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Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; ball. P 3, adapted by Sir George Collier from La Mort du Capitaine Cook a son Troisieme Voyage au Nouveau Monde, by Jean Francois Mussot, dit Arnould. For a detailed synopsis of the action, see 13 Apr.]: As now representing in Paris with uncommon Applause. With the original French Music. New Dresses, Scenery, Machinery and Decorations. Books, containing a description of the Ballet [by James Byrne (World, 23 Mar.)], to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #257 16s. 6d. (247.16.0; 10.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Event Comment: Charge [for rental of theatre) #50

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: End II: As17890227; End Part I: Concerto by Handel on organ-Greatorex

Event Comment: Charge [for rental of theatre] #50

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Cast
Role: Jehovah crowned Actor: Pearson, Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Jehovah crowned-Pearson, Chorus; He was Eyes unto the Blind-Miss Cantelo; Second Hautboy +Concerto-; So shall the Lute and Harp-Miss Mahon (Judas Maccabaeus); Gird on thy Sword-Chorus; Thanks to my Brethren, How vain is Man-Harrison (Judas Maccabaeus); Then round about the starry Throne-Chorus (Samson); Every Day will I give Thanks-Sga Storace (Chandos? Anthems); Fix'd in his everlasting Seat-Chorus (Samson).
Cast
Role: Jehovah crowned Actor: Pearson, Chorus

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: As17890306

Event Comment: A new and accurate Edition of The Pannel to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #219 13s. 6d. (202.1.0; 16.6.6; 0.13.6; tickets not come in: 0.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mary Queen Of Scots

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. A new and accurate edition of Isabella to be had at the Theatre. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Kemble as Biron, but he being ill on Thursday night, an apology was made for Whitfield's assumption of Biron, on the ground of his having studied the character on two hour's notice" (Diary, 6 Apr.) Public Advertiser, 28 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Palmer, No. 3, London Road, St. George's Fields. Receipts: #274 6s. 6d. (117.4.0; 15.5.6; 3.1.0; tickets: 138.16.0) (charge: #123 13s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Song: As17881028, but Vocal Parts-Mrs _Forster, Dignum

Event Comment: Charge [for rental of theatre] #50

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Music: As17890306

Event Comment: An accurate Edition of The Farm House to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #98 16s. (55.4.0; 39.19.6; 3.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera [1st time; SER 2, by Carlo Francesco Badini, based on Alessandro nell'Indie, by Metastasio]; the Music new by Tarchi. "The House was so pleased with it that they did as is done in foreign Theatres--they gave the Composer specific applause, 'Bravo Tarchi', 'Bravo Maestro'" (World, 3 June)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Generosita D'alessandro

Dance: As17890526

Event Comment: Benefit for Sedgwick. 3rd piece: Not acted these 20 years [never previously acted at this theatre]. Written and composed by Harry Carey, with Alterations and new Accompaniments to the original Music, and several new Airs composed by Shield, Reeve and Stevens. Receipts: #123 2s. 6d. (31.3.0; 11.13.0; 0.14.6; tickets: 76.12.0) (charge: #106 18s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Afterpiece Title: Love for Love

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Song: End II 2nd piece: Wake Sons of Odin (composed by Stevens)-Sedgwick

Event Comment: Benefit for the Seven Orphan Children of Peter? Harris, late Ballet-Master of this Theatre, who a short time since [on 23 Mar.] was unfortunately killed. Receipts: #311 1s. (73.12; 11.5; tickets: 226.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: As17890512

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for Palmer. The Proprietors having liberally granted to Palmer (for One Night) the Use of the Theatre, and his Brethren having kindly consented to perform for him, the Public is most respectfully informed that this Evening will be presented...[as above]. Receipts: #131 11s. 6d. (104.15.0; 25.16.0; 1.0.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #45 15s. 2d. [Account-Book: House charge given him]). Account-Book, July-Sept.: Paid Renters #20 14s. apiece; 5 Sept.: Paid Duke of Bedford One Yrs. Rent #343 5s. 1d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: End I: The Russian Minuet, as17890519

Song: V: song-Miss Barnes

Entertainment: Monologue. End: A Picture of a Play@house or Bucks have at ye all-Palmer

Event Comment: [On the night of 17 June this theatre was burned to the ground. On 27 June performances were resumed, for 6 more nights, at cg.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Generosita D'alessandro

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890611 End Opera: La Nymphe et le Chasseur, as17890319but Mlle Emilie _Colombe; in which Minuet of Iphigenia, as17890428

Event Comment: [In 3rd piece the playbill retain Iliff, but "On the fifth night of the representation, while R. Palmer was reading the part of Lord Megrim (Iliff being ill) an alarm of fire occasioned a disgreeable tumult; the performers assured the audience there was no danger, it being the opposite theatre (the Opera House, which was consumed) that was in flames. The Ladies, however, still retained their apprehensions, and all were eager to depart; happily this anxiety produced no accident" (Oulton, 1796, II, 52). Iliff perhaps did not act in Vimonda.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Vimonda

Afterpiece Title: As It Should Be

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: British Loyalty or A Squeeze for St. Paul's-Bannister Jun.; conclude with: God save the King-Chapman, Chambers, Mathews

Event Comment: The last Time of Performing this Season. cg Account-Book, 13 July: Received from Gallini for use of the Theatre #200

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia

Dance: End I: New Divertissement, as17890310at king's%, but _Saulnier; End Opera: Les Fetes Provencales, as17890630 but _Saulnier

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; MD 3, by George Colman ynger]: With new Musick, Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. The Musick with a new Overture by Dr Arnold. The Scenery by Rooker. Books of the Songs, Chorusses, &c., to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham; Or, Days Of Old

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Event Comment: No Money to be returned. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook, at the Theatre. The Doors to 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.] Receipts: #159 6s. 6d. (119.17.0; 38.6.0; 1.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Provok'd Husband, advertised on playbill of 12 Sept. In it the playbill assigns Millamant to Miss Farren, but "Miss Farren ill, Mrs Goodall played Millamant" (Kemble Mem.). Miss Hagley's 1st appearance was at this theatre, 28 May 1789.] Receipts: #112 16s. 6d. (70.15.0; 39.13.6; 2.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. A Dramatic Entertainment of Singing, Dancing and Dialogue, in Honour of Shakespeare. In which will be introduced a Pageant, the Music by Dibdin. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #220 4s. 6d. (163.16.0; 54.4.0; 2.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Song: In V: song-Miss Hagley

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Constant Couple, advertised on playbill of 7 Oct.] Paid Hawks for 26 1@4 Coal delivered at the Theatre from the Pool #47 12s. 6d. Receipts: #201 1s. 6d. (190.1.6; 11.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Event Comment: Books of the Songs [in The Tempest] to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #244 5s. (220.14; 22.11; 1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Song: As17891013, but Vocal Parts-Miss Hagley

Event Comment: An accurate Edition of The Tempest to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book; Paid Printer [of playbills] to 17th Inst. #9 7s.; Chorus to 21st Inst. #6. Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years. Receipts: #185 5s. (151.19; 32.12; 0.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor; or, The Wishes

Song: As17891017

Event Comment: Received of the Proprietor of the Richmond Theatre for [permission to act] The Little Hunchback #10. Receipts: #170 1s. 6d. (166.18.0; 3.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood; Or, Sherwood Forest

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Event Comment: [Mrs Mountain's 1st appearance as Carlos was at this theatre on 11 June 1789.] Receipts: #239 17s. 6d. (237.0.6; 2.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marcella

Performance Comment: Characters-Kemble, Barrymore, Whitfield, Benson, Wroughton, Mrs Powell. [Cast from European Magazine, Nov. 1789, p. 378: Hernandez-Kemble; Alonzo [in text, Plays written for a Private Theatre (T. Cadell, 1784): Mendoza]-Barrymore; Lupercio-Whitfield; Lopez-Benson; Governor of Barcelona-Wroughton; Marcella-Mrs Powell. [For the change from Mendoza to Alonzo, see cg, 10 Nov.]For the change from Mendoza to Alonzo, see cg, 10 Nov.]

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Event Comment: An accurate Edition of [King Henry the Fifth] to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #165 17s. 6d. (132.8.0; 30.18.0; 2.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Dance: As17891026