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Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Botheration or A Ten Years Blunder

Performance Comment: Jack Hopeful-Knight; Doctor Wisepate-Powel; Varnish-Davenport; Robert-Simmons; Theddy O'Blarney-Johnstone; Lady Apes-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Varnish-Mrs Platt; Rose-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Jack Hopeful Actor: Knight

Song: In V: a Dirge, set to music by Shield. Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Miss Wheatley, Linton, Street, Gray, Lee, Platt, Dyke, Curties; Incidental to afterpiece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London (Including his Remarks on St. James's, The Monument, St. Paul's, Wigs and Crops, Debating Clubs, Boarding Schools, Squares, Inns, Gardens, Fields, Soldiers, Sailors, and Volunteers)-Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Performance Comment: Little Pickle-Mrs Mills; Mr Pickle-Powel; John-Abbot; Thomas-Street; Tag-Knight; Maria-Miss Sims; Susan-Miss Leserve; Margery-Mrs Whitmore; Mrs Pickle-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Knight

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: Serjeant Kite Actor: Knight

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-A Young Gentleman (from the Theatre Royal Dublin; 1st appearance on this, and 4th on any stage [Huddart]); Roderigo-Knight; Cassio (1st time)-Betterton; Brabantio-Hull; Lodovico-Whitfield; Duke-Waddy; Gratiano-Powel; Montano-Clarke; Iago-Murray; Emilia (1st time)-Mrs Litchfield; Desdemona-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character [in London]).in London]).
Cast
Role: Roderigo Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Genoese Pirate or Black Beard

Dance: In afterpiece: Dance of Negroes-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers Vows

Cast
Role: Count Cassel Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Munden; Chapeau-Knight; George Bevil-Clarke; Robin-Farley; Frank Bevil-Claremont; Emily-Miss Mansel; Mrs Grub-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Chapeau Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers Vows

Cast
Role: Count Cassel Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Watty Cockney-Knight; Capt. Sightly-Clarke; Old Cockney-Thompson; Barnacle-Davenport; Penelope-Mrs Iliff; Miss La Blonde-Miss Leserve; Priscilla Tomboy-Mrs Mills (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Watty Cockney Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Cast
Role: Chapeau Actor: Knight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secrets Worth Knowing

Performance Comment: Rostrum-Lewis; Nicholas-Emery; Egerton-Holman; Greville-Pope; Undermine-Munden; April-Fawcett; Plethora-Knight; Valet-Klanert; Coachman-Thompson; Cook-Rees; Butler-Abbot; Sally Downright-Mrs Mattocks; Rose Sydney-Miss Mansel; Mrs Greville-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Plethora Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis
Role: Chapeau Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Cast
Role: Chapeau Actor: Knight

Song: [not listed on playbill] End: A new Loyal Song and Chorus- which recounts all the recent victories fo our Naval Heroes"Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Hill [, the music by Dr Burney (Morning Herald, 8 Nov.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers Vows

Cast
Role: Count Cassel Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performance Comment: Drunken Colonel-Knight; Goodall-Davenport; Oldcastle-Emery; Valentine-Mansel; Slap-Thompson; Security-Rees; Lord Pride-Claremont; Lord Puff-Abbot; Constable-Platt; Mrs Highman-Mrs Gilbert; Charlotte-Miss Mansel; Lettice-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Cast
Role: Chapeau Actor: Knight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: Doctor Pangloss-Fawcett; Dick Dowlass-Knight; Dansel Dowlass-Waddy; Henry Morland-Mansel; Stedfast-Murray; Zekiel Homespun-Munden; Kenricke-Johnstone; Lady Duberly-Mrs Davenport; Caroline Dormer-Miss Mansel; Cecily Homespun-Mrs Gibbs; The original Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: Dick Dowlass Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: As17990309

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: Cheerly-Incledon; Brummagem-Munden; Ralph-Fawcett; Captain Vain-Knight; Laura-Mrs Atkins; Selina-Mrs Castelle; Dolly-Mrs Norton; Fanny-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Captain Vain Actor: Knight

Song: II: the Grand Truimphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Hill, Linton, Street, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, Miss Waters, Mrs Atkins, Mrs Chapman, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follet, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Martyr; End: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; End I afterpiece: The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performance Comment: Bowkit (By Permission of the Proprietors of Drury-Lane Theatre)-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance on this stage); Cranky-Munden; Vinegar-Emery; Orator Mum-Knight (Their 1st apappearance in those characters); Bouquet-Hill; Idle-Farley; Signor Arionelli-Incledon; Cecilia-Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: Orator Mum Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Paradox or Maid Wife and Widow

Dance: III: a Characteristic Dance and Masquerade as at the Venetian Carnival-

Song: In course Evening: a new Sea Ballad, composed for his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Tomorrow[; or, the Mars, Capt. Connor (the words by the Author of the Castle Spectre [Matthew Gregory Lewis]; the music by Kelly)-Incledon; A Touch at old Times-Munden; In my Father's Mud Cabin-Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock (for that night only)-Rees; Bassanio-Pope; Launcelot-Munden; Gratiano-Knight; Lorenzo (with songs; 1st time)-Hill; Solarino-Claremont; Salanio-Klanert; Old Gobbo-Wilde; Duke-Davenport; Tubal-Thompson; Balthazar-Curties; Antonio-Holman; Jessica (with a song; 1st time)-Mrs Atkins; Nerissa (1st time)-Miss Sims; Portia-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Gratiano Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Brilliants

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: In II 3rd piece: a Dance-Naiads

Song: In: Maria; or, The Beggar Girl-Mrs Atkins; Young William-Incledon; a new song, The Negro Boy (written by Rees, and composed by Attwood)-Miss Sims (in character)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lewis; Strickland-Murray; Jack Meggot-Knight; Bellamy-Whitfield; Tester-Townsend; Buckle-Klanert; Simon-Abbot; Ranger's Servant-Simmons; Chairmen-Wilde, Rees; Frankly-Holman; Mrs Strickland-Miss Chapman; Lucetta-Mrs Mattocks; Jacintha-Mrs Chapman (1st appearance in that character); Milliner-Miss Cox; Clarinda-Miss Betterton (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Jack Meggot Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Entertainment: Monologue As17990916

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: Cheerly-Incledon; Brummagem-Munden; Ralph-Fawcett; Capt. Vain-Knight; Servants-Linton, Lee, Street; Laura-Mrs Atkins; Selina-Mrs Castelle; Dolly-Mrs Norton; Fanny-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Vain Actor: Knight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers recte Lovers Vows

Performance Comment: Frederick-Pope; Verdun-Munden; Anhalt-H. Johnstone; Count Cassel-Knight; Baron Wildenhaim-Murray; Cottager-Davenport; Landlord-Thompson; Farmer-Rees; Countryman-Dyke; Agatha Friburg-Mrs Johnson; Cottager's Wife-Mrs Davenport; Country Girl-Miss Leserve; Amelia Wildenhaim-Mrs H. Johnston.
Cast
Role: Count Cassel Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: As17991007

Song: afterpiece: As17991007

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog Or Wine Does Wonders

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Performance Comment: Abednego-Fawcett; Changeable-Knight; Dr Specific-Murray; Old Bromley-Emery; Charles-Mansel; William-Farley; Emily-Miss Chapman; Betty-Miss Leserve; Mrs Changeable-Mrs Litchfield.
Cast
Role: Changeable Actor: Knight

Entertainment: Procession End II: A Return from a Tiger Hunt- [to the Rajah's Palace, representing the Rajah on an Elephant, returning from Hunting the Tiger, preceded by his Hircarrahs, or military Messengers, and his State Palanquin-the Vizier on another Elephant-the +Princess in a Gaurie, drawn by Buffaloes-the Rajah is attended by his Fakeer, or Soothsayer, his Officers of State, and by an Ambassador from Tippoo Sultaun in a Palanquin; also by Nairs (or Soldiers from the South of India), Poligars (or Inhabitants of the Hilly Districts), with their Hunting-dogs, other Indians carrying a dead Tiger, and young Tigers in a Cage; a number of Seapoys-Musicians on Camels and on Foot-Dancing Girls. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysteries Of The Castle

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Munden; Chapeau-Knight; Geo. Bevil-Claremont; Robin-Farley; Frank Bevil-Klanert; Emily-Mrs Chapman; Mrs Grub-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Chapeau Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Cast
Role: Farmer Harrow Actor: Knight
Role: Sir Jeffery Actor: Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secrets Worth Knowing

Performance Comment: Rostrum-Lewis; Nicholas-Emery; Egerton-Holman; Greville-Pope; Undermine-Munden; April-Fawcett; Plethora-Knight; Valet-Klanert; Coachman-Thompson; Cook-Rees; Butler-Abbot; Sally Downright-Mrs Mattocks; Rose Sydney-Mrs Litchfield; Mrs Greville-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Plethora Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: Vain Actor: Knight

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: Daniel Dowlas (alias Lord Duberly)-Emery; Dick Dowlas-Knight; Doctor Pangloss-Fawcett; Zekiel Homespun-Munden; Henry Morland-H. Johnston; Stedfast-Murray; Kenrick-Johnstone; Deborah Dowlas (alias Lady Duberly)-Mrs Davenport; Caroline Dormer (1st time)-Miss Murray; Cicely Homespun-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance this season); With the original Epilogue-the Dramatis Personae.
Cast
Role: Dick Dowlas Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Social Songsters

Performance Comment: Naval History (1st time)-Fawcett; My Dolly was the fairest Thing-Incledon; A Bundle of Proverbs-Munden; The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton, Denman; This Life is like a Country Dance-Fawcett; The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Sing Old Rose and burn the Bellows-Incledon, Fawcett, Hill, Linton.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Holman; Lord Glenmore-Whitfield; Governor Harcourt-Munden; Grey-Murray (1st appearance in that character); Captain Harcourt-Claremont; Vane-Farley; Jacob-Knight; Bridget-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Mortimer-Mrs St.Ledger; Warner-Miss Leserve; Cecilia-Miss Murray (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Jacob Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Knight

Afterpiece Title: The Hermione

Cast
Role: Sir Toby Fuz Actor: Gardner
Role: Sir Macaroni Virtu Actor: Farley

Song: End IV: Old Towler-Incledon; End: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; The Fight off Camperdown-Townsend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue Devils

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Afterpiece Title: Obi or Three Fingerd Jack

Performance Comment: Three@Finger'd Jack-C. Kemble; Captain Orford-Farley; Planter-Caulfield; Quashee-Emery; Sam-J. Palmer; Overseer-Trueman; Tuckey-Master Menage; Planter's Servants-Atkins, Wilkins, Nigh, Gell; Negro Robbers-Klanert, Chippendale, Wilde, Goostree, Gauron, Howell; Officers of Government-Stokes, Knights, Hawkins; Chorus of Negro Men-Linton, Fisher, Little, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Dibble, Aylmer, Willoughby; Rosa-Miss DeCamp; Quashee's Wife-Mrs Mountain; Sam's Wife-Miss Gaudry; Obi Woman-Mr Abbot; Attendants-Miss Menage, Mrs Lloyd; Chorus of Negresses-Ms Hale, Ms Masters, Ms Gaudry, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton, Ms Coates, Mrs Castelle; Dancing Negresses-Miss Vining, Miss Dibdin, Miss Drake, Miss Willis, Miss Norton, Miss Watson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Welch Heiress

Performance Comment: Characters by Palmer, Dodd, Barrymore, Hollingsworth, Bannister Jun., Suett, R. Palmer, Aickin, Webb, Evans, Miss Farren, Miss Pope, Mrs Jordan. [Cast from text (Richard White, 1795), and London Chronicle, 18 Apr.: Lord Melcourt-Palmer; Sir Pepper Plinlimmon-Dodd; Mr Fashion-Barrymore; Taffy-Hollingsworth; Mr Phrensy-Bannister Jun.; Cautious-Suett; Mr Fancy-R. Palmer; Steward-Aickin; Lady Bellair-Miss Farren; Lady Plinlimmon-Miss Pope; Miss Plinlimmon-Mrs Jordan; Webb, Evans [are unassigned; Prologue [read-Barrymore ["Barrymore could not learn the prologue" (Boaden, Jordan, I, 286)]; Epilogue-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Pepper Plinlimmon Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [Mrs Worthington is identified in MS list in Kemble playbills of new performers for this season.] Ballet: 1st time; composed by Giacomo? Gentili. Afterpiece [1st time: ENT 1, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan; acted in place of The Prize, advertised on playbill of 4 Mar. Text (C. Lowndes, 1797)]: Altered from a Dramatick Entertainment performed 1794 [The Glorious First of June]. In the course of which will be introduced a representation of the late Glorious Engagement between the British and Spanish Fleets on the Fourteenth of February [1797, under Sir John Jervis, off Cape St. Vincent]. Receipts: #253 9s. (151.2.6; 100.17.0; 1.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Cape St

Song: III: a Masquerade Scene-; with Hark! the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings-Sedgwick, Dignum, Welsh, Master Welsh

Ballet: End: The Labyrinth; or, The Country Madcap. Joseph-Gentili; Robert-Grimaldi; Philip-Master Menage; Rosina-Sga Bossi DelCaro; Countess-Mrs Wild; Lauretta-Miss S. DeCamp

Event Comment: Benefit Mills. By His Royal Highness's Command. Written by Mr Steele

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplisd Fools

Related Works
Related Work: The Tender Husband; or, The Accomplish'd Fools Author(s): Richard Steele

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Wade, Mrs Bicknell; Harlequin-Mrs Santlow; French Peasant-Wade, Mrs Santlow

Event Comment: Not Acted these Twelve Years [but see 2 May 1709]. Written by the late Mr Dryden. All the Habits being entirely new. With Decorations proper to the Play. Steele wrote a Prologue for this play, possibly for this run; it was not used but appeared in The Theatre, 2 Feb. 1720. See also The Works of John Dennis, Hooker, ed., II, 162-65. Cibber states that #600 was expended on the habits, scenes, and decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege