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Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poole. 3rd piece: Not acted these 6 years [acted 5 May 1790). Morning Chronicle, 7 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Poole, No. 18, Charles-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #206 12s. (102/8/0; 4/17/6; tickets: 99/6/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Everyone Has His Fault

Performance Comment: As17931001, but Sir Ralph here, correctly, Sir Robert Ramble; Edward (for this night only)-Miss Poole//Miss Wooburn-Miss Chapman; Miss Spinster-Mrs Henley; omitted: Porter . omitted: Porter .

Afterpiece Title: THE SAILOR'S FESTIVAL

Cast
Role: . The Mid Actor: Watch, When 'tis Night, by Incledon. The good Subjects of England by Incledon, Richardson, Townsend. SCENE II. A Landscape. The Disconsolate Sailor, When my Money was gone, by Mrs Martyr, in character. When Daisies mead by Miss Barnett. SCENE III. Irish Song by Johnstone. Treble Hornpipe by Byrn, Holland, Mme Rossi. Rule Britannia by Incledon. With a Representation of the Grand Fleet at Anchor in Portsmouth Harbour
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Martyr.
Role: Lubin Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Bailiff Actor: Cubitt II Annette-Mrs Mountain
Role: Cubitt II Annette Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Lady Peckham Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Bridemaids Actor: Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Cranfield, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Lloyd, &c.
Role: Philidel Actor: Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Byrn, Holland, Mlle St. Amand, Cranfield, Ratchford, King, Blurton, Wilde, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Blurton
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet
Role: Dancing Nymphs Actor: Mrs Goodwin, Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Boyce, Mrs Cranfield, Mrs Lloyd

Afterpiece Title: THE TWO MISERS

Performance Comment: Gripe-Quick; Lively-Davies; Mustapha-Richardson; Osmond-Townsend; Ali-Cubitt; Hunks (1st time)-Fawcett//Jenny-Mrs Mountain; Harriet (for that night only)-Miss Poole .

Music: End of Act II of mainpiece concerto on the Piano Forte, composed by Krumpholtz, accompanied by the Full Band, by Miss Poole

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece Mad Bm, in character, by Miss Poole

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Boy; Or, The Comical Rivals

Afterpiece Title: Le Medecin Malgre Luy (last act)

Music: The Prologue to The Indian Queen-; the Sacrifice in King Arthur-; the Masque in Timon of Athens, all by Henry Purcell-

Dance: As17040226

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bicknell. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: As17221211

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Campbell. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17231116, but Shoemaker-Miller; Orangewoman-Cross; Emilia-Mrs Campbell; Lady Townly-Mrs Baker; Lady Woodly-Mrs Moore; Buisy-Miss Lindar.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Campbell
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Lady Woodly Actor: Mrs Moore
Role: Loveit Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Younger

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock; Harlequin and Two Punches-Shaw, Thurmond, Boval; Saraband-Mrs Younger

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Afterpiece: Not play'd these Four Years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Horton
Role: Mrs Edging Actor: Miss Tenoe.

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Performance Comment: Buskin-Cibber Jr; Bindover-Griffin; Carbine-Bridgwater; Jeremy-Oates; Macahone-Miller; Spangle-Corey; Truncheon-Shepard; Fidelia-Miss Tenoe; Betty Kimbow-Harper; Mrs Buskin-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Mrs Buskin Actor: Mrs Willis.

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: End III: Spanish Dance-Miss Robinson; V: Coquet Shepherdess-Lally, Mrs Booth; End Farce: Pieraite-Roger, Mrs Brett

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Baker. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: As17261013, but Shoemaker-Miller; Lady Townly-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Heron

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Performance Comment: As17270419 but Fidelia-Miss Lindar; Mrs Buskin-Mrs Sherborn.
Cast
Role: Mrs Buskin Actor: Mrs Sherborn.

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: TTurkish Dance-Lally, Essex; Country Lass-Miss Robinson; Pastoral-Boval, Mrs Brett

Event Comment: Benefit Wm. Mills and Mrs Mills

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Grace.
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Margarita Actor: Mrs Horton

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Performance Comment: Kitty-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Mills.

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: Roger, Essex, Boval, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Dunning and Mrs Rowley. To begin at 6 p.m. Prices: 5s., 2s. 6d., 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Chamont-Dunning his 1st appearance in public; Castalio-Gentlewoman; Monimia-Mrs Rowley; New Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Rowley

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: Between the Acts: a Gentleman

Event Comment: A Comic Opera. Tickets at half a Guinea. [Latilla's comic opera; but music for this production by Pietro Auletta. See Loewenberg, Annals of Opera, Cols. 187-88.] Books will be delivered this morning at Mrs Sylvester's (Daily Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Orazio

Dance: Between the Acts: Music-

Event Comment: [At Lee, Yeates, and Warner's Booth, opposite the Hospital Gate, West Smithfield. The Droll performed in the same Manner as it was by Mrs Lee Fifteen Years ago. Prices: 1s. 6d., 1s., 6d. To begin at twelve noon. [Same time and prices throughout.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of Whittington, Thrice Lord Mayor Of London

Dance: [Between the acts: Entertainments of Dancing-

Song: [Between the acts: Entertainments of Singing-; A good Band of Musick

Event Comment: MMrs Clive Ly Wishfort -(bad) Fribble Garrick (Cross). Benefit for Mrs Clive. Part of Pit laid into Boxes Tickets of her in Henrietta St. and of Mr Varney at the Stage Door. Receipts: #310 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Palmer; Fainall-Havard; Witwou'd-Woodward; Sir Wilful-Yates; Petulant-Blakes; Waitwell-Walker; Millamant-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Clive, 1st time; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Yates; Foible-Miss Minors; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Garrick; Flash-Woodward; Captain Loveit-Palmer; Puff-Yates; Tag-Mrs Bennet; Biddy-Mrs Minors.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Minors.

Song: III: (By Desire) Cymon and Iphigenia-Beard; [It had been advertised in advance, but this night in Act III] Cantata-Miss Young

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Tickets to be had of Mrs Sparks, at her house in Crown Court. Tickets deliver'd out for the Distress'd Mother will be taken. N.B. Mr Sparks having been very long indisposed and rendered incapable of attending the theatre, with the greatest deference persuades himself that Circumstance will readily plead his Apology, and induce his friends to dispense with his personal appearance, and favor him with their commands; and that they will excuse the changing of his play, to which he is oblig'd by the illness of a principal performer; of which and his former obligations, he shall always retain the most gratful sense. [Sparks had been ill since 14 Jan. when Hull took over his part of Buckingham in King Richard III.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Mrs Burden
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Counterfeit

Song: Between Acts: some Favorite Songs from the English Opera Artaxerxes-; viz: I: In Infancy our hopes and fears-Tenducci; II: If e'er the Cruel Tyrant Love-Miss Brent; III: Water parted from the sea-Tenducci; IV: Let no rage thy bosom fire-Miss Brent

Dance: TThe Pleasures of Spring, as17620212

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mingotti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Leucippo

Dance: I: A new dance-Miss Lalauze; The Tambourine-Fischer; the Terzetto-Duval, Berardi, Miss Tetley; II: Le Matelot Provencalle-Fischer, Miss Auretti; III: Le Mariage du Village-Duberval, Miss Auretti; a new dance-Miss LaLauze

Song: By desire Nasce nel Bosco (Giordini)-Sga Mingotti; O che Salvo (Hasse)-Sga Mingotti; Se Il mio dual (Hasse)-Sga Mingotti; Non fau in che parlo (Perez)-Sga Mingotti; Act III: To mon@fugaste (Vento)-Sga Mingotti

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wright. Tickets deliver'd for Jane Shore and the Fairy Tale; and for the Benefit of Mrs Cross will be taken. Charges: #64 4s. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Emelia Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17640331 but Dorcas (this night only)-Mrs Dorman; Sally-Miss Wright; in which character will be introduc'd a New Ballad-Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Dorman

Song: Between the acts: several songs-Miss Wright

Event Comment: By Command of their Majesties. Performed as an Oratorio, though only a Serenata. Words by Gay...set to music by Mr Handel for that princely nobleman the Duke of Chandos...This being too short for a whole evening's entertainment, Mr Dryden's celebrated Ode, also set by Handel, was performed after the Serenata. End of Part I Concerto on French Horn, by Ponta. End of Part II, Solo on Violincello-Janson (Theatrical Review, 18 March). Ross and Mossop engag'd for Haymarket for tragedy, also Bannister; Aickin, Baddeley, Parsons, Dibdin, Mrs Baddeley, Evans, Miss Miller, Miss Ambrose &c. (Winston MS 10). [For Summer season?]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea, With Dryden's Ode

Music: End Part I: Concerto on French Horn-Ponta; End Act II: Concerto on Violincello-Janson

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Newton and a lady who has not appeared upon the stage these seven years. By Permission

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Hague; Lord Trinket-Cresswick; Sir Hearty-West; Charles-Trotter; Russet-Reynolds; O'Cutter-Painter; Tom-Morgan; Paris-Front; Major Oakly-Lewis; Mrs Oakly-A Lady; Harriet-Miss Reynolds; Toilet-Mrs Barrett; Lady Freelove-A Gentlewoman from Dublin.
Cast
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: A Lady
Role: Toilet Actor: Mrs Barrett

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Song: Between the Acts: Miss Barrett

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Abington [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #156 10s. 6d. (115.13.0; 40.3.6; 0.14.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Lady Wishfor't Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Sharp
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Abington.

Dance: End of Act III: as17791220

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Sharp and Miss Wright. Paid Felsner, Button Maker, on Acct. #10 10s. Receipts: #235 5s. 6d. (42.15.0; 21.8.0; 0.10.6; tickets: 170.12.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17801102, but Julia-Mrs Sharp.
Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Sharp.
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

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

Song: Between Acts 1st piece: a song-Miss Wright

Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Rosetta to Miss Harper, but "Last night Miss Harper was indisposed, in consequence of which Mrs Martyr was obliged to play Rosetta" (Morning Chronicle, 8 Nov.).] Receipts: #95 10s. (94/15; 0/15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Leoni; Justice Woodcock-Wilson; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Robson; Hodge-Doyle; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Lucinda-Mrs Morton; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Aunt Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Rosetta-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Aunt Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Kennedy.

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17810928

Event Comment: Benefit for Norris, Chaplin, Walker & Mrs Booth. Tickets delivered for The West Indian will be taken. Receipts: #246 2s. (46/6/0; 16/7/6; 0/12/6; tickets: 182/16/0) (charge: #115 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Mrs Sharp

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cour, as17820104; End of mainpiece a Hornpipe, as17811015

Song: As17811105

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Massey. Tickets delivered by Painter, Kenny, Mrs Lefevre will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Brett (1st appearance in that character); Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Mat o' th' Mint-[J.] Wilson; Filch-Mrs Wilson; Lucy-Miss Morris(1st appearance in that character); MrsPeachum-Mrs Lefevre; Diana Trapes-Mr Wewitzer; Jenny Diver-Mrs Poussin; Polly-Mrs Martyr (from CG; 1st appearance on this stage). hathi. 1st appearance on this stage). hathi.
Cast
Role: Lockit Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Filch Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: MrsPeachum Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Performance Comment: As17820819, but Pierrot and Dr Caterpillar-Wewitzer; Dame Furrow-Mrs Morris; Sailor-Davis; in other Characters: Mrs Poussin in place of Mrs Love; Humane Scalper-J. Bates; omitted: Lieutenant of the Press Gang, Man with Two Heads; from other Characters: Kenny, Darley, J. Bates . omitted: Lieutenant of the Press Gang, Man with Two Heads; from other Characters: Kenny, Darley, J. Bates .
Cast
Role: Dame Furrow Actor: Mrs Morris
Role: Mrs Dripping Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe [performer not listed]; In afterpiece, as17820826

Song: In afterpiece The Tobacco Box by Brett and Miss Morris

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Lady Sneerwell to Miss Sherry, but on the Kemble playbill a MS annotation substitutes Mrs Whitfield. Miss Sherry was ill; she died early in October.] "Sheridan has also despised the faults of another school, trap claps. Not a word in The School for Scandal is to be found in praise of Laws, Jack Tars, Innocence, an Englishman's castellum, or Liberty" (Reynolds, II, 227). Receipts: #193 13s. 6d. (155/11/0; 37/12/6; 0/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Snake-Wrighten; Careless-Farren; Trip-Lamash; Charles-Smith; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Whitfield [of CG]; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17820921

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song by Williames. [This was sung, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 10 Dec]

Event Comment: The Grecian Daughter [announced on playbill of 7 Dec] is obliged to be deferred to account of the Indisposition of Mrs Siddons. Receipts: #111 2s. 6d. (81/3/0; 29/17/0; 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Cast
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act iv of mainpiece, as17820917; In afterpiece, as17820921

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kennedy. Receipts: #319 8x. (198/16; tickets: 120/12) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17821022, but Captain Macheath-Mrs Kennedy; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Lucy-Mrs Morton; Jenny Diver-Miss Morris; Polly-Mr Bannister; Mrs Davenett's name listed in playbill; omitted: Dolly Trull, Betty Doxey. hathi. Mrs Davenett's name listed in playbill; omitted: Dolly Trull, Betty Doxey. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Chasseur Royal (with The early Horn)-Mrs Kennedy; Harlequin Jupiter-W. Bates; Punch-Rayner; Mars-Cranfield; Hercules-Dumay; Leander-Ratchford; Pantaloon-Thompson; Mercury-Davies; Anatomist-Jones; Pierrot-Stevens; Old Woman-Mr Wewitzer; Columbine-Miss Matthews .
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe by Miss Besford

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. Receipts: #111 10s. 6d. (70/5/6; tickets: 41/5/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17830503, but Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Mrs Webb; Filch-Wewitzcr. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece, as17830422; End of mainpiece, as17830510