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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: The Little French Lawyer

Performance Comment: Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Thompson, Booth, Lee Lewes, L'Estrange, Fearon, Wewitzer, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Mrs Lessingham. [Cast from text (J. Bell, 1778): Le Writ-Quick; Dupre-Whitfield; Verdone-Thompson; Beaupre-Booth; Mellefont-[read byLee Lewes [in text: Death]; Vertaign-L'Estrange; Champernel-Fearon; Sampson-Wewitzer [in text: Wilson]; Agnes-Mrs Poussin; Viletta-Mrs Willems; Lamira-Mrs Lessingham.
Cast
Role: Dupre Actor: Whitfield

Dance: End monologue: The Poney Races, as17780421

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Cunning Isaac will relate his Escape from the Duenna [with a new song]-Quick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Peile [1st appearance in that character]; Governor-Whitfield; Blandford-Hull; Captain Driver-Dunstall; Stanmore-Robson; Jack Stanmore-Booth; Hotman-L'Estrange; Daniel-Quick; Aboan-Aickin; Charlotte Weldon-Miss Ambrose; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Whitfield
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Dance: End II: new dance, The Arts and Sciences-Dagueville, Dagueville's pupils; End: new pantomimical dance, The Russian Light Infantry and Cossack Camp-Dagueville, Sga Tinte, Sga Vidini (1st appearance this season), fifty more performers

Song: End IV: a song-Mrs Farrell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: All in the Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir William Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Whitfield; Mr Blandford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Tippet-Mrs Whitfield; Marmalet-Mrs Willems; Tattle-Mrs Pitt; Belinda (1st time)-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Young Belmont Actor: Whitfield
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performance Comment: Clerimont-Wroughton; Capt. Cape-Dunstall; Harlow-Whitfield; Mrs Harlow-Mrs Lessingham; Miss Harlow-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Harlow Actor: Whitfield

Dance: As17780925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Brereton [of dl]; Cloten-Lee Lewes; Cymbeline-L'Estrange; Pisanio-Hull; Bellarius-Clarke; Guiderius-Wroughton; Arviragus-Whitfield; Caius Lucius-Fearon; Philario-Booth; Iachimo-[W.] Smith (of dl); Queen-Mrs Jackson; Imogen-Mrs Crawford [late Mrs Barry] (1st appearance in that character [at this theatre]).late Mrs Barry] (1st appearance in that character [at this theatre]).
Cast
Role: Arviragus Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Dutiful Deception

Performance Comment: Sir Oliver Beaufort-Wilson; Young Beaufort-Whitfield; Harrison-Lee Lewes; Betty-Mrs Morton; Clarissa-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Young Beaufort Actor: Whitfield
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Whitfield.

Dance: End III: As17780921

Song: II: Masquerade Scene, with Singing-Mrs Morton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers; Or, The Good Natur'd Man

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Dodd, Bensley, Parsons, Baddeley, Whitfield, Webster, Mrs Baddeley, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Younge. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1778): Sir George Boncour-King; Young Kennel-Dodd; Mr Boncour-Bensley; Old Valence-Parsons; Old Kennel-Baddeley; Young Valence-Whitfield; Young Boncour-Webster; Miss Valence-Mrs Baddeley; Mrs Boncour-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Boncour-Miss Younge; Prologue-King; Epilogue-Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Young Valence Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Wilson; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Marlow-Lee Lewes; Hastings-Whitfield; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Green; Miss Neville-Mrs Whitfield; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Hastings Actor: Whitfield
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Quick, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Whitfield, Robson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Jones, Clarke, Mrs Morton, Miss Stewart, Miss Brown. Cast from text (T. Evans, 1779): Debenture-Quick; Teneriffe-Wilson; Midships-Lee Lewes; George Belford-Whitfield; Wilmot-Robson; Breeze-Fearon; Monsieur Coromandel-Wewitzer; Bronze-Brunsdon; Old Belford-Clarke; Fanny-Mrs Morton; Adelaide-Miss Stewart; Harriet-Miss Brown; Jones. Prologue is not listed on the playbill, but "No person coming on to speak a Prologue, and the audience being clamorous for one as soon as the farce began, the performers then on the stage withdrew, and Lee Lewes came forward, and after an apology, spoke the Prologue designed for the piece, but which he thought he had not sufficiently matured himself in the knowledge of" (Morning Chronicle, 23 Feb.; and see cg 23 Feb.). Jones. Prologue is not listed on the playbill, but "No person coming on to speak a Prologue, and the audience being clamorous for one as soon as the farce began, the performers then on the stage withdrew, and Lee Lewes came forward, and after an apology, spoke the Prologue designed for the piece, but which he thought he had not sufficiently matured himself in the knowledge of" (Morning Chronicle, 23 Feb.; and see cg 23 Feb.).

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Burgomaster, as17790216

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Prelude And Prologue

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Lee Lewes, Whitfield, Robson, Fearon, Hull, Miss Stewart, Mrs Poussin, Miss Platt. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 22 Mar.: Joe Type-Wilson; Ratsbane-Lee Lewes; Eustace-Whitfield; Greenwood-Hull; Passengers in a Stage-Miss Stewart; Landlady-Mrs Poussin; Mrs O'Flannagan-Miss Platt Larpent MS 472 adds: Lieut. of a Man of War, Sailor, Ostler, Boot Catcher, Printer's Devil, Chambermaid.
Cast
Role: Eustace Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Calypso

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Whitfield
Role: George Bevil Actor: Whitfield

Dance: In: Incidental Dances-Dagueville, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Afterpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Wroughton; Aboan-Aickin; Blandford-Hull; Governor-Whitfield; Stanmore-Robson; Captain Driver-Thompson; Daniel-Quick; Charlotte Weldon-Miss Ambrose; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda (for that night only)-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Whitfield
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Ballet: End: The Humours of Newmarket; with the Poney Races. Jockeys-Dagueville, Harris, Master Dagueville, Master Holland; Ladies-Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield and Mrs Morton. Public Advertiser, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No. 14, New Crown Court, Russel Street, Covent Garden; of Mrs Morton, No. 15, same address

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Cast
Role: Charles Evergreen Actor: Whitfield

Dance: 3rd piece: As17790405; End IV: Hornpipe-Master Davies (scholar to Hurst; 1st appearance in public)

Song: In III: song in character-Mrs Morton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17781009, but Belinda-Mrs Bulkley; Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir William Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Whitfield; Mr Blandford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Tippet-Mrs Whitfield; Tattle-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Young Belmont Actor: Whitfield
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Wroughton; Abp. of Canterbury-Hull; Exeter-L'Estrange; Bedford-Philimore; Ely-Thompson; Captain Mac@Morris-Egan; Burgundy-Robson; Williams-Booth; Gower-Norris; French Soldier-Wewitzer; Montjoy-Baker; Boy-Miss Francis; Captain Fluellin-Wilson; Pistol-Quick; King of France-Fearon; Dauphin-Whitfield; High Constable-Clarke; Queen of France-Mrs Poussin; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Whitfield; Chorus-Hull.
Cast
Role: Dauphin Actor: Whitfield
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Performance Comment: Sir John Evergreen-Quick; Charles-Whitfield; Beaufort-Robson; Drill-Wewitzer; Tattoo-Brunsdon; Roger-Egan; Cameleon-Lee Lewes; Brussels-Mrs Pitt; Emily-Mrs Morton; Sally-Mrs Willems; Lady Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Whitfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Clarke; Orlando-Lewis; Adam-Hull; Duke Senior-L'Estrange; Amiens (with songs)-Mattocks; Oliver-Whitfield; Corin-Thompson; Sylvius-Robson; Duke Frederick-Fearon; Charles-Wrighten; Touchstone-Edwin (Ist appearance on this stage); Caelia (1st time; with a song)-Mrs Morton; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Phoebe-Mrs Whitfield; Rosalind-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Oliver Actor: Whitfield
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: End I: The Dockyard-as17790922, but _Holland; V: a Dance of Foresters-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Wroughton; Old Knowell-Hull; Young Knowell-Whitfield; Wellbred-Robson; Master Stephen-Edwin; Master Matthew-Wewitzer; Cash-Thompson; Formal-Jones; Brainworm-Wilson; Downright-Clarke; Justice Clement-Booth; Cob-Fearon; Captain Bobadil-Lee Lewes; Bridget-Mrs Whitfield; Tib-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Whitfield
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Performance Comment: Debenture-Quick; Teneriffe-Wilson; Midships-Lee Lewes; George Belford-Whitfield; Wilmot-Robson; Breeze-L'Estrange; Fanny-Mrs Morton; Adelaide-Miss Stewart; Harriet-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: George Belford Actor: Whitfield

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Dockyard, as17790924

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wroughton, Clarke, Whitfield, L'Estrange, Fearon, Aickin, Quick, Wilson, Edwin, Wewitzer, Lewis, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Pitt, Miss Platt, Miss Stewart, Mrs Yates. [Cast from Morning Chronicle, 14 Oct.: Pisander-Wroughton; Archidamus-Clarke; Timagoras-Whitfield; Poliphron-Fearon; Timoleon-Aickin; Asotus-Quick; Cleon-Wilson; Gracculo-Edwin; Cimbrio-Wewitzer; Leosthenes-Lewis; Statilia-Mrs Jackson; Corisca-Mrs Pitt; Cleora-Mrs Yates; L'Estrange, Miss Platt, Miss Stewart [are unassigned; New Prologue-Hull (Public Advertiser, 14 Oct.). [This was spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Plymouth In An Uproar

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mattocks, Robson, Booth, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Jones, Fearon, L'Estrange, Messink, Stevens, Thompson, Cushing, Egan, Vernon, Miss Brown, Mrs Whitfield, Mrs Kennedy. Cast from text (G. Kearsley, 1779): Lieutenant Beauclerk-Mattocks; Charles Wilson-Robson; Pipes-Booth; Twist-Wewitzer; Lord Heartless-Brunsdon; Buckram-Jones; Ostler-Fearon; Miner-L'Estrange; Landlord-Messink; Officer-Stevens; Ben-Vernon; Sailor-Baker; Ruffian-Bates; Emilia-Miss Brown; Miss Freeman-Mrs Whitfield; Sukey-Mrs Kennedy; Thompson, Cushing, Egan are unassigned. Thompson, Cushing, Egan are unassigned.
Cast
Role: Miss Freeman Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Milan

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Henderson, Hull, Whitfield, Peile, L'Estrange, Fearon, Robson, Booth, Thompson, Aickin, Miss Platt, Miss Younge (1st appearance at this theatre). Cast from Morning Chronicle, 11 Nov.: Sforza-Henderson; Cardinal-Hull; Alphonso-Whitfield; Emperor-Peile; Pescara-L'Estrange; Spanish Captains-Fearon, Robson, Booth; Lodovico-Thompson; Francisco-Aickin; Attendant-Miss Platt; Marcelia-Miss Younge; New Prologue-Lee Lewes, Hull (Public Advertiser, 11 Nov.); New Epilogue-Mrs Bulkley (ibid.).
Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir W. Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Whitfield; Blandford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-W. Bates; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Tattle-Mrs Pitt; Tippet-Mrs Whitfield; Marmalet-Mrs Willems; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Belinda-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Belmont Actor: Whitfield
Role: Tippet Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Elliot]); Blandford-Hull; Hotman-L'Estrange; Jack Stanmore-Booth; Governor-Whitfield; Daniel-Quick; Stanmore-Robson; Capt. Driver-Thompson; Aboan-Aickin; Charlotte Weldon-Miss Ambrose; Lucy-Mrs Whitfield; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Mrs Hartley.
Cast
Role: Governor Actor: Whitfield
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

Dance: End II: Dance of Slaves-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Wroughton; Claudio-Whitfield; Balthazar-Reinhold; song-Reinhold; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Dogberry-Quick; Verges-Cushing; Conrade-Robson; Town Clerk-Edwin; Borachio-L'Estrange; Friar-Fearon; Hero-Mrs Lessingham; Margaret-Mrs Whitfield; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Claudio Actor: Whitfield
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Dance: II: Masquerade-proper to the play; to conclude with a Country Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Henderson; Duke-Whitfield; Cacafogo-Booth; Juan-L'Estrange; Sanchio-Robson; Alonzo-Fearon; Copper Captain-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Margaritta-Mrs Jackson; Clara-Miss Platt; Altea-Mrs Whitfield; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Maid-Mrs White; Estifania-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Whitfield
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Wroughton, Lee Lewes, Aickin, Whitfield, Robson, Edwin, L'Estrange, Thompson, Wewitzer, Fearon, Booth, Jones, W. Bates, Quick, Mrs Hartley, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Morton, Miss Morris, Miss Stewart, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Webb, Mrs White, Miss Younge; [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1782): Doricourt-Lewis; +Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; +Flutter-Lee Lewes; +Saville-Aickin; +Villers-Whitfield; +Courtall-Robson; +Silvertongue-Edwin in text: $W. Bates]; Gentlemen-L'Estrange, Thompson; +French Valet-Wewitzer; +Porter-Fearon; +Dick-Stevens; +Mountebank-Booth; +Crowquill-Jones; +Hardy-Quick; +Lady Frances Touchwood-Mrs Hartley; +Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; +Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; +Kitty Willis-Miss Stewart; +Lady-Mrs Poussin; +Letitia Hardy-Miss Younge; W. Bates, Miss Morris, Mrs Webb, Mrs White are unassigned; +Prologue-Edwin; Epilogue-Miss Younge. [These were spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: George Bevil Actor: Whitfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Gazette Extraordinary; Or, The Illumination

Afterpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Afterpiece Title: The Elders

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wilson, Whitfield, Thompson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Quick, Mrs Morton, Mrs Wilson; [Cast suggested by Genest (VI, 149): Sir Valentine Sedgmore-Wilson; Charles Manley-Whitfield; Humphrey Sedgmore-Wewitzer; Miss Louisa Balmer-Mrs Morton; Kitty-Mrs Wilson; unassigned-Thompson, Fearon, Quick; Prologue-Wilson. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Dance: IV: The Bedlamites-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Laertes Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Siege Of Gibraltar

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mattocks, Reinhold, Quick, Wilson, Edwin, Whitfield, Egan, Mrs Wilson, Mrs White, Mrs Morton. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1780) and London Chronicle, 3 May 1780: Beauclerc-Mattocks; Major Bromfield-Reinhold; Ben Hassan-Quick; Serjeant Trumbull-Wilson; Woolwich-Edwin; Muley-Whitfield; Serjeant O'Bradley-Egan; Lieutenant-Wordsworth; Officers-Booth, Fearon, Robson; Sailor-W. Bates; Soldiers-L'Estrange, Thompson, Wewitzer; Mob-Jones, Ledger, Brunsdon, Bates, Stevens; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Moll Trumpet-Mrs White; Zayde-Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Muley Actor: Whitfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Peile; Claudio-Whitfield; Balthazar (with a song)-Mattocks; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Borachio-L'Estrange; Conrade-Robson; Friar-Fearon; Verges-Cushing; Dogberry-Quick; Town Clerk-Edwin; Hero-Mrs Lessingham; Margaret-Mrs Whitfield; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Claudio Actor: Whitfield
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, Edwin, Whitfield, L'Estrange, Egan, Booth, Robson, Thompson, Fearon, Baker, Bates, Webb, Stevens, W. Bates, Jones, Quick, Mrs Morton, Mrs Webb. [Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1780) and London Chronicle, 20 Oct.: Parmazan-Wilson; Goose-Edwin; Belfield-Whitfield; Electors-L'Estrange, Thompson, Baker, J. Wilson; O'Shannon-Egan; Canvass-Booth; Ballad@singer-Robson; MacRhetorick-Fearon; Marrowbone-Bates; Shrimp-Webb; Bristle-Stevens; Proteus-W. Bates; Cryer-Jones; Jail@bird-Cushing; George-Quick; Letitia-Mrs Morton; Mrs Highflight-Mrs Webb; Prologue-Wilson. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Belfield Actor: Whitfield

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance-; End: The Humours of Leixlip, as17801018