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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Palmer; Manager-Aickin; Gentleman in the Balcony-Bannister Jun.; Easy-Davies; Irishman in the Pit-Egan; Prompter-Gardner; Actresses-Miss Hale, Mrs Poussin, Miss Francis, Miss Brangin; Caller-Mrs Love; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Lefevre .

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Zapphira Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Spirit-Williamson; Brothers-Swords, Riley; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Davies, Brett; The Lady (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by Foster)-Mrs Bannister; Sabrina and the Pastoral Nymph-Miss Morris; Bacchants-Miss Hooke, &c; Euphrosyne and 1st Bacchant-Miss George .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Jessamy-Sga Sestini (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Lionel-Brett; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Riley; Colonel Oldboy-Wilson; Diana-Miss George; Lady Mary-Mrs Webb; Jenny-Mrs Wells; Clarissa-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss George

Afterpiece Title: A Peep into Elysium or Foote Weston and Shuter in the Shades

Afterpiece Title: The What dye Call It

Performance Comment: Squire Thomas-Parsons; John Dock-Wilson; Sir Roger-Usher; Peter Nettle-Swords; Justice Statute-Gaudry; Parish Clerk-Barrett; Kitty-Miss Morris. Tragedians: Timothy Peascod-Wilson; ThomasFilbert-Parsons; Serjeant-Swords; Constable-Painter; Corporal-Lyons; Countrymen-Spencer, Ledger; Susan (with 'Tmaswhen the seas mere roaring)-Miss George; Aunt-Mrs Edwin; Dorcas-Miss Francis; Joyce-Miss Painter; Grandmother-Mrs Love; Ghost of Bess Smut-Mrs Morris; Ghost of Goody Black and Blue-Miss Brangin; Ghost of a Child unborn-Master Morris. Prologue spoken by Wilson. Epilogue spoken by a Parish Clerk .

Monologue: 1784 08 10 End of interlude Joe Haynes's Epilogue, riding on an Ass, by Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir G. Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bonnor; Saville-Aickin; Villers-Hull; Courtal-Davies; Porter-Fearon; French Servant-Wewitzer; Hardy-Quick; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Racket-Mrs Bates; Miss Ogle-Miss Cranfield; Kitty Willis-Miss Stuart; Letitia-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Miss Cranfield
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Letitia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Quick; Young Mask-Bonnor; Freeman-Davies; Rosin-Wewitzer; Lady Scrape-Mrs Poussin; Laundress-Mrs Pitt; The Musical Lady-Miss Wheeler .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: As17841019, but added: Erixene-Miss Tidswell .
Cast
Role: : Erixene Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Miss Barnes; Kitty-Miss Hale; Miss Grantham-Mrs Brereton .
Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Brereton

Dance: As17850307athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber Or The Fruitless Precaution

Afterpiece Title: Hunt the Slipper

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Edwin; Miss Langrish, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Webb. [Cast adjusted from London Chronicle, 24 Aug. 1784: Mr Winterbottom-Wilson; Captain Clement-Bannister Jun.; Glib-R. Palmer; Billy Bristle-Edwin; Miss Winterbottom-Miss Langrish; Chambermaid-Mrs Lloyd; Miss Winterbottom Sen.-Mrs Webb.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: As17850601

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Barnes

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Miss Barnes; Kitty-Miss Hale; Miss Grantham-Mrs Brereton .
Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Brereton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Dignum; Dorus-Waldron; Merlin-Bannister; Daemon of Revenge-Danby; Dorilas-Chaplin; Damon-Fawcett; Linco-Dodd; Urganda-Miss George; Fatima-Mrs Wrighten; Dorcas-Mrs Love; Cupid-Miss J. Stageldoir; Shepherdesses-Miss Barnes, Miss Burnett; Sylvia-Mrs Crouch .

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Cast
Role: Penelope Actor: Miss Stageldoir
Role: Miss La Blond Actor: Miss Barnes

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Dance of Cupids [performers not listed]; In Act IV a Dance of Daemons by Hamoir, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer Or The Mistakes Of A Night

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Clarke; Young Marlow-Curtis; Hastings-Smith; Sir Charles Marlow-Griffith; Diggory-Watts; Jeremy-Westenholt; Landlord-Wilson; Countrymen-Johnston, Meadows, &c; Tony Lumpkin-Wright; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Johnston; Miss Neville-Miss Williams; Maid-Miss Stevens; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Villars .
Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Stevens
Role: Miss Hardcastle Actor: Mrs Villars

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Waldron; Justice Guttle-Griffith; Beau Trippit-Wilson; Dick-Watts; Gayless-Hill; Melissa-Mrs Villars; Mrs Gadabout-Miss Williams; Mrs Trippit-Miss Stevens; Kitty Pry-Mrs Benson .
Cast
Role: Mrs Gadabout Actor: Miss Williams
Role: Mrs Trippit Actor: Miss Stevens

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Nobody by Villars; End of mainpiece Freedom and his native Land by Price

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Palmer; Manager-Aickin; Gentleman in the Balcony-Bannister Jun.; Easy-R. Palmer; Irishman in the Pit-Booth; Actresses-Miss Brangin, Mrs Poussin, Miss Francis, Miss Palmer; Caller-Mrs Love; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Webb .

Afterpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Performance Comment: Young Wilmot-Palmer; Randal-Bannister Jun.; Eustace-R. Palmer; Old Wilmot-Bensley; Agnes-Mrs Bates; Maria (with a song in character)-Miss Burnett; Charlotte-Mrs Bulkley .
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Burnett

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Moody Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Miss Barnes; Kitty-Miss Tidswell; Miss Grantham-Mrs Brereton.
Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eloisa

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Holman, Farren, Macready, Pope, Miss Platt, Miss Brunton. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 21 Dec.: Villiers-Holman; Hainhault-Farren; Courcy-Macready; St. Preux-Pope; Emma-Miss Platt; Eloisa-Miss Brunton; Prologue-Pope; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Stuart

Dance: As17861212

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: The Man Milliner

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Edwin, Wewitzer, Davies, Fearon, Brown, Rock, Quick, Mrs Webb, Mrs Bates, Miss Platt, Miss Brangin, Mrs Brown. [Cast from O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, IV (T. Woodfall, 1798): Bob Dobbin-Edwin; Coeffeuse-Wewitzer; Frank Dobbin-Davies; Faggot-Fearon; Sir Harry Fangle-Brown; Waterman-Rock; Galen Dobbin-Quick; Postboy-Swords; Mrs Coeffeuse-Mrs Webb; Lady Dolphin-Mrs Bates; Mrs Chainstitch-Miss Platt; Fidget-Miss Brangin [in text: Mrs Grey]; Miss Polly Gunnel-Mrs Brown [in text: Mrs Mattocks (but see European Magazine, Feb. 1787, p. 118);]; [New Prologue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Chainstitch Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Fidget Actor: Miss Brangin
Role: Miss Polly Gunnel Actor: Mrs Brown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Bannister Jun.; Manager-Aickin; Gentleman in the Balcony-Kean; Easy-Lawrence; Irishman in the Pit-R. Palmer; Prompter-Gardner; Actresses-Miss Brangin, Mrs Poussin, Miss Francis, Miss Palmer; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Webb.

Afterpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Performance Comment: Beril-Browne; Charles-Bannister Jun.; Bijou-Baddeley; Cycle-Williamson; Lord Seewell-Aickin; Harry-Lawrence; Varnish-Parsons; Mrs Bijou-Mrs Webb; Lady Frances-Miss Woollery; Joan-Mrs Love; Lady Harriet-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: Dr Lasts Examination

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Afterpiece Title: The Day

Performance Comment: Morning. Champaign Country The Early Horn-Miss George; How sweet in the Woodlands-Davies, Miss George; Noon. Skirts of a Wood Sweet Echo-Mrs Bannister; Dance Shepherd's Wedding-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets; Prithee Susan-Meadows, Mrs Forster; Afternoon. A Drawing-Room Time has not thinn'd-Meadows, Mrs Bannister; Where the Bee sucks-Davies, Mathews, Miss George, Mrs Bannister; Night. A Country Church-yard My Lucy alas is no more-Chapman, Mrs Forster, Mrs Edwards; dance Fairies Sporting-young D'Egville, Giorgi's Scholars, Miss DeCamp; Musical Epilogue-Meadows, Chapman, Mathews, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Forster.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Performance Comment: Fitzherbert-Aickin; Belville-Farren; Pendragon-Quick; Lord Sparkle-Bernard; Richard-Thompson; Beauchamp-Lewis; Miss Pendragon-Mrs Mattocks; Julia-Miss Tweedale (1st appearance in that character); Clarinda-Mrs Morton; Kitty-Mrs Lewis; Ladies-Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson; Lady Bell Bloomer-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Miss Pendragon Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Tweedale
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Stuart, Miss Rowson

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Dance: As17871029

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. [Author of Prologue to 1st piece unknown. 2nd piece: By permission of G. Colman, Esq. [owner of the copyright]. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2 (?)]: Altered from Woman's a Riddle [by Christopher Bullock; alterer unknown. Not in Larpent MS; not published]. Public Advertiser, 2 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 2, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #286 11s. (145.16; 14.5; 1.12; tickets: 124.18) (charge: #106 1s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Transformation Or The Manager An Actor In Spite Of Himself

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Wroughton; The Spanish Barber-Bannister Jun.; Basil-Aickin; Argus-Suett; Tall@boy-R. Palmer; Notary-Benson; Dr Bartholo-Parsons; Rosina-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Invisible Mistress

Performance Comment: Characters by Wroughton, Moody, Barrymore, Lamash, Bannister Jun., Mrs Wilson, Miss Collins, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Taylor. Cast from MS annotation on playbill in FSL: Courtly-Wroughton; Vulture-Moody; Col. Monks-Barrymore; Aspin-Lamash; Sir Amorous Vain@wit-Bannister Jun.; Lady Outside-Mrs Wilson; Miranda-Mrs Taylor; unassigned-Miss Collins, Miss Tidswell.

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: A Touch of the Times; or, A Ramble through London-Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Miss Barnes; Kitty-Miss Tidswell; Miss Grantham-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Dance: As17880313

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Performance Comment: Fitzherbert-Aickin; Belville-Farren; Pendragon-Quick; Lord Sparkle-Bernard; Richard-Thompson; Beauchamp-Lewis; Miss Pendragon-Mrs Mattocks; Julia-Miss Tweedale; Clarinda-Mrs Bernard; Kitty-Mrs Lewis; Ladies-Miss Wewitzer, Miss Rowson; Lady Bell Bloomer-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Performance Comment: Gregory-Edwin; General Howitzer-Quick; Captain Farquhar-Johnstone; Sulphur-Davies; Commissary-Fearon; Rifle-Darley; Corporal-Cubitt; Saib-Mrs Kennedy; Maria-Mrs Mountain; Susan-Miss Stuart; Lucy-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Commissary Actor: Fearon
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Stuart

Dance: End: Fortune's Favour-[see17881010]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Mrs Ward; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs)-Mrs Forster; Trusty-Miss Heard; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Performance Comment: As17881009, but Osmond-Benson; Vocal Parts-Danby, +Fawcett, +Wilson, +Chaplin, Mrs +Love, Miss +Barnes, Miss +Cranford, Miss J. +Stageldoir.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Estifania Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Barnes.

Afterpiece Title: Arthur and Emmeline

Performance Comment: As17881009, but Vocal Parts-Danby, Fawcett, Wilson, Chaplin, Mrs Love, Miss Barnes, Miss Cranford, Miss J. Stageldoir.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Powell; Manager-Aickin; Easy-Iliff; Gentleman in the Balcony-Rees; Irishman in the Pit-R. Palmer; Prompter-Gardner; Actresses-Miss Brangin, Mrs Poussin, Miss Francis, Miss Palmer; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Webb.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom-Edwin; Mayor-Moss (1st appearance in that character); Crazy-Barrett; Earl of Mercia-Gardner; Count Louis-Lyons; Harold-Davies; Maud-Mrs Kemble; Mayoress-Mrs Webb; Lady Godina [sic]-Miss Brangin; Emma-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: sic] Actor: Miss Brangin

Afterpiece Title: The Swop

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Kemble; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Hollingsworth; Lady Grace-Mrs Ward; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Booth; Miss Jenny-Miss Collins; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Heard; Trusty-Miss Tidswell; Lady Townly-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Charles-Barrymore; Harry Stukely-R. Palmer; Cymon-Burton; Waiter-Phillimore; Wat-Maddocks; Ostler-Wilson; William-Lyons; Diggery-Suett; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Miss Collins; Miss Bridget-Mrs Booth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-Bensley; Lord Gayville-Barrymore; Alscrip-Suett; Chignon-Baddeley; Mr Blandish-Whitfield; Mr Rightly-Aickin; Prompt-R. Palmer; Clifford-Wroughton; Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Wilson; Lady Emily-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Miss Alscrip Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Lady Emily Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Wroughton; Bacchanals-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick; Spirit-Lamash; Brothers-Benson, Banks; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Pastoral Nymph (1st time)-Miss Hagley; Sabrina-Miss Romanzini; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Edwards; Bacchants-Mrs Fox, Miss Barnes, Mrs Shaw; Euphrosyne-Mrs Crouch; Sweet Echo-Mrs Crouch; accompanied-Forster.

Song: II: song in character-Mrs Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection Of Sacred Music 0 Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture (Esther)-; Wave from Wave-Sale; He rebuked the Red Sea He led them through the deep-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); Justly these Evils Why does the God of Israel sleep?-Harrison (Samson); Cease thy Anguish-Miss Mahon, Saville (Athalia); O God! who in thy heavenly Hand-Chorus (Joseph); The smiling Dawn of happy Days-Miss Cantelo (Jephtha); How excellent thy Name-Chorus (Saul).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Overture and Dead March (Saul)-; Funeral Anthem-Miss Cantelo, Saville, Harrison, Sale; Come ever smiling Liberty-Miss Dall (Judas Maccabaeus); Gentle Airs-Harrison (Athalia); Then round about-Chorus (Samson); Sweet Bird-Miss Mahon (L'Allegro); Search round the World-Harrison; May no rash Intruder-Chorus (Solomon); How blest the Maid-Miss Poole (Hercules); He was Eyes unto the Blind-Miss Cantelo (Siroe); Immortal Lord!-Double Chorus (Deborah).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Fourth Hautboy Concerto-; For joys so vast-Miss Poole (Jephtha); Sweep sweep the Strings Music spread thy Voice-; Now a different Measure try-; Rouse us next to martial Deeds-Saville, Chorus (Solomon); Great Jehovah's awful Word-Miss Cantelo (Israel in Egypt); Righteous Heaven-Chorus (Susanna); Pleasure my former ways resigning-Harrison (Time and Truth); Gloria Patri (Jubilate)-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Miss Romanzini

Afterpiece Title: The Adventurers

Performance Comment: Characters-Suett, R.Palmer, Bannister Jun., Whitfield, Burton, Maddocks, Benson, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Collins, Miss Heard. [Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1790): Sir Peregrine Bramble-Suett; Lord Gleanwell-R. Palmer; Peregrine Bramble-Bannister Jun.; Metaphor-Whitfield; Peter-Burton; Landlord-Maddocks; Waiter-Benson; Lady Bramble-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet Bramble-Miss Collins; Kitty-Miss Heard; Prologue-Whitfield. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Dance: As17891204