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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue Devils

Cast
Role: The Baron Actor: Caulfield
Role: William Actor: Wathen
Role: Theodore Actor: J. Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: Blue Devils Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: False and True

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Role: Young Random Actor: Barrymore
Role: Quirk Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Cast
Role: Zekiel Homespun Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Related Works
Related Work: The Iron Chest Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Cast
Role: Dr Pedant Actor: Wathen
Role: The Mogul Actor: Clarke

Afterpiece Title: The Heir at Law

Cast
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen
Role: Father Frank Actor: Ledger
Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Cast
Role: Zekiel Homespun Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Iron Chest Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Event Comment: The last Time of the Company's performing this Season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Sorrento

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Red-Cross Knights

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Related Works
Related Work: The Iron Chest Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Tars at Torbay

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; M. ENT 2, by Andrew Franklin. Larpent MS 1268; not published]: With appropriate Scenery, Dresses, &c. The Music entirely new, with a Naval and Military Medley Overture, composed by Reeve. Books of the Songs to be had in the Theatre. [European Magazine, Oct. 1799, p. 255, states that this was founded on the expedition to Holland which embarked at Deal from 7th to 11th September 1799.] Receipts: #340 14s. 6d. (225.17.0; 114.13.2; 0.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

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

Afterpiece Title: The Embarkation

Event Comment: Afterpiece: The Scenery re-painted, and the Dresses and Decorations entirely new. The Musick composed by Kelly. The Scenes designed and executed by Greenwood, Chalmers, and others. The Machinery, Decorations and Dresses designed and under the direction of Johnston, and executed by him, Underwood and Gay. The Dresses by Johnston, Gay and Miss Rein. Account-Book: Paid Hatton, sword cutler, #5 10s; Chorus #11 16s. 6d. Receipts: #370 2s. (254.6.6; 114.3.0; 1.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Dance: II: a Negro Dance- [see18000423]

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Fawcett as Trudge, but "On account of the sudden indisposition of Fawcett the part of Trudge was last night assigned to Knight, who supported it with sufficient correctness and humour. The Theatre was but indifferently attended" (True Briton, 7 Jan.).] Receipts: #163 1s. 6d. (147.15.6; 15.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Dance: As17991216

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Lady Perrott and her Orphan Family. Lady Perrott trusts that this will be her last appeal to public commiseration, hoping to obtain justice from her claims in Jamaica. When it is considered that these agonizing efforts to preserve five helpless children are made by a woman born to all the delicate indulgences attending on rank and fashion, every species of apology would be deemed an insult to be had of Lady Perrott, No. 28, Spring-street, Portman-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Violante-Lady Perrott; the other Characters-Ladies and Gentlemen of high estimation, who have kindly promised their assistance.

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Murray. 2nd piece: Compressed into Two Acts by the Author [Elizabeth Inchbald. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews]. Morning Chronicle, 8 Apr: Tickets to be had of Miss Murray, No. 77, Long Acre. Receipts: #393 9s. 6d. (159.5.6; 24.14.6; tickets: 209.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival; or, The Night before the Battle

Performance Comment: How stands the glass around-Incledon; Irish Song-Johnstone; How merrily we live that Soldiers be-Incledon, Linton, Johnstone; To arms! Britons strike home-Incledon, Linton, Blurton, Lee, Rees; To conclude The Siege of Quebec and the Death of General Wolfe-; General Wolfe-Farley; Brigadier Moncton-Atkins; Brigadier Townsend-Lewiss; Brigadier Murray-Thompson; Adjutants-Lee, Curties; Serjeant Adair-Abbot; Aid@de@camp-King; Indian Chief-Bologna Jun.

Dance: In II: Negro Dance-Bologna, King, Platt, Blurton

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Richard II Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Song: End: The Tight Little Island-Townsend

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett. 1st piece: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1]. 3rd piece: Never acted here; by Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market. With appropriate Scenes, Dresses & Decorations. The Music composed & selected by Attwood. Morning Chronicle, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Fawcett, No. 3, Tanfield-court, Temple. Receipts: #535 6s. (233.2; 7.3; tickets: 295.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: Daniel Dowlas (alias Lord Duberly)-Emery; Dick Dowlas-Knight; Doctor Pangloss-Fawcett; Zekiel Homespun-Munden; Henry Morland-H. Johnston; Stedfast-Murray; Kenrick-Johnstone; Deborah Dowlas (alias Lady Duberly)-Mrs Davenport; Caroline Dormer (1st time)-Miss Murray; Cicely Homespun-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance this season); With the original Epilogue-the Dramatis Personae.
Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Social Songsters

Performance Comment: Naval History (1st time)-Fawcett; My Dolly was the fairest Thing-Incledon; A Bundle of Proverbs-Munden; The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton, Denman; This Life is like a Country Dance-Fawcett; The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Sing Old Rose and burn the Bellows-Incledon, Fawcett, Hill, Linton.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 2nd piece [1st time; MF 2, by Prince Hoare, Larpent MS 1289; not published; synopsis of plot in Morning Herald, 29 Apr, Author of Prologue unknown]: The new Musick composed by Kelly. Morning Chronicle, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 65, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #360 8s. 6d. (272.17.6; 80.9.6; 7.1.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #213 3s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: Don Manuel (1st time)-Wewitzer; Don Philip-Barrymore; Octavio-Holland; Trappanti-Bannister Jun.; Soto-Wathen; Don Lewis-Surmont; Diego-Hollingsworth; Hippolita-Mrs Jordan; Rosara-Miss Heard; Flora-Miss DeCamp; Viletta-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Soto Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Children; or, Give Them their Way

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Suett, Bannister Jun., Palmer, Wewitzer, Mrs Jordan, Miss DeCamp. Cast from Songs (no pub., 1800): Sir Gabriel Willwou'd-Suett; Henry Willwou'd-Bannister Jun.; Robert-Palmer; Sod-Wewitzer; Plough-Maddocks; Till-Sparks; Villagers and Servants-Webb, Chippendale; Emily-Mrs Jordan; Rose-Miss DeCamp; Prologue-; introductory of a new Song, The Origin of Old Bachelors-Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Performance Comment: Fustian-Suett; Sylvester Daggerwood, (with a new Song,) The Lord Mayor's Show; or, Four-and-Twenty Aldermen all on a Row-Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: Sylvester Daggerwood Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Reviv'd Anacreontics [i

Performance Comment: e. The Sons of Anacreon]. President (with the Anacreontic Song)-Incledon; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; From Night till Morn I take my Glass-Johnstone, Incledon; A Favorite Comic Song-Fawcett; The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton, Denman; The Awkward Recruit (never performed)-Munden; Beviamo-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend, Linton.

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: End II 1st piece: The Witches, as18000415, but added: Denman, +Street

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer and Caulfield. [In 3rd piece the playbill retains Miss DeCamp as Fanny, but "Miss DeCamp being reported ill during the representation of [1st piece], the part of Fanny, in the Entertainment, was undertaken, at a moment's notice, by Miss Heard, [who]...studying the character, scene by scene, acted the part to general satisfaction, which was announced merely to be read" (Dramatic Censor, II, 232).] Morning Chronicle, 19 May: Tickets to be had of Caulfield, No. 6, Southampton-place, Tottenham-court-road [Palmer not listed]. Receipts: #194 1s. 6d. (120.10.0; 66.10.6; 7.1.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #212 4s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Mellon

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Performance Comment: As18000428, but added: Apewell (with some favorite Imitations)-Caulfield; The Lord Mayor's Show-_.
Related Works
Related Work: Sylvester Daggerwood Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Master Heather

Song: In: The Blue Bell of Scotland, as18000512; accompanied on the Lute, as18000512; In course Evening: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland; In 3rd piece: a new ballad, The Fisherman and the River Queen (Written and Composed by M. G. Lewis, Esq, M. P., Author of Crazy Jane.)-Mrs Bland

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Heard [who is named as the recipient in Morning Chronicle, 9 June, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #113 17s. 6d. (67.3.0; 44.6.6; 2.8.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #213 5s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Related Works
Related Work: Sylvester Daggerwood Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Master Heather

Song: In III: song-Dignum; End 2nd piece: Soft Musick let my humble lay (composed by Suett)-Master Suett; In 3rd piece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Agnes to Mrs Bland, but she "being prevented by sudden indisposition from playing Agnes, the part was undertaken, at a short notice, by Miss Wentworth, who acquitted herself to general satisfaction" (Dramatic Censor, II, 260).] Receipts: #136 (82.1.6; 51.12.6; 2.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Raymond (1st appearance in that character); Virolet-C. Kemble; Kilmallock-Caulfield; Roque (1st time)-Archer; Muleteers-Sedgwick, Dignum, Trueman; Lope Tocho-Suett; Goatherds-Packer, Maddocks, Chippendale; Bulcazin Muley (1st time)-Cory; Ganem-Surmont; Pacha-Wewitzer; Ali Beg-Sparks; Sadi-Bannister Jun.; Zorayda-Miss Heard; Floranthe-Miss DeCamp; Agnes-Miss Wentworth.
Cast
Role: Goatherds Actor: Packer, Maddocks, Chippendale
Role: Floranthe Actor: Miss DeCamp
Related Works
Related Work: The Mountaineers Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Palmer
Event Comment: 3rd piece: The Musick composed and selected by Attwood. Books of the Songs, &c. to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue Devils

Performance Comment: Megrim-Fawcett; Demisou-Palmer; James-Wathen; Annette-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: James Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: Blue Devils Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Sorrento Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: 3rd piece: Chorus-Kenrick, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Aylmer

Event Comment: [Mrs Mountain was from cg. "To her claims as a singer she adds (what we rarely find associated in one and the same person) the qualifications requisite to constitute a performer" (Dramatic Censor, III, 5).] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by John Till Allingham]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis All a Farce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-Caulfield; Harcourt-Abbot; Sir Walter Manny-Whitmore; John de Vienne-Davenport; Ribbemont-Barrymore; Eustache de St. Pierre-C. Kemble; Officer-J. Palmer; John d'Aire-Trueman; Old Man-Waldron; Crier-Ledger; Citizens-Farley, Atkins, Chippendale; O'Carrol-Johnstone; Serjeant-Wathen; La Gloire-Fawcett; Carpenters-Suett, Klanert; Queen-Miss Chapman; Julia-Miss DeCamp; Madelon-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Serjeant Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis All a Farce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Event Comment: [2nd piece in place of The Agreeable Surprise, advertised on plabbill of 20 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: 'tis All A Farce

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Cast
Role: Serjeant Actor: Wathen
Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis All a Farce

Event Comment: [Mrs King was from the Stamford theatre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Related Works
Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Vapour-Farley; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance-Caulfield; Sir Matthew Medley-Davenport; Woodley-Trueman; Waiter-Chippendale; Servant-Atkins; Charlotte-Miss Gaudry; Florella-Mrs King (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Davenport