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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17791221, but Malvolio-Holcroft; Olivia (with a song)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Malvolio Actor: Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: Whos The Dupe

Dance: As17791215

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Bucks have at ye all-Master Benson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17791002, but Old Woman-Mr Holcroft.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Holcroft.

Afterpiece Title: The Miniature Picture

Dance: End II afterpiece: As17791122

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Delpini; Colombine-Miss Collett; The other Characters - Chaplin, Fawcett, Spencer, Burton, Norris, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Holcroft, Miss Kirby, Mrs Pulley; Principal Sailors [in Storming scene]-Vernon, Gaudry.

Dance: End IV 2nd piece: Minuet de la Cour-the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Antonio-Phillimore; Sebastian-Lamash; Francisco-Norris; Ferdinand-Farren; Miranda-Mrs Cuyler; Ariel-Miss Field; Chorus of Spirits-Gaudry, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Philimore, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith, Mrs Granger, Miss Coats.
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Mock-Tempest; or, The Enchanted Castle Author(s): Thomas Duffett

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits-Miss Armstrong; III: a Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; IV: a Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Pantaloon-Johnston; Silvio-Burton; Meagre-R. Palmer; Watchman-Holcroft; Farmer-Chaplin; Cook-Griffiths; Lawyer-Nash; Clown-Delpini; Queen Mab-Miss M. Stageldoir; Colombine-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Watchman Actor: Holcroft

Dance: End II: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs; Afterpiece: Dancing-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Mercury-Fawcett; Snip-Burton; Simon-Moody; Gasconade-Baddeley; Corporal Bounce-Chaplin; Abram-Waldron; Justice-Wrighten; Forge-Griffiths; Bogg-Holcroft; Taffy-R. Palmer; Mrs Snip-Mrs Love; Sukey Chitterlin-Miss Collett; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Bogg Actor: Holcroft

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (with songs)-Moody; Col. Blunt-Aickin; Mr Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Parsons; Abel-Burton; Lieut. Story-Phillimore; Committee@Men-Holcroft; Col. Careless-Brereton; Mrs Day-Mrs Hopkins; Arabella-Mrs Brereton; Mrs Chat-Mrs Booth; Ruth-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Committee@Men Actor: Holcroft
Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman Author(s): Thomas Knight

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: As17800930, but Watchman-Phillimore; Clown-Holcroft.
Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Holcroft.

Dance: Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800930

Song: I: song-Du-Bellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Related Works
Related Work: Artaxerxes Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Snip-Parsons; Simon-Moody; Gasconade-Baddeley; Mercury-Fawcett; Corporal Bounce-Chaplin; Abram-Holcroft; Justice-Wrighten; Forge-Burton; Bogg-Phillimore; Taffy-R. Palmer; Old Woman-Mr Suett; Mrs Snip-Mrs Love; Sukey Chitterlin-Miss Collett; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Abram Actor: Holcroft

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Deaf Indeed

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Palmer, Parsons, Farren, Burton, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Phillimore, Griffiths, Helme, Dodd, Miss Kirby, Mrs Brereton; [Larpent MS lists the parts: Sir Humphrey Homespun Fordair, Kirpatrick, Demipique, Security, Knightly, Diggory, Amelia, Rose.] Prologue-King.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17801114, but Hatton-Holcroft.
Cast
Role: Hatton Actor: Holcroft.

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wrighten; Simon-Suett; Watchman-Burton; Spouters-R. Palmer, Holcroft, Griffiths, Phillimore, Williams, Helme; Wingate (1st time)-Baddeley; Charlotte-Miss Kirby.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810510, but Teague's Journey to London through Coventry-_; SCENE THE LAST. The Butterfly, as17800921; Hecate-Holcroft.
Cast
Role: Hecate Actor: Holcroft.
Role: Poor Thomas Day Actor: Bannister, Gaudry, Suett

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: Scene the Last: The Butterfly, as17800921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wrighten; Simon-Burton; Watchman-Fawcett; Spouters-R. Palmer, Holcroft, Griffiths, Phillimore, Norris, Williams, Helmc, &c; Wingate-Baddeley; Charlotte-Miss Simson .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Antonio-Phillimore; Sebastian-Lamash; Francisco-Norris; Ferdinand-Farren; Miranda (1st time)-Miss Phillips; Ariel-Miss Field. Chorus of Spirits-Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Phillimore; Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Mrs Smith, Mrs Granger, &c . Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Mrs Smith, Mrs Granger, &c .
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Mock-Tempest; or, The Enchanted Castle Author(s): Thomas Duffett

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Dance of Spirits by Miss Armstrong, &c.; In Act III a Dance of Fantastic Spirits [performers not listed. These were danced, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances]. In Act IV a Dance by Henry, Miss Armstrong, &c

Event Comment: Benefit for Holcroft, Miss Field & Miss Simson. The Rival Candidates [announced on playbill of 18 May] is obliged to be deferred on account of Vernon's illness. Tickets delivered for Oroonoko by Philimore, Nash, Hulet, Master Pulley and Dale will be taken. Receipts: #211 11s. 6d. (28.1.0; 10.3.0; 0.12.6; tickets: 172.15.0) [charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Related Works
Related Work: London's Resurrection to Joy and Triumph: Celebrious to the much-meriting Magistrate Sir George Waterman Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London Author(s): Thomas Jordan

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Bucks have at ye All; or, The Picture of a Playhouse-Master Pulley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: As17811029, but Holcroft in place of Suett; Mrs Smith in place of Mrs Booth .
Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd; or, Patie and Roger Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Israelites or The Pamperd Nabob

Dance: As17841116

Song: Preceding afterpiece a Trio, composed by an English composer in 1540 [unidentified], by Davies, Darley, Brett. The new Words by Holcroft, the new Accompaniments by Shield

Performance Comment: The new Words by Holcroft, the new Accompaniments by Shield .
Event Comment: See Herbert, Dramatic Records, p. 116. This was the King's Company (under Killigrew), split off from the United Company. According to Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 2) the roster included: Theophilus Bird, Hart, Mohun, Lacy, Burt, Cartwright, Clun, Baxter, Robert Shatterel, William Shatterrel, Duke [Marmaduke Watson], Hancock, Kynaston, Wintersel, Bateman, Blagden. (But see also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 295.) According to the articles of agreement, 5 Nov. 1660 (Herbert, Dramatic Records, pp. 96-100), the Duke's Company (under Davenant) included Thomas Batterton, Thomas Sheppey, Robert Noakes, James Noakes, Thomas Lovell, John Moseley, Cave Underhill, Robert Turner, Thomas Lilleston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for The Literary Fund. [In this performance the male parts were acted chiefly by amateurs; the female parts were acted by professionals. Prologue and Epilogue by Thomas Morris (Morning Herald, 17 Apr.).] The Committee for the Management of the Literary Fund respectfully inform the Public that affecting instabces of Merit in distress exceed their power of relief by the ordinary Subscription; and that they wish to have recourse to every honourable expedient to increase that power. The Admission will be by Tickets, at the Opera Prices. Boxes and Pit 10s. 6d. 1st Gallery 5s. 2nd Gallery 3s. No more Company will be admitted than the House will hold with perfect convenience; and when the proper number of Tickets is issued, no means of admission can be obtained. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 precisely. Registers: Thomas Dale, M. D.; Mr Deputy Nichols. Treasurers: Thomas Morris, Esq.; Mr E. Brooke. "In the course of the play we observed several restorations of Shakespeare's text, with some interpolations. The boldest of the latter was the introduction of Richard's son to him in the tent, the night befiredthedbefore the Battle of Bosworth field. This scene was borrowed, as we believe, from Thomas? Hull's Legendary Tale of Richard Plantagenet. It was well written, and produced a considerable degree of effect. The Ghosts were banished, and the start and stagger of Richard, heretofore the theatrical trick of the scene, necessarily omitted" (Diary, 17 Apr.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Fop Or The False One Fitted

Performance Comment: Persons who never yet appear'd in Public. Edition of 1724 lists: Sir Zealwou'd Fainall-Alleyn; Sir Obstinate Lecture-Thomas; Manworth-Hawker; Trueman-Milward; Timothy-Williams; 1st Companion-Dyas; 2d Companion-Richards; Eudmia-Mrs Thomas; Clarinda-Mrs Howey; Manilia-Mrs Herold; Isabella Wealthy-Mrs Marlow; Hearty-Mrs Wadderburn; Prologue-Milward.
Cast
Role: Sir Obstinate Lecture Actor: Thomas
Role: Eudmia Actor: Mrs Thomas

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Hill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hurlothrumbo Or News From Terra Australis Incognita With The Whimsical Flights Of My Lord Flame

Performance Comment: Flame-the Author; other parts-Smith, Giffard, Raymond, Gillow, Hulet, Williams, Reynolds, Hill, Mrs Purden, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Ward, Mrs Mountfort; but second edition of 1729 lists: Soarethereal-Gillow; Hurlothrumbo-Hulett; Dologodelmo-Smith; Darony-Taswell; Urlandenny-Williams; Theorbeo-Machen; Lomperhomock-Pearce; Darno-Holt; Primo-Reynolds; Puny-Hicks; Temo-Ware; Colonel Countermine-Dove; Genius-Webster; Spirit-Russel; Death-Wathen; Lord Flame-Johnson; Cademore-Mrs Purden; Sermentory-Mrs Thomas; Seringo-Mrs Montford; Lusingo-Miss Mann; Cuzzonida-Mrs Hill; Prologue by Amos Meredith-; Epilogue by Mr Byrom-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin With the Loves of several Deities

Performance Comment: See17290225, but Diana-Mrs Hill; Venus-Mrs Turner; Adonis-Chardin; Graces-Mrs Thomas, Mrs Jones, Mrs Purden; Shepherds-Tench, Ware, Webster; Harlequin-Nott; Miller-Reynolds; Miller's Wife-Miss Mann; Miller's Man-Dove; Countrymen-Gillow, Russel, Wathen; Countrywomen-Mrs Clarke, Mrs Palmer, Mrs Noakes; Aurora-Mrs Mountfort; Sylvans-Ware, Tench, Webster; Nymphs-Mrs Thomas, Mrs Purden, Mrs Jones.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Ray; Flora-Mrs Clark, being the first Time of their appearing on this stage; Sir Thomas-Reynolds; Friendly-Hulett; Dick-Gillow; Old Hob-Pearce; Betty-Mrs Thomas; Hob's Mother-Mrs Nokes.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: Reynolds
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Thomas

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Gamester-Giffard; Sir Thomas-W. Giffard; Dorante-Penkethman; Lovewell-Smith; Marquis of Hazard-W. Bullock; Galloon-Hallam; Cogdie-R. Williams; Hector-Collet; Lady Wealthy-Mrs Clark; Angelica-Mrs Seal; Favorite-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Security-Mrs Thomas; Betty-Mrs Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Actor: W. Giffard
Role: Mrs Security Actor: Mrs Thomas

Dance: Mrs Haughton, others