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Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. By Particular Desire. Mainpiece: A Tragedy by the author of Douglas [John Home], never acted there. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Ladies send servants by 4 o'clock, and come as early as possible to avoid Confusion and Trouble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Discovery

Performance Comment: Orellan-Barry (first time); Durstan-Aickin; Kathul-Hull; Connan-Wroughton; Euran-L'Estrange; Calmar-Young; First Pict-Thompson; Officer-Booth; Ronan-Webster; Rivine-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Rivine Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Song of Sweet Echo Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Barry
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. N.B. HALF PRICE will be taken to the latter account [i.e., for those who came to see the pantomime only]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: As17760217, but Artaxerxes-Mrs Mattocks, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

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: Being the last time of Garrick's appearing in character of Sir John Brute . When the Song Encor'd Mr Garrick said Come Col. give us that Song again for two very good Reasons, the first because your friends desire it-and Secondly because I believe I shall never be in such good company again. House Mr and Mrs Davies (Sold) (Hopkins Diary). Paid Mr Davies in lieu of Bt #60. Rec'd of Mr Davis on acct #30. Receipts: #281 7s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: As17760131, but Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Smith.
Role: Tragedy Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Comedy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Love
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hunter. Doors open half past 5. To begin half past 6 o'clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17760429 but Horatio-Hull,third time; Lothario-Lewis; Sciolto-Clarke; Calista-Mrs Hunter, first time.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Hunter, first time.
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Dance: End: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

Event Comment: By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Walker. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2]: by a Gentleman from Edinburgh [unidentified. Larpent MS 433; not published. Authors of Prologues unknown. Mrs Moss is identified on playbill of 22 Apr. 1777]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:00. Tickets to be had of Walker, No. 4, New Round-court, Strand; of McIntosh, the King's Head, near Marybone-street; at the St. Andrew, Wapping; at the Mount-street Coffee-house, Grosvenor-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Sir William-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Patie-McDonald; Roger-Burnat; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud (with the Cries of Edinburgh)-Boyack; Bauldy-Walker; Peggy-The Lady who performed it with universal Applause last February [Mrs Moss]; Jenny-Miss Ross; Madge, Elspa-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Hamilton; New Prologue-Walker.

Afterpiece Title: The Prejudice of Fashion

Performance Comment: Colonel Ancient-Walker; Medium-Phillimore; O'Cargo-Brodrick; with a song-Brodrick; Marmoset-Benson; Whisk-Jackson; Jonathan-Lloyd; Carbuncle-Boyack; Lady Ancient-Mrs Sparkes; Lucinda-Miss Essex; Prologue-Lloyd.
Cast
Role: Lady Ancient Actor: Mrs Sparkes

Song: End: The Birks of Invermay-the Lady who performs Peggy

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces Douglas, but "Mrs Barry being suddenly taken ill yesterday Morning , The Busy Body ws substituted for Douglas...and allowing for the short Notice which the Performers had to prepare for the Representation, we must do them the Justice to say that they acquitted themselves extremely well" (Morning Chronicle, 16 Oct.).] Receipts: #234 5s. (233.4; 1.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Cast from Morning Chronicle and Morning Post, both 16 Oct.: Marplot-Woodward; Sir Francis Gripe-Quick; Sir George Airy-Lewis; Charles Gripe-Wroughton; Isabinda-Mrs Whitfield; Miranda-Miss Macklin. [Gazetteer, 16 Oct., also refers to Dunstall, who probably acted Sir Jealous Traffic (see17780129).]Gazetteer, 16 Oct., also refers to Dunstall, who probably acted Sir Jealous Traffic (see17780129).]
Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Reinhold; Paris-Mattocks; Momus-Quick; Mercury-Mahon; Venus-Mrs Mattocks; Pallas-Miss Dayes; Iris-Miss Valois; Juno-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity-Aldridge, Master Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Besford

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Miss Leeson, but she "being suddenly indisposed, Mrs Whitefield yesterday, at very short notice, undertook the part of Cleora" (Morning Chronicle, 7 Feb.).] Paid Woodfall on acct. of his Two [Benefit] Nights #150 [and see 20 Feb.]. Receipts: #233 17s. (230.14; 3.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Performance Comment: As17770201, but Cleora-Mrs Whitefield in place of Miss Leeson.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson

Dance: As17761123

Song: As17770107

Event Comment: [This was Mrs Barry's 1st appearance since the death of her husband on 10 Jan. See also 28 Nov. 1776. Address by David Garrick (Poetical Works, II, 333).] Receipts: #270 17s. 6d. (267.16.6; 3.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: As17761031, but Officers-_Davis; Before the Play a New Occasional Address-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: As17770218

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted there. With Alterations and Additions by the Author [Arthur Murphy. London Chronicle, 7 Nov., prints a detailed synopsis of the alterations.]. The Characters entirely new dressed; with New Scenery and Decorations. [Morning Chronicle, 7 Nov.: Mrs Barry entered into the character of Mandane with all that strength of conception which characterizes her acting in general. Many of the passages received additional force from the judicious breaks and sudden transitions in her manner of giving them.] Receipts: #200 3s. (199.6; 0.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan Of China

Performance Comment: Zamti-Ross; Hamet-Wroughton; Mirvan-L'Estrange; Timurkan-Peile; Octar-Fearon; Selim-Booth; Morat-Hull; Orasming-Robson; Zimventi-Thompson; Etan-Lewis; Mandane-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: As17771104

Event Comment: Macbeth [announced on playbill of 17 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred on account of Mrs Hartley's Indisposition. [Afterpiece: Epilogue by Samuel Foote.] Receipts: #223 16s. 6d. (222.5.6; 1.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk, Mrs Cole (with the Original Epilogue)-Wilkinson; Sir George Wealthy-Whitfield; Sir William Wealthy-Wewitzer; Mr Wealthy-L'Estrange; Loader-Fearon; Transfer-Jones; Dick-Stevens; Lucy-Miss Leeson.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Wilkinson
Event Comment: King Lear [announced on playbill of 31 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Hartley and Lewis. The Rehearsal having been found too tedious in Representation, and Part of the Dialogue between Bayes and the two Gentlemen wholly obsolete, it has been thought advisable to...reduce the Piece to Three Acts [from the original five]. Receipts: #219 10s. [216.4.6; 3.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17780120, but other Characters-_Quick, _Jones, _Thompson, _Smith, _Stevens, Miss _Morris, Miss _Dayes, Mrs Willems; Reinforcement-_.

Dance: As17780129

Event Comment: Benefit for Macklin. Daily Advertiser, 24 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Macklin, Tavistock-Row, Covent-Garden. [Mrs Bulkley's 1st appearance as Portia was at this theatre, 1 Jan. 1768.] Receipts: #212 8s. (132.1; tickets: 80.7) (charge: #64 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17780128, but Portia-Mrs Bulkley (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Lessingham

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End III: La Soiree a@la@Mode, as17771103; End IV: As17780309

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Hartley in lieu of a Benefit #105. Receipts: #165 16s. 6d. (164.7.6; 1.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17780331but Lucinda-Mrs Morton [late Miss Dayes].late Miss Dayes].
Cast
Role: 780331but Lucinda Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Smith, Bowles, Ledger, Mrs Morris, Miss Bassan and Miss Matthews for Love in a Village will be admitted this Evening. Receipts: #165 16s. 6d. (124.9.6; 0.12.0; tickets: 40.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17780226, but Sir H. Sycamore-Wilson; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-Mahon; Ralph-Quick; Theodosia-Mrs Morton [i.e. formerly Miss Dayes].i.e. formerly Miss Dayes].
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: As17770926

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield and Mrs Pitt. [2nd piece in place of The Ephesian Matron, announced on playbill of 12 May.] Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No. 14, Crown-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #144 15s. [51.14; tickets: 93.1) [charge: #74 7s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: As17780422, but Roxana-Mrs Whitfield (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Parisatis Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Statira Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Fearon
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Poney Races, as17780421

Song: As17780511

Cast
Role: Actor: Mrs Farrell.
Event Comment: Benefit for Chambers, Fawcett & Mrs Colles. Receipts: #241 18s. (31.13.0; 11.12.6; 0.10.6; tickets: 198.2.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17770923, but Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Harriet-Mrs Colles (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love
Event Comment: The Invasion [announced on playbill of 13 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred on account of Mrs Green's Hoarsness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17781023, but The Duenna-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain, Mainpiece: Altered from the Original [Woman is a Riddle, by Christopher Bullock. Not in Larpent MS; not published]. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT I, author unknown. MS not in Larpent; not published]. 3rd piece: Written by Henry Fielding, Esq. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Tickets delivered by Davis, Wright, Mrs Lefevre will be admitted. Constant fires will be kept on the stage, Pit, Boxes and Galleries to air the house

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Macaroni Adventurer; Or, Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: Characters-Payler, Middleton, Swords, Evans, Kennedy, Levi [their 1st appearance on any stage], Davis, Everard, Mrs Shirley, Miss Hiorne, Miss Percey, Miss Dudley (their 1st appearance on any stage), Mrs Lefevre; A new occasional Prologue-; Epilogue-.

Afterpiece Title: Fashionable Love; or, The Happy British Tar

Afterpiece Title: The Covent Garden Tragedy

Performance Comment: Lovegirlo-Kennedy; Captain Bilkum-Davis; Gallono-Keene; Leathersides-Clarke; Chairman-Evans; Kissinda-Miss Dudley; Stormandra-Mrs Lefevre; Nonparel-Miss Walters; Industrious Jenny-Miss Hiorne; Mother Punchbowl-Mr Swords.
Cast
Role: Stormandra Actor: Mrs Lefevre

Dance: Entertainments ofDancing-

Entertainment: Monologue.End III: Imitations [Vocal and Rhetorical, never attempted, a Trumpet-a Choice Spirit [who will (to his vocal performances) accompany himself with the Symphonies (his 1st appearance on the stage [unidentified])

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kennedy. Tickets delivered for Love Finds the Way will be taken. Public Advertiser, 20 Mar.: Tickets to be had at the late Dr Arne's, No. 5, Bow-street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Performance Comment: As17780918, but Mrs Kennedy.
Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Goody Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Colles, the Widow Legg & Miss Kirby. Morning Post, 17 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Kirby, No. 70, Long-acre [others not listed]. Receipts: #225 15s. (37.9.0; 11.11.6; 1.2.6; tickets: 175.120) )charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17781030, but Lady Percy-Mrs Colles.
Cast
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Colles.
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Cuyler.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: Byron-Vernon; Sir Harry Muff-Dodd; General Worry-Parsons; Spy-Baddeley; Gardeners-Fawcett, Chaplin, Holcroft; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Narcissa-Miss Kirby.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Event Comment: [Miss Harper was taken ill; The Irish Widow was thereupon substituted and begun, but the audience was clamorous, and insisted on The Son-in-Law. A long delay ensued until the proper acters had been brought back to the theatre and until they were dressed. Mrs Jewell read Miss Harper's part. While trying to find out what the audience wanted, Bannister retorted sharply from the stage to one of the noisiest of the objectors. This action caused several letters to be written to various newspapers debating the right of a "servant of the public" to reprimand a member of the audience even when that member might be in the wrong (Morning Chronicle, 16 Sept., et seq.).] The last Night of the Season

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: As17790814, but Cecilia-read by Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: read by Mrs Jewell.
Role: Dolce Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Crawford. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #277 0s. 6d. (128.7.0; 27.4.6; 1.4.0; tickets: 120.5.0) (charge: #68 8s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Crawford (1st appearance in that character); Priuli-Aickin; Renault-Packer; Bedamor-R. Palmer; Duke-Chaplin; Spinosa-Williams; Elliot-Phillimore; Officer-Griffiths; Pierre-Bensley; Belvidera-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Waldron; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-R. Palmer; Bates-Wrighten; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue song)-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Dance: End: The Dutch Quaker, as17810312End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17800930

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. Tickets delivered for a Comic Opera will be admitted. Receipts: #154 12s. 6d. (94.7.6; tickets: 60.5.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer's Return From London

Cast
Role: Farmer's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Letitia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Highflight Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Auld Robin Grey Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Grace Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Maudlin Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Don Diego-Reinhold; Leander-Davies; Mungo-Dighton (2nd appearance on any stage); Ursula-Mrs Webb; Leonora-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Webb
Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Nash, Edwards, Helme, Master Pulley, Master Benson, Dale, Leslie, Kaygill, Mrs Byrne will be taken. Receipts: #180 4s. 6d. (31.7.0; 17.0.6; 0.5.0; tickets: 131.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17801023, but Lady Anne-Mrs Sharp; Dutchess of York-Miss Platt (of cg).
Cast
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: End: The Butterfly, as17800921

Entertainment: Monologue. After Dancing: Bucks have at ye All-Master Pulley; End afterpiece: an Epilogue-Master Benson