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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17780522, but Sir William Meadows-Aickin.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin.

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: End II: The Merry Lasses-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Young Marlow-Cooke; Hastings-West; Hardcastle-Bailey; Landlord-Newton; Diggory-Massey; Sir Charles Marlow-Bowles; Tony Lumpkin-Russell; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Burden; Miss Neville-Mrs Lefevre; Maid-Mrs West; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Bowles

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio; or, The Taming of the Shrew

Dance: As17780527

Song: Between Acts: Master Nelson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Russell; Young Wilding-Cooke; Beaufort-Massey; Dapper-Fildew; Quildrive-Bailey; Sir Jasper Wilding-Bowles; Old Philpot-Newton; Maria-Mrs Burden; Corinna-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Bowles

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Everard

Song: End II: Master Nelson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Everard; Kecksey-Russell; Nephew-Lear; Thomas-West; Bates-Massey; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Bailey; The Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Bailey.
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neal Actor: Bailey

Song: As17780529

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Palmer, Griffin (from the Theatre Royal, Bath), Gardner, Jackson, Massey, Painter, Webb (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh), Mrs Webb, Miss Farren, Mrs Poussin, A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage Miss Powel]). [Cast from London Chronicle, 2 July, and adjusted from playbill of 9 June 1777: Young Marlow-Palmer; Hastings-Griffin; Sir Charles Marlow-Gardner; Tony Lumpkin-Jackson; Diggory-Massey; Landlord-Painter; Hardcastle-Webb; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Hardcastle-Miss Farren; Betty-Mrs Poussin; Miss Neville-Miss Powel.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Sir Jacob Jollup-Massey; Bruin-Webb; Heel@tap-Davis; Lint-Kenny; Roger-Stevens; Snuffle-Peirce; Jerry Sneal-Parsons; Mrs Bruin-Miss Platt; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Massey

Dance: End I: As17780624 End: The Gardeners, as17780618

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Shift, Mrs Cole-Bannister; The Minor-R. Palmer; Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Mr Richard Wealthy-Gardner; Loader-Davis; Transfer-Jackson; Dick-Stevens; Lucy-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Sir William Wealthy Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Gipsies

Dance: As17780615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Digges; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Manly-Aickin; Count Basset-Lamash; Squire Richard-R. Palmer; John Moody (for that night only)-Palmer; Lady Grace-Mrs Hitchcock; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Miss Jenny-A Young Lady (1st attempt upon any stage [unidentified]); Myrtilla-Miss Platt; Trusty-Mrs W.? Palmer; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Poussin; Lady Townly-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: End: Hunting@song-Griffin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Blissett, Gardner, Egan, R. Palmer, Jackson, Massey, Stevens, Parsons, Davis, Walker, Painter, Kenny, Peirce, Bannister, Mrs Webb, Mrs Jewell. Cast adjusted from playbill of 13 Aug. 1779: Dr Julep-Blissett; Sir ThomasMaxwell-Gardner; Dr Sligo-Egan; Invoice-R. Palmer; Dr Apozem-Jackson; Dr Camphire-Massey; Forceps-Stevens; Dr Last-Parsons; Dr O'Sassafras-Davis; Macpherson-Walker; Dr Fingerfee-Painter; Dr Broadbrim-Kenny; Dr Habbakuk-Peirce; The Devil-Bannister; Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasMaxwell Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: As17780615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Smith; Sir Hugh Evans-Parsons; Doctor Caius-Baddeley; Mr Page-Packer; Host of the Garter-Moody; Justice Shallow-Waldron; Fenton-Farren; Simple-Burton; Bardolph-Wright; Pistol-Holcroft; Rugby-Carpenter; Page to Falstaff-Master Pulley; Slender-Dodd; Falstaff-Henderson; Mrs Page-Miss Pope; Ann Page-Mrs Colles; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Ford-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Mrs Farrell (of cg)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Bauldy-Blissett; Sir William Worthy-Mitchell; Jenny-A Young Lady (4th appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Peggy-Mrs Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Mitchell

Music: Afterpiece: With the Scots Musick incidental to the Piece-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Digges; Manly-Usher; Count Basset-Taylor; Squire Richard-Everard; John Moody-Massey; James-Davis; Poundage-Brownsmith; Constable-Summers; Sir Francis Wronghead-Blissett; Lady Grace-Mrs Hitchcock; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Standen; Miss Jenny-A Young Lady (5th appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Mrs Motherly-Mrs Everard; Trusty-Mrs W?. Palmer; Lady Townly-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Webster; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Davies; Jessamy-Dodd; Diana-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Clarissa-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Chambers; Sir James Elliot-Davies; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Mrs Colles; Kitty-Mrs Johnston; Miss Grantham-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: Davies

Dance: End: dance (composed by Zuchelli), The Strength of Love The Force of Love-Sg and Sga Zuchelli (1st appearance on this stage), Henry, Sga Crespi. [On 8 Oct. this was entitled The Power of Love, on 13 Oct. and thereafter The Force of Love.

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell (1st time)-Lee Lewes; Obadiah Prim-Wilson; Sir Philip Modelove-Booth; Periwinkle-Quick; Tradelove-Dunstall; Freeman-Whitfield; Sackbut-Fearon; Simon Pure-Wewitzer; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt; Mask'd Lady-Mrs Willems; Ann Lovely-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Dance: As17780921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Smith; Fainall-Bensley; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Yates; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Parsons; Witwou'd-King; Lady Wishfor't-Mrs Hopkins; Marwood-Miss Sherry; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Sharp; Foible-Miss Pope; Mincing-Miss Collett; Millimant-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Witwou'd Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sterling-Parsons; Sir John Melvil-Bensley; Lovewell-Brereton; Serjeant Flower-Wrighten; Traverse-Hurst; Trueman-Norris; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Baddeley; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Betty-Mrs Love; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry Sycamore-Wilson; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-Mahon; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Quick; Fanny-Miss Brown; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Morton; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Performance Comment: As17780922, but Sir W. Blunt-Hurst.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Dance: As17780922

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion; or, A Trip to Brighthelmstone

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Mahon, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Egan, Lee Lewes, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Morton, Mrs Willems, Mrs Green. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1778): Sir John Evergreen-Quick; Charles Evergreen-Whitfield; Beaufort-Mahon; Drill-Wewitzer; Tattoo-Brunsdon; Roger-Egan; Cameleon-Lee Lewes; Brussels-Mrs Pitt; Emily-Mrs Morton; Maid-Mrs Willems; Lady Catherine Rouge-Mrs Green; New Prologue-Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Sir John Evergreen Actor: Quick

Song: In: To thee O gentle sleep!-Mrs Farrell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: George Hargrave-Smith; Drummond-Bensley; Justice-Parsons; Sir Charles Seymour-Brereton; Jarvis-Lamash; Mr Morley-Aickin; Mr Hargrave-Moody; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Mrs Robinson; Susan-Mrs Wrighten; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Bella-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Seymour Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Smith; Heartwell-Bensley; Fondlewife-Yates; Vainlove-Vernon; Capt. Bluff-Moody; Sharper-Farren; Setter-Baddeley; Sir Joseph Wittol-King; Laetitia-Miss Pope; Araminta-Mrs Baddeley; Silvia-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Belinda-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Wittol Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell (1st time)-Brereton; Foigard-Moody; Bonniface (1st time)-Baddeley; Sir Charles Freeman-R. Palmer; Sullen-Hurst; Gibbet-Wright; Scrub-Yates; Cherry-Miss Pope; Dorinda (1st time)-Mrs Keeffe; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Johnston; Gipsy-Mrs Davies; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Bulkley (of cg).

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Miss Walpole.

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17780919; End IV: new dance, The Coopers-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi

Related Works
Related Work: Henry VIII Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Clarke; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Lee Lewes; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Dance: As17780925

Song: II: song-Leoni

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Lee Lewes; Sir John Buck-Fearon; Subtle-Thompson; Marquis-Wewitzer; Classic-Hull; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with a song)-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Fearon

Dance: III: a Hornpipe-Miss Besford; Afterpiece: a Minuet-Dagueville, Mrs Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillon-Wewitzer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: Whitfield