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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Law Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: Rose and Colin

Performance Comment: Colin-Brett; Gregory-Massey; Higgins-Barrett; Goody Fidget-Mrs Love; Rose-Miss Harper .
Cast
Role: Gregory Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Kilderkin Actor: Massey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17820827, but Basil-Massey .
Cast
Role: Basil Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Cast
Role: Italian Merchant Actor: Massey

Dance: As17820826

Event Comment: [Extra night] By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Benefit for Massey. Tickets delivered by Painter, Kenny, Mrs Lefevre will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Cast
Role: Italian Merchant Actor: Massey

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece a Hornpipe [performer not listed]; In afterpiece, as17820826

Song: In afterpiece The Tobacco Box by Brett and Miss Morris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Edwin; Sir William Meadows-Thompson; Hodge-Massey; Carter-Wewitzer; Cook-Painter; Eustace-Wood; Young Meadows-Brett; Lucinda-Miss Morris; Madge-Mrs Wells; Housemaid-Mrs Poussin; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss George (1st appearance on any stage). Prologue as17830531 .
Cast
Role: Hodge Actor: Massey
Role: Juggins Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece Dance, as17830531; End of Act I of afterpiece [annother] Dance by Mr and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Williamson (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage); King-Gardner; Horatio-Aickin; Rosencraus-Stevens; Guildenstern-Egan; Polonius-Edwin; Laertes-R. Palmer; Ostrick-Riley (1st appearance in London); Marcellus-Booth; Grave Diggers-Parsons, Massey; Ghost-Bensley; Ophelia-Mrs Bannister; Player Queen-Mrs Poussin; Queen-Mrs Wheatley. Prologue as17830531 .
Cast
Role: Grave Diggers Actor: Parsons, Massey
Role: Juggins Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Cast
Role: Chicane Actor: Massey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Hodge Actor: Massey
Role: Juggins Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: Harlequin, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister Jun.; Ditto, Mum!-Spencer; Agreeable Companion in a Post-Chaise-Egan; Landlord-Usher; Dame Turton-Edwin; Goody Burton-Wood; Gammer Gurton-Bannister; Pantaloon-Massey; Clown-Delpini; Head Boy of the Marine Society-Master Edwin; Officer in the Camp-Wood [i.e. doubled Goody Burton]; Emperor of the Quacks-Bannister Jun. [i.e. doubled Harlequin]; Columbine-Miss Morris; Ballad Singer-Mr Wewitzer; Chambermaid-Mrs W. Palmer; Goddess of Health and Genius of Nonsense-Miss Hooke .
Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Massey

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17830604

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: As17830603 but Massey in place of Wewitzer .
Cast
Role: Juggins Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Chicane Actor: Massey

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17830611

Performances

Mainpiece Title: In A Village

Cast
Role: Hodge Actor: Massey
Role: Juggins Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: Marcourt-Palmer; Kitchen-Massey; Colonel Frankley-Riley; Snarl-Egan; Buck-Davis; Landlord-Usher; Luke-R. Palmer; Fleece-Stevens; Ostler-Swords; Mr Cross-Parsons; Charlotte-Mrs Bulkley; Sally-A Very Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Logan]); Landlady-Mrs Love; Passenger-Mrs Poussin; Lettice-Miss Morris; Mrs Cross-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Kitchen Actor: Massey

Dance: As17830611

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway

Performance Comment: Harlequin Teague-Egan; Teague Harlequin-Spencer; Italian Merchant-Massey; Pierrot (his Man)-Delpini; Dr Caterpillar-Wewitzer; Mr Dripping-Usher; Mrs Dripping-Mrs Webb; Sailor (with Fal de ral tit)-Edwin; Farmer Furrow-Gardner; Dame Furrow-Miss Hale; Landlord of the Horns at Highgate-Wilson; Catcall-Wood; Sailor-R. Palmer; Giant of the Causeway-Miss Painter; Genius of Ireland-Wood [i.e. doubled Catcall]; Various other Characters-Stevens, Usher, Swords, Ledger, Painter, Davis, Barrett, Kenny, J. Bates, Mrs Love, Miss Francis, &c; Anchor Smiths (with Smiths are good Fellows)-Brett, Burton, Steele, Oldfield; Columbine-Miss Morris. With a Ranelagh Masquerade. Characters out of Character: Fighting Quakers-Barrett, Kenny; Disinterested Lawyer-Gardner; Humane Scalper-R. Palmer; Harlequin with one Leg-Spencer; Fainting Butcher-Painter; Reviving Death-Freeman .
Cast
Role: Italian Merchant Actor: Massey

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Ballet in Spanish Characters by Giorgi, Byrn, Miss Byrn, Sga Dagueville and others. [This was danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act I of mainpiece a song in character by Miss Hooke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Bensley; Orlando-Bannister Jun.; Adam-Aickin; Duke Senior-Usher; Corin-Massey; Sylvius-R. Palmer; Amiens (with songs)-Brett; Oliver-Williamson; Duke Frederick-Gardner; Le Beu-Riley; Charles-Egan; William-Barrett; Touchstone-Edwin; Celia (with the Cuckoo Song)-Miss Hooke; Audrey-Mrs Brett; Phoebe-Miss Morris; Rosalind-Miss Frodsham (1st appearance in London) .
Cast
Role: Corin Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague

Cast
Role: Italian Merchant Actor: Massey

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17830702 In Act V a Dance of Foresters by Byrne, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Friend In Need, Is A Friend Indeed

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Wewitzer, Usher, Williamson, Gardner, Davis, Baddeley, Massey, Pierce, Edwin; Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Wells, Miss Morris, Mrs Love, Mrs Bulkley. [Cast from European Magazine, July 1783, p. 67, and Public Advertiser, 7 July: Archley-Palmer; Sir Simon Howard-Parsons; Attorney-Wewitzer; Steward-Usher; Trustall-Williamson; Ragan-Baddeley; Citpup-Edwin; Emma Howard-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Ragan-Mrs Wells; Fanny-Miss Morris; Lydia Howard-Mrs Bulkley. Gardner, Davis, Massey, Pierce, Mrs Love are unassigned. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Redtail, Richard, Betty, Hosier's Wife.) A new Prologue [read by Palmer] and Epilogue [spoken by Mrs Bulkley. These were spoken, presumably as here assigned, at all subsequent performances] .read by Palmer] and Epilogue [spoken by Mrs Bulkley. These were spoken, presumably as here assigned, at all subsequent performances] .

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Wilson-Bannister; Major Benbow-Parsons; Captain Greville-Brett; Justice Benbow-Blissett; Kilderkin-Massey; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Kilderkin Actor: Massey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: Tug-Bannister; Bundle-Massey; Robin-Edwin; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Webb; Wilhelmina-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Bundle Actor: Massey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Triumph Of Honour

Afterpiece Title: The Receipt Tax

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Cast
Role: Coachman Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: Chrononhotonthologos

Performance Comment: Chrononhotonthologos (King of Queerumania)-Wilson; Aldiborontiphoscophornio-Wewitzer; Bombardinian-Blissett; Herald-Riley; Captain of the Guards-Massey; Doctor-Painter; Cook-Barrett; King of the Fiddlers-Gaudrey; King of the Antipodes-Rayman; Rigdum-Funnidos (the Tragical Comical Courtier)-Parsons; Tatlanthe (the Queen's Favourite)-Mrs Brett; Venus-Miss Rowson; Cupid-Miss Painter; Maids of Honour-Miss Morris, &c.; Fadladinida (Queen of Queerumania)-Mrs Lefevre .
Cast
Role: Captain of the Guards Actor: Massey

Monologue: 1783 08 13 End of 2nd piece Joe Haynes's Epilogue by Wilson, riding on an Ass

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sheep Shearing; Or, Florizel And Perdita

Performance Comment: Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel - HAY Bannister Jun.; Leontes-Williamson; Camillo-Usher; Old Shepherd-Massey; Clown-Wilson; Autolicus (with songs)-Edwin; Paulina-Mrs Poussin; Dorcas-Miss Hale; Mopsa-Miss Morris; Pcrdita (with songs)-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Old Shepherd Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: The Receipt Tax

Cast
Role: Coachman Actor: Massey
Role: Captain of the Guards Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Massey

Monologue: 1783 08 20 As 13 Aug. imitations. After the Monologue a Variety of Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by Bannister Jun

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Massey, Barrett, Swords, Kenny, Painter, Lyons will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Cast
Role: Juggins Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: Seeing is Believing

Cast
Role: Pantaloon Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good-natured Man

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Edwin; Pan-Bannister; Damaetas-Blissett; Sileno-Massey; Jupiter-Burton; Apollo-Brett; Nysa-Miss George (1st appearance in that character); Mysis-Mrs Love; Juno-Mrs Edwin; Daphne-Mrs Bannister (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Sileno Actor: Massey

Song: End of mainpiece Four-and-Twenty Fidlers all on a Row, by Edwin

Monologue: 1783 08 26 End of Act I of afterpiece A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey, by Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Albina, Countess Raimond

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Digges, Dimond, Usher, Gardner, Egan, R. Palmer, Kenny, Painter, Aickin, Palmer, Mrs Montague, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Lefevre, Mrs Massey. [Cast from text (T. Spilsbury, 1779) and London Chronicle, 2 Aug.: Westmoreland-Digges; Edward-Dimond; King Henry-Usher; Steward-Gardner; Officer-Egan; Oswald-R. Palmer; Egbert-Aickin; Gondibert-Palmer; Editha-Mrs Montague [in text: Miss Sherry (see17790809)]; Adela-Mrs Poussin; Ina-Mrs Lefevre; Albina-Mrs Massey; Kenny, Painter; Prologue-Mrs Massey. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Albina Actor: Mrs Massey
Role: Prologue Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Aickin, Baddeley, R. Palmer, Massey, Davis, Kenny, Silvester, Parsons, Miss Sherry, Mrs Love, Miss Walton, Mrs Greville. Cast from London Chronicle, 20 May: Sir Harry Freelove-Palmer; Ned Winworth-Aickin; Servants-Baddeley, Massey, Davis, Kenny, Silvester; Young Upstart-R. Palmer; Mr Stockwell-Parsons; Mrs Upstart-Miss Sherry; Landlady-Mrs Love; Mademoiselle-Miss Walton; Belinda-Mrs Greville; The occasional Prologue on Opening the Theatre, with Alterations,-Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: End I: The Merry Lasses-(see17780529); End: Provencalle Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Hodge Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail: A Dramatic Proverb

Performance Comment: Characters by Palmer, Baddeley, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Massey. Cast from London Chronicle, 11 June: Current-Palmer; Padlock-Baddeley; Finette-Mrs Hitchcock; Almadine-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Almadine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Dance: As17780518

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Female Dramatist

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Edwin, Baddeley, Staunton, Massey, Painter, Wood, Swords, R. Palmer, Bannister Jun.; Mrs Wells, Miss Morris, Mrs Gardner. [Cast from London Chronicle, 17 Aug.: Medley-Edwin; Nego-Baddeley; Beverley-Staunton; Crape-Wood; Vapour-R. Palmer; Timothy Dash-Bannister Jun.; Slipshod-Mrs Wells; Harriet-Miss Morris; Mrs Metaphor-Mrs Gardner. Massey, Painter, Swords are unassigned.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: As17820613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Barbarossa

Performance Comment: Barbarossa-The Gentleman who performed King Henry [on 25 Sept.]; Othman-Comerford; Sadi-Johnson; Aladin-Smith; Officer-Lewis; Slave-Dancer; Selim-Stokes; Zaphira-Mrs Massey; Irene-Miss Reynolds; The original Prologue [in character-Master Kenny.
Cast
Role: Zaphira Actor: Mrs Massey

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Song: As17760925

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Aickin, Palmer, Jackson, Fearon, Massey, Egan, Davies, Mrs Hunter, Mrs Davies, Mrs Poussin, A Gentlewoman [Mrs Armstead]; Partial cast from Morning Chronicle, 16 May, and playbill of 16 July 1779: Freeport-Aickin; +Spatter-Palmer; +Lord Falbridge-Davies; +Lady Alton-Mrs Hunter; +Molly-Mrs Davies; +Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; +Amelia-Mrs Armstead. Edition of 1767 lists the other parts: +Sir William Douglas, Owen, La France, Officer, Servants.] [A New Occasional Prologue-Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Foote, Parsons, Fearon, Massey, R. Palmer, Griffiths, Jackson, Bransby, Egan, T. Davis, Stevens, Peirce, Palmer, Mrs Hunter, Miss Hale, Mrs W. Palmer, Mrs Gardner. [Morning Chronicle, 3 June: Sir Matthew Mite-Foote; Mr Mayor-Palmer. Edition of 1778 (T. Cadell), which assigns the cast for season of 1772, lists the other parts: Sir John Oldham, Mr ThomasOldham, Young Oldham, Touchit, Antiquarians, Secretary, Rapine, Nathan, Moses, James and Putty, Conserve, Waiter, Lady Oldham, Sophy, Mrs Match'em, Crocus.] Prologue as17770515. Prologue as17770515.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); King-Fearon; Horatio-Davies; Rosencraus-Stevens; Guildenstern-Egan; Polonius-Edwin; Laertes-Aickin; Player@King-Griffiths; Lucianus-Blissett; Osrick-R. Palmer; Gravediggers-Parsons, Massey; Ghost-Palmer; Ophelia-Mrs Hitchcock; Player@Queen-Mrs Poussin; Queen-Mrs Hunter.
Cast
Role: Gravediggers Actor: Parsons, Massey

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Cardinal Wolsey-Digges; Buckingham-Palmer; Cranmer-Younger; Surry-Davies; Cromwell-R. Palmer; Gardiner-Parsons; Lord Sands-Jackson; Lord Chamberlain-Egan; Norfolk-T. Davis; Suffolk-Fearon; King Henry-A Gentleman (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance in London [Fotteral]); Anne Bullen-Mrs Colles; Patience (with a song)-Miss Twist; Queen Catherine-Mrs Massey (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait