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Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Packer; Amiens-Dignum; Jaques-Palmer; Le Beu-Benson; Oliver-Whitfield; Jaques de Boys-C. Kemble; Orlando-Barrymore; Adam-Moody; Touchstone-King; Rosalind-Mrs Jordan; Celia-Mrs Kemble; Phebe-Miss DeCamp; Audrey-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Song: In V: a song-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Performance Comment: As17950917, but Frederick Mowbray-Benson; Servants-_; Waiting@woman-_.
Cast
Role: Frederick Mowbray Actor: Benson

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All The World's A Stage

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Robin-Bannister Jun.; (with an additional song) Billy Taylor-Bannister Jun.; William-Caulfield; Frederick-Trueman; Cro -Wathen; Endless-Suett; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Nelly-Miss Granger; Margaretta-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Trueman

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Caulfield; Servant-Webb; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Margaretta-Miss Leak; Nelly-Mrs Bramwell.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Kelly

Song: III: song-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Performance Comment: Lord Sensitive-Wroughton; Sir Miles Mowbray-King; Frederick Mowbray-Palmer; David Mowbray-Bannister Jun.; Mr Wrangle-R. Palmer; Billy Bustler-Suett; Robin-Hollingsworth; Servants-Trueman, Webb; Sabina Rosni-Mrs Jordan; Lady Ruby-Miss Farren; Mrs Wrangle-Miss Pope; Mrs Kate-Miss Tidswell; Waiting@woman-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Frederick Mowbray Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Ballet: The Triumph of Love. As17961001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sheva-Dowton (1st appearance on this stage); Sir Stephen Bertram-Aickin; Charles Ratcliffe-Wroughton; Frederick Bertram-Palmer; Mr Saunders-Maddocks; Jabal-Suett; Mrs Ratcliffe-Mrs Maddocks; Eliza Ratcliffe-Miss Farren; Mrs Goodison-Mrs Booth; Dorcas-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Frederick Bertram Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Ballet: The Triumph of Love. As17961001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Palmer; Frederick-Barrymore; Duke-Whitfield; Petruchio-C. Kemble; Antonio-Suett; Gentlemen-Caulfield, Cooke, Fisher, Trueman; Peter-Russell; Anthony-Wewitzer; Surgeon-Maddocks; Francisco-Hollingsworth; First Constantia-Mrs Powell; Mother@in@Law to Constantia-Miss Tidswell; Kinswoman-Miss Heard; Landlady-Mrs Booth; Nurse-Mrs Maddocks; Second Constantia-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Barrymore
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17961022, but Frederick-Caulfield; Dorothy-Miss DeCamp; Louisa-Miss Wentworth; Nelly-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke [Senior]-Aickin; Frederick-Caulfield; Amiens-Dignum; Jaques-Palmer; Le Beau-R. Palmer; Oliver-Whitfield; Jaques de Boys-Holland; Orlando-Barrymore; Adam-Packer; Touchstone-Bannister Jun.; Corin-Hollingsworth; Sylvius-Trueman; Rosalind (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Jordan; Celia-Miss Mellon; Phebe-Miss Heard; Audrey-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Caulfield

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed

Song: V: song-Mrs Bland

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17970426, but Louisa-Miss Wentworth (of dl); added: Frederick-Gray; Lullaby-_.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Gray

Dance: End: Peggy's Love (By permission of the Proprietors of the king's Theatre)-Mme Rose, Didelot, Gentili, Mlle Parisot, Mme Hilligsberg; End afterpiece: Cupid and Psyche-the same.Mme Rose, Didelot, Gentili, Mlle Parisot, Mlle Hilligsberg

Entertainment: Monologue. Preceding 1st ballet: [a favorite Epilogue-Mrs Abington (1st appearance on this stage these 8 [recte 7] years)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Robin-Fawcett; Crop-Trueman; Frederick-Philipps; William-Caulfield; Endless-Suett; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss Andrews; Nelly-Miss Menage; Margaretta-Mrs Atkins (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Philipps

Song: End: Sweet Echo, the song-Mrs Bland, the echoMrs Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sheva-Elliston; Sir Stephen Bertram-Aickin; Charles Ratcliffe-Palmer Jun.; Jabal-Suett; Saunders-Trueman; Waiter-Lyons; Frederick-C. Kemble; Mrs Ratcliffe-Mrs Davenport; Dorcas-Mrs Harlowe; Mrs Goodison-Mrs Booth; Eliza-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: C. Kemble
Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick; Servant-Webb; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss Wentworth; Margaretta-Miss Leak; Nelly-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Kelly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Powel, Simmons, Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 7 Oct. 1795: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; +Thicket-Incledon; +Clueline-Townsend; +Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; +Gregory-Simmons; +Flambeau-Gray; +Peggy-Mrs Martyr; +Sophia-Mrs Clendining; +Whim-Mr Rees.] With Dialogue-; [to introduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by $Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Gray; [Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Simmons; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; [The Greenwich Pensioner 'Twas in the good ship Rover-Townsend; [Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, [and Poor Jack, Go Patter to Lubbers, [and The Portrait, Come Painter with thy happiest flight-Incledon; 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 Clendining; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the world a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Johnstone

Dance: In afterpiece: a Ballet-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke [Senior]-Aickin; Frederick-Maddocks; Amiens-Dignum; Jaques-Palmer; Le Beau-R. Palmer; Oliver-Caulfield; Jaques de Boys-Holland; Orlando-Barrymore; Adam-Packer; Touchstone-King; Corin-Hollingsworth; Sylvius-Trueman; Rosalind-Mrs Jordan; Celia-Miss Mellon; Phebe-Miss Heard; Audrey-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Maddocks

Afterpiece Title: The Chimney Corner

Song: In V: song-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Quick; Frederick-Clarke; Ramille-Farley; Taylor-Wilde; James-Rees; Lawyer-Dyke; Sparkle-Abbot; Satin-Lee; Upholsterer-Ledger; Mariana-Mrs Mountain; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Platt; Lappet-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Clarke

Dance: As17971025

Song: In: Old Towler-Incledon; a new Duetto, composed by Mme Mara,-Incledon, Mme Mara

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sir Stephen Bertram-Aickin; Charles Ratcliffe-Wroughton; Frederick Bertram-Palmer; Sheva-Bannister Jun.; Jabal-Suett; Mr Saunders-Maddocks; Mrs Ratcliffe-Mrs Walcot; Eliza Ratcliffe-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Goodison-Mrs Sparks; Dorcas-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Frederick Bertram Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Performance Comment: Lord Sensitive-Wroughton; Sir Miles Mowbray-Wewitzer; Frederick Mowbray-Palmer; David Mowbray-C. Kemble; Mr Wrangle-R. Palmer; Billy Bustler-Suett; Robin-Hollingsworth; Servants-Evans, Webb; Sabina Rosni-Mrs Jordan; Lady Ruby-Mrs Powell; Mrs Wrangle-Miss Pope; Mrs Kate-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Frederick Mowbray Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sheva-Meredith; Charles Ratcliffe-Egerton; Jabal-Wilson; Sir Stephen Bertram-Harley; Saunders-Richards; Frederick Bertram-Wilkinson; Mrs Ratcliff-Mrs Williams; Dorcas-Miss Thompson; Eliza Ratcliff-Miss Herbert.
Cast
Role: Frederick Bertram Actor: Wilkinson
Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Afterpiece Title: A Naval Interlude

Performance Comment: Tom Grog-Egerton; Sam Stern-Meredith; Ben Bobstay-Betts; Harry Halliard-Harley; George Streamer-Miss Wilkinson.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Song: 2nd piece: With Songs-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Robin-Fawcett; Frederick-D'Arcy (1st appearance in that character); Crop-Trueman; William-Caulfield; Endless-Suett; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa (1st time)-Miss Menage; Nelly-Mrs Edward; Margaretta-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: D'Arcy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Emery; Frederick-Clarke; Ramille-Farley; Taylor-Wilde; James-Rees; Lawyer-Dyke; Sparkle-Abbot; Satin-Lee; Upholsterer-Street; Mariana-Mrs Coates; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Platt; Lappet-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Clarke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Revenge

Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Crop-Dignum; Frederick-Kelly; Endless-Suett; Robin-Bannister Jun.; William-Sedgwick; Servant-Webb; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss Wentworth; Margaretta-Miss Leak; Nelly-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Kelly

Song: End: the official news of Nelson's victory at the Nile, on 1 August 1798, was given out; the audience called for Rule Britannia-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Miss Leak, Mrs Bland; God save the King- [(London Chronicle, 4 Oct.)]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pope, Munden, H. Johnston, Knight, Murray, Powel, Thompson, Rees, Curties, Mrs Johnson, Mrs Davenport, Miss Leserve, Mrs H. Johnston. [Cast from text (G. G. and J. Robinson, 1798): Frederick-Pope; Verdun the Butler-Munden; Anhalt-H. Johnston; Count Cassel-Knight; Baron Wildenhaim-Murray; Cottager-Powel [in text: Davenport (see17981022)]; Landlord-Thompson; Farmer-Rees; Countryman-Curties [in text: Dyke]; Agatha Friburg-Mrs Johnson; Cottager's Wife-Mrs Davenport; Country Girl-Miss Leserve; Amelia Wildenhaim-Mrs H. Johnston; Prologue-Murray; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see17981029).] Epilogue-Munden. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 22 Nov. and on 12 June 1799.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 22 Nov. and on 12 June 1799.]
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Pope

Afterpiece Title: A Day at Rome

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Lopez-Aickin; Don Felix-Powell (from the Theatre Royal Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); Frederick-Caulfield; Don Pedro-Suett; Col. Briton-Barrymore; Gibby-Sparks; Lissardo-King; Alguazile-Maddocks; Vasques-Trueman; Soldier-Wentworth; Servant-Webb; Donna Violante-Miss Biggs; Donna Isabella-Miss DeCamp; Inis-Miss Mellon; Flora-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Caulfield

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sir Stephen Bertram-Aickin; Charles Ratcliffe-Barrymore; Frederick Bertram-C. Kemble; Sheva-Bannister Jun.; Jabal-Suett; Mr Saunders-Maddocks; Mrs Ratcliffe-Mrs Walcot; Elixa Ratcliff-Miss Biggs; Mrs Goodison-Mrs Sparks; Dorcas-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Frederick Bertram Actor: C. Kemble
Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Related Works
Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger