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Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by James Cobb, based on Doktor und Apotheker, by Gottlieb Stephanie]: With entirely new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Music composed by Carl? Ditters [von Dittersdorf] and with additional music by Stephen? Storace. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #182 13s. (126.1; 55.12; 1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Parsons, Kelly, Bannister Jun., Suett, Sedgwick, Burton, Dodd, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Booth, Mrs Crouch. Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1788): Thomaso-Parsons; Carlos-Kelly; Juan-Bannister Jun.; Dr Bilioso-Suett; Guzman-Sedgwick; Perez-Burton; Sturmwald-Dodd; Isabella-Miss Romanzini; Theresa-Mrs Booth; Anna-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Mrs Booth
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

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

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

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Written by the Author of Rosina [Frances Brooke]. The Music by Shield. With entire new Scenes painted by Richards. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #207 9s. 6d. (197.9.0; 10.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Song: In II: a song-Mrs Kennedy

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

Performance Comment: The Characters-Quick, Edwin, Bannister, Aickin, Johnstone, Blanchard, Davies, Fearon, Booth, Miss Reynolds, A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Fontenelle]); Cast from O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. IV (T. Woodfall, 1798), and World, 7 Nov: M'Gilpin-Quick; +Shelty-Edwin; +Serjeant Jack-Bannister; +Laird of Col-Aickin; +Sandy-Johnstone; +Charley-Blanchard; +Captain Dash-Davies; +Croudy-Fearon; +Laird of Raasay-Booth; +Benin-Farley; +Jenny-Miss Reynolds; +Moggy-Miss Fontenelle; +Prologue-Lewis.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Event Comment: [Banks was from the Manchester theatre.] Afterpiece: To conclude with a Representation of the Repulse of the Spaniards before the Rock of Gibraltarv [on 13 Sept. 1782]. Scenes designed by Greenwood; Overture by Baumgarten. Receipts: #173 16s. (152.10; 20.13; 0.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Richard Bentley. Beginning with 4 Feb. 1789 reduced to an afterpiece of 2 acts. Not in Larpent MS; not published; synopsis of plot in Public Advertiser, 15 Dec.]: With entire new Dresses, Scenery, and Decorations. The Music partly selected from the works of Haydn, Purcell, Pleyel, Anfossi, Cimarosa, Gretry, Giordani, Sacchini [the score (Longman and Broderip [1788]) adds: Irwich]; and partly composed by Shield. With a Grand Overture by Salieri. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #245 3s. 6d. (238.6.6; 6.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Dance: End: a New Dance, as17881107, but Mrs _Ratchford

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; P 2(?), by John O'Keeffe. Synopsis of action in Public Advertiser, 27 Dec.]: With new Music, Scenery, Machinery, and Decorations. The Scenes designed and executed by Richards, Carver, Hodgins, Pugh, &c. The Music selected from the Works of the most eminent Masters, by A. Shaw. The new Airs composed by Shield, and the Overture by Richardson. Books of the Songs, Recitative, &c. to be had at the Theatre. Nothing under Full Price will be taken. Receipts: #315 16s. (301.6; 14.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Aladin; or, The Wonderful Lamp

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Boyce; Pantaloon-Cubitt; Lover-Farley; Clown-Letteney; Taberino-Rock; Zozeb-Master Simmons; Wood Cutter-Bonville; Undertaker-Stevens; Pierrot-Delpini; Aladin's Mother-Mrs Davenett; Pantaloon's Wife-Mrs White; Colombine-Mrs Goodwin; The Vocal Parts-Blanchard, Davies, Bernard, Darley, Mrs Martyr.

Dance: In Afterpiece: Byrne, King, Ratchford, Mrs Watts, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Ratchford. [Included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard II Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: "This degradation of a theatre royal was properly reprobated by the audience in general" (Town and Country Magazine, Jan. 1789, p. 15). Receipts: #264 (252.3; 11.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Entertainment: Vaudeville In Irish Fair: [scene in afterpiece] [will be introduced (for the 1st time) a Sparring Match-Humphreys, another celebrated Pugilist [Death (London Chronicle 31 Dec.)]

Event Comment: [Miss Wallis was from the Harrogate theatre. Prologue by Fielding Wallis (World, 12 Jan.).] Receipts: #217 1s. 6d. (212.9.0; 4.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: an Occasional Prologue-Farren

Event Comment: Inkle and Yarico [advertised on playbill of 28 Jan.] is deferred on Account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer. Account-Book, 2 Feb.: Received of Brunton [manager of the Norwich theatre] for [permission to act] Highland Reel #30. Receipts: #242 5s. (231.13; 10.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Entertainment: Vaudeville As17890127

Event Comment: Books of Coriolanus, according to the Alterations [see 7 Feb.], to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #214 19s. (192.15; 21.5; 0.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by William Walter; music by William Crouch. Larpent MS 814; not published]: Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #230 15s. (223.6; 7.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Hide and Seek

Song: As17881101

Event Comment: The Band, both Focal and instrumental, are considerably augmented, with the addition of the Boys from his Majesty's@Chapels@Royal, The Choirs of St. Paul's and Westminster Abbey. Tickets to be had, and places for the Boxes to be taken, of Fosbrook, at the stage-door of the Theatre. Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 5s. 1st Gallery 3s. 6d. 2nd Gallery 2s. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same throughout oratorio season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Prelude, On The Happy Recovery Of His Majesty

Performance Comment: The Music from Handel and Dr Arne-(World, 27 Feb.).
Related Works
Related Work: Occasional Prelude Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: The Young Actor Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Truth 0

Performance Comment: Selected by Dr Arnold from Works of the following Great Masters: Handel, Purcell, Dr Arne, Corelli, Jomelli, Sacchini, Haydn, Principal Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Dignum, Kelly, Mrs Crouch, Miss Lockhart, Miss Hagley (pupil of Linley? Sen.), Mrs Ambrose; 1st Violin-Shaw. For a detailed account of what was sung, see17880320 .
Event Comment: Charge [for rental of theatre] #50

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 [of Sacred Music From The Works Of handel, Chiefly Performed At westminster-abbey At The handel Commemoration, 26 May 1784]; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthem, God save the King

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture- (Occasional Oratorio); Shall I in Mamre's fertile Plain-Sale; For all these Mercies-Chorus; O had I Jubal's Lyre-Miss Mahon; Ye Sons of Israel-Chorus (Joshua); Total Eclipse-Harrison; O first created Beam-Chorus (Samson); Angels ever bright and fair-Sga Storace (Theodora); He gave them Hailstones-Chorus (Israel in Egypt).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Jehovah crowned=-Pearson, Chorus (Esther); He was Eyes unto the Blind-Miss Cantelo (Siroe); Second Hautboy Concerto-; Praise the Lord-Miss Mahon (Esther); Gird on thy Sword-Chorus (Saul); O come let us worship-Harrison (Coronation? Anthems); The Lord shall reign-Chorus; For the Horse of Pharaoh-Harrison; The Horse and his Rider-Sga Storace, Chorus (Israel in Egypt).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Overture and Dead March-(Saul); Funeral Anthem-; What Passion cannot Music raise or quell-Miss Cantelo (Dryden's Ode); Glory to God-Harrison, Chorus (Joshua); Where'er you walk-Sga Storace (Semele); Gloria Partri-full chorus (Jubilate).
Cast
Role: Funeral Anthem Actor:

Music: End II: concerto on the violin-Mme Gautherot

Event Comment: The Gamester [advertised on playbill of 9 Mar.] cannot be acted on Account of Mrs Siddons's Hoarseness. [As afterpiece the playbill announces the 20th night of The Doctor and the Apothecary, but it was not acted (see 14 Mar.). Kemble Mem. lists the substitute play.] Receipts: #25 19s. 6d. (19.5.0; 2.16.0; 2.16.0 [sic]; tickets not come in: 1.2.6). [This sum is the lowest recorded for this theatre between 1776 and 1791, the year of its demolition.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: the Cuckoo Song Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Song: As17890220

Event Comment: Charge [for rental of theatre] #50

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Afterpiece Title: The Coronation Anthem, God save the King

Music: As17890227

Cast
Role: ] Actor: Mme Gautherot
Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; ball. P 3, adapted by Sir George Collier from La Mort du Capitaine Cook a son Troisieme Voyage au Nouveau Monde, by Jean Francois Mussot, dit Arnould. For a detailed synopsis of the action, see 13 Apr.]: As now representing in Paris with uncommon Applause. With the original French Music. New Dresses, Scenery, Machinery and Decorations. Books, containing a description of the Ballet [by James Byrne (World, 23 Mar.)], to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #257 16s. 6d. (247.16.0; 10.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth
Event Comment: Charge [for rental of theatre) #50

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture and March-(Scipio); Tyrants would in impious throngs-Chorus (Athalia); Oft on a plat of rising ground-Harrison (L'Allegro); The many rend the skies-Chorus (Alexander's Feast); Tune your harps-Miss Mahon (Esther); From Harmony-Harrison, Chorus (Dryden's Ode); Ye Sacred Priests, Farewell ye limpid Springs-Sga Storace (Jephtha); From the censer-Chorus (Solomon).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Fifth Grand Concerto-; Let me wander not unseen-Miss Mahon; And young and old-Chorus (L'Allegro); Music spread thy voice around-Harrison, Chorus (Solomon); O magnify the Lord-Miss Cantelo (Chandos? Athems); May no rash intruder, [the] Nightingale Chorus-(Solomon); Gentle Airs-Harrison (Athalia); O God who in thy heavenly band-Chorus (Joseph); The Prince unable to conceal his Pain-Sga Storace (Alexander's Feast); The King shall rejoice-.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Overture-(Ariadne); From wave to wave-Sale; Thy right hand O Lord-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); Pleasure my former ways resigning-Harrison; Happy if still we reign-Chorus (Time and Truth); Pious Orgies-Miss Cantelo [Judas Maccabaeus]; But bright Cecilia-Sga Storace; As from the power of sacre lays-Chorus (Dryden's Ode); God save Great George our King-Greatorex.

Music: End II: As17890227; End Part I: Concerto by Handel on organ-Greatorex

Cast
Role: ] Actor: Mme Gautherot
Event Comment: Charge [for rental of theatre] #50

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Jehovah crowned-Pearson, Chorus; He was Eyes unto the Blind-Miss Cantelo; Second Hautboy +Concerto-; So shall the Lute and Harp-Miss Mahon (Judas Maccabaeus); Gird on thy Sword-Chorus; Thanks to my Brethren, How vain is Man-Harrison (Judas Maccabaeus); Then round about the starry Throne-Chorus (Samson); Every Day will I give Thanks-Sga Storace (Chandos? Anthems); Fix'd in his everlasting Seat-Chorus (Samson).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Overture (Tamerlane) and Dead March-(Saul); Honour and Arms-Griffiths (Samson); Fallen is the Foe-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Ye Men of Gaza-Miss Cantelo (Samson); When his loud Voice-Chorus (Jephtha); O come let us worship-Harrison; The Lord shall reign-Chorus; Sing ye to the Lord-Sga Storace; The Horse and his Rider-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); God save Great George our King-.

Music: As17890306

Event Comment: A new and accurate Edition of The Pannel to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #219 13s. 6d. (202.1.0; 16.6.6; 0.13.6; tickets not come in: 0.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mary Queen Of Scots

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. A new and accurate edition of Isabella to be had at the Theatre. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Kemble as Biron, but he being ill on Thursday night, an apology was made for Whitfield's assumption of Biron, on the ground of his having studied the character on two hour's notice" (Diary, 6 Apr.) Public Advertiser, 28 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Palmer, No. 3, London Road, St. George's Fields. Receipts: #274 6s. 6d. (117.4.0; 15.5.6; 3.1.0; tickets: 138.16.0) (charge: #123 13s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Song: As17881028, but Vocal Parts-Mrs _Forster, Dignum

Event Comment: Charge [for rental of theatre] #50

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Fourth Hautboy Concerto-; Here amid the shady Woods-Miss Mahon (Alexander Balus); For unto us a Child is born-Chorus (The Messiah); Arm arm ye Brave-Sale; We come in bright Array-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Heart the seat of soft Desire-Sga Storace (Acis and Galatea); No more of Ammon's God-Chorus (Jephtha); Brethren farewell, Then when the Sun-Harrison (Samson); The Mighty Power-Chorus (Athalia).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Overture-(Berenice); Happy Pair-Harrison, Chorus (Alexander's Feast); Great Jehovah's awful Word-Miss Cantelo (Israel in Egypt); Lift up your Heads-Chorus (The Messiah); The morning Lark-Miss Mahon (Semele); He rebuked the Red Sea-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); Rendi il Sereno al Ciglio-Harrison (Sosarme); See the conqu'ring Hero comes-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); The Prince Unable-Sga Storace (Alexander's Feast); Immortal Lord of Earth and Skies-Chorus (Deborah).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: O the Pleasures-Chorus (Acis and Galatea); Come ye smiling Hours-Miss Cantelo (Nabal); How excellent-Chorus (Saul); Pleasure my former Ways resigning-Harrison (Time and Truth); He smote all the First Born-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); Joys in gentle Strains-Miss Cantelo, Harrison (Athalia); Grateful Hearts enjoy the Blessing-Sga Storace (Nabal); Hallelujah!-Grand Chorus (The Messiah); God save Great George our King-.

Music: As17890306

Event Comment: An accurate Edition of The Farm House to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #98 16s. (55.4.0; 39.19.6; 3.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Event Comment: Benefit for Farren. Public Advertiser, 6 May: Tickets to be had of Farren, No. 73, Gower-street. Account-Book, 16 May: Received Farren's benefit deficiency #33 7s. 6d. [Reckoned as follows: Farren disposed of #209 12s. in tickets; this sum he kept. Money [i.e. tickets sold at the doors of the theatre] amounted to #71 12s. 6d. From this money he was obliged to meet the house charge of #105, and hence owed the treasury the amount stated above.] Receipts: #281 4s. 6d. (69.".0; 2.10.6; tickets: 209.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: The Feast of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Entertainment: Monologue. End IV: A Comic Description of the Curiosities in the Tower of London-Edwin

Performance Comment: End IV: A Comic Description of the Curiosities in the Tower of London-Edwin.
Event Comment: Benefit for Delpini. 3rd piece: 1st time at that Theatre [1st acted at the Royalty, 13 Aug. 1787]. Delpini's Grand, Tragic, Comic, Pantomimical Entertainment in 2 acts. With new Dresses and Decorations. The Music composed by Gluck, the Airs and Duett by Reeve. Public Advertiser, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Delpini, No. 17, Tavistock-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #224 11s. (114.2; 7.18; tickets: 102.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserter

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Performance Comment: As17881120, but Recorder-Wewitzer; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Delpini.
Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Delpini.

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Dance: End 1st piece: New Dance by Byrne-; In 3rd piece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin