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851
23 February 1732 @ Crown and Anchor Tavern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Performance Comment: Esther-John Randall; Assuerus-James Butler; Haman-John Moore; Mordecai-John Brown; Priest of the Israelites-John Beard; Harbonach-Price Cleavely; Persian Officer-James Allen; First Israelite-James Butler; Second Israelite-James Allen; Israelite Boy-John Brown; Israelites and Officers-Samuel Howard, ThomasBarrow, Robert Denham (Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 204).
Cast
Role: Mordecai Actor: John Brown
Role: Israelite Boy Actor: John Brown

852
23 August 1736 @ Bartholomew Fair

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Rosamond: Representing Her Amours With King Henry, And Her Being Poisoned By Queen Eleanor In Woodstock Bower

Performance Comment: King Henry-Boman; Fair Rosamond-Mrs Bambridge; Cardinal Aquinas-Wallis; Cardinal Columbus-Bambridge; Sir Trusty-Clark; Lord Sands-Bencraft; Cupid-Master Brown; Cleora-Mrs Brown; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Mullart .
Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Master Brown
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Pimp; or, The Doctor Deceiv'd: With the Comical Humours of Crack the Pimp, Dr Grey-Goose, and Sir Nehemiah Nestle-Cock

Performance Comment: Crack-Chapman; Grey Goose-Mullart; Sir Nehemiah-Smith; Bellamy-Ray; Captain Strut-Yates; Servant-Littleton; Page-Master Brown; Mrs Grey Goose-Mrs Herle; Miss Grey Goose-Miss Atherton; Betty-Mrs Cantrell .
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Master Brown

Dance: I: Two Pierrots by Livier and Mlle Delorme. II: Wooden Shoe Dance by Livier and Janno. End of Afterpiece: Grand Peasant Dance by Livier, Janno, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Woodward

853
23 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Wilkinson; Simon-Weston; Wingate-Lewis; President-Death; Gargle-Brown; Scotchman-Parsons; Irishman-Granger; Catchpole-Palmer; Charlotte-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Gargle Actor: Brown
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Brown.

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17640626 End: The Dutchman-Gherardi, Master Clinton, Miss Street

854
20 August 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Wilkinson, in which he will introduce a variety of Imitations; Johnson-Palmer; Physician-Castle; Smith-Lewis; Drawcansir-Brown; Prince Volscius-Davis; Prince Prettyman-Death; Lt General-Wild; Tom Thimble-Parsons; 1st King of Brentford-Taylor; Gentleman Usher-Weston; Pallas-Pierce; 2nd King of Brentford-Moor; Fisherman-Granger; Clovis-Mrs Parsons; Parthenope-Mrs Granger; Amaryllis-Mrs Brown; Lightning-Mrs Jeffreys; with the additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops-; and several new entertainments of Dancing-.
Cast
Role: Drawcansir Actor: Brown
Role: Amaryllis Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

855
19 November 1774 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Druids Masque

Performance Comment: Characters-Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Fox, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Miss Dayes, Mrs Baker, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Willems, Miss Brown, Pantomime Characters-Lee Lewes, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Holingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde; The Dances-Aldridge, Helm, Harris, Blurton, Miss Valois, Mrs Stephens, Mas. Holland, Mas. Scriver, Miss Armstrong, Daiguville, Sga Vidini; Bridegroom-Mattocks; 1st Druid-Reinhold; 1st Shepherd-DuBellamy; 2nd Shepherd-Fox; Hymen-Mas. George; Cupid-Mas. Loader; Speaking Druid-Booth; Bride-Miss Dayes; Venus and Pastoral Nymph-Miss Brown; Graces-Mrs Baker, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Willems; Chorus of Druids-(1774 libretto).
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Fox, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Miss Dayes, Mrs Baker, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Willems, Miss Brown, Pantomime Characters-Lee Lewes, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Holingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde
Role: Venus and Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Brown

856
02 May 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day; or, The Scheming Lieutenant

Performance Comment: The Characters by: Clinch, Lee Lewes, Quick, Dunstall, Fearon, Fox, Thompson, Cushing, Bates, Chaplin, Hollingsworth, Wewitzer; Mrs Pitt and Miss Brown, in whose character will be introduced a Song; With a Prologue-; Lieut. O'Connor-Clinch; Dr Rosey-Quick; Justice Credulous-Lee Lewes; Serjant Trounce-Dunstall; Bridget-Mrs Pitt; Lauretta-Miss Brown (Genest, V, 467).
Cast
Role: Lauretta Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: End: The Vintage Festival, as17741007

857
17 October 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Weathercock

Performance Comment: The Characters- Mattocks, Reinhold, Mahon,Young, Quick, Miss Brown, Mrs Masters Mrs Mattocks; The Dances-Harris, Miss Ross; Amyand-Mattocks; Ready-Quick; Selvyn-Mahon; Sir Rowland-Reinhold; Delia-Miss Brown; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks (Genest, V, 512).
Cast
Role: The Characters Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Mahon,Young, Quick, Miss Brown, Mrs Masters Mrs Mattocks
Role: Delia Actor: Miss Brown

858
21 November 1775 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna; Or, The Double Elopement

Performance Comment: The principal characters by: Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, DuBellamy, Mahon, Wewitzer, Fox, Baker, Leoni, Miss Brown, Mrs Green, Mrs Mattocks. Genest, V, 515: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Issac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Antonio-DuBellamy; Carlos-Leoni; Father Paul-Mahon; Lopez-Wewitzer; Duenna-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks; Clara-Miss Brown; The Westminster Magazine adds Augustin-Baker; Francis-Fox; Porter-Besford.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A New Spanish Dance-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini

859
09 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna; Or, The Double Elopement

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Robson, Quick, Wilson, Reinhold, Mahon, Wewitzer, Fox, Baker, Leoni, Miss Brown, Mrs Green, Mrs Mattocks. Cast from playbill of 29 Oct. 1777 and Genest, V, 515: Ferdinand-Robson; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Wilson; Antonio-Reinhold; Father Paul-Mahon; Lopez-Wewitzer; Friars-Fox, Baker; Carlos-Leoni; Clara-Miss Brown; The Duenna-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois

860
14 November 1776 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ethelinda; Or, The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mattocks, Reinhold, Quick, Dunstall, Leoni, Miss Dayes, Mrs Green, A Young Lady (who never appeared on any stage) (Miss Wewitzer), Miss Brown. Cast from text (T. Evans, 1776): Abdallah-Mattocks; Reef-Reinhold; Venture-Quick; Goodwill-Dunstall; Frederick-Leoni; Hassan-Baker; Gunnel-Bates; Williams-Thompson; Polly-Miss Dayes; Curtis-Mrs Green; Elmira-Miss Wewitzer; Lydia-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Brown.

Music: V: the Original Music for the Sacrifice by Purcell-

861
05 May 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Device; or, The Marriage-Office

Performance Comment: [Characters by Mattocks, Robson, Mahon, Wewitzer, Thompson, Stevens, Wilson, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Booth, Miss Brown. Cast from Airs, (no pub. 1777)]: Townley-Mattocks; Sharpley-Robson; O'Donnely-Mahon; Lumber-Wewitzer; Colonel Olive-Wilson; Miss Blond-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Olive-Mrs Booth, [in Airs: Mrs Pitt; Miss Olive-Miss Brown; Thompson; Stevens. Thompson; Stevens.
Cast
Role: Miss Olive Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Pony Races, as17770428

Song: End I: A Welcome to the Spring (composed by Dr Arne)-Mrs Farrell

862
03 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: St

Performance Comment: Patrick's Day. Lieut. O'Connor (1st time)-Mahon; Justice Credulous-Lee Lewes; Doctor Rosy-Quick; Serjeant Trounce-Dunstall; Bridget-Mrs Pitt; Lauretta-Miss Brown; song-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Lauretta Actor: Miss Brown
Role: song Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End II: La Soiree a@la@Mode-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Sga Tinte

863
18 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Finds The Way

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, Wewitzer, Fearon, Mrs Farrell, Miss Brown, Mrs Wilson, A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage Miss Courtenay]). [Cast from Airs (J. Bell, 1777) and Public Advertiser, 19 Nov.: Young Brumpton-Mattocks; Oldcastle-Quick; Lovibond-Wilson; Peter-Wewitzer; Sir Theodore Brumpton-Fearon; Bellford-Mrs Farrell; Mary@Ann-Miss Brown; Bridget-Mrs Wilson; Harriet-Miss Courtenay.
Cast
Role: Mary@Ann Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End II: The Minuet de la Cour, as17771111; End: The Enchantress, as17771104

864
04 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: . Principal Characters by Quick, Mattocks, Mahon, Robson, Battishill, Leoni, Miss Dayes, Miss Brown. Cast from text (G. Kearsley, 1778): Vulcan, Crump-Quick; Jupiter, Stud-Mattocks; Mars, Pike-Mahon [in text: Reinhold (see17780421)]; Apollo, Wiseman-Robson; Bacchus, Guage-Battishill; Adonis, Joe-Leoni; Grace-Miss Dayes; Venus, Maudlin-Miss Brown [all the characters, except Grace, are alternateley Gods and mortals].all the characters, except Grace, are alternateley Gods and mortals].
Cast
Role: Maudlin Actor: Miss Brown

865
25 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Brown. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Midas [announced on playbill ff 24 Apr.] cannot be performed on account of Wilson's sudden illness. Tickets delivered for Love Finds the Way will be admitted, that Opera being unavoidably postponed on account of Mrs Farrell's Indisposition. Public Advertiser, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Brown, No. 10, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #150 18s. 6d. (89.17.6; tickets: 61.1.0) (charge: #67 7s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Cast
Role: Maudlin Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17780424

866
18 September 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Performance Comment: Characters by Mrs Farrell, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Pitt, Miss Brown. [Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1778): Colin-Mrs Farrell; Gregory-Reinhold; Higgins-Baker [in text: Fearon]; Goody Fidget-Mrs Pitt; Rose-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: She Wou'd and She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

867
28 September 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: . Characters by Quick, Mattocks, Reinhold, Robson, Leoni, Mrs Morton, Miss Brown. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1778): Vulcan, Crump-Quick; Jupiter, Stud-Mattocks; Mars, Pike-Reinhold; Apollo, Wiseman-Robson; Adonis, Joe-Leoni; Grace-Miss Dayes [i.e. later Mrs Morton]; Venus, Maudlin-Miss Brown [all the characters, except Grace, are alternately Gods and mortals].all the characters, except Grace, are alternately Gods and mortals].
Cast
Role: Maudlin Actor: Miss Brown

868
02 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Performance Comment: Characters by Mrs Farrell, Wilson, Fearon, Miss Brown. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1778): Lubin-Mrs Farrell; Bailiff-Wilson; Lord of the Manor-Fearon; Annette-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

869
23 November 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Characters by Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, Doyle, Egan, Vernon, Miss Brown, Mrs Farrell, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text (E. and C. Dilly [et al.], 1778): Sir John Manly-Mattocks; Sir Wilful Wildman-Quick; Farmer Sternold-Wilson; Clodden-Doyle; Young Wildman-Vernon; Mrs Townly-Miss Brown; Cicely-Mrs Farrell; Lady Lucy-Mrs Mattocks; Egan. Egan.
Cast
Role: Mrs Townly Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End II: As17780925; I: a Rural Dance[, incident to the Piece,-Dagueville [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

870
04 January 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone; or, Harlequin Traveller

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lee Lewes, Wilson, Leoni, Delpini, Rayner, Brundson, Baker, L'Estrange, Wewitzer, Jones, Robson, Egan, Mahon, Stevens, Ledger, Reinhold, Mrs Farrell, Miss Morris, Miss Brown. Cast from Songs (G. Kearsley, 1779); Morning Chronicle, 7 Oct. 1779; Larpent MS 464: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Keel-Wilson; Scaramouche-Delpini; French Officer-Wewitzer; Watchman-Mahon; Pierrot-Reinhold; Feridon-Mrs Farrell; Colombine-Miss Brown; Larpent MS also lists: Pantaloon-; Mezetin-; Padmanada-; Lord-; Capt. O'Donnavan-; Oriel-; Custom@house Officer-; Centinel-; Landlord-; Gentlemen-;..
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

Dance: In afterpiece: Dagueville, Miss Valois. [The dancing, as here assigned, was included in all subsequent performances, except on 4 Feb., 7 Apr., 10 May.

Song: In I: song-Leoni

871
22 February 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brown.

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.).
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Quick, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Whitfield, Robson, Fearon, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Jones, Clarke, Mrs Morton, Miss Stewart, Miss Brown. Cast from text
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Burgomaster, as17790216

872
20 March 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Prelude And Prologue

Afterpiece Title: Calypso

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mrs Kennedy, Reinhold, Leoni, Miss Thornton, Miss Brown. Cast from text (T. Evans, 1779): Telemachus-Mrs Kennedy; Mentor-Reinhold; Proteus-Leoni; Antiope-Miss Thornton; Calypso-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Calypso Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

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

873
06 May 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Falshood

Afterpiece Title: The Chelsea-Pensioner

Performance Comment: Chief Parts-Bannister, Hull, Wilson, Fearon, Baker, Booth, Thompson, L'Estrange, Robson, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Mattocks, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Brown. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1779): Blenheim-Bannister; Governor-Hull; Lapstone-Wilson; Flint-Fearon; Rifleman-Baker; Latitat-Booth; Hone-Thompson; Soldier-L'Estrange; Plunder-Robson; Malplaquet-Wewitzer; Thicket-Brunsdon; Lively-Mattocks; Birch-Simkinson; Platoon-Mahon; Ester-Mrs Kennedy; Nancy-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Chief Parts Actor: Bannister, Hull, Wilson, Fearon, Baker, Booth, Thompson, L'Estrange, Robson, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Mattocks, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Brown. Cast from text
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Brown.

874
06 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone; or, Harlequin Traveller

Performance Comment: Principal Character by Lee Lewes, Wilson, Delpini, Rayner, Brunsdon, L'Estrange, Jones, Baker, Wewitzer, Robson, Egan, Stevens, Ledger, Reinhold, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Morris, Miss Brown. Cast from Songs (G. Kearsly, 1779); Morning Chronicle, 7 Oct.; Larpent MS 464: Harlequin-Lee Lewes; Keel-Wilson; Scaramouchi-Delpini; French Officer-Wewitzer; Pierrot-Reinhold; Feridon-Mrs Kennedy; Colombine-Miss Brown. For additional, unassigned characters listed by Larpent MS, see17790104.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown. For additional, unassigned characters listed by Larpent MS, see17790104.
Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

Dance: In afterpiece: Dagueville, Miss Valois. [The dancing, as here assigned, was included in all subsequent performances.

875
20 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

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: Emilia Actor: Miss Brown