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Event Comment: Benefit for R. Palmer. 1st, 2nd and 3rd pieces: Never performed there. By Permission of G. Colman, Esq. [owner of the copyrights]. Public Advertiser, 30 Apr.: Tickets to be had of R. Palmer, No. 14, East Place, Lambeth. Receipts: #144 17s. (43.5; 18.13; 0.14; tickets: 82.5) (charge: #105 9s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Performance Comment: Current-Palmer; Padlock-Suett; Almandine-Mrs Cuyler; Finette-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Almandine Actor: Mrs Cuyler

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Event Comment: Benefit for Wild. 1st Piece: 1st Time at this Theatre, and with Permission of G. Colman, Esq. [owner of the copyright]; written by Joseph Atkinson, Esq. [i.e. altered from his The Mutual Deception (see hay, 29 Aug. 1786)]. 2nd piece: Not acted these 2 years. 3rd piece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 23 May 1783]. Receipts: #225 0s. 6d. (113.0.6; 5.5.0; tickets: 106.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Performance Comment: Villamour-Farren; Old Meanwell-Booth; Young Meanwell-Macready; Skipwell-Ryder (1st appearance in that character in England); Letty-Mrs Mattocks; Florinda-Mrs Bernard (Their 1st appearance in those characters).

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Song: End I 1st piece: Oh say Bonny Lass will you carry a Wallet?-Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr

Entertainment: Monologue. End II 1st piece: A Description of the Curiosities in the Tower-Edwin

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, ascribed variously to John O'Keeffe and to James Foord; adapted from La Gageure Imprevue, by Michel Jean Sedaine. Text prints a Prologue "Supposed to be written by G. Colman, Esq., and intended to be spoken by Bannister Jun.," but "it arrived, by accident, too late at the theatre to be studied and recited" (London Chronicle, 25 Aug.)]. "A new afterpiece was...attempted to be represented, [but] it was not heard out" (Public Advertiser, 19 Aug.). Public Advertiser, 8 Oct. 1788: This Day is published A Key to the Lock (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: A Key to the Lock

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister Jun., Iliff, Usher, Abbot, R. Palmer, Miss Collett, Miss Palmer, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Brooks. Cast from text (Harrison and Co., 1788): Don Juan-Bannister Jun.; Don Pedro-Iliff; Sancho-Usher; Antonio-R. Palmer; Inis-Miss Collett; Laura-Miss Palmer; Margaretta-Mrs Gaudry; Donna Elvira-Mrs Brooks; unassigned-Abbot.

Performances

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

Afterpiece Title: The Blade-Bone; or, Harlequin's Frolic

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Bannister Jun.; Landlord-Phillimore; Leaden Mercury-Alfred; Agreeable Companion-Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: British Loyalty[; or, A Squeeze for St. Paul's by George Colman ynger]-Bannister Jun

Event Comment: Among the Instrumental Performers are G. Ashley (leader of the Band), Sperati, Sarjant, Patria, Reinagle, C. Ashley, Boyce, Mahon, Mountain, Holmes, Lyon, Schram, Kaye, the Leanders, &c. Double Drums by J. Ashley. The Organ on Fridays by Knyvett, and on Wednesdays by Greatorex. The whole conducted by Harrison and Ashley. The Band will consist of 150 Performers. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Brandon, at the Stage Door. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. 2nd Gallery 1s. No Money to be returned. Places may be taken in the Theatrical Orchestra at 5s. each [i.e. at the oratorios the instrumentalists sat on the stage]. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same throughout oratorio season]. Books of the Performances, with the names of the performers to their respective songs, to be had at the Theatre. And to prevent imposition in the Streets, the Managers have directed that they should be sold in the Theatre, at 6d. each

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah, Preceded By god Save The King(coronation Anthems)

Performance Comment: Principal Singers-Harrison, Sale, Griffiths, Champness, Gore, Webb, Reynoldson, Saville, Miss Poole, Miss Mahon, Miss Dall (1st appearance), Miss Cantelo, with the Choristers of His Majesty's Chapel-Royal and Westminster-Abbey.

Music: End II: a concerto on the violin-Mme Gautherot (from Paris)

Event Comment: Ode: The Words by Dryden. Composed by G. F. Handel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast; Or, The Power Of Music; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea; Messiah

Performance Comment: As17900219, but Principal Vocal Parts-Mrs _Crouch, Miss Romanzini; 1st Violin-_; Conductor-_. The Overture- and the Whole of the last Act only.

Music: End Ode: As17900219

Event Comment: 2nd piece: Never [previously] acted in this Kingdom [by Robert Jephson, altered by the author from his The Hotel; or, The Servant with Two Masters, which was based on Il Servitore di due Padroni, by Carlo Goldoni, and on Arlequin Valet de deux Maitres, by Jean Pierre de Ours de Mandajors, and 1st acted at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, 8 May 1783]. Oracle, 18 Mar. 1791: This Day is published Two Strings to Your Bow (1s). Receipts: #210 3s. 6d. (205.17.0; 4.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Characters-Munden, Bernard, Davies, Macready, Powel, Thompson, Cross, Miss Stuart, Miss Brangin, Mrs Harlowe. [Cast from text (C. and G. Kearsley, 1791): Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Bernard; Octavio-Davies; Ferdinand-Macready; Don Pedro-Powel; Don Sancho-Thompson; Waiter-Cross [not in text; see17921012]; Leonora-Miss Stuart; Maid Servant-Miss Brangin; Donna Clara-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Macready

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: As17901123

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Mainpiece: Written by R. Cumberland, Esq. Afterpiece: Written by Colley Cibber, with capital Additions by Fielding, Dean Swift, G. A. Stevens, &c. &c. &c. Public Advertiser, 20 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Quick, Broad-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #327 4s. (177.2.6; 9.11.6; tickets: 140.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Related Works
Related Work: Fatal Love; or, The Degenerate Brother Author(s): Osborne Sidney Wandesford
Related Work: The Brothers Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Little; or, The Rival Queans

Performance Comment: Alexander-Quick; Clytus-Wilson; Cassander-Munden; Polyperchon-Bernard; Philip-Reeve; Meleager-Williamson; Hibernian Fortune Teller-Rock; Hephestion and Lysimachus (a la Pugilistique)-Cubitt, Marshall; Second to Lysimachus-Follett; Second to Hephestion-Milburne; The Princess Statira-Mrs Webb; Sysigambis (Mother to the Princess)-Mrs Pitt; Roxana-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Quick
Role: Cassander Actor: Munden
Role: Hephestion and Lysimachus Actor: Cubitt, Marshall

Dance: End: The Jockies-Ratchford, Platt, Jackson, Mrs Goodwin

Song: End II: song-Incledon; Afterpiece: The Tragedy will be interspersed with Airs, Duets, Glees, composed by Arne, Arnold, Fischer, Dibdin, with a Grand Overture(A Finale, composed by Shield), Triumphal Entry of Alexander-

Event Comment: Mainpiece: 32nd Night [i.e. in continuation, erroneously, of the reckoning for the preceding season, when it was acted 28 times]. With new Music, Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Music (with a few Exceptions) composed entirely new by Shield. And new Scenery designed and chiefly executed by Richards. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. "Covent-garden is the National Theatre. I was there on 10th Dec. and saw an opera called The Woodman. It was the very day on which the life story of Madam Billington, both from the good as well as from the bad sides was announced [i.e. Memoirs of Mrs Billington, and An Answer to the Memoirs of Mrs Billington, both anonymous, both predated 1792]...She sang rather timidly this evening, but very well all the same. The first tenor [Incledon] has a good voice and quite a good style, but he uses the falsetto to excess. He sang a trill on high C and ran up to G. The 2nd tenor [Johnstone] tries to imitate him, but could not make the change from the falsetto to the natural voice, and apart from that is most unmusical...But the cast is entirely used to him. The leader is Herr Baumgartner [sic], a German who, however, has almost forgotten his mother-tongue. The Theatre is very dark and dirty, and is almost as large as the Vienna Court Theatre. The common people in the galleries of all the theatres are very impertinent; they set the fashion with all their unrestrained impetuosity, and whether something is repeated or not is determined by their yells. The parterre and all the boxes sometimes have to applaud a great deal to have something good repeated. That was just what happened this evening, with the Duet in the 3rd Act, which was very beautiful; and the pro's and contra's went on for nearly a quarter of an hour, till finally the parterre and the boxes won, and they repeated the Duet. Both the performers stood on the stage quite terrified, first retiring, then again coming forward. The orchestra is sleepy" (Haydn, 273-74). Receipts: #194 11s. (191.8; 3.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Mr Grub-Hollingsworth; Consol-Suett; J. Bevil-Benson; H. Bevil-Bland; G. Bevil-Whitfield; Chapeau-R. Palmer; Robin-Burton; Mrs Grub-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Miss Collins; Housemaid-Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: Bevil Actor: Bland
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, ascribed variously to Elizabeth Inchbald and to Miss Griffiths, based on L'Amour Use, by Philippe Nericault, dit Destouches. Prologue and Epilogue by George Colman, ynger (see text)]. Morning Herald, 4 Sept. 1792: This Day is published Cross Partners (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: Cross Partners

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, King, Williamson, Palmer, Wewitzer, Farley, Johnson, Lyons, Mrs Webb, Mrs Goodall, Miss Heard, Miss Fontenelle. Cast from text (C. and G. Kearsley, 1792): Sir Charles Cullender-Wilson; General Touchwood-King; George Cleveland-Williamson; Captain Herbert-Palmer; Corporal Smack-Wewitzer; Pompey-Farley; Thomas-Johnson; Servant-Lyons; Lady Diana Dupely-Mrs Webb; Maria Sydney (formerly Sophia Hobson)-Mrs Goodall; Louisa Fairfax-Miss Heard; Mrs Mutter-Miss Fontenelle; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: George Cleveland Actor: Williamson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Baron of Oakland Actor: Baddeley
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Mr Grub-Hollingsworth; Consol-Suett; F. Bevil-Benson; H. Bevil-Bland; G. Bevil-Whitfield; Chapeau-R. Palmer; Mrs Grub-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Miss Collins; Housemaid-Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: Bevil Actor: Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Dignum; Chicane-Benson; Lingo-Bannister Jun.; Thomas-Burton; John-Bland; Stump-Alfred; Cudden-Banks; Laura-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Edwin; Fringe-Mrs Edwards; Cowslip-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Bland
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Bland.

Dance: As17921121, but The Dances-Miss _Prevot

Song: In the course of the Evening The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun

Event Comment: A New Serious Opera [1st time; SER 2, by Teresa Bandettino]; the Music [a pasticcio] by Sarti, Giardanello [i.e. G. Giordani], Tarchi and Federici. Under the direction of Federici. With new Dresses, Scenes, &c. [In 2nd ballet the playbill retains Nivelon as Achilles , but "Favre Gardel took the part of Achilles, vice Nivelon' (Diary, 12 June).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Odenato And Zenobia

Related Works
Related Work: Odenato and Zenobia Author(s): Teresa Bandettino

Dance: End I: Le Jaloux Puni, as17930601 but Mlle _Gardel, Master Menage; +The Court Minuet-Favre Gardel, Mlle Millerd; a new Pas Seul-Mlle Hilligsberg

Ballet: End Opera: Iphiginia in Aulide. As17930423, but Achilles-Favre Gardel; Egisthus-Aumer? [see17930615 and 17930618

Performance Comment: As17930423, but Achilles-Favre Gardel; Egisthus-Aumer? [see17930615 and 17930618.see17930615 and 17930618.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers, Leader, Organ as17940307ARTS I, II. As17940321o conclude with God save Great George our King and Rule Britannia .

Music: End of Part II 1st concerto, Op. 3, composed by Geminiani, by G. Ashley

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of COMUS, advertised on playbill of 11 June.) Powell: Clandestine Marriage rehearsed at 10 (King ill; Barrymore one scene); Lodoiska at 12 (Bannister Sen. not call'd; Danby, Denman, Reynoldson, Hobler, Horsfall, Dorion Jun., G. D'Egville, Hamoir absent). Receipts: #114 2s. 6d. (74/19/0; 33/10/6; 5/13/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: THOMAS AND SALLY

Event Comment: 2nd piece: In one act. ["The following Gentlemen of the Chorus absent from this Evening Performance, viz., Messrs Boyce, Hobler, Dixon, Dorion Sen., Annereau; Dancers: Messrs G. D'Egville and Hamoir" (Powell).] Powell: Heiress rehearsed at 10; High life at 12; New Ballet [Glorious First of June] at 12. Receipts: #209 16s. 6d. (143/18/0; 63/7/6; 2/11/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Afterpiece Title: HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

Cast
Role: Michael Actor: Bland

Dance: In 2nd piece A Mock Minuet by Palmer and Miss Pope

Event Comment: ["Sedgwick absent the first Chorus, and G. D'Egville the 1st Act [of 1st piece]" (Powell).] Receipts: #237 16s. 6d. (172/2/6; 61/10/0; 4/4/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lodoiska

Afterpiece Title: THE LIAR

Cast
Role: Michael Actor: Bland
Role: Tom Actor: Bland
Role: Servant Actor: Lyons II Charlotte-Mrs Bland
Role: Lyons II Charlotte Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: J. D'Egville
Role: Eumenes Actor: Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Benson; Oliver-Caulfield; Boy-Master Menage; Lady Helen-Miss DeCamp; Josephine-Miss Leak; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Girl-Miss Menage.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Song: In course 2nd piece: The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun

Event Comment: Oratorio: Written by Milton, and set to Music by Handel. Instrumental Performers as 12 Feb., but added: Lavenu. Morning Herald, 18 Feb.: Both Sweet Bird, accompanied on the violin by G. Ashley, and But o sad virgin, accompanied on the cello by C. Ashley, were sung by Miss Parke; Let me wander not unseen by Miss Leak; Come and trip it by Master Elliot

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Pensieroso; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed Il Pensieroso 3; Alexander's Feast 3

Music: End Part II: concerto on the harp-Mme Delaval

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2, by Samuel James Arnold]: The Overture and Musick by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #224 7s. 6d. (121.19.0; 99.9.0; 2.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Related Works
Related Work: The Jew Author(s): Richard Cumberland
Related Work: The Wandering Jew; or, Love's Masquerade Author(s): Andrew Franklin

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Performance Comment: Characters by Dignum, Bannister Jun., Suett, Dowton, Caulfield, Master Welsh, Phillimore, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland. Cast from text (G. Cawthorn, 1797): Selwyn-Dignum; Harry Hawser-Bannister Jun.; Stave-Suett; Michael Goto-Dowton; Shark-Caulfield; Dick-Master Welsh; Plunderer-Phillimore; Angelica Goto-Miss Leak; Fanny-Miss DeCamp; Sally Shamrock-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sally Shamrock Actor: Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Quick; Campley (with additional songs, and for that night only)-Incledon; Medium-Powel; Mate (with an additional song)-Townsend; Trudge-Fawcett; Wowski-Mrs Martyr; Narcissa-Mrs Mountain; Patty-Mrs Fawcett; Yarico (for that Night only, with additional Songs, Hope told a flattering tale, accompanied on the Harp by Weippert)-Mrs Ferguson.

Afterpiece Title: British Fortitude; or, An Escape from France

Performance Comment: Capt. O'Leary-Johnstone; Edward-Incledon; Joey-Munden; Patrick-Macready; Commandant-Claremont; Annette-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Commandant Actor: Claremont

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves; or, The Faithful Irishman

Song: In course 2nd piece: I was call'd knowing Joey-Munden; At dawn of Life our Vows were plighted-Mrs Mountain; The Storm-Incledon; The turban'd Turk who scorns the World-; Hospitality; or, The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone; End 2nd piece: Old Towler-Incledon

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain, and Permission of G. Colman, Esq. Benefit for Waldron, prompter. The Public are respectfully cautioned against purchasing Tickets offered for Sale, Waldron not having issued any for this Evening

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Andrews.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Andrews

Song: End II: The Nightingale-Mrs Atkins; End: The Flowing can-Mrs Harlowe; End 2nd piece: Sweet Echo, as17970904

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Powell. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, author unknown. MS not in Larpent MS; not published]: Founded on a recent fortunate Event [the escape of Sir William Sidney Smith from The Temple, Paris, on 24 Apr. 1798 (European Magazine, June 1798, p. 395)]. With appropriate Scenery, and Machinery. [3rd piece in place of The Children in the Wood, advertised on playbill of 19 May.] Times, 15 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 43, Craven-street, Strand. Receipts: #548 17s. (233.4.6; 61.4.6; 0.17.0; tickets: 253.11.0) (charge: #214 12s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Performance Comment: As17980409, but added; Mrs Powell [the only time her name is in the playbill of this play (and see17971214)]; Wentworth_; Gibbon_; Original Epilogue-Mrs Jordan; (for that night only) a new Additional Dialogue[, written by M. G. Lewis, Esq., Author of the Play,-Mrs Jordan, Mrs Powell.

Afterpiece Title: The Escape

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Sally Shamrock Actor: Mrs Bland.