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Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Robson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: As17800414

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. [This was Mrs Bellamy's last appearance on the stage. And see dl, 24 May 1785.] Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Whitfield, Robson
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Music: End IV: concerto on the violin-Fisher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

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Afterpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Bannister Jun.; Glenalvon-Bensley; Lord Randolph-Aickin; Officers-Stevens, Davis; Old Norval-Digges; Anna-Mrs Poussin; Lady Randolph-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance on this stage these 13 years).

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail A Dramatic Proverb

Dance: As17800530

Music: 2nd piece: With an Overture-; Between the Acts: Scots Airs-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

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Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Village

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Dance: End II 2nd piece: As17800530

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

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Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Dance: End I 2nd piece: As17800530; III: a Hornpipe-Master Byrne. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

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Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Suicide

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Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Bannister Jun.; with the Original Prologue-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Gardner; Simon-Stevens; Irishman-Egan; Scotchman-Walker; Watchman-Barrett; Wingate-Webb; Charlotte-Miss Wood.
Event Comment: The Beggar's Opera is obliged to be deferred. [Mrs Hedges is identified in Morning Chronicle, 9 Dec. 1780.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

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Afterpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End IV 2nd piece: As17800530

Event Comment: [2nd piece in place of The Beggar's Opera, announced on playbill of 9 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

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Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: As17800609

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

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Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Dance: As17800603

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

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Related Work: The Separate Maintenance Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Son in law

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

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Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

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Related Work: Polly Honeycomb Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

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Related Work: The Separate Maintenance Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Son in law

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

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Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performance Comment: Butler-Edwin; The Squire-Lamash; Mrs Candy-Mrs Love; Polly Pattens-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Lamash

Dance: As17800603

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

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Related Work: The Separate Maintenance Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Son in law

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

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Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Cast
Role: The Squire Actor: Lamash

Music: As17800602

Event Comment: [2nd piece in place of The Spanish Barber; 3rd piece of The Mayor of Garratt, both announced on playbill of 22 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

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Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Suicide

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Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Son in law

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted here. Afterpiece: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Books of the Masque to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Phaedra And Hippolitus

Performance Comment: Theseus-Digges; Lycon-Aickin; Cratander-Gardner; Messenger-Davis; Officers-Kenny, Painter; Hippolitus-Bannister Jun.; Ismene-Mrs Cuyler; Attendant-Mrs Poussin; Phaedra-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance in that character these 6 years).
Cast
Role: Theseus Actor: Digges

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Lamash, Wood
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Lamash, Wood
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

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Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

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Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Brunton (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); King Henry-Bensley; Catesby-Davis; Ratcliff-Egan; Lieutenant-R. Palmer; Lord Mayor-Massey; Buckingham-Aickin; Tressel-Bannister Jun.; Stanley-Gardner; Norfolk-Wood; Prince Edward-Miss Francis; Duke of York-Master Edwin; Richmond-Palmer; Lady Anne-Mrs Cuyler; Duchess of York-Mrs Poussin; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Lamash, Wood
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

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Related Work: The Separate Maintenance Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Son in law

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Related Works
Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Lamash, Wood
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Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted here. [Staunton, who was from the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin, is identified in Westminster Magazine, July 1780, p. 397.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Lamash, Wood
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

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Related Work: The Separate Maintenance Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Son in law

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Miles Peter Andrews]: The Overture from the celebrated Fire and Water Music of Handel. The new Airs and Chorusses by Dr Arnold. With new scenes by Rooker. Books of the Songs may be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 8 July 1780: This Day is published the Songs in Fire And Water! (6d.). Ibid, 22 July 1780: This Day is published Fire And Water! (price not listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Related Works
Related Work: The Suicide Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Fire and Water