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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17991204, but Dorothy-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Miss DeCamp.
Role: Nelly Actor: Miss B. Menage.
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Stephens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Cora Actor: Miss Biggs

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: As17991218, but Miss Lucy-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Song: As17991228

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett. 1st piece: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1]. 3rd piece: Never acted here; by Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market. With appropriate Scenes, Dresses & Decorations. The Music composed & selected by Attwood. Morning Chronicle, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Fawcett, No. 3, Tanfield-court, Temple. Receipts: #535 6s. (233.2; 7.3; tickets: 295.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: Daniel Dowlas (alias Lord Duberly)-Emery; Dick Dowlas-Knight; Doctor Pangloss-Fawcett; Zekiel Homespun-Munden; Henry Morland-H. Johnston; Stedfast-Murray; Kenrick-Johnstone; Deborah Dowlas (alias Lady Duberly)-Mrs Davenport; Caroline Dormer (1st time)-Miss Murray; Cicely Homespun-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance this season); With the original Epilogue-the Dramatis Personae.
Cast
Role: Caroline Dormer Actor: Miss Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Social Songsters

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Performance Comment: As18000217, but Nuns of the Convent of St. Claire-Miss? _Bologna, Mrs _Blurton.
Cast
Role: Claire Actor: Miss? _Bologna, Mrs _Blurton.
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Burnett.
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Sims

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline, King Of Britain

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Holman; Cymbeline-Waddy; Bellario-Murray; Cloten-Betterton; Arviragus-Claremont; Guiderius-H. Johnston; Pisanio-Whitfield; Caius Lucius-Mansel; Cornelius-Thompson; Lords-Curties, Abbot; Frenchman-Klanert; Phillario-Atkins; Iachimo-Pope; Queen-Mrs Dibdin; Helen-Miss Mills; Imogen-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Mills

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Performance Comment: As18000423, but Principal Characters-_Munden, Davenport, Miss _Murray, Mrs +Pope (1st time). +Epilogue as18000423 .
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: _Munden, Davenport, Miss _Murray, Mrs +Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Soldier's Festival

Song: In II 1st piece: Hark! the Lark-Hill, Linton, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins; Young William was a Seaman True (composed by himself), Sally in our Alley-Incledon

Performance Comment: the Lark-Hill, Linton, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins; Young William was a Seaman True (composed by himself), Sally in our Alley-Incledon.
Event Comment: Benefit for Kelly. 1st ballet [1st time]: Composed by D'Egville. By permission of the Proprietors of the Opera House. With their [the Peruvians'] Religious Ceremonies, Processions, &c. Morning Chronicle, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Kelly, No. 9, New Lisle-street, Leicester-square. Receipts: #596 2s. 6d. (306.0.6; 51.8.0; 4.15.0; tickets: 233.19.0) (charge: #207 6s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: Lord William-Kelly; Edward-Bannister Jun.; Hugo-Dowton; Lady Elinor de Courcy-Mrs Crouch; Adela (1st time)-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Adela Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Dance: End I: Telasco and Amgahi ; or, The Peruvian Nuptials. Principal Characters-Didelot, Laborie, Deshayes, Mlle Parisot, Mme Laborie, Mlle J. Hilligsberg, Mme Hilligsberg; Pas de Quatre-Deshayes, Laborie, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot

Ballet: End Opera: Atalante and Hyppomenus; or, The Foot Race. Grecian Princes Hyppomenus-Deshayes; Pelus-Didelot; Adrastus-Laborie; Atalante-Mlle Parisot; Sererine (nymph of the Woods)-Mlle J. Hilligsberg; Zelie (nymph of the Woods)-Mlle J. Hilligsberg; Zelie (nymph of the Woods)-Mme Laborie; Clitie (nymph of the Woods)-Mme Hilligsberg; Shepherdesses Mlles D'Egville, Denis, B.? Denis, Lupini, Cranfield; Nymphs of the Woods, Fauns, Shepherds-The whole corps de Ballet; In which the favourite Skipping@rope Pas de Deux-Didelot, Mme Hilligsberg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Farley; Antonio-Munden; Bazil-Rees; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Mills (1st appearance in that character); The Countess-Miss Chapman; Susan-Mrs Glover.
Cast
Role: The Countess Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Taffline Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Welsh Girl Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Mrs Mills
Role: English Lady Actor: Miss Cox
Role: Ozora Actor: Miss Sims

Song: End I 1st piece: song-Master Gray; End I 2nd piece: Time has not thin'd my flowing Hair-Incledon, Townsend; End 2nd piece: This Life is like a Country Dance-Fawcett; The Advantage of Toping-Townsend; Fat Dolly the Cook-Munden; The Anchor Smiths-Townsend

Entertainment: Imitations End I 1st piece: a Few Select Imitations-Townsend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17991108, but Salanio-Trueman; Lorenzo-Dignum; Jessica-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Heard.
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As18000324but added: Cook-Hollingsworth; Doctor-Maddocks; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Lucy-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Captain Absolute-Betterton; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Townsend; Fag-Farley; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Knight; Julia-Mrs Egerson (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Maid-Mrs Norton; Lydia Languish-Mrs Glover.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Performance Comment: As18000313but Susan-Miss Sims; added to Captain Fieldair: Old Towler-Incledon.
Cast
Role: 000313but Susan Actor: Miss Sims

Song: End II: A New Hunting Song- (never [previously] performed, composed by Davy); End III: Sally in our Alley-Incledon; End: The Red Cross Knight, as18000426; End I afterpiece: The Sailor's Journal-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Atkins.

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Sons; or, Success to our Heroes

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

Performance Comment: As17991205, but Old Maythorn-Hull in place of Gardner; Mary-Mrs Atkins (1st time) of Miss Waters.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Sims

Song: In: Together let us range the Fields-Incledon, Mrs Atkins; The Soldier Tir'd (from Artaxerxes)-Mrs Atkins

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Mellon [who is named in the Account-Book, at being allowed #50 of the tickets, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #187 2s. 6d. (80.16.0; 45.9.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 60.17.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: The Countess Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Mellon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Wheatley
Role: Agra Actor: Miss Sims

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Sims.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: As17990930, but Patrick-Mrs Trevor; Kathlane-Miss Sims.
Cast
Role: Kathlane Actor: Miss Sims.

Song: In course of Evening: Love thou maddening Power-Mrs Trevor; Old Towler-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Laugh When You Can

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Performance Comment: Captain Patrick-Johnstone; Darby-Munden; Quiz (1st time)-Simmons; Marshal Ferbelin-Claremont; Father Luke-Waddy; Olmutz-Emery; Rupert-Denman; Adjutant-Davenport; Mabel Flourish-Mrs Gilbert; Norah-Miss Mills; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Norah Actor: Miss Mills

Song: End I: The Sailor's Journal-Incledon; In course Evening: Young William was a seaman true-Incledon; All get drunk together-Townsend; United Englishmen-Munden; The Anchor Smiths-Townsend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Cast
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: End II: The Fox Stag and Hare (written by T. Dibdin, and composed by Davy)-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton; afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000308Come every jovial fellow, as18000308O ever in my bosom live-Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins

Performance Comment: Dibdin=, and composed by Davy)-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton; afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000308Come every jovial fellow, as18000308O ever in my bosom live-Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins.

Entertainment: End: a Variety of Imitations-Rees

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Holman; Charles Gripe-Whitfield; Whisper-Farley; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; William-Abbot; Sir Francis Gripe-Munden; Isabinda-Mrs Litchfield; Patch-Mrs Mattocks; Scentwell-Miss Cox; Miranda-Mrs Glover.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Miss Cox

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimic

Cast
Role: Miss Melcomb Actor: Mrs Davenport

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lie Of The Day

Performance Comment: Aircourt-Lewis; Alibi-Quick (1st appearance on this stage these 3 years); Metheglin-Fawcett; Larry Kavanagh-Knight; Sir Carrol O'Donnovan-Waddy; Young O'Donnovan-Claremont; Lady Arable-Miss Chapman; Katty Kavanagh-Mrs Davenport; Fib-Mrs Watts; Sophia-A Young Lady (2nd appearance [see18000517]).see18000517]).
Cast
Role: Lady Arable Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: Sir Charles Racket-Lewis; Woodly-Claremont; Lovelace-Farley; Drugget-Quick; Dimity-Mrs Litchfield; Mrs Drugget-Mrs Davenport; Nancy (with a song)-Miss Sims; Lady Racket-Mrs Jordan [of dl].of dl].
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Sims

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Claire Actor: Miss? _Bologna, Mrs _Blurton.
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Burnett.
Role: Antonio Actor: Miss Sims

Song: In Course Evening: The Storm-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue End II: personal address to the Audience in a Poetical Composition-O'Keeffe (written by Himself for the Occasion); End: Imitations-Rees

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Blue Devils

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Castle of Sorrento

Performance Comment: Blinval-Fawcett; Governor-Johnstone; Germain-Emery; Count Murville-Hill; Centinel-Linton; Footman-Abbot; Corporal-Chippendale; Rosina (for that night)-Mrs Atkins; Mrs Belmont-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Mrs Belmont Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Song: 3rd piece: Chorus-Kenrick, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Aylmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Performance Comment: As18000612 Count Valentia (1st time)-DeCamp; Marchioness Merida (1st time)-Miss Humphries.

Afterpiece Title: Othello: Moor of Venice

Song: End 2nd piece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: Imitations. After Singing: Imitations-Caulfield; Monologue. Previous: An Address-Lacy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Sighs; Or, The Daughter

Performance Comment: Von Snarl-Suett; Totum-Fawcett; Adelbert-C. Kemble; Leopold-Barrymore; Hans William-Palmer; Nicolas-Chippendale; Josephine-Miss DeCamp; Louisa-Mrs Gibbs; Mrs Rose-Mrs Davenport; Ellen-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Josephine Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis All a Farce

Cast
Role: Carolina Actor: Miss Menage

Song: [not listed on playbill]in II: 'Twas in the solemn mid@night hour-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As18000613 but Daniel Dowlas-Suett; Dick Dowlas-Barrymore; Caroline Dormer-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Caroline Dormer Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Cast
Role: Caroline Dormer Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Vapour-Farley; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance-Caulfield; Sir Matthew Medley-Davenport; Woodley-Trueman; Waiter-Chippendale; Servant-Atkins; Charlotte-Miss Gaudry; Florella-Mrs King (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Gaudry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo-Fawcett; Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Trueman; Chicane-Davenport; John-J. Palmer; Thomas-Abbot; Laura-Mrs Mountain (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Davenport; Fringe-Miss Gaudry; Cowslip-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Fringe Actor: Miss Gaudry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom (with The Little Farthing Rushlight)-Fawcett; Mayor-Suett; Crazy-Emery; Earl of Mercia-J. Palmer; Count Lewis-Klanert; Harold-Trueman; Emma-Mrs Mountain; Mayoress-Mrs Davenport; Lady Godiva-Miss Leserve; Maud-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lady Godiva Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Fortune's Frolick

Cast
Role: Carolina Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Miss Menage

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Fringe Actor: Miss Gaudry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Fawcett; Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-Farley; Old Random-Davenport; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Wathen; Carney-Abbot; Peery-Atkins; Passengers-Klanert, Ledger, Chippendale; Tiptoe-Palmer; Lady Dunder-Mrs Davenport; Harriet-Miss Gaudry; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Gaudry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit

Performance Comment: Young Pranks-Farley; Whimmy-Suett; Old Pranks-Emery; Peregrine-Trueman; Barleycorn-Palmer; Bite-Caulfield; Tully-Johnstone; Natty Maggs-J. Palmer; Carter-Ledger; Toby Thatch-Wathen; Diana-Miss Gaudry; Mrs Maggs-Mrs Davenport; Kitty Barleycorn-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Gaudry