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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Brereton; Cloten-Dodd; Cymbeline-Hurst; Pissanio-Packer; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius-Farren; Arviragus-Davies; Lucius-Wrighten; French Gentleman-Chaplin; Philario-Wright; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Miss Sherry; Imogen-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Iachimo Actor: Smith
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue)-King; Colonel Tivy-Brereton; Davy-Parsons; Jessamy-Lamash; Mignon-Burton; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Miss Tittup-Mrs Davies; Gymp-Mrs Colles; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Gymp Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II: Masquerade Scene with Dancing-Burton, Henry, Mrs Marklew; End III: Rural Grace, as17771002

Song: II: Masquerade Scene song-Miss Abrams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Palmer; Moneses-Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Axalla (1st time)-Farren; Dervise-Packer; Omar-Hurst; Stratocles-Lamash; Prince of Tanais-Wrighten; Zama-Wright; Mirvan-Norris; Haly-Chaplin; Bajazet-Smith; Selima-Miss Hopkins; Arpasia-Miss Younge; The usual Prologue-Brereton.
Cast
Role: Bajazet Actor: Smith
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Arpasia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Song: IV: the original song To thee oh gentle sleep-Miss Abrams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Walpole
Role: Nerissa Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Sherborn.

Dance: End III: The Minuet de la Cour-Master Holland, Miss Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lauretta Actor: Miss Brown
Role: song Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: End: new dance, The Garden of Love-Dagueville, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Simonet, Sga Tinte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Walpole.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End II: New Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Brereton; Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; Oliver-Packer; Le Beau-Farren; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Silvius-R. Palmer; William-Burton; Adam-Moody; Jaques-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Caelia-Miss Hopkins; Phoebe-Mrs Davies; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Brereton
Role: Caelia Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Rosalind Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Lady Charlotte Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Bab Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End I: Rural Grace, as17771002

Song: V: song-Miss Abrams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Cast
Role: Birtha Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Elwina Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Smith
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17771107, but Louisa-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Collett.
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: End: will be revived Slingsby's ballet, The Provincalle-Slingsby, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Crespi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Clown-Cushing; Farmer-Messink; Mother Shipton-Mr Baker; Colombine-Sga Tinte; other Characters-Wewitzer, Jones, Smith, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Mrs White, Mrs Poussin.

Dance: In: As17770929; In afterpiece: Langrish, Miss Besford [who danced in all subsequent performances]

Song: End IV: Solemn Dirge, as17770929, but _Reinhold, Battishill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Vernon, Meredith, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Weichsel; 1st Violin-Baumgarten.

Afterpiece Title: Sacred Canons

Performance Comment: A Select Collection, by the most eminent ancient and modern composers; Principal Vocal Parts-Vernon, Meredith, Mrs Wrighten, Mr Weichsel; to conclude with Non Nobis Domine-.

Music: End Part I: concerto on the German flute-Florio; End of Part III: concerto on the piano forte-Miss Weichsel; concerto on the hautboy-LeBrun; concerto on the violin-Master Weichsel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ascension Acis And Galatea

Music: End Part I: concerto on the hautboy, as17780306End Part II: quartetto for the violin German flute tenor and piano forte-Master Weichsel, Florio, Stamitz, Miss Weichsel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek Actor: Dodd
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor

Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Dame Din Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Related Works
Related Work: Belphegor; or, The Wishes Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Dance: End II: will be revived Slingsby's grand ballet, The Savage Hunters-Slingsby, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Crespi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron (1st time)-Lewis; Count Baldwin-Clarke; Carlos-Whitfield; Belford-L'Estrange; Sampson-Dunstall; Friend-Smith; Pedro-Bates; Child-Miss Francis; Villeroy (1st time)-Wroughton; Nurse-Mrs Poussin; Isabella-Mrs Barry (1st appearance in that character at this theatre).
Cast
Role: Friend Actor: Smith
Role: Child Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Performance Comment: Characters-Reinhold, Mahon, Baker, Miss Dayes. [Probable cast: Lieutenant Dreadnought-Reinhold; +Careful-Mahon; +True-Blue-Baker; +Nancy-Miss Dayes.]
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Mahon, Baker, Miss Dayes.
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Dayes.

Dance: 2nd piece: Aldridge. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Song: III: Epithalamium-; the vocal parts-Robson, Miss Dayes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: 780302but Florella Actor: Mrs Poussin.
Role: Page Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Leeson
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Brereton; Thorowgood-Hurst; Trueman-Davies; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Burton; Maria-Miss P. Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Lucy-Mrs Davies; Millwood-Miss Hopkins (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Millwood Actor: Miss Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Miss Walpole
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: End: Hornpipe, as17780518

Song: In I: song-Miss Abrams

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of Man and Wife, announced on playbill of 27 May.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Jewell
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Twist
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Cast
Role: Mrs Candy Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Polly Pattens Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Dance: End II: The Merry Lasses-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Cast
Role: Mrs Upstart Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Walton
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Greville

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Jewell
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Hitchcock
Role: Women Passengers Actor: Miss Platt, Mrs Poussin
Role: Mrs Cross Actor: Mrs Webb

Dance: End I: The Gardeners-Master and Miss Byrn; End II afterpiece: As17780529

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: As17780611 but Wilhelmina (with songs restored and newly composed)-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Miss Harper
Role: Mrs Bundle Actor: Mrs Brett

Dance: End: Tambourine Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Cast
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Sir J. Buck-Gardner; Classick-Usher; Subtle-Massey; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Harper

Dance: End: Dance-; In II afterpiece: a Minuet-Harris, Miss Harper

Entertainment: Monologue Following 1st dance: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye All-Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Goody Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fifth

Performance Comment: Henry-W?. Smith (of dl); Archbishop of Canterbury-Hull; Exeter-L'Estrange; Capt. Jamy-Dunstall; Capt. Fluellin-Wilson; Pistol-Quick; King of France-Fearon; Dauphin-Whitfield; High Constable-Clarke; Queen of France-Mrs Poussin; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: W?. Smith
Role: Queen of France Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Leeson
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Hyppolita Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Mrs Dimity Actor: Miss Weller
Role: Mrs Tokay Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Vermilion Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Henderson; King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Chief Justice-Aickin; Archbishop of York-Packer; Prince John-Lamash; Gloster-Mrs Colles; Clarence-Miss Collett; Westmoreland-Farren; Mowbray-Hurst; Hastings-Wrighten; Justice Silence-Parsons; Pistol-Baddeley; Poins-R. Palmer; Bardolph-Wright; Davy-Waldron; Page-Master Pulley; Justice Shallow-Yates; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Gloster Actor: Mrs Colles
Role: Clarence Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Farren
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Vernon; Don Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Quick (of cg); Ursula-Mrs Love; Leonora-Miss Brown (of cg).
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: End IV: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Recruiting Officer, announced on playbill of 12 Oct.] Afterpiece [1st time; P 2(?), by James Messink. Not in Larpent MS; synopsis of action in London Chronicle, 15 Oct.]: The Scenes partly new and partly compiled from Rich's Pantomimes [i.e. The Rape of Proserpine, Perseus and Andromeda, Apollo and Daphne, all three written by Lewis Theobald (Morning Chronicle, 15 Oct.)]. The new Music by Dibdin. The new Scenes painted by Carver

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Lewis; Malvil-Wroughton; Bygrove-Aickin; Sir Harry Lizard-Whitfield; Sir John-Fearon; Capt. Bygrove-Booth; Dashwou'd-Lee Lewes; Miss Neville-Miss Leeson; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Jackson; Lady Jane-Mrs Morton; La Rouge-Miss Ambrose; Lady Bell-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Miss Leeson
Role: Mrs Bromley Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: La Rouge Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Lady Bell Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Medley or Harlequin At All

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Cushing, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Brunsdon, Wewitzer, Jones, Mahon, Baker, Painter, R.? Smith, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross, Mrs White, Sga Tinte.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Hydaspes: or, The Greshamite Author(s): Mrs. Aubert

Dance: Afterpiece: The dances-Aldridge, Dagueville, Miss Valois. [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent Performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mrs Farrell; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Wewitzer; Mat o' the Mint-Baker; Lucy (1st time)-Miss Weller; Diana Trapes-Mrs White; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Weller
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs White
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: III: a hornpipe-Miss Matthews

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Romeo and Juliet, announced on playbill of 7 Nov.] Receipts: #160 12s. 6d. (144.3.0; 14.2.0; 2.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Brereton; Thorowgood-Hurst; Trueman-Davies; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Burton; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Davies; Millwood-Mrs Sharp.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Sharp.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Song: I: song-Miss Abrams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell (1st time)-Brereton; Foigard-Moody; Bonniface (1st time)-Baddeley; Sir Charles Freeman-R. Palmer; Sullen-Hurst; Gibbet-Wright; Scrub-Yates; Cherry-Miss Pope; Dorinda (1st time)-Mrs Keeffe; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Johnston; Gipsy-Mrs Davies; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley (of cg).
Cast
Role: Archer Actor: Smith
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Keeffe
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Gipsy Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Miss Walpole.

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17780919; End IV: new dance, The Coopers-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi