, white satin petticoat covered With tiffany, and trimmed With the same as the gown, a girdle of the same colour, a dark sage coloured cane hat ornamented with feathers and edges with gold, with a band of gauze and large bows, the ends fastened to the waist" (Daily Universal Register, 4 Oct.). Receipts: #302 2s. (281.18.0; 19.6.6; 0.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Kemble; Priuli-Aickin; Renault-Packer; Bedamor-R. Palmer; Duke-Chaplin; Elliot-Fawcett; Spinosa-Wright; Officer-Phillimore; Pierre-Bensley; Belvidera-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Palmer; Grumio-Baddeley; Baptista-Wright; Biondello-R. Palmer; Taylor-Jones; Music@master-Fawcett; Pedro-Phillimore; Hortensio-Wilson; Bianca-Mrs A. Palmer [Public Advertiser: Miss Simson]; Curtis-Mrs Love; Catherine-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs A. Palmer
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Gregory

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17561110, but Lady Macbeth-Mrs Gregory.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Catherine-Mrs Gregory; Petruchio-Shuter; Dancing-Lucas, Miss Hilliard.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Gregory
Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlin. Benefit for Mrs Fisher. Deferr'd from 11 April

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Young Gentleman from York; Isabella's child-Master P. Fisher; Isabella-Mrs Fisher; first time in London. In Act II, an Epithalamium-Millar, Miss Barret; Occasional Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Fisher

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Catherine-Mrs Fisher; Petruchio-Gentleman (who performs Biron ); Humorous Epilogue on Everybody-Somebody, in the character of No Body - Master Fisher.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Fisher
Event Comment: Benefit for the French Dancers, tho' not in the Bills. It was to have been The Winter's Tale, but Mrs Cibber is taken ill (Cross). Tickets deliver'd for The Winter's Tale and Catherine and Petruchio will be taken. Last time of performing the mainpiece this season. Receipts: #140 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17570418 but Catherine-Mrs Clive; Grumio-Yates.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Clive
Event Comment: fterpiece] A farce of 3 Acts taken from Shaks Taming ye Shrew (by Garrick) call'd new Catharine & Petruchio (Cross). Mrs Pritchard's Benefit. Tickets of Mrs Pritchard at her lodgings at Pritchard's Warehouse, in Tavistock St. Part of pit laid into boxes. Amphitheatre on stage. Receipts: #298 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

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

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Woodward; Grumio-Yates; Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; Baptista-Burton; Hortensio-Mozeen; Bianca-Mrs Bennet; Biandello-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs Bennet

Dance: Devisse, Mlle Auretti, Mlle Auguste

Event Comment: Each of these 3 acts apiece, Alter'd by Garrick, from Shakespear-Applauded. Mrs Clive fell down in ye Farce, and accus'd Woodward wth doing it on purpose (Cross). [The Bill lists neither cast nor characters for either piece, but advertises them with proper music, songs, dances, and decorations. Beginning with 23 Jan. the Bill lists actors names. Casts here taken from the 1756 ed.] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Garrick; Polixenes-Havard; Camillo-Davies; Shepherd-Berry; Clown-Woodward; Autolycus-Yates; Cleomenes-Jefferson; Florizel-Holland; Gentleman-Blakes; Servant-Beard; Rogero-Walker; Perdita-Mrs Cibber; Paulina-Mrs Bennet; Dorcas-Miss Minors; Mopsa-Mrs Bradshaw; Hermione-Mrs Pritchard; Prologue-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Paulina Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mopsa Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Woodward; Baptista-Burton; Hortensio-Mozeen; Grumio-Yates; Music Master-Jefferson; Biondello-Blakes; Pedro-Clough; Tailor-Vaughan; Nathaniel-W. Vaughan; Peter-Ackman; Nicholas-Atkins; Philip-Marr; Joseph-Lewis; Catherine-Mrs Clive; Bianca-Mrs Bennet; Curtis-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Event Comment: Benefit for Townsend and Mrs Johnson. 3rd piece [1st time in London; F 1, by William Dunlap]: Performed with distinguished Applause at the John St.? Theatre, New York [on 9 Jan. 1797]; compressed into one act [from two], and adapted for the English Stage by a Gentleman [perhaps the author]. "Commencing at half past eleven o'clock, and after a tiresome variety of other entertainments, the audience thought they had had enough for their money, and demanded the fall of the curtain before the conclusion of [Tell Truth and Shame the Devil]" (Monthly Mirror, June 1799, p. 367). Morning Chronicle, 8 May: Tickets to be had of Townsend, No. 9, Leicester-place. [Mrs Johnson not listed.] Receipts: #442 17s. 6d. (108.1.0; 1.11.0; tickets: 333.5.6, of which Townsend sold 218.2.0; Mrs Johnson 115.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17990423, but Fitzharding-Johnson (from the Park? Theatre, New York; 1st appearance on this stage); Samson (1st time)-Townsend; Helen (for that night only)-Mrs Johnson; Chorus of Robbers-_; Chorus of Servants-_.
Cast
Role: Helen Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Blanch Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Judith Actor: Mrs Litchfield
Role: Barbara Actor: Mrs Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17990316but Catherine (for that night only)-Mrs Johnson.

Afterpiece Title: Tell Truth and Shame the Devil

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-H. Johnston, Murray, Johnson, Mrs Litchfield. [Probable cast: Tom Holton-H. Johnston; +Whitely-Murray; +Semblance-Johnson (see Mrs Litchfield. Text $T. and J. Swords">George C. D. Odell, Annals of the New York Stage, 1927, I, 429); Susan-Mrs Litchfield. Text $T. and J. Swords, New York, 1797) lists the American cast.]

Song: End: Mad Tom-Betts (1st appearance on the stage); Young William-Incledon; The Golden Days-Munden; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: End I 1st piece: Concerto Clarionet-Orsato (of the Theatre Royal Venice; 1st appearance in this Metropolis); a duetto solo by means of the Pression and Repercussion of the Air-Orsato This his curious Discovery has received the greatest Applause in most of the Courts

Event Comment: Receipts: #109 15s. 6d. Bill setter's bill paid, #3 15s. 6d. [Miss Brent enter'd the 8th ins. at 13s. 4d. per night. Mr and Mrs Tariot enter'd ditto at 5s. each per night. Mrs Stephens advanc'd to 5s. per night.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Allen
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Mrs Clearaccount Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Shuter; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: As17591012; The Threshers, as17591005

Event Comment: Benefit for Kemble. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. "Mrs Siddons spoke the speech on mercy as it certainly should be spoken--but as in truth we never heard it spoken--as a reply to 'On what compulsion must I?' From every other Portia it has always appeared as a recitation, prepared for the occasion" (Morning Chronicle, 8 Apr.). Morning Chronicle, 20 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Kemble, No. 19, Charles-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #284 2s. 6d. (160/19/0; 20/17/6; 1/1/0; tickets: 101/5/0) (charge: #107 0s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Gratiano-Dodd; Bassanio (1st time)-Kemble; Launcelot-Parsons; Duke-Packer; Lorenzo (with songs)-Williames; Antonio-Bensley; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Forster; Nerissa-Mrs Wilson; Portia-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio (for that night only)-Kemble; Grumio-Baddeley; Baptista-Wright; Biondello-R. Palmer; Taylor-Burton; Music-master-Fawcett; Pedro-Phillimore; Hortensio-Wilson; Bianca-Miss Simson; Curtis-Mrs Love; Catherine-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece The Lucky Return, as17860105; End of Act IV Minuet de la Cour, as17860116

Event Comment: Wth Shakespear's ode (by Havard). Mrs Cibber ill, she came tho', and went thro' Ye two first Acts & then Miss Haughton finish'd the Part (Cross). For bt. of Ross, but Ross did not act. Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17560121, but Epilogue-Mrs Clive, in the Character of Catherine, containing a hint to the Ladies for the taming of a Husband.

Dance: IV: New Dance-

Song: Anniversary Ode in Commemoration of Shakespeare, as17560401

Event Comment: Last time of performing Mainpiece this season. Benefit for Pritchard, treasurer. Tickets at his house in York St., and at Pritchard's Warehouse, Tavistock St. Mrs Cibber went sick to Bath in Passion Week, & plays no more this season (Cross). Receipts: #190 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Cast
Role: Paulina Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Mopsa Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17560406 but Catherine (by Desire)-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hamilton. Tickets to be had of her at her lodgings in Buckingham St., York Buildings

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17570218, but Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Trusty-Miss Ferguson; Lady Townly-Mrs Hamilton. In Which will be reviv'd the Original Masquerade Scene and Dance. Mrs Hamilton will give a new Epilogue in Character.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17570326 but Catherine-Mrs Hamilton, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Hamilton, 1st time.

Dance: Lucas, Miss Hilliard, Miss Vallois, her 1st appearance on any stage

Event Comment: Benefit for Bencraft and Mrs Vincent. No Building on the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17581014, but Catherine-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Entertainment: Between Play and Farce: Shuter's Dish of All Sorts, As17590322, for that night only

Dance: As17581016

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs DuBellamy. Charges #64 10s. Balance due the DuBellamys #1 10s plus #116 13s. from tickets (Box 264; Pit 305; Gallery 49) (Account Book). Receipts: #66 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17690110, but Lockit-Dunstall; Macheath-DuBellamy, 1st time; Mat@o@Mint-Fox; Lucy-Miss Pope (from Drury Lane); Polly-Mrs Scott (from Drury Lane), .
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17681103, but Catherine-Mrs DuBellamy, 1st time.

Dance: II: The Lamplighters, as17681101

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of NOTORIETY, advertised on playbill of 23 Oct.] Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2 , by Mrs Burke. MS: Larpent 992; not published]: With new Music [by Tommaso Giordani (Morning Herald, 25 Oct.)). Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #228 0s. 6d. (206/10/6; 21/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Cast
Role: Rosa Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Lady Henrietta Actor: Mrs Pollock

Afterpiece Title: THE WARD OF THE CASTLE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Johnstone, Munden// Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1793): Sir Bertram-Incledon; Duke of Alberossa-Johnstone; Geoffrey-Munden// Matilda-Mrs Clendining; Jacquenetta-Mrs Martyr.] hathi. hathi.
Related Works
Related Work: The Ward of the Castle Author(s): Mrs. Burke

Song: In afterpiece Chorusses by Linton, Tett, Sawyer, Little, Street, Kendrick//Miss Stuart, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Paye, Miss Leserve, Mrs Bayzand, Mrs Blurton

Event Comment: 3rd piece [Ist time; MF 2, attributed to Mrs Rainsford, for whom see Morning Herald, 9 May; London Chronicle, 23 May, states that it was written by "A Lady," but gives no name. MS: Larpent 1025; not published]: The Music composed by Webbe. Receipts: #118 4s. (109/3; 9/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Afterpiece Title: THE SIEGE OF MEAUX

Afterpiece Title: THE SPEECHLESS WIFE

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Incledon, Munden, Cubitt, Richardson, Rees, Campbell// Miss Poole, Miss Stuart, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Songs (W. Woodfall, 1794): William-Quick; Colin-Incledon; Hodge-Munden; Moody-Cubitt; Parchment-Richardson; Dick-Recs; Mercury-Campbell//Susan-Miss Poole; Alice-Miss Stuart; Margaret-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Martyr
Related Works
Related Work: The Speechless Wife Author(s): Mrs. Rainford
Event Comment: [By Mrs Aubert.] Never Acted before. In Daily Courant, 26 May: Never acted before, being unfortunately prevented on Friday last, by the unexpected Arrest of the Person who was to have played the Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Harlequin Hydaspes; Or, The Greshamite

Performance Comment: Harlequin the Author,-Mrs Aubert; Doctor-C. Bullock.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Hydaspes: or, The Greshamite Author(s): Mrs. Aubert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V : With The conquest Of The French At Agincourtv

Performance Comment: Henry-Smith; Exeter-Ridout; Gloucester-Bennet; Bedford-Holtom; Salisbury-Bencraft; Westmoreland-Buck; Canterbury-Sparks; Fluellin-Arthur; Ely-Wignell; Scroop-R. Smith; Gower-Anderson; Bardolph-Marten; Pistol-Dyer; Erpingham-Redman; Macmorris-Barrington; Nym-Stoppelaer; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Mullart; France-Gibson; Burgundy-Cushing; Dauphin-White; Mountjoy-Baker; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Williams (the English Soldier)-Dunstall; Catharine-Mrs Hamilton; Chorus-Ryan.
Cast
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Catharine Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Catherine-Mrs Hamilton; Petruchio-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Dance: Several New Entertainments-Guerin, Mlle Capdeville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Ross; Siffredi-Ridout; Osmond-Clarke; Rodolpho-Anderson; Laura-Mrs Vincent; Sigismunda-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Catherine-Mrs Green; Petruchio-Shuter.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: New comic Dance call'd%The Threshers-Lucas, Leppie, Mlle Capdeville, Rochford, Desse, Dumai, Goslin, Mrs Viviez, Mrs Granier, Mrs Jansolin, Mrs Dawson, Mrs Leppie, Mrs Dulies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Mary Oldboy Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Catherine-Mrs Green; Petruchio-Woodward; Grumio-Yates.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: End Opera: New Comic Dance, as17671126, but Miss Capon, Miss _Valois

Event Comment: Mrs Mills, a Drury Lane actress, died on this day

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Johnson; Clerimont-Booth; Atall-Cibber; Careless-Wilks Jr; Old Wilful-Miller; Lady Dainty-Mrs Oldfield; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bicknell; Clarinda-Mrs Mountfort; Silvia-Mrs Santlow; Wishwell-Mrs Saunders.
Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Bicknell
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Mountfort
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Santlow
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Saunders.

Dance: Mrs Santlow; New Dance-Miss Lindar

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Turner Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: First Entertainment: Overture in Scipio-; Solitudini Amate, Le mor che per te Sento-Mrs Robinson; Ti con solo-Clarke; Mi Volgo, Si Caro-Mrs Robinson; When Myra Sings-Clarke, Mrs Robinson; Second Entertainment: Overture in Tamerlane-; Padre Amanta, Alla Fama-Mrs Robinson; Solo on German Flute-Wiedeman; La Tigrearde Disdegno-; Un Lampoe-; Cease to Beauty-Clarke; Vedeste Mai Sulprato, Seacciata del suo nido-Mrs Robinson; A Teneri Assetti Duetto-Mrs Robinson; Third Entertainment: Solo-Jones; Ah! Pardre Quel Golsomino-Mrs Robinson; No non Temer-Clarke; Baccia per me la Mana Sgomtra dell Anima-Mrs Robinson; Al Trionfo@Duetto-Clarke, Mrs Robinson

Performance Comment: Pardre Quel Golsomino
-Mrs Robinson; No non Temer-Clarke; Baccia per me la Mana Sgomtra dell Anima-Mrs Robinson; Al Trionfo@Duetto-Clarke, Mrs Robinson.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Walter and Mrs Pelling. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. [Tickets of Mrs Walter at Mr Hook's, Carpenter, in Stanhope Street; of Mrs Pelling at Mr Dagley's, Silversmith, near Castle Tavern, DL.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17351011, with the Original Song in Character (Lady Froth) by Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Lady Pliant Actor: Mrs Cantrell
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Butler

Afterpiece Title: Colombine Courtezan

Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: Minuet in Modern Habits by Rector and Mrs Anderson. II: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. III: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: The Amorous Clowns; or, The Courtezan: Clowns-Pelling, Davenport; Wives-Miss Mann, Miss Brett; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling. V: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, &c

Performance Comment: II: Tambourine by Mlle Roland. III: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: The Amorous Clowns; or, The Courtezan: Clowns-Pelling, Davenport; Wives-Miss Mann, Miss Brett; Courtezan-Mrs Pelling. V: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, &c .
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wells. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. General Advertiser, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wells, No. 15, Beaufort-buildings. Receipts: #337 17s. 6d. (178.3.0; 3.17.6; tickets: 155.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Davenett.
Role: Lady Restless Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Cast
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17871019, but Widow Brady-Mrs Wells; the Epilogue Song-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: the Epilogue Song Actor: Mrs Wells.

Entertainment: End I, end 1st piece: those Dramatic Imitations-Mrs Wells [of which the Public have deigned to think so flatteringly; In the First Part: Traits of Tragic Comic and Vocal Characters-; The Second will conclude: a Scene from Two great Tragic Actresses of this Country-. [The First Part consisted of imitations of Mrs Siddons in the "ring" scene in IV.ii of Isabella; Mrs Wrighten singing Tally ho; Sga Sestini as Jessamy in Lionel and Clarissa; Mrs Abington in The Way to Keep Him; Mrs Martyr in Robin Hood. The Second concluded with Mrs Siddons and Mrs Crawford as Jane Shore and Alicia in Jane Shore (World, 26 Apr.). Public Advertiser, 26 Apr., states that she also imitated Mrs Crouch, Mrs Cargill and Mrs Pope. The imitations were preceded by an Introduction written by Miles Peter Andrews (World, 28 Apr.).

Performance Comment: [The First Part consisted of imitations of Mrs Siddons in the "ring" scene in IV.ii of Isabella; Mrs Wrighten singing Tally ho; Sga Sestini as Jessamy in Lionel and Clarissa; Mrs Abington in The Way to Keep Him; Mrs Martyr in Robin Hood. The Second concluded with Mrs Siddons and Mrs Crawford as Jane Shore and Alicia in Jane Shore (World, 26 Apr.). Public Advertiser, 26 Apr., states that she also imitated Mrs Crouch, Mrs Cargill and Mrs Pope. The imitations were preceded by an Introduction written by Miles Peter Andrews (World, 28 Apr.).]
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wells. Mainpiece [1st time; C 4, author unknown, not in Larpent MS; not published. Epilogue by Robert Merry (World, 30 Apr.). On 11 May acted as The Female Pursuit]: Taken from Moor's Gil Blas. Public Advertiser, 27 Apr.: Mrs Wells trusts the Public will have the Candour to excuse her not appearing in the Play, as the principal Woman's Character has many changes in it, and the Fatigue of going through various and numerous Imitations would render her incapable of undertaking it. Gazetteer, 9 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wells, No. 12, Weymouth-street, Portland-place. Receipts: #301 14s. (166.2; 10.1; tickets: 125.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Adventure; Or, Stop Her Who Can

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Holman, Bernard, Farley, Macready, Thompson, Mrs Achmet, Mrs Bernard, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Powell, Mrs Martyr. Cast from European Magazine, May 1790, p. 386: Don Lewis-Holman; Gil Blas-Bernard; Pedro-Farley; Don Felix-Macready; Don Gabriel-Thompson; Aurora-Mrs Achmet; Isabella-Mrs Bernard; Bernarda-Mrs Pitt; Beatrice-Mrs Powell; Laura-Mrs Martyr; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Achmet
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bernard
Role: Bernarda Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17900322but Cymon (for that night only)-Mrs Wells; Shepherds-_; Dorcas-_; Shepherdesses-_.
Cast
Role: 900322but Cymon Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Dance: Following Imitations at end: As17891021; In afterpiece: Dances, as17900409

Entertainment: End II: Tragic Imitations [of Mrs Siddons in Belvidera's 1st scene in Venice Preserved, I.i., and of Mrs Crawford in Lady Randolph's 1st speech in Douglas]-Mrs Wells; End III: Comic and Vocal Imitations [of Mrs Abington as Widow Belmour in The Way to Keep Him, and of Mrs Martyr, Mrs Jordan, Sga Storace, Sga Sestini]-Mrs Wells; End: A Scene from Isabella [The "ring speech" in II.ii] (Above identified in World, 29 Apr.)-Mrs Wells

Performance Comment: i., and of Mrs Crawford in Lady Randolph's 1st speech in Douglas]-Mrs Wells; End III: Comic and Vocal Imitations [of Mrs Abington as Widow Belmour in The Way to Keep Him, and of Mrs Martyr, Mrs Jordan, Sga Storace, Sga Sestini]-Mrs Wells; End: A Scene from Isabella [The "ring speech" in II.ii] (Above identified in World, 29 Apr.)-Mrs Wells.