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Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. Morning Herald, 20 Apr.: Tickets to he had of Mrs Webb at her house, No. 15, Bedford-street, Covent-garden. Afterpiece: Never performed here. Receipts: #198 19s. (154/14; rickets: 44/5) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Davies; Russet-Bannister (of DL); Simkin-W. Bates; Flint-Webb; Soldiers-Wilson, Baker, Darley; Skirmish-Mills; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Margaret-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wilson

Dance: As17820409

Event Comment: Benefit for Phillimore, Spencer, Mrs Pulley & Miss Armstrong. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #298 19s. (34/8; 8/10; 0/11; tickets: 255/10) (charge: #115 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Duke-Packer; Petruchio-Aickin; Antonio-Parsons; Peter-Burton; Antony-Phillimore; Francisco-Wright; Surgeon-Wrighten; Frederick-Brereton; 1st Constantia-Mrs Sharp; Mother-Mrs Hopkins; Landlady-Mrs Love; Nurse-Mrs Booth; 2nd Constantia-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: 1st Constantia Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Annaseed Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Performance Comment: As17811004, but Mrs Pulley in place of Miss Collett; added: Spencer .

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe (for that night only) by Miss Watkins

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Sga Sestini, but "Previous to the Opera, Mattocks apologized for the sudden illness of Sestini; Mrs Martyr would, on a Notice of two Hours, attempt to read the Part" (.Public Advertiser, 9 Nov.). On 9 Nov. Sga Sestini gave birth to a son Qbid., 11 Nov.).] Receipts: #185 18s. 6d. (184/15/6; 1/3/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: As17821102, but Sga Sestini's pan read by Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Don Alphonso Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Catalina Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Young Cape-Whitfield; Vamp-Wilson; Governor-Fearon; Sprightly-Davies; Poet-Jones; Printer's Devil-Stevens; Robin-Thompson; Arabella-Mrs Whitfield; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Wilson
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Part of the Pit will be laid into Boxes. To prevent Confusion Ladies are desired to send their Servants by Half past Four o'clock. Public Advertiser, 10 Dec: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, No. 149 in the Strand. [The most famous "point" in this play was the parting of Belvidera and Jaffier in Act III, and her words, "Remember twelve!" Boaden, Siddons, 1, 354, refers to Mrs Siddons's "querulous melancholy of tone, partaking of doubt, though still hoping for the best," in uttering these words.] Receipts: #335 5s. (157/15/0; 4/0/6; 0/12/6; tickets: 172/17/0) (charge: free). [Thus, officially, the Account-Book, but Mrs Siddons's total profit, from presents and from additional sums being added by her admirers to the usual price of her tickets, was, according to Public Advertiser, 25 Dec, over #800. This figure is almost certainly an accurate reckoning.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

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

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17820917

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years [acted 18 Sept. 1778. Miss Scrase (see 19 Sept.) had become Mrs James Bates on 23 Sept.]. Receipts: #195 13s. 6d. (193/3/6; 2/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Impostor

Performance Comment: Trappanti-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Don Philip-Wroughton; Don Octavio-Whitfield; Soto-Wewitzer; Diego-Thompson; Don Lewis-Booth; Alguazile-Jones; Corrigidore-Stevens; Don Manuel (ist time)-Edwin; Flora-Mrs Chalmers; Viletta-Mrs Wilson; Rosara-Mrs Lewis; Hippolita-Mrs Bates (2nd appearance on this stage) .
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Chalmers
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Hippolita Actor: Mrs Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Brett; Captain Wilson-Reinhold; Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Ned-Stevens; Kilderkin-Thompson; Putty-Painter; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Bannister

Dance: End of mainpiece Damon and Musidora by Harris and Miss Besford

Event Comment: "The appearance of Mrs Abington in the two characters of the Capricious Lady and Lady Bab Lardoon cannot fail of being considered as a high Treat ... as the first exhibits the coy, formal Manners of the last Age, and the latter the free degagee Breeding of the present" (Public Advertiser, 13 Feb.). Receipts: #227 12s. 6d. (211/10/0; 16/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capricious Lady

Performance Comment: Elder Loveless-Wroughton; Welford-Whitfield; Savel-Quick; Morecraft-Wilson; Poet-Wewitzer; Traveller-Davies; Welford's Servant-Fearon; Captain-Mahon; Young Loveless-Lewis; Widow-Mrs Morton; Martha-Mrs Lewis; Abigail-Mrs Webb; The Capricious Lady-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Widow Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Martha Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: The Capricious Lady Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Old Groveby-Wilson; Dupely-Whitfield; Old worth-Clarke; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Hurry-Edwin; Maria (with a song)-Mrs Kemble; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington. The Musical Characters by Brett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton .

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17830917; In Act I of afterpiece Dance by Harris, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Lillo, Author of George Barnwell. [Prologue by George Colman, the elder (Colman, Prose, in, 233). Mrs Bates was from CG.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Lloyd

Afterpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Bensley; Mrs Bates (1st appearance on this stage), Miss Hooke, Mrs Bulkley. [Cast adjusted from text (T. Cadell, 1783): Young Wilmot-Palmer; Randal-Bannister Jun.; Eustace-R. Palmer; Old Wilmot-Bensley; Agnes-Mrs Bates; Maria-Miss Hooke; Charlotte-Mrs Bulkley.] Occasional Prologue spoken by Palmer . Occasional Prologue spoken by Palmer .
Cast
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Song: In Act I of mainpiece a song in character by Miss Hooke

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by Richard Cumberland. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (see text)]: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Public Advertiser, 14 Dec. 1784: This Day is published The Carmelite (1s. 6d.). "We never saw [Kemble] wandering to the audience; he never turned his eye around for applause when he had closed an animated period, nor ever entertained his intervals of silence with glances at the side-boxes, like some of his contemporaries, not to mention the great Palmer, nor Davies, &c." This behavior "he has so happily caught from Mrs Siddons" (Public Advertiser, 22 Dec.). Receipts: #233 17s. (216/15/0; 16/10/6; 0/11/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carmelite

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Smith, Kemble, Aickin, Packer, Fawcctt, Phillimore, Palmer; Mrs Siddons. [Cast from text (C. Dilly and G. Nicol, 1784): Saint Valori-Smith; Montgomeri-Kemble; Lord De Courci-Aickin; Gyfford-Packer; Raymond-Fawcett; Fitz-Allan-Phillimore; Lord Hildebrand-Palmer; Matilda-Mrs Siddons.] Prologue spoken by Palmer. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Siddons. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 11 performances only (see17840301785).] hathi. Prologue spoken by Palmer. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Siddons. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 11 performances only (see17840301785).] hathi.
Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

Cast
Role: Lucett Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bannister. Public Advertiser, 10 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bannister, No. 29, Bow-street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Allen a Dale Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Clorinda Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Lasses Actor: Mrs Davenett, Miss Brangin, &c

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: As17841213. imitations. End of mainpiece the celebrated Musical Child (from the Pantheon) will perform a Musical Oglio, consisting of various Theatrical and Vocal Imitations [of Miss George, Mrs Bannister, Sga Sestini, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Wells, Edwin (Morning Chronicle, 16 Mar., which also states, without further indentification, that the performer was a young girl)] .
Cast
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Bannister
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kennedy. Public Advertiser, 16 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kennedy at her house in Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: Ferdinand-Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Ramirez-Davies; Sanguino-Darley; Spado-Quick; Pedrillo-Edwin; Scipio-Booth; Philippo-Brett; Rapino-Cubitt; Calvetto-Thompson; Vasques-Stevens; Don Juan-Fearon; Alphonso-Mrs Kennedy; Victoria-Miss Wheeler (1st appearance in that character); Catalina-Mrs Wilson; Lorenza-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Catalina Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lorenza Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: As17841001

Event Comment: Benefit for Wells. Public Advertiser, 9 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wells, No. 417, Strand. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Edward Topham, with incidental music by James Hook. Prologue-Epilogue by Edward Topham {Public Advertiser, 21 Apr.)]. Morning Herald, 25 Apr. 1786: This Day is published The Fool (1s.)-Receipts: #174 15s. 6d. (45/3/0; 20/14/6; 0/2/0; tickets: 108/16/0) (charge: #108 13s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17840925, but Capt. Macheath-Mrs Wells. A new Occasional Epilogue-Prologue, in the character of Macheath, spoken by Mrs Wells. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Fool

Performance Comment: Characters by Palmer, Baddeley, Bannister Jun., Parsons; Mrs Wilson, Mrs Wells. [Cast from London Chronicle, 16 Apr.: Paul-Palmer; Abbe-Baddeley; Beaufort-Bannister Jun.; Pepper-Parsons; Lucy [in text: Floretta]-Mrs Wilson; Laura-Mrs Wells.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Floretta] Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Wells.

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17850307athi

Event Comment: Benefit for Spencer and Mrs Hedges. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #173 16s. 6d.(17/3/0; 10/6/0; 0/11/6; tickets: 145/16/0) (charge: #105 11s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; John-Phillimore; Sideboard-Burton; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Hedges; Muslin-Miss Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Brereton; Mignionet-Miss Hale; Widow Belmour (with a song)-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Mrs Hedges
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Mrs Brereton

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton

Song: End of mainpiece Stand to your gum by Bannister; Bright Phoebus has mounted the chariot of day by Dignum; Jack, thou art a toper and Toby's brown jug by Dignum, Suett, Williames, Barrymore

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Duenna, announced on playbill of 7 Dec. In afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Morton, but on the Kemble playbill a MS annotation substitutes Mrs Inchbald. And see 10 Dec.] Receipts: #85 6s. 6d. (82/16/6; 2/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Johnstone; Hawthorn-Brett; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-Doyle; Justice Woodcock-Quick; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Luanda-Miss Stuart; Rosetta-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: Appearance is against Them

Performance Comment: As17851026, but Mrs Inchbald in place of Mrs Morton .
Cast
Role: Lady Mary Magpie Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Lady Loveall Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: Miss Angle Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Fish Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Davenett.

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Leap Year, as17851010

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wrighten. Morning Chronicle, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Wrighten, Kennington-lane, near Vauxhall. Receipts: #321 18s. (82/5; 7/8; 1/4; tickets: 231/1) (charge: #105 17s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Alithca Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: The Country Girl Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Performance Comment: Sir Richard Evergreen-Parsons; Lord Heartwell-Barrymore; Sam-Burton; Tinsel-Dodd; Rose-Mrs Wrighten; Miss Dorothy Evergreen-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Mrs Crouch .
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Miss Dorothy Evergreen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Crouch

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Tally ho! by Mrs Wrighten

Performance Comment: by Mrs Wrighten .
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. Morning Chronicle, 17 July: Tickets to be had of Mrs Webb, No. 22, corner of Broad Court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. "Old Jack, instead of appearing with all that easy, flowing, negligent facetiousness which the poet has so inimitably pourtrayed, assumed the part of moral solemnity, and every joke was delivered with a sort of sententious dignity that destroyed its natural impression" (General Advertiser, 22 July)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff (for that night only)-Mrs Webb; Hotspur-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); King-Bensley; Westmorland-Usher; Sir Walter Blunt-Riley; Prince John-Master Farley; Worcester-Gardner; Poins-R. Palmer; Vernon-Davies; Bardolph-Wewitzer; Francis-Barrett; Carriers-Parsons, Burton; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; Lady Percy-Mrs Cuyler .
Cast
Role: Falstaff Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Cuyler

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Lady Pedigree Actor: Mrs Edwin
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Bannister
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons [whose 1st appearance as Imogen was at Bath, 15 Apr. 1779]. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants at half past Four o'Clock. Public Advertiser, 13 Jan.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, Gower-street, Bedford-square. "The exact receipts of Mrs Siddons's house on Monday were #332 [actually #335 5s., excluding the 2nd account and after-money], which, with bank notes for side-boxes, and gold tickets through all the boxes, raise the total to about #650 or #700. This benefit is clear of the nightly charges of the house" (Morning Chronicle, 1 Feb.). Receipts. #344 17s. 6d. (161.10.0; 9.11.6; 0.1.0; tickets: 173.15.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Kemble; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius-Barrymore; Arviragus-R. Palmer; Cymbeline-Staunton; Pissanio-Packer; Lucius-Phillimore; French Gentleman-Fawcett; Philario-Chaplin; Cornelius-Alfred; Cloten-Dodd; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Imogen-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in the character [in London]).in London]).
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Imogen Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Priscilla Tomboy Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Dance: II: a Masquerade Scene-; with Dancing-Ferrere, Menage, Miss Stageldoir; End III: La Soiree Provencalle, as17870113

Song: II: Singing-Miss Romanzini [The Dancing was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances]

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants at half past Four o'Clock. Receipts: #304 2s. (110.18.0; 11.6.6; 2.2.6; tickets: 179.15.0) (charge: #107 14s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Kemble; Amiens (with songs)-Williames; Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; Silvius-Benson; Jaques de Bois-Fawcett; Corin-Waldron; Charles-Phillimore; William-Burton; Le Beau-Bates; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia-Mrs Wilson; Audrey-Mrs Booth; Phoebe-Miss Barnes; Rosalind-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); the Cuckoo Song-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: the Cuckoo Song Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Dance: End: As17870113; End I: The Minuet de la Cour, as17861125

Song: V: song-Miss Romanzini

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons [whose 1st appearance as Alicia was at York, 26 Apr. 1777]. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their Servants by half past Four o'Clock. Public Advertiser, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, Gower-street. [In the interim she changed the play. The Announcement of 27 Apr. advertises Romeo and Juliet, by Kemble and Mrs Siddons, in which play she did not appear until May 1789.] Receipts: #337 16s. 6d. (146.1.0; 8.7.6; 0.14.0; tickets: 182.14.0) (charge: #105 16s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Gloster-Aickin; Belmour-Packer; Ratcliff-R. Palmer; Catesby-Phillimore; Derby-Chaplin; Shore-Bensley; Jane Shore-Mrs Ward; Alicia (1st time [in London], and for that night only)-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Tickets delivered by the young D'Egvilles, Jones, Newbold, Shaw, Dale, Purser Sen., Smith, Aberdein, Mills, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Heard, Miss Dancer, Miss Bradshaw, Mrs Haskey, will be admitted. Receipts: #241 8s. 6d. (23.4.0; 15.3.6; 0.15.0; tickets: 202.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: The Plain Dealer-Bensley; Lord Plausible-Suett; Major Old Fox-Moody; Freeman-Barrymore; Varnish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-Dodd; Councellor Quillet-Phillimore; Oakam-Bates; Country Boy-Miss Heard; Novel-Palmer; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Miss Tidswell; Lettice-Mrs Heard; Fidelia-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Widow Blackacre Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Floretta Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Crouch.
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Dance: End III: The Capricious Lovers-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet (1st appearance), Miss DeCamp; End: The Scheming Jockey and Fortune@Teller-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Brooks. Public Advertiser, 18 July: Tickets to be had of Mrs Brooks, at Mr Woodmason's, No. 68, Pall-mall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17870628 but Mrs Oakly-Mrs Brooks (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Brooks
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Browne; Spirit-R. Palmer; Brothers-Lawrence, Lyons; Bacchanals-Davies, Meadows, Mathews, Chapman; The Lady (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by Forster)-Mrs Bannister; Sabrina-Miss Cranford; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Forster; Bacchants-Mrs Edwards; Euphrosyne, 1st Bacchant-Miss George.
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Edwards
Event Comment: [The playbill announces The Tender Husband, and Three Weeks after Marriage, but the former "was last night obliged to be deferred on account of the real or feigned Indisposition of Mrs Abington, of which was sent to the Theatre at Two o'clock. The Merry Wives of Windsor was substituted...Mrs Wells, to whom the part of Mrs Page belongs, could not or would not play...Mrs Bernard read the part. Bernard also supplied the place of Cubitt in Slender. The Farmer was substituted for Three Weeks after Marriage" (Public Advertiser, 27 Nov.).] Receipts: #158 18s. (151.8.6; 7.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: See17870917, but Slender-Bernard; Mrs Page-Mrs Bernard.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Bernard.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Event Comment: Julia [advertised on playbill of 26 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Siddons. Afterpiece: 7th time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. Receipts: #81 4s. 6d. (52.17.0; 27.3.0; 1.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Cast
Role: Birtha Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Elwina Actor: Mrs Taylor

Afterpiece Title: The Distress'd Baronet

Performance Comment: Sir George Courteous-Bannister Jun.; Pop-Suett; Captain Prywell-Packer; La Roche-Lamash; Aminadab-Burton; Porpoise-Wilson; Groom-Jones; Snatch-Alfred; Servant-Spencer; Quirk-Baddeley; Sophia-Mrs Wilson; Ninny-Miss Collins; Lady-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Termagant Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill lists Mrs Brereton as Louisa Dudley, but she had been married to J. P. Kemble on the morning of this day at St. Giles in the Fields.] Receipts: #80 9s. (60.13; 19.1; 0.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Bannister Jun.; Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Barrymore; Fulmer-Baddeley; Stukely-Benson; Sailor-Jones; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Tidswell; Lucy-Miss Barnes; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Taylor.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their servants by Half past Four o'Clock. Public Advertiser, 10 Jan.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #343 12s. 6d. (189.9.0; 6.12.0; 0.11.6; tickets: 147.0.0) [charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Kemble; Gloster-Packer; Kent-Aickin; Bastard-Barrymore; Gentleman Usher-Lamash; Albany-Whitfield; Cornwall-Staunton; Burgundy-Benson; Capt. of the Guard-Phillimore; Old Man-Burton; Physician-Chaplin; Gentleman-Fawcett; Officer-Bates; Edgar-Wroughton; Regan-Mrs Ward; Goneril-Mrs Cuyler; Arante-Miss Tidswell; Cordelia-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17880101, but Margaret-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Crouch.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Billington. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Tickets delivered for the 9th will be taken. Public Advertiser, 12 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Billington, No. 53, Poland-street. Receipts: #293 10s. 6d. (163.18.6; 6.17.0; tickets: 122.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces (for that night only)-Leoni; Artabanes-Darley; Rimenes-Davies; Artaxerxes-Mrs Kennedy; Semira-Mrs Morton; Mandane-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Artaxerxes Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17870928, but Scholars-Evatt, _Thompson; Mungo (1st time)-Blanchard; Leonora-Mrs Billington (1st appearance in that character); +Auld Robin Gray-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Billington
Role: Auld Robin Gray Actor: Mrs Billington.
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: As17880129