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Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by William Kenrick, based on The Country Lasses, by Charles Johnson]: With new Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. The Overture and the rest of the Music composed by Hook. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 2 Dec. 1778: This Day at Noon is published The Lady of the Manor (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Characters by Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, Doyle, Egan, Vernon, Miss Brown, Mrs Farrell, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text (E. and C. Dilly [et al.], 1778): Sir John Manly-Mattocks; Sir Wilful Wildman-Quick; Farmer Sternold-Wilson; Clodden-Doyle; Young Wildman-Vernon; Mrs Townly-Miss Brown; Cicely-Mrs Farrell; Lady Lucy-Mrs Mattocks; Egan. Egan.
Cast
Role: Young Wildman Actor: Vernon

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End II: As17780925; I: a Rural Dance[, incident to the Piece,-Dagueville [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #157 13s. (120.18; 34.17; 1.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Col. Townly-Brereton; Probe-Parsons; Lory-Baddeley; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Berinthia-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character); Amanda-Mrs Robinson; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Coupler-Mrs Booth; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington; Edition of 1781 (G. Wilkie) adds: La Varole-Burton; Shoemaker-Carpenter; Hosier-Norris; Jeweller-Lamash.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Glib-King; Old Shepherd-Dodd; Sir Macaroni Virtu-Lamash; Patent-Packer; Sir Toby Fuz-Hurst; Wilson-R. Palmer; Mirvan-Norris; Carpenter-Carpenter [sic]; Prompter-Wright; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Mrs Wrighten; Miss Fuz-Mrs Davies; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins; other parts-Philimore, Nash, Fawcett, Chaplin, Holcroft, Kenny, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: The Commissary-Quick; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Young Loveit-Robson; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Pitt; Jenny-Mrs Poussin; Dolly-Miss Platt; Mrs Mechlin-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: The Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Young Loveit Actor: Robson
Event Comment: By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Stewart and M'Donald. Mainpiece: With new Dresses and Decorations. Afterpiece: With several new additions and two new characters. [Authors of Prologues unknown.] The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:00. No Person whatever to be admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. Books of the Farce to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd; Or, Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Sir William-Bassingwhite; Patie-M'Donald; Roger-Stewart; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud-Riddle; Bauldy-Henderson; Madge-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Hamilton; Jenny-Miss Coutts; Peggy-A Young Lady [unidentified]; With a new Prologue-.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: A Young Lady

Afterpiece Title: The Students; or, The Humours of St

Performance Comment: Andrews. Byron (with songs)-Bush; Frederick-Sinclair; Freeport-Sparks; Graspall-Swords; Drover Henpeck (with songs)-M'Donald; Andrew-Munden; Macdowell, the Exciseman-Stewart; Emily-Miss Campell; Harriot-Miss Hamilton; Edition of 1779 (For the Author) assigns: Byron-Loach; and adds: Mrs Macdowell-Miss Coutts; The original Prologue-Stewart.

Dance: End I afterpiece: Hornpipe-

Music: Between the Acts: proper Scotch Music-; a new Scotch overture-

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of A Trip to Scarborough, announced on playbill of 9 Mar.] 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT I, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan]: With a new Scene invented and designed by DeLoutherbourg for the occasion. [Music composed by Thomas Linley Sen. Miss Wright is identified on playbill of 24 May; and see 19 Feb.] Public Advertiser, 27 Mar. 1779: This Afternoon at Four is published A Monody (1s. 6d.). Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #213 10s. 6d. (180.18.0; 32.6.0; 0.6.6). "Some of the verses [of the Monody] were responded [to] by the principal vocalists, accompanied by the band, who occupied an orchestra built on the stage, as at the oratorios. The whole of the performers [were] requested to appear in black clothes" (Parke, I, 17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Performance Comment: [on the Death of Garrick] Mrs Yates; With Vocal and Instrumental Music. Principal Vocal Parts-Webster, Gaudry, A Young Lady [Miss Wright], Mrs Wrighten.Miss Wright], Mrs Wrighten.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Related Works
Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 60 years [1st acted at dl, 9 Jan. 1730]. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT I, probably by William Harricks. Larpent MS 506; not published]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Humours Of Oxford

Performance Comment: Gainlove-Harricks; Shamwell-King; Haughty-Johnson; Young Ape@all-Mills; Old Ape@all-Shatford; Dash-Curtis; Timothy-Middleton; Officer-Smith; Vice Chancellor-Bate; Conundrum-Swords; Colonel Truemore-Powell; Lady Science-Mrs Lefevre; Victoria-Miss Miller; Kitty-Miss Dudley; Wife-Miss Shelbourne; Maid-Miss Baker; Clarinda-Mrs Clifford; Occasional Prologue-Kennedy.
Cast
Role: Young Ape@all Actor: Mills

Afterpiece Title: A Mirror for the Ladies

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Lovers

Song: End III: Hunting Song-Miss Harris

Monologue: Vaudeville.Between Acts 3rd piece: a few Pantomimical Scenes. Harlequin-Best; Columbine-Miss Dudley

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Younge. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 23 Apr. 1773]. Public Advertiser, 13 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Younge at Thelwall's, King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #217 16s. 6d. (83.16.0; 17.14.6; 9.1.0; tickets: 107.5.0) (charge: #64 15s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Smith (1st appearance in that character); Grey-Aickin; Morton-Farren; Sir Ardolph-Packer; Laroches-Chaplin; Peasant-Wright; Knights-Philimore, Fawcett, Norris; Lord William-Miss G. Abrams; Raymond-Palmer; Eleanor-Miss Sherry; Countess of Salisbury-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Vamp-Moody; Governor Cape-Chambers; Young Cape-Aickin; Sprightly-Packer; Poet-Waldron; Robert-Wrighten; Printer's Devil-Burton; Arabella (1st time)-Mrs Cuyler; Mrs Cadwallader-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Aickin
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Miss Younge

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, as17780919; Allemande, as17780919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist; or, Sham Doctor

Performance Comment: Monsieur Le Medicin-Baddeley; Crispin-Dodd; Old Gerald-Parsons; Martin-Burton; Young Gerald-Norris; Doctor's Wife-Mrs Bradshaw; Beatrice-Mrs Love; Angelica-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Young Gerald Actor: Norris

Song: As17781029

Event Comment: A New Serious Opera [1st time; SER 3, ascribed to Giovanni Gualberto Bottarelli]. The Music entirely new, composed by Sacchini. 2nd dance: The Music entirely new, composed by Charles Stamitz

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Enea E Lavinia

Dance: End I: a new Ballet, Hippomene et Atalante. Hippomene-Simonet, Atalante- Mlle Baccelli, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Mlle Vidini, Slingsby; End II: a new Ballet, connected with the Opera, +Les Forges de Vulcain. Venus-Mme Simonet, the 3 Graces- Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tinti, Miss Rose, +Cupid- young Miss Simonet, +the 3 Cyclopes- Banti, Zuchelli, LeDet, +Vulcain- Slingsby; With a grand Chorus of the Cyclopes by $Sacchini-

Performance Comment: Hippomene-Simonet, Atalante- Mlle Baccelli, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Mlle Vidini, Slingsby; End II: a new Ballet, connected with the Opera, +Les Forges de Vulcain. Venus-Mme Simonet, the 3 Graces- Sga Zuchelli, Sga Tinti, Miss Rose, +Cupid- young Miss Simonet, +the 3 Cyclopes- Banti, Zuchelli, LeDet, +Vulcain- Slingsby; With a grand Chorus of the Cyclopes by $Sacchini-.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor:
Role: the 3 Graces Actor:
Role: Cupid Actor:
Role: the 3 Cyclopes Actor:

Ballet: End Opera: a new Serious Ballet, La Fete du Ciel. Apollo-Mme Simonet; Flora-Sga Tinti; Zephir-Banti; Iris-Mlle Baccelli; To conclude with a grand Chaconne, in which-Mme Simonet will dance in a Man's Dress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Cast
Role: Lord of the Manor Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Romeo and Juliet

Performance Comment: As17781026, but Juliet-A Young Lady (1st appearance [Mrs Dawes]).Mrs Dawes]).

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: I: As17781026, but Minuet-Dagueville, Miss Armstrong

Song: Solemn Dirge, as17781026, but Fox, Mrs _Willems

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bulkley. Mainpiece: With a Medley Overture of favourite Sea Tunes. To conclude with a Representation of the grand Naval Review at Portsmouthv

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Cast
Role: Lord of the Manor Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader (1st time)-Dodd; Young Cape-Whitfield; Sprightly-Robson; Vamp-Wilson; Governor Cape-Fearon; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Cadwallader (1st time)-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Whitfield

Dance: In Naval Review: Dance of Sailors-Aldridge, others

Song: End Dance: the Air [in The Comedy of Errors see17790122]-Mrs Kennedy

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Mrs Pitt, Miss Bassan, Miss Green, Mrs Sharpe, R.? Smith, Ledger, Garland and the Performers in the Orchestra will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17790106, but Sir George Airy-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Whisper-R.? Smith; Isabinda-Mrs Whitfield.

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: As17790302

Music: End IV: trumpet concerto-Sarjant

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jackson. 3rd piece [1st time in London; F 2, by James Solas Dodd, based on Le Naufrage, by Joseph de laFont, and 1st acted at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, 1772, as The Funeral Pile. "The performers were exceedingly correct, which is unusual in benefit piece" Oulton, 1796,1,81). Prologue by the author (Town and Country Magazine, May 1779, p.270)]: With an Indian Processionv. Public Advertiser, 24 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jackson in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: As17790114, but Douglas-Lewis; Old Norval-Younger (1st appearance these 4 years); Lady Randolph-Mrs Jackson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Old Norval Actor: Younger

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Afterpiece Title: Gallic Gratitude; or, The Frenchman in India

Performance Comment: Characters by Wewitzer, Fearon, Robson, Thompson, L'Estrange, Mrs Morton, Miss Leeson. Cast from text (E. Johnson, 1779): La Bronze-Wewitzer; Cossim-Fearon; Haroun-Robson; Decca-Thompson; Sir ThomasCallico-L'Estrange; Ali-Jones; Derby O'Rudder-Egan; Teresa-Mrs Morton; Harriet-Miss Leeson; Prologue-Mrs Jackson in the character of Britannia.

Song: In 3rd piece: the Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Miss Thornton, Mrs Wrighten

Event Comment: Benefit for Dumay, Harris & Holloway. [For Wright see 13 May. Mrs Sutton was from dl.] Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Dumay, Sand-hill, behind the Foundling Hospital; of Harris, No. 42, Wells-street, Cavendish-square; of Holloway, Newington Butts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17790407, but Young Meadows-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Wright]).Wright]).
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: A Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: End II: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Dagueville; and the Minuet de la Cour-Holloway, Miss Besford; End I afterpiece: New Dance-Harris, Mrs Sutton (1st appearance on that stage); with a New Allemande-

Ballet: End: The Humours of Newmarket. As17790503, but Jockeys-Holloway; Ladies-Miss +Besford

Event Comment: Benefit for Wright and Butler, carpenter. Afterpiece: To conclude with the Scene of the Waterfallv, as it was originally performed. Public Advertiser, 5 May: Tickets to be had of Wright, No. 24, Bennet-street, Westminster; of Butler, next door to the Theatre. Receipts: #267 9s. 6d. (37.11.0; 13.8.6; 0.4.0; tickets: 216.6.0) (charge: #74 14s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Father Dominick Actor: Henderson

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Harlequin (for that night only)-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Clown-Grimaldi (1st appearance in that character); Pantaloon-Burn; Lover-Burton; Drunken Valet-Griffiths; Scaramouch-R. Palmer; Country Girls-Mrs Colles, Miss Abrams; Colombine-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Harlequin Actor: A Young Gentleman

Dance: End II: Hornpipe-Wright

Song: As17790503

Event Comment: Benefit for Green and Ansell, box-keepers. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Public Advertiser, 8 May: Tickets to be had of Green, the corner of Norris-street, St. James's, Haymarket; of Ansell, Davies-street, Berkeley-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17781009, but Belinda-Mrs Bulkley; Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir William Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Whitfield; Mr Blandford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Tippet-Mrs Whitfield; Tattle-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Young Belmont Actor: Whitfield
Role: Lord of the Manor Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Event Comment: Benefit for a Fund for the Relief of those who from their Infirmities shall be obliged to retire from the Stage. Receipts: #98 14s. 6d. (59.10.0; 15.5.0; 0.4.6; tickets: 23.15.0) [charge: #52 5s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Performance Comment: As17790311but Principal Vocal Parts-A Young _Lady, Miss Wright.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: As17790417

Song: As17781029

Event Comment: The last Time of the Company's performing this Season. Account-Book, 8 June: Paid Boy counting Copper Tickets 185 nights #4 12s. 6d. Receipts: #168 14s. 6d. (134.19.0; 33.15.6; after-money not listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: A Monody

Performance Comment: As17790417, but Principal Vocal Parts-A Young _Lady, Miss Wright.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: As17790417

Song: As17781006

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Receipts: #141 16s. (140.7.6; 1.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Wroughton; Old Knowell-Hull; Young Knowell-Whitfield; Wellbred-Robson; Master Stephen-Edwin; Master Matthew-Wewitzer; Cash-Thompson; Formal-Jones; Brainworm-Wilson; Downright-Clarke; Justice Clement-Booth; Cob-Fearon; Captain Bobadil-Lee Lewes; Bridget-Mrs Whitfield; Tib-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Whitfield
Role: Master Matthew Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Liverpool Prize

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Dockyard, as17790924

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Overture and the rest of the music composed by Hook. Receipts: #182 18s. (181.15; 1.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Sir John Manly-Mattocks; Sir Wilful Wildman-Quick; Farmer Sternhold-Wilson; Clodden-Doyle; Headborough-Egan; Young Wildman-Vernon; Laura-Miss Brown; Cicely-Mrs Kennedy; Lady Lucy-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Young Wildman Actor: Vernon

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Dance: I: Rural Dance-Dagueville; End II: The Pilgrim-Harris, Miss Matthews

Event Comment: By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Massey. Afterpiece: Never performed in London, written by the author of The Son-In-Law [John O'Keeffe; 1st acted at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, 14 Jan. 1767. See also cg, 16 Mar. 1782, when it was acted as The Positive Man]. To begin at 7:00. Tickets delivered for the 4th instant will be taken. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be had of Rice at the Theatre, and of Massey, No.4, St. Martin's-street, Leicester-Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The She Gallant

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Massey, Munden, Howard, Whitby, Middleton, Fildew, Lucas, Barrett, Mrs Winchelsea, Mrs Lefevre, A Gentlewoman (1st appearance [unidentified]). [Edition of 1767 (T. Lowndes and J. Williams) lists the parts: Sir Anthony Woodville, Sir Geofry Gingle, Delamour, Young Woodville, Thady MacBrogue Constable, Watchman, Florimel, Emily, Betty].unidentified]). [Edition of 1767 (T. Lowndes and J. Williams) lists the parts: Sir Anthony Woodville, Sir Geofry Gingle, Delamour, Young Woodville, Thady MacBrogue Constable, Watchman, Florimel, Emily, Betty].

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry Sycamore (1st time)-Edwin; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-Robson; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph (1st time)-W. Bates; Fanny-Miss Brown; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Morton; Patty-A Young Lady (1st appearance [Miss Storer]).Miss Storer]).
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Patty Actor: A Young Lady

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #104 14s. 6d. (83.9.0; 21.1.0; 0.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Vernon; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Fawcett; Hodge-Davies; Young Meadows-Webster; Margery-Mrs Wrighten; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Collett; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Webster

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: I: Country Dance- incident to the mainpiece; End II: Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Wroughton; Young Wou'dbe-Lee Lewes; Richmore-Whitfield; Fairbank-Fearon; Alderman-Thompson; Subtleman-Wewitzer; Balderdash-Booth; Teague-Egan; Clearaccount-L'Estrange; Poet-Jones; Trueman-Lewis; Constance-Mrs Jackson; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Clearaccount-Mrs Poussin; Aurelia-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Young Wou'dbe Actor: Lee Lewes

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Event Comment: The School For Scandal [announced on playbill of 17 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred on account of King's still continuing ill.Receipts: #111 17s. 6d. (82.5.0; 26.15.6; 2.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Colonel Townly-Brereton; Probe-Parsons; Lory-Baddeley; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Berinthia-Miss Farren; Amanda-Mrs Robinson; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker