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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: A Friend in Need

Cast
Role: Morado Actor: Wathen

Song: In afterpiece: As17970210 In III: a new Duett (composed by Shaw) [In vows of everlasting truth (BUC 942)]-Dignum, Mrs Bland; In afterpiece: As17970210

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. 2nd piece [1st time; ENT 1, by John Cartwright Cross (see Monthly Mirror, June 1797, p. 370). Larpent MS 1166; not published]; With a striking Representation of the Conflagration of the Spanish Fleet in the Gulph of Pariav, the Island's Capitulation and the Departure of its Garrison, Prisoner of War [on 18 Feb. 1797]. True Briton, 1 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr at her house, No. 16, Martlett Court, Bow-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #359 14s. (185.5; 8.2; tickets: 166.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Trinidad or Safe Moord at Last

Performance Comment: William-Incledon; Venture-Munden; Jack Rattling-Fawcett; Gasper (the Jailor)-Bowden; Capt. Clueline-Claremont; Midshipman-Linton; Gunner-Street; Lieutenant O'Liffey-Johnstone; Cymbalo (a Negro Boy)-Mrs Martyr; Susan-Mrs Clendining.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Song: End I: The Storm-Incledon; In course 2nd piece: Black@Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Beauty at her Levee-Munden; Jack at the Windlass-Fawcett; The Wolf-Bowden; Oh why to be happy-Incledon; The Row-Johnstone; Bravura Song-Mrs Clendining; a new Negro Song (composed by Shield)-Mrs Martyr; Rule Britannia-

Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Parisot. Tickets to be had of Mlle Parisot, No. 9, Haymarket. Nina [advertised in True Briton, 24 May] is postponed on account of Mme Banti's indisposition

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: End I: Le Rendez@vous, as17970511; End Opera: an entire new ballet in 2 acts, composed by Barre, Le Triomphe de Cupido,; ou, Les Nymphes Vaincues par l'Amour-Mme Hilligsberg, Mme Rose, Didelot, Gentili, Mlle Parisot

Event Comment: Benefit for Munden. Afterpiece: Not acted these 10 years [acted 23 July 1788]. True Briton, 4 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Munden, No. 16, Clement's Inn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar on Horseback

Song: In course: Four and Twenty Fidlers all on a Row-Munden; The Groupe of Lovers; or, Beauty at her Levee-Munden

Entertainment: Monologue Benjamin Bolus; or, The Newcastle Apothecary-Munden; In the course of the evening: Imitations (including several new ones)-Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mat o' the Mint Actor: Linton

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: As17971025

Song: In: Old Towler-Incledon; a new Duetto, composed by Mme Mara,-Incledon, Mme Mara

Event Comment: A Serious Opera; the music by Bianchi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Dance: End I: L'Offrande a Terpsichore, as17971202

Ballet: End Opera: an entirely new allegorical Ballet, composed by Gallet [with music by Bossi] Le Triomphe de Themis[-Mme Rose, Mme Laborie, Laborie, Didelot, Mlle Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg. [Cast from Morning Herald, 25 Dec.: America-Mme Rose, Didelot; Europe-Mme Laborie; Africa-Mlle Hilligsberg; Asia-Mme Hilligsberg[. Ibid, 26 Dec., also lists, unassigned: Themis-; Neptune-; Eolus-; Hope-; Genius of Britain-; Thames-; Genius of France-; Genius of Spain-; Genius of Holland-; Arts and Commerce-; Discord-; Jacobinism-; The Eumenides-; The Crimes-[and has synopsis of action]

Performance Comment: [Cast from Morning Herald, 25 Dec.: America-Mme Rose, Didelot; Europe-Mme Laborie; Africa-Mlle Hilligsberg; Asia-Mme Hilligsberg[. Ibid, 26 Dec., also lists, unassigned: Themis-; Neptune-; Eolus-; Hope-; Genius of Britain-; Thames-; Genius of France-; Genius of Spain-; Genius of Holland-; Arts and Commerce-; Discord-; Jacobinism-; The Eumenides-; The Crimes-[and has synopsis of action].and has synopsis of action].
Cast
Role: Themis Actor:
Role: The Eumenides Actor:
Role: The Crimes Actor:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Evelina

Dance: End I: L'Offrande a Terpsichore-, as17971202; End Opera: [a new grand Ballet, composed by Gallet with music by Bossi], Constante et Alcidonis- [but review in Morning Chronicle, 7 Feb., refers to Didelot, Mme Rose, Laborie, Mme Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Scola Dei Maritati

Dance: End I: a new Military Divertisement, composed by Gallet, Les Rivaux Genereux-; End Opera: Constante et Alcidonis, as17980206

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Impressions

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation or The Citizen a Soldier

Song: In course: by permission of Dibdin, Old England's tree of Liberty-Taylor; a new Comic Song, Patents all the Rage-Munden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Matrimonio Segreto

Dance: End I: A New Divertisement, as17980419; End Opera: La Vengeance de l'Amour-; Pas de Quatre de Panurge-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End I: Le Triomphe de Themis, as17971226; Pas Russe-Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg; End Opera: a new Pastoral Ballet in 4 acts, composed by S. Gallet, Elisa; ou, Le Triomphe de la Nature-Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Mme Rose, Miss Hilligsberg, Mme Laborie, Gourlier, Master Laborie

Event Comment: Benefit for Mlle Parisot. Times, 14 May: Tickets to be had of Mlle Parisot, No. 9, Haymarket. Receipts: #409 11s. (198.3.6; 73.5.6; 1.5.6; tickets: 136.16.6) (charge: #245 2s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: Two Pas Seulsincidental to the Ballet-Mlle Favre Guiardele (for that night only); In afterpiece: a new Pas Seul-Mlle Parisot

Ballet: End II: a New Ballet (for that night only), Kitty and Jemmy. Jemmy-Mlle Parisot; Kitty-Sga Bossi DelCaro; the Other Characters-Fialon (for that night only), Master Menage, Miss Menage, Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Haskey, Ms Illingham, Ms Byrne, Ms Willis, Ms Vining

Performance Comment: Jemmy-Mlle Parisot; Kitty-Sga Bossi DelCaro; the Other Characters-Fialon (for that night only), Master Menage, Miss Menage, Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Haskey, Ms Illingham, Ms Byrne, Ms Willis, Ms Vining.
Cast
Role: the Other Characters Actor: Fialon
Event Comment: Benefit for R. Palmer, Russell & Dowton. 1st piece [1st time; B 1, by Edward Henry Iliff. The title-page has "by Edmund Spenser, Ynger." On his copy, now in Huntington Library, J. P. Kemble has written, "Iliffe [sic] is the real Name of the Authour"; he has made a similar notation on the playbill]: Founded on the 17th Number of The Spectator. 3rd piece [1st time; MF 1. Larpent MS 1219; not published. The characters are all taken from previous plays by John O'Keeffe, as follows: Sadboy (The Young Quaker); Signor Arionelli and Bowkitt (The Son-in-Law); Motley (The Dead Alive); Tully (The London Hermit); Lingo and Cowslip (The Agreeable Surprise); Ephraim Smooth (Wild Oats); Nipperkin (Sprigs of Laurel); Jemmy Jumps and Betty Blackberry (The Farmer); Mrs Casey (Fontainbleau)]: Written by Mr O'Keeffe. Times, 4 June: Tickets to be had of R. Palmer, No. 2, Queen's-row, Pimlico; of Russell, No. 19, Martlet-court, Bow-street; of Dowton, No. 5, Strand-lane, Surry-street, Strand. Receipts: #413 11s. 6d. (76.17.6; 37.7.0; 1.0.0 tickets: 298.7.0) (charge: #215 10s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ugly Club

Performance Comment: Characters by Palmer, Russell, Holland, Wewitzer, Wathen, Dignum, Hollingsworth, Dowton, R. Palmer, Maddocks, Mrs Walcot, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Bland.Cast from text (George Cawthorn, 1798): Tonnage-Palmer; Diaphanous-Russell; Spondee-Holland; Hugh Goblin-Wewitzer; Crank-Wathen; Limp-Dignum; Crasis-Hollingsworth; Shin-Dowton; Gibbous-R. Palmer; Landlork-Maddocks; Nell Trot-Mrs Walcot; Luce-Miss Tidswell; Miss Mary-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Crank Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Castle Spectre

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: A Nosegay of Weeds or Old Servants in New Places

Performance Comment: Sadboy-Palmer; Signor Arionelli-Miss DeCamp; Motley-Hollingsworth; Tully-R. Palmer; Lingo-Dowton; Ephraim Smooth-Wewitzer; Nipperkin-Wathen; Jemmy Jumps-Russell; Bowkitt-Bannister Jun.; Mrs Casey-Mrs Sparks; Betty Blackberry-Miss Mellon; Cowslip-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Nipperkin Actor: Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa Or The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Kelly; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jessamy-R. Palmer; Harman-Trueman; Jenkins-Bannister; Colonel Oldboy-Munden; Diana-Miss DeCamp; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Davenport; Jenny-Mrs Gibbs; Clarissa-Miss Griffiths (Their 1st appearance in those characters).

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Song: "A new duet, composed by Kelly, was introduced." (Monthly Mirror, July 1798, p. 51), for which see17980711

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen

Song: In III: a new duet Adieu , composed by Kelly-Kelly, Miss Griffiths

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. [Mrs Brown is sister to Miss Biggs of Drury Lane, and...has played frequently in her father's company in the country [i.e. Barnstaple, &c.]" (Monthly Mirror, Sept. 1798, p. 179). Morning Herald, 22 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: As17980720 but added to Murtock Delany: The Irish Lad and Nun (The Musick by Shield)-Johnstone.
Cast
Role: The Irish Lad and Nun Actor: Johnstone.
Role: Cymon Actor: Wathen

Song: End: Patents all the Rage-Munden; A Mock Italian Song-Fawcett; The Group of Lovers ; or, Beauty at her Levee-Munden; a new song, The British Volunteers-Johnstone; with Chorus-Trueman, D'Arcy, Linton, Waldron Jun., Abbot, Lyons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: End: the official news of Nelson's victory at the Nile, on 1 August 1798, was given out; the audience called for Rule Britannia-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Miss Leak, Mrs Bland; God save the King- [(London Chronicle, 4 Oct.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Cast
Role: The Stranger Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Music: As17980915

Dance: In: As17980915; In afterpiece: a Dance, as17981114; New Hornpipe, as17981114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Cast
Role: The Stranger Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Music: As17980915

Dance: As17980915; In afterpiece: a Dance, as17981114 New Hornpipe, as17981114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Cast
Role: The Stranger Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Music: As17980915

Dance: As17980915; In afterpiece: a Dance, as17981114 New Hornpipe, as17981114

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Cast
Role: Father Philip Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Edric Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Dance: As17981114, but New Hornpipe-_

Event Comment: A Comic Opera; the music by Paisiello

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Morelli, Rovedino, Viganoni, Mrs Bland, who, in absence of the 1st Comic Woman, and with the permission of the Proprietors of Drury-lane Theatre, has most readily and cheerfully undertaken the part, relying confidently upon the known indulgence of a British Audience. [Libretto (D. Stuart, 1787) lists the parts: Bastiano Ammazzagatte, Mons. Perruque, Don Berlicco, Gelinda, Mlle Neri, Mlle Pate.]Libretto (D. Stuart, 1787) lists the parts: Bastiano Ammazzagatte, Mons. Perruque, Don Berlicco, Gelinda, Mlle Neri, Mlle Pate.]

Dance: End I: [a new Divertisement Ballet, composed by Barre with music by Bossi], Le Marchand de Smyrne-; End Opera: Elisa-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Related Works
Related Work: Elfrida Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End I: A New Divertissement, as17990326End Opera: Telemaque, as17990330

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull and Waddy. 3rd piece: In 3 acts. Not acted these 3 years. Morning Chronicle, 30 May: Tickets to be had of Waddy at M'Knowl's, No. 8, Great Wild-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. [Hull not listed.] Receipts: #348 8s. 6d. (214.13.6; 3.0.0; tickets: 130.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Dance: In II 2nd piece: Negro Dance, as17990513, but added: Blurton

Song: In course Evening: Young William was a Seaman true-Incledon; A favorite new song-Miss Waters; comic song-Munden; Old Towler-Incledon; Boxing the Compass-Fawcett

Event Comment: Benefit for Hill, Rees and Miss Sims. Morning Chronicle, 6 June: Tickets to be had of Hill, No. 24, Bow-street, opposite the Pit Door. [Others not listed.] 2nd piece [1st time: M. INT 1]. Receipts: #287 7s. (50.17.6; 4.0.6; tickets: 232.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Brilliants

Performance Comment: Imitations-Rees; When the seaman quits the shore-Hill; The Tight Little Islands-Townsend; Flow thou regal purple stream-Burrows (1st appearance); A new Hunting Song-Hill; a Debating Catch-Simmons, Linton, Street.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Holman; Principal Bacchanal-Hill; Bacchanals-Townsend, Linton, Street, Thomas, Oddwell; 1st Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Farley, Claremont; 2nd Spirit (with a song)-Miss Sims; The Lady-Miss Chapman; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Chapman; Bacchants-Ms Wheatley, Ms Follett, Ms Castelle, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton; Sabrina=-Mrs Atkins; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Atkins; Sweet Echo-Mrs Atkins; accompanied on the oboe-W. Parke; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: In II 3rd piece: a Dance-Naiads

Song: In: Maria; or, The Beggar Girl-Mrs Atkins; Young William-Incledon; a new song, The Negro Boy (written by Rees, and composed by Attwood)-Miss Sims (in character)