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Event Comment: Mainpiece: Acted but once these ten years. Benefit for Younger. Tickets delivered by Miss Helme will be taken. Charges. #68 6d. Profit to Younger #37 6d. plus #65 10s. from tickets (Box 136; Pit 134; Gallery 114). Miss Helme receiv'd #12 1s. clear from her tickets (Box 5; Pit 42; Gallery 45) (Account Book). Receipts: #105 6s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Damascus

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady, as17720424 Sixfold Hornpipe, as17720424

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17730112, but Jacintha-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Macklin.
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Helme

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: As17730429 but the Dance-Miss Twist, Miss Valois.

Dance: III: Minuets, Cotillons-Merrifield, Dumay, Curtat, Settree, Miss Twist, Mrs Invill, Miss Mathews, Mrs Hartle

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. As17730424 but with a New Hornpipe-Fishar, Mas. Blurton, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist

Performance Comment: As17730424 but with a New Hornpipe-Fishar, Mas. Blurton, Sga Manesiere, Miss Twist.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Jameson. Hull is to succeed Colman in the management of Covent Garden (Winston MS 10). Colman sold his share of the patent to Harris in the spring of this year, this departure to take place in June (Page, George Colman, The Elder). Michel Dyer Died (Genest, V, 424). Miss Jameson's charges #77 13s. 6d. Profit to her #59 10s., plus #66 7s. from tickets. (Box 127; Pit 138; Gallery 139). Receipts: #137 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Cast
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Jameson, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader, Vamp-Quick; Young Cape-Lewes; Sprightly-DuBellamy; Governor-Gardner; Robin-R. Smith; Poet-Hamilton; Arabella-Miss Pearce; Mrs Cadwallader-a Young Gentlewoman, first appearance this stage (playbill).
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: II: The Corsican Sailors, as17731013; End Opera: The Highland Reel, as17731112

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17730106, but Colombine-Miss Willems; Pluto-Burton.

Monologue: Before: By particular desire, New Occasional Prelude. As 27 Oct. 1772, but Author-Hamilton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17730125, but Harlequin (that night only)-Woodward; Colombine-Miss Twist.

Monologue: Interlude.IV: Will be introduc'd an Interlude of Music and Dancing, call'd The Contention of Wit and Wealth. Plutus-Reinhold; Wit-Mrs Wewitzer; the Dance-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger. Tickets deliver'd by Miss Helme will be taken. Tomorrow (the Eight Time) the New Comedy She Stoops to Conquor, with (for the last time this season) The Golden Pippin. Charges #71 16s. 6d.; Profit to Younger #74 13s., plus #65 19s. from tickets (Box 116; Pit 149; Gallery 146) (Account Book). Receipts: #146 9s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Parisatis Actor: Miss Pearce

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17721012

Event Comment: King Richard III oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Miss Miller. Receipts: #139 11s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Dance: III: The Fingalian Dance, as17730929; Double Hornpipe, as17730929

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Prosser, Simpkinson, Jackson, J. Wilson, Smith, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Hamilton, Miss Willis, the Widow Wise, the Widow of the late Dr Arne will be admitted this Evening. Receipts: #169 (50.14.6; 5.2.6; tickets: 113.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Stewart

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Dance: End II: The Rakes of Mallow, as17810501; End IV: Hornpipe-Prosser

Ballet: End: St. David's Day. As17810501

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 Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon-Mattocks; Palaemon-Dibdin; Laura-Mrs Mattocks; Pastora-Miss Poitier.
Cast
Role: Pastora Actor: Miss Poitier.

Dance: I: A New Tambourine Dance-Master Blurton (apprentice to Fishar, eleven years old, 1st appearance any stage); End I: Rural Love, as17661120; II: A Serious Dance-Miss Capon (Apprentice to Fishar, sixteen years old, 1st appearance any stage); III: A New Pantomime Ballet-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford (Apprentice to Fishar, ten years old, 1st appearance any stage as a dancer); IV: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Capon; Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford (Apprentice to Fishar, ten years old, 1st appearance any stage as a dancer); IV: A Minuet-Fishar, Miss Capon; Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere.
Cast
Role: A Minuet Actor: Fishar, Miss Capon

Ballet: End: A New Grand Ballet call'd The Wapping Landlady. Jack (in Distress)-Fishar; the other Sailors-Petro, Hussey, Martin, Reynald, Curtat, King; Landlady-Miles; Milk Woman-Sga Manesiere; other women-Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez

Performance Comment: Jack (in Distress)-Fishar; the other Sailors-Petro, Hussey, Martin, Reynald, Curtat, King; Landlady-Miles; Milk Woman-Sga Manesiere; other women-Miss D. Twist, Miss S. Twist, Miss Barrowby, Miss Hilliard, Miss Daw, Mrs Viviez.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End I: Comic Dance-Arnauld, Miss Capon apprentice to Fishar; End Act II: By Particular Desire, The Dutch Milkmaid, as17671114; End Act III: A New Grand Ballet, that night only, call'd The Tartarians-Fishar, Sga Manesiere (with New Dresses); End Act IV: a New Pantomime Dance, call'd The Spanish Coal@Heaver-Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, both apprentices of Fishar

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, both apprentices of Fishar.

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady. Jack in Distress-Fishar; Landlady-Miles; Milk@woman-Sga Manesiere; A Double Hornpipe-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George-Wroughton; Truman-Perry; Thorowgood-Younger; Uncle-Hull; Blunt-Cushing; Maria-Miss Ward; Lucy-Mrs Green; Millwood-Mrs Mattocks; In Act I: Singing-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: End: The Corsican Sailor's Punch House-Fishar, Miss Twist, Hussey, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17710412.

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17710412.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir W. Meadows-Saunders; Eustace-Owenson; Hodge-Dunstall; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Baker; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-Miss Catley, first appearance in two years.

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Helme
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Pearce

Dance: II: The Corsican Sailor's Punch House-Fishar, Miss Twist, Hussey, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17110930.

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford. [See17110930.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Valois

Dance: I: New Comic Dance-Langrish (pupil to Aldridge), Miss Mathews; III: A New Pantomimical Dance call'd The Enchantress, as17750201; End: The Humours of Blackwall; or, The Indiaman Return'd-Aldridge, Mas. Jackson (his pupil), first appearance, Mrs Stephens, Miss Besford

Performance Comment: Jackson (his pupil), first appearance, Mrs Stephens, Miss Besford.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mas. Maltere, Miss Foulcade, Mrs L'font & Goodwin. Receipts: #130 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Abigail Actor: Miss Cole

Afterpiece Title: The Anatomist

Dance: II: Wooden Shoe-Master Malter, two Miss Foulcades; III: Dutch Sailor-Mas. Maltere; IV: Les Fantasies de la Dance, as17500428 but-Miss Foulcade; V: Louvre & Minuet-Maltere, Miss Foulcade

Performance Comment: Maltere; IV: Les Fantasies de la Dance, as17500428 but-Miss Foulcade; V: Louvre & Minuet-Maltere, Miss Foulcade.
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lappet-Miss Brett; Lovegold-Hallam; Mrs Wheedle-Miss Jones; Mrs Wisely-Miss Jones, her first upon the stage; Mariana-Mrs Talbot; Harriet-Miss Beckington; Frederick-Woodburne; Clerimont-Cole; Ramilie-Mrs Charke; James-Turbutt .

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: V: Saraband and Minuet by Davenport and Miss Brett. In Afterpiece: The Black Joke by Davenport and Miss Brett. End of Afterpiece: Les Bergeres Hereux (new) by Davenport and Miss Brett

Performance Comment: In Afterpiece: The Black Joke by Davenport and Miss Brett. End of Afterpiece: Les Bergeres Hereux (new) by Davenport and Miss Brett .

Song: 1I: As17340731

Event Comment: Benefit Thompson, Le Sac, Miss Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Norsa

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Norsa

Dance: I: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. III: Grecian Sailors by Glover, Le Sac, Dukes, Delagarde, Dupre. IV: A new dance by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, &c. Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performance Comment: III: Grecian Sailors by Glover, Le Sac, Dukes, Delagarde, Dupre. IV: A new dance by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, &c. Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh .

Song: II: As17350422

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss George. Public Advertiser, 30 July: Tickets to be had of Miss George, No. 23, King-street, St. Ann's, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Cast
Role: Fidget Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Bannister; Captain Belville-Brett; Rustic-Gaudry; Irishman-Booth; William-Meadows (1st appearance in that character); Phoebe-Miss George; Dorcas-Mrs Love; Rosina-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss George

Song: End of 1st piece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms; End of Act I of 2nd piece Colin cur'd of roving, both by Miss George. duologue. End of 2nd piece A New Lecture on Heads by the two Miss Vernells (their 1st appearance on any stage)

Performance Comment: duologue. End of 2nd piece A New Lecture on Heads by the two Miss Vernells (their 1st appearance on any stage) .
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. 1st piece: Never performed here. [Miss Thornton is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. Address by Horatio Edgar Robson (European Magazine, May 1786, p. 369).] 2nd piece: Not acted these 7 years. 3rd piece: Written by Henry Fielding. Morning Herald, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr, No. 31, Tavistock-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #280 6s. 6d. (138/15/6; 3/6/0; tickets: 138/5/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: Mortimer-Aickin; Tyrrel-Lewis; Aubrey-Wroughton; Doctor Druid-Edwin; Lord Aberville-Davies; Colin Macleod-Fearon; Napthali-Wewitzer; Bridgemore-Booth; Miss Bridgemore-Mrs Bates; Mrs Bridgemore-Mrs Webb; Miss Aubrey-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Thornton]) .Miss Thornton]) .
Cast
Role: Miss Bridgemore Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: Miss Aubrey Actor: A Young Lady

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap; or, Miss Lucy in Town

Performance Comment: Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Palmer; Signor Cantileno-Darley; Ballad-Brown; Thomas-Cubitt; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Tawdry-Miss Stuart; The Country Madcap (with songs)-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Tawdry Actor: Miss Stuart

Dance: End of 2nd piece The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd, as17860424

Song: End of Act II of 1st piece a new song, Toung Henry, by Mrs Martyr

Monologue: 1786 05 09 Before 1st piece a new Occasional Address spoken by Holman

Event Comment: Benefit for Nix and Miss Barnes. Receipts: #254 3s. 6d. (67.10.0; 23.19.6; 2.19.0; tickets: 159.15.0) (charge: #106 2s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17861114, but Corinna-Miss Barnes; Clip-Benson; Jessamy-Burton; Mrs Clogget-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Flippanta Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Song: End III: song-Miss Barnes; End IV: O! Nanny wilt thou go with me (composed by Carter)-Dignum; End: Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day-Miss Barnes

Performance Comment: Nanny wilt thou go with me (composed by Carter)-Dignum; End: Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day-Miss Barnes.
Event Comment: Benefit Havard, J. Delagarde, Miss Wherrit. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: I: Dutch Boor by Sandham and Miss Wherrit. III: A new Dance by Delagarde and Miss Wherrit. IV: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. V: Milk-Pail Dance

Performance Comment: III: A new Dance by Delagarde and Miss Wherrit. IV: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. V: Milk-Pail Dance .
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Norsa. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: As17341111, but Country Wife-Miss Norsa .

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Norsa

Dance: By Glover, Lally, Mlle Salle, particularly a Harlequin by Miss Norsa Jr, the first time of her appearance on any stage. Scot's Dance, as17350311 Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: Scot's Dance, as17350311 Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers .

Song: As17350422

Event Comment: Benefit Ridout and Dupre. [Rich's Register adds Livier and Miss Brunette.] Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. Receipts: money #11 19s.; tickets #104 16s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Peg Actor: Miss Horsington
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Bincks

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: 1: French Peasant by Tench and Miss Rogers. II: Comic Dance by Nivelon and his Scholar. III: Wooden Shoe Dance by Leviez. IV: By Desire, a Ball Dance by Dupre and Mlle Delorme. V: French Peasants by Lalauze and Mlle D'Hervigni. End Afterpiece: Scot's Dance by Glover and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: II: Comic Dance by Nivelon and his Scholar. III: Wooden Shoe Dance by Leviez. IV: By Desire, a Ball Dance by Dupre and Mlle Delorme. V: French Peasants by Lalauze and Mlle D'Hervigni. End Afterpiece: Scot's Dance by Glover and Miss Rogers .
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Pritchard and Miss Mann

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restor'd

Dance: I: Black Joak by Phillips and Miss Mann. II: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c. III: Damon and Phillida, as17360430 IV: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Anderson, &c. V: By Mlle Anne Roland

Performance Comment: II: Rover by Essex, Mrs Walter, Miss Mann, &c. III: Damon and Phillida, as17360430 IV: Shepherd's Mount by Essex, Mrs Walter, Mrs Anderson, &c. V: By Mlle Anne Roland .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virtue Betrayed

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Cokayne

Dance: II: A Hornpipe-Miss Daw; End: The Village Romps, as17651019