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Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted here. [Staunton, who was from the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin, is identified in Westminster Magazine, July 1780, p. 397.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Lamash, Wood
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Wedding Night, announced on playbill of 2 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Related Works
Related Work: The Separate Maintenance Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Lamash, Wood
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Cast
Role: Warner Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Lamash, Wood
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Harper. Mainpiece: Never acted here. Tickets to be had of Miss Harper, No. 16, Catherine-street, Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Colonel Oldboy-Edwin; Jessamy-Wood; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Bowles [From the Theatre Royal in Norwich]; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Lionel-Du-Bellamy; Diana (for that night only)-Mrs Cargill; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Clarissa-Miss Harper.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Lamash, Wood
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Lamash, Wood
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Dance: End: As17800530

Event Comment: [Palmer's 1st appearance as Comus was at the hay, 24 June 1780.] Paid Printer [of playbills] #8 8s.; Supernumeraries #3 12s. 6d. Receipts: #127 19s. 6d. (101.19.0; 25.10.0; 1.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus (1st time [at this theatre])-Palmer; 1st Bacchanal-Vernon; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Du-Bellamy; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, R. Palmer; The Lady-Mrs Sharp; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Wrighten; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Wright; Sabrina-Miss Field; Euphrosyne-Mrs Cargill.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Song: Afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Wrighten; accompanied-Parke. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Sheepshearing; or, Florizel and Perdita Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Sheep-Shearing Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: II: Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs

Song: II: Sheep@shearing song-Miss Wright. [This was sung, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17801010, but The Lady-Mrs Brereton.
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Brereton.
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Brereton.
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Dance: As17801025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #97 15s. (89.19.6; 7.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Robson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Song: As17801113

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Impostor

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Dance: Pastoral Interlude of Singing and Dancing-

Song: II: Music-Linley; Pastoral Interlude of Singing and Dancing-; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, DuBellamy, Miss Field, Miss Collett. [The Music by Linley; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, DuBellamy, Miss Field, Miss Collett (see text). This was included in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [The Music by Linley; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, DuBellamy, Miss Field, Miss Collett (see text). This was included in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne
Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Camp, but it was not acted. Its substitute is listed in the Account-Book.] Receipts: #175 3s. 6d. (127.6.0; 47.2.6; 0.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Sheepshearing; or, Florizel and Perdita Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Sheep-Shearing Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: II: Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne
Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; P 2, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan; music by Thomas Linley Sen.]: With entire new Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, and Decorations. The Scenery designed by DeLoutherbourg, and executed under his Direction. Nothing under Full Price will be taken. Receipts: #257 19s. (249.16; 8.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Related Works
Related Work: The Sheepshearing; or, Florizel and Perdita Author(s): Thomas Arne
Related Work: The Sheep-Shearing Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe or Harlequin Friday

Dance: As17810123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Suppliants

Cast
Role: Thestor Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Miles Peter Andrews. Prologue by Edward Topham. Epilogue by the author (see text)]: With New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The Words of the Roundelay [composed by Thomas Linley Sen.] introduced in the Comedy will be given gratis at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 9 Apr. 1781: This Day is published Dissipation (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #243 4s. 6d. (234.6.0; 8.4.0; 0.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Parsons, Brereton, Baddeley, Aickin, Bannister Jun., Suett, Waldron, Lamash, R. Palmer, Palmer, Mrs Cargill, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Love, Mrs Smith, Mrs Abington. [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1781), and Town and Country Magazine, Mar. 1781, p. 115: Sir Andrew Acorn-King; Alderman Uniform-Parsons; Charles Woodbine-Brereton; Ephraim Labradore-Baddeley; General Probe-Aickin; Doctor Quintessence-Bannister Jun.; Metaphor-Suett; Trusty-Waldron; Coquin-Lamash; Gold Waiter-R. Palmer; Lord Rentless-Palmer; Miss Uniform-Mrs Cargill; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Winnifred-Mrs Love; Judah-Mrs Smith; Miss Labradore-Miss Kirby (see17810312 Lady Rentless-Mrs Abington; Prologue-King; Epilogue-Mrs Abington. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Song: III: Smiling love to thee belong-Miss Field, Miss Wright (British Union-Catalogue, p. 621)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Dance: End: The Irish Fair, as17800930

Song: End II: Kate of Aberdeen-; End IV: Bessy Bell, Mary Gray-DuBellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; 1st Bacchanal-Vernon; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Du-Bellamy, &c; 1st Spirit-Aickin; Brothers-Farren, R. Palmer; The Lady-Mrs Sharp; Principal Bacchant (with Sweet Echo, accompanied by Parke)-Mrs Wrighten; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Wright; Sabrina-Miss Field; Euphrosyne-Mrs Cargill .
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song [Here's to the maiden of bashful fifteen] by Vernon. [This was sung again by Vernon on 9 Oct., but in all subsequent performances by Williams (or Williames; see17811020).]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elderThomas Arne

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17811004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Related Works
Related Work: King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Author(s): Thomas Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: As17811019, but Sga Prudom in place of Mrs Wrighten; omitted: Miss Phillips, Miss Stageldoir