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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Henry-Aickin; Prince of Wales-Miss Wentworth; Duke of York-Master Chatterley; Richard-Kemble; Duke of Buckingham-Barrymore; Earl of Richmond-C. Kemble; Duke of Norfolk-Holland; Sir Richard Ratcliff-Maddocks; Sir William Catesby-Caulfield; Tressel-Surmont; Earl of Oxford-Sparks; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Trueman; Lord Stanley-Packer; Sir James Blount-Wentworth; Sir James Tyrrel-Webb; Lord Mayor-Hollingsworth; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Powell; Lady Anne-Miss Biggs; Dutchess of York-Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Embarkation

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Palmer; Joseph Surface-Barrymore; Charles Surface-Talbot (1st appearance in that character); Crabtree-Suett; Careless-DeCamp; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Wewitzer; Snake-Caulfield; Trip-Trueman; Servants-Fisher, Evans, Webb; Lady Teazle-Miss Biggs; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Sparks; Maria (1st time)-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: III: a song-Sedgwick

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17991217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sir Stephen Bertram-Aickin; Charles Ratcliffe-Wroughton; Frederick Bertram-Palmer; Sheva-Bannister Jun.; Jabal-Suett; Mr Saunders-Maddocks; Mrs Ratcliffe-Mrs Walcot; Eliza Ratcliffe-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Goodison-Mrs Sparks; Dorcas-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Eliza Ratcliffe Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Performance Comment: The Stranger-Kemble; Count Wintersen-Holland; Baron Steinfort-Barrymore; Mr Solomon-Wewitzer; Peter-Suett; Francis-R. Palmer; Tobias-Aickin; Mrs Haller-Mrs Siddons; Countess Wintersen-Miss Biggs; Charlotte-Miss Stuart.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Suett; Young Philpot-Bannister Jun.; Sir Jasper Wilding-Sparks; Young Wilding-R. Palmer; Beaufort-Trueman; Dapper-Maddocks; Maria-Mrs Jordan; Corinna-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Music: Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; their songs: To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Bland

Dance: Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sir Stephen Bertram-Aickin; Charles Ratcliffe-Barrymore; Frederick Bertram-C. Kemble; Sheva-Bannister Jun.; Jabal-Suett; Mr Saunders-Maddocks; Mrs Ratcliffe-Mrs Walcot; Elixa Ratcliff-Miss Biggs; Mrs Goodison-Mrs Sparks; Dorcas-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Elixa Ratcliff Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Beda Actor: Miss Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Old Mirable-Aickin; Young Mirable-Talbot (from the Theatre Royal Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage); Captain Duretete-Bannister Jun.; Dugard-Trueman; Petit-R. Palmer; Bravoes-Maddocks, Wentworth, Webb, Sparks; Oriana-Miss Biggs; Bizarre-Mrs Jordan; Lamorce-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Lamorce Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Lady Autumn Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Menage

Entertainment: Vaudeville. In II afterpiece: Military Manoeuvres, as17990425; The Dead March, as17990425; Shooting a Deserter, as17990425

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Claudius-Archer; Hamlet-Kemble; Polonius-Dowton; Horatio-Holland; Laertes-C. Kemble; Rosencrantz-Clarke; Guildenstern-Trueman; Osrick-Palmer; Priest-Webb; Marcellus-Surmont; Bernardo-Wentworth; Francisco-Evans; Ghost of Hamlet's Father-Barrymore; Grave@diggers-King, Sparks; Players-Maddocks, Ryder; Gertrude-Mrs Powell; Ophelia-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character); Actress-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Actress Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Goodall-Maddocks; Blister-Suett; Coupee-Bannister Jun.; Quaver-Dignum; Thomas-Fisher; Miss Lucy-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sir Stephen Bertram-Aickin; Charles Ratcliffe-Barrymore; Frederick Bertram-C. Kemble; Sheva-Bannister Jun.; Jabal-Suett; Mr Saunders-Maddocks; Mrs Ratcliffe-Mrs Walcot; Eliza Ratcliffe-Miss Biggs; Mrs Goodison-Mrs Sparks; Dorcas-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Eliza Ratcliffe Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17990924, but Jenny-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Performance Comment: The Stranger-Kemble; Count Wintersen-Holland; Baron Steinfort-Barrymore; Mr Solomon-Wewitzer; Peter-Suett; Francis-Palmer; Tobias-Aickin; Mrs Haller-Mrs Siddons; Countess Wintersen-Miss Biggs; Charlotte-Miss Stuart.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick O'Neale-Palmer; Whittle-Dowton; Nephew-Holland; Bates-Maddocks; Kecksey-Suett; Thomas-Hollingsworth; Widow Brady (with the Epilogue Song)-Miss Biggs.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Miss Biggs.

Music: Incidental: Vocal Parts-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; To welcome mirth and harmless glee-Mrs Bland, Miss Leak; I have a silent sorrow here-Mrs Bland

Dance: Principal Dancer-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Old Mirable (1st time)-Dowton; Young Mirable-Talbot; Captain Duretete-Bannister Jun.; Dugard-Trueman; Petit-DeCamp; Oriana-Miss Biggs; Bisarre-Mrs Jordan; Lamorce-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Lamorce Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Cast
Role: Marcella Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Aurora Actor: Miss Heard

Song: In afterpiece: The Blue Bell of Scotland-Mrs Jordan; accompanied on the Lute-Mrs Jordan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cheap Living

Performance Comment: Characters by Mrs Jordan, Suett, C. Kemble, Palmer, Bannister Jun., Dowton, Trueman, Evans, Fisher, Webb, Maddocks, Miss Pope, Miss DeCamp, Miss Stuart. [Cast from Text (G. G. and J. Robinson, 1797): Sir Edward Bloomly-Mrs Jordan; Old Woodland-Suett; Young Woodland-C. Kemble; Scatter-Palmer; Spunge-Bannister Jun.; Farmer Cole-Dowton; William-Trueman; Mrs Scatter-Miss Pope; Elinor Bloomly-Miss DeCamp; Stella-Miss Stuart; unassigned-Evans, Fisher, Webb, Maddocks; Prologue-C. Kemble; Epilogue-Miss DeCamp. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Mrs Scatter Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Elinor Bloomly Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Stella Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17971017, but added to Widow Brady: With the Epilogue Song-Miss Biggs.

Entertainment: Entertainment.As17971019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Performance Comment: Duke Murcia-King; Marquis Almanza-Wroughton; Count Valentia-Russell; Peasant-Aickin; Marchioness Merida (1st time)-Miss Biggs; Amanthis-Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Dick Actor: Miss Jackson
Role: Angelica Goto Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss DeCamp

Song: End II 1st piece: I never lov'd any dear Mary but you-Dignum (composed by Hook); End 1st piece: The Fight off Camperdown-Dignum; End I 2nd piece: The Town and Country-Dignum (composed [i.e. words] by Capt. Morris); End 2nd piece: an Answer to the above, Country and Town-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17980922, but Fanny-Miss Biggs.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Biggs.
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: The Outlaws

Cast
Role: Don Alvarez Actor: Biggs
Role: Martia Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Performance Comment: Duke Murcia-Suett; Marquis Almanza-Powell (1st appearance in that character); Count Valentia-Russell; Peasant-Aickin; Marchioness Merida-Miss Biggs; Amanthis-Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performance Comment: Lord Rakeland-Russell; Sir Adam Contest-Wewitzer; Mr Milden-Packer; Mr Contest-Trueman; Lady Autumn-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Hamford-Mrs Walcot; Lady Contest-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Lady Autumn Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Performance Comment: Osmond-Barrymore; Reginald-Cory; Percy-C. Kemble; Father Philip-Palmer; Motley-Wathen; Kenrick-Holland; Hassan-Dowton; Saib-Trueman; Muley-Clarke; Alaric-Wentworth; Harold-Webb; Allan-Maddocks; Edric-Chippendale; Angela-Miss Biggs; Alice-Mrs Walcot [Evelina's Ghost-$Mrs Powell]..
Cast
Role: Angela Actor: Miss Biggs

Afterpiece Title: The Prize; or, 2, 5, 3, 8

Performance Comment: Lenitive-Bannister Jun.; Mr Caddy-Maddocks; Heartwell-Trueman; Label-Suett; Juba-Mrs Roffey; Mrs Caddy-Miss Tidswell; Caroline-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Mrs Caddy Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17990921, but Serjeant Flower-Packer; Traverse-Caulfield; Fanny-Miss Biggs.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Biggs.
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Maria Actor: Miss DeCamp
Event Comment: [Miss Molini is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. She had 1st appeared at this theatre on 17 Feb. 1798.] Receipts: #194 7s. 6d. (133.4.6; 58.6.0; 2.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performance Comment: Little Pickle-A Young Lady (2nd appearance on this stage [Miss Molini]); Old Pickle-Suett; Tagg-R. Palmer; Servants-Hollingsworth, Evans; Miss Pickle-Mrs Walcot; Maria-Miss Heard; Margery-Mrs Maddocks; Susan-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Music: As17980915

Dance: As17980915

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word For Nature

Performance Comment: As17981205, but Matilda-Miss Heard in place of Miss Biggs. Prologue, Epilogue as17981205 .

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Leak.

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17981206

Event Comment: Miss Biddy by Miss Jarratt (an apprentice to Mr Jefferson) a pretty little figure & met with Applause. Not much of an Actress (Hopkins Diary). [Macmillan note from Kemble differs slightly.] Paid Mr L. Frederick for sattin, #57 18s. 6d.; Mrs Sykes for women's cloaths #13; Mr Vernon on note #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). [Reviewer for Town and Country Magazine (Treatre, XL) writes of Miss Jarratt, she has been under the tuition of Mr Jefferson and promises to be become an agreeable actress in parts (such as Biddy").] Receipts: #224 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

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: Hero Actor: Miss Mansell, first time
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17720922, but Capt. Loveit-Davies; Miss Biddy-a young Gentlewoman [Miss Jarratt], first appearance.Miss Jarratt], first appearance.
Event Comment: [Miss Harper is identified in playbill of 8 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Sir William Meadows-Gardner; Hodge-Massey; Eustace-Lamash; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Jewell; Margery-Miss Twist; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Harper]).Miss Harper]).
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Captain Flash-Palmer; Captain Loveit-Gardner; Jasper-Stevens; Puff-Massey; Fribble-Lamash; with a song-Lamash; Tag-Mrs Poussin; Miss Biddy-Mrs Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Hitchcock.

Dance: End II: The Merry Lasses-, as17780518

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Mellon. Morning Chronicle, 17 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Mellon, No. 17, Little Russell-Street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #122 2s. 6d. (71.17.6; 48.17.6; 0.19.0; odd money: 0.8.6; tickets: Miss Mellon to pay a Moiety over #50 [total of tickets not listed]) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Lamorce Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17980920, but Kitty-Miss Mellon; Tom-_; Coachman-_; Kingston-_; Robert-_.

Dance: As17990309

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17981110, but Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Faulkland-C. Kemble; Lydia Languish-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Lydia Languish Actor: Miss Mellon.
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17981110, but Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Lydza Languish-Miss Mellon; Servants-_.
Cast
Role: Lydza Languish Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Feudal Times

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17991022, but Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Stephens
Role: Maria Actor: Miss DeCamp
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Mellon [who is named in the Account-Book, at being allowed #50 of the tickets, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #187 2s. 6d. (80.16.0; 45.9.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 60.17.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: The Countess Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Mellon.