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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Just In Time

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Blanchard, Munden, Powel, Marshall, Thompson, C. Powell, Cross, Rees, Letteney, Milburne, Follett, Blurton, Rowson, Coombes, Linton, Incledon, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Webb, Miss Dall (1st appearance this season). The other Vocal Parts-Mrs Arnold, Miss Francis, Mrs Davenett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Powell, Miss Barnett, Mrs Masters, Mrs Cross; Cast from London Chronicle, 12 May 1792: Sir Solomon Oddly-Quick; Handy-Blanchard; Stave-Munden; Commodore Larboard-Powel; Dr Julep-Marshall; Roger-Thompson; Le Friz-C. Powell; Captain Melville-Incledon; Judith-Mrs Martyr; Maria-Mrs Mountain; Lady Oddly-Mrs Webb; Augusta-Miss Dall; Cross, Rees, Letteney, Milburne, Follett, Blurton, Rowson, Coombes, Linton and the Vocal Parts are unassigned. Cross, Rees, Letteney, Milburne, Follett, Blurton, Rowson, Coombes, Linton and the Vocal Parts are unassigned.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: William Actor: Cross

Dance: In: Dance incidental to the piece,-Byrne, Mlle St.Amand

Entertainment: Monologue End: (by way of Epilogue) Poetical Sketch, Jemmy Jumps in the Dumps; or, A Sunday Lounge in Hyde Park-Munden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge; or, The Skirts of the Camp

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Munden, Incledon, Blanchard, Fawcett, Macready, Powel, Thompson, Cross, Rock, Farley, Rees, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Cross, Mrs Clendining (1st appearance on any stage). Cast from text (W. Woodfall, 1793), and Larpent MS 960: Sir Gregory Forester-Quick; Peregrine Forester-Munden; Captain Fieldair-Incledon; Peter-Blanchard; Cartridge-Fawcett; Captain Forester-Macready; Travellers-Powel, Thompson, Cross, Rock; Waiter-Farley; Hostler-Rees; Susan-Mrs Harlowe; Mrs Jangle-Mrs Cross; Clara-Mrs Clendining.
Cast
Role: Travellers Actor: Powel, Thompson, Cross, Rock
Role: Mrs Jangle Actor: Mrs Cross
Event Comment: Edition of 1722: A Pastoral Opera perform'd on Easter Monday. At the School in Old Boswel-Court, near Clement's Inn. By Daniel Bellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Triumphant; Or, The Rival Goddesses

Performance Comment: The Young Ladies of Mrs Bellamy's School; Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Event Comment: Tickets deliver'd out by Richard Neale and the Widow Dupre will be taken. [Mrs Walter formerly Mrs Bellamy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover; Or, The Banished Cavaliers

Dance: TThe Happy Lovers, as17421006; Le Rendezvous Gallant, as17421217; Dutch Skipper, as17421025

Event Comment: The tragedy of Oedipus oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of the Indisposition of Mrs Bellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: This day publish'd at 3s. The Actor; or, A Treatise on the Art of Playing. A New Work written by the Author of the former [See dl 30 Oct. 1753]; and adapted to the present state of the Theatres. Containing impartial Observations on the Performance, Manner, Perfections, and Defects of: Garrick, Barry, Woodward, Foote, Havard, Palmer, Ryan, Berry, Mrs Cibber, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Woffington, Mrs Gregory, Mrs Clive, Mrs Green, Miss Nossiter, Mrs Bellamy, &c., &c., in their capital parts. Printed for R. Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Judas Macchabaeus

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Scene of the Drawing in Guild-Hallv. Receipts: #69 1s. 6d. Rec'd of Mrs Bellamy #10 7s. 8d. for 6 nights deducted for last season on death of Princess of Orange

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: TThe Plowman, as17591121

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. None admitted behind scenes. Boxes #44 2s. 6d. Paid Sarjant a bill for 1400 brushes #3 6s. 6d. Paid Bellamy and Settree, Silk Mercers #33 15s. Paid Hewetson, laceman, sundry Bills from June 1759: #122 4s. (Account Book). [One of these bills was for #56 10s. for Lace for His Majesty's Box.] Receipts: #172 5s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. No Persons to be admitted behind the scenes, nor any money returned after the Curtain is Drawn up. Places for the boxes to be had (only) of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door. The Doors to be opened at Five o'clock. To begin exactly at Six o'clock. Vivant Rex & Regina! [Customary note for each bill. Only significant changes will be further noted. The company was weakened by the loss of Woodward (see 23 Oct.) who accompanied Foote to Edinburgh, and of Mrs Bellamy who was not engaged. Miss Catley, however, returned from Ireland after an absence of 9 years. And Ross returned after four years.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Mattocks; Palaemon-DuBellamy; Laura-Mrs Mattocks; Pastora-Mrs Thompson.
Cast
Role: Palaemon Actor: DuBellamy

Dance: The Dutch Milkmaid-Mas. Burton, Miss Besford. [See17691111.

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Ben Jonson, not acted these 20 years. [See 7 Oct. 1754.] Paid Bellamy & Settree (mercers) #300 7s.; Paid Scott (copper lace man) #265 7s. (Account Book). Receipts: #191 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fox

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Prince

Event Comment: Paid Bellamy & Settree (mercers) #38 12s.; Paid Toms for Trumpeter's coats & Banners #34 13s.; Paid Hughes (Linnendraper) #6 (Account Book). Receipts: #205 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: As17720201, but Chasseur Royal-DuBellamy (playbill) but Reinhold in Public Advertiser.
Cast
Role: Chasseur Royal Actor: DuBellamy
Event Comment: Paid Bellamy and Settree (mercers) #250. Receipts: #160 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Baker. The Citizen oblig'd to be deferr'd, on account of the Indisposition of Woodward. Charges #66 6s. 6d. Profit to Mrs Baker #21 12s., plus #112 11s. from tickets (Box 172; Pit 359; Gallery 157). Paid Buxton & Enderby (oyl merchants) #238 1s.; Bellamy & Settree (mercers) #36 10s. Receipts: #87 18s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Monologue: Interlude.True Blue. As 12 April

Event Comment: The last Time of the Company's Performing this Season. Tickets delivered by Mrs Bellamy will be taken. Receipts: #73 11s. (73.8; 0.3). Account-Book, 4 June: Received of Their Majesties #84. 18 June: Paid various Renters #19 14s. apiece

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Mrs Bellamy [Account-Book adds Stevens] for a Comedy will be admitted this Evening. Receipts: #137 16s. (122/15; 4/3; tickets: 10/18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Song: As17811217, but added: Davies; omitted: Reinhold, Doyle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts by Bellamy, Arrowsmith, Carter, Master Pring; Mrs Forster, Miss George .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts as17860308The trumpet shall sound was sung by Bellamy; I know that my redeemer liveth by Miss George (Morning Chronicle, 25 Mar.).] hathi.

Music: End of Part I concerto on the violin by Shaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts and Violin as17860310elections as17860322but Where is this stupendous stranger? [i. e. Verdi prati] by Master Pring; He masbrought as a lamb [i. e. Nel riposo] by Bellamy; Holy Lord God Almighty [i. e. Dove sei] by Miss George; added: When the earth was without form by Arrowsmith; Master Pring as soloist in In sweetest harmony .

Music: End of Part I concerto on the violoncello by Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Victorious Love

Performance Comment: Edition of 1698: Prologue [Sent by a Friend Between a Tragaedian and a Comoedian-; Epilogue [by the same Gentleman-Mrs Cross [Apparently Zaraida was played by Mrs Cross, her husband by the author, William Walker].Apparently Zaraida was played by Mrs Cross, her husband by the author, William Walker].

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Connoisseur; Or, Every Man In His Folly

Performance Comment: Parts by Quin, Cibber, Griffin, W. Mills, Mecklin, Salway, Mrs Clive, Miss Holliday, Mrs Pritchard, Mrs Cross; but edition of 1736 lists: Lord Constant-Quin; Lord Modely-Cibber; Sir Godfrey Trinket-Griffin; Sir Harry Gaylove-W. Mills; Cheatly-Mechlin; Signior Bagatelli-Salway; Tom-Turbutt; William-Cross; Flavia-Mrs Clive; Araminta-Miss Holiday; Mrs Freelove-Mrs Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Cross. Prologue written by Aaron Hill and spoken by Quin. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Clive .
Event Comment: RRichd 3d (by Mossop) & Anatomist was put up but: Mossop being taken ill, after many Messages it was resolv'd to do ye Con. Lovers & Harl. Ranger. Small bills were printed & deliver'd at ye Doors to signify the Change & all went well. Mr Rich's Ent: of ye Sorcerer came out this day (Cross). Receipts: #120 (Cross). [The small bill referred to by Cross read as follows:] @Theatre Royal in Drury Lane@This night being the@11th of February@Richard the Third@(On Account of the Indisposition of a Principal Performer)@Is Oblig'd to be Chang'd to@The Conscious Lovers@and@Harlequin Ranger@with Dancing@By Mad Auretti@

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Event Comment: Benefit for Cross, Prompter, Mrs Cross, and Son. N.B. Mr Cross takes the liberty to inform the Ladies and Get&ntlemen who intend to honour him with their company, that his constant Attendance upon the Business of the theatre, will hinder him from applying to them in person, and therefore hopes to receive their commands at his house in Crown Court, Little Russel-Street, Covent Garden, or at the Stage Door of the theatre, where Tickets and Places are to be had for his benefit. Receipts: #156 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Bellamy Actor: Blakes

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: A Provincial Dance, as17520314

Event Comment: Benefit for Cross & wife (Cross). Last time for mainpiece this season. Afterpiece: By Desire. Woodward's last time of performing Buck this season. Tickets of Cross at his house in Crown Court, Russel St. Receipts: #209 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Song: Beard, Miss Thomas

Related Works
Related Work: The Genoese Pirate; or, Black-Beard Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Dance: Devisse, Mlles Auretti, Auguste

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Edition of 1697: First Prologue-Mrs Cross; Prologue on the Third Day-Mrs Verbruggen; Epilogue-Lord Foppington; Sir Novelty Fashion-Cibber; Young Fashion-Mrs Kent; Loveless-Verbruggen; Worthy-Powell; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Bullock; Sir John Friendly-Mills; Coupler-Johnson; Bull-Simson; Serringe-Haynes; Lory-Dogget; Amanda-Mrs Rogers; Berinthia-Mrs Verbruggen; Hoyden-Mrs Cross; Nurse-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: First Prologue Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Hoyden Actor: Mrs Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Trinculo-Estcourt; Dorinda-Miss Cross; with her Original Song of Dear Pretty Youth-Miss Cross; Hippolito-Mrs Mountfort.

Music: With the songs and music for the play-; especially the Dialogue Between Cupid and Bacchus-

Dance: As17061227