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Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Palmer Jun.
Event Comment: Benefit for Suett. True Briton, 8 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Suett at his chambers, No. 10, Hart-street, Covent-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Song: Between: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland; The Town Crier (composed by Dibdin)-Suett; End: An Old Woman of Eighty-Munden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Kelly; Russet-Sedgwick; Simpkin-Suett; Skirmish-Bannister Jun.; Flint-Webb; Serjeant-Trueman; Soldiers-Maddocks, Wentworth, Evans; Louisa-Mrs Crouch; Jenny-Mrs Bland; Margaret-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Bland
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Castle of Andalusia; afterpiece of The Honest Thieves, both advertised on playbill of 25 Sept.] Receipts: #236 (226.4.6; 9.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Event Comment: Mme Mara is prevented by a Severe Hoarseness from appearing this Evening; but will perform in Love in a Village [advertised on playbill of 8 Nov.] on Wednesday next. [2nd piece in place of Catherine and Petruchio, advertised as above.] Receipts: #193 6s. 6d. (185.6.6; 8.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

Dance: In 2nd piece: Ballet, as17971013; In V 3rd piece: a Triple Hornpipe, as17971018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: An Escape into Prison

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties, Receipts: #483 2s. (476.19.6; 6.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick; or, Blunders at Brighton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.
Related Works
Related Work: A Trip to the Nore Author(s): Andrew Franklin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Bland
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #358 9s. 6d. (351.10.6; 6.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Quixotte

Cast
Role: Principal Pantomime Characters Actor: Bologna Jun., Bologna, Follett, Dyke, Hawtin,Blurton, Abbot, Wilde, Curties, Findlay, Cranfield, Parsloe, Davis, Master Blackmore, Mrs Parker, Mlle St.Amand, Mrs Follett, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Henley
Role: Grandee Actor: Hawtin
Role: Savoyard Girls Actor: Mlle St.Amand, Mrs Watts
Role: Maritornes Actor: Mrs Henley. Commencing with the Representation of the Ruins of a Peruvian Temple, where an injured Inca and his Son had taken refuge from the malice of their Persecutors-the Inca in his retirement, making Magic his study, persuades his Son, from a happy presage, to attempt the re-obtainment of his right, by procuring the hand of his Oppressor's Daughter, who is a Spanish Grandee, and has betrothed her to the Knight Errant of La Mancha Don Quixotte-to prevent their union, he transforms his Son to +Harlequin, the Magic Arm appearing to guard him in the hour of Peril-they take leave, and he commences his career of adventure, by darting through the ruined Columns of the Temple, and re-appears near the Grandee's House in Grenada, where an interview takes place with the object of his choice, who elopes with him, and after experiencing a variety of Adventures in the Spanish Territories, seeking shelter in The Alhambrav, a Moorish Palace of great Antiquity, pursued by Don Quixotte, Sancho, the Grandee and Scaramouchillo, at length arrive in Old England
Role: where an injured Inca and his Son had taken refuge Actor: the Inca in his retirement, making Magic his study, persuades his Son, from a happy presage, to attempt the re-obtainment of his right, by procuring the hand of his Oppressor's Daughter, who is a Spanish Grandee, and has betrothed her to the Knight Errant of La Mancha Don Quixotte-to prevent their union, he transforms his Son to +Harlequin, the Magic Arm appearing to guard him in the hour of Peril-they take leave, and he commences his career of adventure, by darting through the ruined Columns of the Temple, and re-appears near the Grandee's House in Grenada, where an interview takes place with the object of his choice, who elopes with him, and after experiencing a variety of Adventures in the Spanish Territories, seeking shelter in The Alhambrav, a Moorish Palace of great Antiquity, pursued by Don Quixotte, Sancho, the Grandee and Scaramouchillo, at length arrive in Old England
Role: to attempt the re Actor: obtainment of his right, by procuring the hand of his Oppressor's Daughter, who is a Spanish Grandee, and has betrothed her to the Knight Errant of La Mancha Don Quixotte-to prevent their union, he transforms his Son to +Harlequin, the Magic Arm appearing to guard him in the hour of Peril-they take leave, and he commences his career of adventure, by darting through the ruined Columns of the Temple, and re-appears near the Grandee's House in Grenada, where an interview takes place with the object of his choice, who elopes with him, and after experiencing a variety of Adventures in the Spanish Territories, seeking shelter in The Alhambrav, a Moorish Palace of great Antiquity, pursued by Don Quixotte, Sancho, the Grandee and Scaramouchillo, at length arrive in Old England
Role: and has betrothed her to the Knight Errant of La M Actor: to prevent their union, he transforms his Son to +Harlequin, the Magic Arm appearing to guard him in the hour of Peril-they take leave, and he commences his career of adventure, by darting through the ruined Columns of the Temple, and re-appears near the Grandee's House in Grenada, where an interview takes place with the object of his choice, who elopes with him, and after experiencing a variety of Adventures in the Spanish Territories, seeking shelter in The Alhambrav, a Moorish Palace of great Antiquity, pursued by Don Quixotte, Sancho, the Grandee and Scaramouchillo, at length arrive in Old England
Role: the Magic Arm appearing to guard him in the Actor: they take leave, and he commences his career of adventure, by darting through the ruined Columns of the Temple, and re-appears near the Grandee's House in Grenada, where an interview takes place with the object of his choice, who elopes with him, and after experiencing a variety of Adventures in the Spanish Territories, seeking shelter in The Alhambrav, a Moorish Palace of great Antiquity, pursued by Don Quixotte, Sancho, the Grandee and Scaramouchillo, at length arrive in Old England
Role: and re Actor: appears near the Grandee's House in Grenada, where an interview takes place with the object of his choice, who elopes with him, and after experiencing a variety of Adventures in the Spanish Territories, seeking shelter in The Alhambrav, a Moorish Palace of great Antiquity, pursued by Don Quixotte, Sancho, the Grandee and Scaramouchillo, at length arrive in Old England
Role: warned from the Grotto of the Goddess Pleasure by Actor: they take shelter in one of the +East India Company's Warehouses, which on their being closely pursued, is transform'd into a Picturesque Chinese Apartment. In this country he is deprived, by an adverse Magician, of his Columbine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Spahis Actor: Sedgwick, Bannister, Dignum, Wathen, Trueman, Maddocks
Role: Beda Actor: Mrs Bland
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. 1st piece [1st time; INT 1, by John Cartwright Cross. Larpent MS 1213; not published]. Genest, VII 365, states that the Epilogue Address "was in all probability the Epilogue to Alonzo [by David Garrick]." 3rd piece: conclude with a Rural Procession: Four Lads bearing Streamers-Plough decorated with Flowers-Four Countrymen bearing a May-day Garland-Four Lasses Bearing Implements of Husbandry-Country Girls leading a Lamb, decorated with Flowers-Four Lasses bearing a Garland-a Chorus and Finale. Tickets delivered for Every One has His Fault will be admitted. Times, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Mattocks, No. 8, Great Russell-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #259 16s. 6d. (124.7.0; 2.13.0; tickets: 132.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: They've Bit The Old One; Or, The Scheming Butler

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: May-Day; or, The Little Gipsey

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: an Epilogue Address portraying the Characteristic Jealousies of the Spaniard, the Italian, the Dutchman, the Frenchman, & the Englishman,-Mrs Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Scenery re-painted, and the Dresses and Decorations entirely new. Musick composed and selected by Kelly. Scenes designed and executed by Greenwood, Chalmers, and others. Machinery and Decorations designes, and under the direction o, Johnston, and executed by him and Underwood. The Dresses by Johnston, Gay and Miss Rein. Receipts: #441 16s. 6d. (301.14.0; 139.11.6; 0.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity

Performance Comment: Abomelique (Blue-Beard)-Barrymore; Ibrahim-Suett; Selim-Kelly; Shacabac-Bannister Jun.; Hassan-Hollingsworth; Spahis-Sedgwick, Caulfield, Trueman, Maddocks, Evans; Janizaries-Danby, Wentworth, Brown, Tett, Denman, Atkins, Fisher, Aylmer, Gallot, Teck, Walker, Willoughby, Phillimore; Male Slaves-Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Male, Garman, W. Banks, Goodman, Gauron; Fatima-Mrs Crouch; Irene-Miss DeCamp; Beda-Miss Leak; Peasants-Ms Arne, Ms Roffey, Ms Wentworth, Ms Jackson, Ms Maddocks, Ms Menage, Ms Menage Jun., Ms Chippendale; Female Slaves-Ms Brooker, Ms Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Vining, Ms Luciet, Ms Blake, Ms Riches; Principal Dancer-Mlle Parisot.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performance Comment: As17981006, but Beda-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Beda Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Spahis Actor: Sedgwick, Caulfield, Trueman, Maddocks, Evans
Event Comment: By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Lacy, formerly of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane. Tickets to be had of Fosbrook, at the Box Office of the Drury Lane Theatre, and Rice, at the Box Office of the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket, where Places for the Boxes may be taken. [Address by John Taylor (Monthly Mirror, Dec. 1798, p. 370). On this night the following appeared both at dl and at the hay: Hollingsworth, Caulfield, Bannister Jun., Suett, Miss Pope, Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Lacy; Major Oakly-Wilmot Wells; Charles-Macready; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Abington; And, with Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane: Russet-Hollingsworth; Sir Harry Beagle-R. Palmer; Lord Trinket-Russell; Captain O'Cutter-Caulfield; Paris-Wewitzer; William-Ryder; John-Surmont; Tom-Webb; Lady Freelove-Mrs Sparks; Harriet-Miss Heard; Toilet-Mrs Cuyler.

Afterpiece Title: Between II and III of the above,Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II 3rd piece: A Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Song: End I 1st piece: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: MonologuePrevious 1st piece: Occasional Address-Lacy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Mr Oakly-Powell; Major Oakly-Dowton; Charles Oakly-Mansel (from cg, by permission of the Proprietor); Russet-Aickin; Sir Harry Beagle-R. Palmer; Lord Trinket-Russel; Captain O'Cutter-Caulfield; Paris-Maddocks; Mrs Oakly-Miss Edmead (from the Theatre Royal Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); Lady Freelove-Mrs Walcot; Harriet-Miss Stuart; Toilette-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Mrs Coates.
Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. 1st piece: By permission of G. Colman, Esq.; never performed here. [Bannister Jun.'s 1st appearance at this theatre was on 2 Feb. 1779.] 3rd piece: Not performed here these 3 years. [No play of this title had been hitherto acted anywhere. But it appears to be the same as The Sailor's Prize, for which see cg, 1 May 1795.] Morning Chronicle, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent Garden. Receipts: #478 (208.6.6; 13.17.6; tickets: 255.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Performance Comment: Count Benini-Munden; Marchesi Caliari-Murray; Count Florenzi-H. Johnston; Lealto-Fawcett; Nicolo-Hill; Tomaso-Davenport; Malevole-Davenport [sic]; O'Raffarty-Johnstone; (with a new Planxty [in character, which includes Mr O'Raffarty's Parentage, Family Friend, Cheap Dinner or Pot Luck, and Joys of a Sun Shiny Night)-Johnstone; Marchesa Veteria-Mrs Davenport; Lauretta-Miss Wheatley; Juliana-Miss Sims; Janetta-Mrs Atkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: Bowkit (By Permission of the Proprietors of Drury-Lane Theatre)-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance on this stage); Cranky-Munden; Vinegar-Emery; Orator Mum-Knight (Their 1st apappearance in those characters); Bouquet-Hill; Idle-Farley; Signor Arionelli-Incledon; Cecilia-Mrs Atkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Paradox; or, Maid, Wife and Widow

Dance: III: a Characteristic Dance and Masquerade as at the Venetian Carnival-

Song: In course Evening: a new Sea Ballad, composed for his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Tomorrow[; or, the Mars, Capt. Connor (the words by the Author of the Castle Spectre [Matthew Gregory Lewis]; the music by Kelly)-Incledon; A Touch at old Times-Munden; In my Father's Mud Cabin-Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakley-Pope; Major Oakley-Aickin; Charles-Clarke; Russet-Davenport; Sir Harry Beagle-Fawcett; Lord Trinket-Palmer; Captain O'Cutter-Johnstone; Paris-Caulfield; William-Ledger; John-Abbot; Tom-Chippendale; Lady Freelove's Servant-Lyons; Lady Freelove-Mrs Harlowe; Harriet-Miss Heard; Toilet-Miss Leserve; Chambermaid-Mrs Jones; Mrs Oakley-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance on this stage, and in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Entertainment: Monologue End: Epilogue pourtraying Characteristick Jealousies of the Spaniard the Italian the Dutchman the Frenchman and the Englishman [by Garrick]-Mrs Mattocks [see cg, 1 May 1798]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Entertainment: Monologue As17990622

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Embarkation

Cast
Role: Beverly Actor: Holland
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Bland.
Related Works
Related Work: The Embarkation Author(s): Andrew Franklin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Male Slaves Actor: _Roffey, Bayzand.
Role: Spahis Actor: Caulfield, Trueman, Maddocks, Evans
Role: Beda Actor: Mrs Bland
Event Comment: The School for Scandal [advertised on playbill of 1 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the sudden indisposition of a principal performer. Receipts: #176 15s. 6d. (96.0.0; 78.6.6; 2.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: Polanders Prince Lupauski Actor: Archer
Role: Princess Lodoiska Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Japhis Actor: Cory