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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Careless-Lewis; Mellefont-Whitfield; Brisk-Lee Lewes; Lord Touchwood-?; Lord Froth-Booth; Sir Paul Pliant-Quick; Lady Pliant-Mrs Mattocks; Cynthia-Miss Satchell; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Froth-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Pliant Actor: Quick
Related Works
Related Work: The Double Dealer Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17811219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love At A Venture; Or, The Rake Reclaim'd

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacconist

Performance Comment: Abel Drugger-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Sir Epicure Mammon-Whitely; Subtle-Jameson; Headlong-Middleton; Knowlife-Johnson; Face-Dancer; Doll Tricsy-Mrs Barnard; Miss Rantipole-Miss Fitzherbert .
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Mammon Actor: Whitely

Monologue: 1782 03 21 End of mainpiece (never performed here) Phelimoguffinocarilocarneymacframe's Description of a Man of War and a Sea Fight, with Explanations, by Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle; or, A Wife at her Wit's End

Performance Comment: Barnaby Brittle-Quick; Lovemore-Robson; Jeremy-Edwin; Clodpole-Fearon; Sir Peter Pride-Booth; Damaris-Mrs Wilson; Lady Pride-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Brittle-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Pride Actor: Booth

Dance: As17820402

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carnival Of Venice

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Pagoda Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Alchvmist

Performance Comment: As17820321but Sir Epicure Mammon-Wright; Lovewit-Fawcett .

Dance: In mainpiece by Lemercier, Miss M. Stageldoir, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): William ShakespeareSir William Davenant
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-Phillimore; Bates-Wrighten; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody

Dance: In Act IV of mainpiece Dance by Zuchelli, Miss M. Stageldoir, &c; End of Act I of afterpiece The Irish Fair by the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Sir William Actor: Alfred

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17820114, but Sir Patrick O'Neale-Aberdein; Nephew-Johnson; Thomas-Alfred .
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Aberdein

Dance: As17820318athi

Song: The Cries of Edinburgh added to Glaud; End of Act I of mainpiece The Merry Roundelay by Miss Hemet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wife's Relief; Or, The Husband's Cure

Performance Comment: Riot-Wroughton; Young Cash-Lee Lewes; Sir Tristram Cash-Edwin; Hazard-Whitfield; Horatio-Davies; Spitfire-Quick; Volatil-Lewis; Cynthia-Miss Satchell; Arabella-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Sir Tristram Cash Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The London Cuckolds

Performance Comment: Aid. Doodle-Quick; Aid. Wiseacres-Booth; Mr Dashwell-Fearon; Ramble-Whitfield; Townley-Robson; Loveday-Thompson; Watchmen-Jones, Stevens, Bates; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Peggy Wiseacres-Miss Morris; Eugenia-Mrs Morton; Engine-Mrs Davenett; Jane-Mrs Wilson. A new Prologue by the Ghost of Sir Richard Whittington, Lord Mayor .

Dance: As17820409

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Walloons

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Henderson, Wroughton, Quick, Lee Lewes, Aickin, Clarke, Edwin, Fearon, Thompson, Stevens; Mrs Wilson, Miss Satchell, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Webb. [Cast from Town and Country Magazine, Apr. 1782, p. 171: Father Sullivan-Henderson; Montgomery-Wroughton; Sir Solomon Dangle-Quick; Davy Dangle-Lee Lewes; Daggerly-Aickin; Don Vincentio Drclincourt-Clarke; Pat Carey-Edwin; Bumboat-Fearon; Tipple-Thompson; Joyce-Stevens; Kitty Carrington-Mrs Wilson; Agnes-Miss Satchell; Mrs Partlet-Mrs Pitt; Lady Dangle-Mrs Webb.] With a new Prologue and Epilogue. [These were spoken at all subsequent performances.] hathi. With a new Prologue and Epilogue. [These were spoken at all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Dangle Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Charles-Farren; Russet-Aickin; Captain O'Cutter-Moody; Major Oakly-Yates; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet (1st rime)-Mrs Wells; Mrs Oakly (for that night only)-Mrs Hunter (of CG) .
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17810920, but Sir John Melvil-Aickin; Fanny-Mrs Sharp. hathi.
Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece Thou hast stole awa' from me, Mary; End of Act IV Kate of Aberdeen, both by Du-Bellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Wroughton; Major Oakly-Booth; Charles-Whitfield; Lord Trinket-Lewis; Russet-Fearon; Captain O'Cutter-Egan; Tom-Jones; Paris-J. Wilson; Sir Harry Beagle-Lee Lewes; Harriet-Mrs Morton; Lady Freelove-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Barnes (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Pride Actor: Booth

Dance: End of mainpiece The Gala, as17820409, but omitted: Harris

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton, Williames & Harwood, prompter. Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Harwood, Blackmoor Street, Clare-market [others not listed]. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. [The playbill assigns the song in Act II to Williames, but a MS annotation on the Kemble playbill substitutes Du-Bellamy.] Receipts: #252 19s. (66/15; 34/7; 0/11; tickets: 151/6) (charge: #106 9s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Smith; Myrtle-Palmer; Cimberton-Parsons; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphrey-Wrightcn; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Mrs Sharp; Isabella (1st time)-Mrs Hedges; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Mammon Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpicce a Minuet and Gavot by Zuchelli and Miss M. Stageldoir

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a song by Du-Bellamy; End of Act III The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms, as17820420

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Smith; Heartwell-Bensley; Fondlewife-Yates; Vainlove-Packer; Captain Bluff-Moody; Setter-Baddeley; Sharper-Farren; Sir Joseph Wittol-King; Belinda-Miss Farren; Araminta-Mrs Sharp; Silvia-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Laetitia-Miss Pope .
Cast
Role: Sir Joseph Wittol Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Old Batchelor Author(s): William Congreve
Related Work: The Credulous Husband Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new Masquerade Dance, in which a Minuet by Zuchelli and Miss M. Stageldoir; Afterpiece to conclude with a Dance of Furies (performers not listed)

Song: In Masquerade Dance a favorite song by Miss Romanzini, and to conclude with a Serious and Comic Air by Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Diggery-Edwin; Charles Stanley-Whitfield; Harry Stukeley-Davies; Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Booth; Cymon-Stevens; Wat-Painter; Waiter-J. Wilson; Hostler-Bates; Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Wilson; Miss Bridget Pumpkin-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin Actor: Booth

Dance: End of mainpiece a new pantomimical Dance, Anticipation; or, Harlequin's Visit to Greenwich on Whit-Monday, in which will be introduced two favorite Scenes from Harlequin Skeleton. The Pantomime Parts by W. Bates, Baker, Jones, Stevens; Miss Matthews; the Dance by Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17820423; End of Dance Rule Britannia by Darley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Aickin; Sir William Douglas -Bensley; Lord Falbridge-Bannister Jun.; Owen-Usher; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Palmer; Lady Alton-Miss Sherry; Molly-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Mrs Roope (1st appearance on this stage) .
Cast
Role: Sir William Douglas Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Wood, Wewitzer, Baddeley, Webb, Stevens, Usher, Kenny, Painter, Ledger, Pierce, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Wilson, Miss Hooke (1st appearance in this piece). [Cast adjusted from playbill of 16 June 1781: Sir Walter Weathercock-Wilson; Edward-Wood; Degagee-Wewitzer; Plume-Baddeley; Coachman-Webb; Sheers-Stevens; Dennis-Usher; Black-Kenny; Motley-Edwin; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Comfit-Mrs Wilson; Caroline-Miss Hooke. Painter, Ledger, Pierce are unassigned.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: As17820613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister, Wilson, Edwin, Wood, R. Palmer, Baddeley, Palmer; Mrs Webb, Miss Hale, Miss Harper. [Cast adjusted from text (T. Cadell, 1781): Surat-Bannister; Sir James Juniper-Wilson; Etiquette-Edwin; Melville-Wood; Spruce-R. Palmer; Cathartic-Baddeley; Shuffle-Palmer; Lady Juniper-Mrs Webb; Fidget-Miss Hale; Amelia-Miss Harper.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Sir James Juniper Actor: Wilson
Related Works
Related Work: Summer Amusement; or, An Adventure at Margate Author(s): William Augustus Miles

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Dance: As17820606

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Candidate

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Parsons, Bannister, Swords, Davis, Baddeley, Kenny, Ledger, Bannister Jun., Barrett, Pierce, Staunton, Wilson; Miss Kirby, Mrs Lloyd. [Cast from text (J. Stockdale, 1782) and London Chronicle, 6 Aug.: Sir Gregory Gander-Parsons; Serjeant Glib-Bannister; Wrinkle-Swords; Town Clerk-Davis; Cook-Baddeley [in text: Wewitzer (see17820808)]; Twilight-Kenny [in text: Massey (see17820808)]; Waiters-Ledger, Barrett; Harry-Bannister Jun.; Mayor-Pierce; Captain Allspice-Staunton; Negus-Wilson; Sally-Miss Kirby; Maria-Mrs Lloyd.] New Prologue spoken by Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. New Prologue spoken by Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: : Sir Gregory Gander Actor: Parsons
Related Works
Related Work: The Theatrical Candidates Author(s): William Bates

Dance: As17820613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Edwin Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Hodge-Massey; Eustace (1st time)-Wood Young Meadows-Brett; Lucinda(ist time)-Miss Morris; Margery-Mrs Wells Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss Harper .

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a Tambourine Dance by Master and Miss Byrn; In afterpiece, as17820817

Event Comment: Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook at the Stage-door. No Money to be taken at the Stage-door, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors will be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 4 Nov.]. [No playbill this season lists the various prices of admission; they were probably, as usual: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s.] Monologue [1st time, probably by Thomas King. MS: Larpent 602; synopsis in London Magazine, Sept. 1782, 437]. Receipts: #200 4s. (170/14/0; 29/7/6; 0/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

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

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece The Minuet de la Cour by the Miss Stageldoirs

Monologue: 1782 09 17 End of Act I of mainpiece a Dramatic Oglio by King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody [sic]; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Miss Sherry; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Myrtilla-Miss Collett; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Miss Farren .

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: Catherine and Petruchio Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): William Shakespeare

Monologue: 1782 09 18 End of Act II of mainpiece, as 17 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17820916, but Sir William Meadows-Webb; Luanda (1st time)-Miss Francis; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Webb; Rosetta-Miss Morris .
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Webb

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Dance: As17820826

Song: As17820918

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Brereton; Myrtle-Palmer; Cimberton-Parsons; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphrey-Wrighten; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Miss Wheeler; Isabella-Mrs Hedges; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: As17820917

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song by Miss Field

Monologue: 1782 09 19 As 17 Sept

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Alterations in the Dialogue and New Music [i.e. 6 new songs by John O'Keeffe with music by Michael Arne: 3 sung by Fairfield, and 1 each by Theodosia, Farmer Giles and Fanny. They are printed in London Chronicle, 26 Sept. and in Town and Country Magazine, Sept. 1782,p. 452]. The Words of the New Songs will be given at the Boxes. Afterpiece: 6th time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. [Brett was from the HAY.] Receipts: #271 10s. 6d. (269/4/6; 2/6/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry Sycamore-Edwin; Farmer Giles-Brett (1st appearance on this stage); Mervin-Davies; Ralph-Quick; Fairfield (with songs)-Reinhold; Fanny-Mrs Kennedy; Theodosia-Mrs Martyr (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Patty-Miss Harper .
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid of the Mill; or, The Country Revels Author(s): William Rowley
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): William Rowley

Afterpiece Title: Retaliation

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece The Belle of the Village by Harris and Miss Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Brereton; Amiens (with songs)-Williames; Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; Silvius-R. Palmer; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Corin-Waldron; Charles-Wrighten; William-Burton; Le Beu-Phillimore; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia (with the Cuckow song)-Miss Wheeler; Audrey-Mrs Wrighten; Phoebe-Miss Wright; Rosalind-Mrs Bulkley .
Cast
Role: Amiens Actor: Williames
Role: William Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Classic-Packer; Subtle-Waldron; Sir John Buck-Wrighten; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Luanda (with a song)-Miss Collett .
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Wrighten

Song: In Act v of mainpiece song by Miss Field