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Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 5 years [not acted since 4 May 1782. Miss Raymond is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill; Diary, 6 Apr., states she had acted two or three nights at Bath]. Receipts: #244 11s. (227.10; 16.6; 0.15)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-R. Palmer; Captain Loveit-Whitfield; Puff-Suett; Jasper-Phillimore; Flash-Barrymore; Tag-Mrs Wilson; Miss Biddy-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Raymond]).Miss Raymond]).
Event Comment: [Russell was from the Margate theatre; he had 1st acted in London at the China Hall Theatre in 1776. In mainpiece the playbill assigns Careless to Barrymore, but "Careless Dignum, Barrymore Ill; Surface's Servant Evans for Banks" (Powell).] Powell: School for Scandal rehearsed at 11; Miss in her Teens at 12; New Ballet at 12. Receipts: #186 4s. (130.18.6; 53.13.6; 1.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Capt. Loveit-Whitfield; Fribble-Russell; Flash-Palmer; Puff-Suett; Jasper-Phillimore; Miss Biddy-Mrs Gibbs; Tag-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Tag Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Song: As17941112

Event Comment: [C$Cross suggests The Intriguing Chambermaid as afterpiece, but it is unsupported by the newspapers.] We hear that the Comedy call'd the Pilgrim is now in rehearsal, and will be acted soon, at the theatre Royal in Drury Lane; and that the Secular Masque written by Dryden and set to music by Dr Boyce will be performed with it. The Epilogue which was inserted in our Yesterday's paper, and copied from the Midwife's Magazine, we fine to be imperfect and not genuine, therefore think ourselves under a necessity of asking the Author's pardon. [Hope in a day or two to give it correctly (General Advertiser). Midwife No II, from which it was copied, adds the note: "This Epilogue was taken in shorthand the night I went to see Miss Jenny Cibber play the part of Alicia...Some few mistakes may therefore have happened which the candid reader will excuse and correct."] Receipts: #50 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble (by Desire)-Garrick; Flash-Woodward; Loveit-Palmer; Puff-Yates; Jasper-Blakes; Tag-Mrs Clive; Miss Biddy-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: II: New Running Footman's Dance, as17501020

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pond. Tickets to be had of Mr Pond, in Bridges St., Covent Garden, and of Mr Crudge at the stage door. [Possibly she was the Young Gentlewoman who played Zara 15 Dec.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17551003, but Lappet-Miss Pond, being the second time of her appearing on the Stage.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17551211, but Biddy-Miss Pond.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Pond.

Dance: As17551101

Event Comment: Benefit for Dodd. House charges #66 10s. [Profit to Dodd #112 4s.] Tickets deliver'd by Miss Tetley will be taken. B. Johnson's head bill #3 14s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #178 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Dodd; Flash-J. Palmer; Capt. Loveit-Packer; Puff-Moody; Jasper-Ackman; Tag-Mrs Lee; Biddy-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: III: A Dance call'd The Nosegay-Duquesney, Mrs King; End: Hornpipe-Miss Tetley

Event Comment: A Concert of Music, Vocal and Instrumental, by the most celebrated performers, with Dancing by Miss Cranfield. Between the several parts of the Concert will be rehearsed (gratis) by Pupils, for their mutual improvement in Oratory The Fair Penitent [etc., as above]. By Subscription. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin precisely at 6:30. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. Gallery 1s. No money will be taken at the door, nor any person admitted without a ticket, which may be had at the Office near the Concert Room, where attendance will be given from Ten to One every day; and from half past Five till Eleven each evening of performing. Morning Chronicle, 19 June: A correspondent who was present declares the business of the evening was conducted with great regularity and decorum... The dresses were as good as those of the Theatres Royal, the band excellent, and the decorations neat and ornamental

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Horatio-L'Estrange; Lothario-Young; Sciolto-Henry; Altamont-G. Graham; Rossano-Trotter; Lavinia-Miss Wilson; Lucilla-Miss Williams; Calista-Mrs Dawes.
Cast
Role: Lavinia Actor: Miss Wilson
Role: Lucilla Actor: Miss Williams

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Russell; Flash-L'Estrange; Capt. Loveit-Vowell; Puff-Graham; Tag-Mrs Russell; Biddy-Miss Williams.
Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Miss Williams.

Entertainment: Monologue. An OccasionalPoetical Address-Russell

Performances

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Lamash; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Lord Duke-Palmer; Philip-Baddeley; Robert-Griffiths; Tom-Kear; Freeman-Farren; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Davies; Lady Bab-Mrs Johnston; Kitty (with a song)-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: IV: Rural Grace, as17771002 II afterpiece: a Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope. [This was danced, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.

Event Comment: Benefit for Kear, Booth, Jacobs. Tickets deliver'd by Watkins, Costin, Miss Berkeley, and Mrs Hayward will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Performance Comment: As17710405 but Chambermaid-Mrs W. Palmer; Miss Flack-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Miss Flack Actor: Miss Platt.
Role: Miss Griskin Actor: Miss Pope

Dance: II: The Allemande-Miss Ross, Miss Armstrong

Song: End of Play: A Song-Kear

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years [not acted since 7 Dec. 1768]. With new Dresses and Decorations. [Miss Phillips is identified in Public Advertiser, 18 Nov. Afterpiece in place of The Lyar, announced in Public Advertiser, 10 Nov.] Receipts: #187 15s. (155.9; 32.6; 0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Miss Prudom (from the King's Theatre; 1st appearance on this stage); Artaxerxes-Mrs Baddeley; Rimenes-Du-Bellamy; Artabanes-Vernon; Semira-Miss Wright; Mandane-A Young lady (who never appeared on any stage [Miss Phillips]).Miss Phillips]).
Cast
Role: Arbaces Actor: Miss Prudom
Role: Semira Actor: Miss Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Farren.

Dance: End II: a Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong, Miss Simonet, Sga Zuchelli

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Sherry & Sga Crespi. Tickets delivered by Harwood will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years [see 31 Mar.]. Public Advertiser, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Sherry, at Nicholl's, Baker, Bridge's-street, Covent Garden; of Sga Crespi, Poland-street, opposite the Back Door of the Pantheon. Receipts: #257 0s. 6d. (91.14.0; 23.0.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 142.6.0) (charge: #70 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: As17761125, but Lady Macduff-Miss Platt; Lady Macbeth-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Lady Macduff Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Miss Sherry.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Capt. LeBrush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Parsons; Frenchman-Baddeley; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-Lamash [Public Advertiser: Wheeler]; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; Williams-Wrighten; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love; Maria-Miss Platt; Melpomene-Miss Stageldoir; Mrs Doggerel-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Melpomene Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Mrs Doggerel Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End II: a New Pastoral Ballet, composed by Helme, The Garden of Love-Helme, Sga Crespi, Miss Armstrong, Sga Ricci; End: Chaconne-Sga Crespi

Song: original Music by Matthew Locke-Bannister, Legg, Kear, Fawcett, Follett, Chaplin, Carpenter, Mrs Scott, Miss Abrams, Mrs Greville, Mrs Davies, Miss Jarratt, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith, Gaudry

Event Comment: Benefit for Waldron and Miss Abrams. Morning Chronicle, 6 May: Tickets to be had of Waldron, No. 16, Glanville-street, Rathbone Place; of Miss Abrams, Little Bridges-street. Receipts: #138 5s. (50.10; 22.17; 0.9; tickets: 64.9) (charge: #71 4s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17781102, but Prospero-Bensley; Ariel-Miss Abrams [1st appearance in that character]; Chorus of Spirits-_Legg, _Carpenter, _Fawcett, Miss _Abrams.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17790501, but Pastoral Nymph-Miss Abrams.
Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Abrams.
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Field

Dance: In IV: Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Song: As17790413

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Davies (Inglesina)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Performance Comment: See17740224, but With two additional songs-Miss Davies, in Act I, II.

Dance: I: Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: Pastoral Ballet, parts-Nina Favier, Mariottini, Master Holland, Miss Armstrong (Scholars of Daigville, late Ballet Master of Drury Lane, who will dance a Minuet and Allemande); End Opera: The Adventures of the Haram of Ispahan-Pitrot, Mimi Favier, Nina Favier, Sga Mazzoni, Mariottini, Bocchini

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With a Grand Procession of the different Orders of the Knights of Chivalryv. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] With new Dresses, and the Scenery entirely new painted. [Miss Simson is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill.] Receipts: #226 6s. 6d. (204.10.0; 21.12.0; 0.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Vernon; Merlin-Bannister; Dorus-Parsons; Daemon of Revenge-Legg; Dorilas-Chaplin; Damon-Lamash; Linco-Dodd; Urganda-Mrs Baddeley; Fatima-Mrs Wrighten; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw; Shepherdesses-Miss Collett, Mrs Davies; Sylvia-A Young Lady (1st appearance upon any stage [Miss Simson]).Miss Simson]).

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: [the following new Dances composed] by Gallet:I: [a Dance of Cupids-; IV: [a Dance of Daemons-; to conclude: Grand Ballet-Henry, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Dupre. [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Music: Mainpiece: With a New Overture, and additional Airs, Chorusses-; the whole of the Music composed by Michael Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Dayes

Afterpiece Title: The Druids

Performance Comment: As17741226, but Additional scene now specified in the Public Advertiser. For sake of clarity the full bill repeated here: Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Lee Lewes, Dunstall, Quick, DuBellamy, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Hollingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde; Dances-Aldridge, Helme, Daiguville, Sga Vidini, Miss Valois, Miss Besford, Mrs Stephens.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Miss Hopkins'. Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2 (?), by Thomas Holcroft. Not in Larpent MS; not published]: The Music [by William Shield (European Magazine, Jan. 1782, p.59)] entirely new. Public Advertiser, 15 Apr. Tickets to be had of the Miss Hopkins', No. 7, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #129 8s. 6d. (61.15.0; 24.5.6; 0.1.0; tickets: 43.7.0) (charge: #66 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17771208, but Betty-Miss Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Hopkins.
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss P. Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Crisis; or, Love and Fear

Dance: As17780109

Event Comment: Benefit for Lamash, Holcroft, Miss Barnes & Miss Kirby. 1st piece: Not acted these 4 years. Receipts: #203 4s. (38.7.0; 25.4.6; 1.19.6; tickets: 137.13.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Commodore Flip-Moody; Captain Mizen-Dodd; Captain Worthy-Brereton; Lieut. Cribbage-Williams; Sir Charles Pleasant-R. Palmer; Rovewell-Lamash; Binnacle (1st time)-Holcroft; Hatchway (with a song)-Bannister; Arabella Zeal (1st time)-Miss Kirby; Belinda-Mrs Sharp; Dorcas Zeal-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Arabella Zeal Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Dorcas Zeal Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Dance: Scene IV: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: End III: song-Miss Barnes (1st attempt on any stage); End 1st piece: the Grand Naval Review-; Rule Britannia-Gaudry, Edwards, Williams

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17800916, but Ophelia-Miss Field.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Field.
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Collett.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17810428, but added: Gulwell-Packer; Frankly-Norris; Harwood-Lamash; Lord Brilliant-R. Palmer; Williams-Wrighten; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love; Maria-Miss Kirby; Melpomene-Miss M. Stageldoir.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810425, but in SCENE THE LAST The Butterfly-Miss Stageldoirs, as17800921; A Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-_; and following the song A Scene from The Election-Bannister, Gaudry, Mrs Love; Blow high-; Dance of Sailors-from SCENE III names of the dancers, from SCENE IV; Dance of Anticks-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Kirby.

Dance: In III of 1st piece: a Hornpipe, as17800921; Scene the Last: The Butterfly, as17800921

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Sharp and Miss Wright. Paid Felsner, Button Maker, on Acct. #10 10s. Receipts: #235 5s. 6d. (42.15.0; 21.8.0; 0.10.6; tickets: 170.12.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Lydia Languish Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17801128, but Louisa (1st time)-Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Wright.

Song: Between Acts 1st piece: a song-Miss Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Kirby.
Role: Peg Actor: Miss Hale.
Role: Marwood Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: A Fete; A Medley

Performance Comment: As17810425, but Blow high-_; Dance of Sailors-_; Beviamo tuttre-_; Italian laughing song-_; Dance of Anticks-_; Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-_; How merrily we live-_; Hecate-_; SCENES I and II as SCENES I and II in A Fete, 25 Apr. SCENE III. A Storm and Shipwreck. Stand to your guns my hearts of oak-Bannister; SCENE THE LAST. An Irish Fair. Teague's Journey to London through Coventry-Moody; Dancing-the Miss Stageldoirs.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: As17801103, but Narcissa-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Miss Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Miss Biddy-Miss Saunders; Fribble-Morgan; Flash-Goodman; Tag-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Saunders

Song: MMad Tom-Platt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17750419 but Miranda-Miss Macklin; Isabinda-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: II: A New Dance call'd The Nosegay-Rudd (2nd appearance), Miss Matthews [See dl 27 April 1767]; IV: Minuets, Allemandes, Cotillions-Dumay, Hussey, King, Merrifield, Miss Matthews, Miss Brown, Miss Ross, Mas. Holland, Miss Armstrong, a young Lady[, scholar to Dumay [See17740518]; End: The Enchantress, as17750201

Performance Comment: Holland, Miss Armstrong, a young Lady[, scholar to Dumay [See17740518]; End: The Enchantress, as17750201.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carnival Of Venice

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Phillips
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Simson.

Afterpiece Title: Lun's Ghost

Dance: In mainpiece by Lemercier, Miss M. Stageldoir, &c; In afterpiece by Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c

Performance Comment: Stageldoir, &c; In afterpiece by Miss Armstrong, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c .