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Event Comment: [Mainpiece: Prologue by Nicholas Rowe.] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Henry Knapp. Larpent MS 535; not published. Author of Prologue unknown]. The audience indulged "in the usual scornful hissing of theatrical displeasure. The Second act [of the afterpiece]...was not suffered to proceed to its conclusion; and the actors, when it was not more than half gone through, were driven from the stage by the clamours of almost all the spectators" (London Chronicle, 6 Nov.). Receipts: #192 5s. (188.14.6; 3.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Henderson; Moneses-Wroughton; Axalla-Whitfield; Omar-Fearon; Dervise-L'Estrange; Prince of Tanais-Booth; Hali-Robson; Stratocles-Thompson; Zama-J. Wilson; Mirvan-Stevens; Bajazet-Aickin; Selima-Mrs Inchbald; Arpasia-Miss Younge; The usual Prologue-Wroughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Excise-Man

Dance: As17801027

Song: IV: To thee O gentle sleep!-Mrs Morton

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Lewis O'Beirne, based on Le Dissipateur; ou, L'Honnete Friponne, by Philippe Nericault, dit Destouches. Prologue by Frederick Pilon (Crouch, 1, 90). Author of Epilogue unknown. For Pastoral Interlude see 23 Nov.]: With new Scenery and Dresses. Public Advertiser, 13 Dec. 1780: This Day at Noon is Published The Generous Impostor (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #197 3s. 6d. (183.4.0; 13.10.6; 0.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Impostor

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Palmer, Dodd, Bensley, Parsons, Baddeley, Burton, R. Palmer, Norris, Fawcett, Phillimore, Vernon, Mrs Baddeley, Miss Pope, Miss Farren. Cast from text (J. Robson, 1781 [i. e. 1780]): Sir Harry Glenville-Palmer; George Oldgrove-Dodd; Supple-Bensley; Holdfast-Parsons; Sir Jacob Oldgrove-Baddeley; Harpin-Burton; Trimbush-Vernon; Mrs Courtly-Mrs Baddeley; Phillis-Miss Pope; Dorinda-Miss Farren; unassigned-R. Palmer, Norris, Fawcett, Phillimore [are unassigned; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #100 0s. 6d. (72.18.0; 26.7.0; 0.15.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Impostor

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Event Comment: A Serious Opera [1st time; SER 3, author unknown; a pasticcio]. The Music by several celebrated Composers, and conducted [i.e. arranged] by Bianchi. Public Advertiser, 4 Dec.: Roncaglia was welcomed with merited and very flattering Applause, yet he seemed hurt at sharing with Ansani those marks of public Favour. We exhort them both to remember that Persons of their superior Talents ought to lay aside every petty Prejudice and personal Animosity. "[Ansani] had a finely toned, full, and commanding voice, was a spirited actor, and in the first opera, called Ricimero, sustained the most prominent and important part. But he was unfortunately of a most peevish, quarrelsome temper; Roncaglia was saucy and conceited, and neither could brook the superiority claimed by the other. Their mutual jealousy, and the importance assumed by the tenor soon produced an irreconcilable breach, Ansani threw up his engagement, and the season went on heavily to its close for want of him"(Mount-Edgcumbe, p. 29)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ricimero

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Roncaglia, Ansani 1st appearance in England], Manzoletto, Micheli, Mrs Barthelemon, Mme LeBrun. [Morning Chronicle, 4 Dec. assigns Vitige-Roncaglia; [Public Advertiser, 4 Dec. Rodoaldo-Ansani. [Edition of 1755 (G. Woodfall) lists the other parts: Ricimero, Edelberto, Eduige, Ernelinda.Edition of 1755 (G. Woodfall) lists the other parts: Ricimero, Edelberto, Eduige, Ernelinda.

Dance: End I: new ballet (composed by Zuchelli) The Squire Outwitted-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi; End II: The Fortunate Escape, as17801125, but Henry; End Opera: +The Country Gallant, as17801125

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #138 9s. (105.18; 30.12; 1.19; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Impostor

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Music [of mainpiece].Receipts: #147 10s. (118.0; 29.0; 0.10; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Music [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #209 1s. (176.10.0; 32.2.6; 0.8.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: As17810102

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Music [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #161 15s. (121.15; 39.0; 1.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera [1st time; SER 3, author unknown]. The Music entirely new composed by Sacchini. With entire new Scenes, new Dresses and Decorations both for the Opera and Dances

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mitridate

Dance: End I: The Pert Country Maid, as17810113; End II: a new serious Ballet (composed by Simonet) The Nymphs of Diana-Vestris? Jun., Mlle Baccelli, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Miss Simonet, Mme Simonet; End Opera: a new grand Ballet half-character (composed by Simonet) The Rural Sports-Vestris? Jun., Mlle Baccelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Traffieri, Slingsby, Sga Tantini

Performance Comment: Jun., Mlle Baccelli, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Miss Simonet, Mme Simonet; End Opera: a new grand Ballet half-character (composed by Simonet) The Rural Sports-Vestris? Jun., Mlle Baccelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Traffieri, Slingsby, Sga Tantini.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Sinope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author of the Pantomime [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #270 3s. (269.14; 0.9; tickets: none listed) (charge: #84)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17810131

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Sinope

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Dance: After Epilogue: The Caledonian Shepherds, as17801106

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece], Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Sinope

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #142 8s. 6d. (117.15.0; 22.19.0; 1.14.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Suppliants

Cast
Role: Thestor Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #168 18s. (168.2; 0.16; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Suppliants

Cast
Role: Thestor Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Frederick Pilon. Larpent MS 549; not published. Author of Prologue unknown]. Receipts: #230 4s. 6d. (226.4.0; 4.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Thelyphthora; or, More Wives than One

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Robson, Egan, Wilson, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Lewis, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White Public Advertiser: Mrs Willems], Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Wilson. [Cast from MS annotation on BM playbill (cg, Vol. II), and London Chronicle, 9 Mar.: Old Export-Quick; Frank Fertile-Whitfield; Young Export-Robson; Irish Sam-Egan; Sir Peter Polygam-Wilson; Lady Polygam-Mrs Webb; Mrs Export-Mrs Pitt; Women of the Town-Mrs Lewis, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart; Lydia Polygam-Mrs Wilson; Prologue-Lee Lewes.
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 elder

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

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #226 3s. (225.13; 0.10; tickets: none listed) (charge: #115 10s., i.e. common charge #105; pantomime charge #10 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #201 15s. (199.9; 2.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #115 10s., i.e. as 13 Mar.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #182 9s. (180.2; 2.7; tickets: none listed) (charge: #115 10s., i.e. as 13 Mar.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Suppliants

Cast
Role: Thestor Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Event Comment: Benefit for Vernon. 2nd piece [1st time; INT I, author unknown. Larpent MS 552; not published. It had reference to the surrender of St. Eustatius by the Dutch to Admiral Rodney, 4 Feb. 1781]. Receipts: #233 19s. (106.18.0; 27.2.6; 0.3.6; tickets: 99.15.0) (charge: #108 0s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: The Conquest of St

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. 1st piece: Never acted here; with Alterations. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, author unknown, based on George Dandin, by Moliere, and on The Amorous Widow, by Thomas Betterton, and on the anonymous No Wit Like a Woman's. Text 1st published by S. Bladon, 1788.]. Receipts: #283 8s. 6d. (186.11.6; tickets: 96.17.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle; or, A Wife at her Wit's End

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #118 12s. 6d. (99.6.0; 18.12.6; 0.14.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: End: The Irish Fair, as17800930; End I afterpiece: The Minuet de la Cour, as17800919

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, probably by Richard Wilson. Larpent MS 557; not published]. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by James Cobb. Larpent MS 556; not published. Author of Prologue unknown]. Receipts: #222 6s. 6d. (122.18.6; tickets: 99.8.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seventeen Hundred And Eighty One; Or, The Cartel At Philadelphia

Afterpiece Title: Sir Courtly Nice; or, It Cannot Be

Performance Comment: Sir Courtly Nice-Lewis; Hothead-Quick; Testimony-Edwin; Belguard-Peile; Farewell-Davies; Surly-Fearon; Waytwell-W. Bates; Crack-Wilson; Violante-Mrs Inchbald; Aunt-Mrs Pitt; Maid-Miss Stewart; Leonora-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Hothead Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Who'd have Thought It

Performance Comment: Characters-Wilson, Whitfield, Wewitzer, Cubitt, Thompson, Booth, Lee Lewes, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Lewis, Mrs Webb; [Partial cast adjusted from hay playbill of 7 July 1781: Strap-Wilson; Ishmael-Wewitzer; Broadhem-Mrs Wilson; Caroline-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Strap-Mrs Webb; Larpent MS lists the other parts: Hawser, Spangle, Lord George Willmore, Clinker, Clod, Box, Frank, Pillage.] Prologue-Lee Lewes.
Cast
Role: Ishmael Actor: Wewitzer
Event Comment: Benefit for Hodson, author of Zoraida [who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill; see 8 Feb. 1780]. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #92 19s. (60.3; 32.11; 0.5; tickets: none listed) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Brereton; Fryar Lawrence-Packer; Capulet-Aickin; Benvolio-Williams; Tibalt-R. Palmer; Prince-Norris; Paris-Phillimore; Peter-Burton; Apothecary-Waldron; Balthazar-Fawcett; Montague-Chaplin; Mercutio-Dodd; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Nurse-Mrs Love; Juliet-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Apothecary Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: I: a Masquerade, Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Song: Mainpiece: the Funeral Procession-; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, Edwards, Fawcett, Holcroft, Chaplin, Shaw, Miss Field, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Granger, Mrs Booth, Mrs Smith, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Simson