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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World As It Goes; Or, A Party At Montpelier

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Lee Lewes, Quick, Wilson, Edwin, Wewitzer, Peile, L'Estrange, Egan, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Webb, Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Morton, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Davenett, Miss Younge. Cast from Morning Herald, 26 Feb.: Sir Charles Danvers-Lewis; Fairfax-Lee Lewes; Grub-Quick; Col. Sparwell-Wilson; Bronze-Edwin; von Irkin-Wewitzer; Le Rouge-L'Estrange; Murtagh-Egan; Mrs Sparwell-Mrs Mattocks; Molly Grub-Mrs Webb; Sidney Grub-Mrs Inchbald; French Countess-Miss Ambrose; Lady Danvers-Miss Younge; unassigned-Peile, Mrs Morton, Miss Platt, Mrs Davenett; Larpent MS lists the parts as above, and adds: Monk-; Le Gout-; Will-; Landlord-; Jervis-; Abbess-; Nell-; Child-; Prologue-Lee Lewes; Epilogue-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Thelyphthora; or, More Wives than One

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Robson, Egan, Wilson, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Lewis, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White Public Advertiser: Mrs Willems], Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Wilson. [Cast from MS annotation on BM playbill (cg, Vol. II), and London Chronicle, 9 Mar.: Old Export-Quick; Frank Fertile-Whitfield; Young Export-Robson; Irish Sam-Egan; Sir Peter Polygam-Wilson; Lady Polygam-Mrs Webb; Mrs Export-Mrs Pitt; Women of the Town-Mrs Lewis, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart; Lydia Polygam-Mrs Wilson; Prologue-Lee Lewes.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Prelude

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea; Triumph of Truth 0

Afterpiece Title: A Miscellaneous Concert

Performance Comment: Air on the Recovery of the King-, by Handel Reinhold; Concerto Bassoon-Parkinson; Sweet Bird-[L'Allegro] Mrs Ambrose; accompanied on the violin-Shaw; Sound an Alarm [Judas Maccabaeus]-Kelly; concerto hautboy-W. Parke; Se non avate O Dio![, by Sacchini-Mrs Crouch; Lungi del caro bene [Giulio Sabino, by Sarti-Mrs Ambrose; accompanied on the harp-Mme Krumpholtz; God save Great George our King-; 1st Violin-Shaw.
Cast
Role: Sarti Actor: Mrs Ambrose

Music: End I: serenata solo on harp-Mme Krumpholtz (2nd appearance in this Kingdom)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption 0; Triumph Of Truth 0

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 1

Performance Comment: Overture-(Occasional Oratorio); O first created beam-Chorus (Samson); Nasce al bosco-Reinhold (Ezio); When his loud voice-Chorus (Jephtha); Where e'er you walk-Mrs Crouch (Semele); How excellent thy name-Chorus (Saul); Speak ye who best can tell-Kelly (Ptolomy); Abraham enough-Mrs Crouch (Susanna); Jehovah is my shield-Miss Hagley (Occasional Oratorio); Blest be the man-Chorus (Joseph); Pious Orgies-Mrs Ambrose (Judas Maccabaeus); He gave them Hailstones-Double Chorus; The Lord is a man of war-Reinhold, Dignum; Moses and the Children of Israel-Chorus; Sing ye to the Lord-Mrs Ambrose; The horse and his rider-Double Chorus (Israel in Egypt).

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 2

Performance Comment: Ye Sons of Israel-Chorus; O had I Jubal's Lyre-Mrs Ambrose (Joshua); Jehovah crowned-Miss Lockhart; He comes!-Chorus (Esther); Angels ever bright and fair-Mrs Ambrose (Theodora); Welcome mighty King-Chorus (Saul); March-(Judas Maccabaeus); In sweetest harmony-Mrs Crouch (Saul); Their bodies are buried in peace-Chorus (Funeral Anthem); Dead March-(Saul); Lord remember David-Kelly (Sosarmes); The sword that's drawn-Reinhold (Occasional Oratorio); God save the King-Chorus (Coronation Anthems).

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 3

Performance Comment: Where is this stupendous stranger?-Mrs Crouch (Alcina); There beneath a lowly shade-Miss Hagley (Alexander Balus); He was eyes unto the blind-Kelly (Siroe); Hosannah to the Son of David-Chorus (Athalia); He was brought as a lamb-Reinhold (Deidamia); He sitteth at the right hand of God-Chorus (Te Deum); Holy Lord God Almighty-Mrs Ambrose (Rodelinda); Glory be to the Father-Chorus (Jubilate); God save Great George our King-.

Music: As17890311

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Truth 0

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Truth 1

Performance Comment: New Overture-(Haydn); Praise the Lord-Double Chorus (Solomon, Handel); See her awful domes-Kelly (Julius Caesar, Handel); No more shall Edom-Miss Hagley (Dr Arnold); On our paternal-Reinhold, Dignum, Miss Hagley, Mrs Crouch, Chorus (Corelli); He bids the circling season-Miss Lockhart; Give glory to his awful name-Chorus (Handel); Cease ah cease-Mrs Crouch [i.e. Ombra Cara (Radamisto, Handel)]; Remember us O Lord-Quartetto, Chorus (Purcell); O thou almighty pow'r-Mrs Ambrose [i.e. Affani del pensier (Ottone, Handel)]; When storms the proud-Reinhold (Athalia, Handel); O Judah boast-Chorus (Handel); Rise O God-Chorus (Funeral Anthem, Handel).

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Truth 2

Performance Comment: Tis Mighty Wine-Reinhold (Ottone, Handel); 'Tis Generous Wine-Kelly, Chorus (Dr Arnold); Like the raging Ocean-Mrs Crouch (Dr Arne); Shake the Dome-Double Chorus (Solomon, Handel); Prophetic visions-Kelly (Occasional Oratorio, Handel); The Glorious Day is won-Chorus of Soldiers (Handel); The Soldier tir'd-Mrs Ambrose ([Artaxerxes] Dr Arne); From the censer-Double Chorus (Solomon, Handel); Around the Fair attending-Miss Lockhart (Handel); On the charmer-Miss Hagley (Dr Arnold); Strong is the Heart-Chorus (Handel).

Afterpiece Title: Triumph of Truth 3

Performance Comment: Sacred Truth-Mrs Ambrose (Dr Arnold); Vain is Beauty-Mrs Crouch ([Judith] Dr Arne); O God! 'Tis Thou-Chorus (Handel); Hear a Nation's deep Distress-Mrs Crouch, Miss Hagley, Miss Lockhart, Dignum, Reinhold, Chorus (Jomelli); Safely go in Joy and Peace-Reinhold (Handel); Long by adverse motion-Kelly (Handel); Songs of Joy-Mrs Ambrose; accompanied on the hauboy-W. Parke (Sacchini); Glory to God (Joshua, Handel), We will rejoice (Joseph, Handel)-Grand Chorus; God save Great George our King-.
Cast
Role: Sacred Truth Actor: Mrs Ambrose
Role: Songs of Joy Actor: Mrs Ambrose

Music: As17890311

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Concerto Spirituale 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Concerto Spirituale 1

Performance Comment: As pants the Hart-[Chandos Anthems]; Overture-; Quartetto and Chorus-Miss Hagley, Miss Lockhart, Dignum, Reinhold; Tears are my daily Food-Mrs Ambrose; Now when I think thee upon-Kelly; For I went with the Multitude-Chorus; My God my soul is vexed-Reinhold; Put thy Trust in God-Chorus; Why so full of grief-Mrs Crouch, Miss Hagley; Hallelujah Chorus [The Messiah]-.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Concerto Spirituale 2

Performance Comment: Honor and Arms-Reinhold (Samson); New concerto hautboy-W. Parke; On the Charmer fondly gazing-Miss Hagley (Dr Arnold); Concerto bassoon-Parkinson; Let me wander not unseen-Mrs Ambrose (L'Allegro); Concerto violoncello (1st time)-Mason; Why does the God of Israel sleep?-Kelly (Samson); Farewell ye limpid springs-Mrs Crouch (Jephtha); Quest' alma sventurata-Mrs Ambrose (Sacchini); Coronation Anthem, God save the King-.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Concerto Spirituale 3

Music: As17890311

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda; With Pierrot Married

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Essex; Perseus-Lally; Medusa-Thurmond; Mercury-Essex; Andromeda-Mrs Booth; Hours of Sleep-Mrs Walter, Mrs Delorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Tritons-Essex, Rainton, Thurmond, Houghton; Cepheus-Ridout; Cassiopea-Mrs Shireburn; Followers of Perseus-Thurmond, Rainton, Houghton, Charke; Attendants on Andromeda-Mrs Walter, Miss Mears, Mrs Delorme, Miss Williams; Cupid-Miss Robinson; Mars-Cross; Bacchus-Leigh; Pan-H. Tench; Hercules-Grey; Gorgons-F. Tench, Lally Jr; Harlequin-Rainton; Pierrot-Cibber Jr; Doctor-Berry; Clockmaker-Fielding; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Priest-Grey; Pierrot's Servants-A. Hallam, Stoppelaer; Doctor's Servants-R. Wetherilt, Hallam Sr; Bride@Men-Evans, F. Tench; Bride Maids-Miss Ambrose, Miss Oates; Two Young Harlequins-Lally Jr, Miss Brett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Performance Comment: See17311125, but Harlequin-Baxter, the first Time of his Appearance since his Arrival from France; Inchanter-Ridout; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Mezzetin Man and Woman-Lally Jr, Miss Mears; Scaramouch Man and Woman-Houghton, Miss Williams; Punch Man and Woman-Thurmond, Miss D'Lorme; Jupiter-Essex; Perseus-Lally; Medusa-Charke; Mercury-Essex; Andromeda-Mrs Booth; Hours of Sleep-Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Roger, Miss Williams, Miss Mears; Tritons-Essex, Thurmond, Houghton; Cupid-Miss Brett; Followers of Perseus-Thurmond, Houghton, F. Tench, Charke; Attendants on Andromeda-Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Miss Mears, Miss Williams; Cepheus-Ridout; Cassiopea-Mrs Shireburn; Mars-Cross; Bacchus-Leigh; Pan-H. Tench; Hercules-Grey; Gorgons-Lally Jr, F. Tench; Pierrot-Cibber Jr; Doctor-Berry; Priest-Hallam Sr; Pierot's Servants-Leigh, Cross; Doctor's Servants-R. Wetherilt, Grey; Bride@Men-Lally Jr, F. Tench, Evans; Bride Maids-Miss Ambrose, Mrs Roger, Miss Oates.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Performance Comment: As17360123, but Country Lasses-Mrs Forrester, Miss Horsington, Miss Ambrose .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Yates; Young Philpot-Foote; Wilding-O'Brien; Sir Jasper Wilding-Baddeley; Dapper-Weston; Maria-a Young Gentlewoman; Corinna-Miss Cockayne; Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner, Blakey. Miller, Davies, Marr, Miss E. Ambrose, Gardiner, Blakey.

Dance: As17610727 Hornpipe-Miss Scott

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Platonic Wife

Performance Comment: Parts by: Powell, Holland, Griffith, Lee, Havard, Moody, Parsons, Ackman, Mrs Clive, Miss Pope, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Cross, Mrs Lee, Mrs Hippisley, Mrs Yates. With a Prologue and an Epilogue. Prologue-; Lord Frankland-Powell; Sir William Belville-Holland; Sir Harry Wilmot-Griffith; Mr Frankland-Lee; Ambrose-Havard; Patrick-Moody; Nicodemus Nicodemus-Parsons; Footman-Ackman; Lady Fanshaw-Mrs Clive; Emilia-Miss Pope; Clarinda-Mrs Hopkins; Frontage-Mrs Cross; Betty-Mrs Lee; Lucy-Mrs Hippisley; Lady Frankland-Mrs Yates; Epilogue-Mrs Clive (Genest, V, 65, suggests the character Fantange instead of Frontage), Published edn., 1765, lists the character Fontange.
Cast
Role: Ambrose Actor: Havard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Woodward; Constant-Fearon; Heartfree-Robson; Lord Rake-Davis; Col. Bully-Dibdin (first appearance on this stage); Justice-Lings; Constable-Collet; Watchmen-Castle, Farrel; Taylor-Cornelys; Razor-Vandermere; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Didier; Belinda-Mrs Granger; Mlle-Mrs Gardner; Cornet-Mrs Farrell; Lovewell-Mrs White; Lady Brute-Miss Ambrose (from Dublin, first appearance this stage).
Cast
Role: Lady Brute Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: The Shoemaker, as17710517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: As17710610 but Jonathan-Griffiths; Violetta-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Violetta Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: The Cowkeepers, as17710515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Bath

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Performance Comment: Tamper-Aickin; Belford-Fearon; Prattle-Didier; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Bell-Mrs Collins; Mlle Florival-Mrs Didier.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: As17710612 but Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: The Nosegay-Master and Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Don Lewis-Foote (first appearance in that Character); Carlos-Davis; Antonio-Fearon; Charino-F. Gentleman; Don Duart-Robson; Governor-Dancer; Sancho-Weston; Monsieur-Vandermere; Jaques-Cornelys; Clodio-Woodward; Angelina-Miss Ambrose; Elvira-Mrs Didier; Louisa-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Captive

Entertainment: End: Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee-Weston

Dance: Double Hornpipe, as17710724

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Woodward (first appearance in that character); Capt. Dudley-Fearon; Charles Dudley-Didier; Stockwell-Gardner; Fulmer-F. Gentleman; Stukely-Dancer; Major O'Flaherty-Aickin; Servants-Vowell, Cornelys; Varland-Weston; Charlotte-Mrs Didier; Louisa-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Collins; Lucy-Mrs Granger; Housekeeper-Mrs White; Lady Rusport-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garrett

Dance: The Shoemaker-Master West, Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Vandermere; Young Meadows-Robson; Hawthorn-Fearon; Sir William Meadows-F. Gentleman; Eustace-Dancer; Hodge-Griffiths; Rosetta-Mrs Didier; Lucinda-Miss Ambrose; Madge-Mrs Collet; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Coxcombs

Performance Comment: Sir Ambrose Lafoole-Vandermere; Sir John Daw-Dancer; Mrs Frill-Mrs Didier; other parts-Didier, Gentleman, Fearon; Prologue-F. Gentleman (Whitehall Evening Post).
Related Works
Related Work: The Pair-Royal of Coxcombs Author(s): Joan Philips

Dance: I: Statue Dance-; End Opera: Dance-the Characters; End Dance: Hornpipe-Lepper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Bassanio-Cautherly; Antonio-Reddish; Gratiano-Dodd; Lorenzo (songs)-Vernon; Launcelot-W. Palmer; Gobbo-Parsons; Salarino-J. Aickin; Tubal-Messink; Salanio-Fawcett; Duke-Wright; Jessica (with songs)-Miss Rogers; Nerissa-Miss Ambrose, 1st time; Portia-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss Ambrose, 1st time

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: III: Comic Dance, as17710921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Garrick; Duke-J. Aickin; Cacafogo-Love; Copper Captain-King; Clara-Miss Ambrose; Old Woman-Baddeley; Estifania-Mrs Abington; Maid-Waldron; Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Hurst; Alonzo-Ackman; Margaretta-Mrs Egerton; Altea-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Garrick; Constant-Cautherly; Heartfree-Aickin; Col. Bully (with song)-Vernon; Razor-Baddeley; Lord Rake-Ackman; Justice-Bransby; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Abington; Belinda-Miss Ambrose; Mademoiselle-Mrs Egerton; Lady Brute-Miss Young, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: Cupid-Miss Hopkins, 1st time; Griskin-Parsons; Sotherton-Palmer; Jemmy Twinkle-Brereton; Chamberlain-W. Palmer; Miss Grishin-Miss Pope; Housemaid-Miss Platt; Miss Flack-Miss Ambrose; Filagree-Mrs Bradshaw; Landlady-Mrs Lowe; With Dance incidental to the piece,-Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Miss Flack Actor: Miss Ambrose

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Dr Cantwell-Moody, 1st time; Maw@worm-Weston; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Darnley-Reddish; Seyward-Cautherly; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Lady Lambert-Miss Ambrose; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lady Lambert Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17711001, but Phoebe-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: I: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Teague (with songs)-Moody; Col. Careless-Jefferson; Storey-Fawcett; Blunt-J. Aickin; Day-Baddeley; Obadiah-Love; Abel-W. Palmer; Committeemen-Hartry, Jacobs; Mrs Day-Mrs Bradshaw; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Ruth-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Witches; or, A Trip to Naples

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick; Col. Briton-Jefferson; Lissardo-King; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Burton; Frederick-Packer; Violante-Mrs Barry; Flora-Miss Pope; Inis-Mrs Bradshaw; Gibby-Johnson; Isabella-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt