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Event Comment: Mainpiece: by Sir Richard Steele. Receipts: #230 2s. (213.7; 16.15)

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Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

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Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele
Related Work: Nump's Courtship; or, Love Makes the Painter Author(s): Richard Steele
Related Work: Accomplished Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Entertainment: Vaudeville As17890127

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland, altered by the author from his The Country Attorney. Prologue and Epilogue probably by Cumberland. Larpent MS 828; not published; synopsis of plot in Universal Magazine, May 1789, p. 267]: With new Dresses, &c. Receipts: #165 6s. 6d. (155.5.6; 10.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Widows

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Related Work: A School for Widows Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Sir Richard Steel. Receipts: #122 6s. 6d. (112.3.6; 10.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

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Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele
Related Work: Nump's Courtship; or, Love Makes the Painter Author(s): Richard Steele
Related Work: Accomplished Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; BALL. P 1, by James Byrne. MS of Songs only: Larpent MS 919; synopsis of action in Universal Magazine, Oct. 1791, p. 308]: Taken from Ossian. With new Music, Airs, Chorusses, new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. The Ballet composed by Byrne. The new Music composed, and the Ancient Scots Music selected and adapted by Shield. The Overture by Reeve. The Scenery by Richards, Hodgins, Pugh, &c. &c. The Dresses by Dick. Books of the Songs, &c. to be had at the Theatre. [For Harp and Pipes see 24 Oct.] Account-Book, 22 Nov.: Paid Byrne for Oscar & Malvina #50; 8 Dec.: Paid Mad. St.Amand expenses from Paris to London #14 6s. 8d. Receipts: #182 16s. 6d. (177.13.6; 5.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

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Related Work: The Conscious Lovers Author(s): Richard Steele

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal

Song: II: song-Incledon

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Richard Cumberland; music ascribed to Capt. Warner. Larpent MS 976; not published]: With entire new Music, new Scenes and Dresses. Books of the Songs [C. Dilly,1793] to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #224 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Armourer

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Johnstone, Munden, Incledon, Blanchard, Fawcett, Harley, Cubitt, Powel, Gray, Thompson, Rock, Evatt, Rees, Linton, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Barnett, Mrs Clendining. Cast from European Magazine, Apr. 1793, p. 308: Diggory-Quick; Harry Furnace-Johnstone; Friar Dominic-Munden; Earl Fitzallan-Incledon; Simon Sapling-Blanchard; Town Cryer of Rumford-Fawcett; Sir Theodore De Courcy-Harley; Bluster-Cubitt; Kate-Mrs Martyr; Margery-Mrs Harlowe; Rosamund-Mrs Clendining; unassigned-Powel, Gray, Thompson, Rock, Evatt, Rees, Linton, Miss Barnett.
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Related Work: The Armourer Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield and Mrs Ward. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by-Fernside, for whose authorship see Kemble Mem., based partly on Love's Cure; or, The Martial Maid, probably by Philip Massinger. Incidental music by Richard Suett]. Public Advertiser, 15 May: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, under the Great Piazza; of Mrs Ward; No. 6, York-street, Covent-Garden. Morning Herald, 12 June 1793: This day is published The Female Duellist (1s.). Receipts: #469 13s. 6d. (51.4.0; 33.9.0; 8.4.0; tickets: 376.16.6) (charge: #158 17s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Female Duellist

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Related Work: The Female Duellist Author(s): Richard Suett

Song: End: As on the pleasant banks of Tweed-Master Welsh

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland. Prologue by the Hon. Francis North. Epilogue by George Colman, the younger (see text)]. Morning Chronicle, 20 Mar. 1794: This Day is published THE BOX-LOBBY CHALLENGE (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Box-lobby Challenge

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister Jun., Aickin, Suett, Baddeley, Benson, Bland, Caulfield, Waldron Jun., Maddocks, Cooke, Lyons, Comerford, Barrymore//Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Goodall, Mrs Hopkins, Miss De Camp, Mrs Gibbs. [Cast from text Q. Debrett [1794]): Jack Crotchet-Bannister Jun.; Sir Toby Grampus-Aickin; Squire Robert-Suett; Old Crotchet-Baddeley; Joe-Benson; Fulsome-Bland; George Waterland-Caulfield; Hair-dresser-Waldron Jun.; Jones-Maddocks; Waiter-Cooke; Captain Waterland-Barrymore//Diana Grampus-Mrs Harlowe; Laetitia Rayner-Mrs Goodall; Theodosia-Mrs Hopkins; Lindamira-Miss De Camp; Lady Jane Danvers-Mrs Gibbs. Lyons, Comerford are unassigned.] Prologue spoken by Barrymore. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Goodall. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see17940315]. Prologue spoken by Barrymore. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Goodall. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see17940315].
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Related Work: The Box-Lobby Challenge Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: THE QUAKER

Cast
Role: Lord Alford Actor: Dignum
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland. Authors of Prologue and Epilogue unknown] . Account-Book, 25 Sept. 1794: Paid Cumberland for The Jew #300. Morning Chronicle, 4 Oct. 1794: This Day is published THE JEW (1s. 6d.). Powell: The Quaker rehearsed at 10; The Jew at 11. Receipts: #401 17s. (344/3; 45/19; 11/15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

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Related Work: The Jew Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: THE QUAKER

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Revised and Altered [reduced from 5 acts to 4] by the Author [Richard Cumberland; MS of this version: Larpent 1026]. [In afterpiece the playbill retains Bannister Jun. as Robin, but he "being ill, Benson play'd Robin" (Powell).] Powell: Natural Son rehearsed at 11 (Miss Farren absent, Miss Tidswell one scene). Receipts: #149 9s. 6d. (106/6/6; 34/13/0; 8/10/ 0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Natural Son

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Related Work: The Natural Son Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: NO SONG NO SUPPER

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (Pocket Magazine, Mar. 1795, pp. 190, 191)]: With new Scenes, &c. Powell, 27 Feb.: Wheel of Fortune rehearsed at 11; 28 Feb.: Wheel of Fortune rehearsed at 10. "The character of Penruddock is [Kemble's] greatest performance, and I believe it to be a perfect one. It is admirable...because the very defect which hurts his general style of acting, that studious and important preciseness, which is affectation in all his other characters, contributes to the strength, to the nature of Penruddock" (Leigh Hunt, Critical Essays on the Performers of the London Theatres, 1807, p. 8). Receipts: #255 19s. (195.10; 57.15; 2.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

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Related Work: The Wheel of Fortune Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (Knapp, 269, 221)]: With new Dresses, &c. Morning Chronicle, 12 Oct. 1795: This Day is published First Love (2s.). Receipts: #266 7s. 6d. (205.4.0; 52.2.0; 9.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

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Related Work: First Love Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland. Authors of Prologue and Epilogue unknown. MS: Larpent MS 1096; not published]. Receipts: #358 12s. 6d. (280.6.6; 76.10.6; 1.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dependent

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Related Work: The Dependent Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Event Comment: 2nd piece: Not acted these 12 years. Compressed into 4 acts by the Author [Richard Cumberland]. "This play has been compressed into unintelligibility. We defy the most ingenious analyser to connect the incidents in any way so as to be understood" (Monthly Mirror, Jan. 1796, p. 188). Receipts: #146 5s. 6d. (141.13.6; 4.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ghost

Cast
Role: King Actor: Richardson

Afterpiece Title: The Mysterious Husband

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Related Work: The Mysterious Husband Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

Cast
Role: Tanner Actor: Richardson
Event Comment: 1st piece: In one Act [i.e. reduced from the original two]. 2nd piece [1st time; MD 3, by Richard Cumberland. Author of Prologue unknown]. Receipts: #235 13s. 6d. (232.9.6; 3.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arrived At Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: The Days of Yore

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pope, Middleton, Harley, Macready, Hull, Toms, Richardson, Davenport, Claremont, Thompson, Williamson, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Pope. Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1796): Voltimar-Pope; King Alfred-Middleton; Oddune, Earl of Devonshire-Harley; Sibald-Macready; Roger de Malvern-Hull; Alric, Earl of Northumberland-Toms; Gothrun-Richardson; Redwald-Davenport; Egbert-Claremont; Mollo-Thompson; Messenger-Williamson; Lothaire-Mrs Clendining; Swithun-Blurton; Dane-Abbot; Oswena-Miss Morris [see17960114]; Adela-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Toms.
Cast
Role: Gothrun Actor: Richardson
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Related Work: The Days of Yore Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

Cast
Role: Tanner Actor: Richardson
Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; D 5, by Richard Cumberland. Prologue by the author; Epilogue by George Colman ynger (London Chronicle, 27 July). Larpent MS 1138; 1st published in Cumberland's Posthumous Dramatic Works, 1813, Vol. II, with unassigned casts listing Citizens.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quaker

Afterpiece Title: Don Pedro

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Related Work: Don Pedro Author(s): Richard Cumberland
Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 1st piece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland. Text 1st published in his Posthumous Dramatic Works, Vol. II (G. and W. Nicol, 1813); it assigns no parts, but adds George Ivey and David Duncan, acted by Caulfield and Packer. Genest erroneously assigns Sir Adam to Wewitzer and Beau Tiffany to R. Palmer. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (True Briton, 9 May). Songs by Michael Kelly, in Act I harmonized by Sir William Parsons.] True Briton, 25 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 65, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #581 15s. (294.18.6; 72.7.0; 3.17.6; tickets: 210.12.0) (charge: #213 6s. 8d.)

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Mainpiece Title: The Last Of The Family

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Related Work: The Last of the Family Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Lord Alford Actor: Dignum

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Lord Alford Actor: Dignum

Song: In I: The Song [Blest were the hours], Song incidental to the Epilogue-Mrs Jordan

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Ledger, Claremont, Goostree. Mrs Dick, Mrs Egan will be admitted. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, by Richard Cumberland. Larpent MS 1111; not published]: To conclude with an Illumination, Transparency, and a Rural Procession. The Music partly selected, and partly composed, by Shield. The Harp by Weippert. The Bells by Lawrence. With appropriate Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. [Written in honour of the Royal Marriage" [see dl, 13 May] (Morning Herald, 19 May). "If we are to have these repeated Congratulations, let them be written by men of spirit and invention. The public are miserably placed, in cases like the present: between a respect for their King and a respect for their own understandings, they know not how to act" (Monthly Visitor, May 1797, pp. 454-55, which also includes a brief synopsis of the plot). Receipts: #254 9s. 6d. (84.0.0; 11.2.6; tickets: 159.7.0)

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Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: The Village Fete

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Related Work: The Village Fete Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Song: 2nd piece: Chorusses-Blurton, Abbot, Simmons, Hawtin, Curties, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, J. Linton, Wilde, Thomas, Oddwell, Cranfield, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Mrs Norton, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Follett, Miss Walcup, Mrs Henley, Miss Owen, Miss Gray

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland. Author of Prologue unknown. Epilogue by the author (Knapp, p. 302)]. [Afterpiece in place of Netley Abbey, advertised on playbill of 22 Nov.] Morning Herald, 6 Dec. 1797: To-morrow will be published False Impressions (2s.). Receipts: #165 16s. (161.13; 4.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Impressions

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Related Work: False Impressions Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; BALL P 1, by John Cartwright Cross. Text, i.e. synopsis of ballet, and the songs, in Cross's Circusiana (Lackington, Allen and Co., 1809), Vol. I. Bologna, Bologna Jun. and Mrs Parker were from the Royal Circus]: Invented and under the Direction of Cross. With entire new Scenes, Dresses, Music and Decorations. The Overture and Music principally new, with a Selection of some novel Irish Air, by Reeve, composer of the Music to Oscar and Malvina, &c. The Harp by Weippert. The Scenery, comprehending a Display of the most Romantic Views in Ireland, painted by Richards, Phillips, Lupino, Hollogan, and Blackmore. The Machinery by Cresswell, Sloper and Goostree. The Dresses by Dick, Mrs Egan, &c. The Following are a Part of the new Scenes, &c.: The Ancient Temple, dedicated to Bel, the God of Fire, with the Flactaga, or Sacred Fire burning; it having been enacted that, on the last Evening of October, no other Fire should be Used thro'out the Kingdom, that all might be derived from that, which being a Fire Sacrifice, would render the rest Propitious and Holy. The Dargle, where the Irish Druids consulted their Oracle. A View near Wicklow. The Salmon Leap. Entrance of a Subterraneous Pass. Maon's Cavern. Cemetery and Dungeon, appertaining to the Round Tower, Moated Castle, &c. Receipts: #264 2s. 6d. (259.19.6; 4.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Impressions

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Related Work: False Impressions Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Round Tower; or, The Chieftains of Ireland

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland. 1st printed as above. Authors of Prologue and Epilogue unknown]. Receipts: #159 17s. (151.10; 8.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Eccentric Lover

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Related Work: The Eccentric Lover Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with: Dance of Savoyards-Platt, Miss Cranfield, Mlle St.Amand

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland, 1st published (without assignment of parts) in his Posthumous Dramatic Works, 1813, Vol. I, as The Passive Husband. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (Thomas Holcroft, Life, ed. Elbridge Colby, 1925, II, 205)]. Receipts: #253 8s. 6d. (189.12.6; 60.7.6; 3.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word For Nature

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Related Work: A Word for Nature Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Dance: a Dance, as17981114, but _Male, W. _Banks, Johnston; +New Hornpipe, as17981114

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Related Work: Pamela Author(s): Samuel Richardson
Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Banti. A New Serious Opera [1st time; SER 2]. The Poetry by Metastasio, and the Music entirely new, composed by an English Gentleman [Richard Edgcumbe, Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe], who has obligingly lent Mme Banti the Score, and kindly consented to its being represented upon that occasion. Tickets to be had of Mme Banti, No. 24, St. Alban's-street. "Having granted the use of this opera to Banti only, I withdrew it immediately, and would not permit it to be again represented for the manager, who requested to have it. After this, Roselli sung no more, nor had we ever another soprano [i.e. castrato] at the opera [until 1825]" (Mount-Edgcumbe, 88)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia Of Armenia

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Related Work: Zenobia of Armenia Author(s): Richard Edgecumbe, Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe

Dance: As18000513

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Mr Richard, who never appeared on any stage before; King Henry-Ryan; Richmond-Ridout; Buckingham-Sparks; Stanley-Redman; Catesby-Gibson; Ratcliff-Anderson; Tressel-Cushing; Norfolk-Bransby; Lord Mayor-Marten; Tirrel-Dunstall; Lieutenant-Usher; Prince Edward-Miss Morrison; Duke of York-Miss Mullart; Lady Anne-Mrs Barrington; Duchess of York-Miss Pitt; Queen-Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Delane; Henry VI-Giffard; Edward Prince of Wales-Master Giffard; Richard Duke of York-Master Huddy; Richmond-Bardin; Buckingham-W. Giffard; Stanly-Rosco; Ratcliff-Jenkins; Catesby-Havard; Tressel-Huddy; Mayor-Morgan; Tirrel-Williams; Norfolk-Smith; Blunt-Bullock; Lady Anne-Mrs Giffard; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Roberts; Dutchess of York-Mrs Haughton.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Delane
Role: Richard Duke of York Actor: Master Huddy

Afterpiece Title: Flora

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Related Work: Flora's Vagaries Author(s): Richard Rhodes

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Cibber; Henry VI-Wilks; Buckingham-Mills; Queen-Mrs Porter. Edition of 1718 adds: Prince Edward-$Norris Jr; Duke of York-$Miss Lindar; Richmond-$Ryan; Norfolk-$Boman Sr; Ratcliff-$Oates; Catesby-$Diggs; Tressel-$W. Wilks; Oxford-$Boman Jr; Lieutenant-$Quin; Blunt-$Wright; Lord Mayor-$Miller; Tyrrel-$Weller; Forrest-$Wilson; Dighton-$Higginson; Lady Anne-$Mrs Horton; Duchess of York-$Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Richard Actor: Cibber
Role: Oxford Actor: Boman Jr