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Event Comment: By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. At the request of several of the Scotch Nobility. Benefit for Raeburn. Mainpiece: In its original state, as it was written by Allan Ramsay in 1724 [recte 1725]. The Characters to be entirely new dressed. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:00. No persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money returned after the curtain is drawn up. Ladies are requested to send their servants by Five to keep places. Tickets to be had of Raeburn, No. 4, Gloucester-court, St. James's; of Walker, the Globe, Pall-mall; of Mackintosh, the George, East Harding-street, Shoe-lane; of Watson, the Fleece, Little Windmill-street (being the original Scotch house); of Mrs Shaw, the St. Andrew, near the Armitage-bridge, Wapping

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Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

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Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd; or, Patie and Roger Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vanderstop

Afterpiece Title: Wits Last Stake

Performance Comment: Linger-Ryder; Savell [Saville]-Bland; Cavet [Caveat]-Aberdein; Itam [Item]-Brown; Boy-Middleton; Martin Sly-Smith; Mrs Watch [Mrs Watchly]-Mrs Reid; Mira [Myra]-Miss Bouton; Lucata [Lucetta]-Mrs Lefevre .
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Role: Saville] Actor: Bland
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Related Work: Wit's Last Stake Author(s): Thomas King

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new composed Reel (performers not listed); In Act IV a Hornpipe by Middleton

Monologue: 1784 02 09 The Edinburgh Buck by a Genleman [unidentified]

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Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

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Related Work: The Camp Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: After the Singing, as17840311athi

Song: End of mainpiece a favourite song by Miss George

Monologue: 1784 04 30 Before the mainpiece an occasional Address spoken by Mrs Wells

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Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

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Related Work: The English Princess; or, The Death of Richard the Third Author(s): John Caryll
Related Work: The English Princess; or, The Death of Richard III Author(s): John Caryll

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

Cast
Role: Don Fernandez Actor: Barrymore
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Related Work: The Spanish Rivals Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

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Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

Cast
Role: Don Fernandez Actor: Barrymore
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Related Work: The Spanish Rivals Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

Cast
Role: Don Fernandez Actor: Barrymore
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Related Work: The Spanish Rivals Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

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Related Work: Cato Author(s): John Ozell

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

Cast
Role: Don Fernandez Actor: Barrymore
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Related Work: The Spanish Rivals Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

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Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

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Related Work: The Injured Princess; or, The Fatal Wager Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

Cast
Role: Don Fernandez Actor: Barrymore
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Related Work: The Spanish Rivals Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing by Williamson and Miss M. Stageldoir; End of Act III The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916

Song: In Masquerade, by Miss George

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

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Related Work: Venice Preserv'd; or, A Plot Discover'd Author(s): Thomas Otway
Related Work: Venice Preserv'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

Cast
Role: Don Fernandez Actor: Barrymore
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Related Work: The Spanish Rivals Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

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Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

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Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): John Philip KembleThomas Linley Sr.
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne

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Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

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Related Work: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

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Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): John Philip KembleThomas Linley Sr.
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne

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Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

Cast
Role: Don Fernandez Actor: Barrymore
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Related Work: The Spanish Rivals Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

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Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

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Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): John Philip KembleThomas Linley Sr.
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by Richard Cumberland. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (see text)]: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Public Advertiser, 14 Dec. 1784: This Day is published The Carmelite (1s. 6d.). "We never saw [Kemble] wandering to the audience; he never turned his eye around for applause when he had closed an animated period, nor ever entertained his intervals of silence with glances at the side-boxes, like some of his contemporaries, not to mention the great Palmer, nor Davies, &c." This behavior "he has so happily caught from Mrs Siddons" (Public Advertiser, 22 Dec.). Receipts: #233 17s. (216/15/0; 16/10/6; 0/11/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carmelite

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Smith, Kemble, Aickin, Packer, Fawcctt, Phillimore, Palmer; Mrs Siddons. [Cast from text (C. Dilly and G. Nicol, 1784): Saint Valori-Smith; Montgomeri-Kemble; Lord De Courci-Aickin; Gyfford-Packer; Raymond-Fawcett; Fitz-Allan-Phillimore; Lord Hildebrand-Palmer; Matilda-Mrs Siddons.] Prologue spoken by Palmer. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Siddons. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 11 performances only (see17840301785).] hathi. Prologue spoken by Palmer. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Siddons. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 11 performances only (see17840301785).] hathi.
Cast
Role: Lord Hildebrand Actor: Palmer
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Related Work: The Carmelite Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Rivals

Cast
Role: Don Fernandez Actor: Barrymore
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Related Work: The Spanish Rivals Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: With considerable Alterations and Omissions. Not acted these 11 years. Receipts: #114 6s. (83/7/0; 30/11/6; 0/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

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Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): John Philip KembleThomas Linley Sr.
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new Dance, The Merry Woodcutters, by Mr and Miss Hamoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

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Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): John Philip KembleThomas Linley Sr.
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: As17841203

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Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

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Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

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Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): John Philip KembleThomas Linley Sr.
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
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Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

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Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): John Philip KembleThomas Linley Sr.
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

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Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): John Philip KembleThomas Linley Sr.
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: As17841203

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

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Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

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Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): John Philip KembleThomas Linley Sr.
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: As17841203

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Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

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Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): John Philip KembleThomas Linley Sr.
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: As17840923

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

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Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): John Philip KembleThomas Linley Sr.
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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoid Husband

Cast
Role: John Moody Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

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Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): John Philip KembleThomas Linley Sr.
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Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Raeburn, Stewart and Rae. Mainpiece: In its original state. Afterpiece: Written by the Author of the Prologue. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:00. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Rice at the Theatre; and tickets to be had at Rae's, No. 4, Wardour-street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Patie-M'Donald; Roger-Cockburn; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud (with The Cries of Edinburgh')-Thompson; Sir William Worthy-Aberdein; Bauldy-Murray; Jenny-Mrs Tassie (1st appearance); Mause-Mr Blair; Madge-Mr M'Nab; Peggy-Mrs Raeburn. A new Occasional Prologue, written and spoken by ThomasStewart .
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Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd; or, Patie and Roger Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vanderstop

Afterpiece Title: The Double Amour

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Related Work: The Double Amour Author(s): Thomas Stewart

Song: End of Act III of mainpiece the Sbeep shearing Song [Come, come, my good shepherds] by Mrs Raeburn; End of mainpiece, by Permission of the Caledonian Society, their Constitution Song, set to music by an eminent Master, by a Gentleman [unidentified]. imitations. Following 2nd song, a variety of Imitations by a Gentleman who performed for Bannister's Benefit [on 26 Aug. 1784], and others, with universal applause, being his 4th appearance [Kean]

Performance Comment: imitations. Following 2nd song, a variety of Imitations by a Gentleman who performed for Bannister's Benefit [on 26 Aug. 1784], and others, with universal applause, being his 4th appearance [Kean] .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

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Related Work: The Confederacy Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

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Related Work: Arthur and Emmeline Author(s): John Philip KembleThomas Linley Sr.
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne

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Mainpiece Title: Matilda

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Related Work: Matilda Author(s): Thomas Francklin

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Henderson; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Kennedy, Helme; Bacchanals-Brett, Darley, Davies; Sabrina and Pastoral Nymph-A Young Lady (2nd appearance [Miss Orme]); The Lady (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by W. Parke)-Mrs Bannister; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Morton; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr .
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Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne