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Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Woud Be A Soldier

Related Works
Related Work: The Beau's Duel: or A Soldier for the Ladies Author(s): Susanna Centlivre

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: As17870217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: End of Act II mainpiece Jewish Courtship

Performance Comment: Shadrach Moses-Baddeley; Miss Leah Ephraims-Mr Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Mistake of a Minute

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bannister Jun., Dignum, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Crouch. Larpent MS lists the parts: Tim, Tom, Daisey, Nettle.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Captain Ironsides-Ryder (1st appearance in that character); Sir Benjamin Dove-Quick; Elder Belfield-Davies; Jonathan-Booth; Old Goodwin-Hull; Philip-Macready; Paterson-Cubitt; Skiff-Fearon; Francis-Thompson; Young Belfield (1st time)-Farren; Lady Dove-Mrs Webb; Violetta (1st time)-Mrs Wells; Fanny Goodwin-Mrs Martyr; Lucy Waters-Mrs T. Kennedy; Sophia-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Fanny Goodwin Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: End: Leap Year-[see17861006]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: End: Leap Year, as17870425; II afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-Ryder, Mrs Pope

Song: II: a Glee-King, Darley, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Kennedy

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces Isabella, with Mrs Siddons as Isabella. But she was indisposed, and "the play was changed into The Winter's Tale" (World, 4 May).] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Charles Stuart. Prologue by the author (Public Advertiser, 17 May)]. Receipts: #137 17s. 6d. (93.2.0; 43.7.6; 1.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Distressd Baronet

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Palmer, Suett, Packer, Waldron, Burton, Wilson, Jones, Alfred, Spencer, Baddeley, Mrs Wilson, Miss Collins, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Hopkins. [Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1787): Sir George Courteous-Palmer; Pop-Suett; Prywell-Packer; La Roche-Waldron; Aminadab-Burton; Porpoise-Wilson; Servants-Jones, Alfred [in text: Newbold], Spencer; Quirk-Baddeley; Sophia-Mrs Wilson; Ninny-Miss Collins; Lady-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Hopkins; Maid-Miss Dancer; Prologue-Bannister Jun. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Prologue Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Related Works
Related Work: The Belle's Stratagem Author(s): Hannah Cowley

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: As17870217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Belville Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Music: Afterpiece: Overture by Shield-; Duett on Two Flutes-Mr Forster

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: As17870115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Sebastian Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Inchbald

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Song: As17870326

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Dance: End: The Piping Pedlar- [see17861002]

Song: Afterpiece: an additional song by Piccinni-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Cast
Role: Nannette Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Dance: As17870425

Song: As17870515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: End: The Waterman-; to conclude with a Double Hornpipe-Jackson, Mrs Ratchford

Song: a Roman Ovation-; Vocal Parts, as17861021, but Miss _Stevenson, Mrs Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: A School for Grey-Beards; or, The Mourning Bride Author(s): Hannah Cowley

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Tim Tartlett Actor: Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Winters Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Cantabs

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Wewitzer, Davies, Brown, King, Cubitt, Mrs T. Kennedy, Mrs Martyr. [Cast from Larpent MS; Sir Restive Oldbuck-Quick; Tinsell-Wewitzer [MS: Edwin]; Stanley-Davies; Doctor La Gaul-Brown? [MS: unassigned]; Hasting-King; Doctor Vegetable-Cubitt? [MS: unassigned]; Fanny-Mrs T. Kennedy [MS: Miss Wilkinson]; Mary-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs T. Kennedy

Song: II 2nd piece: Come come my good Shepherds-Mrs Martyr; In course Evening: Four@and@Twenty Fidlers-Edwin

Monologue: Vaudeville End 2nd Piece: A Scene in a Masque Ball , with an Illumination. Huntress-Mrs Martyr; Tantivy the welkin resounds-Mrs Martyr; Mad Tom-Darley; song-Johnstone; Highland Lad and Lass-Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr; Say bonny Lass will you carry a Wallet?-Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr; To conclude with a Grand Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Williames; Russet-Bannister; Simkin-Bates [Public Advertiser: Fawcett]; Flint-Burton; Skirmish-Parsons; Jenny (1st time)-Miss Collett; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Russet Actor: Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-[see17870131]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Coupee Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Dabble Actor: Bannister Jun.

Dance: End: A Highland Reel, as17860928, but _Mills, Ferrere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End III: As17870113

Song: As17870201

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

Song: As17870515

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never performed here. Public Advertiser, 26 Ma8: As it has been found impracticable to prepare a sufficient Variety of Entertainments, without the Assistance of more Performers, the Theatre is closed 'till further Notice; after which Plays will be continued as usual [see 11 June]. "Sat. May 26th 1787. When the performers assembled t[his] morning, with intent to rehearse, they were acquain[ted] that the Theatre would be shut till the close of Drury? Lane and Covent Garden" (MS annotation on Harvard playbill)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Browne; Claudio-Williamson; Don Pedro-Johnson; Don John-Usher; Balthasar (with a song)-Meadows; Antonio-Chapman; Dogberry-Moss; Borachio-Baker; Conrade-Lyons; Verges-Barrett; Leonato-Kemble; Hero-Miss Woollery (1st appearance in that character); Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Margaret-Mrs Gaudry; Beatrice-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Claudio Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: Harvest Home

Cast
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Bannister

Dance: II: a Masquerade Scene-; with Dancing-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, as17870131, but Miss _Cranfield, Miss Rowson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Afterpiece Title: Nina

Afterpiece Title: Bonds without Judgement

Song: As17870515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Related Works
Related Work: A School for Grey-Beards; or, The Mourning Bride Author(s): Hannah Cowley

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17870102, but Ann Lovely-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Wells
Related Works
Related Work: A Bold Stroke for a Wife Author(s): Susanna Centlivre

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier