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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Dance: End I: The Fortunate Escape, as17801216; End II: a new comic Ballet (composed by Simonet) The Pert Country Maid-Traffieri (1st appearance), Sga Tantini, Henry, Sga Crespi; End Opera: Les Amans Surpris, as17801219

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Careless Husband, announced on playbill of 7 Feb.] Receipts: #252 1s. (247.16; 4.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: End: new dance, Bacchus and Ariadne-Aldridge, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End: a new comic Pantomime Dance (composed by Traffieri) The Dutch Quaker; or, The Frenchman Deceiv'd-Traffieri, Sga Tantini (their 1st appearance on this stage), Henry, Delpini, Sga Crespi

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Such Tickets as have been delivered for this Evening will be admitted on Thursday next, May 3. Receipts: #247 10s. (244.15.6; 2.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip, as17810420

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Dance: End: The Sports of the Green, as17810501

Event Comment: Benefit for Fearon, L'Estrange, Thompson & Stevens. Tickets delivered for The Funeral and a favourite Comedy will be admitted. Tickets sold at the Doors will not be admitted. Receipts: #265 18s. (75.10; tickets: 190.8) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: The Farmers Return from London

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: As17801115, but specifying Harlequin-W. Bates; Principal Characters-_Newton, _Baker, _Robson, _Egan, _Doyle, _Ledger, _Davies.

Ballet: End III 1st piece: St. David's Day. As17810501

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: IV: Minuet de la Cour en Quatre-Holloway, Holland, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews; a Minuet-Harris, Miss Younge; End IV: a new Pastoral Dance-Harris, Miss Matthews

Ballet: End: St. David's Day. As17810501

Monologue: End II: The Humours of New-Market; with the Poney Races. Jockeys-Harris, Holland, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Miss Besford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews

Performance Comment: Jockeys-Harris, Holland, Ratchford, Holloway; Ladies-Miss Besford, Miss Francis, Miss Matthews.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Altered from Massinger. Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by Charles Dibdin]: Taken from The Islanders [1st acted at CG, 25 Nov. 1780]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Brandon (only) at the Stage-Door. No Persons admitted behind the Scenes, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 15 Oct.]. Receipts: #185 17s. 6d. (183/11/0; 2/6/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Lord Lovell-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Wellborn-Wroughton; Justice Greedy-Quick; Allworth-Whitfield; Marrall-Wilson; Tapwell-Thompson; Furnace-Wewitzer; Order-Jones; Amble-Stevens; Watchall-Painter; Parson Welldo-J. Wilson; Taylor-Newton; Vintner-Ledger; Sir Giles Over-reach-Henderson; Margaret (1st time)-Miss Satchell; Froth-Mrs Pitt; Lady Allworth-Mrs Yates (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Newton

Afterpiece Title: The Marriage Act

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mattocks, Wilson, Edwin, J. Wilson, Fearon, Robson, Booth, Quick.; Mrs Webb, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Kennedy. [Cast from text(G. Kcarsly, 1781): Garcia-Mattocks; Dr Fabio-Wilson; Gil Perez-Edwin; Secretary-J. Wilson; Islanders-Fearon, Robson, Booth; Domingo-Quick; Dorothea-Mrs Webb; Camilla-Mrs Martyr; Orra-Mrs Kennedy.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Dorothea Actor: Mrs Webb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a new Comic Dance, The Frenchman in the Dairy, by Zuchelli, Henry, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Newton

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Dance: As17811213

Event Comment: Benefit for the Establishing a Theatrical Fund [which is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: none listed (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Booth
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Ballet, The Double Surprise (composed and executed by Banti; 1st appearance on this stage), Harris, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carnival Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: In mainpiece, as17820111; End of Act I of afterpiece New Dance, as17820121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Newton

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Miss Matthews
Role: Her Mother Actor: Mrs Pitt
Event Comment: The Maid of the Oaks [announced on playbill of 18 Feb.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Receipts: #101 3s. 6d. (69/12/0; 31/10/6; 0/1/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Dance (composed by Zuchelli), The Distress'd Lovers, by Zuchelli, Lemercier, Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Variety

Related Works
Related Work: The Dancing Master Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
Related Work: The French Dancing Master Author(s): William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece New Dance, as17820121, but omitted: Miss Armstrong

Event Comment: By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Stewart. Mainpiece: In its original state, as it was written by Allen Ramsay, in 1724 [recte 1725]. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2 (?)]: Taken [probably by the author] from The Students [by James Stewart. MS not in Larpent; not published]. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. 'Tis hoped that none of Stewart's friends will expect to be admitted behind the scenes, as the audience will, and not without great reason, be much displeased at any such proceedings, nor will it upon any pretence whatever be complied with. No money returned after the curtain is drawn up. Ladies are requested to send their servants by Five to keep places. Tickets to be had at Walker's, the Globe, Pall-mall; the Edinburgh and Jamaica Coffee-houses, Cornhill; the St. Andrew, Wapping; of Denham, bookseller, No. 366, Hermitage Bridge, Wapping; at the Bouncing B Printing Office, Ratcliff Highway; at Stewart's china shop, No. 201, Ratcliff Highway, and at the Theatre, where places for the boxes may be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd Or Patie And Roger

Performance Comment: Sir William-Alfred; Patie-M'Donald; Roger-Stewart; Symon-Middlemist; Glaud-Shaw; Bauldy-Walker; Madge-Mr Wilson; Mause-Mr Blair; Jenny-Miss Ramsey; Peggy-Miss Hemet (1st appearance in that character). New Occasional Prologue spoken by Walker .
Related Works
Related Work: Patie and Peggy; or, The Fair Foundling Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Exciseman Trickd

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new composed Reel, and Hornpipe by Master Holland, pupil to Holloway

Song: Hooly and Fairly, in character, by M'Donald; End of Act II The Huntsman's Sweet Halloo by Miss Hemet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Cast
Role: Taylor Actor: Newton

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: End of mainpiece a new Grand Divertisement, The Gala. The Minuet and Allemande by Aldridge and Miss Besford; the Quadrilles and Cotillons by Harris, Langrish, Dumay, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Rowson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, and others; The whole to conclude with a Grand Figure by all the Characters

Performance Comment: The Minuet and Allemande by Aldridge and Miss Besford; the Quadrilles and Cotillons by Harris, Langrish, Dumay, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Rowson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Francis, and others; The whole to conclude with a Grand Figure by all the Characters .
Event Comment: Benefit for Baddeley. Public Advertiser, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Baddeley, No. 2, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Mainpiece: The Music composed by Michael Arne. With a Grand Procession of the different Orders of the Knights of Chivalry. Receipts: #217 5s. (113/9; 35/8; 0/1; tickets: 68/7) (charge: #115 9s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: Jewish Education

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: In Act IV of mainpiece a Dance of Daemons (performers not listed); End of Act I of afterpiece New Dance, as17820121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Viaggiatori Felici

Dance: As17820219 throughout

Song: In Act II two new songs by Sga Allegranti, one of which composed by Giardini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Dance: End of Act I Apollon et les Muses, as17820502; End of Opera New Dance, as17820502, but Mme Simonet in place of Nivelon

Event Comment: Benefit for Zuchelli, Delpini & the Miss Stageldoirs. Mainpiece: With Alterations [by Richard Brinsley Sheridan]. Afterpiece [1st time; P 2, author unknown]: The whole under the direction of Delpini and Zuchelli. The Music by the celebrated Chevalier Clough. An Historical Account of the Pantomime, with the Songs, may be had at the Theatre. Morning Herald, 27 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Zuchelli, No. 81, Hay-market; Ibid, 30 Apr.: of the Miss Stageldoirs at their house, No. 26, Crown-street, Little Russel-street, Covent-garden [Delpini not listed]. Receipts: #226 13s. (67/7; 28/12; 0/3; tickets: 130/11) (charge: #120 16s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan or The Libertine Destroyd

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Zuchelli, Menage, Lemercier, Duprez, Chaplin, Phillimore, Dclpini; Miss Simson, Miss Romanzini, the two Miss Stageldoirs. [Cast from scenario (G. Bigg, 1782): Don Juan Tenorio-Zuchelli; Don Henriques-Menage; Don Pedro-Duprez; Governor-Chaplin; Covielo [on playbill the only assigned part, called The Clown]-Delpini; Leonora-Miss Simson. Lemercier, Phillimore, Miss Romanzini, the two Miss Stageldoirs are unassigned.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece a new Masquerade Dance, in which a Minuet by Zuchelli and Miss M. Stageldoir; Afterpiece to conclude with a Dance of Furies (performers not listed)

Song: In Masquerade Dance a favorite song by Miss Romanzini, and to conclude with a Serious and Comic Air by Delpini

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Contadina In Corte

Dance: End of Act I Apollon et let Muses, as17820509; End of Act II New Dance, as17820507

Event Comment: Benefit for a Fund for the Relief of those who from their Infirmities shall be obliged to retire from the Stage. Receipts: #152 8s. (93/6; 26/17; 0/5; tickets: 32/0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Dance: End of mainpiece Minuet and Gavot, as17820508; End of Act I of afterpiece New Dance, as17820121, but Duprez in place of Lemercier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Dance: End of mainpiece a new pantomimical Dance, Anticipation; or, Harlequin's Visit to Greenwich on Whit-Monday, in which will be introduced two favorite Scenes from Harlequin Skeleton. The Pantomime Parts by W. Bates, Baker, Jones, Stevens; Miss Matthews; the Dance by Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: The Pantomime Parts by W. Bates, Baker, Jones, Stevens; Miss Matthews; the Dance by Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford .

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17820423; End of Dance Rule Britannia by Darley