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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Bannister Jun.; Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Barrymore; Fulmer-Baddeley; Stukely-Benson; Sailor-Bates; Servant-Alfred; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Brereton; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Tidswell; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Collins.
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Dance: End I: a Hornpipe-Bourk; End III: Minuet de la Cour-Brigg, Miss J. Stageldoir; End: Highland Reel-Bourk, the Miss Stageldoirs

Performance Comment: Stageldoir; End: Highland Reel-Bourk, the Miss Stageldoirs.
Event Comment: Benefit for Phillimore, Miss Barnes & Miss Tidswell. Mainpiece: Not acted these 8 years [acted 20 May 1783]. [Kean was from the hay.] Receipts: #283 11s. 6d. (15.12.0; 15.3.6; 0.16.0; tickets: 252.0.0) (charge: #106 1s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: George Hargrave-Barrymore; Drummond-Packer; Justice-Waldron; Sir Charles Seymour-Whitfield; Jarvis-Lamash; Mr Morely-Aickin; Mr Hargrave-Moody; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Emily (1st time)-Miss Barnes; Susan-Miss Tidswell; Harriet-Mrs Kemble; Bella-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Collins.

Song: Between acts: Miss Barnes

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890527

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Benson, Bourk, Booth, Dale, Johnston, Jones, Purser, Walker, Miss Davies, Mrs Heard, Mrs Lewis, Miss Stageldoir] will be admitted. [Afterpiece in place of The Doctor and the Apothecary, advertised on playbill of 8 June.] Receipts: #257 2s. 6d. (19.7.0; 7.8.6; 1.10.0; tickets: 228.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: As17880916, but Polixenes-Williames; Rogero-Benson; Perdita (1st time)-Miss Heard; Cleomenes-Chaplin; Countryman-Fawcett; Mopsa-Miss Barnes; Dorcas-Miss Cranford.
Cast
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Mopsa Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Cranford.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Romanzini

Dance: II: a Dance-Hamoir, Miss Stageldoir; End: Highland Reel, as17890502, but Bourk, _Keen

Song: I: the Sheep@shearing Song-Miss Romanzini

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss George. Public Advertiser, 8 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Miss George, No. 8, Panton-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Wowski Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Song: End I afterpiece: a song (composed by Giordani)-Miss George

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Rees

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Broadhurst. 3rd piece [1st time; M. ENT 1, author unknown. Larpent MS 910; not published]: Overture and Music entirely new, composed by Percy, with some airs from Andreozzi and Stevens. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 24 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Broadhust at Mr Percy's, No. 13, Tavistock-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #202 9s. (52.5.6; 3.17.6; tickets: 146.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Linco's Travels

Afterpiece Title: The Cottage Maid

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Incledon, Munden, Bernard, Macready, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Cross, Miss Broadhurst. Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1791): Reefwell-Bannister; Wakely-Incledon; Countryman-Munden; Sailor-Bernard; Squire Snareall-Macready; Margery-Mrs Pitt; Country Girl-Mrs Cross; Lydia-Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Broadhurst.

Dance: In 3rd piece: a Hornpipe, Dance of Sailors-

Song: Masquerade Scene in 1st piece: Green Willow (composed by Percy)-Miss Broadhurst

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Alfred, Appleby, Benson, Banks, Cooke, Jones, Maddocks, Stokes, Whitmell, Gregson, Pilsbury, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Redhead, Miss Menage] will be admitted. Receipts: #466 18s. (82.15.6; 16.18.0; 4.11.6; tickets: 362.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Lady Elinor Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Dance: End: Le Pas Russe-Master and Miss Menage; End I afterpiece: Dance-Whitmell

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poole. 3rd piece: Not acted these 6 years [acted 5 May 1790). Morning Chronicle, 7 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Poole, No. 18, Charles-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #206 12s. (102/8/0; 4/17/6; tickets: 99/6/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Everyone Has His Fault

Performance Comment: As17931001, but Sir Ralph here, correctly, Sir Robert Ramble; Edward (for this night only)-Miss Poole//Miss Wooburn-Miss Chapman; Miss Spinster-Mrs Henley; omitted: Porter . omitted: Porter .

Afterpiece Title: THE TWO MISERS

Performance Comment: Gripe-Quick; Lively-Davies; Mustapha-Richardson; Osmond-Townsend; Ali-Cubitt; Hunks (1st time)-Fawcett//Jenny-Mrs Mountain; Harriet (for that night only)-Miss Poole .
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Poole

Music: End of Act II of mainpiece concerto on the Piano Forte, composed by Krumpholtz, accompanied by the Full Band, by Miss Poole

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece Mad Bm, in character, by Miss Poole

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Miss Thomas. Tickets to be had of Miss Thomas, No. 41, Great Portland-street; and of Rice at the Theatre, where places for the Boxes may be taken. To begin at 6:45. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Servants to keep places are requested to be at the Theatre at half past Five o'Clock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Wilkinson; Osmond-Field; Rodolpho-Jones; Sitfredi-Wewitzer//Laura-Miss Herbert [thus Oracle; Morning Herald: Mrs Lawson]; Sigismunda-Miss Thomas(1st appearance) .

Afterpiece Title: THREE WEEKS AFTER MARRIAGE

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Wilkinson; Lovelace-Field; Woodley-Jones; Drugget-Wewitzer//Mrs Drugget-Mrs Thompson; Nancy-Mrs Jones [thus Oracle; Morning Herald: Mrs Lawson]; Dimity-Mrs Wewitzer [thus Oracle; Morning Herald: Miss Kent]; Lady Racket (1st time)-Miss Thomas .
Cast
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Miss Thomas

Music: End of mainpiece Master Julien Baux, a Child under Six Years of Age, will perform a Concerto on the Violin by Viotti

Monologue: 1794 05 22 End of afterpiece an Occasional Address by Miss Thomas

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Leak. 3rd piece [1st time: BO 2, author unknown. Larpent MS 1170; not published]: The Overture and Musick entirely new, by Dr Arnold, Composer to His Majesty. True Briton, 20 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Leak, Upper Mews-Gate, Castle-street, Leicester-Fields. Receipts: #364 6s. 6d. (65.9.0; 59.13.0; 2.6.0; tickets: 236.18.6; (charge: #213 10s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Mr Belville-Sedgwick; Captain Belville-Dignum; William-Miss DeCamp; Rosina-Miss Leak; Dorcas-Mrs Booth; Phebe-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Leak

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17961217, but Berinthia-Miss Mellon; Shoemaker-_; Taylor-_; Mendlegs-_; Jeweller-_.
Cast
Role: Berinthia Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Angelica Goto Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Hovel

Performance Comment: Characters-Dignum, Dowton, Bannister Jun., Packer, Russell, Wewitzer, Cooke, Maddocks, Phillimore, Miss Leak, Miss Mellon, Mrs Bland. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Grenville, John Roscoe, Brief, Old Underwood, Scuttle, Sundry, Tradesman, Bailiffs, Jane Roscoe, Emily Gordon, Alice Underwoodtr.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Grenville, John Roscoe, Brief, Old Underwood, Scuttle, Sundry, Tradesman, Bailiffs, Jane Roscoe, Emily Gordon, Alice Underwoodtr.]

Song: In: Sweet Echo-Miss Leak; the Echo-Master Welsh

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Betterton, 2nd piece [1st time; ENT 1]. Times, 26 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Betterton, No. 47, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #184 8s. 6d. (87.0.0; 8.17.6; tickets: 88.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserted Daughter

Performance Comment: Cheveril-Lewis; Mr Mordent-Betterton; Donald-Munden; Lenox-Whitfield; Item-Rees; Grime-Davenport; Clement-Toms; Lady Ann Mordent-Miss Chapman; Sarsnet-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Enfield-Mrs Davenport; Joanna-Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: Britons Roused

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Farley; Antonio-Munden; Bazil-Powel; Page (with a song)-Mrs Martyr; Countess-Miss Chapman; Susan-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Miss Chapman

Dance: End 2nd piece: a Minuet-Mr and Miss Betterton

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss DeCamp. Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre-Royal Covent-Garden. Times, 17 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Miss DeCamp, No. 14, Tottenham-court-road, near Bedford-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Barrymore; Claudio-C. Kemble (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Don Pedro-Davies; Leonato-Aickin; Antonio-Usher; Don John-Caulfield; Borachio-Trueman; Conrade-Waldron Jun.; Friar-Davenport; Balthazar-D'Arcy; Dogberry-Suett; Verges-Waldron; Sexton-Abbot; Oatcake-Chippendale; Seacoal-Ledger; Beatrice (for that night only)-Mrs Jordan; Margaret-Miss Leserve; Ursula-Miss Heard; Hero-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Margaret Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Ursula Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Hero Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Patrick (for that night only)-Miss DeCamp; Dermot-Trueman; Fitzroy-Davies; Father Luke-Caulfield; Bagatelle-Wewitzer (of dl); Darby-Munden; Kathlane-Mrs Bland; Norah-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Norah Actor: Miss Griffiths

Song: In II: Stevens's glee, Sigh no more Ladies-D'Arcy, Linton, Miss Griffiths, Mrs Edward

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss DeCamp. Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Maria Theresa DeCamp. Larpent MS 1254; not published; synopsis of plot in Monthly Visitor, May 1799, pp. 70-71. Author of Prologue unknown]. Morning Chronicle, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss DeCamp, No. 14, Tottenham Court-road. Receipts: #447 8s. (151.7; 87.8; odd and after-money: 4.9; tickets: 204.4) (charge: #211 7s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Faults

Performance Comment: Characters by Dowton, Barrymore, C. Kemble, Russell, Suett, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Wewitzer, Maddocks, Webb, Mrs Jordan, Miss Biggs, Miss Mellon, Mrs Walcot. [Cast from European Magazine, May 1799, p. 329: Cleveland-Dowton; Seymour-Barrymore; Lord Fallible-C. Kemble; Sir Charles Careless-Russell; Long Odds-Suett; Prater-Bannister Jun.; O'Neil-R. Palmer; Rolland-Wewitzer; Plodwell-Maddocks; Claw-Webb [in European Magazine: Hollingsworth]; Emma-Mrs Jordan; Lady Careless-Miss Biggs; Tulip-Miss Mellon; Mrs Sanderson-Mrs Walcot; Prologue-C. Kemble.
Cast
Role: Lady Careless Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Tulip Actor: Miss Mellon

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Baptista-Packer; Hortensio-Trueman; Grumio-Hollingsworth; Biondello-R. Palmer; Music@master-Sparks; Taylor-Suett; Katharine-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character); Bianca-Mrs Coates; Curtis-Mrs Maddocks; Haberdasher-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Katharine Actor: Miss DeCamp

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour-Miss DeCamp, Mlle Parisot

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Leak. 3rd piece: Never performed here [see cg, 10 NoV. 1788]. Morning Chronicle, 25 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Leak, Upper Mews Gate, Castle-street, Leicester-square. Receipts: #550 19s. 6d. (114.4.6; 70.12.6; 0.11.0; odd money: 5.13.6; tickets: 359.18.0) (charge: #211 5s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17990209, but Hardy-Quick (1st and only appearance at this theatre); Lady Touchwood (1st time; with Listen to the voice of Love)-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Miss Leak.
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lovegold-Quick; Frederick-Holland; Ramilie-Russell; Lost-Hollingsworth; Servant-Evans; James-Caulfield; Mrs Wisely-Mrs Sparks; Mariana-Miss Heard; Lappet-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Lappet Actor: Miss Pope.

Song: In IV 1st piece: Masquerade Scene-; Orphan Bess the Beggar Girl (the Musick by Hook)-; End 1st piece: A Musical Address (accompanied on the harp by Weippert, the Musick by Dr Arnold)-Miss Leak; In 2nd piece: The Country Club-Bannister Jun

Event Comment: Benefit Young l'Abbe and Miss Bruce

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex; Or, The Unhappy Favourite

Performance Comment: A new Epilogue-Miss Bruce (her first speaking in public).
Cast
Role: A new Epilogue Actor: Miss Bruce

Dance: Mrs Elford, delaGarde, Young l'Abbe, Miss Bruce

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Mountfort

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sir Solomon Single

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon-Estcourt; Peregrine-Powell; Ralph-Penkethman; Single-Bickerstaff; Betty-Miss Mountfort.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Mountfort.

Song: As17070204

Dance: duRuel, Cherrier, Debargues, Miss Santlow, Mrs Evans

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Santlow. The tickets given out for She Would and She Would Not taken on this day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Song: As17070204

Dance: Cherrier, Miss Santlow; particularly a new Dutch Skipper-

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Santlow. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Note, Tickets given out for The Country Wife will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Powell; Ophelia-Miss Santlow; A new Epilogue-Miss Santlow in boys' clothes.

Dance: Dutch Skipper-Miss Santlow

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Santlow and Mrs Moore. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17100420 but Jeremy-Miller; Nurse-Mrs Hunt; A new Epilogue-Miss Santlow.

Dance: Before the Play: Harlequin-Miss Santlow; Italian Night Scene-

Entertainment: As17100526

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Younger. By His Royal Highness's Command. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Dryden. [The Prince present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Song: A New Cantata-Turner

Music: A New Concerto on the Violin-Bitty

Dance: As17151122; Dutch Skipper-Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Smith, Kellom's Scholar, Buck, Cross, Williams. Receipts: money #9 8s.; tickets #61 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Taming Of The Shrew

Dance: Thurmond, Miss Smith; particularly a new Swedish Dale Karle-

Event Comment: Benefit Mills' Son and Miss Lindar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Performance Comment: See17180212; A new Prologue-Miss Lindar; Epilogue-Penkethman riding on an Ass.
Cast
Role: A new Prologue Actor: Miss Lindar

Dance: Country Lad and Lass-Shaw, Mrs Younger; Shepherdess, Harlequin-Miss Lindar, a Scholar of Shirley's; The Swedes-Topham, Mrs Bicknell

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Afterpiece Title: Hob

Dance: Shaw, Topham, Mrs Bicknell, Miss Tenoe

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Boman, Miss Purden, Hilton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Willis

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Dance: Topham, Mrs Santlow, Miss Tenoe

Song: Mrs Boman

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Tenoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Last Shift

Music: Trumpet, German Flute-Mr Grano

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Thurmond Jr, Miss Tenoe

Event Comment: Benefit Coker, Morgan, Salter, Mrs Gulick, Miss Francis. Receipts: money #4 19s. 6d.; tickets #141 18s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Dance: New Dances-Miss Francis