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Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Cast
Role: Sir ThomasOverbury Actor: Lewis
Role: Sir Gervas Elvis Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: True-Blue

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: As17761223

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Cast
Role: Sir ThomasOverbury Actor: Lewis
Role: Sir Gervas Elvis Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Dance: End: The Serenade, as17770426

Music: End II: solo on the pedal harp-Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Cast
Role: Sir ThomasOverbury Actor: Lewis
Role: Sir Gervas Elvis Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Don Quixote in England

Dance: End: The Serenade, as17770426

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Thomas Overbury

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: Afterpiece: Dancing-Aldridge, Dagueville, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Sir Harry Sycamore to Parsons, but he "being taken suddenly ill, Waldron undertook the part at a very short notice" (London Chronicle, 9 Oct.).] Receipts: #179 12s. (135.12; 44.0; 0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Du-Bellamy; Sir Harry Sycamore-Waldron; Fairfield-Aickin; Mervin-Fawcett; Ralph-Suett (from the Theatre Royal, York; 1st appearance on this stage); Giles-Bannister; Fanny-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Hopkins; Theodosia-Miss Collett; Patty-Mrs Cargill (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Waldron
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Johnston

Dance: End I: The Butterfly, as17800921; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Dodd as Sir Benjamin Backbite, but he "being taken suddenly ill Yesterday Evening, his character in The School for Scandal was obliged to be supplied by Burton" (Public Advertiser, 1 Jan. 1782).] Receipts: #217 15s. (187/8; 30/7; 0/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17810927, but Sir Benjamin Backbite-Burton .
Related Works
Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton and Harwood, prompter. King continuing so ill that it is impossible for him to perform this Evening, Waldron has kindly undertaken the Part of Sir Peter Teazle at a very short notice, and most humbly hopes for the indulgence of the Public. Receipts: #209 15s. 6d. (35/3/0; 15/10/6; 0/5/0; tickets: 158/17/0) (charge: #106 13s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17830403, but Sir Peter Teazle-Waldron .
Related Works
Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: R. Palmer

Dance: As17830505

Song: As17830514

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Wroughton as Lord Morelove and Henderson as Sir Charles Easy, but "an apology was made for the Illness of [Henderson], and Wroughton became his substitute, Wroughton's Place in Lord Morelove being supplied by Williamson from the Haymarket" {Public Advertiser 13 Feb.). Afterpiece in place of Rosina, announced on playbill of 10 Feb.] Receipts: #277 6s. (269/9; 7/17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17840123, but Lord Morelove-Williamson; Sir Charles Easy-Wroughton .
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Easy Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Rambler; or, The Convent in an Uproar Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Event Comment: Mainpiece: by Sir Richard Steele. Receipts: #230 2s. (213.7; 16.15)

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Lewis; Sir Harry Gubbin-Quick; Humphrey Gubbin-Edwin; Clerimont Sen.-Farren; Tipkin-Wewitzer; Pounce-Fearon; Servant-Evatt; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Mattocks; Aunt-Mrs Webb; Fainlove-Mrs Bernard; Jenny-Miss Brangin; Biddy Tipkin-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Gubbin Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Bernard

Entertainment: Vaudeville As17890127

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by Thomas Knight; incidental music by William Reeve]: Partly taken from The Committee [by Sir Robert Howard]. Morning Herald, 21 June 1797: This Day is published [by G. Cawthorn] The Honest Thieves (1s.). True Briton, 25 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #434 7s. 6d. (210.4.0; 11.18.0; tickets: 212.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Quick; Campley (with additional songs, and for that night only)-Incledon; Medium-Powel; Mate (with an additional song)-Townsend; Trudge-Fawcett; Wowski-Mrs Martyr; Narcissa-Mrs Mountain; Patty-Mrs Fawcett; Yarico (for that Night only, with additional Songs, Hope told a flattering tale, accompanied on the Harp by Weippert)-Mrs Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude; or, An Escape from France

Performance Comment: Capt. O'Leary-Johnstone; Edward-Incledon; Joey-Munden; Patrick-Macready; Commandant-Claremont; Annette-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: O'Leary Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: British Fortitude and Hibernian Friendship; or, An Escape from France Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (with a Planxty in character, The Tight Irish Boy)-Johnstone; Abel-Knight; Colonel Careless-Macready; Capt. Manly-Middleton; Justice Day-Powel; Mr Story-Claremont; Servant-Abbot; Bailiffs-Wilde, Hawtin [in text: Thompson]; Obadiah-Munden; Coachman-Ledger [added by text]; Ruth-Mrs Knight; Arabella-Miss Mansel; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Teague Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Sir Robert Howard

Song: In course 2nd piece: I was call'd knowing Joey-Munden; At dawn of Life our Vows were plighted-Mrs Mountain; The Storm-Incledon; The turban'd Turk who scorns the World-; Hospitality; or, The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone; End 2nd piece: Old Towler-Incledon

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Powell. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, author unknown. MS not in Larpent MS; not published]: Founded on a recent fortunate Event [the escape of Sir William Sidney Smith from The Temple, Paris, on 24 Apr. 1798 (European Magazine, June 1798, p. 395)]. With appropriate Scenery, and Machinery. [3rd piece in place of The Children in the Wood, advertised on playbill of 19 May.] Times, 15 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 43, Craven-street, Strand. Receipts: #548 17s. (233.4.6; 61.4.6; 0.17.0; tickets: 253.11.0) (charge: #214 12s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Escape

Performance Comment: Characters-Palmer, Caulfield, Trueman, Maddocks, Hollingsworth, Roffey, Male; Vocal Parts-Sedgwick, Dignum; Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro. [Cast not known, except for Sir Sidney Smith-Palmer (Monthly Mirror, June 1798, p. 368.]
Related Works
Related Work: An Escape into Prison Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Related Work: British Fortitude and Hibernian Friendship; or, An Escape from France Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Event Comment: 2nd piece: Altered from The Committee; or, The Faithful Irishman [by Sir Robert Howard]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Performance Comment: Teague-Johnstone; with a Planxty in character, The Tight Irish Boy-Johnstone; Abel-Suett; Col. Careless-Trueman; Capt. Manly-Palmer Jun.; Justice Day-Davenport; Mr Story-Abbot; Coachman-Ledger; Bailiff-Lyons; Servant-Chippendale; Obadiah-Munden; Ruth-Mrs Gibbs; Arabella-Miss Heard; Mrs Day-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Teague Actor: Johnstone
Role: The Tight Irish Boy Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Vapour-C. Kemble; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance-Caulfield; Sir Mathew Medley-Davenport; Woodley-Trueman; Waiter-Waldron Jun.; Servant-Lyons; Charlotte-Mrs Edward; Florella-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Mathew Medley Actor: Davenport
Event Comment: The United Company. The date of the first performance is not known; It is one of several plays which may have been acted in or near December, for three were entered in the Term Catalogues at approximately the same time. Of the three, The Mistakes was given first near Christmas 1690; the other two may have come earlier in the month. A song, When Sylvia was kind, the music composed by John Eccles, is in Joyful Cuckoldom, ca. 1695. In the text of the play is a song, Corinna in the bloom of youth, sung by Mrs Botoler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alphonso King Of Naples

Performance Comment: Edition of 1691: The Prologue-Mr Powell by Mr John Haynes; Alphonso-Bowman; Ferdinand-Powell; Cesario-Mountfort; Tachmas-Hodgson; Vincentio-Bridges; Sigismond-Cibber; Oswell-Freeman; Fabio-Bowen; Attendant-Kirkham; Urania-Mrs Bracegirdle; Ardelia-Mrs Richardson; Epilogue-Mrs Knight by Mr D'Urfey.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: A new Tragedy. [By John Hewitt.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Falshood

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1734 lists: Belladine-Bridgwater; Rainford-Marshall; Manlove-Paget; Wilraot-Turbut; Maria-Mrs Horton; Louisa-Miss Holliday; Amanthe-Mrs F.lmy. Prologue written by John Stacie and spoken by Bridgwater. Epilogue written by Aaron Hill and spoken by Mrs Clive .

Afterpiece Title: Cupid and Psyche

Event Comment: bout this time in the month was printed a 42-page pamphlet, Reasons why David Garrick should not appear on the Stage, in a Letter to John Rich. This is high praise of Garrick: 'I am so blinded either by prejudice of admiration that I can see nobody else" when Garrick plays.] Receipts: #170 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Leonato-Davies; Balthasar (with a proper song)-Atkins; Beatrice-Miss Pritchard; Don Pedro-Havard; Claudio-Palmer; Dogberry-Yates; Frair-Burton; Don John-Bransby; Verges-Philips; Borachio-Blakes; Hero-Mrs Davies; In Act II a Masquerade Dance-; in which will be introduc'd a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Pritchard; To conclude with a Country Dance-the characters of the play.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Bransby
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Staunton as King John, but on the Kemble playbill a MS annotation substitutes L'Estrange.] Receipts: #223 13s. (211/18; 11/15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Performance Comment: As17841020, 1783 but King John-L'Estrange [of CG] .of CG] .
Cast
Role: 83 but King John Actor: L'Estrange

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Event Comment: Benefit for Holman. Afterpiece : Not acted these 8 years [not acted since 16 sar. 1786]. Oracle, 16 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Holman, No. 14, John-street, Adelphi. Receipts: #318 19s. (205.3.6; 5.11.0; tickets: 108.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, First Part

Performance Comment: As17951214, but Westmorland-_; Sheriff-_; Peto-_; Gadshill-_; Prince John of Lancaster-_; Messenger-_; Hotspur's Servant-_; Travellers-_.
Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): John Crowne

Afterpiece Title: St

Related Works
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Related Work: The Fair of St. Germain Author(s): John Ozell
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): John St. John
Related Work: Tarugo's Wiles; or, The Coffee House Author(s): Sir Thomas St. Serfe
Related Work: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St. Patrick Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: Britain's Brave Tars!!; or, All for St. Paul's Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: Mary Queen of Scots Author(s): John St. John
Related Work: St. Andrew's Festival; or, The Game at Golf Author(s): John Peter Roberdeau

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Dryden's Ode of Alexander's Feast-Holman

Song: After the monologue: My Mother had a Maid called Barbara, as17960314The Minstrel's Song, Where is that tow'ring spirit fled? as17960314Tho' Hurricanes rattle (composed by Shield)-Incledon, Bowden; Ye Gentlemen of England, as17960314

Event Comment: [Mainpiece: With alterations by John Philip Kemble.] Receipts: #115 14s. (81.0.6; 32.9.6; 2.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Don Pedro-Whitfield; Leonato-Aickin; Antonio-Packer; Don John-Campbell; Claudio-Barrymore; Benedick-Kemble; Borachio-Phillimore; Conrade-Caulfield; Friar-Maddocks; Balthazar-Dignum; Dogberry-Suett; Verges-Dowton; Sexton-Hollingsworth; Oatcake-Wewitzer; Seacoal-Denman; Hero-Miss Mellon; Beatrice-Miss Farren; Margaret-Miss Tidswell; Ursula-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Campbell
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Dance: In II: Masquerade-; Dance-Gentili, Mrs Wild

Song: In Masquerade: Stevens's Glee, Sigh no more Ladies-Dignum, Sedgwick Cooke, Master Welsh, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MF 1, by John O'Keeffe. Larpent MS 1188; not published]: The Overture and Music by Attwood. European Magazine, Jan. 1798, p. 42: Written with allusion to Their Majesties' attendance at St. Paul's [on this day, at a thanksgiving service held in honor of the recent naval victories of Howe, St. Vincent and Duncan]. Receipts: #289 17s. (286.11; 3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17971102, but Peter-_; Friar John-_; Apothecary-_.
Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Johnston
Role: Friar John Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Brave Tars

Performance Comment: !; or, All for St. Paul's. Principal Characters-Incledon, Munden, Johnstone, Knight, Townsend, Claremont, Simmons, Wilde, Abbot, Curties, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Watts, Mrs Davenport. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Nutmeg, Capt. Ogle, Lieutenant Tafferel, Junk, Weatherbang, Pat Plunket, Dick, Waiters, Painter, Lady Piony, Miss Nancy.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Nutmeg, Capt. Ogle, Lieutenant Tafferel, Junk, Weatherbang, Pat Plunket, Dick, Waiters, Painter, Lady Piony, Miss Nancy.]
Related Works
Related Work: Britain's Brave Tars!!; or, All for St. Paul's Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Song: As17971102

Event Comment: 1st piece [1st time; C 3, by Thomas John Dibdin. In 1801 expanded by the author to 5 acts, and entitled The School for Prejudice. Author of Prologue unknown.]. Receipts: #205 17s. 6d. (202.10.0; 3.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberal Opinions

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Munden, Fawcett, H. Johnston, Murray, Farley, Emery, Simmons, Rees, Wilde, Atkins, Abbot, Curties, Miss Chapman, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Mills, Miss Mills, Mrs Whitmore, Miss Murray. Cast from text of The School for Prejudice (T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1801): Frank Liberal-Lewis; Old Liberal-Munden; Ephraim-Fawcett; Mildmay-H. Johnston; Counsellor Friendly-Murray; Squire Chace-Farley; John Grouse-Emery; Parchment-Simmons; Bailiff-Rees; Take-Wilde; Touch-Atkins; Tap-Abbot; Servant-Curties; Mrs Howard-Miss Chapman; Miss Liberal-Mrs Davenport; Fanny Liberal-Mrs Mills; Jenny-Miss Mills; Rachel-Mrs Whitmore; Marian-Miss Murray; Prologue-Mansel.
Cast
Role: Mildmay Actor: H. Johnston
Role: John Grouse Actor: Emery

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Cast
Role: Virginia Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Cast
Role: Neville Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Murtoch Delaney Actor: Johnstone

Dance: As18000501

Song: As18000501

Event Comment: The King's Company. This performance is on the L. C. list, 5@141, p. 359: The Rivall Queene. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 346. That this is the premiere is indicated by a letter from the Marquis of Worcester to the Marchioness, 17 March 1676@7: Sir Charles Sedley's Cleopatra has been acted often, and to-day a new play of the death of Alexander, but I have not been to see either, living a mighty drudging life (HMC, 12th Report, Appendix, Beaufort MSS., IX, 66). Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 11), has a cast which agrees (except for omissions) with that in the edition of 1677. Downes adds (p. 16): [Hart in] Alexander, towards the latter End of his Acting; if he Acted in any one of these but once in a Fortnight, the House was fill'd as at a New Play, especially Alexander, he Acting that with such Grandeur and Agreeable Majesty, That one of the Court was pleas'd to Honour him with this Commendation; That Hart might Teach any King on Earth how to Comport himself

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Edition of 1677: Prologue to Alexander by Sir Char. Scroop, Baronet-; Epilogue-; Alexander-Hart; Clytus-Mohun; Lysimachus-Griffin; Hephestion-Clarke; Cassander-Kenaston; Polyperchon-Goodman; Philip-Powell; Thessalus-Wiltshire; Perdiccas-Lydall; Eumenes-Watson; Meleager-Perin; Aristander-Coysh; Sysigambis-Mrs Corey; Statira-Mrs Boutell; Roxana-Mrs Marshall; Parisatis-Mrs Baker.
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: The Lord Mayor's Show. By Thomas Jordan. Luttrell (A Brief Relation, I, 285-86): The 29th, sir Henry Tulse...was sworn before the barons of the exchequer at Westminster, whither he went by water, accompanied by the late lord mayor, the new recorder, aldermen, and sheriffs, and attended by diverse of the companies in their barges; their majesties and the duke of York being upon the leads at Whitehall when they passed by: being come back, they passed from the place where they landed, with the usual solemnity, to Grocers Hall, where the lords of the councill, severall of the nobility, judges, and other persons of quality dined

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumphs Of London

Performance Comment: Performed on Monday, October XXIX 1683. For the Entertainment of the Right Honourable, and truly Noble Pattern of Prudence and Loyalty, Sir Henry Tulse, Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London. Containing A Description of the whole Solemnity. With Two new Songs set to Musick.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

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Related Work: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be Author(s): John Crowne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

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Related Work: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be Author(s): John Crowne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice

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Related Work: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be Author(s): John Crowne