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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Cast
Role: Lancaster Actor: Bland
Role: Northumberland Actor: Chapman
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Usher
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Ledger
Related Works
Related Work: Gretna Green Author(s): Charles Stuart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Next Door Neighbours

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Ledger
Related Works
Related Work: Gretna Green Author(s): Charles Stuart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in Spain

Performance Comment: Characters by Bland, Wewitzer, Abbott, Lyons, Rock, Miss Heard, Miss Fontenelle. Cast adjusted from text (J. Ridgway. 1791), and European Magazine, Aug. 1791, p. 142: Don Carlos-Bland; Don Guzman-Wewitzer; Don Fabio-Abbott; Servant-Lyons; Kilmainham-Rock; Olivia-Miss Heard; Viletta-Miss Fontenelle.
Cast
Role: Don Carlos Actor: Bland
Related Works
Related Work: The Irishman in Spain Author(s): Charles Stuart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Irishman In Spain

Performance Comment: As17910902, but Don Carlos-Farley in place of Bland.
Related Works
Related Work: The Irishman in Spain Author(s): Charles Stuart

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Cast
Role: Don Carlos Actor: Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Cast
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in Spain

Related Works
Related Work: The Irishman in Spain Author(s): Charles Stuart

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Narbonne

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: [The Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Wilson, Blanchard, Incledon, Darley, Cubitt, Rees, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Arnold. Cast adjusted from Songs (For the Author [1790]): Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Sir Fidget Fearful-Wilson; Gregory-Blanchard; Squire Thicket-Incledon; Clueline-Darley; Flambeau-Cubitt; Whim-Rees; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Sophia-Mrs Arnold; Female Indian-Mrs Mountain; [With Dialogue-; [to introduce the following favourite Songs, selected, written, and composed (with new accompaniments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter[, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Cubitt; Peggy Perkins[, Let Bards elate-Blanchard; Irish Drinking Song[, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; The Greenwich Pensioner ['Twas in the good ship Rover], Tom Bowling [Here a shere Hulk lies poor Tom Bowling]-Darley; Comic Song[, How much I love thee-Wilson; Taffy and Griddy[, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; Hunting Song[, To Batchelor's Hall-Incledon; Poor Jack[, Go patter to Lubbers-Incledon; The Portrait[, Come, Painter, with thy happiest flight-Incledon; [Conclude Rural Masquerade: Indian Song[, Dear Yanco say, and true he say-Mrs Mountain; Sea Song[, A Sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Arnold (1st time); The Masquerade[, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.
Cast
Role: and true he say Actor: Mrs Mountain
Related Works
Related Work: A Divertisement Author(s): Charles Dibdin
Event Comment: The School for Scandal [advertised on playbill of 22 Sept., as was No Song No Supper for 3rd piece], intended for this Evening's Representation, is deferred till Tuesday, the Stage having been so constantly occupied by the Workmen preparing and adapting the various Scenes for this Theatre that the usual course of Rehearsals has been necessarily impeded. The Public are most respectfully informed that every Endeavour is exerting to remove all cause of Complaints respecting the Entrances and Passages to the different Doors of Admission. The large Hall below Stairs will be opened at Five o'Clock, for the accomodation of the Company frequenting the Pit previous to the opening the Office Doors. Receipts: #347 4s. (303.19; 43.2; 0.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Afterpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Baron of Oakland Actor: Baddeley
Role: Edward Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Charles Actor: Sedgwick
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Don Ferdinand Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Charles Coffey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: and true he say Actor: Mrs Mountain
Related Works
Related Work: A Divertisement Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Darley, Cubitt, Rock, Lee, Letteney, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Cross, Mrs Powell, Miss Leserve, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Francis, Mrs Masters, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Woud Be A Soldier

Cast
Role: Mandeville Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood Author(s): Charles Burney
Related Work: Robin Hood; or, Sherwood Forest Author(s): Edward Lysaught

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Cast
Role: Italian Singer Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Wroughton; Dashwould-Bannister Jun.; Malvil-Whitfield; Bygrove-Aickin; Captain Bygrove-Bland; Sir John Millamour-Packer; Sir Harry Lovewit-R. Palmer; Charles-Wewitzer; Lady Bell (with a song)-Miss Farren; Lady Jane-Mrs Powell; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Ward; Miss Neville-Mrs Kemble; Madame Le Rouge-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Captain Bygrove Actor: Bland
Role: Charles Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Related Works
Related Work: The Boarding School; or, The Sham Captain Author(s): Charles Coffey
Related Work: The Romp Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Related Works
Related Work: Rose and Colin Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats Or The Strolling Gentlemen

Performance Comment: Rover-Lewis; Sir George Thunder-Quick; Harry-Holman; Sim-Blanchard; John Dory-Wilson; Ephraim Smooth-Munden; Banks-Hull; Gammon-Cubitt; Muz [in all playbills beginning 1 Dec. called Midge]-Macready; Men [in text: Sailors]-Milburne, Thompson, Farley; Landlord-Powel; Twitch-Rock; Trap-Evatt; Zachariah-Rees; Lamp-C. Powell; Sheriff's Officer-Cross; Coachman-Ledger; Waiter-Master Simmons; Jane-Mrs Wells; Amelia-Miss Chapman; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood Author(s): Charles Burney
Related Work: Robin Hood; or, Sherwood Forest Author(s): Edward Lysaught
Event Comment: Oscar and Malvina is unavoidably deferred. [Public Advertiser, 31 Oct.: On Friday night Byrne, exerting himself in one of the last scenes in the Pantomimical Ballet, missing his guard, received a dreadful wound on his arm. (And see 2 Nov.)] Receipts: #146 14s. (142.7.6; 4.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Related Works
Related Work: Rose and Colin Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Related Works
Related Work: Robin Hood Author(s): Charles Burney
Related Work: Robin Hood; or, Sherwood Forest Author(s): Edward Lysaught
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years [not acted since 2 Oct. 1780]. [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Sultan, but "On Account of the Sudden Indisposition of Barrymore [it] was put off and the Devil to Pay substituted in its stead" (MS annotation on Kemble playbill) "The Sultan was changed to The Devil to Pay, and as Jordan remained, the matter was rather mended" (Oracle, 8 Nov.).] Receipts: #195 14s. (168.1; 26.3; 1.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Wroughton; Duke of Lancester-Bland; Earl of Worcester-Aickin; Earl of Northumberland-Packer; Hotspur-Kemble; Earl Douglas-Caulfield; Sir Richard Vernon-assigned to Barrymore, but see below; Earl of Westmoreland-Fawcett; Sir Walter Blunt-Whitfield; Sir John Falstaff-Palmer; Poins-R. Palmer; Gadshill-Cooke; Peto-Benson; Bardolph-Alfred; Francis-Bannister Jun.; Carriers-Moody, Burton; Sheriff-Maddocks; Traveller-Lyons; Messenger-Banks; Lady Percy-Mrs Powell; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Charles Coffey
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill omits Earl of Richmond. The assignment is taken from Oracle, 14 Nov.] "In the play Trinculo's curtain [as used for his 1st scene in The Tempest] stood for the Tower, and Bosworth Field was a delightful little farm-yard" (Oracle, 15 Nov.). The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 9 Jan. 1792]. Receipts: #189 2". (152.18; 35.1; 1.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Miss DeCamp; Duke of York-Miss Standen; Richard-Kemble; Duke of Buckingham-Barrymore; Earl of Richmond-Palmer; Duke of Norfolk-Dignum; Sir Richard Ratcliff-Phillimore; Sir William Catesby-Packer; Tressel-Whitfield; Earl of Oxford-Fawcett; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Benson; Lord Stanley-Aickin; Sir James Blount-Bland; Sir James Tyrrel-Jones; Lord Mayor-Hollingsworth; Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Lady Anne-Mrs Powell; Duchess of York-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Sir James Blount Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan or A Peep into the Seraglio

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osmyn-Dignum; Elmira-Mrs Cuyler; Ismene-Mrs Bland; Roxalana-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Mrs Bland
Related Works
Related Work: The Sultan; or, A Peep into the Seraglio Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Dance: Afterpiece: Grand Dance-[See17911210]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Notoriety

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Acid Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: and true he say Actor: Mrs Mountain
Related Works
Related Work: A Divertisement Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Love a-la-mode Author(s): Charles Macklin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prussian Festival

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Acid Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Notoriety

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: and true he say Actor: Mrs Mountain
Related Works
Related Work: A Divertisement Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Day In Turkey

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: and true he say Actor: Mrs Mountain
Related Works
Related Work: A Divertisement Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Love a-la-mode Author(s): Charles Macklin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Related Works
Related Work: Love a-la-mode Author(s): Charles Macklin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Sir James Blount Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: Tug-Bannister; Bundle-Hollingsworth; Robin-Suett; Mr Wick-Lyons; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Shaw; Wilhelmina-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Mrs Bland.
Related Works
Related Work: The Waterman; or, The First of August Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Related Works
Related Work: The Gamester Author(s): Edward Moore

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Floretta Actor: Mrs Bland.
Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Quaker; or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Charles Shadwell
Related Work: The Fair Quaker of Deal, or, The Humours of the Navy Author(s): Charles Shadwell
Related Work: The Quaker Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: and true he say Actor: Mrs Mountain
Related Works
Related Work: A Divertisement Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Related Works
Related Work: The Boarding School; or, The Sham Captain Author(s): Charles Coffey
Related Work: The Romp Author(s): Charles Dibdin