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Event Comment: Benefit for Jefferson. Royal Slave Posted...Mr Barry Ill (Cross Diary). [Playbill advertises The Royal Slave. See 11 March, but Song in Act II was to have been by Mrs Scott. It was further advertised as "By Desire of the most noble Grand, Vice Grands, Council and Brethren of the ancient and honourable Order of Bucks belonging to the Euphrates Lodge."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: II: New Comic Dance, as17681210

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at ye All-King (that night only)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Miles; Chasseur Royal-Barnshaw; Merlin-Real; Diana-Mrs Baker; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Barnshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: Squire-Philips, from Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, his first appearance upon this Stage (a Scholar of Dr Arne's); Thomas-DuBellamy; Dorcas-Saunders; Sally-Mrs Jewell.

Dance: TThe Cowkeeper-Master West, Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Afterpiece Title: True Blue; or The Press Gang

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Chasseur Royal-Barnshaw; Merlin-Legg; Diana-Mrs Baker; Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Barnshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Barnshaw

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17701219, but Harlequin-Lewes; Chasseur Royal-Reinhold, first time; Merlin-_.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Chasseur Royal-DuBellamy (playbill; but Reinhold in Public Advertiser); Doctor-Banks; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Merlin-Legg; Diana-Mrs Baker; Pierrot-Morris.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: DuBellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17720131, but Chasseur Royal-Reinhold; Mercury-Baker.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Reinhold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17720201, but Chasseur Royal-DuBellamy (playbill) but Reinhold in Public Advertiser.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: DuBellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17720203, but Chasseur Royal-Reinhold.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: Reinhold.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17720204, but Chasseur Royal-DuBellamy; Merlin-_; Diana-_.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: DuBellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Performance Comment: Zanga-Jackson (from the Theatre-Royal, Crow Street, Dublin); Carlos-Lewis; Alvarez-L'Estrange; Manuel-Robson; Alonzo-Wroughton; Isabella-Miss Ambrose; Leonora (with an Occasional Prologue)-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Theatre Actor: Royal, Crow Street, Dublin

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Dance: After monologue: The Humours of Leixlip, as17770425

Entertainment: End: Monologue. Tony Lumpkin's Adventures in a Trip to London, as17770428

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquette; Or The Mistakes Of The Heart

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Camery (1st appearance), Jackson, Davis, Tannett, Dowson, Curtis, Williams, Morris, Johnston, Miss Walton (the young Lady who performed in The Provok'd Wife [on 18 Sept.]), Miss Essex, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Bishop, Mrs Roche, Mrs Russell (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich), A Young Gentlewoman [unidentified]. [Text (Bath: R. Cruttwell, 1777) lists the parts, with cast as acted at Hull: Sedley , Captain Helm , Woodford , Sir Whifling Trifle , Flamwell , Spangle , Finesse , Swab , Ty'em , Miss Bloomer , Lady Younglove , Flora , Mrs Fashion , Miss Belgrove , Frippery , Fontange .]on 18 Sept.]), Miss Essex, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Bishop, Mrs Roche, Mrs Russell (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich), A Young Gentlewoman [unidentified]. [Text (Bath: R. Cruttwell, 1777) lists the parts, with cast as acted at Hull: Sedley , Captain Helm , Woodford , Sir Whifling Trifle , Flamwell , Spangle , Finesse , Swab , Ty'em , Miss Bloomer , Lady Younglove , Flora , Mrs Fashion , Miss Belgrove , Frippery , Fontange .]

Afterpiece Title: The True-Born Irishman; or, The English Sailors and Soldiers in America

Dance: End IV: a Hornpipe-Miller

Entertainment: ImitationsEnd: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical,-Decastro ; several new ones, and those which Foote introduced him in before their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17770929, but Juliet-Mrs Keefe [recte O'Keeffe] (from the Theatre-Royal in Crow Street, Dublin; 1st appearance on the English stage). 1st appearance on the English stage).

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: In: Masquerade Scene-; Minuet, as17770929; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17771229

Song: As17770929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Ironsides (with the Original Epilogue)-Wilkinson (of the Theatre-Royal, York); Elder Belfield-Booth; Paterson-Whitfield; Goodwin-L'Estrange; Philip-Robson; Francis-Thompson; Young Belfield-Wroughton; Jonathan-Fearon; Skiff-Wewitzer; Sir Benj. Dove-Quick; Sophia-Mrs Mattocks; Violetta-Mrs Bulkley; Fanny-Miss Dayes; Lucy Waters-Mrs Poussin; Kitty-Miss Valois; Lady Dove-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Theatre Actor: Royal, York

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17771222

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

Performance Comment: Torrismond-Harricks; Bertran-Sincock; Raymond-Smith; Pedro-Echells; The Friar-Bowles; Gomez-Bailey; Alphonso-Kenny; Lorenzo-West; Elvira-Mrs West; Teresa-Mrs Smith; Queen-Mrs Robinson (from the Theatre-Royal at Bath).
Cast
Role: Theatre Actor: Royal at Bath.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: Monologues End I: Bucks have at Ye All-Master Russell; End I afterpiece: an Address to the Ladies on the subject of Jealousy-Master Russell; Imitations End: of several Dramatic Characters-Master Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Palmer, Griffin (from the Theatre Royal, Bath), Gardner, Jackson, Massey, Painter, Webb (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh), Mrs Webb, Miss Farren, Mrs Poussin, A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage Miss Powel]). [Cast from London Chronicle, 2 July, and adjusted from playbill of 9 June 1777: Young Marlow-Palmer; Hastings-Griffin; Sir Charles Marlow-Gardner; Tony Lumpkin-Jackson; Diggory-Massey; Landlord-Painter; Hardcastle-Webb; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Hardcastle-Miss Farren; Betty-Mrs Poussin; Miss Neville-Miss Powel.

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Digges; Bastard-West; Kent-Gardner; Gloster-Mitchell; Gentleman Usher-Blissett; Albany-Taylor; Burgundy-Turner; Cornwall-Davis; Edgar-Dimond (from the Theatre-Royal, Bath); Goneril-Mrs Lefevre; Regan-Mrs West; Cordelia-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Theatre Actor: Royal, Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Music: Afterpiece: With the Scots Musick incidental to the Piece-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Holmes; Glenalvon-Cooke; Lord Randolph-Sparks; Officers-Garden, Swords; Old Norval-Mitchell; Anna-Miss Randall; Lady Randolph-Mrs Jones (from the Theatre-Royal in Dublin).
Cast
Role: Theatre Actor: Royal in Dublin.

Afterpiece Title: Wit's Last Stake

Afterpiece Title: The Brave Irishman

Performance Comment: Captain O'Blunder-A Gentleman (from the Theatre-Royal in Dublin; 1st appearance on the English stage [unidentified]). 1st appearance on the English stage [unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Theatre Actor: Royal in Dublin

Dance: End Monologue: Hornpipe-Lapper

Song: End III: He's aye kissing me-Miss Harris; End: Hunting Song-Miss Harris

Music: Between the Acts: The original Scotch Music-

Entertainment: Monologue.End 2nd piece: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Lewis (1st appearance on that stage these 3 years)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of Oxford

Performance Comment: Gainlove-Powell; Col. Trumore-Williams; Haughty-Massey; Conundrum-Barret; Young Apeall-Hayes; Old Apeall-Newton; Timothy-Booth; Dash-Gibson; Lord Shamwell-Forde (from the Theatre-Royal, Dublin); Clarinda-Mrs Robinson; Victoria-Miss Dudley; Kitty-Miss Brangin; Wife-Mrs Barnet; Lady Science-Mrs Lefevre.
Cast
Role: Theatre Actor: Royal, Dublin

Afterpiece Title: The Orators; or, The School of Eloquence Dissected

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Song: Between Acts: an Italian song-a Young Lady [unidentified]

Entertainment: End III: Imitations-Young Gentleman [unidentified]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: The Parts of King Richard, D. of Buckingham, Earl of Richmond, Tressel, Prince Edward, Duke of York, Lieutenant of the Tower, Lord Mayor, Duke of Norfolk, Queen-Performers from the Theatres Royal London; Lord Stanley-Rivers; Catesby-Jones; Ratcliffe-Farrel; Oxford-Thompson; Sir William Brandon-Clifford; King Henry-Burnet; Dutchess of York-Mrs Fowler; Lady Ann-Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Artifice

Performance Comment: Sir John Freeman-Brinsley; Fainwell-Fitzgerald (from the Theatre-Royal, Dublin); Young Freeman-Venables; Tally-Atkinson; Sam-Powell; Sir Phillip Moneylovc-Kenny; Watchit-Walker; Mrs Watchit-Mrs Johnson; Olivia-Mrs Child; Louisa-Miss Hurst; Judith-Mr Pressley; Lucy-Mrs Painter; Widow Heedless-Mrs Lefevre .
Cast
Role: from the Theatre Actor: Royal, Dublin

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Song: End of mainpiece Auld Robin Gray by Miss Lyon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17820202, but Jerome-Mills (from the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage) . 1st appearance on this stage) .
Cast
Role: from the Theatre Actor: Royal, Edinburgh

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: As17820409

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Ward (from the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance on that stage); Mr Strictland-Bensley; Frankly-Palmer; Bellamy-Farren; Jack Meggot-Dodd; Tester-Burton; Buckle-Wright; Ranger's Servant-Phillimore; Jacintha-Mrs Wells; Mrs Strictland-Mrs Brereton; Lucetta-Mrs Hopkins; Clarinda-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: from the Theatre Actor: Royal, Edinburgh

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a New Dance by Second and Miss M. Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Harricks (from the Theatre Royal, York); Henry-Hunter; Buckingham-Thompson; Tressel-Cross; Lord Stanley-Stannard; Catesby-Powell; Lieutenant-Kenrick; Norfolk-Farrell; Prince Edward-Miss Beaufield; Duke of York-Miss Barnard; Richmond-Brown (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); Lady Anne-A Young Lady [unidentified]; Duchess of York-Mrs Barnard; Queen-Mrs Lefevre. Preceding the Play an Occasional Address .

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Monologue: 1783 12 15 End of Act I of afterpiece The Farmer's Blunder by Kenrick

Event Comment: Benefit for Waldron. 1st piece: Originally written by the celebrated Monsieur de Beaumarchais, and perform'd innumerably, often at Paris; translated and adapted to the English Stage by the very ingenious Mr Holcroft, Author of several admired Dramatic and other Works; and perform'd with unbounded Applause during Half the Season last Winter at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. 2nd piece: Never acted here; written by Mr O'Keeffe, set to music by Mr Shield, and performed with unceasing Applause at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. 3rd piece: To conclude with the Representation of the Siege of Gibraltar, Elliot's Red Hot Balls, &c. Tickets to be had of Waldron, at the Cock and Magpie

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day; Or, The Marriage Of Figaro

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton