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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Gibson; Miller-Lewis; Dick-White; Lord Lurewell-Davis; Peggy-Miss Cokayne; Joe-Mattocks.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Gibson

Dance: II: The Garland, as17651003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Cast
Role: Lissardo Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Jefferson; Richard-Palmer; Lord Lurewell-Ackman; Other Lords-Strange, Wright; Joe (with song)-Fawcett; Keepers-Hartry, Fox, Clough, Castle; Miller-Moody; Kate-Mrs Simson; Peggy-Miss Platt; Margery-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Jefferson

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Performance Comment: King-Lloyd; Miller-Williames; Dick-Simmonds; Lord Lurewell-Jones; Joe (with a Song)-Wooler; Peggy-Mrs Simmons; Kate-Miss Fairlamb; Madge-Miss Vincent; The much admired Epilogue to the Dr Last in his Chariot-Miss Rose.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Lloyd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-J. Aickin; Miller-Moody; Richard-Palmer; Joe (with song)-Kear; Margery-Mrs Bradshaw; Kate-Mrs Millidge; Peggy-Miss Platt; Lord Lurewell-Ackman.
Cast
Role: King Actor: J. Aickin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The King and The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Kennedy; Miller-Morris; Dick-Pearce.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-Farrel; Dick-Clifford; Joe-Thompson; Lord Lurewell-Wilkinson; The Miller-Burnet; Peggy-Mrs Clifford; Madge-Mrs Fowler; Kate-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Farrel

Entertainment: Monologues.End II: A Dissertation on Macaronies-Murray; End: Abel Drugger's Description of a Fete Champetre-Murray

Song: End 2nd monologue: a celebrated song written by Garrick, on Pantomimical and Operatical Entertainments-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Aickin; Prince of Wales-Wroughton; Prince John-Farren; Archbishop of York-Clarke; Lord Chief Justice-Hull; Mowbray-Davies; Westmoreland-Fearon; Justice Shallow-Wilson; Justice Silence-Quick; Poins-Bonnor; Pistol-Kennedy; Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Platt; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt .
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Aerostation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Miss DeCamp; Duke of York-Miss Gawdry; Richard-Kemble; Duke of Buckingham-Barrymore; Earl of Richmond-Palmer; D. of Norfolk-Williames; Sir Rich. Ratcliff-Phillimore; Sir William Catesby-Packer; Tressel-Whitfield; Earl of Oxford-Fawcett; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Benson; Lord Stanley-Aickin; Sir James Blount-Haymes; Sir James Tyrrel-Jones; Lord Mayor-Hollingsworth; Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Lady Anne-Mrs Powell; Dutchess of York-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley
Role: Duke of Buckingham Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Event Comment: "[King's] utterance possessed an articulate velocity and smartness never heard but from him; and a collected confidence in himself that extorted an applause paid to the situation, or the sentiment, rather than the man" (Boaden, Siddons, II, 105). [Address written by Richard Cumberland (Betsy Sheridan, Journal, 1960, p. 25).] Receipts: #255 13s. 6d. (228/1/0; 27/11/0; 0/1/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King (1st appearance these 2 years); Sterling-Parsons; Sir John Melvil-Bensley; Lovewell-Brereton; Serjeant Flower-Wrighten; Traverse-Phillimore; Trueman-Fawcett; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Brereton; Chambermaid-Mrs Wilson; Betty-Mrs Love; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins .
Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Monologue: 1784 09 30 End of Act I an Occasional Address spoken by King

Event Comment: With the Ceremonial of her Coronation in the same Manner as it was Perform'd in the Play of King Henry the Eighth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betray'd; Or, Anna Bullen

Performance Comment: King Henry-Booth; Anna Bullen-Mrs Oldfield; Wolsey-Cibber; Northumberland-Bridgwater; Piercy-Wilks; Rochford-Wm. Mills; Lady Elizabeth-Mrs Horton; Lady Diana-Mrs Cibber; Young Princess Elizabeth-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Booth
Event Comment: Mr Lacy a Proprietor of this Theatre made his first appearance upon the Stage in the part of Alexander. He is very Tall, & Thin, a good Voice but His Fright took away from it's power--he was rec'ed with Applause. Mr Garrick wrote a New Occasional Prologue to introduce him, which was Spoken by Mr King & rec'ed with great Applause (Hopkins Diary). Paid 4 days list at #91 8s. 10d. per diem #365 15s. 4d.; Mr J. French on Acct #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [The Westminster Magazine commented on Willoughby Lacy's performance (Oct. 1774): "His performance was far from answering the expectations we had been taught to form from a friend and pupil of our English Roscius. Indeed Mr Lacy is a very young man: therefore we ought not to draw the line of our expectation. His figure is at present lank, awkward, and unengaging; his voice distinctly powerful, but inharmonious; his action outre, vulgar and forced: his attitudes unnatural, affected and disgustful; and his delivery a continued rant, without proper change, a pleasing variety, or a just discrimination of the necessary difference of tone demanded by the different passions. These...capital defects...are not unsurmountable...The play was prefaced by a new Prologue, evidently the production of Mr Garrick. It had some humor and was well received. The purport of it was to beg favor for the hero of the evening, whom it compared to a young swimmer, who had tried to float in two shallow streams, and was now about to venture himself in the great deep. This image is certainly an apt one, though, it is no great compliment to the audiences of Norwich and Birmingham."] Receipts: #248 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-a Young Gentleman, first appearance on this stage; Clytus-Jefferson; Lysimachus-Brereton; Cassander-Palmer; Hephestion-Davies; Thessalus-Wright; Perdiccas-Wheeler; Parisatis-Miss Hopkins; Polyperchon-Bransby; Eumenes-Keen; Sysigambis-Mrs Johnston; Statira-Mrs Baddeley, first time; Roxana-Miss Young; With the Triumphal Entry-; and an Occasional Prologue-King.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: King-J. Aickin; Miller-Moody; Richard-Palmer; Joe (with Song)-Kear; Kate-Mrs Millidge; Margery-Mrs Bradshaw; Peggy-Miss Platt; Lord Lurewell-Lamash.
Cast
Role: King Actor: J. Aickin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's False Colours

Performance Comment: [Characters by Suett, King, Wroughton, Barrymore, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Wewitzer, Maddocks, Alfred, Banks, Webb, Miss Pope, Miss Farren, Mrs Goodall, Miss Heard. Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1793): Lord Visage-Suett; Sir Paul Panick-King; Sir Harry Cecil-Wroughton; Captain Montague-Barrymore; Grotesque-Bannister Jun.; Subtle-R. Palmer; Tony-Wewitzer; Robert-Maddocks; Cook-Alfred; Servants [so listed in text, but actors' names omitted]-Banks, Webb; Lady Panick-Miss Pope; Constance Evelyn-Miss Farren; Harriet-Mrs Goodall; Lucy-Miss Heard; Prologue-Wroughton; Epilogue-Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 1 and 2 May.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 1 and 2 May.]
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Panick Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King Richard The Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Kemble; King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Master DeCamp; Duke of York-Miss Menage; Duke of Buckingham-Benson; Earl of Richmond-Barrymore; Duke of Norfolk-Usher; Sir R. Ratcliff-Dignum; Tressel-Bland; Sir William Catesby-Caulfield; Lord Stanley-Aickin; Sir. R. Brackenbury-Palmer Jun.; Sir James Blout-Lyons; Sir James Tyrrel-Jones; Lord Mayor-Wewitzer; Elizabeth-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Anne-Mrs Goodall; Duchess of York-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley
Role: Duke of Buckingham Actor: Benson

Afterpiece Title: The Prize; or, 2

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wat Tyler And Jack Straw: Being The Representation Of That Celebrated And Heroick Action Of Sir William Walworth A lord Mayor Of London, Perform'd In The Reign Of king Richard The Second; Shewing How He Stab'd The Insolent Rebel, wat Tyler, At The Head Of His Rout, In smithfield, For Which Reason The Dagger, Which He So Loyally Employ'd, Was Added To The City's Arms, And Loyalty

Performance Comment: Wat Tyler-Penkethman; Jack Straw-Collet; King-Bardin; Lancaster-Huddy; Suffolk-Smith; Lord Mayor-W. Williams; Young Walworth-Havard; Pease Stock-W. Giffard; 1st Mob-R. Williams; 2d Mob-Pearce; 3d Mob-Wilcocks; 4th Mob-Machen.
Cast
Role: King Actor: Bardin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Smith; King Henry-Bensley (1st appearance in that character); Worchester-Aickin; Sir Richard Vernon-Farren; Northumberland-Packer; Sir Walter Blunt-Hurst; Prince John-Lamash; Westmorland-Wrighten; Douglas-Chaplin; Poins-R. Palmer; Carriers-Moody, Parsons; Francis-Waldron; Bardolph-Wright; Sheriff-Griffiths; Gadshill-Holcroft; Peto-Nash; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Falstaff (1st time [at this theatre])-Henderson; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Piercy (1st time)-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End II: Comic Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Henderson; King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Chief Justice-Aickin; Arch Bishop York-Packer; Prince John-Lamash; Gloster-Mrs Colles; Clarence-Miss Collett; Mowbray-Hurst; Hastings-Barrett; Justice Silence-Parsons; Pistol-Baddeley; Poins-R. Palmer; Bardolph-Wright; Davy-Waldron; Page-Master Pulley; Justice Shallow-Yates; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Smith; King Henry-Bensley; Worcester-Aickin; Sir Richard Vernon-Farren; Northumberland-Packer; Sir W. Blunt-Fawcett; Prince John-Lamash; Westmoreland-Wrighten; Douglas-Chaplin; Poins-R. Palmer; Carriers-Mofdy, Parsons; Francas-Waldron; Bardolph-Wright; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Falstaff-Henderson; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Piercy-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End II: As17780919

Song: As17780917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Henderson; King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Chief Justice-Aickin; Archbishop of York-Packer; Prince John-Lamash; Gloster-Mrs Colles; Clarence-Miss Collett; Westmoreland-Farren; Mowbray-Hurst; Hastings-Wrighten; Justice Silence-Parsons; Pistol-Baddeley; Poins-R. Palmer; Bardolph-Wright; Davy-Waldron; Page-Master Pulley; Justice Shallow-Yates; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End IV: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Smith; King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Worcester-Aickin; Sir Richard Vernon-Farren; Northumberland-Packer; Sir W. Blunt-Hurst; P. John-Master Benson; Westmoreland-Wrighten; Douglas-Chaplin; Poins-R. Palmer; Carriers-Moody, Parsons; Francis-Waldron; Bardolph-Wright; Falstaff-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Piercy-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End II: The Sportsman Deceiv'd, as17791210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The First Part of King Henry IV

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Farren (1st appearance in that character); King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Brereton; Worcester-Aickin; Sir Richard Vernon-Williams; Northumberland-Packer; Sir W. Blunt-Fawcett; P. John-Master Benson; Westmoreland-Wrighten; Poins-R. Palmer; Francis-Waldron; Carriers-Moody, Parsons; Falstaff-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; Lady Piercy-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: End II 2nd piece: a Comic Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff (for that night only)-Mrs Webb; Hotspur-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); King-Bensley; Westmorland-Usher; Sir Walter Blunt-Riley; Prince John-Master Farley; Worcester-Gardner; Poins-R. Palmer; Vernon-Davies; Bardolph-Wewitzer; Francis-Barrett; Carriers-Parsons, Burton; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; Lady Percy-Mrs Cuyler .
Cast
Role: King Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Kemble; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Snake-Phillimore; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-R. Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Ward; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Maid-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: All The World's A Stage

Song: III: a song-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; Fag-R. Palmer; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Phillimore; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Lydia Languish-Mrs Goodall; Julia-Miss Farren; Lucy-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Absolute Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir J. Melvil-Whitfield; Sterling-Aickin; Lovewell-Barrymore; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-R. Palmer; Serjeant Flower-Packer; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Kemble; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Miss Heard; Trusty-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Lord Ogleby Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Lord Glenmore-Bensley; Governor Harcourt-King (1st appearance in that character); Woodville-Palmer; Capt. Harcourt-Barrymore; Grey-Aickin; Vane-R. Palmer; Jacob-Bannister Jun.; Cecilia-Miss Farren; Miss Mortimer-Mrs Powell; Warner-Mrs Booth; Bridget-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Bateman]).Mrs Bateman]).
Cast
Role: Governor Harcourt Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat