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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: Achilles in Petticoats

Related Works
Related Work: Achilles in Petticoats Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Rec'd Stopages #21 9s.; Paid Salary List #529 2s.; Chorus 3 nights (this incl.) #5 11s. 6d.; Mr King's extra salary #3 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #158 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Sir Bashful Constant-King; Lovemore-Reddish; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; Sideboard-Ackman; William-Baddeley; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Younge; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Constant-Mrs Robinson; Muslin-Mrs Hopkins; Widow Bellmour-Mrs Abington (with song in character).
Cast
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Event Comment: Sunday 30 Jan-Saturday last died James Love, Comedian, Master of Edinburg Theatre, late of Drury Lane. Was educated at Westminster School and went from there to Cambridge (Winston MS 10). Rec'd stopages #19 19s. 6d.; Paid salary list #529 2s.; Mr King's extra salary #3. Receipts: #183 19s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17731218, but Belcour-King (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Belcour Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Reddish
Role: King Philip Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Genii

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Reddish
Role: King Philip Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand; or, Trip to Newmarket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Cast
Role: King John Actor: Reddish
Role: King Philip Actor: J. Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Note of Hand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt, as17731005

Event Comment: Oratorio: Written by the late Dr Hawksworth. Set to music by Stanley. Books of the Oratorio may be had of Mr Condell, in Cross St., Bow St., Covent Garden, and at the theatre the night of the performance. Price 1s. [This night Wm. Kenrick delivered his tenth, and apparently last, lecture on The School of Shakespeare. It was on King Lear, and very little could be said in favor of any of his remarks on the passages he selected...[he closed by] presenting the audience an act from Falstaff's Wedding." Monthly Miscellany (April 1774, p. 191), which had reviewed all of his lectures, had commented upon the increasing popularity of them as evidenced by the numbers attending, and presented an engraving of Kenrick in action before his audience.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fall Of Egypt

Performance Comment: Parts were: Pharaoh King of Egypt-; Sephres his son-; Menytis, Sister to Pharoah-; Officers of Court-; Chorus of Egyptians-; Chorus of Israelites-; Moses-; 1st Israelite-; 2nd Israelite- (Larpent MS).
Cast
Role: Pharaoh King of Egypt Actor:

Music: As17740218

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Younge. Last time of performing till Easter. Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [See 9 Nov. 1768.] Afterpiece: Never acted here (playbill). Part of pit laid into boxes. Ladies and Gentlemen requested to come early. Rec'd stopages #2 12s. 6d.; short charge for new farce on 8 March #10 10s.; Paid 4 days salary list #348 14s. 8d.; Mr King's extra salary #2; Mr S. Barry on note #100; Mr Cook's 4 boys 4 nights (the 7th incl.) #6 Mr J. French on acct #10 10s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #282 19s. 6d. Charges #64 17s. Profit to Miss Younge: #218 2s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick

Performance Comment: Warwick-Reddish; King Edward-Clinch; Pembroke-J. Aickin; Buckingham-Fawcett; Messenger-Griffith; Lady Elizabeth-Mrs Baddeley, first appearance here in 3 years; Lady Clifford-Miss Sherry; Margaret of Anjou-Miss Younge; Suffolk-Packer; Original Epilogue-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: King Edward Actor: Clinch
Role: Buckingham Actor: Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: The Pantheonites

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17730928

Event Comment: Benefit for Reinhold. Mainpiece: Acted but once these 6 years. [See 29 Dec. 1769.] Charges #66 3s. 6d. Profit to Reinhold #66 7s. 6d., plus #111 9s. from tickets (Box 287; Pit 194; Gallery 106). Paid Mr Kingswood for feathers &c. #5 10s.; Paid Holmden (Breechesmaker) #1 13s. 6d.; Paid Fisher for the Music of the Sylphs #42; Paid Besford for making properties #20 15s. Receipts: #132 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Song: II: The Song of Mad Tom will be sung in Character-Reinhold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Monologue: Interlude.End: True Blue. As 26 March, but Principal Parts-_Reinhold, Owenson; Dance-Blurton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragedy of King Henry IV of France Author(s): Charles Beckingham

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: III: A Minuet (1st time)-Blurton, Miss Stede; End: A Hornpipe, in the character of a sailor-Miss Stede. [See17730522.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: George Bevil Actor: Wroughton

Dance: End: The Frolick, as17740416 but Miss _Capon, Mrs Stephens nee $Capon

Event Comment: Benefit for Wright and Keen. Rec'd stopages #14 12s.; Paid salary list #525 12s.; Mr King's extra salary #3. Receipts: #133 12s. Charges: #65 15s. Profits to beneficiaries: #67 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-King; Bassanio-Cautherly; Antonio-Reddish; Gratiano-Dodd; Salanio-Fawcett; Gobbo-Parsons; Launcelot Gobbo-W. Palmer; Tubal-Messink; Nerissa-Mrs Davies; Portia-Mrs Abington; Jessica (with Song)-Miss Jarratt; Salarino-Keen; Duke-Wright; Lorenzo (With Songs)-Vernon.
Cast
Role: Shylock Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Jew of Venice Author(s): George Granville, Lord Lansdowne

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Glib Actor: King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley, first time

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: End tragedy: The Reel, as17741028

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Clarke
Role: Buckingham Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: No One's Enemy but His Own

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17741026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Romance of an Hour

Entertainment: Interlude. End: True Blue; or, The Press Gang. Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Mrs Baker

Dance: End Interlude: The Merry Sailors, as17741026