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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17860922, but Flutter (for that night only)-Holman (1st appearance in that character); French Valet-Kennedy.
Cast
Role: French Valet Actor: Kennedy.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

Dance: As17870217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Kemble; Cloten-R. Palmer; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius-Barrymore; Arviragus-Benson; Cymbeline-Staunton; Pissanio-Packer; Lucius-Phillimore; French Gentleman-Fawcett; Philario-Chaplin; Cornelius-Alfred; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Mrs Ward; Imogen-Mrs Taylor (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: French Gentleman Actor: Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: II: a Masquerade Scene with Dancing-Hamoir, Ferrere, Miss Stageldoir

Song: Hark! the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings-Dignum, Williames, Danby, Master Clarke

Performance Comment: the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings-Dignum, Williames, Danby, Master Clarke.
Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Farmer, but "on account of Edwin's illness [it] was changed to Hob in the Well" (World, 23 Nov.).] Receipts: #155 12s. (152.3; 3.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Bernard; Villers-Hull; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-Wewitzer; Porter-Fearon; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood-Miss Tweedale (2nd appearance on any stage [see17871114]); Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: French Valet Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Cast
Role: Hob's Mother Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performance Comment: As17880116, but Colombine-Miss J. Stageldoir in place of Miss Stageldoir; Fawcett_; Phillimore_; Wilson_; Chaplin_; Jones_; Benson_; Alfred_; unassigned-_Spencer, Mrs _Love; French Ladies-_.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Redemption 0

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea 3 [i

Performance Comment: e. the oratorio consists of only two parts.]. Overture to Artaxerxes-; The Soldier tired of War's Alarms-Mme Mara; Concerto Hautboy-Parke; Where the Bee sucks-Mrs Crouch, Miss George, Dignum, Reinhold; Concerto French Horn-Ponto; Song-Reinhold; Coronation Anthem, My Heart is inditing-.
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 3, by George Colman, ynger. Prologue by the Hon. Francis North. Epilogue by the author (see text)]: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Public Advertiser, 2 Sept. 1788: This Day is published Ways and Means (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means; Or, A Trip To Dover

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Bannister Jun., Aickin, Williamson, R. Palmer, Moss, Usher, Barrett, Burton, Phillimore, Johnson, Lyons, Painter, Besford, Bannister, Mrs Webb, Miss Prideaux, Mrs Love, Miss Francis, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Kemble. [Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1788): Random-Palmer; Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Old Random-Aickin; Scruple-Williamson; Tiptoe-R. Palmer; Quirk-Moss; Paul Peery-Usher; Carney-Barrett; Packet and Coach Passengers-Burton, Phillimore; English Waiter-Lyons; Bailiff-Painter; French Waiter-Besford; Roundfee-Bannister; Lady Dunder-Mrs Webb; Kitty-Miss Prideaux; Mrs Peery-Mrs Love; [Other] Packet and Coach Passengers-Miss Francis, Mrs Gaudry; Harriet-Mrs Kemble; unassigned-Johnson; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Palmer. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: French Waiter Actor: Besford
Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; F 1, by John Rose; in Town and Country Magazine, Aug. 1788, p. 374, said to be translated from a French farce]. "Edwin was too ill to sing, but went through the part [in Peeping Tom; see 16 Aug.]" (Public Advertiser, 4 Aug.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Cast
Role: French Waiter Actor: Besford
Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner; or, Quality Binding

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Bernard; Villers-Hull; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-Wewitzer; Porter-Fearon; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Wells; Miss Ogle-Miss Tweedale; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: French Valet Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Booth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17881015, but French Valet-_.
Cast
Role: French Valet Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback; or, A Frolick in Bagdad

Performance Comment: The Hunchback-Quick; Taylor-Blanchard; Jew Purveyor-Wewitzer; French Doctor-Cubitt; Barber-Macready; Englishman-Fearon; Doctor's Man-Rock; Jew's Man-Milburne; Black Aga-Painter; Cadi-Evatt; Bassa of Bagdad-Davies; Dora-Miss Rowson; Taylor's Wife-Mrs Webb; Text (J. Debrett, 1789) specifies: Crumpy-Quick; +Cross-Leg-Blanchard; +Zebede-Wewitzer (in text: $Reeve); Doctor Quinquina-Cubitt; +Absalom-Macready; +Crank-Fearon (in text: $Booth); Dominique-Rock; +Habby-Milburne; +Babouc-Painter; +Cadi-Evatt; +Bassa-Davies; Crier-Thompson; Courier-Ledger; +Dora-Miss Rowson; +Juggy-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Role: French Doctor Actor: Cubitt

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady ; or, Jack in Distress- See17890616

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: Mother Shipton's Review of the Audience-(with Alterations and Additions) Quick?

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau; Or, Our Way In France

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Performance Comment: The Hunchback-Quick; Taylor-Blanchard; Jew Purveyor-Reeve; French Doctor-Cubitt; Barber-Macready; Englishman-Bernard; Doctor's Man-Rock; Jew's Man-Milburne; Cadi-Evatt; Bassa of Bagdad-Davies; Dora-Miss Rowson; Taylor's Wife-Mrs Webb. [Parts adjusted from text (J. Debrett, 1789): Crumpy-Quick; Cross@Leg-Blanchard; Zebede-Reeve; Doctor Quinquina-Cubitt; Absalom-Macready; Crank-Bernard; Dominique-Rock; Habby-Milburne; Cadi-Evatt; Bassa-Davies; Dora-Miss Rowson; Juggy-Mrs Webb.]
Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Role: French Doctor Actor: Cubitt

Dance: End: Divertissement-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

Event Comment: Inkle and Yarico [advertised on playbill of 22 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Receipts: #209 7s. (203.2.6; 6.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Bernard; Villers-Hull; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-C. Powell; Porter-Powel; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Wells; Miss Ogle-Mrs Lewis; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: French Valet Actor: C. Powell

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: As17891231

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. Part of the Pit [9 rows (World, 23 Mar.)] to be laid into the Boxes. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, probably by Isaac Bickerstaffe, but also ascribed to Mrs Jordan and to Richard Ford. Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin, 1799]. Kemble Mem.: The Farce is written by Mr Bickerstaffe. World, 29 Apr. 1790: The Spoil'd Child was sent to Mrs Jordan from Bickerstaffe in Italy, where her fame had reached. Public Advertiser, 13 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan at her house, No. 14, Somerset-street, Portman-square. Receipts: #352 18s. 6d. (137.13.0; 12.4.6; 1.7.0; tickets: 201.14.0) (charge: #111 6s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Kemble; Hardy-Baddeley; Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bannister Jun.; Saville-Barrymore; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-R. Palmer; Silvertongue-Banks; Crowquil-Jones; Gentlemen-Benson, Phillimore, Haymes; Mountebank-Hollingsworth; French Servant-Maddocks; Porter-Alfred; Dick-Burton; Gibson-Lyons; Saville's Servant-Webb; Tradesman-Fawcett; Letitia Hardy (with a song)-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Rackett-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Kemble; Miss Ogle-Miss Tidswell; Kitty Willis-Miss Barnes; Lady-Mrs Hedges.
Cast
Role: French Servant Actor: Maddocks

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Bernard; Villers-Hull; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-C. Powell; Porter-Powel; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood-Miss Chapman; Miss Ogle-Mrs Lewis; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: French Valet Actor: C. Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Performance Comment: The Hunchback-Quick; Taylor-Blanchard; Jew Purveyor (1st time)-Wilson; French Doctor-Marshall; Barber-Macready; Englishman-Bernard; Doctor's Man-Rock; Jew's Man-Milburne; Cadi-Evatt; Bassa of Bagdad-Davies; Dora-Mrs Rock; Taylor's Wife-Mrs Webb. [Parts adjusted from text (J. Debrett, 1789); Crumpy-Quick; +Cross-Leg-Blanchard; +Zebede-Wilson; +Doctor Quinquina-Marshall; +Absalom-Macready; +Crank-Bernard; +Dominique-Rock; +Habby-Milburne; +Cadi-Evatt; +Bassa-Davies; +Dora-Mrs Rock; +Juggy-Mrs Webb.]
Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Role: French Doctor Actor: Marshall

Dance: End 3rd piece: As17910112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Whitfield; Hardy-Baddeley; Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bannister Jun.; Saville-Barrymore; Villers-Benson; Courtall-R. Palmer; Silvertongue-Banks; Crowquil-Jones; Gentlemen-Phillimore, Haymes; Mountebank-Hollingsworth; French Servant-Maddocks; Porter-Alfred; Dick-Burton; Gibson-Lyons; Letitia Hardy (with a song in character)-Mrs Jordan; Mrs Racket-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Powell; Miss Ogle-Miss Tidswell; Kitty Willis-Miss Barnes; Lady-Mrs Hedges; Maid-Miss Palmer.
Cast
Role: French Servant Actor: Maddocks

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2] Translated from the French [La Nuit aux Aventures; on, Les Deux Morts Vivants, by Antoine Jean Bourlin, dit Dumaniant] by Mrs Inchbald, the Author of I'll Tell You What, Such Things Are, A Simple Story, &c. [Larpent MS 900; not published. In 1797 altered by J. C. Cross as An Escape into Prison. "In January 1788 Mrs Inchbald was translating an unnamed French play, acted three years later as The Hue and Cry" (James Boaden, Memoirs of Mrs Inchbald, 1833, I, 255-56). "Mrs Inchbald is now adapting La Nuit aux Aventures, by Dumaniant" (World, 26 Jan. 1788). In the text of Dumaniant's play the dramatis personae is the same as that in the Larpent MS. Author of Prologue unknown.] Morning Chronicle, 30 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No. 19, Great Piazza, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #263 13s. (68.19.0; 31.7.6; 3.13.6; tickets: 159.13.0) (charge: #116 4s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Hue and Cry

Performance Comment: Characters-Whitfield Hollingsworth, Bland, Bannister Jun., Burton, Suett, Phillimore, Williames, Maddocks, Lyons, Alfred, Webb, Miss Collins, Mrs Williames; Larpent MS lists the parts: Count Abeville, Don Lewis, Don Juan, Perroquet, Fabio, Sanchez, Corregidore, Jailor, Grim, Donna Leonora, Inis. Prologue-Bannister Jun.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Broadhurst. 3rd piece [1st time; M. ENT 1, author unknown. Larpent MS 910; not published]: Overture and Music entirely new, composed by Percy, with some airs from Andreozzi and Stevens. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 24 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Broadhust at Mr Percy's, No. 13, Tavistock-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #202 9s. (52.5.6; 3.17.6; tickets: 146.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17910221, but Villers-_; Courtall-_; French Valet-_; Porter-_; Kitty Willis-_.
Cast
Role: French Valet Actor: C. Powell

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Cottage Maid

Dance: In 3rd piece: a Hornpipe, Dance of Sailors-

Song: Masquerade Scene in 1st piece: Green Willow (composed by Percy)-Miss Broadhurst

Event Comment: 1st piece: With new Scenes and Dresses. And a Procession, representing the Ceremonies attending the Sacrifice of an Indian Woman on the Funeral Pile of her deceased Husband. As You Like It [advertised on playbill of 21 Sept.] is obliged to be deferr'd, on account of the sudden indisposition of a Principal Performer. Receipts: #156 5s. (151.12.6; 4.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Performance Comment: The Hunchback-Quick; Taylor-Blanchard; Jew Purveyor-Wilson; French Doctor-Marshall; Barber-Macready; Englishman-Powel; Doctor's Man-Rock; Bassa of Bagdad-Davies; Dora-Mrs Rock; Taylor's Wife-Mrs Webb. [For specific names of parts see17890414.]For specific names of parts see17890414.]
Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Role: French Doctor Actor: Marshall

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Harley; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Macready, Evatt; Bacchanals-Incledon, Davies, Darley, Cubitt, Williamson; The Lady-Mrs Wells; Bacchant-Mrs Mountain; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Broadhurst; Sabrina-Miss Barnett; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Macready, Evatt
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Wells
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Miss Broadhurst; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Performance Comment: !! Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Barrymore, R. Palmer, Wewitzer, Wrighten, Phillimore, Banks, Bland, Burton, Alfred. Vocal Parts-Dignum, Sedgwick, Fawcett, Chapman, Danby; Muses-Mrs Powell, Mrs Goodall, Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Collins, Miss Heard, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Butler, Mrs Brigg; [Cast from Larpent MS 918, and London Chronicle, 23 Sept.: Palmer, Parsons, R. Palmer, Wrighten, Alfred [all in their own persons]; French Critic-Wewitzer; Italian Singer-Bland; Apollo-Dignum; Mercury-Sedgwick; Melpomene-Mrs Powell; Thalia-Mrs Goodall; Terpsichore-Miss DeCamp; Euterpe-Miss Collins; Phillimore, Banks, Burton. Phillimore, Banks, Burton.
Cast
Role: French Critic Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The School for Scandal

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: III 2nd piece: a song-Sedgwick

Event Comment: By command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #369 15s. (368.3; 1.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Fawcett; Villers-Macready; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-C. Powell; Porter-Powel; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood-Miss Chapman; Miss Ogle-Mrs Harlowe; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: French Valet Actor: C. Powell

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Cast
Role: 2nd Brother Actor: Letteney.
Role: Brothers to Colombine Actor: Farley, King
Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Whitfield; Hardy-Baddeley; Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bannister Jun.; Saville-Barrymore; Villers-Benson; Courtall-R. Palmer; Silvertongue-Banks; Crowquill-Jones; Mountebank-Maddocks; French Servant-Wewitzer; Porter-Alfred; Dick-Hollingsworth; Gibson-Lyons; Letitia Hardy (with a song)-Mrs Jordan; Mrs Racket-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Kemble; Miss Ogle-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: French Servant Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: The Seraskier Actor: Kelly
Role: Katherine Actor: Mrs Crouch

Dance: Conclude: with a Country Dance-the Characters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

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

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Performance Comment: The Hunchback-Quick; Taylor-Blanchard; Jew Purveyor-Wilson; French Doctor-Marshall; Barber-Macready; Englishman-Powel; Doctor's Man-Rock; Cadi-Evatt; Bassa of Bagdad-Davies; Dora-Mrs Rock; Taylor's Wife-Mrs Webb. [For specific names of parts see17890414.]For specific names of parts see17890414.]
Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Role: French Doctor Actor: Marshall

Dance: End II: a Negro Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Fawcett; Villers-Macready; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-Rees; Porter-Powel; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Wells; Miss Ogle-Mrs Harlowe; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: French Valet Actor: Rees

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Pirates; afterpiece of The Virgin Unmask'd, both advertised on playbill of 8 Dec.] 'Mrs Goodall is a very good substitute for Mrs Jordan [who had not yet appeared this season] in Letitia Hardy" (Thespian Magazine, Jan. 1793, p. 171). Receipts: #115 4s. (69.0; 37.8; 8.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Whitfield; Hardy-Baddeley; Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bannister Jun.; Saville-Barrymore; Villars-Benson; Courtall-R. Palmer; Silvertongue-Banks; Crowquil-Jones; Gentlemen-Phillimore, Cooke, Caulfield; Mountebank-Hollingsworth; French Servant-Wewitzer; Porter-Alfred; Dick-Burton; Gibson-Lyons; Tradesman-Fawcett; Tom Fool-Bland; Servant-Webb; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Goodall; Mrs Racket-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Kemble; Miss Ogle-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: French Servant Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Matthew Actor: Fawcett