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Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. [Wathen had 1st appeared in London at Lord Barrymore's private theatre, Savile Row, 22 July 1790.] Morning Herald, 16 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Queen Margaret Actor: Mrs Kemble
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Mungo-Captain Wathen (1st public appearance in London); Leander-Davies; Scholars-Waldron Jun., Fisher; Diego-Bannister; Ursula-Mrs Webb; Leonora-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mungo Actor: Captain Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Cast
Role: Queen Margaret Actor: Mrs Kemble
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All The World's A Stage

Cast
Role: Queen of France Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All The World's A Stage

Cast
Role: Queen of France Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Lord Edmond-Davies; Jack Connor-Macready; Count Frippon-Cubitt; Tough-Rock; Frill-Farley; Father Frank-Rees; Landlord-Thompson; Trap-Powel; Phelim-Ledger; Dowdle-Munden; Rachael-Miss Hopkins; Mary-Miss Stuart; Adelaide-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Father Frank Actor: Rees

Song: As17931009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion; or, All Alarm'd at Brighthelmstone

Performance Comment: Sir John Evergreen-Quick; Beaufort-Davies; Charles Evergreen-Macready; Drill-Farley; Tattoo-Rees; Roger-Rock; Cameleon-Fawcett; Emily (with a song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Catherine Rouge-Mrs Webb.

Song: Vocal Parts, as17931009, but Miss Kirton, Mrs _Masters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: THE LITTLE HUNCHBACK

Performance Comment: The Hunchback-Quick; Taylor-Blanchard; Jew Purveyor-Bernard; French Doctor-Cubitt; Barber-Macready; Englishman-Powel; Doctor's Man-Rock; Cadi-Evatt; Bassa of Bagdad-Davies//Dora-Miss Grist; Taylor's Wife-Mrs Webb. [For specific names of parts see17890414.] hathi.For specific names of parts see17890414.] hathi.
Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick

Song: As17931021, but omitted: Williamson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN'S CHAPLET

Song: As17931030

Entertainment: As17931012

Cast
Role: When in War on the Ocean Actor: Davies
Role: The Music Actor:
Role: The Dances Actor: Byrn, Holland
Role: The Scenery Actor: Hodgins, Walmsley, Phillips.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: ROSE AND COLIN

Song: As17931030

Entertainment: As17931111

Cast
Role: When in War on the Ocean Actor: Davies
Role: The Music Actor:
Role: The Dances Actor: Byrn, Holland
Role: The Scenery Actor: Hodgins, Walmsley, Phillips.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: As17931123

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of THE FARMER, advertised on playbill of 14 Dec.] Receipts: #245 8s. (242/16; 2/12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: ROSE AND COLIN

Dance: As17931022

Song: As17931030, but omitted: Gray

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Fairbrother
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Fairbrother
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: THE POOR SOLDIER

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock

Song: As17940109

Event Comment: Benefit for Middleton. [1st piece in place of NAPLES BAY, advertised on playbill of 27 May.] 3rd piece [1st time; MD 3, by Henry Siddons. Author of Prologue unknown]: Taken from the Sicilian Romance of the Author of the Romance of the Forest [Ann Radcliffe}. Overture and Music entirely new by Reeve. Morning Herald, 6 June 1794: This Day is published THE SICILIAN ROMANCE (1s.) [In 3rd piece the playbill lists Incledon, but "an apology was made on account of Incledon's indisposition, whose character in the After-piece was well supported by Townsend" (Thespian Magazine, July 1794, p. 281).] Morning Herald, 22 May: Tickets to be had of Middleton at Vint's, perfumer, No. 3, Tavistock-row, CoventGarden. Receipts: #203 13s. 6d. (92/14/0; 9/3/0; tickets: 101/16/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Cast
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: ALEXANDER THE GREAT

Performance Comment: As17940506, but Alexander-Middleton (1st appearance in that character); Cassander-The Gentleman who was so very favourably received in Douglas [on 13 Jan.: Talbot//Statira-Mrs Powell (of DL); Roxana (1st time)-Miss Morris .

Afterpiece Title: THE SICILIAN ROMANCE; or, The Apparition of the Cliffs

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Townsend, Munden, Powel, Thompson, Campbell, Abbot, Middleton//Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Miss Standen, Miss Morris. [Cast from text Q. Barker, 1794): Gerbin-Quick; Lindor-Townsend; Martin-Munden; Don Lope-Powel; Prior of the Convent-Thompson; Vincent-Campbell; Jaques-Abbot [in text: Farley]; Sancho-Cross; Ferrand, Marquis of Atranto-Middleton//Clara-Mrs Martyr; Alinda-Mrs Mountain; Julia-Miss Standen; The Lady-Miss Morris.] Prologue spoken by Middleton. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. Prologue spoken by Middleton. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Prior of the Convent Actor: Thompson
Role: The Lady Actor: Miss Morris.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: THE BATTLE OF HEXHAM

Cast
Role: Queen Margaret Actor: Mrs Kemble
Related Works
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Burton
Event Comment: Benefit for the Widows and Orphans of the Gallant Men who fell in the late Engagement [on 1 June, 1794 ] under Earl Howe. [3rd piece in place of RULE BRITANNIA !, advertised on playbill of 9 Sept.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: THE MOUNTAINEERS

Related Works
Related Work: The Mountaineers Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: THE PURSE

Cast
Role: : Queen Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Theodore Actor: Palmer Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Heigho For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Afterpiece Title: THE PURSE

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Waldron, prompter. Tickets to be had of Waldron, No. 54 , Drury-lane. 3rd piece: By permission of George Colman, Esq

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sultan; Or, A Peep Into The Seraglio

Afterpiece Title: A BOLD STROKE FOR A WIFE

Afterpiece Title: THE PURSE

Performance Comment: As17940822, but Theodore-Caulfield// Sally-Mrs Harlowe .

Song: In the course of the Evening Dibdin's Lucky Escape; or, the Ploughboy's Return from Sea, in character, by Mrs Harlowe

Event Comment: Powell: Macbeth rehearsed at 10 (for Kelly and Mrs Crouch); at 12 (for the Soldiers). Receipts: #235 0s. 6d. (161.0.0; 72.2.0; 1.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Queen Isabel Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Young Standen; The Little Farthing Rushlight-Young Standen (his 1st attempt [and see17950506]); Grizzle-Munden; Ghost-Bowden; Doodle-Davies; Noodle-Townsend; Arthur-Quick; Huncamunca-Mrs Henley; Glumdalca-Mr Richardson; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus

Song: As17940929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Queen Katharine Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber