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Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17821231; End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as n Dec. 1782, in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; c 3, by Denis O'Bryen. Prologue by the author; Palmer was obliged to read it, he "not having received it in due time". Epilogue by George Colman, the elder, with name of speaker (Town and Country Magazine, July 1783, p. 339). MS: Larpent 626; not published; synopsis of plot in Public Advertiser, 7 July]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Friend In Need, Is A Friend Indeed

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Wewitzer, Usher, Williamson, Gardner, Davis, Baddeley, Massey, Pierce, Edwin; Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Wells, Miss Morris, Mrs Love, Mrs Bulkley. [Cast from European Magazine, July 1783, p. 67, and Public Advertiser, 7 July: Archley-Palmer; Sir Simon Howard-Parsons; Attorney-Wewitzer; Steward-Usher; Trustall-Williamson; Ragan-Baddeley; Citpup-Edwin; Emma Howard-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Ragan-Mrs Wells; Fanny-Miss Morris; Lydia Howard-Mrs Bulkley. Gardner, Davis, Massey, Pierce, Mrs Love are unassigned. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Redtail, Richard, Betty, Hosier's Wife.) A new Prologue [read by Palmer] and Epilogue [spoken by Mrs Bulkley. These were spoken, presumably as here assigned, at all subsequent performances] .read by Palmer] and Epilogue [spoken by Mrs Bulkley. These were spoken, presumably as here assigned, at all subsequent performances] .

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): Henry Bate

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Cast
Role: Coachman Actor: Ledger

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

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Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): Henry Bate
Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. 1st piece: Taken from Beaumont and Fletcher. 2nd piece [1st time; F 2, by John Dent. Prologue by Turner (see text)]. 4th piece: A Tragical, Comical, Operatical, Pastorical, Pantomimical, Farcical, Burlettical, Preludical, Interludical, Whimsical, Rhetorical, Diabolical, Oratorical Representation, being the most Comical Tragedy that ever was Tragedized by any Comical Company of Tragedians. With the Triumphal Entry of Chrononhotonthologos into Queerumania, attended with Drums, Trumpets, Fiddles, Flutes, Fifes, Flagelcts, Lutes, Bag-Pipes, Tabours and Pipes, Marrowbones and Cleavers, Post-Horns, French-Horns, Salt Box, Broomstickados, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Honour

Afterpiece Title: The Receipt Tax

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Cast
Role: Coachman Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Performance Comment: Chrononhotonthologos (King of Queerumania)-Wilson; Aldiborontiphoscophornio-Wewitzer; Bombardinian-Blissett; Herald-Riley; Captain of the Guards-Massey; Doctor-Painter; Cook-Barrett; King of the Fiddlers-Gaudrey; King of the Antipodes-Rayman; Rigdum-Funnidos (the Tragical Comical Courtier)-Parsons; Tatlanthe (the Queen's Favourite)-Mrs Brett; Venus-Miss Rowson; Cupid-Miss Painter; Maids of Honour-Miss Morris, &c.; Fadladinida (Queen of Queerumania)-Mrs Lefevre .
Cast
Role: King of the Antipodes Actor: Rayman
Related Works
Related Work: Chrononhotonthologos Author(s): Henry Carey

Monologue: 1783 08 13 End of 2nd piece Joe Haynes's Epilogue by Wilson, riding on an Ass

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Honour

Afterpiece Title: The Lawyer

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Cast
Role: Coachman Actor: Massey
Role: King of the Antipodes Actor: Rayman
Related Works
Related Work: Chrononhotonthologos Author(s): Henry Carey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Impostor

Performance Comment: Trappanti-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Don Philip-Wroughton; Don Octavio-Whitfield; Soto-Wewitzer; Diego-Thompson; Don Lewis-Booth; Alguazile-Jones; Corrigidore-Stevens; Don Manuel (ist time)-Edwin; Flora-Mrs Chalmers; Viletta-Mrs Wilson; Rosara-Mrs Lewis; Hippolita-Mrs Bates (2nd appearance on this stage) .
Cast
Role: Don Manuel Actor: Edwin

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): Henry Bate

Dance: End of mainpiece Damon and Musidora by Harris and Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Spanish Friar

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Related Works
Related Work: Tom Thumb Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Henry Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: 9 Oct

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

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Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): Henry Bate
Event Comment: The Lord of the Manor [announced on playbill of 7 Nov.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of a principal Performer. Afterpiece: In which will be introduced an Air Balloon. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] Receipts: #154 4s. (108/3/0; 45/8/6; 0/12/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Dance by Second, Ferrere and the Miss Stageldoirs. [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performance Comment: [This was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] hathi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Palmer; Sir Philip Modelove-Baddeley; Obadiah Prim-Moody; Freeman-Farren; Sackbut-Wrighten; Tradelove-Fawcett; Simon Pure-Waldron; Perriwinkle-Parsons; Mrs Prim-Mrs Love; Ann Lovely-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17830918

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magic Picture

Related Works
Related Work: The Magic Picture Author(s): Henry Bate

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: As17831108

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magic Picture

Related Works
Related Work: The Magic Picture Author(s): Henry Bate

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: As17831108

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magic Picture

Related Works
Related Work: The Magic Picture Author(s): Henry Bate

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: As17831108, but omitted: Doyle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

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Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #278 11s. 6d.(274/16/6; 3/15/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magic Picture

Related Works
Related Work: The Magic Picture Author(s): Henry Bate

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Song: As17831121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magic Picture

Related Works
Related Work: The Magic Picture Author(s): Henry Bate

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: As17831121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Related Works
Related Work: The Honest Yorkshireman Author(s): Henry Carey

Afterpiece Title: FORTUNATUS

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Related Works
Related Work: Fortunatus Author(s): Henry Woodward

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a New Comic Ballet by Mr and Miss Hamoir (from the Theatre-Royal, Brussels; their 1st appearance on that stage)