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Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Goodall as Widow Brady , but as she "was incapable of performing this evening, the Farce should have been changed, for poor Miss Collins was a lamentable Mrs Brady ; before the second act was half over, the greater part of the audience quitted the theatre" (Thespian Magazine, Dec. 1792, p. 150).] Receipts: #169 1s. (129.10; 37.19; 1.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Siege Of Belgrade

Cast
Role: Katharine Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Ghita Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Artaxerxes-Dignum; Artabanes-Kelly; Arbaces-Mrs Crouch; Rimenes-Caulfield; Mandane-Mme Mara (1st appearance this season); Semira-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Arbaces Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Mandane Actor: Mme Mara
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Sir John Buck-Phillimore; Subtle-Waldron; Classic-Packer; Marquis-Wewitzer; Kitteau-Banks; Roger-Hollingsworth; Solitaire-Maddocks; Dauphine-Caulfield; Gamut-Fawcett; Servant-Webb; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Booth; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Booth

Dance: In II afterpiece: a Minuet-Hamoir, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17921016, but Lady Emily-Mrs Goodall; added: Tiffany-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Lady Emily Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Mr Blandish Actor: Whitfield
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Nina Actor: Mrs Bland

Song: As17921016

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Count Baldwin-Packer; Biron-Kemble; Carlos-Barrymore; Villeroy-Palmer; Sampson-Phillimore; Belford-R. Palmer; Child-Master Harlowe; Pedro-Alfred; Gentlemen-Fawcett, Bland; Servant-Webb; Officer-Maddocks; Isabella-Mrs Siddons; Nurse-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Gentlemen Actor: Fawcett, Bland
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: In III: an Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17921018, but Gipsey-Mrs Shaw.
Cast
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Shaw.
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Nina Actor: Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Duke of Gloster-Aickin; Lord Hastings-Kemble; Catesby-Phillimore; Sir Richard Ratcliffe-Benson; Belmour-Packer [Public Advertiser: R. Palmer]; Dumont-Bensley; Derby-Maddocks; Alicia-Mrs Powell; Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Thrifty-Wewitzer; Gripe-Suett [the assignment of these two parts may be a misprint; see17921222 and thereafter]; Octavian-Whitfield; Leander-Barrymore; Scapin-Bannister Jun.; Shift-R. Palmer; Lucia-Miss Heard; Clara-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Barrymore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Othello

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Maddocks; Brabantio-Aickin; Gratiano-Phillimore; Lodovico-Packer; Othello-Kemble; Cassio-Barrymore; Iago-Bensley; Roderigo-Dodd; Montano-Whitfield; Julio [i.e. Gentleman ]-Benson; Antonio [i.e. Messenger ]-Caulfield; Officers-Banks, Lyons; Messenger-Bland; Sailor-Alfred; Desdemona-Mrs Siddons; Aemilia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Messenger Actor: Bland
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Aemilia Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasLofty-Palmer; Sir Peter Pepper Pot-R. Palmer; Dick Bever-Whitfield; Frank Younger-Bland; Sir Roger Dowlas-Phillimore; Mr Rust-Waldron; Mr Dactyl-Suett; Mr Puff-Baddeley; Mr Staytape-Hollingsworth; Robin-Benson; John-Alfred; Miss Juliet-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Frank Younger Actor: Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Douglas

Performance Comment: Lord Randolph-Aickin; Glenalvon-Palmer; Norval-Kemble; Stranger-Bensley; Donald-Phillimore; Officer-Caulfield; Servant-Maddocks; Prisoner-Alfred; Matilda-Mrs Siddons; Anna-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Aickin
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Barrymore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Regent

Performance Comment: Manuel-Kemble; Ansaldo-Barrymore; Carlos-Master Welsh; Gomez-Wroughton; Solerno-Aickin; Gerbin-Packer; Diego-Caulfield; Pedro-Benson; Servant-Webb; Soldier-Cooke; Banditti-Phillimore, Maddocks, Alfred; Dianora-Mrs Siddons; Paula-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Banditti Actor: Phillimore, Maddocks, Alfred
Role: Dianora Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Paula Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17921227, but Mrs Snip-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Booth.

Dance: In afterpiece: Dances, as17921227

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Foundling

Performance Comment: Sir Roger Belmont-Baddeley; Sir Charles Raymond-Aickin; Young Belmont-Palmer; Colonel Raymond-Wroughton; Villiard-Packer; Faddle (with a song)-Dodd; Rosetta-Mrs Goodall; Fidelia-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Cast
Role: Mrs Anniseed Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Edwards.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17921210, but Hardy-Hollingsworth; Mountebank-Maddocks; Letitia Hardy (with a song)-Mrs Jordan; added: Kitty Willis-Mrs Bramwell; Silvertongue-_; Crowquil-_; Tom Fool-_.
Cast
Role: Letitia Hardy Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Mrs Bramwell
Role: Tom Fool Actor: Bland
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17930319but Juba-Miss DeCamp in place of Mrs Bland.
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Palmer as Woodville , but "The curtain was dropped in the middle of the first act, and after a delay of near half an hour, Barrymore informed the audience Palmer was not come to the theatre...and therefore solicited permission for Benson to [act] Woodville, which he had undertaken at a few minutes' notice. Benson (who had played the two first scenes of Vane) agreeable surprised the audience by his representation of Woodville" (Thespian Magazine, June 1793, p. 2). Who continued in the part of Vane (which cannot be doubled with that of Woodville) is not stated. R. Palmer, who acted it on 14 Feb., was indisposed.] Receipts: #175 4s. (117.16; 52.14; 4.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: As17930214, but Woodville-Benson; Vane-Benson [sic; see below]; Bridget-Mrs Bateman.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Bateman.
Role: Governor Harcourt Actor: King
Role: Miss Mortimer Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Warner Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's False Colours

Performance Comment: As17930411, but Constance Evelyn-Miss Heard in place of Miss Farren; Harriet-Miss Collins of Mrs Goodall; Lucy-Miss Tidswell of Miss Heard; Epilogue-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17921002, but Bates-Maddocks; Widow Brady (with the Epilogue Song)-Mrs Bateman (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Bateman
Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Act I the Cardinal's Banquet. In Act II the Court for the Trial of Queen Katharine . In Act V a Grand Procession to the Christening of Princess Elizabeth . Receipts: #115 10s. (105.0; 10.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17930309but L. Chamberlain-Benson; Surveyor-Webb; Cryer-Jones; Patience [song omitted]-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: song omitted] Actor: Mrs Jones.
Role: King Henry Actor: Palmer
Role: of Buckingham Actor: Wroughton
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Baddeley
Role: Sir Henry Guilford Actor: Bland
Role: Brandon Actor: Banks
Role: Queen Katharine Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Patience Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Shaw
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Song: In IV: a song-Master Welsh

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clendining. The Poetry of the additional Songs [in 1st piece] by Peter Pindar, Esq. [pseud. for John Wolcot]. Morning Herald, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Clendining, No. 19, Martlett-court, Bow-street, Covent-garden. "Mrs Clendining's endeavours to entertain were successful, and Fitzroy by Incledon gave a rich feast to the musical amateur. The air beginning, 'Dear Tom, this brown jug,' had a fine effect by the music being omitted" (Diary, 18 May). Receipts: #273 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17930425, but Yarico (with a song to the music of Queen Mary's Lamentation, and a celebrated air from Paisiello)-Mrs Clendining (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Yarico Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: Wowski Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Hush Ev'ry Breeze Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Sweet Bird Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Blanchard
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: As17921204, but Dermot (for that night only)-Mrs Clendining; Fitzroy (with an additional song)-Incledon (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Dermot Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: Kathlane Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Music: End: a concerto of his own composition, on the Grand Piano Forte-King (1st appearance in public)

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Alfred, Appleby, Benson, Banks, Cooke, Jones, Maddocks, Stokes, Whitmell, Gregson, Pilsbury, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Redhead, Miss Menage] will be admitted. Receipts: #466 18s. (82.15.6; 16.18.0; 4.11.6; tickets: 362.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Baron of Oakland Actor: Baddeley
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Maud Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Young Wrongward Actor: Bland
Role: Betsey Blossom Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: song Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: End: Le Pas Russe-Master and Miss Menage; End I afterpiece: Dance-Whitmell

Event Comment: The Last Night of the Company's performing this Season. [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Mrs Lloyd, W. Bayzand, Timkins (box-keeper), Street, Barnes, Morris, Rye, Dosel, Wells, King, Timkins (carpenter), Thompson (near Stage), Coates, Roberts, Thompson, (gallery door-keeper) will be admitted.] Receipts: #419 1s. (38.16; after-money: not listed; tickets: 380.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Holman; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; Charles Gripe-Macready; Whisper-Farley; Sir Francis Gripe-Quick; Patch-Mrs Mattocks; Isabinda-Mrs Mountain; Scentwell-Mrs Platt; Miranda-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick

Cast
Role: Miss Melcomb Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Knight

Dance: End: a Scotch Reel-Bayzand, King, Mlle St.Amand

Performance Comment: Amand.
Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham
Event Comment: Benefit for King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17610919, but Archer-King; Aimwell-Packer; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pritchard; Sir Charles-Blakes; Gibbet-_; Lady Bountiful-_; Gipsey-_.
Cast
Role: Archer Actor: King
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Bountiful Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Gipsey Actor: Mrs Simson.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17611109, but reduc'd to two acts: Shift, Smirk, Mrs Cole, Epilogue-King; Minor-Holland; Lucy-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: King
Role: Minor Actor: Holland
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Other characters Actor: Leviez, Blakes, Settree, Ackman, Mas. Kennedy, Mrs Bradshaw

Entertainment: I: King (for this night only) will present the Public with a Serio-Comic, Satiric, Prophetic, Poetic Oration, call'd The Brass Prophecy or News Ten Years Hence-King; End Farce, By Particular Desire: The Picture of the Playhouse or Bucks Have at ye All-King

Dance: IV: A New Hornpipe-Miss Baker. *uö?dl After: The Farmer's Return from London. As17620329

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. The date of the first production is not known, but it was probably acted much earlier than November 1682, when it was entered in the Term Catalogues. The fact that the Epilogue refers to the Duke of York's "second Exile into Flanders" points to the possibility that it may have been acted near that time, i.e., between 24 Sept. 1679 and 14 Oct. 1679. It may have been first acted early as March 1679, when the political flights of the Duke of York were also a matter of public concern

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young King; Or, The Mistake

Performance Comment: Edition of 1683. Prologue-; The Epilogue-Mrs Barry (as a Nymph,) at his R. H. second exile into Flanders.
Cast
Role: The Epilogue Actor: Mrs Barry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Betterton; Genest (II, 357) adds from a prompt book: Edgar-Verbruggen; Edmund-Mills; Gloucester-Freeman; Kent-Minns; Gentleman Usher-Bowen; 1st Ruffian-Kent; 2d Ruffian-Peer; Cordelia-Mrs Bracegirdle.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Bracegirdle.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: As17071122, but Jocasta-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Knight.

Music: Original Musick, as17071122, but Laurence

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Rogers. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Tickets for Sir Fopling Flutter taken at this play

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mithridates, King Of Pontus

Cast
Role: Pelopidas Actor: Husband
Role: Andravar Actor: Bickerstaffe
Role: Semandra Actor: Mrs Oldfield
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Event Comment: Benefit Husband and Mrs Willis. [Hogan, p. 246, identifies the gentlewoman as Miss Willis.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: As17081021, but Edmund-Husband; Kent-Keene; Cordelia-a young gentlewoman; Albany-Bickerstaff; Cornwall-Fairbank.
Cast
Role: Edmund Actor: Husband
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Kent
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Finch.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The True And Ancient History Of King Lear And His Three Daughters

Performance Comment: Lear-Betterton; Edgar-Wilks; Edmund-Mills; Cordelia-Mrs Rogers.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Rogers.
Event Comment: Benefit Husband and Mrs Baker. Afterpiece: A Farce of one Act. [Authorship and cast unknown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oedipus, King Of Thebes

Performance Comment: As17100803, but Adrastus-Husband; Creon-Freeman; Alcander-_; Pyraemon-_.
Cast
Role: Adrastus Actor: Husband
Role: Alcander Actor: Carnaby
Role: Jocasta Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Spillar.

Afterpiece Title: The Falling Out of Lovers is the Renewing of Love

Entertainment: To be announced in the Great Bills