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Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Cast
Role: O'Curragh Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Tis All a Farce

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Related Work: Tis All a Farce Author(s): John Till Allingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Cast
Role: John de Vienne Actor: Davenport
Role: John d'Aire Actor: Trueman
Role: O'Carrol Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: Tis All a Farce

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Related Work: Tis All a Farce Author(s): John Till Allingham

Performances

Mainpiece Title: tis All A Farce

Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: Johnstone
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Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Frolick

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro E Timoteo

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Dance: End I: A New Bacchanalian Divertisement Ballet, as18000422; End Opera: Laura et Lenza, as18000628

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

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Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Tis All a Farce

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Related Work: Tis All a Farce Author(s): John Till Allingham

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew And The Doctor

Afterpiece Title: Tis All a Farce

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Related Work: Tis All a Farce Author(s): John Till Allingham

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

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Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

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Related Work: The Agreeable Surprise Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Frolick

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

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Related Work: The Young Quaker Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Obi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit

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Related Work: The London Hermit; or, Rambles in Doresetshire Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Tis All a Farce

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

Performance Comment: Characters by Fawcett, Johnstone, Holman (1st appearance here this season), Suett, Farley, Emery, Caulfield, J. Palmer, Atkins, Abbot, Chippendale, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Mountain, Miss Wheatley (1st appearance on this stage), Miss Menage. Cast from text (W. Miller, 1800): Dashington-Fawcett; Sir Sturdy O'Tremor-Johnstone; Count Alphonso d'Esparza-Holman; Don Miguel de Lara-Suett; Lopez-Farley; Juan-Emery; Robbers-Caulfield, J. Palmer; Diego-Atkins; Friar-Abbot; Patrick-Chippendale; Captain of the Banditti-Sawyer; Angelina-Miss DeCamp; Leonora-Mrs Mountain; Jaquelina-Miss Wheatley; Viletta-Miss Menage; Chorusses-Willoughby, Aylmer, Dibble, Little, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Fisher, Sawyer, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Hale, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Butler, Miss Leserve, Mrs Norton, Mrs Masters, Mrs Coates, Mrs Lloyd.
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Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany
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Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

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Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany
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Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

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Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

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Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany
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Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Frolick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

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Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany
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Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Capt. Seymour-J. Palmer; Mr Colloony-Palmer; Mr Frost-Suett; Murtock Delany-Johnstone; Edward-Fawcett; Cymon-Wathen; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Caroline-Miss Gaudry; Cubba-Mrs Whitmore.
Cast
Role: Murtock Delany Actor: Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

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Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany
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Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

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Related Work: The Prisoner at Large Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

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Afterpiece Title: Obi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

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Related Work: What a Blunder! Author(s): John Dany
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Afterpiece Title: Obi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Cast
Role: Kenrick Actor: Johnstone
Role: John Actor: Abbot

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

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Related Work: The Poor Soldier Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St. Patrick Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Song: In course evening: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain; accompanied on the Hautboy-Forster=; The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Mountain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What A Blunder

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Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. [Forster is identified by MS annotation on hay playbill now at Harvard.] Morning Chronicle, 25 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro britons

Performance Comment: Llewellyn-Barrymore; Shenkin-Emery; Cadwall-Palmer; Gwyn-Suett; O'Turloch-Johnstone; Bard-J. Palmer; King Edward-Caulfield; Prince David-A Gentleman (1st appearance [Forster]); Dynevor-Trueman; Mortimer-Klanert; Herefore-Davenport; Edwin-Abbot; Elinor-Miss DeCamp; Lady Griffith's Shade-Mrs Gibbs; Winifred-Mrs Bland; Chorus of Bards and Peasants-Sawyer, Little, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Dibble, Aylmer, Willoughby, Thomas, Ms Hale, Ms Masters, Ms Gaudry, Ms Butler, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton.
Cast
Role: O'Turloch Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Related Works
Related Work: The Agreeable Surprise Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Song: End: Paddy's Description of Pizarro; or, Mr Paddy O'Doody and his Cousin Shaun Shaugnessy's Treat to the One Shilling Gallery-Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

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Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: In II: a Hornpipe-

Song: After Imitations: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain

Entertainment: Imitations End: Variety of Imitations-T. Trueman

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. [Mrs Jordan's 1st appearance as Lady Bell was at this theatre, 21 Apr. 1789.] 3rd piece: To conclude with a Prospect of the Infernal Regions, and a Rain of Fire. Times, 4 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Pope, No. 63, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Receipts: #318 11s. 6d. (78.0.6; 84.18.0; 4.12.6; tickets: 151.0.6) (charge: #216 8s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Wroughton; Dashwould-Bannister Jun.; Malvil-R. Palmer; Bygrove-Aickin; Captain Bygrove-C. Kemble; Sir John Millamour-Packer; Sir Harry Lovewit-Holland; Charles-Wewitzer; Lady Bell (with a song)-Mrs Jordan (2nd appearance in that character); Lady Jane-Mrs Powell; Mrs Bromley-Miss Pope; Miss Neville-Miss Miller; Madame La Rouge-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Sir John Millamour Actor: Packer
Role: Lady Bell Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Donald Campbell Actor: Dignum

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan or The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Antonio-Caulfield; Don Ferdinand-Dignum; Don Juan-Palmer; Scaramouch (1st time)-Grimaldi; Boatswain (with a song)-Sedgwick; Donna Anna-Miss Heard; Isabella-Mrs Coates; Inis-Mrs Jones; Katharina-Miss Arne; Viletta-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Coates

Dance: In 3rd piece: Pas Seul, incidental to the piece-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; c 5, by Hannah Cowley. Prologue by Henry Bate (European Magazine, Mar. 1782, p. 210, which also gives name of speaker)]. 2nd piece [1st time; prel I, by Henry Bate (later Sir Henry Bate Dudley). Epilogue by John O'Keeffe (O'Keeffe, 11, 301)]: With New Dresses, Scenery, &c. Public Advertiser, 19 Feb. 1782: This Day is published The Dramatic Puffers (6d.). Receipts: #222 9s. 6d. (219/4/6; 3/5/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Henderson, Lewis, Wroughton, Quick, Robson, Jones, W. Bates, Lee Lewes; Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Morton, Mrs Wilson, Miss Satchell, Miss Platt, Mrs Davenett, Miss Younge. [Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1782): Fitzherbert-Henderson; Beauchamp-Lewis; Belville-Wroughton; Pendragon-Quick; Visitors-Robson, Jones, W. Bates; Lord Sparkle-Lee Lewes; Sophy Pendragon-Mrs Mattocks; Clarinda-Mrs Morton; Kitty-Mrs Wilson; Julia-Miss Satchell; Mrs Johnson-Miss Platt; Tiffany-Mrs Davenett; Lady Bell Bloomer-Miss Younge; Ladies-Miss Stuart, Mrs Poussin, &c. The designation "Visitors" is taken from a MS annotation on the BM playbill (CG, Vol. III). Prologue, not listed on playbill, spoken by Lee Lewes; it was presumably, spoken at all subsequent performances.] hathi. it was presumably, spoken at all subsequent performances.] hathi.
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Afterpiece Title: The Dramatic Puffers

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Bensley; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-R. Palmer; Charles-Barrymore; Russet-Aickin; Captain O'Cutter-Moody; William-Phillimore; John-Wilson; Tom-Alfred; Major Oakly-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Mrs Kemble; Toilet-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Mrs Heard; Mrs Oakly-Miss Farren. [Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: Paris-Maddocks; Servant-Lyons.]
Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

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Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [Kemble Mem.: Miss Farren refused to act this night because she didn't like her Dress. Mrs Goodall play[ed] the Widow Bellmour for her.] Receipts: #118 18s. (73.17.0; 40.3.0; 3.5.6; tickets not come in: 1.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Wroughton; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-R. Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Sideboard-Burton; Black Boy-Miss Gawdry; Widow Bellmour-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Ward; Lady Constant-Mrs Kemble; Muslin-Miss Pope; Mignionet-Miss Tidswell; Furnish-Mrs Heard; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: John-Phillimore.
Cast
Role: Widow Bellmour Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: John Actor: Phillimore.

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Heard

Dance: As17901026