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Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Afterpiece Title: Venus and Adonis

Related Works
Related Work: Venus and Adonis Author(s): Dr. John Blow

Song: II: The Smiling Hour by Handel-Mrs Storer; III: From Rosie Bowers by Henry Purcel-Mrs Storer

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Johnson; Sir John-Macklin; Sir Amorous-Woodward; Truewit-Mills; Epicoene-Mrs Butler; Clerimont-Wright; Dauphine-Havard; Otter-Shepard; Cutbeard-Chapman; Lady Haughty-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Otter -Mrs Grace; Mrs Centaur-Mrs Bennet; Doll-Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir John Actor: Macklin
Role: Clerimont Actor: Wright
Role: Doll Actor: Mrs Wright.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: II: Les Characters de la Dance-Mlle Chateauneuf; V: Grand Ballet, as17391019

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Johnson; Sir John-Macklin; Sir Amorous-Woodward; Truewitt-Mills; Epicoene-Mrs Butler; Clerimont-Wright; Dauphine-Havard; Otter-Shepard; Cutbeard-Chapman; Lady Haughty-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Centaur-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Otter-Mrs Macklin; Mavis-Mrs Wright.
Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir John Actor: Macklin
Role: Clerimont Actor: Wright
Role: Mavis Actor: Mrs Wright.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Dance: As17401010

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Lasses; Or, The Custom Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Sir John-Griffin; Freehold-Corey; Modely-Bridgwater; Heartwell-Roberts; Lurcher-Cibber Jr; Vulture-Berry; Shacklefigure-Norris; Doublejugg-Burnet; Carbuncle-Fielding; Longbottom-Wright; Flora-Mrs Heron; Aura-Mrs Cibber.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Griffin
Role: Longbottom Actor: Wright
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Lasses: or, The Custom of the Manor Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Country Lasses Author(s): Charles Johnson
Related Work: The Farm House Author(s): Charles JohnsonJohn Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Cast
Role: Scrip Actor: Wright

Dance:

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by Ben Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Johnson; Sir John-Cibber; Sir Amorous-Miller; Truewit-Mills; Epicoene-Mrs Butler; Clerimont-Wright; Dauphin-Havard; Otter-Harper; Cutbeard-Macklin; Lady Haughty-Mrs Pritchard; Mrs Otter-Mrs Grace; Mrs Centaur-Mrs Bennet; Doll Mavis-Mrs Brett.
Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Role: Clerimont Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Dance: As17371114

Event Comment: By Command of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Silent Woman

Performance Comment: Morose-Johnson; Sir John-Cibber; Sir Amorous-Woodward; Truewit-Mills; Epicoene-Mrs Butler; Clerimont-Wright; Dauphine-Havard; Otter-Shepard; Cutbeard-Macklin; Haughty-Mrs Cross; Mrs Otter-Mrs Grace; Mrs Centaure-Mrs Bennet; Dol Mavis-Miss Mann.
Cast
Role: Morose Actor: Johnson
Role: Sir John Actor: Cibber
Role: Clerimont Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd; or, An Old Man Taught Wisdom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Harcourt Actor: Wright
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Wife Author(s): John Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Fortune Tellers; With A Voyage to the Island of Cytherea

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Gipsies-Weeks, Green, Vaughan, Gray, Miss Karver, Mrs Penkethman, Mrs Jackson, Miss Story; Young Rustick-Liviez; Colombine-Mrs Walter; Colombine's Father-Leigh; Fidler-Gray; Mother-Jones; Maid-Mrs Woodman; John Trot-Hough; Adonis-Maltere; Venus-Mlle Chateauneuf; Pilgrims-Desse, Carney, Nivelon, l'Pierre, Mrs Walter, Mrs Wright, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Mardette; Cupid-Muilment.
Related Works
Related Work: The Female Fortune Teller Author(s): Charles Johnson

Dance: II: La Tambourin Matelot-Maltere, Mlle Maltere; III: L'Allamande-Muilment, Mlle Chateauneuf

Event Comment: The Sixth Day...at the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Daily Advertiser, 2 Oct.: Last Saturday Night the reviv'd Play of Romeo and Juliet...was acted...to a numerous and polite Audience, with Great Applause. There was an extraordinary fine appearance of Ladies in the Boxes; and every one allow'd Miss Jenny Cibber (who has given Proofs of an uncommon Genius) was greatly inprov'd in the character of Juliet. The Quality and Gentry were all safely guarded to the chairs and Coaches by the Lads of St. James's Market. [Hill was the stage name for Johnson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17440911, but Fescalus-Charles; Capulet-Paget; Montague-Furnival; Mercutio-Barnard; Paris-Mozeen; Benvolio-Holtom; Tybalt-Naylor; Friar John-Michael; Alguazile-Wright; Apothecary-Richards; Balthazar-Mrs Clark; Page-Miss Charke; Friar Laurence-Hill; Lady Capulet-Mrs George; Nurse-Mrs Hill.
Cast
Role: Friar John Actor: Michael
Role: Alguazile Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fate Of Villainy; Or, Virtue Triumphant

Performance Comment: Don John-Malone; Don Pedro-Wright; Don Felix-Daniel; Don Guzman-Freeman; Lenora-Mrs Heartless; Jacinta-Mrs Cushing; Golindo-Warren; Lopez-Cushing.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Malone
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Imprisonment of Harlequin

Song: In praise of the Duke of Cumberland-

Music: A good Band of Musick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Barry; Escalus-Winstone; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Lee; Benvolio-Usher; Tybalt-Blakes; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Old Capulet-Wright; Friar John-Champness; Gregory-Taswell; Sampson-James; Balthasar-Bransby; Abraham-Marr; Mercutio-Woodward; Apothecary-Simpson; Peter-Vaughan; Page-Mas Cross; Guards-Raftor, Gray, Ray; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Mrs Cibber; with a new dance proper to the play-Cooke, Miss Janneton Auretti.
Cast
Role: Old Capulet Actor: Wright
Role: Friar John Actor: Champness

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Garrick, 1st time; Escalus-Winstone; Capulet-Berry; Paris-Scrase; Benvolio-Mozeen; Tibalt-Blakes; Friar Lawrence-Havard; Old Capulet-Wright; Friar John-Paddick; Gregory-W. Vaughan; Sampson-James; Balthazar-Ackman; Abram-Marr; Mercutio-Woodward; Apothecary-Simpson; Peter-Vaughan; Officer-Raftor; Page-Master Cross; Lady Capulet-Mrs Bennet; Nurse-Mrs James; Juliet-Miss Bellamy[, 1st time of appearing on that stage. [The 1750 ed. adds Montague-$Burton.]
Cast
Role: Old Capulet Actor: Wright
Role: Friar John Actor: Paddick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Dr Cantwell-King; Darnley-Reddish; Maw@worm-Weston; Seyward-Cautherly; Col. Lambert-Jefferson; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Officer-Wright; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Bradshaw; Charlotte-Mrs Abington; Betty-Mrs Smith; Lady Lambert-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir John Lambert Actor: Packer
Role: Officer Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Mercury-Dodd; Harlequin-Parsons; Snip-W. Palmer; Abram-Weston; Gasconade-Baddeley; Bounce-Bransby; Simon-Moody; Forge-Burton; Justice-Hartry; Constable-Ackman; Welchman-Wright; Irishman-Messink; Mrs Snip-Mrs Bradshaw; Sukey Chitterlin-Mrs Millidge; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Welchman Actor: Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Leonato-Aickin; Friar-Wright; Clodio-Cautherly; Balthazar (with Song)-Vernon; Don John-J. Aickin; Antonio-Hurst; Dogberry-Parsons; Don Pedro-Packer; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Verges-Hartry; Borachio-Ackman; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Hero-Miss Mansell, first time; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; In Act II a Masquerade Dance- proper to the play; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Friar Actor: Wright
Role: Don John Actor: J. Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Beverly-Cautherly; Sir William Belmont-Wright; Blandford-Bransby; Belmont-Packer; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Burton; Lady Restless-Mrs Hopkins; Clarissa-Miss Ambrose; Tippet-Mrs Millidge; Tattle-Mrs Bradshaw; Belinda-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: King
Role: Sir William Belmont Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Ring

Cast
Role: Lisetta Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedict-Garrick; Verges-Jones; Hero-Miss Hopkins, first time; Friar-Wright; Leonato-Aickin; Don Pedro-Packer; Claudio-Cautherly; Borachio-Ackman; Don John-J. Aickin; Dogberry-Parsons; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Antonio-Hurst; Balthazar (with a Song)-Vernon; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; In II, a Masquerade Dance-proper to the play.; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Friar Actor: Wright
Role: Don John Actor: J. Aickin
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-King; Beverly-Cautherly; Blandford-Bransby; Belmont-Packer; Robert-Waldron; Brush-Burton; Lady Restless-Mrs Hopkins; Clarissa-Miss Hopkins; Belinda-Mrs Abington; Sir William-Wright; Footman-Wheeler; Tattle-Mrs Bradshaw; Tippet-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Sir John Restless Actor: King
Role: Sir William Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performance Comment: As17740129, but Other characters-_Wright, Mrs _Hunt.

Song: End Act III: Ode to Masonry-Vernon, Dodd, Bannister

Related Works
Related Work: Musick; or, A Parley of Instruments Author(s): John Bannister

Entertainment: Imitations-Bannister (last time this season)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Leonato-Jefferson, first time; Borachio-Usher; Verges-Carpenter; Conrade-Griffiths; Don Pedro-Packer; Claudio-Cautherly; Balthazar (with song)-Vernon; Don John-J. Aickin; Antonio-Hurst; Dogberry-Parsons; Friar-Wright; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Hero-Mrs Baddeley; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; In II a Masquerade Dance-, proper to the play; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: J. Aickin
Role: Friar Actor: Wright
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Weston, Parsons, Aickin, Hurst, Bransby, Wright, Ackman, Miss Platt. Bayes-King
Role: Phill Actor: Wright
Role: Dipp Actor: Wright
Role: Putty Actor: Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Don John-Aickin; Benedict-Garrick; Dogberry-Waldron; Verges-Carpenter; Conrade-Griffiths; Messenger-Lamash; Sexton-Wrighten; Don Pedro-Packer; Balthazar (with song)-Vernon; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Leonato-Jefferson; Hero-Miss Hopkins; Beatrice-Mrs Abington (first time); Antonio-Hurst; Borachio-Usher; Friar-Wright; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; Claudio-Brereton (first time); in Act II: a Masquerade Dance (proper to the play)-; to conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Aickin
Role: Sexton Actor: Wrighten
Role: Friar Actor: Wright
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: May Day

Cast
Role: Dozey Actor: Wrighten.
Role: Cryer Actor: Wrighten
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: As17751116, but to avoid confusion cast listed again here: Benedict-Garrick; Leonato-Jefferson; Don Pedro-Packer; Claudio-Brereton; Balthazar (with song)-Burton; Don John-Aickin; Antonio-Hurst; Dogberry-Parsons; Boracchio-Usher; Verges-Carpenter; Conrade-Griffiths; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Messenger-Lamash; Sexton-Wrighten; Friar-Wright; Hero-Miss Hopkins; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; Beatrice-Mrs Abington; in II, a Masquerade Dance proper to the play-; to conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Aickin
Role: Sexton Actor: Wrighten
Role: Friar Actor: Wright
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Cast
Role: Comedy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Henderson; King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Chief Justice-Aickin; Arch Bishop York-Packer; Prince John-Lamash; Gloster-Mrs Colles; Clarence-Miss Collett; Mowbray-Hurst; Hastings-Barrett; Justice Silence-Parsons; Pistol-Baddeley; Poins-R. Palmer; Bardolph-Wright; Davy-Waldron; Page-Master Pulley; Justice Shallow-Yates; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Lamash
Role: Bardolph Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Cast
Role: Mindora Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes (1st time [at this theatre])-Henderson; Mr Johnson-Palmer; Mr Smith-Aickin; The other Characters-Baddeley, Moody, Parsons, Burton, Hurst, R. Palmer, Waldron, Lamash, Chambers, Holcroft, Chaplin, Carpenter, Griffiths, Norris, Wrighten, Wright, Legg, Master Pulley, Mrs Colles, Miss Collett, Mrs Davies. With an Additional Reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops [These were "hobby-horses and other novelties' (Davies, III, 303).]. [Edition of 1777 (John Bell) specifies: Gentleman Usher-Baddeley; Physician-Moody; Cordelio-Burton; Prince Prettyman-Hurst; 1st King of Brentford-Waldron; Fisherman-Griffiths; Thunder-Wrighten; Earth-Legg; Lightning-Master Pulley; Cloris-Mrs Colles; Parthenope-Miss Collett; Amaryllis-Mrs Davies; Pallas-Mr Parsons. [It assigns the remaining characters-2nd King of Brentford, Prince Volscius, Drawcansir, Lieut. General, Tom Thimble, Sun, Moon-to actors of previous season.
Related Works
Related Work: The Contrast: A Tragi-Comical Rehearsal of Two Modern Plays: Match Upon Match; or, No Match at All, and the Tragedy of Epaminodas Author(s): John Hoadley

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: Robinette Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Don Pedro-Packer; Claudio-Brereton; Balthazar (with a song)-Vernon; Don John-Aickin; Antonio-Hurst; Borachio-Farren; Fryar-Wright; Messenger-Lamash; Dogberry-Parsons; Town@Clerk-Baddeley; Conrade-Griffiths; Sexton-Wrighten; Verges-Carpenter; Watchmen-Burton, Holcroft; Leonato-Bensley (1st appearance in that character); Hero-Miss Hopkins; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Mrs Colles; Beatrice-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Aickin
Role: Fryar Actor: Wright
Role: Sexton Actor: Wrighten
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Dance: II: a Masquerade, Dance, proper to the play-; To conclude with: [a Country Dance-. [These were included in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Smith; King Henry-Bensley; Worcester-Aickin; Sir Richard Vernon-Farren; Northumberland-Packer; Sir W. Blunt-Fawcett; Prince John-Lamash; Westmoreland-Wrighten; Douglas-Chaplin; Poins-R. Palmer; Carriers-Mofdy, Parsons; Francas-Waldron; Bardolph-Wright; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Falstaff-Henderson; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Piercy-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Lamash
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Wrighten
Role: Bardolph Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): John DaltonJohn Milton

Dance: End II: As17780919

Song: As17780917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Henderson; King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Chief Justice-Aickin; Archbishop of York-Packer; Prince John-Lamash; Gloster-Mrs Colles; Clarence-Miss Collett; Westmoreland-Farren; Mowbray-Hurst; Hastings-Wrighten; Justice Silence-Parsons; Pistol-Baddeley; Poins-R. Palmer; Bardolph-Wright; Davy-Waldron; Page-Master Pulley; Justice Shallow-Yates; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Prince John Actor: Lamash
Role: Hastings Actor: Wrighten
Role: Bardolph Actor: Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End IV: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Henderson; Claudio-Brereton; Don Pedro-Packer; Don John-Aickin; Balthazer (with a song)-Vernon; Antonio-Hurst; Borachio-Lamash; Verges-Carpenter; Conrade-Griffiths; Dogberry-Parsons; Town@Clerk-Baddeley; Sexton-Wrighten; Fryar-Wright; Watchmen-Burton, Holcroft; Leonato-Bensley; Hero-Mrs Sharp; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Ursula-Mrs Colles; Beatrice-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Aickin
Role: Sexton Actor: Wrighten
Role: Fryar Actor: Wright
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: Wrighten, Burton, Waldron
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Dance: II: a Masquerade and Dance [proper to the play-; [to conclude Country Dance-. [Both these were included in all subsequent performances.