*p1790 05 05 cg The Widow of Malabar. Principal Characters by Holman, Farren, Thompson, Powel, Evatt, Harley, Mrs Rock, Miss Brunton. Cast from text ($William Lane=, 1791): Young Bramin-Holman; Raymond-Farren; Narrain-Thompson; 2nd Bramin-Powel; Albert-Evatt; Chief Bramin-Harley; Fatima-Mrs Rock; Indamora-Miss Brunton; <i>Prologue</i>-Holman; <i>Epilogue</i>-Mrs Mattocks.*a1790 05 05 cg The Man of Quality. Lord Foppington-Bernard; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Ryder; Young Fashion-Macready; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Hoyden-Miss E. Brunton (1st appearance in <i>London</i>).*a1790 05 05 cg The Two Misers. ^As17900412^.*s1790 05 05 cg In: Bannister, Johnstone, Darley, Duffey, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson, Mrs Martyr; The Music by $Stevens=-.*e1790 05 05 cg <i>Monologue</i>. Preceding 2nd piece: <i>Occasional Address</i>-Miss Brunton.*c1790 05 05 cg Benefit for $Miss Brunton=. 1st piece [1st time; T 3, by $Mariana Starke=, based on <i>La Veuve du Malabar</i>, by $Antoine Marin LeMierre=. Prologue by $William Thomas Fitzgerald=. Epilogue by $Richard John Hughes Starke= (see text)]: With new Scenes and Dresses. And a <i>Procession</i> representing the Ceremonies attending the Sacrifice of an Indian Woman on the Funeral Pile of her deceased Hqsband. 2nd piece: Not acted these 18 years [acted 4 May 1776. Miss E. Brunton was from the <i>Norwich theatre</i>]. <i>Morning Chronicle</i>, 1 Feb. 1791: This Day is published <i>The Widow of Malabar</i> (1s. 6d.). <i>Public Advertiser</i>, 21 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Brunton, No. 35, <i>Gerrard-street</i>, <i>Soho</i>. [The mainpiece is sometimes stated to have been 1st acted at $Mrs Crespigny's private@theatre@in@Camberwell=, 1790, but "'The Widow of Malabar' was not first produced at Mrs Crespigny's Theatre. The Tragedy performed there is called '<i>The British Orphan</i>' (also by Mariana Starke)" (<i>Gazetteer</i>, 24 Jan. 1791).] Receipts: #338 13s. (208.7; 2.8; tickets: 127.18).