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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cherokee

Performance Comment: Principal Characters. Europeans: Kelly, Master Welsh, Cooke, Dignum, Hollingsworth, Bannister Jun., Bannister, Suett, Mrs Crouch, Sga Storace, Miss Leak, Mrs Bland. Indian Chiefs: Barrymore, C. Kemble, Sedgwick, Caulfield. Indian Warriors-Phillimore, Dubois, Fairbrother, Boimaison, G. D'Egville, Butler, Keys, Nicolini, Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Garman, Banks; Chorusses-Danby, Evans, Lyons, Maddocks, Trueman, Welsh, Fisher, Annereau, Atkins, Aylmer, Boyce, Bardoleau, Brown, Cook, Denman, Dixon, Dorion, Dorion Jun., Fisher, Pilbrow, Tett, Walker, Willoughby, Master DeCamp, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Butler, Miss Chatterley, Miss Gawdry, Miss Granger, Miss Menage, Miss Redhead, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Iliff, Miss Davies, Mrs Maddocks, Miss Beaufort, Miss Brooker, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Barrett, Miss Bourk, Mrs Harris, Mrs Haskey, Miss Phillips; Cast from Songs (E. Cox, 1794): Europeans: Col. Blandford-Kelly; Henry-Master Welsh; Officer-Cooke; Ramble-Dignum; Average-Hollingsworth; Jack Average-Bannister Jun.; Ser. Bluster-Bannister; Jeremy-Suett; Zilipha-Mrs Crouch; Eleanor-Sga Storace; Fanny-Miss Leak; Winifred-Mrs Bland; Indian Chiefs: Malooko-Barrymore; Zamorin-C. Kemble; Ontayo-Sedgwick; Patowmac-Caulfield; Indian-Phillimore; Partheca-Mrs Bramwell.
Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Cast
Role: Sir Adam Contest Actor: King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Afterpiece Title: Who Pays the Reckoning

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister Jun., Fawcett, Caulfield, Palmer Jun., Benson, Burton, Cross, Cooke, Ledger, Waldron Jun., Miss Leak, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bland. Cast from Songs (T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1795): Edward Musket-Bannister Jun.; Matthew Blubber-Fawcett; King-Caulfield; Albert-Palmer Jun.; Martin-Benson; Driverent-Burton; Old Man-Cross; Serjeant-Cooke; Constables-Ledger, Waldron Jun.; Mary-Miss Leak; Smalltap-Mrs Booth; Emily-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Serjeant Actor: Cooke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: Auld Robin Gray

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Suett, C. Kemble, Davies, Cooke, Benson, Cross, Fawcett, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Booth, Miss Leak. [Cast adjusted from text (Geo. Goulding, 1794): Auld Robin Gray-Suett; Jemmy-C. Kemble; Donald-Davies; Duncan-Cooke; Pilot-Benson; Rustic-Cross; Jerry-Fawcett; Moggy-Mrs Bland; Susan-Miss DeCamp; Mother-Mrs Booth; Jenny-Miss Leak; Mrs Harlowe is unassigned.] Mrs Harlowe is unassigned.]

Song: End: Mock Italian Song from The Irish Mimic; or, Blunders at Brighton-Fawcett

Entertainment: MonologueIn evening: Monsieur Tonson-Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Sternhold Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: The Three and the Deuce

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bannister Jun.!, Bannister Jun.!!, Bannister Jun.!!!, Suett, Fawcett, Johnstone, Wathen, Caulfield, Bannister, Benson, Cooke, Waldron Jun., Lyons, Ledger, Cross, Abbot, Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Mrs Gibbs; [Cast from Songs (no pub., 1795), and text (Barket & Son, 1806): Pertinax Single-Bannister Jun.; Peregrine Single-Bannister Jun.; Percival Single-Bannister Jun.; Justice Touchit-Suett; Humphrey Grizzle-Fawcett; MacFloggan-Johnstone; Frank-Wathen; Renard-Caulfield; Freeman-Bannister; Mr Milford-Benson; Waiters-Waldron Jun., Lyons; Tippy-Ledger; Pinch-Cross; Cramp-Abbot; Taffline-Mrs Bland; Phebe-Miss Leak; Emily Milford-Mrs Gibbs; unassigned-Cooke; Prologue-Fawcett. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud; Or, The Prince Of Persia

Performance Comment: [Characters-Aickin, Kemble, Braham (1st appearance on any stage i.e. as an actor, not a singer]), Packer, Suett, Bannister Jun., Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Maddocks, Cooke, Caulfield, Evans, Webb, Trueman, Wentworth, Phillimore, Banks, Master Gregson, Miss Menage, Miss Leak, Miss Miller, Mrs Bland, Sga Storace; Cast from Songs (no pub., 1796): Sultan-Aickin; Mahmoud-Kemble; Noureddin-Braham (whose 1st appearance on the stage was at cg, 21 Apr. 1787); Helim-Packer; Barakka-Suett; Abdoul Cassan-Bannister Jun.; Mossafer-Kelly; Hassan-Dignum; Malek-Sedgwick; Petitioners-Caulfield; Muley-Banks; Aladdin-Miss Menage; Balsora-Miss Leak; Zobeide-Miss Miller; Desra-Mrs Bland; Zelica-Sga Storace; unassigned-Maddocks, Cooke, Evans, Webb, Trueman, Wentworth, Phillimore, Master Gregson; General Chorus-Danby, J. Fisher, Welsh, Master DeCamp, Atkins, Boyce, Brown, Denman, Fisher, Tett, Aylmer, Caulfield Jun., Dibble, Gallot, Willoughby, Annereau, Bardoleau, Cook, Walker, Miss Arne, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Butler, Miss Chatterley, Miss Jackson, Mrs Maddocks, Miss Mellon, Miss Stuart, Miss Wentworth. [Prologue, not listed on playbill, spoken by Benson.]Prologue, not listed on playbill, spoken by Benson.]

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Charity Boy

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister Jun., Dignum, Wathen, Suett, Sedgwick, Maddocks, Caulfield, Cooke, Denman, Master Welsh, Webb, Miss DeCamp, Miss Leak, Mrs Bland. Cast from Songs (J. Barker, 1796): Will Circle-Bannister Jun.; Rivers-Dignum; Chattles-Wathen; Lawyer Busy-Suett; Glum-Sedgwick; Bailiff-Maddocks; Robin-Caulfield; Wheelwright-Cooke; O'Whiskey-Denman; Caesario-Master Welsh; Old Beggar-Webb; Isabella-Miss DeCamp; Fanny-Miss Leak; Rachel-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Wheelwright Actor: Cooke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: A Friend in Need

Performance Comment: Characters by Kelly, Bannister Jun., Suett, Dignum, Caulfield, Wathen, Sedgwick, Maddocks, Trueman, Master Welsh, Master Chatterley, Webb, Banks, Hollingsworth, Cooke, Evans, Mrs Crouch, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland. Cast from Songs T. Rickaby, 1797): Count Solano-Kelly; Jack Churly-Bannister Jun.; Pazzarello-Suett; Belmont-Dignum; Lieutenant-Caulfield; Morado-Wathen; Carlo-Sedgwick; Informers-Maddocks, Trueman; Children-Master Welsh, Master Chatterley; Gaoler-Webb; Bernardo-Banks; Neapolitan Sailor-Hollingsworth; Soldiers-Cooke, Evans, Welsh; Emilia-Mrs Crouch; Plautina-Miss DeCamp; Ellen-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Soldiers Actor: Cooke, Evans, Welsh

Song: Afterpiece: Chorus-Welsh, Maddocks, Gregson, Wentworth, Atkins, Meyers, Annereau, Bardoleau, Walker, Willoughby, Ms Butler, Ms Roffey, Ms Granger, Ms Jackson, Ms Maddocks, Ms Menage, Ms Wentworth, Ms Benson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Queen Of Carthage

Performance Comment: Characters-Barrymore, Palmer, Caulfield, Aickin, Packer, C. Kemble, Whitfield, Cooke, Maddocks, Webb, Mrs Siddons, Miss Stuart, Miss Heard. Partial cast from European Magazine, May 1797, p. 341: Aeneas-Barrymore; Narbal-Palmer; Iopas-Caulfield; Dido-Mrs Siddons; Characters-Aickin, Packer, C. Kemble, Whitfield, Cooke, Maddocks, Webb, Miss Stuart, Miss Heard; [Text (Longman [et al], 1808) lists the other parts: Bitias, Achates, Gyas, Cloanthus, Sergestus, Adoam, Barce, Anna Prologue-C. Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Afterpiece Title: My Nightgown and Slippers

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17970105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Vth; Or, The Conquest Of France By The English

Performance Comment: Edition of 1723 lists: King Henry-Booth; Dauphin-Wilks; King of France-Thurmond; Princess Catherine-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Thurmond; Charlot-Mrs Campbell; Duke of Exeter-Mills; Duke of York-Cory; Lord Scroop-Williams; Duke of Bourbon-Bridgwater; Duke of Orleans-Watson; Earl of Cambridge-Mills Jr; Sir Thomas Grey-Oates; French Officer-Roberts; Prologue-Wilks; Epilogue-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Grey Actor: Oates
Role: French Officer Actor: Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Scrub-Norris Sr; Archer-Bridgewater; Aimwell-Chapman; Sir Charles-Williams; Gibbet-Norris Jr; Foigard-West; Boniface-Harper; Mrs Cherry-Mrs Roberts; Countrywoman-Mrs Willis; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Houghton; Dorinda-Mrs Orfeur; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Gulick.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Williams
Role: Mrs Cherry Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: Houghton, Mrs Willis

Song: A Mimick Song in Praise of the Country Life-Mrs Willis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone

Performance Comment: Volpone-Mills; Mosca-Wilks; Corbaccio-Johnson; Corvino-Cibber; Voltore-Roberts; Sir Politick-Norris; Peregrine-Watson; Caelia-Mrs Booth; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Voltore Actor: Roberts
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Norris

Dance: Roger, Essex, Mrs Mills, Miss Robinson, Master Lally, Mrs Brett; particularly The Pierrete-

Event Comment: Benefit Cibber Jr and Mrs Cibber. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: [By Theophilus Cibber.] A New Scotch Ballad Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling

Performance Comment: Edition of 1730 lists: Sir William Worthy-Williams; Patie-Mrs Roberts; Roger-Cibber Jr; Glaud-Roscoe; Symon-Berry; Peggy-Miss Raftor; Jenny-Mrs Grace; Margery-Mrs Shireburn; Prologue-Cibber Jr; Epilogue-Mrs Cibber Dress'd like a Petit Maitre.
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Williams
Role: Patie Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Heron. Afterpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Aura-Mrs Cibber; Sir John-Griffin; Lurcher-Cibber Jr; Modely-Bridgwater; Freehold-Harper; Heartwell-Roberts; Flora-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Griffin
Role: Heartwell Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

Performance Comment: Peartree-Roberts; Rako-Charke; Ply-Berry; Mother-Mrs Shireburn; Margery-Mrs Heron.
Cast
Role: Peartree Actor: Roberts

Dance: Essex, Thurmond, Roger, Boval, Haughton, Rainton, Mrs Mills, Mrs Walter, Mlle Delorme, Miss Robinson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free Mason; Or, The Constant Lady: With The Comical Humours Of squire Noodle And His Man doodle

Performance Comment: King of Tunis-Barcock; Mirza-Paget; Sebastian-Oates; Clerimont-Fielding; Sir Jasper-Burnett; Squire Noodle-Berry; Doodle-Smith; Davy-Excell; Captain-Brogden; Queen-Mrs Kilby; Maria-Miss Oates; Caelia-Mrs Grace; Jacinta-Miss Williams; Jenny-Mrs Stevens; Lettica-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Burnett
Role: Lettica Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: St.Luce, Mlle Delorme; particularly Wooden shoe, Pierrot and Pierraite, Black Joke-

Related Works
Related Work: Tarugo's Wiles; or, The Coffee House Author(s): Sir Thomas St. Serfe
Related Work: St. Giles's Scrutiny; or, The Cries of London in a New Stile Author(s): Robert Baddeley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Free-mason; Or, The Constant Lady

Performance Comment: Squire Noodle-Berry; King of Tunis-Fielding; Mirza-Paget; Sebastian-Oates; Clerimont-Woodward; Sir Jasper-Burnett; Doodle-Young Bencraft; Davy-Excell; Queen-Mrs Kilby; Maria-Miss Oates; Caelia-Mrs Grace; Jacinta-Miss Williams; Jenny-Mrs Stevens; Lettice-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Burnett
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: Smith, Young Clark, Miss Williams; particularly French Peasant, Black Joke-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Mills; Mosca-Wilks; Corvino-Cibber; Corbaccio-Johnson; Voltore-Roberts; Sir Politick-Norris; Bonario-Wm. Mills; Peregrine-Watson; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Horton; Caelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Voltore Actor: Roberts
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Norris

Dance: FFrench Gardiner and his Mistress-Rainton, Mrs Walter; The Pierete-Roger, Mlle Delorme

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Flip-Harper; Mizen-Cibber Jr; Worthy-Watson; Rovewell-Williams; Sir Charles-Bridgewater; Cribbidge-W. Mills; Sailors-Norris, Griffin, Shepard, Oats, Roberts, Berry; Fair Quaker-Mrs Cibber; Arabella-Mrs Thurmond; Belinda-Mrs Butler; Jenny-Miss Vaughan; Jiltup-Mrs Shireburn; Barmaid-Mrs Grace.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wedding and Skimmington

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor

Performance Comment: As17310127, but Odmar-Roberts; Guyomar-A. Hallam; Orbellan-Berry; Pizarro-R. Wetherilt.
Cast
Role: Odmar Actor: Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Opera

Performance Comment: Feeble-Griffin; Landlord-Harper; Sir Jolly Heartfree-Paget; Squire Tawdry-Oates; Young Heartfree-Berry; 1st Sailor-Wetherilt; Susan-Miss Vaughan; Pert-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Sir Jolly Heartfree Actor: Paget
Role: Pert Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Song: Original Song set to Musick by Henry Purcell, perform'd in the Character of Kalid-Miss Raftor

Dance: In I: Tambour Dance of Moors-; In IV: A Grand Spanish Entry-; In afterpiece: A new Sailor's Dance-Rainton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of China, Grand Volgi; Or, The Constant Couple And Virtue Rewarded

Performance Comment: Emperor-Roberts; Shallow-Hippisley, the first Time of his appearing at the Fair; Carlos-Huddy; Hali-Rosco; Eugenio-Cross; Fidelia-Mrs Templer; Isabella-Mrs Grace; Robin Booby-Hall; Sir Arthur Addleplot-Penkethman; Freelove-Berry; Sly-Rainton Sr; Smart-Excell; Loveit-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Emperor Actor: Roberts
Role: Sir Arthur Addleplot Actor: Penkethman

Song: Master Fisher Tench, Miss Brett; A new Dialogue of Chimes of the Times-Excell, Mrs Egleton

Dance: Master Fisher Tench, Miss Brett; A new Dialogue of Chimes of the Times-Excell, Mrs Egleton

Music: Grand Chorus from Porus, accompany'd with Hautboys Trumpets and Kettle Drums-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Banish'd General; Or, The Distrest Lovers

Performance Comment: Montfort-W. Mills; Rakish-Oates; Jenny-Mrs Roberts; King-Tenoe; Sir Wilful Westford-R. Wetherilt; Colonel Westford-Adam Hallam; Tipple-Bardin; Gudgeon-Young Bencraft; Plausey-Evans; Arbella-Miss Oates; Lady Westford-Mrs Wetherilt; Widow-Mrs Lacy; Genius-Mrs Phillpot; Hobble Wallop-Jo. Miller.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Roberts
Role: Sir Wilful Westford Actor: R. Wetherilt

Song: Evans, Miss Williams, Young Bencraft

Dance: Evans, Miss Williams, Young Bencraft

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Volpone; Or, The Fox

Performance Comment: Volpone-Mills; Mosca-Wilks; Corvino-Cibber; Corbaccio-Johnson; Voltore-Roberts; Sir Politick-Griffin; Bonario-Hallam; Peregrine-Watson; Lady Wou'dbe-Mrs Horton; Caelia-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Voltore Actor: Roberts
Role: Sir Politick Actor: Griffin

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Stoppelaer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Giffard; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Giffard; Sir Charles-Havard; Aimwell-W. Giffard; Sullen-Smith; Bonniface-Huddy; Gibbet-Bullock; Foigard-R. Williams; Scrub-Collett; Dorinda-Mrs Purden; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Palmer; Cherry-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Havard
Role: Cherry Actor: Mrs Roberts.

Dance: II: Peasant Dance-Jer. Eaton; IV: Scotch Dance-Jer. Eaton

Song: As17311006

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Giffard; Manly-Rosco; Sir Francis-Huddy; Basset-Bardin; Richard-Bullock; Moody-Collett; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Lady Grace-Mrs Purden; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Haughton; Jenny-Mrs Roberts; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Palmer; Myrtilla-Mrs Morse; Trusty-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Huddy
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Cast
Role: Phillida Actor: Mrs Roberts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Woman's A Riddle

Performance Comment: Courtwell-Giffard; Manly-W. Giffard; Sir Amorous-Bullock; Vulture-Collett; Aspin-Morgan; Butler-Havard; Lady Outside-Mrs Roberts; Miranda-Mrs Giffard; Clarinda-Mrs Purden; Necessary-Mrs Palmer; Betty-Mrs Bambridge.
Cast
Role: Sir Amorous Actor: Bullock
Role: Lady Outside Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: Eaton, Miss Sandham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Flip-Morgan; Mizen-Bullock; Worthy-Smith; Rovewell-Huddy; Sir Charles-Bardin; Cribbidge-Havard; Easy-Williams; Indent-Jenkins; Coxen-Collett; Sailors-Rosco, Bambridge; Fair Quaker-Mrs Giffard; Arabella-Mrs Roberts; Belinda-Mrs Haughton; Jenny-Miss Tollet; Jiltup-Mrs Morse; Barmaid-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Bardin
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Roberts

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Roberts

Dance: As17311104