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Event Comment: Benefit for Elliston. Mainpiece: The Play will be dressed in characteristick Habits. Morning Herald, 3 Sept.: Tickets to be had of Elliston, No. 3, Frith-street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Elliston (1st appearance in that character); Friar Lawrence-Aickin; Capulet-Davies (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Paris-C. Kemble; Benvolio-Palmer Jun.; Tybalt-Caulfield; Prince-Trueman; Peter-Suett (1st appearance in that character); Friar John-Abbot; Montague-Usher; Balthasar-Ledger; Sampson-Lyons; Apothecary-Waldron; Gregory-Waldron Jun.; Mercutio-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Nurse-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Capulet-Miss Tidswell; Juliet-Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17960729 but added: Servants-Abbot, Lyons, Chippendale.

Dance: I: a Masquerade Scene, in which a Pas Russe-Master and Miss Menage

Song: End IV: a Funeral Procession to the Monument of the Capulets, with a Solemn Dirge-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17960902.

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17960823, but Irene-Miss Tidswell.
Event Comment: Benefit for Jewell, treasurer. Morning Herald, 1 Sept.: Tickets to be had of Jewell, No. 26, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17960829.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Performance Comment: As17960707.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17960706.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17960829.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17960824.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17960829.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: As17960811, but Cecilia-Mrs Harlowe (1st appearance in that character); Landlord-_.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17960829.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17960624.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17960829.

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17960823.
Event Comment: The last Night of the Company's performing this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17960829.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17960706.
Event Comment: [Extra night] By Authority of the Most Noble for Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household. Benefit for Waldron, prompter. Tickets to be had of Waldron, No. 4, Cross-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Elliston; Virolet-C. Kemble; Kilmallock-Caulfield; Roque-Aickin; Sadi-Bannister Jun.; Zorayda-Mrs Kemble; Floranthe-Mrs Harlowe; Agnes-Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Performance Comment: As17960707.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: As17960614 but Dr Hellebore-Jones; James-_; Harry-_; Sq. Robert-_.

Dance: End 2nd piece: Pas Russe, as17960907

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Palmer

Event Comment: Receipts: #290 6s. (211.7.6; 0.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Performance Comment: As17960924, but Biron-Kemble; Sampson-Maddocks; Gentlemen-_Maddocks, Wentworth.

Afterpiece Title: The Smugglers

Performance Comment: As17961006.

Ballet: The Triumph of Love. As17961001

Performance Comment: As17961001.

Song: As17960924

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Wedding Day, advertised on playbill of 28 Oct.] Ballet: (1st time), composed by Giacomo? Gentili [with music by Giuseppe Capelletti]. Receipts: #325 19s 6d. (222.15.6; 101.11.0; 1.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: As17961013, but Arcas-Caulfield; Greek Soldier-Maddocks.

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17961013.

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost; or, Little Fanny's Love. The Lady of Dunblain-Mlle Parisot (By permission of the Proprietor of the king's Theatre); Jamie-Gentili; Glaude-Dubois; Saundy-Master Menage; Donald-Whitmell; Elpsa-Mrs Brooker; Fanny (with a Hornpipe)-Sga Bossi delCaro; Hornpipe-Sga Bossi delCaro; Villagers-Banks, Butler, Garman, Nicolini, Roffey, Thompson, Wells, Ms Barrett, Ms Bourk, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Daniels, Ms Thompson, Ms Haskey

Performance Comment: The Lady of Dunblain-Mlle Parisot (By permission of the Proprietor of the king's Theatre); Jamie-Gentili; Glaude-Dubois; Saundy-Master Menage; Donald-Whitmell; Elpsa-Mrs Brooker; Fanny (with a Hornpipe)-Sga Bossi delCaro; Hornpipe-Sga Bossi delCaro; Villagers-Banks, Butler, Garman, Nicolini, Roffey, Thompson, Wells, Ms Barrett, Ms Bourk, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Daniels, Ms Thompson, Ms Haskey.
Event Comment: [This was Holland's 1st appearance in London; he was from the Bath theatre (see Thespian Dictionary, 1805, and hay, 23 Dec. 1793). Afterpiece in place of The Devil to Pay, advertised on playbill of 29 Oct.] Receipts: #400 11s. (335.6.6; 65.0.6; 0.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17961024, but Marcellus-Holland; Actress-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Performance Comment: As17961003.

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961029

Performance Comment: As17961029.
Event Comment: [Campbell was from cg.] Receipts: #242 17s. 6d. (171.0.0; 70.13.6; 1.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17960927, but Charles Surface-Campbell (1st appearance on this stage); Careless-C. Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: As17961019, but William-_; Pilgrim-_.

Dance: As17961019

Song: As17960927

Event Comment: Receipts: #290 9s. 6d. (232.5.0; 58.1.6; 0.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17961024, but Marcellus-Holland.

Afterpiece Title: The Charity Boy

Performance Comment: As17961105.
Event Comment: Receipts: #212 18s. 6d. (140.7.0; 68.12.0; 3.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Performance Comment: As17960929, but Jenkins-Russell.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

Performance Comment: As17961109, but Clown-Grimaldi; Ormandine's Servant-Banks.
Event Comment: Receipts: #270 3s. (184.19.0; 82.5.6; 2.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17961015, but Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: As17961103, but Chorus of Peasants-Mrs _Bramwell.

Dance: In III afterpiece: Dance, as17961019

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17961112

Performance Comment: As17961112.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: In IV a Masquerade Scene. Receipts: #151 8s. (107.2.0; 41.6.6; 2.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17961025.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17961022, but Nelly-Miss Tidswell.

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17961029, but Glaude-Grimaldi; The Lady of Dunblain-_; Villagers-Ms _Byrne, Ms _Thompson

Performance Comment: As17961029, but Glaude-Grimaldi; The Lady of Dunblain-_; Villagers-Ms _Byrne, Ms _Thompson.
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of Bon Ton, advertised on playbill of 16 Nov.] Receipts: #158 17s. (97.7; 57.13; 3.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conspiracy

Performance Comment: As17961115 Prologue, Epilogue as17961115 .

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17961010, but Quildrive-Phillimore.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years [and in place of The Doctor and the Apothecary, advertised on playbill of 17 Nov.]. Receipts: #161 18s. 6d. (92.8.0; 64.3.6; 5.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Performance Comment: As17961004, but Sir Miles Mowbray-Wewitzer; David Mowbray-C. Kemble; 1st Servant-Evans.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Wingate-Hollingsworth; Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wewitzer; Simon-Suett; Scotchman-Caulfield; Irishman-Phillimore; Catchpole-Maddocks; President-Trueman; Spouters-Cooke, Grimaldi, Evans; Porter-Webb; Watchman-Wentworth; Charlotte-Miss Mellon.

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961116

Performance Comment: As17961116.
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Conspiracy. advertised on playbill of 18 Nov.] Receipts: #205 1s. 6d. (130.6.6; 70.11.0; 4.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Performance Comment: As17960924, but Biron-Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

Performance Comment: As17961115.

Song: III: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Master Welsh

Event Comment: Receipts: #275 19s. (220.12.0; 53.19.6; 1.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17961107, but Gravediggers-_King, Dowton.

Afterpiece Title: The Smugglers

Performance Comment: As17961006.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Overture, Chorusses and new Musick by Dr Arnold. Receipts: #162 12s. 6d. (103.17.0; 56.7.6; 2.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Palmer; Virolet-C. Kemble; Kilmallock-Denman; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Bannister, Sedgwick, Dignum, Cooke; Lope Tocho-Suett; Goatherds-Packer, Evans, Maddocks, Grimaldi; Bulcazin Muley-Caulfield; Ganem-Trueman; Pacha-Wewitzer; Ali Beg-Phillimore; Sadi-Bannister Jun.; Zorayda-Miss Miller; Floranthe-Mrs Goodall; Agnes-Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17961013.
Event Comment: Receipts: #347 17s. 6d. (284.12.0; 59.4.0; 4.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17961128, but Servant-_; Jailor-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17961024, but Lucy-_; Lettice-_.

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961112

Performance Comment: As17961112.
Event Comment: Receipts: #186 9s. (119.9.6; 64.0.0; 2.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Coeur De Lion

Performance Comment: As17961103, but Chorus of Knights-_; Chorus of Soldiers-_; Chorus of Peasants-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Performance Comment: As17960920, but Count Valentia-Russell; Amanthis-Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17961118.

Dance: III 1st piece: Dance, as17961019

Ballet: End 2nd piece: The Scotch Ghost. As17961112

Performance Comment: As17961112.
Event Comment: Receipts: #200 18s. (151.19; 45.5; 3.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17961128, but Barnwell-Maddocks; Jailor-Phillimore.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17961022, but Dorothy-Miss DeCamp; Louisa-Miss Wentworth; Nelly-Miss Chatterley.