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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Smith; Macduff-Brereton; Duncan-Packer; Ross-Aickin; Malcolm-R. Palmer; Donalbain-Master Pulley; Banquo-Farren; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Parsons, Moody, Baddeley; Lady Macduff-Mrs Sharp; Lady Macbeth-Miss Sherry .
Cast
Role: Macbeth Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Song: Mainpiece: With the original Music composed by Matthew Locke, with full Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, by Bannister, Williams, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Phillimore, Helme; Miss Simson, Miss Barnes, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Granger, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Smith; Colonel Briton-Brereton; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Frederick-Packer; Gibby-Moody; Alguazile-Wrighten; Vasquez-R. Palmer; Lissardo-King; Flora-Miss Pope; Isabella-Mrs Sharp; Inis-Mrs Wells; Violante-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Don Felix Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Antonio-Phillimore; Sebastian-Lamash; Francisco-Norris; Ferdinand-Farren; Miranda (1st time)-Miss Phillips; Ariel-Miss Field. Chorus of Spirits-Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Phillimore; Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Mrs Smith, Mrs Granger, &c . Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Mrs Smith, Mrs Granger, &c .

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Related Works
Related Work: Phaeton; or, The Fatal Divorce Author(s): Charles Gildon

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Dance of Spirits by Miss Armstrong, &c.; In Act III a Dance of Fantastic Spirits [performers not listed. These were danced, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances]. In Act IV a Dance by Henry, Miss Armstrong, &c

Related Works
Related Work: Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin's Adventures in Lilliput, Brobdignag, &c Author(s): Charles Bonnor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Adventure In St

Afterpiece Title: The Beaux Duel; or, A Soldier for the Ladies

Performance Comment: Careful-Swords; Col. Manly-Higgins; Capt. Belmein-Forrest; Toper-Jellico; Ogle-Smith; Laric-Jones; Servant-James; Sir William Mode-Barrett; Emilia-Mrs Read; Mrs Plotwell-Miss Carne; Flora-Mrs Loft; Clarinda-A Lady [unidentified] .unidentified] .
Cast
Role: Ogle Actor: Smith

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece a Hornpipe by Lepulley. interlude. End of mainpiece a Scotch Pastoral Interlude, The Caledonian Villagers (Written by Allen Ramsay), by Natives of Scotland, who are to speak the Dialect of that Country

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wrong-head-Yates; Lady Grace-Miss Sherry; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Myrtilla-Miss Collett; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Lord Townly Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17811002, but Housekeeper-Mrs Smith .
Cast
Role: Housekeeper Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: As17820123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Performance Comment: Velasquez-Smith; Almada-Aickin; Ribiro-Palmer; Mendoza-Farren; Lemos-Chaplin; Corea-Williames; Pizarro-R. Palmer; Ramirez-Packer; Duke of Braganza-Brereton; Dutchess of Braganza (for that night only)-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Velasquez Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: A Monody [on the Death of Garrick]

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Afterpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes (for that night only)-Henderson; Johnson-Hull; Smith-Fearon. The other Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Robson, W. Bates, J. Bates, Gushing, Stevens, Thompson, Baker, L'Estrange, Bates, J. Wilson; Miss Stuart, Miss Langrish, Mrs Poussin . Miss Stuart, Miss Langrish, Mrs Poussin .

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17811219

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Smith; Myrtle-Palmer; Cimberton-Parsons; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphrey-Wrightcn; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Mrs Sharp; Isabella (1st time)-Mrs Hedges; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpicce a Minuet and Gavot by Zuchelli and Miss M. Stageldoir

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a song by Du-Bellamy; End of Act III The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms, as17820420

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Smith; Heartwell-Bensley; Fondlewife-Yates; Vainlove-Packer; Captain Bluff-Moody; Setter-Baddeley; Sharper-Farren; Sir Joseph Wittol-King; Belinda-Miss Farren; Araminta-Mrs Sharp; Silvia-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Laetitia-Miss Pope .
Cast
Role: Bellmour Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroy'd

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new Masquerade Dance, in which a Minuet by Zuchelli and Miss M. Stageldoir; Afterpiece to conclude with a Dance of Furies (performers not listed)

Song: In Masquerade Dance a favorite song by Miss Romanzini, and to conclude with a Serious and Comic Air by Delpini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody [sic]; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Miss Sherry; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Myrtilla-Miss Collett; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Lord Townly Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Monologue: 1782 09 18 End of Act II of mainpiece, as 17 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Smith; King-Packer; Horatio-Farren; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Ostrick-Lamash; Rosencraus-R. Palmer; Guildenstern-Williames; Player King-Chaplin; Marcellus-Wrighten; Lucianus-Waldron; Sailor-Wright; Francisco-Norris; Bernardo-Phillimore; Grave-diggers-Parsons, Burton; Ghost-Bensley; Ophelia-Miss Field; Queen-Mrs Hopkins. [Edition of 1782 (Bathurst) adds: Player Queen-Mrs Booth.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Related Works
Related Work: Phaeton; or, The Fatal Divorce Author(s): Charles Gildon

Monologue: 1782 09 24 As 17 Sept

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Colonel Townly-Brereton; Probe-Parsons; Lory-R. Palmer; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Bulkley; Amanda-Mrs Brereton; Nurse-Mrs Love; Berinthia-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Loveless Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17821005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Count Baldwin-Packer; Carlos-Farren; Belford-R. Palmer; Child-Master Siddons; Sampson-Wrighten; Villeroy-Palmer; Nurse-Mrs Love; Isabella-Mrs Siddons (from the Theatre Royal, Bath) .
Cast
Role: Biron Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Dance: Afterpiece: With a Postilion Dance incident to the Piece. [This was danced in all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium, with singing by Miss Collett and Miss Wright. [This was sung, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 6 Nov. 1782, 15 Mar., 6 May, 5 June 1783.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; John-Phillimore; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bulkley; Muslin-Miss Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Brereton; Mignionet-Miss Hale; Widow Belmour (with a song)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Lovemore Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Glostcr-Aickin; Bellmour-Packer; Ratcliff-R. Palmer; Catesby-Phillimore; Derby-Chaplin; Shore-Bensley; Alicia-Mrs Ward; Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Hastings Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Dance: As17820917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Aickin; Young Knowell-Brereton; Wellbred-Farren; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Parsons; Downright-Wrighten; Master Mathew-Burton; Cob-Wright; Cash-R. Palmer; Formal-Fawcett; Capt. Bobadil-Palmer; Bridget-Miss Collett; Tib-Mrs Love; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Brereton .
Cast
Role: Kitely Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: End of mainpiece The Devonshire Minuet, as17821003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Smith; Colonel Briton-Brereton; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Frederick-Packer; Gibby-Moody; Alguazile-Wrighten; Vasquez-Phillimore; Lissardo-King; Flora-Miss Pope; Isabella-Mrs Ward; Inis-Mrs Wells; Violante-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Don Felix Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Brereton; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius-Farren; Arviragus-Barry more; Cymbeline-Wrighten; Pissanio-Packer; Lucius-Phillimore; French Gentleman-Fawcett; Philario-Wright; Cornelius-Chaplin; Cloten (1st time)-R. Palmer; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Imogen-Mrs Mills (1st appearance on that stage) .
Cast
Role: Iachimo Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing by Williamson and Miss M. Stageldoir; End of Act III, as17820917

Song: In Masquerade, by Miss Romanzini

Related Works
Related Work: The Masquerade Author(s): Charles Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Smith; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Aickin; Tressel-Farren; Lord Stanley-Chaplin; Norfolk-Fawcett; Catesby-Packer; Lieut, of the Tower-R. Palmer; Ratcliff-Wright; Lord Mayor-Phillimore; Prince Edward-Miss M. Stageldoir; Duke of York-Miss Heard; King Henry-Bensley; Lady Anne-Mrs Brereton; Dutchess of York-Mrs Hedges; Queen-Mrs Hopkins .
Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Smith; Gonzalez-Packer; Garcia-Farren; Heli-R. Palmer; Selim-Fawcett; Alonzo-Wrighten; Perez-Norris; The King-Aickin; Almcria (1st time)-Miss Kemble; Leonora-Miss Tidswell; Zara-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]) .in London]) .
Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Farren

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Smith; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Aickin; Tressel-Farren; Lord Stanley-Chaplin; Norfolk-Fawcett; Catesby-Packer; Lieut, of the Tower-R. Palmer; RatcluT-Wright; Lord Mayor-Phillimore; Prince Edward-Miss M. Stageldoir; Duke of York-Miss Heard; King Henry-Bensley; Lady Anne-Mrs Brereton; Dutchess of York-Mrs Hedges; Queen-Mrs Hopkins .
Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Dance by Williamson, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c

Related Works
Related Work: Friar Bacon; or, Harlequin's Adventures in Lilliput, Brobdignag, &c Author(s): Charles Bonnor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Performance Comment: Biron-Smith; Count Baldwin-Packer; Carlos-Farren; Belford-R. Palmer; Sampson-Wrighten; Villeroy-Palmer; Nurse-Mrs Love; Isabella-Mrs Siddons (1 st appearance this season) .
Cast
Role: Biron Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: As17831004

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium, the vocal parts by Miss Wheeler and Miss Field. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Gloster-Aickin; Bellmour-Packer; Ratcliff-R. Palmer; Catesby-Phillimore; Derby-Chaplin; Shore-Bensley; Alicia-Miss Kemble; Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Hastings Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Smith; Gonzalez-Packer; Garcia-Farren; Heli-R. Palmer; Selim-Fawcett; Alonzo-Phillimore; Perez-Wilson; The King-Aickin; Almeria-Miss Kemble; Leonora-Miss Tidswell; Zara-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Osmyn Actor: Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him