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Event Comment: The Fatigue attending the representation of some of the Characters [in The Castle-Spectre] renders it impossible to repeat the performance every night in the week. The 5th night will be on Wednesday. Account-Book: Paid One years' House & Window Tax #222 0s. 6d. Receipts: #396 5s. (315.9.6; 78.0.6; 2.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Performance Comment: As17971214, but _Wentworth, _Gibbon.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Event Comment: Benefit for the Voluntary Contribution now open at the Bank, for the Defence of our Country. Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 5s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Tickets to be had and Places to be taken of Brandon, at the Stage-Door in Hart-street. Tickets also to be had at the Bar of Lloyd's Coffee-House. [Prologue by William Boscawen (Monthly Mirror, Mar. 1798, p. 178. Author of Address unknown.] "A subscription was set on foot behind the scenes," to which most of the performers contributed #10 apiece (Monthly Mirror, ibid). Account-Book, 12 May: Paid into the Bank of England in aid of the Voluntary Contribution #394 15s. Receipts: #518 8s. (280.9; 12.2; tickets: 225.17) [the difference of #123 13s. appears to have been the house charge]

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Mainpiece Title: England Preservd

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor or Little Bob and Little Ben

Dance: In afterpiece: Triple Hornpipe-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End: Interlude of Songs, Glees, and Chorusses: With a jolly full Bottle, Great Britain still her Charter boasts, The Wooden Walls, Queen Betty was a famous Queen, To arms to arms-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton, Gray, Street, Lee, Curties, Blurton, Wilde

Entertainment: Monologues. Preceding: An Occasional Prologue-Holman; Preceding singing: An Address to the Audience (instead of Epilogue)-Pope

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In I a Grand Masquerade. Account-Book: Paid Sloper [master carpenter] for Scene Men #40 17s. 11d. Receipts: #179 0s. 6d. (176.9.6; 2.11.0)

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Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Song: End IV: The Funeral Procession of Juliet and a Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Blurton, Street, Gray, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, Dyke, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Miss Gray, Miss Burnett, Mrs Martyr

Event Comment: Account-Book: Paid Enderby, oil merchants, on acct. of last season #402 13s. 9d. Receipts: #382 5s. (375.19; 6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers Vows

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Role: Verdun the Butler Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Mouth of the Nile

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by James Cobb. Text: T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800. Miss Waters is identified in the Songs]: The Scenes, Music, Machinery, Dresses, and Decorations are all entirely new. The Music composed by Mazzinghi and Reeve. The Scenery painted by Richards, Phillips, Lupino, Hollogan, Backmore, &c. [based on drawings of Indian scenery by Thomas Daniell]. The Machinery and Decorations by Cresswell, Sloper, Goostree, &c. The Dresses by Dick and Mrs Egan. Books of the Songs, also describing the Scenes and Spectacle of the Return from the Tiger Hunt, to be had at the Theatre, price six pence. "The whole [forms] an exhibition of the utmost grandeur...The expense attending the decoration must have been immense...The dailogue is certainly not of the first description of writing, but it forms, on the whole, a very safe vehicle for some of the best music the English stage has for some time been able to boast"(Morning Herald, 13 Nov.). Account-Book, 27 Dec.: Paid Cuthbert for Wheels, &c. for the Elephants #13 18s. Receipts: #364 7s. 6d. (363.19.6; 0.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog Or Wine Does Wonders

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Entertainment: Procession. End II: A Return from a Tiger Hunt- [, to the Rajah's Palace, representing the Rajah on an Elephant, returning from Hunting the Tiger, preceded by his Hircarrahs, or military Messengers, and his State Palanquin-the Vizier on another Elephant-the Princess in a Gaurie, drawn by Buffaloes-the Rajah is attended by his Fakeer, or Soothsayer, his Officers of State, and by an Ambassador from Tippoo Sultaun in a Palanquin; also by Nairs (or Soldiers from the South of India), Poligars (or Inhabitants of the Hilly Districts), with their Hunting-dogs, other Indians carrying a dead Tiger, and young Tigers in a Cage; a number of Seapoys-Musicians on Camels and on Foot-Dancing Girls. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: Account-Book: Paid Carpenters #40. Receipts: #276 4s. 6d. (227.10.6; 45.3.0; 3.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Secret

Performance Comment: As17990311but Prologue-_; Epilogue-_ [and thereafter].and thereafter].
Event Comment: Benefit for Holman. Mainpiece: Acted but once [28 Mar. 1795] these 5 years. In IV a Grand Banquet. Morning Chronicle, 1 Apr.: Tickets to he had of Holman, No. 73, New-street, Hanover-square. Account-Book: Paid George? Papendick for [unspecified] Manuscript Plays of Kotzebue #200. Receipts: #350 2s. (257.6; 6.1; tickets: 86.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Amazon Queen; or, The Amours of Thalestris to Alexander the Great Author(s): John Weston

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Song: II: the Grand Truimphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Hill, Linton, Street, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, Miss Waters, Mrs Atkins, Mrs Chapman, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Iliff, Miss Sims, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follet, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Martyr; End: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; End I afterpiece: The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; T 5, by Thomas Sedgwick Whalley. Prologue, Epilogue by the author (see text)]. Account-Book, 20 May: Paid Whalley for Castle of Montval #100. Receipts: #288 19s. (224.18.6; 63.9.0; 0.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Montval

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Performance Comment: As17990420, but Janizaries-Danby, Caulfield Jun., Brown, Tett, Cook, Mead, Clark.
Event Comment: Account-Book: Paid Holford for coals #235 10s. 10d. Receipts: #269 16s. 6d. (262.1.6; 7.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Management

Performance Comment: As17991031, but unassigned-_Wilde, Abbot.

Afterpiece Title: The Naval Pillar

Dance: As17991007

Song: In afterpiece: As17991011

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Account-Book: Paid Yeomen of the Guard #2 2s.; Their Majesties' Servants #3 19s. 6d. Receipts: #505 19s. 6d. (499.2.6; 6.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Management

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Thomas Knight]: With new Music, new Scenes and Dresses. The Music composed by Mazzinghi and Reeve. The Scenes painted by Richards and Phillips. Books of the Songs to be had in the Theatre. Account-Book, 5 Feb. 1800: Paid Knight for Turnpike Gate #125; Reeve and Mazzinghi for music in same #50. Morning Chronicle, 29 Nov. 1799: This day is published The Turnpike Gate (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #288 17s. (281.2.6; 7.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Account-Book: Paid One Quarter Land, Window and House Taxes due Michaelmas last #102 6s. 9d. Receipts: #261 10s. 6d. (253.12.0; 8.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Performance Comment: As17991024, but Betty-_.
Event Comment: Account-Book: Paid Bentham for half a year Rat Catching due Xmas last #2 12s. 6d. Receipts: #271 2s. 6d. (265.13.6; 5.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Event Comment: Account-Book, 5 Apr.: Received from John Ashley charge for oratorios #380; Paid One Years Insurance on #10,000 of the Theatre at the Phoenix Fire Office to Lady Day next #115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Creation Grand Selection 0

Performance Comment: As18000228, but to conclude with Handel's Coronation Anthem-.

Music: End I: concerto on the Grand Piano Forte-Master Neate; End II: cobcerto on the violin-G. Ashley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Bush

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Traitor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Moore Of Venice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: I took my Lord Hinchinbroke and Mr Sidney to the Theatre, and shewed them The Widdow, and indifferent good play, but wronged by the women being to seek in their parts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow

Related Works
Related Work: The Widow of Delphi; or, The Descent of the Deities Author(s): Thomas Butler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bondman

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Mainpiece Title: Rollo Duke Of Normandy

Event Comment: Pepys, Diary: So back to the Cockpitt [Whitehall], and there, by the favour of one Mr Bowman, he [Creed] and I got in, and there saw the King, and Duke of York and his Duchess (which is a plain woman, and like her mother, my Lady Chancellor). And so saw The Humersome Lieutenant acted before the King, but not very well done. But my pleasure was great to see the manner of it, and so many great beauties, but above all Mrs Palmer, with whom the King do discover a great deal of familiarity. Sometime before the Coronation of Charles II, on 23 April 1661, there may have been acted The Merry Conceited Humours of Bottom the Weaver. An edition of 1661 refers to its being "often publikely acted by some of his Majesties Comedians" and the Dedication suggests that it would make a good entertainment at the mirthful time of the Coronation. The edition lists no actors' names, no prologue, no epilogue

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humorous Lieutenant

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances