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Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Performance Comment: As17851026, but in Vocal Parts-Dignum in place of Williames; added: Miss George . added: Miss George .

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a new Scotch Dance, The Lucky Return, by Williamson, Mrs Sutton, Miss J. Stageldoir, and others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Dignum; Dorus-Waldron; Merlin-Bannister; Daemon of Revenge-Danby; Dorilas-Chaplin; Damon-Fawcett; Linco-Dodd; Urganda-Miss George; Fatima-Mrs Wrighten; Dorcas-Mrs Love; Cupid-Miss J. Stageldoir; Shepherdesses-Miss Barnes, Miss Burnett; Sylvia-Mrs Crouch .
Cast
Role: Urganda Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Dance of Cupids [performers not listed]; In Act IV a Dance of Daemons by Hamoir, &c

Related Works
Related Work: Ignoramus; or, The Academical Lawyer Author(s): George Ruggle
Related Work: Ignoramus. Comoedia coram Regia Maiestate Iacobi Regis Anglić, &c Author(s): George Ruggle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Performance Comment: Lord Wronglove-Wroughton; Sir Friendly Moral-Aickin; Brush-Kennedy; Surgeon-Cubitt; Lord George Brilliant-Lewis; Lady Gentle-Mrs Warren; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Wells; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Bates; Mrs Hartshorn-Mrs Pitt; Miss Notable-Mrs Brown .
Cast
Role: Lord George Brilliant Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece a new dance, The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd, by Byrn, Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Rashly-Bannister; Sir John Contrast-Parsons; Le Nippe-Dodd; Rental-Aickin; Truemore-Barry more; Captain Trapan-Baddeley; Huntsman-Williames; Crimp-R. Palmer; Snap-Phillimore; Contrast-Palmer; Moll Flaggon-Mr Suett; Annette-Miss George; Peggy-Mrs Wrighten; Sophia-Mrs Crouch .
Cast
Role: Annette Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Song: In 2nd piece several capital Catches and Glees, selected from the most eminent Masters; The celebrated Anacreontic Song by Bannister; an Imitative Song by Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I'll Tell You What

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wroughton, Pope, Aickin, Davies, Quick, Bensley (of DL); Mrs Bates, Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Wells. [Cast from General Advertiser, 22 May, and text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1786): Major Cyprus-Wroughton; Charles Euston-Pope; Colonel Downright-Aickin; Sir George Euston-Davies; Mr Euston-Quick; Anthony Euston-Bensley; Lady Harriet Cyprus-Mrs Bates; Lady Euston-Mrs Inchbald; Bloom-Mrs Davenett; Mrs Euston-Mrs Wells.] Original Epilogue [spoken by Mrs Wells (General Advertiser, 22 May)] . Original Epilogue [spoken by Mrs Wells (General Advertiser, 22 May)] .
Cast
Role: Sir George Euston Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17851112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I'll Tell You What

Performance Comment: Major Cyprus-Palmer; Anthony Euston-Bensley; Colonel Downright-Aickin; Charles Euston-Bannister Jun,; Sir George Euston-Williamson; Sir Harry Harmless-R. Palmer; Servants-Ledger, Gaudry, Lyons; Mr Euston-Parsons; Lady Euston-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Harriet-Mrs Bates; Bloom-Mrs Riley; Mrs Euston-Miss Farren. Prologue as17860609.
Cast
Role: Sir George Euston Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Justice Woodcock-Edwin; Hawthorn (1st time)-Mathews; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Hodge-Wewitzer; Eustace-Davies; Young Meadows-Meadows [sic]; Lucinda-Miss Burnett; Madge-Mrs Wells; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss George .
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a Divertissement by Byrn, Master Giorgi, Miss Byrn, the two Miss Simonets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I'll Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: Captain Gorget-Davies; Tipperary-R. Palmer; Anvil-Barrett; Crack-Swords; Landlord-Ledger; Rory-Booth; Signora Figurante-Sga Sestini; Miss Plumb-Miss George; Lady Pedigree-Mrs Edwin; Maria-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss George

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17860706

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17860707 but Lucy-Miss George (1st appearance in that character). hathi.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil In The Wine-cellar

Afterpiece Title: I'll Tell You What

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Mother Cole-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Sir William Wealthy-Baddeley; Loader-Meadows; Richard Wealthy-Gardner; Dick-Burton; Shift and Smirk-Bannister Jun. [i.e. doubled Mother Cole]; Sir George Wealthy-R. Palmer; Transfer-Parsons; Lucy-Mrs Wells .
Cast
Role: Sir George Wealthy Actor: R. Palmer

Song: In 1st piece a favourite glee [singers not listed]. imitations. In the course of 3rd piece various Imitations [of Edwin, Quick, Macklin, Smith, Lewis, Wroughton, Wood, Davies, Robson, Waldron (Public Advertiser, 26 July)] by Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Benson; Sir George Touchwood-Gibbons; Flutter-Wilson; Saville-Smith; Villers-Sadler; Courtall-Hill; Silvertongue-Essex; Mountebank-Wright; Porter-Watts; Servants-Price, Johnston; Hardy-Waldron; Mrs Racket-Miss Fenton; Lady Frances Touchwood-Mrs Harlowe; Miss Ogle-Mrs Clarke; Kitty Willis-Miss Williams; Lady-Mrs Johnston; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Chambers .
Cast
Role: Sir George Touchwood Actor: Gibbons

Afterpiece Title: The Fool

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly; or, Chiswick Fair

Dance: In Act IV of 1st piece a Masquerade Scene, with a Grotesque Dance by the Characters; Between the Acts Hornpipe by Wright

Song: Between the Acts of mainpiece, by Price and Miss Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood (1st time)-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Macready (1st appearance on this stage); Villers-Hull; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-Wewitzer; Porter-Fearon; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood (1st time)-Mrs Wells; Miss Ogle-Mrs Lewis; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir George Touchwood Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Distress'd Baronet

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Palmer, Suett, Packer, Waldron, Burton, Wilson, Jones, Alfred, Spencer, Baddeley, Mrs Wilson, Miss Collins, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Hopkins. [Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1787): Sir George Courteous-Palmer; Pop-Suett; Prywell-Packer; La Roche-Waldron; Aminadab-Burton; Porpoise-Wilson; Servants-Jones, Alfred [in text: Newbold], Spencer; Quirk-Baddeley; Sophia-Mrs Wilson; Ninny-Miss Collins; Lady-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Hopkins; Maid-Miss Dancer; Prologue-Bannister Jun. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Sir George Courteous Actor: Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I'll Tell You What

Performance Comment: Major Cyprus-Browne; Anthony Euston-Bensley; Colonel Downright-Aickin; Charles Euston-Bannister Jun.; Sir George Euston-Williamson; Sir Harry Harmless-R. Palmer; Mr Euston-Parsons; Lady Euston-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Harriet-Mrs Whitfield; Bloom-Mrs Cuyler; Mrs Euston-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir George Euston Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: Harvest Home

Cast
Role: Unah Actor: Miss George

Entertainment: Monologue Occasional Address (with Alterations), as17870516

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: Young Sadboy-Bannister Jun.; Clod-Edwin; Spatterdash-R. Palmer; Captain Ambush-Williamson; Lounge-Lyons; Twig-Barret; Shadrach-Wewitzer; Old Sadboy-Gardner; Chronicle-Parsons; Lady Rounceval-Mrs Webb; Araminta-Miss George; Mrs Millefleur-Mrs Love; Judith-Mrs Edwin; Pink-Miss Brangin; Dinah Primrose-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Cast
Role: Araminta Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Watty Cockney-Meadows; Captain Sightly-Johnson; Old Cockney-Barret; Barnacle-Chapman; Penelope-Mrs Garrett; Miss La Blond-Miss Brangin; Priscilla Tomboy-Miss George.
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland. Larpent MS 779; not published; synopsis of plot in Universal Magazine, Aug. 1787, p. 100. Prologue by the author; Epilogue by George Colman elder (European Magazine, July 1787, pp. 63-64). In 1789 altered as The School for Widows]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Attorney

Afterpiece Title: Harvest Home

Cast
Role: Unah Actor: Miss George

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Performance Comment: Captain Gorget-Davies; Tipperary-R. Palmer; Anvil-Barret; Crack-Swords; Landlord-Ledger; Rorey-Moss; Signora Figurante-Sga Sestini; Miss Plumb-Miss George; Lady Pedigree-Mrs Webb [Public Advertiser: Mrs Edwin]; Maria-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss George

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Attorney

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: Paris-Sga Sestini; Mercury-Meadows; Jupiter-Mathews; Momus-Moss; Juno-Miss George; Pallas-Mrs Edwards; Iris-Mrs Forster; Venus-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Miss George

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Justice Woodcock-Edwin; Hawthorn-Mathews; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Hodge-Wewitzer; Eustace-Johnson; Young Meadows-Meadows [sic]; Lucinda-Mrs Forster; Madge-Mrs Brown; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss George.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss George.

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Dance: End II: Love for Love, as17870625

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Jessamy-Sga Sestini; Lionel-Davies; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Chapman; Harman-Johnson; Colonel Oldboy-Parsons; Diana-Miss George; Lady Mary-Mrs Webb; Jenny-Mrs Forster; Clarissa-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Transformation

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Related Works
Related Work: The Spanish Barber; or, The Fruitless Precaution Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: English Readings

Dance: End: a Pas de Deux Provencale-the two Miss Simonets

Entertainment: In the course of the Evening's Entertainments various Imitations-Bannister Jun

Ballet: End 3rd piece: a grand dance, never performed, Gli Schiavi per Amore. Bastiano Amazzagatta-young D'Egville; Mons. Perruque-young Giorgi; Don Berticco-George D'Egville; Mad. Neri-Miss Blanchet; Glinda-Miss DeCamp

Performance Comment: Bastiano Amazzagatta-young D'Egville; Mons. Perruque-young Giorgi; Don Berticco-George D'Egville; Mad. Neri-Miss Blanchet; Glinda-Miss DeCamp.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dr Last's Examination

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Afterpiece Title: The Day

Performance Comment: Morning. Champaign Country. The Village Delight-Mrs Bannister, Mrs Forster; Hunting Song-Chapman; The Early Horn-Miss George; Noon. Skirts of a Wood. Prithee Susan-Meadows, Mrs Forster; dance, Shepherd's Wedding-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets; Afternoon. How merrily we live-Davies, Meadows, Mrs Bannister; Where the Bee sucks-Davies, Mathews, Mrs Forster, Mrs Bannister; Night. A Country Church-yard. Sweet Echo-Mrs Bannister; dance, Fairies Sporting-young D'Egville, Giorgi's Scholars, Miss DeCamp; Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, Davies, Chapman; Musical Epilogue-Meadows, Chapman, Mathews, Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: The Early Horn Actor: Miss George
Related Works
Related Work: The Northern Inn; or, The Days of Good Queen Bess Author(s): Stephen George Kemble
Related Work: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Related Work: Bannian Day Author(s): George Brewer

Entertainment: Imitations End 2nd piece: As17870807

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood-Farren; Saville-Aickin; Flutter-Bernard; Villers-Hull; Courtall-Davies; French Valet-Wewitzer; Porter-Fearon; Hardy-Quick; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood-Miss Tweedale (2nd appearance on any stage [see17871114]); Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir George Touchwood Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: The Distress'd Baronet

Performance Comment: Sir George Courteous-Bannister Jun.; Pop-Suett; Captain Prywell-Packer; La Roche-Lamash; Aminadab-Burton; Porpoise-Wilson; Groom-Jones; Snatch-Alfred; Servant-Spencer; Quirk-Baddeley; Sophia-Mrs Wilson; Ninny-Miss Collins; Lady-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Termagant-Mrs Hopkins.