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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: Twineall-Lewis; Sir Luke Tremor-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Sultan-Murray (1st appearance in that character); Elvirus-Holman; Lord Flint-Davenport; Meanright-Clarke; Zadan-Powel; Haswell-Pope; Lady Tremor-Mrs Mattocks; Aurelia-Mrs Mountain; Arabella (the Female Prisoner)-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character); Original Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Luke Tremor Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: Starboard Watch

Performance Comment: Ye Gentlemen of England (composed by Callcott)-Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Gray; Jack at the Windlass-Fawcett; Young William was a seaman true-Incledon; Brave Betty was a maiden Queen-Johnstone; Saturday Night at Sea-Townsend; Farewell to Old England dear Mary adieu-Incledon; Great Britain still her Charter boasts-Incledon, full Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus; or, The Devil will have his Own

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Rich

Song: In course: The High Mettled Racer (composed by Dibdin)-Incledon; Patents all the Rage-Munden; The Beggar, as17980525; Duetto-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: In course of Evening: solo on the Union Pipes-Murphy; accompanied on the Harp-Weippert

Entertainment: Vaudeville.In 3rd piece: [By Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus [Charles Dibdin and Charles Hughes] [the celebrated Smith will ge thro' his wonderful Performances on the Slack Rope-Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: As17980418, but Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Murray; Narcissa-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Thurmond
Related Work: The Necromancer; or, Harlequin Doctor Faustus Author(s): John Rich

Song: In I: the original Duet-Johnstone, Mrs Pope; In course of Evening: Black Ey'd Susan, Sally in our Alley, Old Towler-Incledon; The Beggar, as17980525; Duetto, as17980528

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Performance Comment: As17980308but Sir Miles Mowbray-King; Robin-Maddocks; Servants-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Related Works
Related Work: The Tamer Tamed Author(s): John Fletcher
Related Work: The Tamer Tam'd Author(s): John Fletcher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Aickin; Medium (1st time)-Davenport; Campley-Davies; Mate-Trueman; Waiter-Chippendale; Planters-Usher, Abbot, Waldron Jun.; Sailors-Ledger, Lyons; Trudge-Fawcett; Narcissa-Mrs Edward; Wowski-Mrs Bland; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Cast
Role: Kenrick Actor: Johnstone
Role: John Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Walter-Johnston (1st appearance in that character); Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Oliver (1st time)-Palmer Jun.; Lord Alford-Davies; Children-Master Tokely, Miss Benson; Helen-Miss Heard; Winifred-Mrs Davenport; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Walter Actor: Johnston
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: Throw Physick to the Dogs

Performance Comment: Characters by Suett, Trueman, Caulfield, Wathen, Fawcett, Mrs Edward, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Hale, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Gibbs. Cast from Songs (Cadell and Davies, 1798): Sir Nathan Nervous-Suett; Capt. Hardiman-Trueman; Brookly-Caulfield; Johnny-Wathen; Quotem-Fawcett; Augusta-Mrs Edward; Mrs Tidy-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Quotem-Mrs Hale; Betty-Mrs Norton; Dolly-Miss Leserve; Hannah-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Sir Nathan Nervous Actor: Suett
Role: Johnny Actor: Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Throw Physick To The Dogs

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Cast
Role: Tully Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The London Hermit; or, Rambles in Doresetshire Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17980621 but Sir Mathew Medley-_; Woodley-_; Waiter-_; Servant-_.
Cast
Role: Teague Actor: Johnstone
Role: The Tight Irish Boy Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir Mathew Medley Actor: Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Cast
Role: O'Rafarty Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Mr Heartly (1st time)-Barrymore; Mr Clackit-R. Palmer; Sir Charles Clackit-Suett; Miss Harriet-Miss Stuart; Lucy-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Clackit Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Cast
Role: O'Rafarty Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Caulfield; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Palmer Jun; Kitty-Miss DeCamp; Lady Bab's Maid-Mrs Edward; Lady Charlotte's Maid- Miss Heard.

Dance: In II 3rd piece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Suett; Young Philpot-Bannister Jun.; Sir Jasper Wilding-Sparks; Young Wilding-R. Palmer; Beaufort-Trueman; Dapper-Maddocks; Maria-Mrs Jordan; Corinna-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Sparks

Music: Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; their songs: To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Bland

Dance: Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Hollingsworth; Tom-Maddocks; Coachman-Webb; Kingston-Fisher; Robert-Evans; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Russell; Kitty-Miss Pope; Cook-Mrs Maddocks; Cloe-Mrs Roffey; Lady Bab's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Lady Charlotte's Maid-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Russell

Dance: In II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Performance Comment: Young Rapid-Lewis; Vortex-Waddy; Charles Stanley-Pope; Old Rapid-Munden; Frank Oatland-Emery (from the Theatre Royal York; 1st appearance on this stage); Sir Hubert Stanley-Murray; Heartley-Hull; Bronze-Farley; Farmer Oatland-Thompson; Landlord-Whitmore; Ellen-Miss Mansel; Jessy Oatland-Mrs Gibbs; Miss Vortex-Mrs Litchfield.
Cast
Role: Sir Hubert Stanley Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John Thurmond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Captain Plume-Holman; Justice Balance-Murray; Worthy-Whitfield; Serjeant Kite-Knight; Bullock-Fawcett; Recruits-Munden, Emery; Welch Collier-Farley; Constable-Thompson; Capt. Brazen-Lewis; Melinda-Miss Chapmen; Rose-Mrs Gibbs; Lucy-Mrs Litchfield; Sylvia-Mrs Johnson.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Johnson.

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Performance Comment: Old Insight-Munden; Faithless-Townsend; Puff-Farley; Colonel Fairfield-Clarke; Friendly-Claremont; Sir George Insight-Incledon; Lady Bell Insight-Miss Wheatley; Lady Charlotte Fairfield-Mrs Follett; Servant-Mrs Gilbert; Handy-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Sir George Insight Actor: Incledon
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Scenery re-painted, and the Dresses and Decorations entirely new. Musick composed and selected by Kelly. Scenes designed and executed by Greenwood, Chalmers, and others. Machinery and Decorations designes, and under the direction o, Johnston, and executed by him and Underwood. The Dresses by Johnston, Gay and Miss Rein. Receipts: #441 16s. 6d. (301.14.0; 139.11.6; 0.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Bannister Jun.; Freeman-Caulfield; Sir Philip Modelove-Wewitzer; Obadiah Prim-Aickin; Tradelove-Wathen; Perriwinkle-Suett; Sackbut-R. Palmer; Simon Pure-Russell; Aminadab-Grimaldi; Gentlemen-Trueman, Wentworth; Stockbrokers-Hollingsworth, Maddocks; Mrs Prim-Miss Pope; Nancy [beginning with 14 Dec. called Anne Lovely]-Miss Mellon; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Lady-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Middleton (late of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden; 1st appearance on this stage); Archer-Barrymore; Sullen-Wathen; Sir Charles Freeman-Trueman; Foigard-Caulfield; Gibbet-R. Palmer; Hounslow-Maddocks; Bagshot-Webb; Bonniface-Aickin; Scrub-Biggs; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Sparks; Dorinda-Miss DeCamp; Mrs Sullen-Miss Biggs; Gipsey-Miss Tidswell; Cherry-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Trueman

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: Farmer Harrow-Knight; Trusty-Rees; Clinch-Farley; Sir Jeffery-Davenport; Capt. Constant-Claremont; Dolly-Mrs Litchfield.
Cast
Role: Sir Jeffery Actor: Davenport
Related Works
Related Work: The Ghosts Author(s): John Holden

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17980929, but Sir Rowland-Barrymore.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Waddy; Sir Jacob Jollup-Davenport; Bruin-Rees; Heeltap-Farley; Lint-Thompson; Roger-Simmons; Simon Snuffle-Abbot; Jerry Sneak-Fawcett; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Watts; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Litchfield.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Davenport

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word For Nature

Performance Comment: Characters-Aickin, Suett, Barrymore, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Dowton, Hollingsworth, Evans, Webb, Fisher, Ryder, Miss Pope, Mis Biggs, Mrs Walcot. Cast from Morning Visitor, Dec. 1798, p. 392: Lord Glenandry-Aickin; Sir Toby Truckle-Suett; Clifton-Barrymore; Leonard-Bannister Jun.; Starling-R. Palmer; Runic-Dowton; Patrick Malooney-Hollingsworth; Lady Truckle-Miss Pope; Matilda-Miss Biggs; Mrs Lofty-Mrs Walcot; unassigned-Evans, Webb, Fisher, Ryder; Prologue-Barrymore; Epilogue-Bannister Jun.
Cast
Role: Sir Toby Truckle Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

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

Performance Comment: _Banks, Johnston; +New Hornpipe, as17981114.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Barrymore; Hardy-Hollingsworth; Sir George Touchwood-Powell; Flutter-Russell; Saville-C. Kemble; Villars-Caulfield; Courtall-R. Palmer; Silvertongue-Maddocks; Gentlemen-Webb, Trueman, Wentworth; Letitia Hardy-Miss Biggs; Mrs Racket-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Miss Miller; Miss Ogle-Miss Heard; Kitty Willis-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Sir George Touchwood Actor: Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Halfwit Actor: Suett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performance Comment: Lord Rakeland-Russell; Sir Adam Contest-Wewitzer; Mr Milden-Packer; Mr Contest-Trueman; Lady Autumn-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Hamford-Mrs Walcot; Lady Contest-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir Adam Contest Actor: Wewitzer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Sir Hubert Stanley Actor: Murray
Related Works
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Hartley-Murray; Sir Charles Clackit-Munden; Young Clackit-Knight; Lucy-Mrs Mattocks; Harriet-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Clackit Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: The Magic Oak

Music: In 3rd piece: As17990131

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Mr Oakly-Powell; Major Oakly-Dowton; Charles Oakly-Mansel (from cg, by permission of the Proprietor); Russet-Aickin; Sir Harry Beagle-R. Palmer; Lord Trinket-Russel; Captain O'Cutter-Caulfield; Paris-Maddocks; Mrs Oakly-Miss Edmead (from the Theatre Royal Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); Lady Freelove-Mrs Walcot; Harriet-Miss Stuart; Toilette-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Mrs Coates.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: R. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Secret

Performance Comment: Characters-R. Palmer, Barrymore, Dowton, C. Kemble, Suett, Bannister Jun., Wathen, Archer, Maddocks, Fisher, Evans, Ryder, Webb, Hollingsworth, Mrs Powell, Mrs Jordan, Miss Pope. [Cast from text (T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies [1799]), and playbill of 16 Nov. 1799: Sir Harry Fleetly-R. Palmer; Mr Dorville-Barrymore; Mr Torrid-Dowton; Henry Torrid-C. Kemble; Lizard-Suett; Jack Lizard-Bannister Jun.; Ralph-Wathen; Frank-Archer; Steward-Maddocks; Servants-Fisher, Evans, Ryder, Webb; Bailiff-Hollingsworth; Lady Esther Dorville-Mrs Powell; Rosa-Mrs Jordan; Susannah Lizard-Miss Pope; Prologue-C. Kemble; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performerces only (see17990327] .These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performerces only (see17990327] .
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Fleetly Actor: R. Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: Secret Love; or, The Maiden Queen Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Frenchified Lady Never in Paris Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs H. Johnston, Morning Chronicle, 21 Feb.: Tickets to be had of Mrs H. Johnston, No. 47, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #401 15s. (255.14.6; 15.7.0; tickets: 130.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); Sir Christopher Curry-Munden; Campley-Hill; Mate-Clarke; Medium-Waddy; Trudge-Fawcett; Wowski (1st time)-Mrs Chapman; Narcissa-Mrs Iliff; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico-Mrs H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Munden
Role: Yarico Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude

Performance Comment: Capt. O' Leary-Johnstone; Edward-Incledon; Joey-Simmons; Sedgeley-Hull; Patrick-Waddy; Annette-Miss Wheatley.
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: Oscar and Malvina

Cast
Role: Malvina Actor: Mrs H. Johnston
Role: Carrol Actor: H. Johnston

Dance: II: Negro Dance-Blurton, Platt, Jackson

Related Works
Related Work: The Lord of the Manor Author(s): John Burgoyne
Related Work: Eldred; or, The British Freeholder Author(s): John Jackson
Related Work: The British Heroine Author(s): John Jackson

Song: In 3rd piece: As17990304but O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Chapman, Mrs Iliff