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Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, but Walley Chamberlain Oulton; music by Thomas Attwood. Larpent MS 1178; not published]. True Briton, 23 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17970714 but La Gloire-Wathen; Harcourt-_; Sir Walter Manny-_; Serjeant-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Tar or Which is the Girl

Performance Comment: Characters-Johnstone, Davies, Trueman, Suett, Mrs Davenport, Miss DeCamp. [Cast from London Chronicle, 25 Aug.: Pat Casey-Johnstone; Captain Steady-Davies; Ben-Trueman; Jerry-Suett; Mrs Bustle-Mrs Davenport; Nancy-Miss DeCamp.]

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17970818.

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17970623 but _Caulfield Jun., _Walker, _Willoughby, Mrs _Butler, Mrs _Masters, Mrs _Norton, Miss _Menage, Mrs _Wall, Mrs _Benson, Miss _Leserve

Performance Comment: , _Walker, _Willoughby, Mrs _Butler, Mrs _Masters, Mrs _Norton, Miss _Menage, Mrs _Wall, Mrs _Benson, Miss _Leserve.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17970821 Epilogue as17970715 .

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17970821.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: As17970823.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17970821.

Song: As17970816

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17970828.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17970823.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: As17970823.

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: As17970612 but Omar-Trueman; Zapphira-Miss Heard; added: Selim-Ledger; Guard-Abbot.

Song: As17970816

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Performance Comment: As17970814, but added: Peter-Waldron Jun.; Walter-Abbot; Simon-Ledger; Gregory-Lyons.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17970622 but Chicane-Davenport.

Song: Mainpiece: General Chorus, as17970814, but added: Lyons, Miss +Andrews, _Walker, _Dibble, _Caulfield Jun., Ms _Edward, Ms _Gaudry, Ms _Hale

Performance Comment: , Ms _Edward, Ms _Gaudry, Ms _Hale.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: As17970823, but Priest-Davenport in place of Usher.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylvester Daggerwood

Performance Comment: As17970814.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17970821.

Song: 1st piece: General Chorus, as17970816

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: As17970707.

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Performance Comment: As17970821 Epilogue as17970715 .

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

Performance Comment: As17970714.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: As17970823.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Performance Comment: As17970814.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17970622.

Song: 1st piece: General Chorus, as17970816

Event Comment: [2nd piece in place of The Surrender of Calais, advertised on playbill of 6 Sept.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Performance Comment: As17970714.

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Performance Comment: As17970627.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17970821.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sheva-Elliston; Sir Stephen Bertram-Aickin; Charles Ratcliffe-Palmer Jun.; Jabal-Suett; Saunders-Trueman; Waiter-Lyons; Frederick-C. Kemble; Mrs Ratcliffe-Mrs Davenport; Dorcas-Mrs Harlowe; Mrs Goodison-Mrs Booth; Eliza-Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: As17970622 but Fringe-Mrs Harlowe.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: As17970823, but Ansaldo-Davenport in place of Aickin; Stiletto-Palmer Jun. in place of Caulfield.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17970817.

Song: As17970816

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17970821, but Stedfast-Davies in place of Aickin. Epilogue as17970715 .

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: As17970909.
Event Comment: [Extra night] By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain, and Permission of G. Colman, Esq. Benefit for Waldron, prompter. The Public are respectfully cautioned against purchasing Tickets offered for Sale, Waldron not having issued any for this Evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17970821 Epilogue as17970715 .

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Performance Comment: As17970911.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: As17970622 but Earl of Mercia-_; Count Lewis-_.

Song: End II: The Nightingale-Mrs Atkins; End: The Flowing can-Mrs Harlowe; End 2nd piece: Sweet Echo, as17970904

Event Comment: Receipts: #336 10s. (312.9; 53.8; 0.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17971005, but 2nd Sailor-Evans.

Afterpiece Title: The Chimney Corner

Performance Comment: As17971007.
Event Comment: [In mainpiece Marcellus is omitted, but for Dignum see 27 Nov.]. Account-Book: Paid Taylor for Alterations to the Theatre #200. Receipts: #369 3s. 6d. (311.7.0; 55.15.6; 2.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17971009, but Horatio-Holland; Marcellus-Dignum?.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Sir Matthew Medley-Maddocks; Vapour-C. Kemble; Woodly-Sedgwick; Gossip-Suett; Soufrance-Wewitzer; Charlotte-Miss Wentworth; Florella-Miss Leak.

Entertainment: Entertainment. End: (In Honour of the Late Glorious Naval Victory [at Camperdown, 11 Oct. 1797]) A Representation of the English and Dutch Fleets-;[, immediately after Engagement; with the striking of the Dutch Colours to the Triumphant British Flag under the command of Admiral Duncan. To conclude with a Display of Fire@works-; [and see17971014] [, and a Full Chorus of Rule Britannia-; God save the King-

Performance Comment: End: (In Honour of the Late Glorious Naval Victory [at Camperdown, 11 Oct. 1797]) A Representation of the English and Dutch Fleets-;[, immediately after Engagement; with the striking of the Dutch Colours to the Triumphant British Flag under the command of Admiral Duncan. To conclude with a Display of Fire@works-; [and see17971014] [, and a Full Chorus of Rule Britannia-; God save the King-.
Event Comment: Receipts: #277 16s. (189.19.6; 84.6.6; 3.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17970923, but Perriwinkle-Hollingsworth; 1st Stockbroker-Webb; Servant-_; Waiters-_.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: As17971108, but Chorus of Peasants-_.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Performance Comment: As17971110, but Mr Cockney-Russell.
Event Comment: Receits: #305 17s. (239.18; 65.11; 0.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Performance Comment: As17971214.

Afterpiece Title: The Wandering Jew

Performance Comment: As17971206.
Event Comment: Receipts: #303 10s. (260.12; 40.15; 2.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Performance Comment: As17971214.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17971207.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Performance Comment: As17971110, but _Maddocks; Sailors-_Trueman.
Event Comment: Receipts: #148 15s. 6d. (93.8.6; 50.10.6; 4.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: As17971208.

Afterpiece Title: The Wandering Jew

Performance Comment: As17971206.
Event Comment: Receipts: #243 2s. (195.13.6; 46.12.6; 0.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Performance Comment: As17971214.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: As17971223.
Event Comment: On account of the Indisposition of a principal performer The Wheel of Fortune [advertised on playbill of 5 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred. Receipts: #104 4s. (58.1.6; 45.0.6; 1.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17971003, but Trueman-_; Servant-_; Trusty-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17970919, but added: Oliver-Maddocks.
Event Comment: Receipts: #230 19s. 6d. (177.13.6; 50.19.6; 2.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Performance Comment: As17971214.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17971213.
Event Comment: Receipts: #87 1s. 6d. (50.9.0; 34.4.6; 2.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Performance Comment: As17971207.

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17971209.
Event Comment: Receipts: #138 13s. 6d. (76.7.6; 59.15.0; 2.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17971219, but Perriwinkle-Suett.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17971228.