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Mainpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Sir Carrol O'Donovan Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Related Works
Related Work: The Highland Reel Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Piping Pedlar-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Davies
Related Works
Related Work: The Farmer Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Moody
Related Works
Related Work: Love for Love Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: End of Act II Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: A Lesson for Lawyers

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Captain Belville Actor: Williames
Role: William Actor: Mrs Jordan

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890430

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Witwou'd Actor: Moody
Related Works
Related Work: The Way of the World Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: End: The Drunken Swiss-West (1st appearance in London these 10 years), Miss Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Widows

Performance Comment: Characters by Lewis, Ryder, Quick, Pope, Farren, Davies, Fearon, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Tweedale, Mrs Rock, Miss Wewitzer, Mrs Abington. Cast from London Chronicle, 9 May, and Larpent MS: Jack Marmoset-Lewis; Mr Worldly-Ryder; Sir Wilful Wayward-Quick; Frederick-Pope; Lord Mirabel-Farren; Mr Gayless-Davies; Sterling-Fearon; John-Evatt; Mrs Worldly-Mrs Mattocks; Arabella-Miss Tweedale; Lucy-Mrs Rock; Mrs Gayless-Miss Wewitzer; Lady Charlotte Richmore-Mrs Abington; Prologue-Pope; Epilogue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Wayward Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Related Works
Related Work: The Highland Reel Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Widows

Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Wayward Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Hazlewood Actor: Quick
Related Works
Related Work: Marian Author(s): William Shield
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Siddons (the last Night of her Engagement). [She had 1st acted Juliet at Birmingham, 6 Sept. 1776, and 1st recited the Ode, written by Robert Merry (European Magazine, Apr. 1789, pp. 335-38), at the King's on 21 Apr.] 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, 29 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Siddons, Gower-street, Bedford Square. "The pouting Scene with the old Nurse was the cleverest thing I ever saw--so pretty, so Babyish, so charming" (Thraliana, II, 748). On this and every Evening for the Remainder of the Season the Doors will not be opened till 5:30, and the Performance will commence exactly at 6:30. Receipts: #320 6s. 6d. (112.12.0; 11.12.0; 1.7.6; tickets: 194.15.0) (charge: #112 13s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Tibalt Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: Romeo and Juliet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Song: As17881117, but Vocal Parts-Miss Hagley, Miss _Collett

Entertainment: Monologue. End afterpiece: An Ode on the Recovery of His Majesty-Mrs Siddons; in the Character of Britannia. Conclude with: God save the King!-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek Actor: Dodd
Role: Sir Toby Belch Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William Burnaby

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist Or Stop Him Who Can

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Related Works
Related Work: The Highland Reel Author(s): William Shield

Entertainment: Imitations. In: Vocal Imitations-Mrs Wells [of Mrs Martyr, Sga Sestini, Kelly, Mrs Crouch (Diary, 16 May)]; End: a Scene from the two Great Tragic Actresses of the Country [Mrs Crawford as Alicia and Mrs Siddons as Jane Shore (Diary)]-Mrs Wells; [with one speech [afterwards pourtraying the different manners of both ["For ever! Oh, for ever!" i.e. the concluding speech of Act IV of Jane Shore (Diary)]-Mrs Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Florestan Actor: Williames
Role: Sir Owen Actor: Dignum
Related Works
Related Work: Richard Coeur de Lion Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Sir Toby Belch Actor: Moody
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek Actor: Dodd
Related Works
Related Work: Twelfth Night Author(s): William Shakespeare
Related Work: Love Betray'd; or, The Agreable Disapointment Author(s): William Burnaby

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

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

Entertainment: Vocal Imitations, as17890515, but Mrs Wrighten (+World, 24 May); End: Imitation [of Mrs Siddons in the "ring" speech, Act II. ii (World, 23 May) from Isabella]-Mrs Wells

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Clumsey Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Florestan Actor: Williames
Role: Sir Owen Actor: Dignum
Related Works
Related Work: Richard Coeur de Lion Author(s): William Shield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Sir Carrol O'Donovan Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: The Highland Reel Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day Or The Marriage Of Figaro

Related Works
Related Work: The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro Author(s): William Shield
Related Work: The Follies of a Day Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie (1st time)-Kelly; Roger (1st time)-Dignum; Symon-Moody; Sir William Worthy-Aickin; Glaud-Suett; Bauldy-Dodd; Jenny (1st time)-Miss Romanzini; Mause-Mrs Love; Madge-Mrs Booth; Peggy (1st time)-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Aickin

Dance: III: a Dance-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp; End I afterpiece: Highland Reel-Hamoir, Keen, Miss Stageldoir

Entertainment: Monologue. End: as17890430

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): William Reeve

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan or The Libertine Destroyed

Dance: End 1st piece: New Dance by Byrne-; In 3rd piece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Related Works
Related Work: The Comedy of Errors Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Feast of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17881114, but Oakly-Wroughton; Sir Harry Beagle-Burton; John-Lyons; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Burton
Role: William Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

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

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890527

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: The Mourning Bride Author(s): William Congreve

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Dance: In Afterpiece: Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin, Byrne, Jackson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian

Cast
Role: Sir Carrol O'Donovan Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Marian Author(s): William Shield

Afterpiece Title: Werter

Afterpiece Title: Poluscenicon

Dance: In 3rd piece: Byrne, Ratchford, Cranfield, Jackson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Goodwin

Song: End 1st piece: Four and Twenty Fidlers-Edwin; In III 2nd piece: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Cubitt, Darley, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Performance Comment: As17880916, but Polixenes-Williames; Rogero-Benson; Perdita (1st time)-Miss Heard; Cleomenes-Chaplin; Countryman-Fawcett; Mopsa-Miss Barnes; Dorcas-Miss Cranford.
Cast
Role: Polixenes Actor: Williames
Related Works
Related Work: The Winters Tale Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

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

Dance: II: a Dance-Hamoir, Miss Stageldoir; End: Highland Reel, as17890502, but Bourk, _Keen

Song: I: the Sheep@shearing Song-Miss Romanzini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Related Works
Related Work: The Highland Reel Author(s): William Shield

Dance: As17881021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Sir ClementFlint Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Capt. Ironsides-Ryder; Sir Benjamin Dove-Quick; Elder Belfield-Davies; Old Goodwin-Hull; Paterson-Cubitt; Philip-Macready; Skiff-Fearon; Francis-Thompson; Jonathan-Gardner; Young Belfield-Farren; Lady Dove-Mrs Webb; Violetta-Mrs Wells; Fanny Goodwin-Miss Rowson; Lucy Waters-Mrs Watts; Sophia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Benjamin Dove Actor: Quick
Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

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

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Blurton; Orange Woman-Mrs Watts; Landlady-Mr King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): William Shield

Dance: As17890619

Song: As17890623