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Event Comment: Benefit for Chapman and Williames. Morning Chronicle, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Chapman, No. 5, Prince's-street, Drury-Lane; of Williames, No. 2, Duke's Court, Bow-street. Receipts: #283 6s. (59/4/0; 16/11/6; 0/18/6; tickets: 206/12/0) (charge: #109 5s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Song: In Act IV of 1st piece song by Chapman

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. Mainpiece: A New Alteration [by Thomas Hull], from Shakespeare and Shadwell. With characteristic Habits, Scenes and Decorations. [Mrs Duill is identified in Lyons, Collectanea.] Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, Duke's Court, near Dean's-yard, Westminster. Receipts: #80 10s. (77/5; 3/5; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Banquet and Masquerade Dance [performers not listed]; End of mainpiece Leap Year, as17851010

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth. 1st piece: In Act II the Grand Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. 3rd piece: Never performed there. Morning Chronicle, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Booth, No. 18, Broad Court, Long Acre. Receipts: #105 12s. 6d. (99/8/6; 6/4/0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: As17860426

Event Comment: Benefit for Nix, Mrs Hedges & Miss Barnes. [As mainpiece the playbill announces The School for Scandal, but "Smith having an inflammation in his eyes, and Aickin being suddenly laid up with the gout, the play was obliged to be changed [to] The Beggar's Opera" (Morning Herald, 25 May).] Morning Chronicle, 22 May: Tickets to be had of Nix, No. 21, Crown-court, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden; of Mrs Hedges, No. 168, opposite New Bondstreet, Piccadilly; of Miss Barnes, at Cateman's, No. 52, Drury Lane. Receipts: #300 0s. 6d. (60/10/0; 19/13/6; 2/0/0; tickets: 217/17/0) (charge: #108 8s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17860502

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Sweet, O sweet!; End of Act II Niddity Nod; End of Act IV a favourite Hunting Song, all three by Miss Barnes [the 3rd song omitted?, i.e. mainpiece has only 3 acts]

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. Morning Chronicle, 17 July: Tickets to be had of Mrs Webb, No. 22, corner of Broad Court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. "Old Jack, instead of appearing with all that easy, flowing, negligent facetiousness which the poet has so inimitably pourtrayed, assumed the part of moral solemnity, and every joke was delivered with a sort of sententious dignity that destroyed its natural impression" (General Advertiser, 22 July)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv, With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Perignon. Tickets, half a guinea each, to be had of Mme Perignon, in the Court, No. 83, Pall-mall. Receipts: not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virginia

Dance: End I: a new Divertissement in the Pastoral Style, La Jardiniere-; in which a new Pas de Trois-Goyon, Mlle Mozon, Mme Perignon; End Opera: an entirely new ballet, composed by Hus, Sylvie-Goyon, Gricourt, Laborie, Mlle Mozon, the two Miss Simonets, Mme Perignon

Event Comment: [Kelly was from the Court Theatre, Vienna.] Receipts: #114 6s. 6d. (93.0.0; 20.15.6; 0.8.6; ticket not come in: 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Song: [Kelly introduced a song by Giuseppe Sarti with English words by Richard Tickell, and a duet composed by himself and Stephen Storace with words by French Laurence (Kelly, I, 296). Neither one of these is listed on the playbill]

Event Comment: Benefit for Hull. World, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Hull, Duke's Court, near Dean's Yard, Westminster. Receipts: #209 11s. (124.11; 3.8; tickets: 81.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Doricourt Actor: Lewis
Role: Courtall Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: As17870217

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wilkinson. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 21 Apr. 1784]. With a Grand Procession of the Knights of Chivalryv. Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Wilkinson, No. 15, Martlet-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #126 18s. (121.14; 5.4; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Dance: As17870425

Song: In afterpiece: Still the Lark finds Repose-Miss Wilkinson; End I: Tally@ho-Miss Wilkinson

Event Comment: Benefit for Fearon. Afterpiece: Never performed here. Public Advertiser, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Fearon, No. 1, Broad-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #224 6s. (79.14.6; 7.6.6; tickets: 137.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of Bath

Dance: As17870425

Event Comment: Benefit for Williames and Bates. Public Advertiser, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Williames, No. 2, Duke's-court, Bow-street; of Bates, No. 12, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #193 18s. 6d. (20.6.0; 10.8.0; 1.3.6; tickets: 162.1.0) (charge: #109 5s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. Public Advertiser, 28 July: Tickets to be had of Mrs Webb, No. 22, the corner of Broad-court, Bow Street, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Dance: As17870703

Event Comment: "Palmer and Bannister having withdrawn from the theatre, The School for Scandal and The Quaker, which were intended for the opening pieces, were changed" (Town and Country Magazine, Oct. 1787, p. 445). [These two actors thought themselves ill-used because of the refusal of the dl management to acknowledge their right to open the Royalty (see 20 June 1787). Oulton, 1796, II, 1-8, prints an exchange of letters between Palmer, Bannister, and King (the dl acting manager) relating to this situation.] "Some twenty of thirty bars of Handel, on the approach of the court to the play [in III. ii of mainpiece]...made a fine preparation for the scene which followed" (World, 19 Sept.). Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 13 Nov.]. Receipts: #186 5s. 6d. (151.0.0; 35.4.6; 0.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Event Comment: Benefit for Morelli. Tickets to be had of Morelli, No. 77, in the Haymarket, and at the Office in Union-court, where orders for the Boxes will be punctually attended to. Receipts not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Schiavi Per Amore

Dance: As17880129

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Mainpiece: With (1st time) Alterations and Additions by the Author [John O'Keeffe]. The Overture, Airs, &c. by Dr Arnold. The selected [music] by Handel, Vento, Giordani, Bertoni, Dr Arne, and Carolan. The new additional Songs by Shield. Public Advertiser, 22 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, Broad-court, Bow-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #325 8s. 6d. (164.6.6; 3.19.0; tickets: 157.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady; or, Jack in Distress. Jack in Distress-Blurton; Wapping Landlady-Mr King; Orange Woman-Mrs Watts

Event Comment: Benefit for Fearon. Public Advertiser, 1 May: Tickets to be had of Fearon, No. 1, Broad-court. Receipts: #181 19s. 6d. (80.5.0; 13.8.6; tickets: 88.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-[See17880401]

Event Comment: Benefit for Staunton and Lamash. 2nd piece [1st time; INT I, by Charles Stuart. "A speaking Pantomime of ten minutes" (Public Advertiser, 15 May). 3rd piece: Not acted these 4 years. Public Advertiser, 12 May: Tickets to be had of Staunton, Gloucester-street, Queen-square; of Lamash, Queen-court, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #271 11s. (37.0; 15.17; 0.14; tickets: 218.0) (charge: #108 7s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Stone Eater

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth. Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 12 Nov. 1782. Rees is identified in Dram. Reg.]. Public Advertiser, 10 May: Tickets to be had of Booth, No. 18, Broad-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #234 2s. (95.13; 7.1; tickets: 131.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Dance: As17880328

Event Comment: Benefit for Morigi. A Comic Opera, the music by Paisiello; under the direction of Mazzinghi. Tickets to be had of Morigi, No. 3, Angel-court, Windmill-street, Hay-market. Miss Harvey's tickets will be admitted for the Opera. Receipts not listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Frascatana

Dance: End I: New Ballet, as17880426; with a Pas de Deux-Miss Harvey, Henry

Song: In opera: the Grand Quintetto (never performed in this Country)-; several beautiful parts of music as performed in the original Opera-

Ballet: End Opera: L'Amour et Psiche. As17880129, but Hymen-Henry in place of Chevalier; Graces Furies and Fates-Mlle _Vedie, Miss Harvey, _Jacolet, _Saulnier, _Sala; Didelot_; Coulon_

Event Comment: A New Comic Opera (never performed [in London; 1st performed at Vienna, 1786]); the Music by Martini [i.e. Martin y Soler], under the direction of Mazzinghi. Pit 10s. 6d. 1st Gallery 5s. 2nd Gallery 3s. Those Subscribers of last season who have not yet signified their intention respecting the retaining of their Boxes are respectfully requested to send their names, in writing, to the Treasurer's office in Union-court, Hay-market, on or before Thursday next, the 15th inst., or the Manager will be under the necessity of disposing of the Boxes. Subscriptions are received and Tickets delivered as usual, at Messrs Ransom, Morland and Hammersley, No. 57, Pall-Mall. All persons claiming admission into the Opera House by Silver Tickets or Renters' Shares are requested to send the same to the Treasurer's Office as early as may be, that they may be examined and properly certified, otherwise they cannot be admitted. The Doors to be opened at 6:30. To begin at 7:30 [same throughout opera season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Cosa Rara

Dance: End I: a New Divertissement-Didelot, Mlle Adelaide, the two Miss Simonets, Sala, Saulnier, Mlle Emilie Colombe, Beaupre, Duquesney, Mlle Normand; End Opera: L'Embarquement pour Cythere [composed by Didelot]-Didelot, Mlle Emilie Colombe, Beaupre, Duquesney, Mlle Adelaide, the two Miss Simonets, Sala, Saulnier, Mlle Normand

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Public Advertiser, 27 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, Broad court, Bow-street, Covent-garden. [Mainpiece: Epilogue by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by John O'Keeffe]: With proper Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Receipts: #379 13s. (192.6.6; 4.9.6; tickets: 182.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback; or, A Frolick in Bagdad

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady ; or, Jack in Distress- See17890616

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: Mother Shipton's Review of the Audience-(with Alterations and Additions) Quick?

Event Comment: Benefit for Booth. Public Advertiser, 28 May: Tickets to be had of Booth, No. 18, Broad-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #176 17s. 6d. (52.19.6; 6.18.0; tickets: 117.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Event Comment: Benefit for Fearon. Public Advertiser, 22 May: Tickets to be had of Fearon, No. 1, Broad-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #146 7s. (81.19; 5.0; tickets: 59.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Dance: As17881021

Event Comment: Benefit for Sga Storace. A new Comic Opera, as originally performed at the Courts of Petersburgh and Vienna; the Music by Paisiello. Tickets to be had of Sga Storace, No. 23, Howland-street, Rathbone-place

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Barbiere Di Siviglia; Or, The Spanish Barber

Dance: End II: New Divertissement-[See17890110]; End Opera: La Nymphe et le Chasseur, as17890606

Music: End I: a Trio for Piano Forte Violin and Violoncello-Clementi, Cramer, Cervetto

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. "Quick, in July 1777, played Richard III at Bristol" (Anthony Pasquin [pseud. for John Williams], Poems [1789], II, 244). "Most people expected from Quick a comic representation of Richard the Third--but strange to tell he was earnest in the attempt, and succeeded tolerably. The audience, however, were not disposed to be very serious, and named him 'Little Dicky'" (Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.). [Address by Robert Merry (European Magazine, Apr. 1790, p. 307.] Gazetteer, 1 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Quick, Broad-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #430 17s. 6d. (265.5.6; 4.15.0; tickets: 160.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: After Singing: As17891021

Song: End: A Laugh and a Cry (composed by Blewitt)-Darley, Blanchard

Entertainment: Monologue. Preceding: an Introductory Address-Ryder