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5334 results for: Keyword - Edward and Charles Dilly
We found 3306 matches on Author, 1745 matches on Performance Comments, 505 matches on Event Comments, 163 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

4826
19 September 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Kemble Mem.: Haymes, from Margate.] Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. With Alterations and Restorations, particularly the admired Shades and Transparencies representing the Amusements of Harlequin, and the Destruction of the Pantomimical Fleet. Harlequin's Invasion will be performed only Four Times this Season, when it must necessarily give place to Preparations for other Entertainments. Receipts: #183 3s. 6d. (119.4.0; 62.2.0; 1.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Haymes (1st appearance on that stage); Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Barrymore; Fulmer-Suett; Varland-Baddeley; Lady Rusport-Mrs Booth [Public Advertiser: Mrs Hopkins]; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Tidswell; Lucy-Mrs Heard; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Barrymore
Role: Varland Actor: Baddeley
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

4827
10 October 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Wroughton; Bygrove-Aickin; Captain Bygrove-Haymes; Sir John Millamour-Packer; Charles-R. Palmer; Malvil-Whitfield; Sir Harry Lovewit-Lamash; Dashwould-Bannister Jun.; Miss Neville-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Ward; Lady Jane-Mrs Powell; Madame Le Rouge-Mrs Heard; Lady Bell (with a song)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Performance Comment: Azor-Kelly; Scander-Sedgwick; Ali-Dodd; Fatima-Miss Romanzini; Lesbia (1st time)-Miss Hagley; Selima-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Scander Actor: Sedgwick

4828
11 November 1789 @ White Horse Inn, Parsons Green, Fulham

Event Comment: Benefit for Blandford and Randall. 3rd piece: A Pantomimical Interlude, from Don Juan. First Scene opens with a Tempestuous Sea, and Shipwreck of Don Juan and his man Scaramouch, who is cast on shore from off the Back of a Dolphin on the Island of Martinico. Scene from the pantomimes of The Enchanted Island, Wizard of the Silver Rock, The Witches Frolic, &c. The whole to conclude with a View of the Inside of the Bastille, with the different Gratings, Railings, and Instruments of Death and Torture by which the unfortunate Victims suffered, and the Grand Chorus of God save the King. The Curtain will rise precisely at 6:45

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling; Or, Virtue Rewarded

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Blandford; Sir Charles Raymond-Banks; Colonel Belmont-Brooke; Sir Roger Belmont-Jones; Villiard-Frimbley; Faddle-Tunstall; Rosette-Miss Brooke; Fidelia (the Foundling)-Mrs Tunstall.
Cast
Role: Young Belmont Actor: Blandford
Role: Sir Charles Raymond Actor: Banks
Related Works
Related Work: The Foundling Author(s): Edward Moore

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Tunstall; Major Belford-Brooke; Doctor Prattle-Randall; Madam Cordival [recte Florival]-Mrs Taylor; Bell-Miss Brooke.
Cast
Role: Doctor Prattle Actor: Randall

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck; or, Walking Statue

Performance Comment: Don Juan-Blandford; Governor-Banks; Don Ferdindo (with a song)-Brooke; Sailor-Frimbley; Taylor-Jones; Scaramouch-Randall; Cleone-Miss Brooke; Attendant-Mrs Banks.
Cast
Role: Don Juan Actor: Blandford
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Randall

Dance: End: a comic dance, The Affrighted Dwarf; or, Whimsical Transformation into Mad Moll-Blandford

Entertainment: Monologues. End I: Epilogue-Somebody in the Character of Nobody; End II: British Loyalty; or, A Squeeze for St. Paul's, will be introduced the characters of a Fide Lady? a Beau, an Irishman, a Scotchman, a Welshman, a Jew, an Old Man, and a British Sailor-Randall

Performance Comment: End I: Epilogue-Somebody in the Character of Nobody; End II: British Loyalty; or, A Squeeze for St. Paul's, will be introduced the characters of a Fide Lady? a Beau, an Irishman, a Scotchman, a Welshman, a Jew, an Old Man, and a British Sailor-Randall.
Cast
Role: and a British Sailor Actor: Randall.

4829
12 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Lovelace-Evatt; Woodley-Macready; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Rock; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Davenett; Nancy-Miss Rowson; Lady Racket-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Lewis

Dance: As17891021

4830
14 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Young English-Johnstone; Sir John English-Quick; Timothy Shacklefigure-Edwin; Farmer Sternhold-Darley; Vulture-C. Powell; Doublejugg-Powel; Carbuncle-Thompson; Hazard-Cubitt; Plunder-Gardner; Sir Charles Manly-Duffey; Mrs Townly-Mrs Martyr; Lady Lucy-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Manly Actor: Duffey

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

4831
20 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King (1st appearance on this stage); Orlando-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Amiens (with songs)-Johnstone; Adam-Hull; Duke Senior-Powel; Corin-Thompson; William-C. Powell; Le Beu-Macready; Sylvius-Evatt; Oliver-Davies; D. Frederick-Gardner; Charles-Cubitt; Jaques-Harley (1st appearance in that character); Caelia-Miss Chapman; Audrey-Mrs Rock; Phoebe-Miss Stuart; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Holman
Role: Charles Actor: Cubitt

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Dance: End I: Divertissement-[See17891002]; End: Tamborine Dance, as17891021

4832
21 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Wroughton; Aimwell-Barrymore; Foigard-Moody; Bonniface-Aickin; Sir Charles Freeman-Haymes; Sullen-Phillimore; Gibbet-Suett; Scrub-Dodd; Dorinda-Mrs Kemble; Cherry-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Henry (1st appearance on that stage).
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: Haymes

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Kelly, Barrymore, Suett, Waldron, Sedgwick, Hollingsworth, Jones, Phillimore, Banks, Fawcett, Maddocks, Lyons, Wilson, Alfred, Fairbrother, Danby, Shaw, Vincent, Boyer, Stageldoir, Horsfall, Dorion, Capon, Bannister Jun., Miss Romanzini, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley, Mrs Fox, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Barnes, Mrs Edwin, Miss Palmer, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Davies, Mrs Butler, Mrs Gawdry, Mrs Crouch.
Role: Commandant Actor: Barrymore
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Edwards

Dance: End IV: The Minuet de la Cour and Gavot-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

4833
05 December 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Henry Mackenzie, based on La Fausse Inconstance; ou, Le Triomphe de l'Honnetete, by Fanny de Beauharnais. Larpent MS 852; text 1st published in Mackenzie's Works, Vol. VIII (Edinburgh, 1808), as False Shame; or, The White Hypocrite; it assigns no parts. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (see text)]. [Afterpiece in place of Love and War, advertised on playbill of 4 Dec.] Receipts: #202 13s. 6d. (191.3.6; 11.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Force Of Fashion

Performance Comment: Characters-Lewis, Ryder, Farren, Bernard, Macready, Harley, Mrs Achmet, Mrs Bernard, Miss Stuart, Mrs Powell, Mrs Pope. [Cast from European Magazine, Dec. 1789, p. 459: Sedley-Lewis; William-Ryder; Sir Charles Dormer-Farren; Lord Lapwing-Bernard; James-Macready; Montfort-Harley; Julia Montfort-Mrs Achmet; Miss Danby-Mrs Bernard; Maid Servant [Larpent MS: Minikin]-Miss Stuart; Lucretia-Mrs Powell [Larpent MS]; Lady Dormer-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Bernard; Epilogue-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Dormer Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

4834
01 January 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Easy-Kemble; Lord Morelove-Wroughton; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Lady Easy-Mrs Powell; Edging-Miss Pope; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Ward; Lady Betty Modish-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Easy Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Kelly, Barrymore, Suett, Waldron, Sedgwick, Hollingsworth, Jones, Phillimore, Banks, Fawcett, Maddocks, Lyons, Wilson, Alfred, Fairbrother, Danby, Shaw, Vincent, Boyer, Stageldoir, Horsfall, Dorion, Capon, Bannister Jun., Miss Romanzini, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley, Mrs Fox, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Barnes, Mrs Edwin, Miss Palmer, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Davies, Mrs Butler, Mrs Gawdry, Mrs Crouch.
Role: Commandant Actor: Barrymore
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Edwards

4835
23 January 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17891124, but Charles-Benson in place of Sedgwick.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Benson in place of Sedgwick.
Role: Baron of Oakland Actor: Baddeley
Role: Edward Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: II: As17891204; End: The Irish Bird Catchers-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

4836
27 March 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; with an Address in character-Lewis; Sir George Airy (1st time)-Holman; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; Charles Gripe-Davies; Whisper-Farley; Footman-Ledger; Sir Francis Gripe-Quick; Isabinda-Mrs Lewis; Patch-Miss Stuart; Scentwell-Mrs Platt; Miranda-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Charles Gripe Actor: Davies
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis. Part I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of Combat between two Natives. Part II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. Part III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honours observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Capt. Cook, by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same Occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

4837
07 May 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: As17891010, but Millamour-Barrymore; Charles-Benson; Sir Harry Lovewit-R. Palmer.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Benson

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Related Works
Related Work: The Deserter Author(s): Charles Dibdin

Song: As17900323

4838
26 May 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Henry. [As afterpiece the playbill announces Arthur and Emmeline, but it was not acted. Kemble Mem. lists the substitute play.] Diary, 24 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Henry, Bruton-street, Berkeley-square. Receipts: #153 12s. (38.6; 21.2; 0.19; tickets: 93.5) (charge: #111 13s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Marlow-Packer; Young Marlow-Kemble; Hardcastle-Suett; Hastings-Barrymore; Tony Lumpkin-Bannister Jun.; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Henry; Miss Nevil-Mrs Powell; Maid-Mrs Shaw Edition of 1799 (For the Proprietors) adds: Diggory-$Burton.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Dance: End II: As17900308

4839
01 June 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: Mr Hargrave-Moody; George Hargrave-Barrymore; Mr Drummond-Benson; Sir Charles Seymour-Whitfield; Mr Morley-Aickin; Justice-Waldron; Jarvis-R. Palmer; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hokpins; Bella-Mrs Goodall; Emily-Miss Collins; Harriet-Mrs Kemble; Susan-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Seymour Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Related Works
Related Work: The Gentle Shepherd Author(s): Cornelius Vandertop

Dance: End: L'Amour au Rende'vous; or, The Conflict of Love, in which will be displayed the Customs of the American Indians, to conclude with the War Dance,-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss D'Egville, Miss DeCamp; End I afterpiece: A Highland Reel-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

4840
16 August 1790 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I'll Tell You What

Performance Comment: Major Cyprus-Palmer; Anthony Euston-Bensley; Colonel Downright-Aickin; Charles Euston-Iliff; Sir George Euston-Williamson; Sir Harry Harmless-R. Palmer; Mr Euston-Moss; Lady Euston-Mrs Brooks; Lady Harriet-Mrs Whitfield; Bloom-Mrs Cuyler; Mrs Euston-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Charles Euston Actor: Iliff

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Liberty, as17900813

4841
01 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Wilson; Marlow-Bernard; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Powel; Diggory-Cubitt; Slang-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks. Edition of 1799 (For the Proprietors) adds: Maid-Mrs Spriggs.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Powel
Role: Landlord Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Incledon; Dorus-Quick; Merlin-Bannister; Shepherds-Evatt, Farley; Linco-Blanchard; Shepherdesses-Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson; Urganda-Mrs Martyr; Fatima-Mrs Wells; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt; Sylvia-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Martyr

4842
20 October 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "Although [Mrs Esten] is rather under-hung, her face may fairly be pronounced pretty, and her figure engaging. Her voice, in the pathetic tones, resembles that of Mrs Siddons, but is more clear and articulate' (Diary, 21 Oct.). Receipts: #182 14s. 6d. (180.12.0; 2.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-Quick; Orlando-Holman; Amiens (with songs)-Johnstone; Adam-Hull; Duke Senior-Powel; Corin-Cross; William-C. Powell; Le Beu-Macready; Sylvius-Evatt; Oliver-Davies; Duke Frederick-Thompson; Charles-Cubitt; Jaques-Aickin; Caelia-Mrs Mountain; Audrey-Mrs Rock; Phoebe-Miss Stuart; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Esten (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Holman
Role: Charles Actor: Cubitt

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

Dance: End I: The Irish Lilt-Mr Ratchford, Mrs Ratchford; In V: Dance of Forresters-

4843
05 November 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Clandestine Marriage, advertised on playbill of 4 Nov.] Receipts: #148 18s. 6d. (102.4.0; 44.18.0; 1.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

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

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Edwards.

4844
10 November 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Snake-Phillimore; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-R. Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Ward; Mrs candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Maid-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Charles Surface Actor: Kemble
Role: Mrs candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Song: In III: song-Williames. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 3 Mar. 1791.

4845
17 November 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Miles Peter Andrews and Frederick Reynolds; based on Le Dissipateur; ou, L'Honnete Friponne, by Philippe Nericault, dit Destouches. Prologue by the Duke of Leeds; Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text)]: With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The Scenery designed and executed by Greenwood. Gazetteer, 18 Nov.: At the rehearsal of the new comedy on Tuesday the Duke of Leeds, Major Scott, Mr Angerstein [the banker] and Mr Boswell were in the boxes. Mr Boswell said an epigrammatic thought had struck him...and he brought the following Impromptu into life: Andrews, your play is safe enough; For noble Leeds endures it; Boswell and Scott are pledged to puff, And Angerstein ensures it. World, 13 Dec. 1790: To-morrow will be published Better Late than Never (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #240 14s. (206.7; 32.6; 2.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Better Late Than Never

Performance Comment: Characters by Kemble, Dodd, Palmer, Baddeley, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Maddocks, Lyons, Webb, Mrs Jordan, Mrs Goodall, Miss Pope. [Cast from text (J. Ridgway, 1790): Saville-Kemble; Flurry-Dodd; Sir Charles Chouse-Palmer; Grump-Baddeley; Litigamus-Bannister Jun.; Pallet-R. Palmer; Lawyer's Clerk-Maddocks; Servant to Saville-Lyons; Servant to Flurry-Webb; Augusta-Mrs Jordan; Mrs Flurry-Mrs Goodall; Diary-Miss Pope; Prologue-Bannister Jun; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Chouse Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: Better Late than Never Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Cast
Role: Don Ferdinand Actor: Dignum
Role: Perez Actor: Bland
Role: Katharina Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Dignum, Sedgwick, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley

Dance: As17901026

4846
02 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [Munden was from the Chester theatre. "His person is rather under the middle size, his figure good, his features more expressive than anything we have seen for many years, his voice powerful and melodious, and his articulation the clearest and most rapid we ever witnessed" (World, 3 Dec.). "Without the aid of grimace or buffoonery, he gave all the effect to the part that the author intended, and in his general stile of playing he seems to have studied nature more than any living model" (Gazetteer, 3 Dec.).] Receipts: #238 17s. 6d. (228.14.6; 10.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Holman; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; Charles Gripe-Macready; Whisper-Bernard; Sir Francis Gripe-Munden (1st appearance on this stage); Isabinda-Mrs Mountain; Patch-Mrs Harlowe; Scentwell-Mrs Platt; Miranda-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Charles Gripe Actor: Macready
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performance Comment: Jemmy Jumps-Munden; Valentine-Johnstone; Rundy-Blanchard; Colonel Dormant-Hull; Fairly-Thompson; Farmer Stubble-Powel; Farmer Blackberry (1st time)-Bannister; Molly Maybush-Mrs Martyr; Louisa-Mrs Mountain; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Betty Blackberry-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady- [See17901204]

4847
03 December 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Public is most respectfully informed that in consequence of the sudden Indisposition of Mrs Jordan the New Comedy is unavoidably deferred. [The original playbill and Public Advertiser both announce the 6th night of Better Late than Never (see 29 Dec.). The above is from a second playbill for this night in BM (Burney 937.c.7). "Mrs Jordan's Illness defers...Better Late than Never" (Kemble Mem., which lists the substitutes play).] Receipts: #123 5s. (83.19.0; 33.4.6; 6.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Stockwell-Aickin; Belcour-Bannister Jun.; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Barrymore; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Stukely-Benson; Fulmer-Suett; Varland-Baddeley; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Goodall; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Charles Dudley Actor: Barrymore
Role: Varland Actor: Baddeley
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Cast
Role: Nannette Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Commandant Actor: Barrymore
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Edwards

4848
15 December 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #301 15s. 6d. (282.5.0; 17.18.6; 1.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17901120, but Charles-Chapman.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Chapman.
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Baron of Oakland Actor: Baddeley
Role: Edward Actor: Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Grandmother Actor: Mrs Booth.

4849
29 December 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Better Late Than Never

Performance Comment: As17901117, but Sir Charles Chouse-Barrymore in place of Palmer; Maddocks_; Lyons_; Webb_. Maddocks_; Lyons_; Webb_.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Chouse Actor: Barrymore in place of Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: Better Late than Never Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Cast
Role: Bandage Actor: Lyons
Role: Statuary Actor: Bland
Role: Mandarine Actor: Young Grimaldi

4850
07 March 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain, and also under the Patronage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and the Duke of Clarence. Benefit for Lee Lewes. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be had of Lee Lewes, at Mr Brough's, No. 18, Portland-street, Soho. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by James Fennell. Larpent MS 924; not published. Synopsis of plot in Morning Post, 8 Mar.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lee Lewes; Sir Francis Gripe-Wewitzer; Sir Jealous Traffic-Frost; Whisper-Gull; Charles-Everard; Sir George Airy-Fennell; Patch-Mrs Lee Lewes; Isabinda-Mrs Day; Miranda-Miss Atherton (1st appearance on any stage).
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Everard
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Atherton

Afterpiece Title: The Advertisement; or, A New Way to Get a Husband

Entertainment: MonologuesEnd IV: The late King of Prussia and General Ziethen-Lee Lewes; End: A Whimsical Dissertation upon Law-Lee Lewes