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Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MD 3, by John Rose, based on Raoul Sire De Crequi, by Jaques Marie Boutet de Monvel]: With new Scenes [by Greenwood (Public Advertiser, 19 Oct.)], Dresses and Decorations. The Music composed principally by Attwood; the rest selected from Mozart and Sarti. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Morning Herald, 20 Dec. 1792: This Day is published The Prisoner (1s.). Receipts: #217 10s. (128.12; 86.10; 2.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Aimwell-Barrymore; Archer-Palmer; Sullen-Phillimore; Sir Charles Freeman-Benson; Foigard-Moody; Gibbet-Suett; Hounslow-Maddocks; Bagshot-Webb; Bonniface-Aickin; Scrub-Dodd; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Booth [Public Advertiser: Mrs Hopkins]; Dorinda-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Goodall; Gipsey-Miss Tidswell; Cherry-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Benson

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Performance Comment: [Characters by Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Suett, Wewitzer, Master Welsh, Mrs Crouch, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland, Miss Menage. Cast from text (C. Lowndes [1792]): Marcos-Kelly; Bernardo-Dignum; Pasqual-Sedgwick; Roberto-Suett; Lewis-Wewitzer; Narcisso-Master Welsh; Clara-Mrs Crouch; Theresa-Miss DeCamp; Nina-Mrs Bland; Juliana-Miss Menage; Chorus of Soldiers-Fawcett, Phillimore, Danby, Maddocks, Cooke, Lyons, Alfred, Shaw, Aylmer, Brown, Dorion Jun.
Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Quick; Dupely-Macready; Old Groveby-Wilson; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; The Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Francis; Maria (with the original song)-Miss Broadhurst; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Esten.

Dance: In I afterpiece: a Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mrs Ratchford

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #401 10s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplished Fools

Performance Comment: Captain Clerimont-Lewis; Sir Harry Gubbin-Quick; Humphrey Gubbin-Fawcett; Clerimont Sen.-Farren; Tipkin-Wilson; Pounce-Powel; Servant-Evatt; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Mattocks; Aunt-Mrs Webb; Fainlove-Miss Chapman; Biddy Tipkin-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Gubbin Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Barataria or Sancho Turned Governor

Performance Comment: Sancho Pancha-Quick; Duke-Cubitt; Manuel-Davies; Pedro-Thompson; Recorder-Powel; Alonzo-Evatt; Don Quixotte-Marshall; Lady Tereza Pancha-Mrs Webb; Spanish Lady-Mrs Powell; Duchess-Mrs Platt; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Rock; Edition of 1793 (W. Lowndes) adds: Taylor-Rees; Gardener-Rock; Thin Man-Simmons; Smuggler-Rowson; Custom@House Officer-Farley; Cryer-Cross; Big Woman-Miss Leserve.
Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Rock
Event Comment: Mainpiece: 24th [recte 25th] time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season, when it had been acted 24 times. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews]. Receipts: #262 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Performance Comment: Nominal-Lewis; Colonel Hubbub-Quick; O'Whack-Johnstone; Clairville-Farren; Sir Andrew Acid-Wilson; Lord Jargon-Munden; Saunter-Davies; James-Farley; Sophia Strangeways-Mrs Wells; Lady Acid-Mrs Webb; Honoria-Mrs Esten; Original Epilogue-Lewis.
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Acid Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Lord Edmond-Davies; Jack Connor-Macready; Count Fripon-Marshall; Tough-Rock; Frill-Farley; Father Frank-Rees; Landlord-Thompson; Trap-Powel; Phelim-Ledger; Dowdle-Wilson; Rachael-Mrs Harlowe; Mary-Miss Stuart; Adelaide-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Father Frank Actor: Rees

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Siege Of Belgrade

Cast
Role: The Seraskier Actor: Kelly

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Baddeley; Young Philpot-Bannister Jun.; Sir Jasper Wilding-Burton; Young Wilding-R. Palmer; Beaufort-Bland; Dapper-Fawcett; Quildrive-Banks; Maria-Miss Farren; Corinna-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Burton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Sir John Buck-Phillimore; Subtle-Waldron; Classic-Packer; Marquis-Wewitzer; Kitteau-Banks; Roger-Hollingsworth; Solitaire-Maddocks; Dauphine-Caulfield; Gamut-Fawcett; Servant-Webb; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Booth; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Phillimore

Dance: In II afterpiece: a Minuet-Hamoir, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: As17920925, but Sir James Elliot-Benson.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: Benson.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #183 6s. 6d. (153.18.0; 29.6.0; 0.2.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #166 12s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17921027, but Sir Jasper Wilding-Hollingsworth; Young Wilding-Benson; Quildrive-_.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #207 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Lewis; Lord Morelove-Pope; Servant-Evatt; Sir Charles Easy-Farren; Lady Easy-Mrs Pope; Edging-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Betty Modish-Mrs Esten (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Easy Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Forester Actor: Quick

Dance: As17921116

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17920921, but Sir Francis Wronghead (1st time)-Munden; Miss Jenny-Mrs Davis.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Munden
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Forester Actor: Quick

Dance: As17921116

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #147 15s. 6d. (97.9.6; 43.10.0; 6.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Modely-Wroughton; Freehold-Aickin; Shacklefigure-Suett; Heartwell-Whitfield; Sir John English-Fawcett; Constables-Phillimore, Alfred; Aura-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character); Flora-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Duke of Gloster-Aickin; Lord Hastings-Kemble; Catesby-Phillimore; Sir Richard Ratcliffe-Benson; Belmour-Packer [Public Advertiser: R. Palmer]; Dumont-Bensley; Derby-Maddocks; Alicia-Mrs Powell; Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Ratcliffe Actor: Benson

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Thrifty-Wewitzer; Gripe-Suett [the assignment of these two parts may be a misprint; see17921222 and thereafter]; Octavian-Whitfield; Leander-Barrymore; Scapin-Bannister Jun.; Shift-R. Palmer; Lucia-Miss Heard; Clara-Miss Collins.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Performance Comment: As17921026, but Sir Andrew Acid-Powel; Honoria-Miss Chapman. Epilogue as17921026 .
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Acid Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

Performance Comment: As17921220, but Munden's name listed in the Pantomimic Characters, and Principal Vocal Characters-_Munden.
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Receipts: #468 15s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Young Marlow-Macready; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Powel; Diggory-Cubitt; Slang-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Davis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

Performance Comment: As17921227, but Ladies at the Ship Launch [etc.]-Miss _Barnett, Miss Francis; Baker-_; Fishwoman-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Whimsey Actor: Hawtin
Role: Father Paul Actor: Powel
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Darley.

Dance: As17921226

Event Comment: "Notoriety and Tom Thumb were to have been performed by command of Their Majesties; but, in consequence of the news from France [the execution of Louis XVI on 21 Jan.], at five o'clock a letter was received from the Vice-Chamberlain, stating that Their Majesties could not honour the theatre with their presence, and the farce was changed from Tom Thumb to the new Pantomime" (Morning Chronicle, 24 Jan.). The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Receipts: #352 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Performance Comment: As17921026, but Sir Andrew Acid-Powel; Sophia Strangeways-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Acid Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Richard Cumberland; music ascribed to Capt. Warner. Larpent MS 976; not published]: With entire new Music, new Scenes and Dresses. Books of the Songs [C. Dilly,1793] to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #224 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Armourer

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Johnstone, Munden, Incledon, Blanchard, Fawcett, Harley, Cubitt, Powel, Gray, Thompson, Rock, Evatt, Rees, Linton, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Barnett, Mrs Clendining. Cast from European Magazine, Apr. 1793, p. 308: Diggory-Quick; Harry Furnace-Johnstone; Friar Dominic-Munden; Earl Fitzallan-Incledon; Simon Sapling-Blanchard; Town Cryer of Rumford-Fawcett; Sir Theodore De Courcy-Harley; Bluster-Cubitt; Kate-Mrs Martyr; Margery-Mrs Harlowe; Rosamund-Mrs Clendining; unassigned-Powel, Gray, Thompson, Rock, Evatt, Rees, Linton, Miss Barnett.

Afterpiece Title: Lovers Quarrels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Cast
Role: Sir Robert Ramble Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Performance Comment: As17930408, but added: Brussels-Mrs Powell; Maid-Mrs Cross; Sir John Evergreen's Fortification-_.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Whitfield; Loveless-Wroughton; Col. Townly-Barrymore; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Probe-Waldron; Lory-Benson; La Varole-Wewitzer; Shoemaker-Alfred; Taylor-Fawcett; Mendlegs-Webb; Jeweller-Maddocks; Postilion-Banks; Countryman-Hollingsworth; Berinthia-Miss Farren; Amanda-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Coupler-Mrs Booth; Nurse-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Clumsey Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. [Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews.] 3rd piece: Not acted these 20 years [acted 15 Feb. 1779]. Morning Herald, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Mattocks, No. 8, Great Russell-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #318 5s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: Twineall-Lewis; Sir Luke Tremor-Quick; Elvirus-Holman; Haswell-Pope; Sultan-Farren; Lord Flint-Davies; Meanwright-Macready; Zadan-Powel; 1st Keeper-Cubitt; Prisoner-Thompson; Lady Tremor-Mrs Mattocks; Aurelia-Miss Grist; Female Prisoner (for that night only)-Mrs Powell (of king's); Original Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Luke Tremor Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Soldiers Festival or The Night before the Battle

Performance Comment: In which How stands the Glass around? (General Wolfe's favorite Song)-Incledon; Irish Drinking song [Song [Of the ancients it's speaking]-Johnstone; How merrily we live that soldiers be-Darley, Incledon, Johnstone; To arms Britons strike home (composed by Purcell)-Incledon, Darley, Follett, Blurton, Linton, Rees[; The whole to conclude with a View of Quebec, and the Death of General Wolfe .; The whole to conclude with a View of Quebec, and the Death of General Wolfe .

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal or The Tars of Old England

Song: In the course of 3rd piece: The Mid Watch, Rule Britannia-Incledon; and to conclude with God save the King in Full Chorus-

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Under the Patronage of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Bland as Ariel , but "Ariel was, on account of the sudden indisposition of Mrs Bland, read by Miss Heard" (Diary, 8 May). Miss Heard may also have substituted for Mrs Bland in the afterpiece.] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by James Cobb, for whose authorship see Kemble Mem. Larpent MS 982; not published]. Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing Cross. Receipts: #227 8s. (95.17; 7.5; tickets: 124.6) (charge: #90 2s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Wheel

Performance Comment: Characters-Bannister Jun., Caulfield, Suett, Dignum, Bland, Wewitzer, Waldron, Fawcett, Phillimore, Hollingsworth, Maddocks, Alfred, Webb, Lyons, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Bland, Miss Heard. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Sir Harry Harebrain , Lord George , Mr Curl , Hawser , Papillot , Ishmael , Pillage , Balance , John , Clinker , Scoredouble , Clod , Mrs Curl , Sophia Curl , Miss Broadhem .]Larpent MS lists the parts: Sir Harry Harebrain , Lord George , Mr Curl , Hawser , Papillot , Ishmael , Pillage , Balance , John , Clinker , Scoredouble , Clod , Mrs Curl , Sophia Curl , Miss Broadhem .]

Song: In: Vocal Parts, as17921213, Sedgwick, _Kelly, Mrs +Crouch; Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite, as17930102 In course of Evening: +The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild. 2nd piece [1st time; F 1, by Robert Woodbridge]. Morning Herald, 4 June 1793: This day is published The Pad (price not listed). 3rd piece [1st time; BALL. P 2 (?), by James Byrn, altered from his The Provocation!]: The Incidents partly new, and partly selected from the much admired Pantomime called Provocation. In the course of the Pantomime a representation of an Engagement between an English and French Man of War; A Ship-wreck; The original Allegoric Scene from Provocation: A View of an English Camp; A Naval and Military Procession. Morning Herald, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 46, Drury-lane. Receipts: #335 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Cast
Role: Sir Robert Ramble Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Pad

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Munden, Harley, Macready, Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Davis, Mrs Webb. Cast from text (J. Parsons, 1793): Sir Simon Meagre-Quick; Lovejoke-Munden; Captain Credulous-Harley; Clerimont-Macready; Gentlemen-Farley, Evatt, Thompson; Servants-Simmons, Blurton; Mrs Credulous-Mrs Fawcett; Nancy-Mrs Davis; Lady Meagre-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Sir Simon Meagre Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck or French Ingratitude

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Song: End: Captivity (Supposed to be sung by an Unfortunate Queen [Marie Antoinette] during her confinement)-; End 2nd piece: Black Eyed Susan-; In 3rd piece: Farewell to old England dear Mary adieu-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Aickin; Medium-Baddeley; Campley-Davies; Trudge-Bannister Jun.; Mate-Cooke; Planters-Usher, Evatt, Abbott; Sailors-Ledger, Alfred; Yarico-Mrs Kemble; Narcissa-Miss Dall; Wowski-Mrs Bland; Patty-Miss Fontenelle.
Cast
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Event Comment: 2nd piece: The Characters will be dressed in the Habits of the Times

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-Davies; Harcourt-Bland; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbomont-Barrymore; Eustache de St. Pierre-Bensley; Officer-Palmer Jun.; John D'Aire-Evatt; Old Man-Waldron; Citizens-Benson, Wewitzer, Barrett; O'Carrol-Johnstone; Serjeant-Suett; La Gloire-Bannister Jun.; Crier-Alfred; Carpenters-Parsons, Waldron Jun.; Queen-Mrs Whitfield; Julia-Mrs Kemble; Madelon-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Manny Actor: Usher
Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: In 2nd piece: Singing-Cooke, Kenrick, Willoughby, Linton, Dorion, Aylmer, Little, Brown, Lyons, Miss DeCamp, Miss Dall, Miss Fontenelle, Mrs Powell, Mrs Masters, Mrs Bramwell, Mrs Hatton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo (for that night only)-Johnstone (1st appearance in that character); Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Davies; Chicane-Usher; Thomas-Barrett; John-Bland; Cudden-Waldron Jun.; Stump-Ledger; Laura-Miss Dall (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Webb; Fringe-Miss Fontenelle; Cowslip-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Suett

Song: In: As17930720 End: The Row-Johnstone; End II: The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; DO 2, by Thomas Morton]: The Music, with a new Overture, by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister Jun., Dignum, Barrymore, Suett, Benson, Caulfield, Waldron Jun., Lyons, Cooke, Master Menage, Miss Menage, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bland. [Cast from text (No pub.. 1794): Walter-Bannister Jun.; Lord Alford-Dignum; Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Benson; Oliver-Caulfield; Ruffians-Waldron Jun. [in text: Burton], Cooke; Servant-Lyons [in text: Maddocks]; Boy-Master Menage; Girl-Miss Menage; Lady Helen-Miss DeCamp; Winifred-Mrs Booth [in text: Mrs Hopkins]; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore