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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: As17801103, but Wellbred-Phillimore; Bridget-Miss Kirby.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Kirby.

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Dance: End: Hornpipe, as17800921; End I afterpiece: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: End IV: The Early Horn-Groves (1st appearance in public)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Preludio

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17820605 but Macheath-Miss Kirby (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; 1st appearance on this stage). hathi. 1st appearance on this stage). hathi.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Crook Actor: finger'd Jack-Miss Painter
Role: finger'd Jack Actor: Miss Painter
Role: Waiter Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Jemmy Twitcher Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Filch Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Creusa Actor: Miss Byrn

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Event Comment: Benefit for Thompson, Nix, Mrs Booth & Miss Field. Public Advertiser, 5 May: Tickets to be had of Thompson, No. 7, Great Marlborough-street; of Nix, Mrs Booth and Miss Field, No. 8, Broad-court, Longacre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same for rest of season]. Receipts: #180 3s. 6d. (29.15.0; 21.4.6; 0.1.0; tickets: 129.3.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17800928, but Urganda-Miss Collett; Dorcas-Mrs Booth; Sylvia-Miss Field.
Cast
Role: Urganda Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Field.
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss Kirby, Miss Simson

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Dance: End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17800930

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Bucks have at ye all; or, The Picture of a Playhouse-R. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Webster, Moody, Parsons, Bannister, Baddeley, Carpenter, Wrighten, Burton, Fawcett, Dodd; Mrs Robinson, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Farren, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten, Miss Walpole. Prologue-Palmer; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 46 performances, except on 9, 10, 17, 18 Nov. (see17790209).] [Cast from Morning Chronicle, 16 Oct.: Corporal [later called William]-Webster; O'Daub-Moody; Gage-Parsons; Serjeant-Bannister; Mons Bluard-Baddeley; Recruits-Carpenter, Fawcett, Holcroft, Chaplin; Countrymen-Wrighten, Burton, Waldron; Sir Charles Plume [later called Sir Harry Bouquet]-Dodd; Commander@in@Chief at the Camp-Farren; Officers of Regiments-R. Palmer, Lamash, Kenny; Lady Plume-Mrs Robinson; Lady Gorget-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Sash-Miss Farren; Countrywomen-Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby; Nell-Mrs Wrighten; Nancy-Miss Walpole.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Cast
Role: Merope Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders of Derbyshire; or, Harlequin in the Peak

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wright, Grimaldi, Waldron, R. Palmer, Burton, Griffiths, Holcroft, Philimore, Kenny, Fawcett, Chaplin, Nash, Bannister, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Miss G. Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Kirby, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-King; Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Brereton; Fulmer-Baddeley; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Brereton; Housekeeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucy-Mrs Love; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Sherry; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders Of Derbyshire; or, Harlequin in the Peak

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wright, Grimaldi, Waldron, R. Palmer, Burton, Chaplin, Gaudry, Miss Simson, Miss Abrams, Miss G. Abrams, Mrs Love, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Kirby, Mrs Bradshaw, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Collett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Dance: I: Masquerade, Dance-

Song: With the Funeral Procession. Vocal Parts-Gaudry, Edwards, Fawcett, Holcroft, Chaplin, Shaw, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Miss Coats, Mrs Granger, Mrs Booth, Mrs Smith, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Simson

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Gaudry, Edwards, Fawcett, Holcroft, Chaplin, Shaw, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Miss Coats, Mrs Granger, Mrs Booth, Mrs Smith, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Simson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Wright; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Vernon; Miranda-Mrs Cuyler; Ariel-Miss Field; Chorus of Spirits-Gaudry, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Kenny, Philimore, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith, Mrs Granger, Miss Coats.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits-Miss Armstrong; III: a Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; IV: a Dance-Henry, Sga Crespi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Baddeley; Mrs Hopkins. Principal Tragedians by Moody, Farren, Aickin, Waldron, Lamash, Burton, Chaplin, Holcroft, Hurst, Wright, Wrighten, Grimaldi, Bannister Jun, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Davenett, Miss Pope; [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1781): Puff-King; Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Interpreter-Baddeley; Signor Pasticcio Ritornello-Delpini; Under Prompter-Philimore; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italian Girls-Miss Field, Miss Abrams; [Tragedians: Lord Burleigh-Moody; Earl of Leicester-Farren; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Son-Lamash; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Beefeater-Wright; Governor of Tilbury Fort-Wrighten; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Master of the Horse-Kenny; Justice-Packer; Constable-Fawcett; Thames-Gaudry; Confidante-Mrs Bradshaw; Justice's Lady-Mrs Davenett [in text: Mrs Johnston]; Tilburina-Miss Pope; Nieces-Miss Collett, Miss Kirby; unassigned-Aickin, Chaplin, Holcroft, Hurst, Grimaldi; Prologue-King. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 14 performances only (see17791124), and again on 3 and 10 Dec.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 14 performances only (see17791124), and again on 3 and 10 Dec.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Propero-Packer; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Ferdinand-Vernon; Miranda-Mrs Cuyler; Ariel-Miss Field; Chorus of Spirits-Gaudry, Legg, Carpenter, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Kenny, Philimore, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits-Miss Armstrong; III: Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; [These were danced, as here assigned, in both subsequent performances.] V: Grand Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Bensley; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Caliban-Bannister; Gonzalez-Aickin; Alonzo-Wrighten; Antonio-Phillimore; Sebastian-Lamash; Francisco-Norris; Ferdinand-Farren; Miranda-Mrs Cuyler; Ariel-Miss Field; Chorus of Spirits-Gaudry, Chaplin, Holcroft, Fawcett, Philimore, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Smith, Mrs Granger, Miss Coats.

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Charles-Farren; Harry Stukely-Lamash; Cymon-Burton; William-Norris; Waiter-Phillimore; Wat-Griffiths; Diggery-Parsons; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Brereton; Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits-Miss Armstrong; III: a Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; IV: a Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: In I: Masquerade and Dance-

Song: With the Funeral Procession.The vocal parts-Gaudry, Legg, Carpenter, Chaplin, Holcroft, Philimore, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith

Performance Comment: The vocal parts-Gaudry, Legg, Carpenter, Chaplin, Holcroft, Philimore, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Dance: II: New Pastoral Dance-Delpini, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi; V: Grand New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Miss Simonet, Delpini, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi

Song: In: Fete Champetre. The vocal parts-Davies, Fawcett, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten

Performance Comment: The vocal parts-Davies, Fawcett, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Yates; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Rowley-Aickin; Moses-Baddeley; Snake-Packer; Careless-Farren; Trip-R. Palmer; Charles-Smith; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lady Sneerwell-Miss Sherry; Lady Teazle-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Grimaldi; Pantaloon-Burn; Lover-Burton; Drunken Valet-Chaplin; Scaramouch-R. Palmer; Country Girls-Miss Simson, Miss Kirby; Colombine-Miss Collett.

Song: III: song-Vernon. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 22 Oct., and 29 Feb. 1780.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wright, Grimaldi, Delpini, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby, Miss Collett; [Partial cast from playbill of 9 May: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Grimaldi; Colombine-Miss Collett.] Principal Sailors [in Storming scene]-Vernon, Bannister.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown-Delpini; Pantaloon-Chaplin; Lover-Burton; Scaramouch-R. Palmer; Drunken Valet-Griffiths; Country Girls-Miss Simson, Miss Kirby; Colombine-Miss Collett.

Dance: End II: The Irish Fair, as17800930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Clown (for that night)-Delpini; Colombine (for that night)-Sga Crespi; the other Characters-Chaplin, Burton, Wrighten, Philimore, Williams, Norris, Miss Kirby; Principal Sailors [in Storming scene]-Vernon, Gaudry.

Dance: End I: a new Comic Pantomime Dance, The Savoyards-Delpini, Sga Crespi, Henry, Miss Armstrong; End IV: Minuet, Allemande-Delpini, Sga Crespi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: Deaf Indeed

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Palmer, Parsons, Farren, Burton, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Phillimore, Griffiths, Helme, Dodd, Miss Kirby, Mrs Brereton; [Larpent MS lists the parts: Sir Humphrey Homespun Fordair, Kirpatrick, Demipique, Security, Knightly, Diggory, Amelia, Rose.] Prologue-King.
Event Comment: Miss Biddy by Miss Jarratt (an apprentice to Mr Jefferson) a pretty little figure & met with Applause. Not much of an Actress (Hopkins Diary). [Macmillan note from Kemble differs slightly.] Paid Mr L. Frederick for sattin, #57 18s. 6d.; Mrs Sykes for women's cloaths #13; Mr Vernon on note #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). [Reviewer for Town and Country Magazine (Treatre, XL) writes of Miss Jarratt, she has been under the tuition of Mr Jefferson and promises to be become an agreeable actress in parts (such as Biddy").] Receipts: #224 11s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Garrick; Leonato-Aickin; Friar-Wright; Clodio-Cautherly; Balthazar (with Song)-Vernon; Don John-J. Aickin; Antonio-Hurst; Dogberry-Parsons; Don Pedro-Packer; Town Clerk-Baddeley; Verges-Hartry; Borachio-Ackman; Margaret-Mrs Bradshaw; Hero-Miss Mansell, first time; Beatrice-Miss Pope; Ursula-Mrs Millidge; In Act II a Masquerade Dance- proper to the play; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Hero Actor: Miss Mansell, first time
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: As17720922, but Capt. Loveit-Davies; Miss Biddy-a young Gentlewoman [Miss Jarratt], first appearance.Miss Jarratt], first appearance.
Event Comment: [Miss Harper is identified in playbill of 8 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Sir William Meadows-Gardner; Hodge-Massey; Eustace-Lamash; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Jewell; Margery-Miss Twist; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Harper]).Miss Harper]).
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Captain Flash-Palmer; Captain Loveit-Gardner; Jasper-Stevens; Puff-Massey; Fribble-Lamash; with a song-Lamash; Tag-Mrs Poussin; Miss Biddy-Mrs Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Hitchcock.

Dance: End II: The Merry Lasses-, as17780518

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by James Cobb, based on La Fausse Suivante; ou, Le Fourbe Puni, by Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux. Prologue by the author (Knapp, 117). Larpent MS 476; not published. In 1780 this was acted at the hay as The Female Captain]. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Public Advertiser, 15 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Pope, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #202 10s. (54.14; 17.6; 1.12; tickets: 128.18) (charge: #65 17s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Cast
Role: Teresa Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Elvira Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Contract; or, The Female Captain

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Palmer, Farren, Waldron, Burton, Parsons, Miss Walpole, Miss Pope; [Larpent MS 476 lists the parts: Dorimant, Sir David Dupe, Gregory, Skip, Gypsey, Lady D'Orville, Lydia Freeland.] Prologue-Palmer.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Prudom. Public Advertiser, 28 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Prudom, No. 8, facing the Green Park, Piccadilly. Receipts: #132 0s. 6d. (57.19.0; 18.2.6; 1.9.0; tickets: 54.10.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Gymp Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Miss Farren

Dance: End: The Dutch Quaker-Traffieri, Henry, Sga Crespi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Wright

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: As17791106, but Lady Sash-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Lady Sash Actor: Miss Collett.
Role: Countrywoman Actor: Miss Kirby
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 Pope. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Receipts: #254 18s. (67.5.0; 21.14.6; 1.3.6; tickets: 164.15.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: End: The Irish Fair, as17800930