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326
26 February 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Catley. Public Advertiser, 15 Feb.: Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be had of Miss Catley, No. 115, Jermyn-street. Receipts: #303 7s. (200.13; tickets: 102.14) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17801118, but Clara (with additional songs)-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17801003, but specifying: Queen Dallalolla-Miss Catley; The soldier tired of war's alarms=-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Queen Dallalolla Actor: Miss Catley
Role: The soldier tired of war's alarms Actor: Miss Catley.
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: As17801107

Song: End I: The Huntsman's Sweet Halloo-Miss Catley; End Afterpiece: Push about the Jorum, with an additional verse on the Occasion-Miss Catley

327
20 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Phillips. Morning Herald, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Phillips, No. 56, Drury-lane. Afterpiece: Not acted these 12 years [acted 29 Mar. 1773]. The Music composed by the late celebrated Dr Boyce. Receipts: #236 16s. (94/13/0; 32/16/6; 0/14/6; tickets: 108/12/0) (charge: #105 19s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17811002, but Varland-Waldron; Louisa Dudley-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Miss Phillips
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performance Comment: Damon (1st time)-Mrs Cargill; Palemon-Williames; Pastora-Mrs Wrighten; Laura-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Phillips

Dance: After song at end of mainpiece The Irish Fair, as17820406

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece How sweet in the Woodlands by Bannister and Miss Phillips; End of mainpiece The Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms by Miss Phillips

328
09 May 1787 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wilkinson. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 21 Apr. 1784]. With a Grand Procession of the Knights of Chivalryv. Public Advertiser, 7 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Wilkinson, No. 15, Martlet-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #126 18s. (121.14; 5.4; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Johnstone; Merlin-Cubitt; Dorus-Quick; Daemon of Revenge-Darley; Linco-Edwin; Urganda-Mrs Martyr; Fatima-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character); Dorcas-Mrs Pitt; Shepherdesses-Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson; Sylvia-Miss Wilkinson.
Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Wilkinson.

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Edwin, Quick, Johnstone, Davies, Fearon, Darley, Cubitt, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Wilkinson, Mrs Brown, Mrs Martyr.
Role: Commissary Actor: Fearon
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Wilkinson

Dance: As17870425

Song: In afterpiece: Still the Lark finds Repose-Miss Wilkinson; End I: Tally@ho-Miss Wilkinson

329
14 October 1794 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: End of Act I an exact Representation of the Engagement between the British and French Fleets on the First of June [1794]. The whole to conclude with a Grand Fire-Work, in honour of Earl Howe. Ladies and Gentlemen are respectfully requested to give peremptory orders to their servants to set down with their Horses Heads towards Drury-Lane, and to take up with the Horses Heads towards Covent-Garden. No Carriage can be permitted to stop the way after proper Notice given to the Company. Powell: Glorious First of June rehearsed at 11. Miss DeCamp came 10 minutes beyond the Time, Dignum 15 minutes, Miss Leak 20 minutes. Receipts: #328 13s. 6d. (271.11.6; 56.2.6; 0.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Glorious First of June

Performance Comment: Commodore Broadside-Palmer; Endless-Suett; Tom Oakum-Bannister; William-C. Kemble; Robin-Barrymore; Ben-Sedgwick; Boy-Master Welsh; Busy-Benson; Splicem-Bland; Old Woman-Mrs Booth; Mary-Miss DeCamp; Susan-Miss Leak; Margaretta-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Leak

Song: In afterpiece: Choruses-Cooke, Danby, Lyons, Maddocks, Welsh, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Granger, Miss Chatterley

330
24 May 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Leak. Afterpiece: With a Sea Fight. Times, 17 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Leak, Upper Mews Gate, Castle-street, Leicester-fields. Receipts: #500 6s. 6d. (104.10.0; 74.7.6; 3.4.6; tickets: 318.4.6) (charge: #220 14s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Don Pedro-Holland; Leonato-Aickin; Don John-Caulfield; Claudio-Barrymore; Benedick-Kemble; Balthazar-Dignum; Antonio-Packer; Borachio-Trueman; Conrade-Gibbon; Dogberry-Suett; Verges-Dowton; Seacoal-Wewitzer; Hero (with songs)-Miss Leak (1st appearance in that character); Beatrice-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Margaret-Miss Tidswell; Ursula-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Margaret Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Ursula Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed

Performance Comment: Dangle-R. Palmer; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Dowton; Signor Ritornello-Maddocks; Interpreter-Wewitzer; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Miss Tidswell; Italian Girls-Miss Leak, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; Tragedians: Lord Burleigh-Sparks; Governor of Tilbury Fort-Hollingsworth; Earl of Leicester-Trueman; Sir Walter Raleigh-Russell; Sir Christopher Hatton-Wathen; Beef@eater-Caulfield; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Tilburina-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Italian Girls Actor: Miss Leak, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: In II: Masquerade-; with Dancing-Mlle Parisot, Sga Bossi DelCaro

Song: In Masquerade: Sigh no more Ladies (composed by Stevens)-Sedgwick, Dignum, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; End IV: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland; In course of Evening: Ally Croaker, Little Bess the Ballad Singer (composed by Dr Arnold)-Miss Leak

331
25 May 1799 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Secrets Worth Knowing

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolic

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Fawcett, Knight, Clarke, Emery, Simmons, Abbot, Mrs Davenport, Miss Sims, Mrs Martyr. Cast from text (James Ridgway, 1799), and Genest, VII, 441: Robin Roughead-Fawcett; Rattle-Knight; Mr Frank-Clarke; Snacks-Emery; Clown-Simmons; Servant-Abbot; Margery-Mrs Davenport; Miss Nancy-Miss Sims; Dolly-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Miss Sims

Dance: The Highland Lovers [see17990423]-; with Un Pas de Trois-Bologna, Miss E. Cabanel, Miss H. Cabanel; Un Pas Seul Serieux-Miss H. Cabanel; Un Pas Seul de Demie Caractere-Miss E. Cabanel, Platt

Performance Comment: Cabanel, Miss H. Cabanel; Un Pas Seul Serieux-Miss H. Cabanel; Un Pas Seul de Demie Caractere-Miss E. Cabanel, Platt.
Cast
Role: Un Pas Seul Serieux Actor: Miss H. Cabanel
Role: Un Pas Seul de Demie Caractere Actor: Miss E. Cabanel, Platt.

Song: End II: The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon; End IV: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; The Tight Little Island-Townsend

332
03 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Desire of His Excellency The Turkish Ambassador [Ismail Ferrouh Effendi]. Benefit for Miss Leak. ["His Excellency never made his appearance during the whole evening" (Dramatic Censor, II, 238).] Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Morning Chronicle, 22 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Leak, Upper Mews-gate, Castle-street. Receipts: #445 9s. (101.11; 64.1; 2.14; tickets: 277.3) (charge: #212 3s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: As18000515, but Rosara (with a new song, composed by deLanza)-Miss Leak (1st appearance in that character); Diego-_.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Flora Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Viletta Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Robin Hood-Sedgwick; Little John (with All in Preparation, from The Haunted Tower)-Bannister Jun.; Ruttekin-Wathen; Edwin (1st time)-Dignum; Annette (with Little Taffline; or, The Silken Sash)-Mrs Bland; Clarinda-Miss Leak; Angelina-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Song: End: a new song (composed by Dr Arnold,)-Miss Leak; accompanied on the Tamborine-Miss Leak

Ballet: After Singing: The Scotch Ghost. As17991202

333
07 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Stephens. Morning Chronicle, 21 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Stephens, No. 85, Park-street, Grosvenor-square. Receipts: #326 18s. 6d. (63.5.0; 51.10.6; 0.15.0; tickets: 211.8.0) (charge: #212 0s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: As18000512, but Oriana-Miss Heard (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Lamorce Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Mr Belville-Sedgwick; Captain Belville-Dignum; William-Miss DeCamp; Rustic-Hollingsworth; Irishman-Clarke; Dorcas-Mrs Sparks; Phoebe-Mrs Bland; Rosina-Miss Stephens (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: William Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Stephens

Song: End II: a new Musical Address (composed by Horn)-; In course Evening: The Soldier tir'd of War's alarms-Miss Stephens; and an entire New Ballad-Miss Stephens

334
29 April 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Schoolding. Receipts: money #44 17s. 6d.; tickets #25

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fortune Hunters; Or, Two Fools Well Met

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor; or, The Intriguing Dame

Performance Comment: Fossile (Punch)-Shaw; Plotwell (Scaramouch)-Thurmond Jr; Underplot (Harlequin)-Lun [J. Rich]; Pitsan (Pierot)-Griffin; Mrs Townly (Colombine)-Miss Schoolding.
Cast
Role: Mrs Townly Actor: Miss Schoolding.

Dance: French Sailor-Shaw, Miss Schoolding; Miss Schoolding's Sister

335
30 May 1718 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Song: Mimic Song-Mrs Willis; Widow's Dialogue-Rainton, Mrs Tenoe

Dance: Tollet's Ground-Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger; Two new Dances by Fairbank-Shaw, Topham, Miss Tenoe

336
12 May 1720 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Newhouse and Miss Bullock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Jealous Doctor

Music: Concerto on the Sixth Flute-Baston Jr

Dance: delaGarde's Two Sons, Pelling, Topham Jr, Sandham Jr, Miss Bullock, Miss Francis; Drunken Man-Harper

337
16 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: As17200205, but Rosara-Mrs Booth; Epilogue-Miss Lindar in a Harlequin's Dress.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Lindar in a Harlequin's Dress.

Dance: Mrs Booth, Lallie, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

338
26 May 1720 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: denefit Miss Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The What D'ye Call It

Dance: Thurmond Jr, Lally, Mrs Bicknell, Mrs Younger, Lally's Scholar, Miss Smith, Miss Lindar

339
16 April 1725 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse

Cast
Role: Hoyden Actor: Miss Tenoe.

Dance: WWhitson Holiday-Boval, Miss Tenoe; Myrtillo-Thurmond, Topham, Boval, Mrs Booth, Miss Tenoe, Mrs Walter

340
07 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Hallam, Rob. William, and Miss Tynte. Written by Shakespear. Th. Cibber (Lives and Characters, pp. 49-49): I remember, some Years ago, on Mr Giffard's coming from Ireland (then a young Actor) Mr Booth performed the Character of Hotspur one Night, when Mr Giffard played the Part of the Prince of Wales ; Mr Booth knowing Mr Giffard must be naturally prejudiced in favour of Mr Thomas Elrington, to whose Performance in Hotspur he had many times attended with no small Admiration-Mr Booth, piqued on this Occasion, exerted himself in a particular Manner, and played the whole Part with such Fire, and Engergy of Spirit, as rouzed his Auditors to an Extravagance of Applause, and made Mr Giffard confess (as he has often done in my Hearing) that, notwithstanding his Prepossession in favour of Mr Elrington,-Mr Booth, in Power, Spirit, and Judgment, went far beyond him in this Part; as he afterwards, with Admiration confessed,-he did in every other

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Squire Somebody-Miller; Macahone-Hallam; Isabella-Miss Tynte.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Tynte.

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

341
11 May 1726 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Roberts and Miss Lindar. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Isabella-Mrs Porter; Biron-Booth; Baldwin-Boman; Villeroy-Mills; Carlos-Thurmond; Frederick-Bridgwater; Belford-Roberts; Fabian-Oates; Fernando-Norris; Jaqueline-Miller; Porter-Harper; Victoria-Mrs Thurmond; Julia-Mrs Butler; Nurse-Mrs Baker; Child-Miss Robinson Jr.
Cast
Role: Child Actor: Miss Robinson Jr.

Dance: I: Polonese-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; II: Saraband-Boval, Mrs Brett; III: Whitson Holidays-Boval, Mrs Tenoe

Song: In III: Miss Lindar; IV: Miss Lindar

342
11 May 1726 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Lesac and Miss Latour. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #12 10s. 6d.; tickets #54 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Dance: SSpanish Dance-Young Lesac; Chacone-Miss Latour Dupre's Scholar; Shepherd and Shepherdess representing Acis and Galatea -Young Lesac, Miss Latour

Song: Mrs Barbier

Music: Set of Mr Hendel's Lessons on Harpsicord-Miss Latour , Scholar of Mr Troas

343
09 May 1727 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit La Sac and Miss LaTour. Written by Sir George Etheridge. Receipts: money #20 12s. 6d.; tickets #40 13s. Probable attendance: boxes, 25 by money and 82 by tickets; stage, 6 by money; Pit, 44 by money and 71 by tickets; slips, 1 by money; first gallery, 30 by money and 95 by tickets; second gallery, 42 by money

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Dance: End I: Chacone-LeSac, Miss LaTour; II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; III: Spanish Dance-LeSac; IV: Harlequin-Miss LaTour; V: French Sailor-Salle, Mlle Salle

344
17 May 1727 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Ray, Duplessy, and Miss Tynte

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Dance: End I: Comic Dance-Duplessy, Mrs Walter; III: La Matlotte-Lally, Miss Tenoe; IV: French Peasant-a Gentleman just arrived from Paris; V: Serious Dance-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

345
14 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rover

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Wedding

Dance: End I: Dutch Dance-Miss Robinson; a Scholar of Mr Essex. II: Tambour Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton, Haughton; III: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs DeLorme; IV: A New Dance-Miss Robinson; in which will be expressed all the different Movements in Dancing. V: A New Grand Dance-Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams

Performance Comment: II: Tambour Dance of Moors-Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Rainton, Haughton; III: La Pieraite-Roger, Mrs DeLorme; IV: A New Dance-Miss Robinson; in which will be expressed all the different Movements in Dancing. V: A New Grand Dance-Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams.
Cast
Role: A New Dance Actor: Miss Robinson
Role: A New Grand Dance Actor: Essex, Roger, Thurmond, Lally, Rainton, Houghton, Mrs Walter, Mrs DeLorme, Miss Williams.

346
16 April 1730 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: As17300321 but Polydor-Williams; Serina-Miss Raftor; Chaplain-_.
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Raftor
Role: Page Actor: Miss Robinson.

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-; Also a Solo on the Little Flute-John Baston

Dance: Essex, Lally, Thurmond, Mrs Booth, Miss Robinson; particularly a Chacone-Mrs Booth; And a New Dance-Miss Robinson a Scholar of Mr Essex (which was perform'd in the Rover with Universal Applause) in which will be express'd all the different Movements in Dancing

347
19 April 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson. Bt Command of His Royal Highness the Duke, [Duke present. The Epilogue is printed in London Evening Post, 24 April.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: As17301226, but Southampton-Mills; Rutland-Mrs Thurmond; Nottingham-Mrs Butler; A new Prologue-; Epilogue-Miss Robinson.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: Phebe

Performance Comment: Quorum-Paget; Chaunter-Bridgwater; Hunter-Mrs Roberts; Cant-A. Hallam; Grigg-Berry;Phebe-Miss Raftor; Tippet-Mrs Heron; Mrs Chaunter-Mrs Shireburn; Tib Tatter-Mrs Willis.
Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Raftor

Dance: Essex, Rainton, Miss Robinson; Tambourine, Les Characters de la Dance-Miss Robinson

348
15 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mines (Gallery Officekeeper), Lawrence (Boxkeeper), Naylor, Miss Rogers. Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #12 7s.; tickets #194 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Dance: I: Sicilian-Glover,Mrs Pelling; II: Pastoral-Master Weeks, Miss Rogers; III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; IV: Tambourin-Miss S. Rogers; V: Hornpipe, as17320505

Song: I: Mrs Wright; III: Thomasand Harry-Miss S. Rogers, the Lilliputian Lucy

349
17 May 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Bowcher, the Prompter, and Miss Tollet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17320217, but Mrs Motherly-Mrs Tollet; Myrtilla-Mrs Palmer; Jenny-Miss Tollet.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Tollet.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: II: Cantata of Hayden's-Excell; IV: Bacchanalian Song-Excel

Dance: III: Tambourine-Miss Wherrit; V: Merry Country Lass-Miss Wherrit

350
29 March 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson, who never appear'd before in Publick. Pit and Boxes half guinea. Gallery 5s. [Tickets at Robinson's in Duke Street, Westminster.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several select Pieces will be perform'd on the Harpsicord-Miss Robinson, particularly two with her Feet; Vocal Parts-Miss Robinson