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Event Comment: The Last Night of the Company's Performing this Season. [Mrs Francis, who is identified in Monthly Mirror, June 1798, p. 371, was from the Royalty Theatre.] Account-Book: Outstanding tickets taken. Receipts: #95 16s. 6d. (19.17.6; 5.6.6; tickets: 70.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hes Much To Blame

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Captain Belville-Incledon; Belville-Clarke; William-Townsend; Rustic-Street; Irish Haymaker-Rees; Phoebe-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas-Mrs Davenport; Rosina-A Young Lady (1st appearance [Mrs Francis]).Mrs Francis]).
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Davenport
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Morning Chronicle, 8 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Mattocks, No. 16, Soho-square. Receipts: #290 13s. (144.12.6; 3.10.6; tickets: 142.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: Tangent-Lewis; Toby Allspice-Emery; Captain Faulkner-Pope; Caustic-Munden; Dick Dashall-Fawcett; M'Query-Waddy; Landlord-Rees; Bailiff-Thompson; John-Claremont; Undertaker-Street; Clementina Allspice-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Sorrel-Mrs Davenport; Fanny-Miss Leserve; Julia Faulkner-Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Atkins
Role: Selina Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Song: End IV: Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; End Monologue: The Group of Lovers; or, Beauty at her Levee-Munden; 2nd piece: I was called knowing Joey-Simmons; At dawn of life our Vows were plighted-Miss Wheatley; The turban'd Turk who scorns the world-Johnstone; Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone; Fa la la-Incledon, Johnstone, Street, Linton

Entertainment: Monologue. End 1st piece: A Fig for the Fellows (Introductive of some Comic Reasons, which it is hoped will pass Current)-Mrs Mattocks, in the character of Miss Allspice, the Grocer's Daughter

Performance Comment: End 1st piece: A Fig for the Fellows (Introductive of some Comic Reasons, which it is hoped will pass Current)-Mrs Mattocks, in the character of Miss Allspice, the Grocer's Daughter.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pope. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. In I a Grand Banquet Scene. A Procession from the Abbey at the Coronation of Queen Anne Bullen. The Piece to conclude with the ceremony at the Royal Christening. [Holman's 1st appearance as King Henry was at this theatre, 24 May 1793.] Morning Chronicle, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Pope, Half Moon-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #391 0s. 6d. (299.15.6; 2.9.0; tickets: 88.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Holman; Cromwell-Lewis; Bishop of Winchester-Munden; Lord Sands-Fawcett; Duke of Buckingham-H. Johnston; Earl of Surry-Knight; Cranmer-Murray; Doctor Butts-Emery (1st and positively the Only Time of the above Performers appearing in those Characters); Duke of Norfolk-Whitfield; Duke of Suffolk-Waddy; Campeius-Davenport; Brandon, Usher-Claremont; Lord Chamberlain-Clarke; Sir George [recte Thomas] Lovel-Farley; Surveyor-Thompson; Chancellor-Whitmore; Porter-Rees; Capucius-Abbot; Porter's Man-Wilde; Cryer-Street; Serjeant-Lee; Abergavenny-Curties; Cardinal Wolsey-Pope; Anne Bullen-Miss Chapman; Patience (with a song, composed by Attwood)-Mrs Atkins; Queen Catherine (1st time)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Abergavenny Actor: Curties
Role: Patience Actor: Mrs Atkins
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Performance Comment: Sir Gregory Forrester-Emery; Peregrine Forrester-Munden; Capt. Fieldair-Incledon; Peter-Townsend; Cartridge-Farley; Capt. Forrester-Claremont; Susan-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Chapman.
Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Chapman.

Song: In course of Evening: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Tomorrow-Incledon

Music: Preceding: Grand Sonata on the Piano Forte-Master Parker; with a new Rondo-Master Parker (Haydn); End I: a celebrated Lesson of Nicolai-Master Parker

Entertainment: Monologues End II: Alexander's Feast-Master Parker; End: Grand Address to the Audience-Master Parker

Event Comment: [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Stokes, Archer, Sparks, Fisher, Chatterley, Chippendale, Miss Heard, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Benson will be admitted.] Receipts: #613 0s. 6d. (125.18.0; 43.11.6; 0.4.0; odd money: 18.18.0; tickets: 424.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Performance Comment: As17990205, but Alice-Mrs Sparks.
Cast
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Sparks.
Role: Angela Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Evelina's Ghost Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17990425, but Serjeant-Fisher; added to Jenny: with an additional song-Mrs Bland.

Entertainment: Monologues End: Collins's Ode on the Passions (1st time)-Miss Heard; Epilogue in the Character of Cupid-Master Chatterley

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Gibbs. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Andrew Franklin. Larpent MS 1264; not published; synopsis of plot in Morning Post, 6 Aug.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Afterpiece Title: Gander Hall

Performance Comment: Characters-Fawcett, Suett, Palmer, Wathen, Trueman, J. Palmer, Abbot, Chippendale, Mrs Davenport, Miss Menage, Mrs Gibbs. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Bustle, Sir Gregory Gander, Lord Froth, Raymond, Thomas, Waiter, Clown, Servant, Lady Gander, Charlotte, Susan.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Bustle, Sir Gregory Gander, Lord Froth, Raymond, Thomas, Waiter, Clown, Servant, Lady Gander, Charlotte, Susan.]
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pope. 1st piece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 1 Jan. 1795]. Morning Chronicle, 23 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Pope at her house, Half-moon-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #272 4s. 6d. (159.14.0; 2.10.0; tickets: 110.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline King Of Britain

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Holman; Cymbeline-Waddy; Bellario-Murray; Cloten-Betterton; Arviragus-Claremont; Guiderius-H. Johnston; Pisanio-Whitfield; Caius Lucius-Mansel; Cornelius-Thompson; Lords-Curties, Abbot; Frenchman-Klanert; Phillario-Atkins; Iachimo-Pope; Queen-Mrs Dibdin; Helen-Miss Mills; Imogen-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Dibdin
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Performance Comment: As18000423, but Principal Characters-_Munden, Davenport, Miss _Murray, Mrs +Pope (1st time). +Epilogue as18000423 .
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: _Munden, Davenport, Miss _Murray, Mrs +Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Soldiers Festival

Song: In II 1st piece: Hark! the Lark-Hill, Linton, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins; Young William was a Seaman True (composed by himself), Sally in our Alley-Incledon

Performance Comment: the Lark-Hill, Linton, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins; Young William was a Seaman True (composed by himself), Sally in our Alley-Incledon.
Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Shotter, Atkins, Wall, Hall (box-keeper), Haseler, Paskin, Larkman, Furkins, Rye, Smart, Pitt, Noble, Mrs Finley will be admitted. Receipts: #420 13s. (40.2.6; 5.2.6; tickets: 375.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: As18000510, but Conolly-Waddy; added: Mrs Tempest-Mrs Dibdin.

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Mill

Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Atkins.
Event Comment: The King's Company. This play is one of a series represented by Prologues and Epilogues in Covent Garden Drollery, 1672, all of which may have been acted by the actress only. Langbaine (English Dramatick Poets, p. 213) states: This Play was One of those that were represented at the old Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, when the Women acted alone. The Prologue and Epilogue were spoken by Mrs Marshall, and printed in Covent-garden Drollery, pag. 18. About this Time there was a Prologue written on purpose for the Women by Mr Dryden, and is printed in his Miscellany Poems in octavo, p. 285

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Philaster Or Love Lies A Bleeding

Performance Comment: Prologue-Mrs Marshall; Epilogue-Mrs Marshall.
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Mrs Marshall
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Marshall.
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This performance is known by the separately printed Prologue and Epilogue: Prologue. By Mr Otway to his Play call'd Venice preserv'd or the Plot discover'd. Acted at His Royal Highness the Duke of Yorks Theatre, the 9th of February, 1681. [These have been reprinted in Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 61-66.] Luttrell dated his copy of the Prologue and Epilogue 11 Feb. 1681@2 (Huntington Library). It is not certain that 9 Feb. 1681@2 represents the first performance, but it may well be. For a comment by Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, on Mrs Barry, see The Orphan, February 1679@80

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd Or A Plot Discoverd

Performance Comment: Edition of 1682: Prologue-Mr Smith; Epilogue-Mr Betterton; Duke of Venice-D. Williams; Priuli-Boman; Antonio-Leigh; Jaffeir-Betterton; Pierre-Smith; Renault-Wilshire; Bedamar-Gillo; Spinosa-Percival; Belvidera-Mrs Barry; Aquilina-Mrs Currer.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Aquilina Actor: Mrs Currer.
Event Comment: The King's Company. The date of this performance is known from the separately printed Prologue and Epilogue: A Prologue by Mr Settle to his New Play, called The Emperor of Morocco, with the Life of Gayland. Acted at the Theatre Royal, the 11th of March 1682. The Epilogue, Spoken by Mrs Coysh's Girl, as a Cupid. [Luttrell's date of acquisition, 16 March 1681@2, is on his copies of the Prologue and Epilogue (Huntington); they have also been reprinted in Wiley, Rare Prologues and Epilogues, pp. 84-85.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir Of Morocco With The Death Of Gayland

Performance Comment: Edition of 1682: Prologue-; Albuzeiden-Griffin; Altomar-Goodman; Gayland-Clerk; Meroin-Perin; Artemira-Mrs Cox; Ishmael-Disney; Mirvan-Saunders; Morat-Powel; Epilogue-Mrs Coysh's Girl as a Cupid.
Event Comment: The United Company. The date of the first performance is not precisely known, but it was certainly before 17 June 1692, as the Gentleman's Journal, June 1692 (licensed 17 June) states: Regulus, with the Factions of Carthage, by Mr Crown, was acted the last week; that Tragedy is intermixed with a vein of Comedy. You have seen his Works in both. Terence tells us, Dubiam fortunam esse scenicam; and if that great Author had occasi on to complain, those of our Age may well comfort themselves if the Town deceives their expectation. A song, Ah me! to many deaths decreed, the music by Henry Purcell, and set by Mrs Ayliff, is in Purcell's Works, Purcell Society, XXI (1917), vii. But see 24 Aug. 1692

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Regulus

Performance Comment: Edition of 1694: Regulus-Betterton; Metellus-Kynaston; Fulvia-Mrs Barry; Asdrubal-Mountford; Gisgon-Leigh; Hiarbas-Underhill; Batto-Dogget; Hamilcar-Sandford; Xantippus-Williams; Prologue-; Epilogue-her that acts Elisa's part [Mrs Bracegirdle].Mrs Bracegirdle].
Cast
Role: Fulvia Actor: Mrs Barry
Event Comment: Rich's Company. The date of the first performance is not known, but the Prologue to Bonduca refers to She Ventures and He Wins. As Bonduca was advertised in the London Gazette, No. 3126, 24-28 Oct. 1695, the play was certainly not acted later than early October 1695, probably not later than September 1695. The Edition of 1696 includes on the titlepage: With A New Entertainment of Musick, Vocal and Instrumental. [The music was composed by Henry Purcell. See Purcell's Works, Purcell Society, XVI, vii-xiii.] Those songs for which a performer is named are as follows: O lead me to some peaceful gloom, sung by Miss Cross, and Sing ye Druids, all your voices raise, sung by Mrs Ayliff, both in Songs in the Tragedy of Bonduca, ca. 1696. To arms, sung by Freeman and Edwards, is in Thesaurus Musicus, The Fifth Book, 1696

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca Or The British Worthy

Performance Comment: Edition of 1696: Prologue-Mr Powel; Suetonius-Verbruggen; Petilius-Harland; Junius-Hill; Decius-Eldred; Macer-Mic. Lee; Caratach-Powel Jr; Venutius-Horden; Hengo-Miss Allison; Nennius-Mills; Macquaire-Simpson; Bonduca-Mrs Knight; Claudia-Mrs Rogers; Bonvica-Miss Cross; Epilogue-Miss Dennychock (But Six Years Old).
Cast
Role: Bonduca Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Claudia Actor: Mrs Rogers
Event Comment: Betterton's Company. Flying Post, 2-4 July 1700: At the Request, and for the Entertainment of several Persons of Quality, at the New Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields, to Morrow, being Friday, the 5th of this instant July, will be acted, The Comical History of Don Quixote, both Parts being made into one by the Author. With a new Entry by the little Boy, being his last time of Dancing before he goes to France: Also Mrs Elford's new Entry, never performed but once; and Miss Evan's Jigg and Irish Dance: With several new Comical Dances, compos'd and perform'd by Monsieur L'Sac and others. Together with a new Pastoral Dialogue, by Mr George and Mrs Haynes; and variety of other Singing. It being for the Benefit of a Gentleman in great distress; and for the Relief of his Wife and Three Children. Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, p. 45: Don Quixote, both Parts made into one, by Mr Durfey, Mrs Bracegirdle Acting, and her excellent Singing in't; the Play in general being well Perform'd tis little Inferior to any of the preceding Comedies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical History Of Don Quixote

Performance Comment: But presumably Mrs Bracegirdle acted Marcelia . See also May 1694, and below.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caesar Borgia Son Of Pope Alexander Vi

Song: Mrs Hodgson; A two/part song-Cook, Davis; Indian Trumpet Song-Davis; Song in Imitation of an Old Woman, Irish Whim-Mrs Willis

Music: A new Set of Airs for the Trumpet Hautboys and Violins composed by Corbett-

Dance: Miss Evans, Clark, Firbank, Firbank's scholar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Don Quixote

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Cook, Mrs Clark

Dance: Blousabella-Prince, Mrs Clark; Scotch Whim, Irish Trot-Mrs Evans

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy or The Comical Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The School-Boy: or The Comical Rivals Author(s): Colley Cibber

Dance: Mrs Mosse, Mrs Bicknell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Careless Husband Author(s): Colley Cibber

Song: Mrs Cross; particularly a Pastoral Dialogue-Mrs Cross, Mr Leveridge

Dance: Mrs Cross; particularly a Pastoral Dialogue-Mr Leveridge, Mrs Cross[, being the first time of her Appearing on the Stage these 5 Years [but see17041216]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Related Works
Related Work: Love Makes A Man: or, The Fop's Fortune Author(s): Colley Cibber

Song: As17050922; particularly a Purcell two/part song-

Music: As17051105

Dance: Mrs Cross, Mrs Moss, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Dance: The Famous Ladder/Dancer; Layfield, others

Song: Mrs Hodgson, Mrs Willis, Cook

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Northern Lass

Cast
Role: Howdee Actor: Cibber

Music: A Henry Purcell masque from Timon of Athens-; new sonatas on the violin-a scholar of Gasperini

Dance: Mrs Cross, Mrs Evans, others

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple Or A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Sir Harry-Wilks; Colonel Standard-Mills; Clincher Sr-Pinkethman; Clincher Jr-Bullock; Smuggler-Johnson; Dicky-Norris; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Oldfield; Angelina-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Rogers.
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17090211, but Polyperchon-Keene; Roxana-Mrs Porter; Statira-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Powell
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queans Author(s): Colley Cibber
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bradshaw. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performance Comment: Leontius-Betterton; Antigonous-Corey; Demetrius-Booth; Selucus-Keene; Lieutenant-Powell; Menippus-Norris; Charinthas-Bullock; Celia-Mrs Bradshaw; Governess-Mrs Powell; Leucippe-Pack.
Cast
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Governess Actor: Mrs Powell
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Cross. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. [See also Tatler, 30 April. Genest, II, 418, lists this as a benefit for Cross.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: As17081230, but Bluff-Estcourt; Belinda-Mrs Cross; Sylvia-Mrs Bicknell.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Bicknell.
Role: Fondlewife Actor: Cibber
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Silvia Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Laetitia Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Saunders.
Event Comment: Benefit Layfield and Mrs Cox. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. With all the Risings and Flyings that were Originally in the Play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches Or Teague O Devilly

Performance Comment: Belfort-Powell; Doubty-Corey; Sir Edward-Freeman; Young Hartford-Pack; Sir Timothy-Norris; Tom-Leigh; Theodosia-Mrs Cox; Isabella-Mrs Knight; With a new Prologue-Child of 4 Years of Age; Epilogue-Layfield.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Cox
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Knight

Dance: Harlequin Man and Woman-Layfield, Miss Santlow; Quarter Staff Dance by 4 Foresters-; A new French Peasant-; Italian Scaramouch-Layfield