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Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Miss Farren, "but on account of the sudden indisposition of Miss Farren her part in the play was read by Mrs Ward, who gave it with great effect, and having studied Miss Farren's manner, was a very tolerable substitute" (Diary, 2 May).] Afterpiece [1st time; C 3, by John Philip Kemble]: Taken from [The Country Lasses; or] The Custom of the Manor [by Charles Johnson]. Diary, 6 May 1789: This Day is published The Farm House (1s.). And see 6 May. Receipts: #165 3s. (125.12.0; 34.18.6; 4.12.6)

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Mainpiece Title: False Appearances

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Characters-Wroughton, Suett, Whitfield, Fawcett, Phillimore, Alfred, Aickin, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Jordan. Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1789): Modely-Wroughton; Shacklefigure-Suett; Heartwell-Whitfield; Sir John English-Fawcett; Constables-Phillimore, Alfred; Freehold-Aickin; Flora-Mrs Kemble; Aura-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Fawcett
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Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): Charles JohnsonJohn Philip Kemble
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson
Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time: F 2, by John O'Keeffe]. Receipts: #248 3s. 6d. (247.16.0; 0.7.6)

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Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques; or, The Merry Mourners

Performance Comment: Characters-Quick, Wilson, Munden, Thompson, Powel, Miss Chapman, Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Rock, Mrs Cross, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. I (T. Woodfall, 1798), which is "shamefully incorrect" (see Genest, VII, 29), and Gazetteer, 15 Mar.: Cockletop-Quick; Napkin-Wilson [in text: Cubitt]; Frank-Munden; Thomas-Thompson; Heaty-Powel [in text: Wilson]; Joey-Blanchard (see17910315 John-Blurton; Mrs Camomile-Miss Chapman; Belinda-Mrs Harlowe; Flounce-Mrs Rock; Nan-Mrs Cross [in text: Mrs Wells]; Mrs Cockletop-Mrs Mattocks; Betty-Miss Brangin.
Cast
Role: see17910315 John Actor: Blurton
Related Works
Related Work: Modern Antiques; or, The Merry Mourners Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, altered anonymously from the anonymous Bickerstaff's Unburied Dead]. 3rd piece [1st time; INT 1, by John Cartwright Cross]. Oracle, 11 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 98, High Holborn. Receipts: #424 (207.2; 5.8; tickets: 211.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Live Lumber; Or, Unburied Dead

Afterpiece Title: The Lie of the Day

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Related Work: The Lie of the Day; or, A Party at Hampton Court Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Get Un-Married

Performance Comment: Characters by Knight, Townsend, Davenport; Miss Mansel, Mrs Martyr (with a new incidental song). Cast from Cross's Parnassian Bagatelles (Bellamy, 1796): Luckless-Knight; John-Townsend; Irritable-Davenport; Tradesmen-Holland, Abbot; Glazier-Wilde; Shoemaker-Blurton; Sweep-Simmons; Amelia-Miss Mansel; Gymp-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Townsend
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Related Work: The Way to Get Un-Married Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Dance: End of 3rd piece: The Lucky Escape, as17951008

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Merry Wives of Windsor, advertised on playbill of 10 Feb.] Afterpiece [1st time; BALL. P 1 (?), by John Cartwright Cross. Airs (T. Woodfall, 1798)]: The Scenery, Machinery, Dresses and Decorations entirely new. The Music by Reeve. The Scenery painted by Richards, Phillips, Lupino, Hollogan, and Blackmore. The Machinery by Cresswell, Sloper, Goostree, &c. The Dresses by Dick, Mrs Egan, &c. Receipts: #294 0s. 6d. (270.16.6; 23.4.0)

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Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Joan of Arc; or, The Maid of Orleans

Performance Comment: Ballet Characters. English: Young Talbot-Bologna Jun.; General Talbot-Bologna; Herald-Helme; Officers-Blurton, Wilde, Abbot, L? Bologna; [French: Alenson-Farley; Charles (King of France)-Simpson [in Airs: Claremont (see17980214)]; Cardinal-Powel; Abbot-Thompson; Nobles and Officers-Dyke, Lee, Curties; Joan of Arc-Mrs Parker; [Infernals: Lucifer-Follett; Demons-Goostree, Parsloe, Letteney, Goodwin, Wilkins; [Vocal Characters. British Officer-Incledon; Edwin (the Page) [in Airs: Aerial Spirit, disguised as...(see17980226)]-Miss Sims; French and English Officers and Choristers-Linton, Street, Gray; Minstrel-Mrs Clendining; Female Choristers-Mrs Henley, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Miss D'Evelyn, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Norton, Mrs Masters, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Walcup, Mrs Ward, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Bologna, Miss Leserve; Blanche-Mrs Mountain; Grand Historical Pageant-. [The Argument. Joan of Arc and her sister Blanche, being placed in the power of the English Troops besieging Orleans, become both enamoured of Young Talbot--he prefers Blanche, which urges Joan to revenge, and then by employing Magic, she is gifted by +Lucifer, for a stated time with supernatural Power, which she employs against the English with success--in the midst of her triumphs her power is crushed by the superior influence of Courage of and Virtue, and she is consigned a Victim to the Fiend whose agency she solicited--Then Britannia seated in the Clouds, attended by Commerce, Plenty and Neptune, beholds A Grand Historical Pageant of the following Illustrations of British Heroism: Caractacus' Magnanimity before the Throne of Claudius. Alfred disguised in the Danish Camp as an Harper, and discovering himself to his desponding Countrymen. Richard Coeur de Lion imprisoned in Germany, & liberated by the Voluntary Contributions of his fair Countrywomen. King John uniting his Kingdom by signing Magna Charta. Henry the Third--The Effects of French Invasion--the +Dauphine subdued, and the magnanimous conduct of England towards him. Edward and Eleanora--The affectionate Wife sucks from her husband's arm the Venom of a poisoned Arrow, by which Edward was wounded in Palestine. +The Black Prince--His taking the French King prisoner at the Battle of Poictiers, and his gallantly serving him at a Banquet. +Henry V--The Triumphs of Agincourt, and his Marriage with +Catherine. Britannia then pays honour to her Heroes--and a Grand Chorus (wherein Englishmen are exhorted to emulate the Glories of their Ancestors) concludes the Piece. [For a more detailed synopsis of the action see17980216] .The Argument. Joan of Arc and her sister Blanche, being placed in the power of the English Troops besieging Orleans, become both enamoured of Young Talbot--he prefers Blanche, which urges Joan to revenge, and then by employing Magic, she is gifted by +Lucifer, for a stated time with supernatural Power, which she employs against the English with success--in the midst of her triumphs her power is crushed by the superior influence of Courage of and Virtue, and she is consigned a Victim to the Fiend whose agency she solicited--Then Britannia seated in the Clouds, attended by Commerce, Plenty and Neptune, beholds A Grand Historical Pageant of the following Illustrations of British Heroism: Caractacus' Magnanimity before the Throne of Claudius. Alfred disguised in the Danish Camp as an Harper, and discovering himself to his desponding Countrymen. Richard Coeur de Lion imprisoned in Germany, & liberated by the Voluntary Contributions of his fair Countrywomen. King John uniting his Kingdom by signing Magna Charta. Henry the Third--The Effects of French Invasion--the +Dauphine subdued, and the magnanimous conduct of England towards him. Edward and Eleanora--The affectionate Wife sucks from her husband's arm the Venom of a poisoned Arrow, by which Edward was wounded in Palestine. +The Black Prince--His taking the French King prisoner at the Battle of Poictiers, and his gallantly serving him at a Banquet. +Henry V--The Triumphs of Agincourt, and his Marriage with +Catherine. Britannia then pays honour to her Heroes--and a Grand Chorus (wherein Englishmen are exhorted to emulate the Glories of their Ancestors) concludes the Piece. [For a more detailed synopsis of the action see17980216] .
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Related Work: Joan of Arc; or, The Maid of Orleans Author(s): John Cartwright Cross
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This play is on the L. C. lists at Harvard. See VanLennep, "Plays on the English Stage", p. 14. A song in this play, Thus all our Lives, with music by John Banister, is in Choice Songs and Ayres, 1673. Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 31): [Concerning several plays] All which Expir'd the third Day, save the Royal Shepherdess, which liv'd Six. Pepys, Diary: To the Duke of York's house, and there before one, but the house infinite full, where, by and by, the King and Court come, it being a new play, or an old one new vamped, by Shadwell, called The Royal Shepherdesse!; but the silliest for words and design, and evepything, that ever I saw in my whole life, there being nothing in the world pleasing in it, but a good martial dance of pikemen, where Harris and another do handle their pikes in a dance to admiration; but never less satisfied with a play in my life

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Mainpiece Title: The Royal Shepherdess

Performance Comment: [Adapted by ThomasShadwell from John Fountain, The Rewards of Virtue.] Edition of 1669: Prologue-; Epilogue-.
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Related Work: The Royal Shepherdess Author(s): John Fountain
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Separate Maintenance, announced on playbill of 3 Sept.] Afterpiece [1st time: MF 2]: Written by the Author of The Son-in-Law [John O'Keeffe]. The Overture and New Musick composed by Dr Arnold. The new Scenes painted by Rooker. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Larpent MS 568; text 1st published (authorized), Cumberland's British Theatre, XXXI.

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Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister, Wilson, Wood, Webb, Egan, Stevens, Painter, Kenny, Edwin, Mrs Webb, Mrs Wells, Mrs Poussin, Miss Harper. Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1781): Compton-Bannister; Sir Felix Friendly-Wilson; Eugene-Wood; Chicane-Webb; John Egan; Thomas-Stevens; Stump-Painter; Cudden-Kenny; Lingo-Edwin; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Webb; Cowslip-Mrs Wells; Fringe-Mrs Poussin; Laura-Miss Harper.
Related Works
Related Work: The Agreeable Surprise Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Event Comment: Benefit for Wild, prompter. 1st piece: Not acted these 20 years; altered from Dryden (by Joseph George Holman (Not. Dram.)]. 2nd piece [Ist time; M.INT 1, probably by John Cartwright Cross. MS: Larpent 1028; not published]. 3rd piece: In which an Engagement between an English and a French Man of War, a Shipwreck, and a Grand Military Procession as it pass'd, when the French Colours taken by the British Army were conveyed from St. James's to St. Paul's Cathedral [on 17 May 1794]. The above Procession is represented by Moving Figures, in which the Horse and Foot Guards, the Band of Music, the French Colours, &c. are seen to pass in the exact order they appeared on that memorable occasion. Morning Herald, 17 May: Tickets to be had of Wild, No. 46, Drury-lane. Receipts: #293 2s. 6d. (112/17/6; 14/2/0; tickets: 166/3/0)

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Mainpiece Title: Don Sebastian

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Related Work: Don Sebastian Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: Don Sebastian, King of Portual Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Captive Author(s): John Dryden

Afterpiece Title: THE NEW DIVERTISEMENT

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Palate, Fieldtree, Ensign Hardy//Patty, Jenny.] Written to introduce the following favorite Songs: Mary's Dream, The moon had climbed the highest hill (composed by Ralph [recte Relfe]), by Miss Poole; The Vestry Dinner, Churchwarden I have been (written by Cross, composed by Reeve), by Rees; The High Mettled Racer, See the course throng'd with gazers (composed by Dibdin), by Incledon (1st time); The Gipsey Ballad, A wand'ring Gipsey, Sir, am I (words and melody by Peter Pindar, Esq. [pseud. for John Wolcot], accompaniments by Shield), by Mrs Clendining; Kitty Grogan, Tho' I'm no Dancing Master (written by Collins, composed by Reeve), by Johnstone; The Storm, Cease, rude Boreas (written by George Alexander Stevens), by Incledon; [Auld] Robin Gray, Young Jamie lov'd me well, by Mrs Clendining; From morn till night I take my glass, by Incledon and Johnstone; Vo sol cando (composed by Vinci), by Miss Poole; The Triumph of Wine, What tho' from Venus Cupid sprung (composed by Dibdin), by Johnstone; Father, Mother and Suke (composed by Dibdin), by Fawcett. To conclude with the following Selection of Catches and Glees from Harrison and Knyvett's Vocal Concert: as17940523, but God preserve his Majesty in place of Water parted from the sea .
Cast
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone
Related Works
Related Work: The New Divertisement Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Afterpiece Title: THE SHIPWRECK; or, French Ingratitude

Music: End of Act II of 1st piece a Solo on the Union Pipes by Courtney; In the course of the Evening a Duetto on the Union Pipes and Harp by Courtney and Weippert

Event Comment: Powell: All the World's a Stage rehearsed at 11. Receipts: #218 6s. 6d. (162/19/0; 52/3/6; 3/4/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: If Fanny Actor: Mrs Powell
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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: THE IRISH WIDOW

Afterpiece Title: THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE

Event Comment: Powell: In Consequence of Palmer not coming in time to the Theatre, the Audience were kept in waiting and the Play, which was ordered by Mr Sheridan to begin 5 minutes before the usual time [6:30], could not be begun till within Ten minutes of Seven o'Clock. Benson being lame Fisher went on as Casimir and Caulfield doubled the Part with his own. Roman Actor read at 10 [this Play not acted this season; see Powell, 18 Oct.]; Douglas rehearsed at 12 (for Mrs Siddons and Palmer). Receipts: #412 16s. (325.17.6; 80.18.6; 6.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: Powell: King Lear rehearsed at 10 [see Powell, 5 Dec.]; Cherokee (music) at 12. Receipts: #239 16s. (183.17; 54.0; 1.19)

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Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: Powell: Kemble being indisposed from a violent Bruise in his Arm (during the several times of his playing the Part of Macbeth) so as to render him incapable of attending the Theatre this evening, an Apology was made by Wroughton, and the Prologue was omitted. [The playbill retains Miss Menage in afterpiece, but she] being at the Italian Opera this Evening, Master Chatterley play'd her part in the Children in the Wood. Henry VIII rehearsed at 10 (for Banks and Dignum; Packer ill); The Jew at 12 (for Miss Farren and Miss Tidswell). Receipts: #322 5s. 6d. (248/0/0; 67/15/0; 6/14/6; tickets not come in: 0/6/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

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Related Work: The Inconstant: or, The Way to Win Him Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Event Comment: Powell: Beaux Stratagem rehearsed at 10 (Barrymore three scenes; Aickin one scene; Miss Collins one scene; Mrs Kemble one scene); Lodoiska at 12 (Hamoir one scene; Sedgwick two choruses). Receipts: #209 7s. (126/11/6; 78/14/0; 4/1/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: Powell: Wonder rehearsed at 10 (Packer one scene; Miss Farren three scenes). Receipts: #222 12s. (140/14/6; 75/16/0; 5/12/6; tickets not come in: 0/9/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: Powell: New Ballet [Glorious First of June] rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #198 7s. 6d. (119/3/6; 72/1/0; 7/3/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

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Related Work: The Heiress Author(s): John Burgoyne

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a song by Mrs Crouch

Event Comment: Powell: Glorious First rehearsed at 11. Receipts: #224 5s. (168/6/6; 52/15/0; 3/3/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lodoiska

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: HIGH LIFE BELOW STAIRS

Afterpiece Title: THE GLORIUS FIRST OF JUNE

Dance: As17940625

Event Comment: Powell: Lodoiska rehearsed at 1 (third act) by order of Mr Sheridan. Receipts: #366 13s. 6d. (286.0.0; 79.4.0; 1.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melvil-Whitfield; Sterling-Aickin; Lovewell-Barrymore; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; S. Flower-Packer; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Fanny-Mrs Kemble; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Chambermaid-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir John Melvil Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: Powell: Macbeth rehearsed at 10 (for Kelly and Mrs Crouch); at 12 (for the Soldiers). Receipts: #235 0s. 6d. (161.0.0; 72.2.0; 1.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Cast
Role: Queen Isabel Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: Powell, 8 Oct.: Isabella rehearsed at 10 (Barrymore 1 scene, Mrs Siddons 2 scenes, R. Palmer 1 scene); 9 Oct.: Jane Shore rehearsed at 10 (for Kemble, Caulfield, Bensley & Mrs Siddons); Emilia Galotti at 12. Receipts: #463 16s. 6d. (364.2.0; 92.13.0; 7.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: Powell: Notice being sent yesterday of Mrs Hopkins being ill, a Book of the Jew was sent to Mrs Heard about 4 o'clock in the Afternoon for her to study the Part of Mrs Ratcliffe, who, after keeping it till this morning, returned it saying she could not undertake it, in Consequence of which Mrs Maddocks read the Part. Mountaineers rehearsed at 10. Receipts: #292 16s. 6d. (221.12.6; 69.0.0; 2.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: Powell, 15 Oct.: Chaplet rehearsed at 10 [but this play was not acted this season]; Emilia Galotti at 11; 16 Oct.: Henry VIII rehearsed at 10; Lodoiska at 12 (Floreski's and Ithorak's scenes); Wedding Day read at 12. Receipts: #453 1s. 6d. (335.1.0; 94.0.0; 4.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: Powell: Mountaineers rehearsed at 10; Emilia Galotti at 12. Receipts: #371 4s. (310.0; 59.2; 2.2)

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Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: Powell, 24 Oct.: Wedding Day rehearsed at 10; Emilia Galotti at 11; Distressed Mother at 1; 25 Oct.: Emilia Galotti rehearsed at 10; Pirates at 12. Receipts: #393 14s. (294.9; 96.0; 3.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Performance Comment: Pyrrhus-Palmer; Phoenix-Packer; Orestes-Kemble; Pylades-Barrymore; Andromache-Mrs Powell; Hermione-Mrs Siddons; Cephisa-Miss Tidswell; Cleone-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Andromache Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: Powell: Love for Love rehearsed at 10 (for Miss Farren and Kemble). Receipts: #284 15s. (227.17; 53.11; 3.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: Powell: All's Well rehearsed at 10; Nobody at 12; Music of 1st & 2nd Acts of Cherokee at 12. Receipts: #215 14s. 6d. (184.19.0; 26.4.6; 4.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble
Event Comment: Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 10. Receipts: #264 18s. 6d. (198.2.0; 60.17.6; 5.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

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Related Work: Lodoiska Author(s): John Philip Kemble