*p1780 05 30 hay The Manager in Distress. [Characters by Palmer, Aickin, R. Palmer, Davis, Egan, Kenny, Bannister Jun., Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Poussin, Miss Hale, Mrs Lefevre, Mrs W. Palmer, Mrs Love, Mrs Webb. Cast from text (T. Cadell [1780]): Bustleton-Palmer; Manager-Aickin; Easy-R. Palmer; Prompter-Davis; Irishman in the Pit-Egan; Servant-Kenny; Gentleman in the Balcony-Bannister Jun.; Actresses-Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Poussin, Miss Hale; Two Ladies in an Upper Box-Mrs Lefevre, Mrs W. Palmer; Caller-Mrs Love; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Webb.*a1780 05 30 hay The Suicide. Principal Parts-Palmer, Aickin, Edwin, Hitchcock [part read by], Lamash, Gardner, Blissett, Usher, Massey, R. Palmer, Webb, Bannister, Mrs Webb, Miss Hale, Miss Farren. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 28 June 1786: Tobine-Palmer; Tabby-Aickin; Wingrave-Edwin; Catchpenny-read by Hitchcock; Squib-Lamash; Bounce-Gardner; Juggins-Blissett; Dr Truby-Usher; Waiters-Massey, Webb; John-R. Palmer; Ranter-Bannister; Mrs Grogram-Mrs Webb; Peggy-Miss Hale; Nancy Lovel-Miss Farren.]*a1780 05 30 hay Midas. Midas-Edwin; Apollo-Du-Bellamy (1st appearance in <i>London</i> these 3 years); Sileno-Massey; Jupiter-Simpkinson; Damaetas-Lamash [<i>Public Advertiser</i>: $Blissett=]; Pan-Bannister; Daphne-Mrs Hitchcock; Juno-Mrs Poussin; Mysis-Mrs Love; Nysa-Miss Twist.*d1780 05 30 hay End 2nd piece: new dance, <i>The Italian Peasants</i>-Master Byrne, Miss Byrne.*c1780 05 30 hay 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, by $George Colman=, the elder]. "The ground-work was the apologies received from the great actors, who all preferred their suburban shades to the temperature of the <i>Haymarket</i>...The prompter enters to apologize to the audience and return the money, but his plea is rendered nugatory by certain oratorical and mimetic personages stationed in the pit and boxes, who not at first being recognized by the house as professional people, a great confusion was produced. When $Mrs Webb= arose to address the audience, the joke became apparent, and a prodigious interest was excited' (<i>Boaden, Siddons</i>, 1,208). [In 2nd piece the playbill lists $Baddeley=, but "Previous to the beginning of the Play, $Palmer= came forward...and acquainted [the audience] that Baddeley then lay speechless [as the result of a stroke], and $Hitchcock=, the prompter, would, with their permission, read Baddeley's Part" (<i>London Chronicle</i>, 31 May). The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 [same throughout season]. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Rice at the Theatre. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 6 July 1780: This Day is published The Manager in Distress (1s.).