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Event Comment: Benefit for Kemble [whose 1st appearance as Hastings was in Dublin in the spring of 1782]. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their servants by Half past Four o'Clock. Public Advertiser, 25 Feb.: Tickets to be had of Kemble, No. 13, Caroline-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #324 12s. (190.0; 9.8; 0.14; tickets: 124.10) (charge: #107 4s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: The Taming of the Shrew Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: End: The Conjugal Frolick, as17880221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): William Shield

Song: As17870925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Cast
Role: Sir Giles Overreach Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Cast
Role: Coromandel Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: The Campaign; or, Love in the East Indies Author(s): Sir Nathaniel BarryWilliam Shield

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Oakly Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: R. Palmer
Role: William Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Related Works
Related Work: The Merchant of Venice Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: As17880110

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ton

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St. Patrick Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Winters Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): William Hatchett

Song: End: The new Four@and@Twenty Fidlers-Edwin; In II 2nd piece: Come come my good Shepherds-Mrs Martyr

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: A Description of the Curiosities in the Tower-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado About Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Duke's Servant-Lewis; Lovel-Brown; Freeman-Macready; Philip-Fearon; Robert-Thompson; Sir Harry's Servant-Ryder; Lady Charlotte-Miss Stuart; Lady Bab-Mrs Morton; Kitty (with the song)-Mrs Abington; mock minuet-Ryder, Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Ryder

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance, as17871107; End: New Divertisement, as17880124

Song: II afterpiece: Ally Croaker in two parts,-Mrs Abington, Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: Richard III Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Related Works
Related Work: Othello Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St. Patrick Author(s): William Shield

Dance: As17880301

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Quick
Role: Sir Charles Manly Actor: Bowden
Related Works
Related Work: The Lady of the Manor Author(s): William Kenrick

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Related Works
Related Work: The Campaign; or, Love in the East Indies Author(s): Sir Nathaniel BarryWilliam Shield

Dance: End II: As17870926; End: The Piping Pedlar, as17871129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Dodd
Role: Charles Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Russet Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Afterpiece Title: The Positive Man

Cast
Role: Sir Toby Tacet Actor: Quick
Related Works
Related Work: Tu Quoque; or, The City Gallant Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Song: As17880310

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Cast
Role: Sir John Bull Actor: Booth
Related Works
Related Work: Fontainbleau; or, Our Way in France Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Performance Comment: Sir Hector Strangeways (for that night only)-Powell (from the Theatre Royal, Bath); Orson Strangeways-Quick; Brownlow-Davies; Colonel Ormsby-Macready; Pillage-Fearon; Bassore-Bernard; Lady Die Strangeways-Mrs Webb; Zelida-Mrs Bernard.

Dance: As17880301

Entertainment: Monologues. End I: A Dissertation on Macaronyism-Bernard; End: Shuter's Observations in a Post@haste Journey to Paris-Bernard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Claudio-Barrymore; Don Pedro-Whitfield; Don John-Aickin; Balthazar (with a song)-Williames; Antonio-Packer; Dogberry-Parsons; Town@Clerk-Baddeley; Verges-Burton; Leonato-Bensley; Hero-Mrs Kemble; Beatrice-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Balthazar Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado About Nothing Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Beaumont Actor: Williames
Role: Sir Anthony Halfwit Actor: Suett

Dance: In II: a Masquerade and Dance-proper to the Play

Entertainment: Monologue. End: The Passions an Ode to Music-Kemble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Padlock

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Dance: End 2nd piece: As17880124

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Wroughton; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Barrymore; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Clown-Suett; Rogero-Williames; Autolicus-Dodd; Perdita-Mrs Crouch; the Sheep@shearing Song-Mrs Crouch; Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Hermione-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Rogero Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: The Winters Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon (for that night only)-A Gentleman [unidentified]; Sir Jacob-Waldron; Bruin-Phillimore; Lint-Hollingsworth; Heeltap-Burton; Jerry Sneak-Dodd; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Actor: Waldron

Entertainment: Monologue. End afterpiece: An Ode on Shakespeare [written by Garrick, and performed by him at the Stratford Jubilee [on 7 Sept. 1769], recited-Kemble; Music [by Dr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Williames, Danby, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Crouch

Performance Comment: End afterpiece: An Ode on Shakespeare [written by Garrick, and performed by him at the Stratford Jubilee [on 7 Sept. 1769], recited-Kemble; Music [by Dr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Williames, Danby, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Crouch.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St. Patrick Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Winters Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): William Shield

Song: Come come my good Shepherds, as17880411

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. To prevent Confusion, Ladies are desired to send their servants by Half past Four o'Clock. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years. Public Advertiser, 26 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #327 3s. (140.12.0; 9.14.6; 0.19.6; tickets: 175.17.0) (charge: #111 1s.)

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
Related Work: Love in a Wood; or, St. James's Park Author(s): William Wycherley
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William Burnaby
Related Work: The British Enchanters: or, No Magick like Love Author(s): William Corbett
Related Work: Anthony and Cleopatra Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: The Taming of the Shrew Author(s): William Shakespeare

Dance: As17880313

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Cast
Role: Sir John Bull Actor: Booth
Related Works
Related Work: Fontainbleau; or, Our Way in France Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): William Shield

Dance: As17871129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Related Works
Related Work: The Nunnery Author(s): William Pearce

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace or Harlequin Skeleton

Song: End I 1st piece: Oh say Bonny Lass will you carry a Wallet?-Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr

Entertainment: Monologue. End II 1st piece: A Description of the Curiosities in the Tower-Edwin