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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17611027, but Sylvia-Mrs Hopkins, first time.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Hopkins, first time.
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Song: IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: As17611016, but Surly-Blakes; Ananias-Philips; Tribulation-Clough; Dapper-Vaughan; Lovewit-Packer; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Dame Pliant Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Dol Common Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Song: IV: Hearts of Oak, as17620115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George Truman-Havard; Vellum-Yates; Tinsel-King; Butler-Weston; Coachman-Moody; Abigail-Mrs Clive; Lady Truman-Mrs Pritchard; Fantome-Packer; Gardener-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Truman Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Song: II: Hearts of Oak, as17620115; End: An Occasional Ballad by Way of Epilogue, in the Character of Abigail,-Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Truman Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Song: As17620129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer

Cast
Role: Abigail Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Truman Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Song: As17620129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17611110, but Clarissa-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Tattle Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Yates

Song: HHearts of Oak, as17620115, but _Fox, Miss E. _Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Holland; Amphitryon-Havard; Sosia-King; Mercury-Palmer; Gripus-Philips; Phoebus-Scrase; Night-Mrs Hippisley; Phaedra-Mrs Clive; Bromia-Mrs Bradshaw; Alcmena-Mrs Yates; In which will be introduc'd an Interlude of Singing, Dancing-Lowe, Miss Young, Giorgi and Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Night Actor: Mrs Hippisley
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Bromia Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Holland; Pierre-Lee, first appearance here for 10 years; Belvidera-Mrs Yates; Duke-Bransby; Priuli-Havard; Renault-Burton; Bedamor-Blakes.
Cast
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Yates

Song: I: Hearts of Oak-as17620209 but no cast listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Beverly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bennet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard; Ferdinand-Holland; Stephano-King; Trinculo-Yates; Boatswain-Clough; Caliban-Blakes; Ariel, Ceres-Miss Young; Hymen-Lowe; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits, and a Pastoral Danceproper to the Masque,-Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lady Beverly Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral; Or, Grief A-la-mode

Performance Comment: Lord Hardy-Holland, first time; Camply-O'Brien; Trim-Yates; Lord Brumpton-Bransby; Trusty-Burton; Puzzle-Blakes; Tom-Vaughan; Sable-Moody; Cabinet-Scrase; Mrs Fardingale-Mrs Bradshaw; Mademoiselle-Mrs Cross; Lady Harriet-Miss Bride, first time; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Palmer; Tattleaid-Mrs Bennet; Lady Brumpton-Mrs Pritchard.

Song: III: Hearts of Oak-. [See17620209]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Yates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Mrs Cross.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Yates, first time; King-Davies; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Lady Percy-Mrs Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Glendower-King; Hotspur-Holland; Carriers-Weston, Moody; Douglas-Kennedy; Mortimer-Castle; Poins-Packer; Northumberland-Scrase; Westmoreland-Ackman; Sheriff-Fox; Bardolph-Clough; Vernon-Blakes; Worcester-Bransby; Francis-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: III: New Hornpipe-Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife

Cast
Role: Margaritta Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Dance: A Comic Dance-Miss Rogers

Event Comment: Benefit for Simson and Wife and Mas. Simson. Tickets of Simson in Wild Passage, Wild St., near Lincoln's Inn Fields; at Grigsbys Coffee House, behind the Royal Exchange, and at stage door. Afterpiece: By particular Desire. Receipts: #210 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Lady Easy Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Graveairs Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Edging Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Mrs Pritchard.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: By Children-(Cross). Jasper-Mas. Cautherley; Fribble-Mas. Simson; Capt. Flash-Mas. Moore; Puff-Mas. Wallace; Miss Biddy-Miss Simson; Occasional Prologue-Mas. Simson; Concluding with a Country Dance-characters.
Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: Mas. Simson
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Occasional Prologue Actor: Mas. Simson

Song: I: Hooly and Fairly-Beard

Dance: III: A Minuet-Mas. Simson, Miss Simson

Performance Comment: Simson, Miss Simson.
Event Comment: [Mrs Ward was from the Manchester theatre.] Afterpiece: To conclude with a perspective Representation of the Grand Camp at Cox-Heathv [see 15 Oct. 1778. This was included in all subsequent performances.]. Receipts: #225 11s. (179.2.0; 44.19.6; 1.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Gloster-Aickin; Bellmour-Packer; Ratcliff-R. Palmer; Catesby-Phillimore; Derby-Chaplin; Shore-Bensley; Alicia-Mrs Ward (1st appearance on this stage); Jane Shore-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: Gage-Parsons; O'Daub-Moody; Mons. Bluard-Baddeley; Sir Harry Bouquet (1st time)-R. Palmer; William (1st time)-Du-Bellamy; Serjeant Drill-Bannister; Nancy-Miss Kirby; Nell-Mrs Wrighten; The other Characters-Burton, Wrighten, Wright, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Phillimore, Norris, Griffiths, Nash, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Simson, Miss Collett.
Event Comment: [Mrs James Wilson was from the Portsmouth theatre.] Receipts: #198 (148/5; 49/0; 0/15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Brereton; Myrtle (1st time)-Farren; Cimberton-Suett; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphrey-Wrighten; Daniel-Burton; Tom-Palmer; Phillis-Mrs Wilson (1st appearance in London); Luanda-Miss Wheeler; Isabella-Mrs Hedges; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hedges
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Principal Bacchanals-Barrymore, Staunton, Williames; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, R. Palmer; The Lady-Mrs Brereton; Euphrosyne (with Sweet Echo, accompanied by Parke)-Mrs Wrighten; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Wheeler; Sabrina-Miss Field; Bacchants-Miss M. Stageldoir, Miss Barnes, Miss Simson, &c; Principal Bacchant-Miss George .

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song by Miss Field

Event Comment: "[Mrs Siddons's] dress was a French grey satin gown, trimmed with dark sage coloured ribbon, edged with steel, white satin petticoat covered With tiffany, and trimmed With the same as the gown, a girdle of the same colour, a dark sage coloured cane hat ornamented with feathers and edges with gold, with a band of gauze and large bows, the ends fastened to the waist" (Daily Universal Register, 4 Oct.). Receipts: #302 2s. (281.18.0; 19.6.6; 0.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

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

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Palmer; Grumio-Baddeley; Baptista-Wright; Biondello-R. Palmer; Taylor-Jones; Music@master-Fawcett; Pedro-Phillimore; Hortensio-Wilson; Bianca-Mrs A. Palmer [Public Advertiser: Miss Simson]; Curtis-Mrs Love; Catherine-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs A. Palmer
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Event Comment: [Mrs H. Johnston's 1st appearance as Ophelia was at the hay, 3 Sept. 1798.] Afterpiece: 5th Time i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. Boxes 6s. Second Price 3s. Pit 3s. 6d. Second Price 2s. Gallery 2s. Second Price 1s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Brandon(only) at the Office in Hart-Street. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 19 Nov.]. No Money to be returned. Receipts: #242 5s. 6d. (240.17.6; 1.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Holman; Ghost-Murray; Polonius-Munden; King-Waddy; Horatio-Betterton; Laertes-Whitfield; Ostrick-Farley; Rosencraus-Clarke; Marcellus-Davenport; Guildenstern-Claremont; Player King-Thompson; Lucianus-Wilde; Grave@Diggers-Powel, Rees; Ophelia-Mrs H. Johnston (1st appearence at this theatre, and 2nd in that character); Player Queen-Mrs Platt; Queen-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs H. Johnston
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: Botheration; or, A Ten Years Blunder

Performance Comment: Jack Hopeful-Knight; Doctor Wisepate-Powel; Varnish-Davenport; Robert-Simmons; Theddy O'Blarney-Johnstone; Lady Apes-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Varnish-Mrs Platt; Rose-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Lady Apes Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Mrs Varnish Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Gibbs.

Song: In V: a Dirge, set to music by Shield. Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Miss Wheatley, Linton, Street, Gray, Lee, Platt, Dyke, Curties; Incidental to afterpiece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London (Including his Remarks on St. James's, The Monument, St. Paul's, Wigs and Crops, Debating Clubs, Boarding Schools, Squares, Inns, Gardens, Fields, Soldiers, Sailors, and Volunteers)-Johnstone

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Miss Wheatley, Linton, Street, Gray, Lee, Platt, Dyke, Curties; Incidental to afterpiece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London (Including his Remarks on St. James's, The Monument, St. Paul's, Wigs and Crops, Debating Clubs, Boarding Schools, Squares, Inns, Gardens, Fields, Soldiers, Sailors, and Volunteers)-Johnstone.
Event Comment: [Mrs Fawcett was from the York theatre.] Afterpiece: 1st Time as an After Piece. With Dresses, Scenes, Machinery, and Decorations. The Music partly selected from Cimarosa, Gluck, Martin, Reeve, and Dr Arne. The rest composed by Shield. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book, 31 Oct.: Paid Reynolds in full for The Crusade #60. Receipts: #187 13s. (181.16.6; 5.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: Essex-Holman; Burleigh-Harley; Raleigh-Macready; Lieutenant-Thompson; Officer-Evatt; Southampton-Farren; Rutland-Mrs Esten; Nottingham-Mrs Fawcett (1st appearance on this stage); Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Nottingham Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Crusade

Performance Comment: Bantam-Quick; Raymond-Johnstone; Joppa-Blanchard; Aluph-Incledon; Sir Troubadour-Munden; Godfrey-Davies; Daran-Darley; Adran-Powel; Tartar Prince-Cubitt; Officer-Williamson; Constantia-Mrs Mountain; Female Prisoners-Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Miss Francis, Mrs Watts, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Gray, Mrs Cross, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Powell, Miss Leserve.