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Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Turner. 5s., 3s., 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-a Young Gentleman of the Temple; Ballance-Machen; Worthy-Bowen; Brazen-Boothby; Kite-Jones; Scale-Matthews; Scruple-Rogers; Bullock-Topham; Appletree-Hulstone; Pearmain-Whittaker; Constable-Freeman; Sylvia-Mrs Talbot; Rose-Miss Jones Jr; Luey-Miss Jones Sr; Melinda-Miss Atherton .

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Mrs Turner, the first time of her appearing on any stage .

Music: A Preamble on the Kettle-Drums, with Mr Hendel's Water-Musick on the Stage, by Mr J. Baker

Performance Comment: Baker .

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Performance Comment: hathi.

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Performance Comment: hathi.
Event Comment: Benefit Pritchard. At the Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Afterpiece: A New Ballad Opera. [By Henry Ward.] Plays are like Mirrours, made for Men to see, How bad they are, how good they ought to be

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: Careless-Keene; Blunt-Boaman; Day-Smith; Abel-Ward; Obadiah-Johnson; Bookseller-Noland; Prentice-Young Littleton; Ruth-Mrs Templer; Arbella-Miss Brunette; Mrs Day-Mrs Herle; Teague-Pritchard. New Prologue to be spoke by Miss Piternesso, who never appeared on any stage before .

Afterpiece Title: The Happy Lovers or The Beau Metamorphosd

Performance Comment: Sir Timothy-Careful-Payne; Beau-the Author; Constant-Hemskirk; Friendly-Pritchard; Charles-Hussy; Jeremy-Ferguson; Celia-Mrs Forrester; Betty-Miss Brunette. With a New Prologue and Epilogue .

Music: V: Preamble on the Kettle-Drums by J. Woodbridge, and the celebrated Water Musick, composed by Mr Handel, accompanied with Trumpets and French Horns

Performance Comment: Woodbridge, and the celebrated Water Musick, composed by Mr Handel, accompanied with Trumpets and French Horns .

Dance: Hornpipe by Ferguson. By Cox, a Pewterer of the City of London, who never appeared on any stage before, particularly a Harlequin and a Scaramouch. Two Pierrots by Smith and La Back. End Afterpiece: Drunken Man of Pritchard

Performance Comment: By Cox, a Pewterer of the City of London, who never appeared on any stage before, particularly a Harlequin and a Scaramouch. Two Pierrots by Smith and La Back. End Afterpiece: Drunken Man of Pritchard .

Song: By E. Roberts

Performance Comment: Roberts .
Event Comment: Benefit Clarke and Stevens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17390221, but Rhubarb-Neale; Finder-Anderson; Bolus-_.

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: Major Rakish-Hippisley; School Boy-Clarke; Friendly-Anderson; Young Rakish-Stevens.

Dance: A new Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; Comic Dance-Villeneuve, Miss Oates; Grecian Sailors-Glover; Hornpipe-J. Thompson

Performance Comment: Thompson.
Event Comment: Benefit Mines, Verhuyck, Gallant, Naylor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Performance Comment: As17390122, but Lady Laycock-Mrs Mullart; Lady Pride-Mrs Martin; Prudence-Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Lucky Discovery

Performance Comment: See17390319 but Tanner-Rosco; Mrs Bark-Mrs Vincent; Modish-Salway; Mrs Modish-Mrs Marshall; Simon-Hippisley.

Dance: PPierots-Lalauze, Desse; Hornpipe-J. Thomson; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; Glover's Grecian Sailors-

Performance Comment: Thomson; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates; Glover's Grecian Sailors-.
Event Comment: Benefit Banks, Web, Rivers, Tyfer, Sadler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17390106, but Fryar-Bridgwater; Teresa-Miss Brunette.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: As17390523.

Dance: HHornpipe-J. Thomson; Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoy, as17390523.; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates

Performance Comment: Thomson; Pierots-Lalauze, Desse; Je ne scai quoy, as17390523.; Ballet-Desse, Miss Oates.
Event Comment: Benefit for Delane. To Mr H-. Sir: A Number of your Friends have wished to see performed the Oratorio of Joshua, which, if you would direct to be performed this season, would be much gratified, and in particular, Your Humble Servant, A Virtuoso (General Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: As17490207, but Belmour-Gibson; Ratcliff-Bencraft; Catesby-Anderson.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17490304.

Dance: Comic Dancing-Master J. and Miss Granier

Performance Comment: and Miss Granier.
Event Comment: Benefit for Evans (sub treasurer) and Miss Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: As17670923, but Douglas-Packer; Lady Alton-Mrs Reddish.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performance Comment: As17680408 but Thomas-Vernon.

Dance: III: The Wake, as17680220

Entertainment: End: Bucks Have at Ye All-J. Palmer

Performance Comment: Palmer.
Event Comment: [Henderson had 1st acted Macbeth in London at dl, 31 Mar. 1778.] "We have often remonstrated against the incongruous stile of dressing plays at each theatre...Last night the modern custom of making the principal actor fine was followed without any regard to propriety, or any care about the other personages of the drama" (Morning Chronicle, 19 Oct.). Receipts: #249 10s. 6d. (248.6.0; 1.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth (1st time [at this theatre]; and 1st appearance at this theatre)-Henderson; Macduff-Clarke; Duncan-Hull; Banquo-Wroughton; Malcolm-Whitfield; Lenox-L'Estrange; Seyton-Thompson; Hecate-Reinhold; Witches-Quick, Mrs Pitt, Brunsdon; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: As17791015.

Song: Vocal parts-Reinhold, Doyle, J. Wilson, Baker, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Mrs Morton, Mrs Willems

Performance Comment: Wilson, Baker, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Mrs Morton, Mrs Willems.
Event Comment: Receipts: #111 8s. (110.7; 1.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Wroughton; Capulet-Clarke; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Benvolio-Booth; Escalus-Fearon; Paris-Robson; Tibalt-L'Estrange; Peter-Jones; Montague-Baker; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Poussin; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: Plymouth In An Uproar

Performance Comment: As17791020.

Dance: I: Masquerade Scenev with a Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: the Funeral Procession of Julietv, with the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, J. Wilson, Doyle, Fox, Miss Green, Miss Stewart, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems

Performance Comment: Wilson, Doyle, Fox, Miss Green, Miss Stewart, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. [Mrs Sage is identified in Morning Chronicle, 27 Apr.] On account of Miss Catley's Indisposition Comus [announced on playbill of 26 Apr.] is obliged to be deferred. Paid Atkins, coal merchant, #33 12s. 6d. Public Advertiser, 7 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mattocks, Great Russel Street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #193 5s. 6d. (153.13.6; tickets: 39.12.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Performance Comment: As17800407.

Afterpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Henderson; Macduff-Clarke; Duncan-Hull; Banquo-Wroughton; Malcolm-Whitfield; Lenox-L'Estrange; Seyton-Thompson; Hecate-Reinhold; Witches-Quick, Mrs Pitt, Brunsdon; Lady Macbeth-A Lady (2nd appearance on any stage [Mrs Sage]).Mrs Sage]).

Afterpiece Title: The Siege Of Gibraltar

Performance Comment: As17800425.

Song: As17791018Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Doyle, J. Wilson, Baker, Miss Valois, Mrs Morton, Mrs Willems

Performance Comment: Wilson, Baker, Miss Valois, Mrs Morton, Mrs Willems.
Event Comment: [Mrs Yates had acted Lady Macbeth at dl, 7 Apr. 1779.] The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 15 May 1781]. Receipts: #216 12s. 6d. (213.14.6; 2.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Henderson; Macduff-Clarke; Duncan-Hull; Banquo-Peile; Malcolm-Whitfield; Lenox-L'Estrange; Seyton-Thompson; Seyward-Robson; Doctor-Fearon; Hecate-Reinhold; Witches-Quick, Mrs Pitt, Webb; Gentlewoman-Mrs Poussin; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Yates (1st appearance in that character these 5 years).

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Performance Comment: As17801020.

Song: Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Doyle, J. Wilson, Baker, Mrs Morton, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, Miss Stewart

Performance Comment: Wilson, Baker, Mrs Morton, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, Miss Stewart.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mortimer, Tomlinson, Shade, Bayne & Carleton Sen. Receipts: #269 14s. (30.13; 15.6; 0.16; tickets: 222.19) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17800919.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: As17801103, but Narcissa-Miss Phillips.

Dance: End IV: Hornpipe-Miss J. Stageldoir

Performance Comment: Stageldoir.
Event Comment: Benefit for Suett and Chapman. Public Advertiser, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Suett, No. 24, King Street, Holbourn; of Chapman, No. 49, Carey Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years. The Music by Barthelemon. Receipts: #160 15s. (39/5; 10/4; 0/4; tickets: 111/2) (charge: #108 18s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17830222, but Launcelot-Suett; Lorenzo (1st time; with songs)-Chapman; Portia-Mrs Bulkley; Solanio, Salarino, Tubal, Gobbo listed in playbill, as17830222. Solanio, Salarino, Tubal, Gobbo listed in playbill, as17830222.

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor or The Wishes

Performance Comment: Booze-Suett; Belphegor-Staunton; Wheatear-Chapman; Colin-Williames; Justice Solemn-Waldron; Phoebe-Miss Phillips; Dame Din-Mrs Wrighten .

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss J. Stageldoir; End of Act IV The Butterfly by the Miss Stageldoirs

Performance Comment: Stageldoir; End of Act IV The Butterfly by the Miss Stageldoirs .
Event Comment: Benefit for Walker, Danby, Miss Barnes & Miss Burnett. Tickets delivered for the 18th Instant will be admitted. Receipts: #268 14s. 6d. (50/0/0; 20/0/6; 0/12/0; tickets: 198/2/0) (charge: #109 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17840916, but Fulmer-Baddeley .

Afterpiece Title: The Sons of Anacreon

Performance Comment: As17850516, but added: Danby .

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17850328but Phoebe-Miss Barnes; Rosina-Miss Burnett; added: 2nd Irishman-Alfred .

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece Hornpipe by Mills

Performance Comment: hathi.

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece a new Hunting Duet (composed by J. Danby) by Dignum and [C.] Danby; End of Act III Tally Ho! by Miss Barnes

Performance Comment: Danby) by Dignum and [C.] Danby; End of Act III Tally Ho! by Miss Barnes .
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Lord Trinket to Dodd, but he "having been taken ill, Kennedy of Covent Garden Theatre performed Lord Trinket, and was favourably received" (Public Advertiser, 28 Sept.).] Receipts: #170 18s. (120/7/0; 49/11/6; 0/19/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith; Lord Trinket-Kennedy; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Charles-Bannister Jun.; Russet-Aickin; Captain O'Cutter-Moody; Major Oakly-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Mrs Oakly-Miss Farren .

Afterpiece Title: The Caldron or Pantomimical Olio

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Grimaldi; Colombine-Miss Stageldoir. The other Principal Characters by Suett, Burton, Fawcett, Chaplin, Wilson, Phillimore, Spencer, Alfred; Mrs Booth, Miss Hale, Mrs Burnett, Miss Cranford, Miss Barnes, Mrs Heard, Miss Palmer, Miss Tidswell, Miss Burnett, Mrs Love. 1st Singing Witch-Chapman .

Dance: In afterpiece, by Mills, Miss J. Stageldoir, and others

Performance Comment: Stageldoir, and others .
Event Comment: Receipts: #115 3s. 6d. (71/16/0; 42/5/0; 1/2/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Sir Giles Overreach-Kemble; Justice Greedy-Quick (from CG); Allworth-Bannister Jun.; Marall-Suett; Lord Lovel-Staunton; Tapwell-Wrighten; Order-Wilson; Amble-R. Palmer; Furnace-Fawcett; Parson Welldo-Chaplin; Wellborn-Palmer; Margaret-Miss Kemble; Froth-Mrs Love; Lady Allworth-Mrs Ward .

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

Performance Comment: Stageldoir, and others .
Event Comment: Benefit for Phillimore, Spencer & Danby. Morning Chronicle, 22 May: Tickets to be had of Phillimore, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden; of Spencer, The Garrick's Head, Bow-street, Covent Garden; of Danby, Wardourstreet, Soho. Receipts: #251 15s. (26/9/0; 13/0/6; 0/17/6; tickets: 211/8/0) (charge: #107 8s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Witwou'd-King; Mirable-Barrymore; Fainall-Bensley; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Parsons; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Moody; / Lady Wishfor't-Mrs Hopkins; Marwood-Mrs Ward; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Wilson; Foible-Miss Pope; Millamant-Miss Farren .

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17851015, but Flint-Phillimore .

Dance: As17860522

Performance Comment: hathi.

Song: End of Act in of mainpiece a Hunting Duett (composed by J. Danby) by Dignum and [C] Danby

Performance Comment: Danby) by Dignum and [C] Danby .
Event Comment: Receipts: #91 19s. (72.9; 18.7; 1.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Antonio-Phillimore; Sebastian-Chaplin; Francisco-Wilson; Ferdinand-Barrymore; Ariel-Mrs Forster; Miranda-Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17861003, but Baptista-Chaplin.

Dance: II: a Dance of Spirits-Miss Stageldoir; III: a Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; IV: Dance-Hamoir, Miss Stageldoir

Song: The Music by Purcel and Dr Arne-; with the additional Airs and Chorusses by the late Linley Jun-; Vocal Parts-Williames, Danby, Fawcett, Alfred, Newbold, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Miss Cranford, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performance Comment: Stageldoir.
Event Comment: Benefit for Alfred, Brigg, Bourk & Walker. Receipts: #233 14s. 6d. (40.12.0; 23.4.6; 2.0.0; tickets: 167.18.0) (charge: #105 15s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Bannister Jun.; Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Barrymore; Fulmer-Baddeley; Stukely-Benson; Sailor-Bates; Servant-Alfred; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Brereton; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Tidswell; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Performance Comment: As17870417.

Dance: End I: a Hornpipe-Bourk; End III: Minuet de la Cour-Brigg, Miss J. Stageldoir; End: Highland Reel-Bourk, the Miss Stageldoirs

Performance Comment: Stageldoir; End: Highland Reel-Bourk, the Miss Stageldoirs.
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. The Heiress [advertised on playbill of 31 Jan.] is deferred till Monday next. [Afterpiece in place of Selima and Azor, advertised on playbill of 31 Jan. Prologue by James Cobb.] Receipts: #238 6s. 6d. (219.17.0; 18.7.0; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17880105, but Bassanio-Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performance Comment: As17871030, but the original Prologue-Bannister Jun.

Dance: End III: As17870920; End IV: a Scotch dance, The Lucky Return-Mills, Miss Blanchet, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performance Comment: Stageldoir.
Event Comment: Receipts: #130 0s. 6d. (108.0.0; 19.13.6; 2.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Performance Comment: As17880225.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17870929, but Kecksey-Dodd.

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair-Mills, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performance Comment: Stageldoir.
Event Comment: Smith's last Benefit. The Pit and Boxes will be laid together. Servants, who keep Places, are desired to be at the Theatre by Half past Four o'Clock; and those Ladies and Gentlemen who have Seats in the Pit are humbly requested to come early, to prevent Confusion. [Author of Epilogue unknown.] Receipts: #363 19s. 6d. (162.4.0; 0.0.0; 5.0.6; tickets: 196.15.0) (charge: #72 13s. 10d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17871103.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17871106, but Davy-Parsons; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Prologue-_.

Dance: End: The Lucky Return-Mills, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performance Comment: Stageldoir.

Song: original Music, as17871103; Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, as17871103, but _Chaplin

Entertainment: Monologue After the Dancing: an Epilogue-Smith on his Intention of retiring from the Stage

Event Comment: Receipts: #161 8s. (127.4.0; 31.8.6; 2.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17871228, but Miss Hoyden-Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: As17871101.

Dance: In afterpiece: Dance-Hamoir, Miss Blanchet, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performance Comment: Stageldoir.
Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Afterpiece: For that Night only [it had 1st been acted at the Royalty, 1 Jan. 1788]. The Airs and Chorusses composed by Reeve. End of Act I a Grand Representation of Mount Vesuvius at the time of an Eruptionv. [Mrs Gibbs was from the Royalty.] Receipts: #275 10s. (138.15; 26.19; 5.8; tickets: 104.8) (charge: #115 14s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17870922, but Harcourt-Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples or Royal Clemency

Performance Comment: The Deserter-Palmer; The other Characters-Bannister Jun., Suett, Burton, Williames, Fawcett, Wilson, Phillimore, Chaplin, Benson, Alfred, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance on that stage). [Other characters adjusted from playbill of 24 Mar. 1791. Skirmish-Bannister Jun.; +Simkin-Suett; +Flint-Burton; +Russet-Williames; +Jenny-Miss Collett; +Margaret-Mrs Love; +Louisa-Mrs Gibbs. Fawcett, Wilson, Phillimore, Chaplin, Benson, Alfred are unassigned.]

Dance: In afterpiece: Hamoir, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performance Comment: Stageldoir.
Event Comment: Benefit for Alfred, Walker, Brigg & Miss Tidswell. Receipts: #180 3s. 6d. (18.5.0; 6.2.0; 0.9.6; tickets: 155.7.0) (charge: #107 3s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17880403, but Lady Freelove-Miss Tidswell; Toilette-_; Chambermaid-_.

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Performance Comment: As17880514.

Dance: End: The Irish Fair-Hamoir, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performance Comment: Stageldoir.

Song: End IV: Ma chere Amie-Dignum