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01 September 1794

Event Information
Theatre: Haymarket Theatre
Theatrical Season: 1793-1794
Volume: 5
Comments: The New Farce of JENNY'S WHIM; or, The Roasted Emperor [advertised on playbill of 30 Aug., in place of MY GRANDMOTHER] is unavoidably postponed. [This farce, by John O'Keeffe, was never acted; it was objected to by the Lord Chamberlain on the grounds that it "ridiculed the Emperor of Morocco." See MacMillan, Larpent Catalogue, p. 172.]

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    *p1794 09 01 hay RULE BRITANNIA! As 25 Aug., but Benson in place of Fawcett. Also WAYS AND MEANS. Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-Davies; Old Random-Aickin; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Burton; Camey-Barrett; Peery-Usher; Tiptoe-R. Palmer (1st appearance these 2 years)//Lady Dunder-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Peery-Mrs Booth; Harriett-Mrs Kemble; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs. Also MY GRANDMOTHER. As 29 Aug., but Charlotte-Miss De Camp (1st appearance in that character). COMMENT. The New Farce of JENNY'S WHIM; or, The Roasted Emperor [advertised on playbill of 30 Aug., in place of MY GRANDMOTHER] is unavoidably postponed. [This farce, by John O'Keeffe, was never acted; it was objected to by the Lord Chamberlain on the grounds that it "ridiculed the Emperor of Morocco." See MacMillan, Larpent Catalogue, p. 172.]
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    *p1794 09 01 hay RULE BRITANNIA! As 25 Aug. but Benson in place of Fawcett .hathi.*a1794 09 01 hay WAYS AND MEANS. Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-Davies; Old Random-Aickin; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Burton; Camey-Barrett; Peery-Usher; Tiptoe-R. Palmer (1st appearance these 2 years)//Lady Dunder-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Peery-Mrs Booth; Harriett-Mrs Kemble; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs .hathi.*a1794 09 01 hay MY GRANDMOTHER. ^As17940829^, but Charlotte-Miss De Camp (1st appearance in that character) .hathi.*c1794 09 01 hay The New Farce of JENNY'S WHIM; or, The Roasted Emperor [advertised on playbill of 30 Aug., in place of MY GRANDMOTHER] is unavoidably postponed. [This farce, by John O'Keeffe, was never acted; it was objected to by the Lord Chamberlain on the grounds that it "ridiculed the Emperor of Morocco." See MacMillan, Larpent Catalogue, p. 172.] hathi.
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    Event: 49171 | 17940901 | hay | hathi | The New Farce of JENNY'S WHIM; or, The Roasted Emperor [advertised on playbill of 30 Aug., in place of MY GRANDMOTHER] is unavoidably postponed. [This farce, by John O'Keeffe, was never acted; it was objected to by the Lord Chamberlain on the grounds that it "ridiculed the Emperor of Morocco." See MacMillan, Larpent Catalogue, p. 172.]
    Performance: 108503 | 49171 | p | Rule Britannia | As 25 Aug. but Benson in place of Fawcett .
    Performance: 108504 | 49171 | a | WAYS AND MEANS | Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-Davies; Old Random-Aickin; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Burton; Camey-Barrett; Peery-Usher; Tiptoe-R. Palmer (1st appearance these 2 years)//Lady Dunder-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Peery-Mrs Booth; Harriett-Mrs Kemble; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs .
    Cast:
    195453 | 108504 | Sir David Dunder | Bannister Jun.
    195454 | 108504 | Young Random | Barrymore
    195455 | 108504 | Scruple | Davies
    195456 | 108504 | Old Random | Aickin
    195457 | 108504 | Roundfee | Suett
    195458 | 108504 | Quirk | Burton
    195459 | 108504 | Camey | Barrett
    195460 | 108504 | Peery | Usher
    195461 | 108504 | Tiptoe | R. Palmer
    195462 | 108504 | //Lady Dunder | Mrs Hopkins
    195463 | 108504 | Mrs Peery | Mrs Booth
    195464 | 108504 | Harriett | Mrs Kemble
    195465 | 108504 | Kitty | Mrs Gibbs
    Performance: 108505 | 49171 | a | MY GRANDMOTHER | As17940829, but Charlotte-Miss De Camp (1st appearance in that character) .
    AsSeeDate: 108505 | hay | a | As | 17940829
    Cast:
    195466 | 108505 | Charlotte | Miss De Camp
    703598 | 108505 | Young Pranks | Fawcett
    703599 | 108505 | Whimmy | Suett
    703600 | 108505 | Old Pranks | Aickin
    703601 | 108505 | Peregrine | Davies
    703602 | 108505 | Barleycorn | Benson
    703603 | 108505 | Apathy | Bland
    703604 | 108505 | Barebones | Barrett
    703605 | 108505 | Tully | Johnstone
    703606 | 108505 | Natty Maggs | Palmer Jun.
    703607 | 108505 | Carter | Burton
    703608 | 108505 | Poz | Pindar
    703609 | 108505 | Bite | Cooke
    703610 | 108505 | Skip | Abbot
    703611 | 108505 | Coachman | Ledger
    703612 | 108505 | John | Lyons
    703613 | 108505 | Grum | Usher
    703614 | 108505 | Toby Thatch | Parsons//Diana-Miss Heard
    703615 | 108505 | Parsons//Diana | Miss Heard
    703616 | 108505 | Mrs Maggs | Mrs Booth
    703617 | 108505 | Ladies | Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Hale
    703618 | 108505 | Fishwoman | Mrs Heard
    703619 | 108505 | Kitty Barleycorn | Mrs Kemble
    703620 | 108505 | Major Benbow | Suett
    703621 | 108505 | Justice Benbow | Usher
    703622 | 108505 | Greville | Johnstone
    703623 | 108505 | Wilson | Bannister
    703624 | 108505 | Tipple | Fawcett
    703625 | 108505 | Kilderkin | Ledger
    703626 | 108505 | Ned | Abbot
    703627 | 108505 | Putty | Waldron Jun.//Eliza-Miss Leak
    703628 | 108505 | //Eliza | Miss Leak
    703629 | 108505 | Young Wilding | Palmer
    703630 | 108505 | Old Wilding | Aickin
    703631 | 108505 | Sir James Elliot | Benson
    703632 | 108505 | Waiter | Ledger
    703633 | 108505 | Servants | Abbot, Lyons
    703634 | 108505 | Papillion | C. Kemble
    703635 | 108505 | //Miss Godfrey | Miss Heard
    703636 | 108505 | Kitty | Mrs Hale
    703637 | 108505 | Miss Grantham | Mrs Brooks
    703638 | 108505 | Vapour | Bannister Jun.
    703639 | 108505 | Gossip | Suett
    703640 | 108505 | Souffrance | Benson
    703641 | 108505 | Sir Matthew Medley | Burton
    703642 | 108505 | Woodly | Cooke//Charlotte-Mrs Harvey
    703643 | 108505 | Cooke//Charlotte | Mrs Harvey
    703644 | 108505 | Florella | Miss Leak

Mainpiece

Comments:
As 25 Aug. but Benson in place of Fawcett .
Cast:
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Afterpiece

Comments:
Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-Davies; Old Random-Aickin; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Burton; Camey-Barrett; Peery-Usher; Tiptoe-R. Palmer (1st appearance these 2 years)//Lady Dunder-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Peery-Mrs Booth; Harriett-Mrs Kemble; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs .
Cast:

Afterpiece

Comments:
As17940829, but Charlotte-Miss De Camp (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast:

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