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Performances

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

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; King-Clarke Prince of Wales-Lewis; Blunt-W. Bates; Sir Richard Vernon-Whitfield; Worcester-Fearon; Northumberland-Webb; Sheriff-J. Wilson; Poins-Robson; Francis-Edwin; Bardolph-Booth; Douglas-L'Estrange; Westmoreland-Thompson; Carriers-Egan, Jones; Hotspur-Wroughton; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy (1st time)-Mrs Inchbald .
Cast
Role: King Actor: Clarke Prince of Wales-Lewis
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Inchbald

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Cast
Role: Dolce Actor: Mrs Davenett

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17811101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; King Henry-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Whitfield; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Davies; Francis-W. Bates; Sir Walter Blunt-Booth; Bardolph-Jones; Douglas-Mahon; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Stevens; Hotspur-Wroughton; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Lewis .
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Lewis

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17821009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; King-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Davies; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Chalmers; Francis-Edwin; Sir Walter Blount-Booth; Bardolph-Jones; Douglas-Cubitt; Carriers-Wewitzer, Bates; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Stevens; Hotspur-Wroughton; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Inchbald .
Cast
Role: King Actor: Clarke
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Inchbald

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; Prince of Wales-Lewis; King-Clarke; Sir Richard Vernon-Farren; Worcester-Fearon; Westmorland-Thompson; Northumberland-Gardner; Poins-Davies; Francis-Wewitzer; Sir Walter Blount-Palmer; Bardolph-Bates; Douglas-Cubitt; Carriers-Booth, Kennedy; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Stevens; Hotspur-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Lewis .
Cast
Role: King Actor: Clarke
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Bar at aria or Sancho Turnd Governor

Performance Comment: Sancho Panca-Quick; Duke-Cubitt; Manuel-Palmer; Pedro-Thompson; Recorder-Booth; Gardener-Swords; Tailor-Kennedy; Oyer-Painter; Thin Man-Newton; Don Quixote-Gardner; Lady Tereza Panca-Mrs Webb; Spanish Lady-Mrs Pitt; Duchess-Miss Stuart; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Lady Tereza Panca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Ryder; King-Hull; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Farren; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Davies; Francis-Edwin; Sir Walter Blount-Macready; Bardolph-Swords; Douglas-Cubitt; Carriers-Wewitzer, Booth; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Stevens; Hotspur-Holman; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Hull
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Wells.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: Vulcan-Quick; Squire-Johnstone; Joe-Davies; Bacchus-Cubitt; Apollo-Brown; Mercury-Gaudry; Serjeant-Darley; Grace-Mrs Brown; Maudlin-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Grace Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Maudlin Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Ryder; King-Aickin; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Farren; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Davies; Francis-Edwin; Sir Walter Blount-Macready; Bardolph-Rock; Douglas-Cubitt; Carriers-Wewitzer, Booth; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Stevens; Hotspur-Pope; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Inchbald.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Aickin
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Inchbald.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: Vulcan-Quick; Squire-Johnstone; Joe-Davies; Bacchus-Bonville; Serjeant-Darley; Grace-Mrs Mountain; Maudlin-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Grace Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Maudlin Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17921105, but Duchess of York-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley
Role: Duke of Buckingham Actor: Barrymore
Role: Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Antonio Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Edwin
Event Comment: GGeneral Advertiser, 28 Sept.: We hear that Mr Lacy, Master of his Majesty's company of Comedians at D.L. has applied for leave to raise 200 men in defence of his Majesty's person and government, in which the whole company of players are willing to engage. [See 7 Oct.] On Saturday Night the Audience at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane were agreeably surpris'd by the Gentlemen belonging to that House performing the Anthem of God Save our Noble King. The Universal Applause it met with being encored with repeated Huzzas suffciently denoted in how just an abhorrence they hold the arbitrary schemes of our invidious enemies and detest the despotic attempts of Papal Power. [See also Daily Advertiser, 30 Sept. The newspapers at this time run a three phrase slogan in bold face type vertically in the margins: No Pretender. No Popery. No Slavery, accompanied by two more phrases staring boldly from the bottom margin: No Wooden Shoes! No Arbitrary Power!]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-Collins; Subtle-Mills; Face-Macklin; Sir Epicure-Berry; Lovewit-Turbutt; Doll Common-Mrs Macklin; Ananias-Neale; Tribulation-Taswell; Surly-Havard; Dapper-Leigh; Kastril-Yates; Dame Pliant-Mrs Horsington.
Cast
Role: Doll Common Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Horsington.

Song: I: Lowe; IV: Colin and Phebe-Lowe, Mrs Arne; God Save our Noble King by Arne-Mrs Cibber, Beard, Reinhold (Deutsch, Handel, p. 623)

Dance: II: Grand Serious Dance-; V: Grand Comic Dance, as17450926

Event Comment: Benefit for Merryfield, King, Dumay and Curtat. Receipts: #35 16s. (Account Book). Charges #81 10s. Deficit to each #11 12s. 1 1!2d. cover'd by tickets: @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value@Dumay 149 128 81 #64 11s.@King 92 145 71 #51 17s.@Merryfield 136 94 62 #54 6s.@Curtat 71 161 149 #56 16s.@Total 448 528 363 #227 10s.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17740104, but Manly-Clarke;Basset-Cushing; Jenny-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Kniveton
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: Minuets, Cotillons-Merryfield, Dumay, King, Curtat, Mrs Invill, Miss Bassan, Miss Matthews, Mrs Hartle; End I Farce: A New Dance-Rudd, his 1st appearance any stage Miss Matthews

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady (with Sixfold Hornpipe). As17740512

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Horton. Tickets at Mrs Horton's, at the Angel, in Bedford Street. Receipts: money #78; seals #81 17s. (Account Book); #160 (Rylands MS.). [Mrs Horton received a Free Benefit.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule Or Love And Empire

Performance Comment: Abramule-Mrs Horton; Mahomet-Stephens; Solyman-Delane; Pyrrhus-Ryan; Kister Aga-Hale; Cuproli-Gibson; Haly-Rosco; Mursa-Roberts; Zaida-Miss Burgess; Marama-Mrs Mullart.
Cast
Role: Abramule Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Marama Actor: Mrs Mullart.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Cibber
Role: Mrs Cockle Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hale

Dance: LLouvre-Signora Barberini; French Peasant-Mechel; Comic Ballet-Villeneuve, Miss Oates

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Arne. An Historical Musical Drama. The Musick composed by Command of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and never perform'd in England, but at his Royal Highnesses Palace at Cliefdon. The Poem was written by Mr Thompson and Mr. Mallet. The Musick by Mr Arne. To conclude with a Celebrated Ode in Honour of Great Britain in imitation of those formerly sung at Banquets of Kings and Heroes. Boxes 6s. Pit 4s. First Gallery 2s. 6d. Upper Gallery 1s. 6d. The above Day is fix'd on to avoid interfering with Mr Handel. Mrs Arne hopes humbly the Town will not be offened at this small advance of the Price, this performance being exhibited at an extraordinary expence, with regard to the number of Hands, Chorus singers, building the stage, and erecting an organ; besides all other incidentals as usual. Ladies desired to send servants by 4 o'clock. Tickets of Mrs Arne, next door to the Crown in Great Queen St, by Lincoln's Inn Fields, and places taken of Hobson at the stage Door, with whom Tickets are left

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred The Great King Of England

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mills. Tickets deliver'd out by Taswell, Wilder, Morris, and Mrs Addison will be taken. Tickets to be had of Mrs Mills at Mr Gardyner's, Printer, in Russel St., Covent Garden, and at the Stage Door. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: As17540917, but Lamorce-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Lamorce Actor: Mrs Mills.
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Bissarre Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Burton
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Toogood
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Simson

Dance: II: The Running Footmen-Morris, Walker; III: The Minuet, Louvre-Dennison, Mrs Addison; IV: Comic Dance by Three Sabatinis, as17550203

Song: V: Rule Britanniaby Beard, as17550402 concluding with a Hornpipe-Morris

Event Comment: Benefit for Redman, Buck, Lucas, Dumay, Mrs Granier, and Miss Cokayne. Tickets deliver'd out by Martin, Letsam, Mrs Jarvis, and Mrs Gold will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Hamilton.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

Dance: CComic Dance, as17580417

Event Comment: Last Night of the Company's performing this Season. Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Mrs Shotter, Wyatt, Waller, Gawdrey, Ratchford, the Band, Coombes, Page, Wilkins, Robson (door-keeper), Warwhick, Dosel, Paskin, Wells, Ansell, King will be admitted. Receipts: #467 13s. 6d. (67.10.0; 3.14.0; tickets: 396.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Town Actor: Mrs Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

Dance: Afterpiece: With a Treble Hornpipe-Ratchford, King, Mrs Ratchford

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: Curtis Actor: Mrs Booth

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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At kings Anna

Performance Comment: [Characters by Wroughton, Whitfield, Palmer, Bannister Jun., Suett, Lyons, Webb, Miss Pope, Miss Collins, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Jordan, Mrs Powell, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards. [Cast from Larpent MS: Sir Frederick Touchwood-Wroughton; Gaythorn-Whitfield; Henry-Palmer; Bustle-Bannister Jun.; Pill-Suett; Jonathan-Lyons; Lady Touchwood-Miss Pope; Lady Lydia Graveairs-Miss Collins [in MS: Mrs Goodall]; Cordelia-Mrs Kemble; Anna-Mrs Jordan; Miss Harcourt-Mrs Powell; Dawdle-Mrs Booth; Ruth-Mrs Bland [in MS: Miss Heard]; Daube-Mrs Edwards; unassigned-Webb; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Miss Harcourt Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Dawdle Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Daube Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Epilogue Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Betsey Blossom Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: song Actor: Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King John

Performance Comment: As17370916, but Arthur-Mrs Vincent; Blanche-Mrs Stevens; With a New Prologue address'd to the Ladies-.
Cast
Role: Arthur Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Blanche Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: King John Actor: Delane
Role: Phillip King of France Actor: Ryan
Role: Queen Elinor Actor: Mrs James
Role: Lady Faulconbridge Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Hallam
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Dance: BBallet-Glover, Mlle Roland, Tench, Villeneuve, Desse, Mrs Moreau, Miss Oates, Miss Cantrel

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Walter and Pelling. Mainpiece: Taken from Plautus and Moliere. [Tickets of Mrs Walter at her House in back of Mr Acton's, Fishmonger, in Bridge Street, and of Pelling at Mr Dailey's, Jeweller, in dl.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Pritchard.
Role: 7380413 but King Actor: Hill

Dance: I: English Maggot-Haughton, Mrs Walter; II: Black Joke-Pelling, Mrs Walter; III: Russian Sailor-Denoyer; V: Minuet-Rector, Mrs Walter

Song: IV: The Early Horn-Beard

Event Comment: Benefit E. Roberts and Mrs Chambers. Receipts: money #20 11s.; tickets #149 2s. (Account Book); #170 (Rylands MS.). [For pit, box, and gallery Roberts had 125, 407, and 177 tickets; Mrs Chambers, 93, 91, and 22 tickets. Each received half the value of his tickets.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Mrs James
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Cynthia Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: King Actor: Cibber
Role: Mrs Cockle Actor: Mrs Martin
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hale

Dance: MMuzette-Mechel, Mlle Mechel; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Mrs Delagarde

Song: Roberts, Mrs Chambers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Mrs Butler
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Egerton
Role: Prue Actor: Mrs Clive.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: See17410224, but King-Winstone; Miller-Shepard; Dick-Havard; Joe-Raftor; Peggy-Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Winstone
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Wright.

Dance: II: Grand Ballet-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; V: La Tambourin Matelote-Maltere, Mlle Maltere

Song: III: Blow Blow-Lowe

Event Comment: Benefit for Driscol, Banks, Barnard, Miss Davis, and Trott (Lobby Doorkeeper). Tickets deliver'd by Mlle Huette, Mrs Hanmeuze, Mrs Griffith will be taken. Tomorrow the Fair Penitent and on Friday Romeo and Juliet, being the last time of the Company's performing this season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17510215, but abbreviated cast only listed: Polly-Miss Davis; Macheath-Lowe; Peachum-Arthur; Lockit-Dunstall; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Dunstall; Lucy-Miss Young; Hornpipe-Atkins.

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller

Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

Dance: As17510511

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Gallant-Dyer; Clerimont-Anderson; Careless-Usher; Sir Harry-Redman; Wilful-Dunstall; Sir Solomon-Collins; Bolus-Wignel; Rhubarb-White; Finder-Cushing; Supple-Holtom; Lady Dainty-Mrs Dyer; Capt. Strut-Stoppelaer; India Man-Bennet; Wishwell-Mrs Pitt; Situp-Mrs Dunstall; Clarinda-Mrs Vincent; Sylvia-Mrs Barrington; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Situp Actor: Mrs Dunstall
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: Peggy-Young Gentlewoman[, first appearance any stage [Miss Cockayne-Winston MS 8]; King-Gibson; Miller-Dunstall; Dick-Anderson; Margery-Mrs Bambridge; Kate-Miss Morrison; Joe-Lowe.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Bambridge

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Performance Comment: Peggy-Mrs Smith; Dick-Blakes; Joe-Fawcett; King-Burton; Miller-Moody.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: King Actor: Burton

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Master Cape (Scholar to Walker); IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620421

Song: III: If o'er the Cruel Tyrant Love, as17620513

Entertainment: New Sketch of his own picture drawn from the life by way of Epilogue-Mr Tomlinson, his second time of attempting to speak on the Stage

Event Comment: Benefit for Hopkins (prompter) and Mrs Hopkins. Charges #64 17s. [Profit to the Hopkins family #30 19s. plus Tickets.] Tickets delivered by Philips will be taken. Paid B. Johnson's Head bill #1 2s. 3d.; Paid Mr J. Johnston, by order #21; Rec'd Mr Pope's rent 1 year at #30 minus King's Tax of #3 8s.: Total #26 12s. receiv'd. Paid Mr Pope's bill #13 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Before 4 dined behind St Clements, and went to ye First Gallery to see the Distressed Mother....We had the Capricious Lovers, Lisetta by Mrs Clive, who took off the ridiculous sing-song at ye Opera House charmingly (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #95 16s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distressed Mother

Performance Comment: Orestes-Powell; Pyrrhus-Holland; Pylades-Packer; Phoenix-Burton; Cephisa-Mrs Bennet; Cleone-Mrs Hippisley; Hermione-Mrs Hopkins, 1st time; Andromache-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Cephisa Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Cleone Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Hopkins, 1st time
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Performance Comment: Colin-Vernon;Hobbinol-Yates; Damon-Baddeley; Astolpho-Aickin; Fabian-Strange; Clara-Mrs Arne; Phoebe-Mrs Baddeley; Emily-Mrs Lee; Lisetta-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Arne
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Lisetta Actor: Mrs Clive.

Dance: IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670430 End: Linco's Travels, by Particular Desire-King as17670406

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Tickets delivered for the 24th of April will be taken. Public Advertiser, 16 Apr.: Tickets [for 24 Apr.] to be had of Mrs Mattocks, No. 7, King-street, Covent Garden. Mainpiece: Written by Richard Steele. 3rd piece [1st time; ENT I, author unknown. Larpent MS 830; not published]. Receipts: #253 17s. 6d. (159.12.0; 8.9.6; tickets: 85.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A la mode

Performance Comment: Campley-Lewis; Lord Hardy-Pope; Sable-Quick; Lord Brumpton-Gardner; Trusty-Hull; Puzzle-Thompson; Cabinet-Macready; Recruits-Rock, Ledger, Painter, Evatt, Lee; Tom-Blanchard; Trim, (with) The Cries of London and Dublin-Ryder; Lady Charlotte-Miss Brunton; Mademoiselle D'Epingle-Miss Fontenelle (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Lady Brumpton-Mrs Bernard; Kate Matchlock (for that night only)-Mr Edwin; Mrs Fardingale-Mrs Webb; Tattleaid-Miss Stuart; Visiting Ladies-Mrs Platt, Mrs Davenett, Miss Rowson, Mrs Rock; Lady Harriet-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Performance Comment: Lubin-Mrs Martyr; Lord of the Manor-Helme; Bailiff-Cubitt; Annette-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Lubin Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: Saint Georges Day or Britons Rejoice

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Hull, Bernard, Cubitt, Blanchard, Mr Webb, Mrs Mountain. [Cast from Larpent MS: Jack-Bannister; Nutmeg-Hull [in MS: Fearon]; Captain Legout-Bernard [in MS: Mrs Martyr]; Tom Gunnel-Cubitt [in MS: Wewitzer]; Dumplin-Blanchard; Lady Sullabub-Mrs Webb; Harriott-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Lady Sullabub Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriott Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Song: End 3rd piece: God save the King-; with Grand Accompaniment [on the organ]-Greatorex [, as performed at the Oratorios see17890320