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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: End Opera: A New Pantomimical Dance, call'd The Irish Wedding-Aldridge, Mas. Jackson, Miss Besford, others

Performance Comment: Jackson, Miss Besford, others.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: End Opera: A New Comic Dance call'd Mirth and Jollity-Aldridge, Mas. Jackson, Mas. Langrish, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: Jackson, Mas. Langrish, Miss Besford.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Performance Comment: Rhadamistus-Wroughton; Pharasmanes-Aickin; Teribazus-Lewis; Megistus-Hull; Zopiron-Whitfield; Tigranes-L'Estrange; Zelmira-Mrs Jackson; Zenobia-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Zelmira Actor: Mrs Jackson

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity-Aldridge, Langrish, Mast. Jackson, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: Jackson, Miss Besford.

Song: conclude Afterpiece: The Glorious Ninety@Two-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Dance: End I: The Embarkment for Cytherea, as17781125, but Master _Dagueville, Langrish; End: +The Villagers-Aldridge, Langrish, Mast. Jackson, Miss Valois

Performance Comment: Jackson, Miss Valois.
Event Comment: Samuel Pepys to Robert Southwell, 10 Oct. 1685: To night wee have had a mighty Musique--Entertainment at court for the welcoming home the King and Queen. Wherein the fraequent Returnes of the Words, Arms, Beauty, Triumph, Love, Progeny Peace, Dominion, Glory, &c. had apparently cost our Poet-Prophet more paine to finde Rhimes then Reasons (R. G. Howard, Letters and the Second Diary of Samuel Pepys [London, 1932], p. 171. [The entertainment for this occasion seems not to have survived.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Dance: End II: New Comic Dance-Master Jackson, Miss Parish (A pupil of Aldridge; 1st appearanae on the stage); End III: a new characteristic Irish Dance, The Humours of Leixlip; or, A Jaunt to the Salmon-Leap, in which an Irish Jigg,-Aldridge, Miss Besford; End IV: a new Comic Dance, The Coopers-Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Nicols (Scholar to Aldridge; 1st appearance also); End: a new pantomimical Naval Dance, All in the Downs ; or, Farewell to Deal,-Aldridge, Jackson, Besford, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

Related Works
Related Work: Lycidas Author(s): William Jackson
Related Work: The Lord of the Manor Author(s): William Jackson
Related Work: The Metamorphosis Author(s): William Jackson
Related Work: Eldred; or, The British Freeholder Author(s): John Jackson
Related Work: The British Heroine Author(s): John Jackson
Related Work: Joseph Andrews Author(s): Samuel Jackson Pratt
Related Work: The Fair Circassian Author(s): Samuel Jackson Pratt
Related Work: The School for Vanity Author(s): Samuel Jackson Pratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: to conclude with: Country Dance-the characters; End I: new Comic Dance-Langrish, Jackson, Miss Parish, Miss Lings; End II: a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Bulkley; In III: Hornpipe, as17781212; End I afterpiece: a new Pantomimical Dance, The Sports of the Green-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Besford, Miss Parish, Miss Valois; in which his celebrated Tambourine Dance-Aldridge

Related Works
Related Work: Lycidas Author(s): William Jackson
Related Work: The Lord of the Manor Author(s): William Jackson
Related Work: The Metamorphosis Author(s): William Jackson
Related Work: Eldred; or, The British Freeholder Author(s): John Jackson
Related Work: The British Heroine Author(s): John Jackson
Related Work: Joseph Andrews Author(s): Samuel Jackson Pratt
Related Work: The Fair Circassian Author(s): Samuel Jackson Pratt
Related Work: The School for Vanity Author(s): Samuel Jackson Pratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: End I 1st piece: a new Hibernian Dance, The Rakes of Mallow-Jackson, Miss Francis (1st appearance), others; End II: a new Dance, The Sports of the Green or The Rivals Reconcil'd-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Francis, Miss Besford; 2nd Piece: the original Sailor's Dance, as17810402

Related Works
Related Work: Lycidas Author(s): William Jackson
Related Work: The Lord of the Manor Author(s): William Jackson
Related Work: The Metamorphosis Author(s): William Jackson
Related Work: Eldred; or, The British Freeholder Author(s): John Jackson
Related Work: The British Heroine Author(s): John Jackson
Related Work: Joseph Andrews Author(s): Samuel Jackson Pratt
Related Work: The Fair Circassian Author(s): Samuel Jackson Pratt
Related Work: The School for Vanity Author(s): Samuel Jackson Pratt

Song: 2nd piece to conclude: with a Grand Antigallican Procession[in Honour of St. George's Day [23 Apr.], in which-; Rule Britannia-Reinhold; [the Procession to close with Britannia brought in a Triumphal Car, attended by Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, drawn by six boys representing the Young Gentlemen of the Maritime School, and attended by Mars and Neptune; after which will be display'd the famous Transparency of St. George and the Dragonv, executed by Cipriani; to conclude with: Britons Strike Home-Mrs Kennedy, [with the original chorus

Ballet: End IV: a Grand Pantomimical Pastoral Welch Dance St. David's Day; or, The Village Revels. Squire of the Village-Aldridge; Farmer-Whittow (1st appearance); Farmer's Wife-Mr Jackson; Farmer's Daughter-Miss Rowson (1st appearance); Landlord of the Horns--Savoy; Landlady of the Harp-Mr Besford; In which a Double Hornpipe-Aldridge, Miss Besford; , to the air of Mellionen; or the late Sir W. W. Wynn?'s Delight, accompanied by the ancient British instrument the Welch Harp-; To conclud : with a Country Dance-the Characters

Performance Comment: David's Day; or, The Village Revels. Squire of the Village-Aldridge; Farmer-Whittow (1st appearance); Farmer's Wife-Mr Jackson; Farmer's Daughter-Miss Rowson (1st appearance); Landlord of the Horns--Savoy; Landlady of the Harp-Mr Besford; In which a Double Hornpipe-Aldridge, Miss Besford; , to the air of Mellionen; or the late Sir W. W. Wynn?'s Delight, accompanied by the ancient British instrument the Welch Harp-; To conclud : with a Country Dance-the Characters.
Cast
Role: Farmer's Wife Actor: Mr Jackson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Music: To welcome mirth and harmless glee, as17980915, but Mrs _Bland, Miss Jackson; +I have a silent sorrow here-Miss Jackson

Dance: As17980915

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: II: Amazon-Miss Carter; V: A Dialogue-Jackson, Miss Sharp;

Dance: V: Hornpipe-James

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Dance: II: A New Comic Dance-Richardson, Delagarde, Mrs Jackson; IV: Sailor's Dance-Richardson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Dance: Picq, Mlle Auguste, Villeneuve, Delagarde, Dupre, Destrade, Mrs Wright, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Villeneuve, Mrs Moudet; Also a Drunken Peasant-Duval, 1st time of appearing on this stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nancy; Or, The Parting Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Englishman, or, Spaniard Outwitted

Song: HHail Windsor-Blogg

Dance: DDutch Skipper-Davis; dancing-Davis, Edwards, Levace, Mrs Morris, Mrs Jackson, Mrs Starkey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: David And Jonathan

Music: Solo on Violin-Jackson; Solo on German Flute-Kolowiky; Solo Violincello-Paxton; Solo Hautboy-Barbandt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Paradise Regained

Music: Solos on violin-Jackson; German Flute-Kolowiky; Violincello-Paxton; Hautboy and on Organ-Barbant [sic]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Song: II: A Hunting Song set by Arnold,-Squibb; IV: The favourite song Delia set by Jackson,-Squibb

Dance: End: Rural Love, as17651115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eldred

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Jackson
Related Works
Related Work: Eldred; or, The British Freeholder Author(s): John Jackson

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: A Tambourine Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ward (1st appearance on this stage); Capulet-Clarke; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Booth; Paris-Whitefield; Tibalt-L'Estrange; Peter-Jones; Lady Capulet-Mrs Poussin; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitefield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Mahon; The Lady-Mrs Jackson; Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Dayes; Bacchants-Miss Ambrose; Euphrosyne-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character these 2 years).
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson

Dance: I: a Masquerade Scene-incident to the Play; a Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: Funeral Procession of Juliet, with the Solemn Dirge-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems; [The Masquerade, Minuet, and Dirge, as here assigned, are the same in all subsequent performances.] In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: End: Mirth and Jollity-Aldridge, Master Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson

Dance: End II: as17761015; End: The Villagers-Aldridge, Master Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Valois

Song: As17770107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Capulet-Clarke; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Benvolio-Booth; Escalus-Fearon; Paris-Whitfield; Tibalt-L'Estrange; Peter-Jones; Lady Capulet-Mrs Poussin; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: I: Masquerade Scene incident to the Play-; I: Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: the Funeral Procession of Juliet, with the Solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, Miss Green

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: End III: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Master Jackson, Miss Besford

Song: II: song [I have lost my Anna]-Leoni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Hull, Whitfield, L'Estrange, Fearon, Booth, Robson, Smith, Thompson, Aickin, Mrs Jackson, Miss Ambrose, Miss Green, Mrs Barry. [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1778) and London Chronicle, 22 Jan.: Alfred-Lewis; Edwin-Hull; Earl of Surrey-Whitfield; Rollo-L'Estrange; Officers-Booth, Robson, Thompson; Hinguar-Aickin; Ronex-Mrs Jackson; Edda-Miss Ambrose; Elisa-Miss Green; Ethelswida-Mrs Barry; Fearon, Smith; [New Prologue-Wroughton; [New Epilogue-Mrs Barry. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at both subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at both subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Ronex Actor: Mrs Jackson

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: The Villagers-Aldridge, Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: End III: The Garden of Love-Dagueville, Sga Tinte; End IV: a new Dance, The Cricketters-Aldridge, Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Besford, Miss Nichols, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold (the Miser)-Jackson (1st appearance on this stage); Frederick-Cooke; Clerimont-Everard; Decoy-Newton; Sparkle-West; Furnish-Massey; Taylor-Fildew; Lawyer-Lear; Ramillie-Russell; Marianna-Mrs Burden; Harriet-Mrs Bailey; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Heard; Wheedle-Mrs West; Lappet-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Lovegold Actor: Jackson

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Song: As17780529

Entertainment: Monologue End: The Cries of London (in Imitation of the late Mr Shuter)-Jackson