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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Werter

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Boyce; Clown-Delpini; Pantaloon-Ratchford; Lover-Farley; Barber (with A Twiggle and a Friz)-Edwin; Farmer (with Come Roger and Nell)-Bannister; Shepherd, Shepherdess (with Cast my Love, thine Eyes around)-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; Lawyers-Davies, Reeve, Cubitt; Serjeant-W. Powel; 1st Recruit-C. Powell; 2nd Recruit-Cubitt; Artist-Letteney; Carpenter-Lee; Bricklayers-Thompson, Evatt; Doctor-Jackson; Woodcutter-Rock; Monkey-Rayner; Peacock-Sloper; Principal Witches-Darley, Duffey, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr; Fishwomen-Mrs Gray, Mrs Lefevre, Mrs Masters, Mrs White; Colombine-Miss L. Simonet.

Dance: In afterpiece: Byrne, the two Miss Simonets

Song: In III: Epithalamium. Vocal Parts-Darley, Cubitt, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Performance Comment: [and see17891221] Harlequin-Boyce; Clown-Delpini; Pantaloon-Ratchford; Lover-Farley; Farmer (with Come Roger and Nell)-Bannister; Shepherd, Shepherdess (with Cast my Love, thine Eyes around)-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; Serjeant-W. Powel; Recruit-C. Powell; Bricklayers-Letteney, Thompson; Carpenter-Lee; Gardener-Ledger; Woodcutter-Rock; Lover's Servant-Platt; Monkey-Rayner; Peacock-Sloper; Principal Witches-Darley, Duffey, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr; Fishwomen-Mrs Gray, Mrs Lefevre, Mrs Masters, Mrs White; Colombine-Mrs Watts.

Dance: As17891231

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Performance Comment: As17900225, but Men Milliners-Lee, Whitmell, Jackson, Painter; Bricklayer-Rock; Female Milliners-Mrs Gray, Mrs Masters, Miss M'George, Miss Rowson; Female Porter-Mr Letteney; Serjeant-_; Recruit-_; Bricklayers-_; Carpenter-_. Sportsmen-_.

Dance: As17900129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters-Quick, Bannister, Johnstone, Blanchard, Incledon, Williamson (1st appearance in a speaking part), Cross, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Webb, Miss Huntley, Mme Pieltain (1st appearance on the English stage non-operatic]; Rest of; the Vocal Parts-Mrs Mountain, Mrs Warrell, Miss Williams, Mrs Harlowe, Miss Stuart, Miss Barnet, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Rock, Mrs Cross, Mrs Powell, Mrs Gray, Mrs Masters, Mrs Platt, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Goodwin; [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1791): Sir Walter Waring-Quick; Fairlop the Woodman-Bannister; Capt. O'Donnel-Johnstone; Medley-Blanchard; Wilford-Incledon; Bob the Miller-Williamson; Filbert the Gardener-Cross; Dolly-Mrs Martyr; Miss Di Clackit-Mrs Webb; Polly-Miss Huntley; Emily-Mme Pieltain [in text: Miss Dall (see17910310; Kitty Maple-Miss Stuart; Bridget-Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Entertainment: Duologue. End: Garrick's Ode on Shakespeare-Holman, Miss Brunton; Principal Vocal Parts-Incledon, Blanchard, Williamson, Cubitt, Gray, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Williams, Mrs Martyr

Performance Comment: End: Garrick's Ode on Shakespeare-Holman, Miss Brunton; Principal Vocal Parts-Incledon, Blanchard, Williamson, Cubitt, Gray, Miss Broadhurst, Miss Williams, Mrs Martyr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favourite

Afterpiece Title: The Crusade

Performance Comment: Bantam-Quick; Raymond-Johnstone; Joppa-Blanchard; Aluph-Incledon; Sir Troubadour-Munden; Godfrey-Davies; Daran-Darley; Adran-Powel; Tartar Prince-Cubitt; Officer-Williamson; Constantia-Mrs Mountain; Female Prisoners-Miss Stuart, Miss Barnett, Miss Francis, Mrs Watts, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Gray, Mrs Cross, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Powell, Miss Leserve.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard; or, The Flight of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Byrne, Follett, Farley, C. Powell, Rees, Milburne, Rowson, Simmons, Blurton, Letteney, Master Webb, Mrs Watts, Mrs Rock, Miss Leserve, Miss Francis, Miss Birt, Mrs Ratchford, Mlle St.Amand; Vocal Parts-Munden, Fawcett, Davies, Marshall, Gray, Powel, Cross, Miss Stuart, Mrs Arnold, Mrs Masters, Mrs Davenett, Miss Barnett. [Playbill of 22 Dec. lists a full cast, but has so many changes of all sorts that no assignment of parts for this present night is possible.]Playbill of 22 Dec. lists a full cast, but has so many changes of all sorts that no assignment of parts for this present night is possible.]

Dance: see17920111

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Just In Time

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Blanchard, Munden, Powel, Marshall, Thompson, C. Powell, Cross, Rees, Letteney, Milburne, Follett, Blurton, Rowson, Coombes, Linton, Incledon, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Webb, Miss Dall (1st appearance this season). The other Vocal Parts-Mrs Arnold, Miss Francis, Mrs Davenett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Powell, Miss Barnett, Mrs Masters, Mrs Cross; Cast from London Chronicle, 12 May 1792: Sir Solomon Oddly-Quick; Handy-Blanchard; Stave-Munden; Commodore Larboard-Powel; Dr Julep-Marshall; Roger-Thompson; Le Friz-C. Powell; Captain Melville-Incledon; Judith-Mrs Martyr; Maria-Mrs Mountain; Lady Oddly-Mrs Webb; Augusta-Miss Dall; Cross, Rees, Letteney, Milburne, Follett, Blurton, Rowson, Coombes, Linton and the Vocal Parts are unassigned. Cross, Rees, Letteney, Milburne, Follett, Blurton, Rowson, Coombes, Linton and the Vocal Parts are unassigned.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Dance: In: Dance incidental to the piece,-Byrne, Mlle St.Amand

Entertainment: Monologue End: (by way of Epilogue) Poetical Sketch, Jemmy Jumps in the Dumps; or, A Sunday Lounge in Hyde Park-Munden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: End III: A Divertisement, as17920410; In afterpiece: the Dances-Byrne, Mlle St.Amand

Song: II: Masquerade, in which Hark! the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings-Incledon, Marshall, Gray, Linton, Darley, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr; End II: (for that night only) The Lucky Escape; or, The Ploughboy's return from the Sea (composed by Dibdin)-Mrs Harlowe in Character

Performance Comment: the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings-Incledon, Marshall, Gray, Linton, Darley, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr; End II: (for that night only) The Lucky Escape; or, The Ploughboy's return from the Sea (composed by Dibdin)-Mrs Harlowe in Character.

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: Jeu D'Esprit, as17920516; Little Pig lays without any Straw, as17920516

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum; or, Mother Shipton Triumphant

Performance Comment: Principal Pantomimic Characters-Boyce, Munden, Farley, Macready, Hawtin, Rees, Bayzand, Mme Rossi; Principal Vocal Characters-Incledon, Munden, Fawcett, Darley, Davies, Cubitt, Gray, Linton, Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Martyr. [For assignment of parts see17921226] .For assignment of parts see17921226] .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion; or, All Alarm'd at Brighthelmstone

Performance Comment: Sir John Evergreen-Quick; Beaufort-Davies; Charles Evergreen-Macready; Drill-Farley; Tattoo-Rees; Roger-Rock; Cameleon-Fawcett; Emily (with a song)-Miss Broadhurst; Lady Catherine Rouge-Mrs Webb; In II will be exhibited Sir John Evergreen's Fortification Military Manoeuvres and Review of his Household Troops, Male and Female-; Bandy Will-Follett; Coachman-Rowson; Gardner-Hawtin; Butler-Cranfield; Men Bathers-Rowson, Wheatland, Coombs; Dairy Maids-Miss Leserve, Mrs Gray; Housmaids-Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd; Cook-Mrs Rock; Women Bathers-Mrs Powell, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd.

Entertainment: Monologue. Preceding 1st piece: An Eulogium on Money-Quick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Performance Comment: Principal Pantomimic Characters-Simpson, Follett, Farley, Rock, Evatt, Rees, Thompson, Claremont, Hawtin, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Smith, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Blurton, Miss Paye; Vocal Characters-Linton, Gray, Davies, Street, Little, Sawyer, Kendrick, Spofforth, Tett, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Miss Barnett, Miss Leserve, Mrs Masters, Mrs Lloyd. [Partial cast adjusted from playbill of 15 Nov. 1790: Harlequin-Simpson; Clown-Follett; Lover-Farley; Woodcutter-Rock; Bricklayers-Evatt, Thompson; Lover's Servant-Rees; Pantaloon-Claremont; Gardener-Hawtin; Colombine-Mrs Watts; Shepherd, Shepherdess-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; Same playbill lists the other character: Farmer, Serjeant, Recruits, Carpenter, Sportsmen, Monkey, Peacock, Witches.] Same playbill lists the other character: Farmer, Serjeant, Recruits, Carpenter, Sportsmen, Monkey, Peacock, Witches.]

Entertainment: Afterpiece: [To conclude with Three Entire New Scenes, representing the Town and Harbour of Toulon; with a View of the Manoeuvring of the British, Spanish, and French Fleets, after the Surrender of the Town and Fortifications to the English] on the Twenty-ninth of August [1793]. In which, When in War on the Ocean-Davies; an Entire New Song [composed by Shield,-Incledon; The Music- [Selected by Shaw from Pepusch, Dr Arne, Arnold, Fisher, [Michael] Arne, Vincent, Dibdin, Reeve, Shield; The Dances-Byrn, Holland[; The Scenery-Hodgins, Walmsley, Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Performance Comment: King Henry-Kemble; Duke of Gloucester-C. Kemble; Duke of Bedford-Dignum; Duke of Exeter-Aickin; Earl of Westmoreland-Sedgwick; Archbishop of Canterbury-Maddocks; B. of Ely-Jones; Earl of Cambridge-Webb; Lord Scroop-Cooke; Sir Thomas Gray-Bland; Sir T. Erpingham-Waldron; Gower-R. Palmer; Fluellen-Baddeley; Nym-Burton; Bardolph-Phillimore; Pistol-Suett; Boy-Master Chatterley; Williams-Whitfield; Bates-Banks; King Charles-Packer; Dauphin-Barrymore; Duke of Burgundy-Trueman; Constable-Benson; Governor of Harfleur-Hollingsworth; Montjoy-Caulfield; Quickly-Mrs Booth; Queen Isabel-Mrs Powell; Katharine-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Gray Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: As17940923, but Archbishop of Canterbury-_; B. of Ely-_; Earl of Cambridge-_; Lord Scroop-_; Sir Thomas Gray-_; Sir T. Erpingham-_; Governor of Harfleur-_; Montjoy-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Thomas Gray Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Song: II: Hark! Hark! the Lark-Townsend, Linton, Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Henley, Miss Poole

Performance Comment: Hark! the Lark-Townsend, Linton, Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Henley, Miss Poole.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysteries Of The Castle

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Incledon, Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Harley, Macready, Powel, Davenport, Thompson, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Mountain, Miss Wallis. [Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1795): Hilario-Lewis; Fractioso-Quick; Montauban-Incledon; Carlos-Pope; Valoury-Munden; Cloddy-Fawcett; Count Montoni-Harley; Bernardo-Macready; Fisherman-Powel; Serjeant-Davenport; Captain of Vessel-Thompson; Centinel-Williamson; Annette-Mrs Mattocks; Constantia-Mrs Mountain; Julia-Miss Wallis; Chorus of Soldiers and Sailors-Linton, Street, Gray, Williamson, Abbot, Rock, Blurton, Speechly, Spofforth, Little; Chorus of Country Girls-Miss Stuart, Mrs Henley, Miss Kirton, Mrs Arnold, Miss Leserve, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Follett, Mrs Norton, Mrs Castelle, Miss Walcup, Mrs Bayzand; Prologue-Harley; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 14 performances only (see17950303] .These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 14 performances only (see17950303] .

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysteries Of The Castle

Performance Comment: Hilario-Lewis; Fractioso-Quick; Montauban-Incledon; Carlos-Pope; Valoury-Munden; Cloddy-Fawcett; Count Montoni-Harley; Bernardo-Macready; Chorus of Soldiers and Sailors-Linton, Street, Gray, Williamson, Abbot, Blurton, Little; Chorus of Country Girls-Miss Kirton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Follett, Mrs Norton, Mrs Castelle, Miss Walcup, Mrs Bayzand, Mrs Masters; Annette-Mrs Mattocks; Constantia-Mrs Mountain; Julia-Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Hargrave (from the Theatre Royal Dublin; 1st appearance); Kilmallock-Johnstone; Lope Tocho-Quick; Sadi-Townsend; Virolet-Middleton; Bulcazin Muley-Macready; Muleteers-Bowden, Townsend?, Haymes; Goatherds-Powel, Simmons, Thompson; Roque-Davenport; Ganem-Toms; Pacha-Farley; Ali Beg-Abbot; Agnes-Mrs Clendining; Floranthe-Miss Mansel; Zorayda-Miss Wallis; Musical Characters-Linton, Blurton, Street, Gray, Abbot, Little, Lee, Sawyer, Tett, Kenrick, J. Linton, Thomas, Oddwell, Cooke, Everett, Philipps, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Norton, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Miss Walcup, Mrs Henley, Miss Owen, Miss Logan, Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: Goldfinch-Lewis; Silky-Quick; Harry Dornton-Holman; Dornton-Munden; Milford-Toms; Sulky-Davenport; Smith-Powel; Hosier-Macready; Jacob-Abbot; Marker-Farley; Sheriff's Officer-Thompson; Tradesmen-Lee, Street, Gray, Coombs; Sophia-Mrs Lee (1st appearance these two years); Jenny-Mrs Norton; Mrs Ledger-Mrs Platt; Milliner-Miss Leserve; Mantuamaker-Mrs Blurton; Mrs Warren-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Tradesmen Actor: Lee, Street, Gray, Coombs

Afterpiece Title: The Wicklow Mountains

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Performance Comment: Sir Walter Waring-Quick; Capt. O'Donnel-Johnstone; Fairlop-Bowden; Medley-Townsend; Bob-Haymes; Ralph-Linton; Welford-Incledon; Dolly-Mrs Martyr; Miss Di Clacket-Mrs Davenport; Polly-Miss Gray; Bridget-Mrs Watts; Emily (with additional songs, accompanied on the clarionet by Mahon)-Mrs Second (1st appearance on any stage [i.e. in a speaking part]).i.e. in a speaking part]).
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Song: [One of Mrs Second's new songs was Hope thou cheerful ray of light (BUC 643).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, A Sick Lady's Cure

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke; or, Trapolin's Vagaries

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Performance Comment: Principal Pantomimic Characters-Farley, Follett, Simpson, Cranfield, Blurton, Hawtin, Abbot, Curties, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Miss Burnett, Mlle St.Amand; Principal Musical Characters-Townsend, Linton, Street, Gray, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Henley, Mrs Martyr. [For assignment of parts see17970322 .For assignment of parts see17970322 .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Afterpiece Title: The Village Fete

Performance Comment: As17970518, but unassigned-_Haymes, _Linton, _Street, _Gray.

Song: End: Wigs-, including His own Wig, Doctor's Wig, Coachman's Wig; The Storm-Incledon; In 3rd piece: Chorusses, As17970518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory; or, The Defeat of the Dutch Fleet by the Gallant Admiral Duncan on the Memorable Eleventh of October

Performance Comment: Scene I. The Deck of a Dutch Man of Warv. The Manner of Boarding it by the British Tars--the Striking of the Dutch Flag, and the Hoisting of the British. Hearts of Oak-Incledon, Chorus; Scene II. A Short Engagement between British and Dutch Sailorsv. Scene III. A Perspective View of the General Engagementv. The Defeat of the Dutch Fleet, with the Bringing Home of the Captured Ships. Scene IV. A View in Portsmouth. The Return of the British Tars. We've bade the restless Seas adieu (composed by Shield)-Incledon, Linton, Street, Gray; With pride we steer'd for England's Coast (composed by Shield)-Incledon; Scene V. The Town of Portsmouthv. With an Illumination. To conclude with Rule Britannia, with two Additional Verses,-Incledon, Townsend, Full Chorus.

Dance: In Scene V 3rd piece: a Triple Hornpipe-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Mill

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

Performance Comment: As17971018, but in Scene I: Hearts of Oak-Townsend; in Scene IV: We've bade the restless Seas adieu-Townsend, _Incledon; in Scene V: +Rule Britannia-Townsend, Gray; from Scene IV: With pride we steer'd for England's Coast-_.
Cast
Role: Rule Britannia Actor: Townsend, Gray

Dance: As17971018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Performance Comment: Sir Simon Flourish-Quick; Harcourt-Incledon; Captain O'Neill-Johnstone; Old Testy-Munden; Young Flourish-Fawcett; Young Testy-Knight; Bluff-Townsend; Snare-Clarke; Keeper-Thompson; Tipstaff-Simmons; Bailiffs-Linton, Gray, Street; Kitty-Mrs Martyr; Lady Flourish-Mrs Knight; Miss Hartley-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Wheatley]).Miss Wheatley]).
Cast
Role: Bailiffs Actor: Linton, Gray, Street

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

Cast
Role: Rule Britannia Actor: Townsend, Gray