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Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Paid Mrs Pope in full for her allowance for cloathing last Season #250. Receipts: #249 14s. (243/12/6; 6/1/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: As17851010, but Dupely-Lewis (1st appearance in that character) .

Dance: End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady, as17851102; In Act I of afterpiece Dance, as17851010, but Mrs Goodwin in place of Miss Andre

Event Comment: Account-Book, 28 Nov.: Paid Mrs Abington by check dated 5th Dec. #100. Receipts: #179 17s. (173/9; 6/8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17851107, but Mrs Strickland (1st time)-Mrs T. Kennedy .

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: As17851107, but Old Groveby-Fearon .

Dance: As17851107 throughout

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Paid Licenses [from the Lord Chamberlain] for Omai and The Fool #4 4s. Receipts: #274 5s. (273/3; 1/2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17851208, but Young Meadows-Brett; Hawthorn (1st time)-Johnstone; Lucinda-Mrs Morton; Rosetta-Mrs Billington (from the Theatre Royal [Smock Alley], Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage) .Smock Alley], Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage) .

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece The Piping Pedlar, as17851112

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2]: Written by the Author of The Poor Soldier [John O'Keeffe. Text 1st published in his Dramatic Works, Vol. IV (T. Woodfall, 1798)]. With new Scenes, Dresses, &c. The Airs partly compiled, the new Music, Overture, and all the Accompaniments composed by Shield. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book, 6 Apr.: Paid O'Keeffe in full for Love in a Camp #105. Receipts: #189 2s. 6d. (175/1/6; 14/1/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: As17851209, but Valeria-Mrs Morton .

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp or Patrick in Prussia

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. "The violent and the impassioned are [Miss Brunton's] strongholds. The gentle--the modes oflevel speaking--and tenderness never add to her credit, nor receive addition from her form and countenance" (Public Advertiser, 10 Mar.). Paid Hawkes, tallow chandler, on acct. last Season #111. Receipts: #170 7s. (168/5/6; 2/1/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Humourist, but it "could not be played, owing to Mrs Hopkins's indisposition, an event of which the house had been timely informed, and consequently had no reason to be displeased. The Englishman in Paris was the proposed substitute, but the audience being clamorous, it could not be represented" (Morning Herald, 3 Apr.).] Paid Miss Farren in lieu of a benefit #150. Receipts: #200 16s. 6d. (177/9/0; 21/17/6; 1/10/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Paid Music the 20th Instant #7 16s. 4d. [The song is not listed on the playbill, but Edwin sang it, by Command (London Chronicle, 23 Sept.).] Receipts: #349 16s. (346.3.6; 3.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17860918, but Mrs Lewis's name listed in playbill.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Song: End: Four and Twenty Fiddlers all on a Row-Edwin

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 31 Dec. 1783. Pope had acted Beverley in Edinburgh in the summer of 1786 (Morning Post, 26 Sept.). The playbill assigns Stukeley to Aickin, but he "having had the misfortune to lose his wife, Stukeley was played by Inchbald" (Morning Chronicle, 26 Sept.), from the York theatre, 1st appearance on this stage (see 4 Oct.)]. Afterpiece: Never acted there. Paid Properties the 22nd Instant 6s. 8d.; Wardrobe #6 2s. 6d.; Guard [master carpenter] for Scenemen #10 18s. 6d.; Supernumeraries #4 7s. 6d. Receipts: #194 16s. (193.0.6; 1.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Event Comment: Received from Mr Cator for a Renter's Share #220; 18 Feb. 1787: Paid Mr Cator, Renter, #18 13s. 6d. (Account-Book). Receipts: #152 8s. (147.15.6; 4.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Event Comment: [Mrs Belfille was from the Norwich theatre.] Account-Book, 6 Dec.: Paid Mrs Belfille for a Stage Dress #21 10s. 6d. Afterpiece: Not acted these 15 years [acted 15 Jan. 1776]. The Doors will be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 30 Apr. 1787]. Receipts: #243 5s. 6d. (238.1.0; 5.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Event Comment: The Winter's Tale and the new Farce of The First Floor [both announced on playbill of 8 Jan.] are obliged to be deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of two principal Performers. Paid Parrott, Coal Merchant, #76 6s. 6d. Receipts: #150 9s. (120.10.0; 27.18.0; 1.8.6; tickets not come in: 0.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: As17861205

Song: As17861205

Event Comment: Account-Book, 14 Feb.: Paid Mrs Abington for 4 Nights Performance #120. Afterpiece: Taken from Solyman the Magnificent of Marmontel. Receipts: #127 13s. (119.8.6; 8.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17861113, but Belinda-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, as17870131

Ballet: Afterpiece conclude: with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Byrn; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Event Comment: The oratorio conductors do not receive the applause Stanley used to receive "owing to their being concealed by the boys, who are placed on high benches between the audience and the conductor, whose respects, though duly paid, have been scarely visible to the greater part of the house" (Public Advertiser, 28 Mar.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Maccabaeus Redemption 0

Song: End II: an Italian Air-Mme Mara

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Act I a Masquerade Scenev incident to the Play. Account-Book: Paid Music 21st Inst. #7 14s 8d.; Properties 9s. 6d.; Chorus Singers #3; Wardrobe #6 2s. 6d.; Supernumeraries #3 7s. 6d.; Guard [master carpenter] for Scenemen #12 16s. 3d. Receipts: #220 8s. 6d. (219.15.6; 0.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; with the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Cubitt, Brown, Darley, Doyle, Rock, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Miss Blower, Mrs Kennedy

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by John O'Keeffe]: A new Overture by Tommaso? Giordani, the rest of the Music composed and selected from Paisiello, Storace and Morelli] by Shield. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book, 27 Nov.: Paid O'Keeffe in full for the Farce & Copyright of The Farmer #150. Receipts: #130 11s. 6d. (124.0.0; 6.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zenobia

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Event Comment: [Afterpiece: Prologue by George Colman, elder.] Paid Danby for Chorus #10 10s. Receipts: #174 5s. 6d. (146.12.0; 27.8.6; 0.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Dance: End I: a New Dance, as17871026

Song: V: song-Mrs Forster

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Account-Book: Paid Yeomen of the Guard #2 2s., King & Queen's Servants #3 9s. Receipts: #290 6s. (280.3.6; 10.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: As17871129

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Paid Mrs Abington in full for 19 Nights Performance #116 13s. Receipts: #317 6s. 6d. (313.16.6; 3.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17871114, but Louisa-Miss Tweedale.

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Event Comment: [The performance was interrupted when "a piece of brass of upwards of a pound weight [was] hurled from the gallery into the pit, and much injured a lady on which it fell" (Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.). Advertisement from the theatre printed in the same newspaper, 9 Apr.: "For discovery of the offender the Theatre offers a reward of 10 guineas." Account-Book, 26 June: Paid Messrs Francis the reward offered #10 10s.] Receipts: #278 2s. 6d. (272.7.0; 5.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Event Comment: The last Night of the Company's performing this Season. [As 2nd and 3rd pieces the playbill announces, respectively, The Maid of the Oaks and The Farmer, but they were not acted. Their substitutes are listed in the Account-Book, and both are reviewed in Morning Chronicle, 10 June.] Account-Book, 13 June: Received [stage] Forfeits #42; 20 June: Received from Their Majesties for the Box #60, from the Princess Royal for the Box #30; 10 July: Paid Lewis for Management from Lady Day 1785 to Midsummer 1788 #650. Receipts: #147 19s. 6d. (141.18.6; 6.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Event Comment: The last Time of the Company's performing this Season. Account-Book, 17 June: Received of Miss Giles, Fruit Office, #50; of His Majesty #48; paid 96 Renters between June and Sept. #20 18s. apiece. Receipts: #138 14s. (106.2.0; 30.9.6; 2.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: As17880609 but Lauretta-Mrs Forster; Dorcas-_; Collette-_.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Act I a Masquerade Scene incident to the Play. [This was included in all subsequent performances. Middleton was from the Bath theatre.] Paid Music 19th Inst. #8 6s. 6d.; Properties 6s. 10d.; Kettle Drum 5s.; Wardrobe 19s. 6d.; Supernumeraries #1 15s.; Chorus Singers #1 10s.; Cox for Sceneman #32 7s. 5d.; Hodgins [scene painter] #4 4s. Receipts: #304 13s. (302.18; 1.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp or Patrick in Prussia

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; with the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Cubitt, Darley, Bonville, Lee, Rock, Janson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Paye, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Kennedy

Event Comment: [Miss Chapman was from the Margate theatre. Account-Book, 27 Oct.: Paid Miss Chapman, expenses from Margate #5 5s.] Receipts: #246 (242.13.6; 3.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Dance: End II: a new Negro Dance-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

Event Comment: [Kemble's 1st appearance as Biron was at the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, in 1782.] Paid Lokes & Co., wax chandlers, #56. Receipts: #232 5s. (213.4; 18.10; 0.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Performance Comment: As17881014, but Lesbia-Mrs Forster.

Song: In III: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Forster, Miss Romanzini

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by John O'Keeffe. Beginning with 8 Dec. reduced to an afterpiece of 3 short acts. Prologue by the author (World, 7 Nov.)]: With new Scenes, Dresses, &c. The Music by Handel, Rizzio, J. C.? Bach, Gretry, Corri, and Shield [who compiled the music of the other composers]. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Afterpiece: In I act. [Miss Fontenelle is identified on playbill of 22 Nov.] Account-Book, 17 Mar. 1789: Paid O'Keeffe in full for Highland Reel #67 10s. Receipts: #263 11s. 6d. (257.1.6; 6.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin