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Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by James Cobb]: Some of the Airs compiled from the best Masters [Purcell, Sacchini, et al.]; the rest of the Music, the Overture, Accompaniments, &c. by Linley [Sen.]. [The scenery by Greenwood {Public Advertiser, 15 Dec). In 1792 this opera was altered by the author as The Algerine Slave.] Public Advertiser, 11 Jan. 1786: This Day is published The Strangers at Home (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #200 1s. (183/6/0; 16/10/0; 0/5/0)

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Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

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Related Work: The Strangers at Home Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Event Comment: [Kemble's 1st appearance as Osman was in Dublin (Genest, VI, 295).] Afterpiece [1st time; P 2 (?), by James Cobb and Thomas King]: Partly formed on the Plan of the Italian Comedy, and embellished with Music and Machinery. The paintings by Greenwood. The Music compiled and composed by Linley [Sen.]. Nothing under Full Price will be taken. Books of the Songs [which assign no parts], Introduction, &c. to be had at the Theatre. [Synopsis of action in Universal Magazine, Dec. 1785, p. 335.] Account-Book, 31 Jan. 1786: Paid King for Hurly-Burly #165. Receipts: #181 2s. (174/17; 6/5)

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Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly; or, The Fairy of the Well

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Related Work: Hurly-Burly; or, The Fairy of the Well Author(s): James Cobb

Dance: In afterpiece, by Hamoir, Williamson, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Sutton, &c. [The dance was included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

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Related Work: The Lawyer Author(s): James Brow Williamson
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; c 5, by James Johnstone, based on Minna von Barnhelm, by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Prologue by George Colman, the elder (see text). Epilogue by the author (Morning Chronicle, 25 July).] Morning Herald, 10 Aug. 1786: This Day is published The Disbanded Officer 1s. 6d.)

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Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer; Or, The Baroness Of Bruchsal

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Related Work: The Disbanded Officer; or, The Baroness of Bruchsal Author(s): James Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by James Cobb. Prologue by the author (see text)]. Public Advertiser, 22 Jan. 1787: This Evening be published The First Floor (1s.). Receipts: #227 (187.0; 39.4; 0.16)

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Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

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Related Work: The First Floor Author(s): James Cobb

Dance: End III: a new Dance, La Soiree Provencalle-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. [Author of 1st Prologue unknown. 2nd Prologue by James Cobb.] Public Advertiser, 31 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #297 1s. 6d. (162.4.0; 13.13.6; 0.6.0; tickets: 120.18.0) (charge: #109 3s. 4d.)

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Mainpiece Title: Transformation; Or, The Manager An Actor In Spite Of Himself

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Related Work: The Astrologer; or, The Pretended Transformation Author(s): James Ralph

Afterpiece Title: The Strangers at Home

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Related Work: The Strangers at Home Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

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Related Work: The Humourist; or, Who's Who? Author(s): James Cobb

Song: End 2nd piece: Stand to your Guns-Bannister

Entertainment: After Singing: various Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, -Bannister Jun

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. Public Advertiser, 31 July: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., Frith-street, Soho. [Author of Prologue unknown.] 3rd piece [1st time; F 1, by James Cobb]. Public Advertiser, 24 Aug. 1787: This Day is published English Readings (1s.)

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Mainpiece Title: Transformation

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Related Work: The Astrologer; or, The Pretended Transformation Author(s): James Ralph

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: English Readings

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Related Work: English Readings Author(s): James Cobb

Dance: End: a Pas de Deux Provencale-the two Miss Simonets

Entertainment: In the course of the Evening's Entertainments various Imitations-Bannister Jun

Ballet: End 3rd piece: a grand dance, never performed, Gli Schiavi per Amore. Bastiano Amazzagatta-young D'Egville; Mons. Perruque-young Giorgi; Don Berticco-George D'Egville; Mad. Neri-Miss Blanchet; Glinda-Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill. Afterpiece: Prologue by James Cobb]. Receipts: #149 13s. (128.18.0; 19.11.6; 1.3.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

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Mainpiece Title: Julia

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

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Related Work: The First Floor Author(s): James Cobb
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by James Cobb]: Some of the Airs compiled from the best Masters; the rest of the Music, the Overture, Accompaniments, &c. by Linley? Sen. With variety of new Scenery ["A view of Calcuttav, from a painting done on the spot by Hodges, opens the piece" (Public Advertiser, 26 Feb.)], Dresses and Decorations. Public Advertiser, 6 Mar. 1788: This Day is published Love in the East (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #207 8s. 6d. (172.8.0; 33.9.6; 1.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East; Or, Adventures Of Twelve Hours

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Related Work: Love in the East; or, Adventures of Twelve Hours Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, ascribed variously to John O'Keeffe and to James Foord; adapted from La Gageure Imprevue, by Michel Jean Sedaine. Text prints a Prologue "Supposed to be written by G. Colman, Esq., and intended to be spoken by Bannister Jun.," but "it arrived, by accident, too late at the theatre to be studied and recited" (London Chronicle, 25 Aug.)]. "A new afterpiece was...attempted to be represented, [but] it was not heard out" (Public Advertiser, 19 Aug.). Public Advertiser, 8 Oct. 1788: This Day is published A Key to the Lock (1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Afterpiece Title: A Key to the Lock

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Related Work: A Key to the Lock Author(s): James Foord
Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by James Cobb, based on Doktor und Apotheker, by Gottlieb Stephanie]: With entirely new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Music composed by Carl? Ditters [von Dittersdorf] and with additional music by Stephen? Storace. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #182 13s. (126.1; 55.12; 1.0)

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Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

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Related Work: The Doctor and the Apothecary Author(s): James Cobb
Event Comment: Benefit for Wild. 3rd piece [1st time; P 1, compiled probably by James Wild]: For Half an Hour. Patriot, 3 June: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 16, Hanover-street, Long-acre. Receipts: #263 19s. 6d. (152.4.0; 6.5.6; tickets: 105.10.0)

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Mainpiece Title: Marian

Afterpiece Title: Werter

Afterpiece Title: Poluscenicon

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Related Work: Poluscenicon Author(s): James Wild

Dance: In 3rd piece: Byrne, Ratchford, Cranfield, Jackson, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, Mrs Goodwin

Song: End 1st piece: Four and Twenty Fidlers-Edwin; In III 2nd piece: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Cubitt, Darley, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by James Cobb. Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin [1790]. Sga Storace had 1st appeared in concerts from 1774 to 1778, and at king's on 24 Apr. 1787 and thereafter]: With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The new Music composed by Storace, the rest compiled from Linley? Sen., Purcell, Sarti, Paisiello, Martin y Soler?, Pleyel, &c. The Scenes designed and executed by Greenwood. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. "In her own particular line on the stage [Sga Storace] was unrivalled, being an excellent actress, as well as a masterly singer. She settled entirely in England, and after quitting the opera (to which she was frequently recalled in times of distress, as was too often the case), she engaged at Drury Lane, where the English opera was raised to an excellence not known before, by her singing, with that of Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Kelly, and Bannister, and under the direction of her brother Stephen Storace, who composed, or rather compiled, several very pretty operas, of which the Haunted Tower, and the Siege of Belgrade still remain favorites, and are frequently performed" (Mount-Edgcumbe, 65). Account-Book, 4 Jan. 1790: Paid Cobb on Acct. of the Purchase of the Copyright of the Haunted Tower #157 10s.; 27 Feb. 1790: Paid Cobb in full for Copyright #52 10s. Receipts: #219 9s. 6d. (200.13.0; 17.14.6; 1.2.0)

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Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

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Related Work: The Haunted Tower Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 28 Dec. 1787. Toms is identified in Morning Herald, 22 Sept. 1795: A Mr Toms made a probationary essay last night in the character of Romeo. The bills erroneously announced it as his first appearance on this stage [cg]; for his unsuccessful attempt in Young Norval [i.e. Douglas], about five years ago, on the same boards, is perfectly within our recollection. London Chronicle, 22 Sept. 1795, also refers to Toms as Douglas. European Magazine, Oct. 1790, p. 305, gives the name as Turner, but in Oct. 1795, p. 273, states that Toms performed on one night only "a few years since."]. Afterpiece [1st time; BALL. P 2 (?), by James Byrne, based partly on his Nootka Sound, and in May 1793 agin altered as The Shipwreck; or, French Ingratitude. Not in Larpent MS; not published; synopsis of action in Diary, 5 Oct.]: A Ballet Pantomime, with new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Overture and Music compiled by Byrne, from Haydn, Rochefort, Pleyel, Gyrowetz, Reeve, Pieltain, Dibdin. The new Music by Shield. On account of some Scenes which are introduced from the Entertainment of Nootka Sound (performed last Season [on 4 June 1790]) Half Price will be taken. [This alludes to the custom of not llowing half-price during the run of entirely new pantomimes.] Paid Brodie, for Stoves for the Theatre, #19 8s. Receipts: #207 8s. 6d. (201.16.0; 5.12.6)

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Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Provocation

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Related Work: The Provocation! Author(s): James Byrne
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, usually ascribed to Thomas Holcroft, but probably by James Marshall; adapted from Trau, Schau, Wem! (later entitled Der Gasthof), by Johann Christian Brandes. Authors of Prelude and Epilogue unknown]. Account-Book, 23 Nov.: Paid Marshall, author, in full, #99 8s. [not the actor, engaged at cg this season, whose Christian name was Thomas]. Diary, 23 Nov. 1790: This Day is published The German Hotel (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #179 14s. (166.4; 13.10)

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Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

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Related Work: The German Hotel Author(s): James Marshall

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by James Cobb. Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin, 1792]: The Scenes entirely new, designed and executed by Greenwood. With new Dresses and Decorations. The Musick composed principally by Storace, with a few Pieces selected from [Una Cosa Rara, by] Martini [i.e. Martin y Soler], Salieri, and Paisiello. "The Siege of Belgrade is a very pleasing vehicle for the music, which in a modern opera is all that is expected from the poet" (Universal Magazine, Jan. 1791, p. 66). "The battle between Palmer and Kelly ought to be shortened. It is almost as ludicrous as that between Don Whiskerandos and Beefeater, in Mr Puff's Tragedy [in The Critic]" (Gazetteer, 4 Jan. 1791). Account-Book, 24 May 1791: Paid Cobb for Copyright of Siege of Belgrade of #210. Receipts: #267 9s. 6d. (242.0.0; 23.9.6; 2.0.0)

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Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

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Related Work: The Siege of Belgrade Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain, and also under the Patronage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and the Duke of Clarence. Benefit for Lee Lewes. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be had of Lee Lewes, at Mr Brough's, No. 18, Portland-street, Soho. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by James Fennell. Larpent MS 924; not published. Synopsis of plot in Morning Post, 8 Mar.]

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Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Advertisement; or, A New Way to Get a Husband

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Related Work: The Advertisement; or, A New Way to Get a Husband Author(s): James Fennell

Entertainment: MonologuesEnd IV: The late King of Prussia and General Ziethen-Lee Lewes; End: A Whimsical Dissertation upon Law-Lee Lewes

Event Comment: No Money to be returned. Boxes 6s. 2nd Price 3s. Pit 3s. 6d. 2nd Price 2s. Gallery 2s. 2nd Price 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook, at the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 14 Nov.]. The Avenues to the Boxes, Pit and Gallery are all at the Front of the Theatre in the Hay-Market, and the Door in Market-Lane is for Chairs only. "The short time since it had been determined to occupy this theatre had not been sufficient to enable the workmen to perfect what was intended so soon as was expected; nor could they be got out in time for opening the doors in the afternoon: this delay, and the difficulty of finding the way to different parts of the house [see 24 and 27 Sept.], caused some disgust" (Universal Magazine, Sept. 1791, p. 220). 1st piece [1st time; M. PREL 1, James Cobb; music by Storace (Kemble Mem.). Larpent MS 918; not published]. Receipts: #472 8s. 6d. (451.7.6; 20.6.0; 0.15.0)

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Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

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Related Work: Poor Old Drury!!! Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

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Related Work: The Haunted Tower Author(s): James Cobb

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; BALL. P 1, by James Byrne. MS of Songs only: Larpent MS 919; synopsis of action in Universal Magazine, Oct. 1791, p. 308]: Taken from Ossian. With new Music, Airs, Chorusses, new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. The Ballet composed by Byrne. The new Music composed, and the Ancient Scots Music selected and adapted by Shield. The Overture by Reeve. The Scenery by Richards, Hodgins, Pugh, &c. &c. The Dresses by Dick. Books of the Songs, &c. to be had at the Theatre. [For Harp and Pipes see 24 Oct.] Account-Book, 22 Nov.: Paid Byrne for Oscar & Malvina #50; 8 Dec.: Paid Mad. St.Amand expenses from Paris to London #14 6s. 8d. Receipts: #182 16s. 6d. (177.13.6; 5.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal

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Related Work: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal Author(s): James Byrne

Song: II: song-Incledon

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MD 2, by James Boaden. Larpent MS 970; not published]: The Music principally composed by Attwood, with Airs selected from the works of Giornovichi and the late Mozart. Account-Book, 28 June: Paid Boaden for Ozmyn and Daraxa #100. Receipts: #270 1s. 6d. (196.6.6; 67.19.0; 5.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At king's She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Afterpiece Title: Ozmyn and Daraxa

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Related Work: Ozmyn and Daraxa Author(s): James Boaden

Dance: In afterpiece: Miss Menage, the Miss D'Egvilles

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; Ball. P 2(?), by James Byrn. Not in Larpent MS; not published. Synopsis of action in Public Advertiser, 11 Mar.]: The Music selected from Shield, Haydn, Dibdin, Pleyel, Reeve, and other eminent Composers. The Pantomime composed by Byrn. The Scenery entirely new, by Hodgins, Pugh, Walmsley. With new Dresses and other Decorations. Receipts: #250 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Governor; or, The Creolian Insurrection

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Related Work: The Governor; or, The Creolian Insurrection Author(s): James Byrne
Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Under the Patronage of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Bland as Ariel , but "Ariel was, on account of the sudden indisposition of Mrs Bland, read by Miss Heard" (Diary, 8 May). Miss Heard may also have substituted for Mrs Bland in the afterpiece.] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by James Cobb, for whose authorship see Kemble Mem. Larpent MS 982; not published]. Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing Cross. Receipts: #227 8s. (95.17; 7.5; tickets: 124.6) (charge: #90 2s. 6d.)

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Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Tempest

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Role: Dorinda Actor: Mrs Powell.

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Wheel

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Related Work: Fortune's Wheel Author(s): James Cobb

Song: In: Vocal Parts, as17921213, Sedgwick, _Kelly, Mrs +Crouch; Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite, as17930102 In course of Evening: +The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun

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Related Work: Aurelio and Miranda Author(s): James Boaden
Event Comment: Benefit for Wild. 2nd piece [1st time; F 1, by Robert Woodbridge]. Morning Herald, 4 June 1793: This day is published The Pad (price not listed). 3rd piece [1st time; BALL. P 2 (?), by James Byrn, altered from his The Provocation!]: The Incidents partly new, and partly selected from the much admired Pantomime called Provocation. In the course of the Pantomime a representation of an Engagement between an English and French Man of War; A Ship-wreck; The original Allegoric Scene from Provocation: A View of an English Camp; A Naval and Military Procession. Morning Herald, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 46, Drury-lane. Receipts: #335 1s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Afterpiece Title: The Pad

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck; or, French Ingratitude

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Related Work: The Shipwreck; or, French Ingratitude Author(s): James Byrne
Related Work: The Shipwreck Author(s): Samuel James Arnold

Song: End: Captivity (Supposed to be sung by an Unfortunate Queen [Marie Antoinette] during her confinement)-; End 2nd piece: Black Eyed Susan-; In 3rd piece: Farewell to old England dear Mary adieu-Incledon

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, usually ascribed to Thomas Holcroft, but probably by James Marshall; adapted from Trau, Schau, Wem! (later entitled Der Gasthof), by Johann Christian Brandes. Authors of Prelude and Epilogue unknown]. Account-Book, 23 Nov.: Paid Marshall, author, in full, #99 8s. [not the actor, engaged at cg this season, whose Christian name was Thomas]. Diary, 23 Nov. 1790: This Day is published The German Hotel (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #179 14s. (166.4; 13.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

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Related Work: The German Hotel Author(s): James Marshall

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; MD 5, by James Boaden. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (see text). In 1796 acted at CG reduced by the author to 4 acts]: With new Scenes and Dresses. Morning Herald, 14 Apr. 1794: This Day is published FONTAINVILLE FOREST (1s. 6d.). [Afterpiece in place of THE HIGHLAND REEL, advertised on playbill of 24 Mar.] Receipts: #263 19s. 6d. (251/5/6; 12/14/0)

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Mainpiece Title: Fontainville Forest

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Related Work: Fontainville Forest Author(s): James Boaden

Afterpiece Title: THE POOR SOLDIER

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; BALL. P 2, by James Byrn. Synopsis of action, somewhat enlarged from that on playbill (H. Macleish, 1794)]: The Music partly new by Shield, and partly selected from Haydn, Mazzinghi, Gluck, Baumgarten, Gretry, Martin? y Soler, Dezede, Eley. With a new Overture for a Double Orchestra composed by Reeve. The Scenery, Machinery, Dresses and Decorations are entirely New. The Scenery painted by Hodgins, Walmsley, Phillips and Lupino Jun., assisted by Hollogan, Byrn, &c. The Dresses chiefly designed by Lupino Sen., and executed under the direction of Dick. "This ballet [is] the most magnificent exhibited on the English stage for many years" (Universal Magazine, Nov. 1794, p. 378). Receipts: #136 13s. 6d. (123.12.6; 13.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Hercules and Omphale

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Related Work: Hercules and Omphale Author(s): James Byrne