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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: The Eleventh of June; or, The Daggerwoods at Dunstable

Performance Comment: Characters-Bannister Jun., Wewitzer, Wathen, Master Chatterley, Master Walter, Master Tokely, Master Wells, Master Appleby, Mrs Sparks, Miss Tidswell, Miss Walcot, Miss Beton, Miss Chatterley, Miss Smalley. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Waiter, Passengers, Old Daggerwood, Trumpeter, Coachman, Sylvester Daggerwood, Children (specified in Monthly Mirror, June 1798, p. 368, as Master Apollo, Alexander, Alonzo, Miss Wilhelmina), Mrs Daggerwood, Mrs Dabwall.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Waiter, Passengers, Old Daggerwood, Trumpeter, Coachman, Sylvester Daggerwood, Children (specified in Monthly Mirror, June 1798, p. 368, as Master Apollo, Alexander, Alonzo, Miss Wilhelmina), Mrs Daggerwood, Mrs Dabwall.]

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17980224, but Ms _Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas; Or, The Noble Shepherd

Performance Comment: Douglas (the Noble Shepherd)-Brown; Glenalvon-Twaits; Lord Randolph-Ives; Officer-Humphreys; Old Norval-Hallam; Anna-Mrs Humphreys; Lady Randolph-Mrs Brooks.
Cast
Role: Old Norval Actor: Hallam

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood; or, A Trial for a London Engagement

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Song: Between acts: Twaits, Master Seabrook

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Old Random-Aickin; Young Random-Palmer; Scruple-Caulfield; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Wewitzer; Tiptoe-Wathen; Carney-Hollingsworth; Paul Peery-Sparks; Lady Dunder-Mrs Walcot; Harriet-Miss Heard; Kitty-Miss Mellon; Mrs Peery-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Old Random Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Song: In course: Fal Lal , from The Cherokee,-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: End 2nd piece: a variety of Imitations (for that night only)-Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: As17980612 but added: Old Wrongward-Waldron; Young Wrongward-Palmer Jun.; Canteen-Trueman; Sternhold-Usher; John-Abbot; Groom-Waldron Jun.; William-Lyons; Bob-Ledger; Sophia-Miss Heard; Chambermaid-Mrs Edward.
Cast
Role: Old Wrongward Actor: Waldron
Role: Sternhold Actor: Usher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-Davies; Harcourt-Abbot; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbomont-Barrymore; Eustache de St. Pierre-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Officer-Palmer Jun.; John d'Aire-Trueman; Old Man-Waldron; Crier-Ledger; Citizens-Caulfield, Waldron Jun., Lyons, Chippendale; O'Carrol-Johnstone; Serjeant-Wathen; La Gloire-Fawcett; Carpenters-Suett, Davenport; Queen-Mrs Harlowe; Julia-Miss DeCamp; Madelon-Mrs Edward.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Waldron
Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: Blue Devils

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-Davies; Old Random-Aickin; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Wathen; Carney-Abbot; Peery-Usher; English Waiter-Lyons; French Waiter-Waldron Jun.; Passengers-Trueman, Ledger; Bailiff-Chippendale; Tiptoe-R. Palmer; Lady Dunder-Mrs Davenport (1st appearance in that character); Harriet-Miss Heard; Mrs Peery-Mrs Hale; Passengers-Mrs Jones, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Haskey; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Old Random Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: Goldfinch-Fawcett; Silky-Suett; Harry Dornton-Barrymore; Milford-Trueman; Sulky-Davenport; Old Dornton-Munden; Sophia-Mrs Gibbs; Mrs Warren-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Goldfinch Actor: Fawcett
Role: Old Dornton Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: An Harmonic Jubilee

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Anthonio-Aickin; Gratiano-R. Palmer; Lorenzo (with a song)-Davies; Tubal-Waldron; Old Gobbo-Waldron Jun.; Launcelot-Suett; Duke-Davenport; Salanio-Caulfield; Solarino-Trueman; Leonardo-Lyons; Balthazar-Ledger; Bassanio-Barrymore; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Bland; Nerissa-Mrs Harlowe; Portia-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Old Gobbo Actor: Waldron Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Performance Comment: Young Rapid-Lewis; Vortex-Waddy; Charles Stanley-Pope; Old Rapid-Munden; Frank Oatland-Emery (from the Theatre Royal York; 1st appearance on this stage); Sir Hubert Stanley-Murray; Heartley-Hull; Bronze-Farley; Farmer Oatland-Thompson; Landlord-Whitmore; Ellen-Miss Mansel; Jessy Oatland-Mrs Gibbs; Miss Vortex-Mrs Litchfield.
Cast
Role: Old Rapid Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Emery; Frederick-Clarke; Ramille-Farley; Taylor-Wilde; James-Rees; Lawyer-Dyke; Sparkle-Abbot; Satin-Lee; Upholsterer-Street; Mariana-Mrs Coates; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Platt; Lappet-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Lovegold Actor: Emery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Lopez-Aickin; Don Felix-Powell (from the Theatre Royal Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); Frederick-Caulfield; Don Pedro-Suett; Col. Briton-Barrymore; Gibby-Sparks; Lissardo-King; Alguazile-Maddocks; Vasques-Trueman; Soldier-Wentworth; Servant-Webb; Donna Violante-Miss Biggs; Donna Isabella-Miss DeCamp; Inis-Miss Mellon; Flora-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Soldier Actor: Wentworth

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Young Wilding-Powell; Papillion-Wewitzer; Servants-Fisher, Evans; Waiter-Webb; Miss Grantham-Miss Mellon; Miss Godfrey-Miss Heard; Kitty-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Old Wilding Actor: Aickin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performance Comment: Vocal Characters-Incledon, Fawcett, Townsend, Emery, Dibdin Jun., Wilde, Gray, Linton, Street, Thompson, Miss Walcup, Miss Sims. +Characters in the Ballet-Farley, Bologna Jun., Follett, Dyke, Bologna, Blurton, Platt, Mrs Watts, Mrs Bologna, Miss Burnett, Mrs Masters, Mrs Wybrow; [Cast from text (J. Barker, 1798), and playbill of 9 Nov. 1799: Michael (an Egyptian Peasant)-Incledon; William-Fawcett; Jack Junk-Townsend; Old Peasant-Emery [in text: Simmons (see17981029)]; Pat-Dibdin Jun.; French Officer-Wilde; Peasants, Sailors-Gray, Linton, Street, Thompson, Cranfield, Lewiss, Rauner, Powers, Platt; Adela-Miss Walcup; Susan-Miss Sims; [Commencing with a Grand Ballet of Action, expressive of Egyptian Costume, contrasted with the Habits and Manners of the Turks and Arabs; and introducing, thro' the Medium of a Domestic Story, the Effects produced by the Landing of the French Army, and subsequent Arrival of the British Fleet at the Mouth of the Nile. Comic Dialogue and Songs form the Second Part, for the purpose of introducing a correct Scenic Representation of the Battle of the Glorious First of August [1798]. An Occasional Prologue-H. Johnston.
Cast
Role: Old Peasant Actor: Emery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performance Comment: As17981025, but Old Peasant-Simmonsin place of Emery; Pat-_; Characters in the Ballet-Mrs _Masters. Prologue as17981025 .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Related Works
Related Work: The Ghosts Author(s): John Holden

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performance Comment: As17981025, but Old Peasant-Simmons; Characters in the Ballet-_ synopsis of Ballet and of Second Part.
Cast
Role: Old Peasant Actor: Simmons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Watty Cockney-Knight; Capt. Sightly-Clarke; Old Cockney-Thompson; Barnacle-Davenport; Penelope-Mrs Iliff; Miss La Blonde-Miss Leserve; Priscilla Tomboy-Mrs Mills (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Old Cockney Actor: Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: Love and Money; or, The Fair Caledonian Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Meadows-Munden; Old Wronghead-Davenport; Young Wronghead-Clarke; Canteen-Claremont; Groom-Simmons; John-Thompson; Sternhold-Street; James-Farley; William-Abbot; Bob-Lee; Cook-Follett; Sophia-Miss Chapman; Maid-Mrs Watts; Betsey Blossom-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Old Wronghead Actor: Davenport
Role: Sternhold Actor: Street

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performance Comment: Little Pickle-A Young Lady (2nd appearance on this stage [Miss Molini]); Old Pickle-Suett; Tagg-R. Palmer; Servants-Hollingsworth, Evans; Miss Pickle-Mrs Walcot; Maria-Miss Heard; Margery-Mrs Maddocks; Susan-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Old Pickle Actor: Suett

Music: As17980915

Dance: As17980915

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-Middleton; Harcourt-Wentworth; Sir Walter Manny-Sparks; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbomont-Barrymore; Eustache de St. Pierre-Cory; Officer-Surmont; John d'Aire-Trueman; Citizens-Wewitzer, Russell, Webb, Chippendale; O'Carrol-Caulfield; La Gloire-Bannister Jun.; Crier-Hollingsworth; Old Man-Packer; Carpenters-Suett, Maddocks; Serjeant-Wathen; Queen-Miss Heard; Julia-Miss DeCamp; Madelon-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Packer
Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: Vocal Parts-Danby, Wentworth, Brown, Tett, Denman, Atkins, [J.] Fisher, Aylmer, Gallot, Peck, Walker, Willoughby, Phillimore, Evans, Fisher, Caulfield Jun., Ms Arne, Ms Roffey, Ms Wentworth, Ms Jackson, Ms Maddocks, Ms Menage, Ms Menage Jun., Ms Chippendale, Ms Gawdry, Ms Butler, Ms Benson, Ms Bowyer, Ms Jacobs, Ms Coates

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Pope, Munden, Fawcett, H. Johnston, Murray, Emery, Thompson, Abbot, Curties, Wilde, Lee, Mrs Pope, Mrs H. Johnston, Miss Chapman, Mrs Davenport, Miss Betterton. [Cast from text (T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1799), and playbill of 25 Sept. 1799: Drooply-Lewis; Leonard Vizorly-Pope; Oakworth-Munden; Sharpset-Fawcett; Henry Melville-H. Johnston; Cleveland-Murray; Old Vizorly-Emery; Mastyr of Hotel-Thompson; Bailiff-Abbot; Servant-Curties; Waiter-Wilde; Simpson-Blurton; Julia Cleveland-Mrs Pope; Gangica-Mrs H. Johnston; Mrs Cleveland-Miss Chapman; Lady Jemima Vizorly-Mrs Davenport; Caroline-Miss Betterton; unassigned-Lee; Prologue-Murray; Epilogue-Mrs Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see17990128).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see17990128).]
Cast
Role: Old Vizorly Actor: Emery

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times; or, The Banquet Gallery

Performance Comment: [Characters by Cory, Barrymore, Kelly, Middleton, Surmont, Bannister Jun., Wathen, Suett, Sedgwick, Dignum, Caulfield, Trueman, Sparks, Hollingsworth, Webb, Ryder, Roffey, Grimaldi, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Miss Menage, Mrs Maddocks. Cast from text (Cadell and Davies [1799]: Baron Fitzallan-Cory; Baron Ruthenwolf-Barrymore; Edmund-Kelly; Henry-Middleton; Orlando-Surmont; Martin-Bannister Jun.; Andrew-Wathen; Nicholas-Suett; Villagers-Sedgwick, Dignum, Caulfield, Trueman, Hollingsworth; Servants-Webb, Ryder; Claribel-Mrs Crouch; Rachael-Mrs Bland; Susan-Miss Menage; Old Woman-Mrs Maddocks; unassigned-Sparks, Roffey, Grimaldi; Chorus of Soldiers-Danby, Tett, Atkins, Dibble, Denman, Caulfield [Jun.], Maddocks, Brown, Wentworth, Fisher, Cook; Chorus of Villagers-Potts, Meyers, Willoughby, Phillimore, Fisher, Evans, Aylmer, Gallot, Bardoleau, Peck, Ms Butler, Ms Bowyer, Ms Coates, Ms Gawdry, Ms Jacobs; Minstrels-Ms Roffey, Ms Jacobs [sic], Ms R. Jacobs, Ms Jackson, Ms Wentworth, Ms Arne, Ms Illingham, Ms Saunders, Ms B. Menage; Principal Dancer-Mlle Parisot; Vassals-Whitmell, Wells, Garman, Johnston, Goodman, Gauron, Bayzand, Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Vining, Ms Riches, Ms Luciet, Ms Drake.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak; or, Harlequin Woodcutter

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Bologna Jun., Bologna, Simpson, Simmons, Whitmore, Hawtin, Dyke, Wilde, Blurton, Claremont, Klanert, the Master Blackmores, Platt, Abbot, T. Cranfield, Powers, Lewiss, Davies, L. Bologna, Letteney, Lee, Delahoy, Wilkins, Farley, Miss Lupino, Miss Cranfield, Miss Denny, Mrs Watts, Mrs Bologna, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Gilbert, Miss Gray, Miss Leserve, Mrs Norton, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Burnett, Miss Walcup, Mrs Blurton, Miss Bologna, Miss Cox, Mrs Crow, Miss Davenett recte Dibdin], Mrs Ward, Miss Coombes, Miss Standen, Mrs Wybrow. Vocal Characters-Townsend, Hill, Emery, Street, Gray, Linton, Thomas, Russel, Curties, J. Linton, Oddwell, Little, Tett, Master Ramage, Master Goodwin, Mrs Chapman; [Cast from Songs (J. Barker, 1799): Harlequin Woodcutter-Bologna Jun.; Lout-Bologna; Tasner-Simpson; Phisgig-Simmons; Pantaloon-Whitmore; Landlord-Hawtin; Haymakers-Wilde, Blurton, Platt, T. Cranfield, Powers, Lewiss, L. Bologna; Dutch Lover-Klanert; Beadle-Abbot; Dutch Servant-Davies; Man Milliner-Lee; Brisk-Farley; Sailor-Townsend; Officer of Volunteers-Hill; Recruits-Street, Gray, Linton, Thomas, Russel, Curties; Haymakers-Mrs Watts, Mrs Bologna, Miss Burnett, Miss Bologna, Miss Cox, Mrs Crow; Harlequin's Mother-Mrs Whitmore; Landlady-Mrs Gilbert; Market Women-Miss Leserve, Mrs Norton, Mrs Blurton; Old Maid-Mrs Lloyd; Columbine-Mrs Wybrow; unassigned-Dyke, Claremont, the Master Blackmores, Letteney, Delahoy, Wilkins, Emery, J. Linton, Master Goodwin, Miss Lupino, Miss Cranfield, Miss Denny, Miss Gray, Mrs Masters, Miss Walcup, Miss Dibdin, Miss Standen, Mrs Chapman.
Cast
Role: Old Maid Actor: Mrs Lloyd

Music: End I afterpiece: A Medley Overture on the Union Pipes and Pedal Harp-Murphy, Weippert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Duke-Barrymore; Don Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Holland; Alonzo-Surmont; Michael Perez-Bannister Jun.; Leon-Kemble; Cacafogo-Dowton; Lorenzo-Trueman; Margarita-Mrs Powell; Altea-Miss Tidswell; Clara-Miss Heard; Estifania-Mrs Jordan; Old Woman-Mr Suett; Maid-Mr Grimaldi.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Suett

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Performance Comment: As17990119, but Chorus of Soldiers-Danby, Caulfield [Jun.], Maddocks, Brown, Tett, Cook, Bardoleau, Clark; Chorus of [Male] Villagers-Phillimore, Fisher, Evans Aymler, Elliot, Willoughby, Mead, Sawyer; Minstrels-Mrs _Saunders, Mrs B. _Menage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Performance Comment: Harcourt (with the Battle Song, from The Italian Villagers, composed by Shield)-Incledon; Sir Simon Flourish (1st time)-Emery; Captain O'Neill-Johnstone; Old Testy-Munden; Young Flourish-Fawcett; Young Testy-Knight; Bluff-Townsend; Snare-Claremont; Tipstaff-Simmons; Kitty-Mrs Martyr; Lady Flourish-Mrs Litchfield; Miss Hartley-Miss Poole; (for that night only; a New Obligato Song-Miss Poole;, accompanied on the violin-Mountain.
Cast
Role: Old Testy Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Afterpiece Title: Fun and Frolic; or, Sailors' Revels

Song: In course Evening: The Storm-Incledon; Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Mad Tom of Bedlam (in character)-Incledon; Together let us range (composed by Boyce)-Incledon, Miss Poole

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; C 3, by Thomas John Dibdin, altered from Die Versohnung, by August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue. Author of Prologue unknown. Epilogue by the author (see text)]: With new Scenery, Dresses, &c. [3rd piece in place of The Old Cloathsman, advertised on playbill of 6 Apr.] Receipts: #180 3s. (177.1; 3.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fun And Frolic

Cast
Role: Old Testy Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Related Works
Related Work: The Birth Day; or, The Prince of Arragon Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Young Cockney-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Barnacle-Suett; Old Cockney-Hollingsworth; Capt. Sightly-Dignum; Priscilla Tomboy-Mrs Jordan; Penelope-Miss DeCamp; Miss La Blonde-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Old Cockney Actor: Hollingsworth
Related Works
Related Work: Love and Money; or, The Fair Caledonian Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Montval

Performance Comment: Characters by Kemble, Aickin, Holland, C. Kemble, Barrymore, Packer, Fisher, Mrs Siddons, Mrs Powell, Miss Heard. [Cast from text (R. Phillips, 1799), and European Magazine, May 1799, p. 328: Old Count-Kemble; Count of Colmar-Aickin; Count of Montval-Holland; Marquis of Vaublane-C. Kemble; Lapont-Barrymore; Blaise-Packer; Ambrose-Fisher; Countess of Montval-Mrs Siddons; Matilda-Mrs Powell; Teresa-Miss Heard; Prologue-Powell; Epilogue-Mrs Powell. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Old Count Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard