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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: As17950226, but Mrs Maddocks's name listed in playbill.
Cast
Role: Mrs Over@done Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Kemble; Prince Henry-Bland; Arthur-Master Welsh; Pembroke-Dignum; Essex-Caulfield; Salisbury-Whitfield; Hubert-Bensley; Fauconbridge-Palmer; R. Faulconbridge-Waldron; English Herald-Trueman; King Philip-Aickin; Lewis-Barrymore; Austria-Phillimore; Cardinal Pandulpho-Packer; Elinor-Mrs Hopkins; Constance-Mrs Siddons; Blanch-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Elinor Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Life's Vagaries

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Fruit Woman Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Lady Torrendel Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: As17941111, but Jenny-Mrs Arnold; Moggy-Mrs Lee (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Arnold
Role: Moggy Actor: Mrs Lee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander (for that night only)-Lewis; Lysimachus-Farren; Polyperchon-Macready; Hephestion-Davies; Cassander-Richardson; Clytus-Harley; Statira-Miss Morris; Parisatis-Miss Chapman; Sysigambis-Mrs Platt; Rozana-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Rozana Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The British Recruit

Afterpiece Title: The Absent Man

Performance Comment: Shatterbrain-Lewis; Welldone-Macready; Doctor Gruel-Powel; Capt. Slang-Farley; Coxcomb-Claremont; Robin-Burton; Frank-Munden; Landlady-Mrs Davenport; Flavia-Miss Hill; Miss Frolick-Miss Cornelys; Mrs Junket-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Mrs Junket Actor: Miss Chapman.

Song: As17950316

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Life's Vagaries

Performance Comment: As17950319but Thompson_; Tradesmen-_; Ledger_; Blurton_; Abbot_; Miss_ Stuart; Mrs_ Platt; Mrs_ Watts; Miss_ Leserve; unassigned-_.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Fruit Woman Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Lady Torrendel Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 1

Cast
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Hymen Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Minerva Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Cupid Actor: Mrs Clendining

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 2

Cast
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Hymen Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Minerva Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Cupid Actor: Mrs Clendining

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Life's Vagaries

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Fruit Woman Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Lady Torrendel Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 1

Performance Comment: As17950406, but Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Hymen Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Minerva Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Cupid Actor: Mrs Clendining

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 2

Cast
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Hymen Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Minerva Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Cupid Actor: Mrs Clendining
Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Account-Book: The Proprietors made Palmer a present of Mrs Siddons's [charge for] playing this Night, #20. Morning Chronicle, 1 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Palmer, No. 12. New Lisle-street, Leicester-square. Receipts: #473 5s. (284.15; 54.14; 4.14; tickets: 129.2) (charge: #231 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Cast
Role: Lady Contest Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Hamford Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Song: As17941011

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Welch Heiress

Performance Comment: Characters by Palmer, Dodd, Barrymore, Hollingsworth, Bannister Jun., Suett, R. Palmer, Aickin, Webb, Evans, Miss Farren, Miss Pope, Mrs Jordan. [Cast from text (Richard White, 1795), and London Chronicle, 18 Apr.: Lord Melcourt-Palmer; Sir Pepper Plinlimmon-Dodd; Mr Fashion-Barrymore; Taffy-Hollingsworth; Mr Phrensy-Bannister Jun.; Cautious-Suett; Mr Fancy-R. Palmer; Steward-Aickin; Lady Bellair-Miss Farren; Lady Plinlimmon-Miss Pope; Miss Plinlimmon-Mrs Jordan; Webb, Evans [are unassigned; Prologue [read-Barrymore ["Barrymore could not learn the prologue" (Boaden, Jordan, I, 286)]; Epilogue-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Miss Plinlimmon Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Mr Oakly-Pope; Major Oakly-Quick; Sir Harry Beagle-Fawcett; Capt. O'Cutter-Johnstone; Russet-Munden; Charles Oakly-Holman; Lord Trinket-Lewis; Lady Freelove-Mrs Mattocks; Harriet-Miss Cornelys; Mrs Oakly-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: The British Recruit

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: As17941003, but The Page-Miss E. Wallis (1st appearance on this, and 3rd on any stage); song-_; Marcelina-Mrs Platt; Agnes-Mrs Follett; Susan-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Marcelina Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Agnes Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: song Actor: Mrs Martyr

Song: As17950316

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17941014, but Manly-Macready; Miss Jenny (with a song)-Mrs Lee.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Lee.
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Performance Comment: Sir Walter Waring-Quick; Capt. O'Donnel-Johnstone; Fairlop (1st time)-Bowden; Medley-Townsend; Bob (1st time)-Haymes; Filbert-Cross; Ralph-Linton; Welford-Incledon; Dolly-Mrs Martyr; Miss Di Clacket (1st time)-Mrs Davenport; Polly-Miss Standen; Emily (with an additional song; for that night only)-Miss Poole.
Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Miss Di Clacket Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Volunteers; or, Britain's Bulwark

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17950316but Catharine-Mrs Mattocks; Biondello-_.

Dance: In 2nd piece: Hornpipe-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End I: a Representation of a Ship in Distress, in which The Storm-Incledon; In the course of the Evening: Old Towler [both]-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Cast
Role: Mrs Ratcliffe Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Goodison Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Performance Comment: Characters by Trueman, Sedgwick, Suett, Bannister Jun., Bland, Phillimore, Master Welsh, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Bland. Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1795): Sir Bertrand-Trueman; Le Sage-Sedgwick; Record-Suett; Michael-Bannister Jun.; Spruce-Bland; Flint-Phillimore; Boy-Master Welsh; Clara-Miss Leak; Lucy-Miss DeCamp; Jannette-Miss Tidswell; Nell-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: End IV: a favourite song (unaccompanied)-Master Welsh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Cast
Role: Mrs Sarsnet Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Enfield Actor: Mrs Cornelys
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick

Performance Comment: As17950423, but Mrs_ Platt.
Cast
Role: Miss Melcombe Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Julia Melcombe Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Hymen Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Minerva Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Cupid Actor: Mrs Clendining

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Cast
Role: Marchioness Merida Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Amanthis Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Festival of Anacreon [i

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Cast
Role: Mrs Caddy Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Little Pickle Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Sedgwick (2nd appearance in that character); Brothers-Banks, Bland; Bacchanals-Kelly, Dignum, Bannister; The Lady-Miss Heard; Euphrosyne-Miss DeCamp; Bacchants-Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp [i.e. doubled Euphrosyne], Miss Leak; Sabrina (with Sweet Echo, accompanied by Parke)-Mrs Bland [i.e. doubled Bacchant]; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Leak [i.e doubled Bacchant].i.e doubled Bacchant].
Cast
Role: Bacchants Actor: Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Holman; Raleigh-Macready; Burleigh-Richardson; Southampton (1st time)-Harley; Rutland-Miss Morris; Nottingham-Mrs Fawcett; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: True Blue; or, The Parting Lovers

Performance Comment: Lieutenant-Incledon; True Blue-Davies; Careful-Rees; Nancy-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Cast
Role: Ellen Woodbine Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Dance: As17950428

Song: In 2nd piece: the following additional songs: Wives and Sweethearts-Townsend; The Wand'ring Sailor-Incledon (1st time); When gen'rous wine-Bowden; The days we now possess-Munden; The Storm-Incledon; Ye Gentlemen of England, as17950428; Rule Britannia-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue In evening: The Young Widow a fable-Harley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Bannister; Solomon-Suett; Easy-Burton; Lubin-Dignum; Countrymen-Webb, Evans; Gillian-Miss Leak; Cicely-Mrs Bramwell; Floretta-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Bramwell
Role: Floretta Actor: Mrs Bland.

Entertainment: MonologueEnd I afterpiece: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Palmer

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Stokes, Massingham, Massingham Jun., Gray, Cole, Hough, Tice, Calkin, Ross, Thompson, Fosbrook, Faux, Gillis, Waters, Perry, Chumbley, Powell, Appleby, Chatterley, Roffey, Henderson, Phillips, Master Gregson, Mrs Scott] will be admitted. Receipts: #623 14s. 6d. (64.11.6; 26.2.0; 9.19.6; tickets: 523.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Cast
Role: Mrs Ratcliffe Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Goodison Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bank Note

Performance Comment: As17950519, but Prologue as17950501. Epilogue Belles have at ye all-Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: As17941029

Song: Incidental: The Irishman's Peep at the Continent-Johnstone; In the course of the entertainments: Old Towler, The Storm-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Monsieur Tonson, as17950514

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: As17950123, but Ennui (1st time)-Farley; Lord Scratch (1st time)-Munden; Marianne-Mrs Lee (1st appearance in that character); added: Willoughby-Macready; Peter-Thompson.
Cast
Role: Marianne Actor: Mrs Lee
Role: Lady Waitfort Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: As17941007, but Little John (1st time)-Munden; Stella-Mrs Follett; Angelina-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Stella Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Mountain.
Role: Clorinda Actor: Mrs Martyr

Song: End: An Irishman's Tour thro' London or, Tully's Vocal and Rhetorical Description of Westminster Abbey, St, James's, St. Paul's, The Tower, A Quarrel, A Masquerade-Johnstone; Old Towler, The Storm-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17950102, but Lord Aimworth-Davies; Sir Harry Sycamore-Powel; Theodosia-Mrs Arnold; added: Lady Sycamore-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Arnold
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Davenport.
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Cast
Role: Mrs Ferret Actor: Mrs Henley
Role: Louisa Bowers Actor: Mrs Mountain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Performance Comment: As17950612 but Scruple-Caulfield; Mrs Peery-Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Cast
Role: Betsy Blossom Actor: Mrs Harlowe.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Lord Edmund-Davies; Dowdle-Suett (1st appearance in that character); Rachel-Mrs Harlowe; Adelaide-Miss Heard; Mary-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Gibbs.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Tabitha Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Mrs Sturdy Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Nanny Actor: Mrs Hale.

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Diggery-Suett; Charles Stanley-Barrymore; Harry Stukely-Benson; William-Lyons; Waiter-Cooke; Ostler-Waldron Jun.; Cymon-Burton; Watt-Ledger; Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Gibbs.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Performance Comment: Sir James Juniper-Suett; Sir Dilberry-Waldron Jun.; Captain Surat-Bannister; Melville-Davies; Lord Random-Barrymore; Doctor Cathartic-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Spruce-Benson; Kit Crab-Ledger; Etiquette-Fawcett; Lady Juniper-Mrs Hopkins; Fidget-Mrs Hale; Amelia-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Lady Juniper Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Fidget Actor: Mrs Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Cast
Role: Letty Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Smalltap Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Ghost-Bensley; King-Benson; Polonius-Suett; Laertes-C. Kemble; Horatio-Davies; Osrick-Wathen; Grave Diggers-Fawcett, Waldron Jun.; Queen-Mrs Harlowe; Player Queen-Miss Tidswell; Ophelia-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Purse; or, Benevolent Tar

Performance Comment: William-Bannister Jun.; Edward-Davies (1st appearance in that character); Page-Miss Menage; Sally-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Anne Lovely Actor: Mrs Gibbs.
Role: Mrs Beezom Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Molly Beezom Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp
Role: Queen Margaret Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Adeline Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland.