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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror; or, Harlequin Every-where

Performance Comment: Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1779) Jupiter-Robson; Pluto-Baker; Minos-L'Estrange; Belphegor-Reinhold; Astorath-Doyle; Cryer of Minos' Court-Thompson; Poor Spirit-Brundson; 3 Antipodeans-; Mercury-J. Wilson; Harlequin-W. Bates; Punch-Edwin; Lieutenant-Booth; Sailor-Fearon; Ceres-Mrs Kennedy; Little Girl-Miss Morris; Prude-Mrs Poussin; Sicilians-Mrs Willems, Miss Green; Colombine-Miss Brown [in text: Miss Cranfield (see17800110)].in text: Miss Cranfield (see17800110)].
Cast
Role: Little Girl Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Sicilians Actor: Mrs Willems, Miss Green
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Delphi; Or, The Descent Of The Dieties

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Fearon, Booth, Baker, Wordsworth, Bates, Mattocks, Miss Brown, Mrs Wilson, Miss Green, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Hartley. Cast from London Chronicle, 2 Feb.: Phormio-Lewis; Megadorus-Quick; Mercurius-Edwin; Pertinax-Wilson; Tranio-Lee Lewes; Apollo-Mattocks; Venus-Miss Brown; Lucretia-Mrs Wilson; Philaenis-Mrs Kennedy; Agapea-Mrs Hartley; Fearon, Booth, Baker, Wordsworth, Bates, Miss Green. Fearon, Booth, Baker, Wordsworth, Bates, Miss Green.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Lewis; Malvil-Wroughton; Bygrove-Aickin; Capt. Bygrove-Booth; Sir Harry Lizard-Whitfield; Dashwou'd-Lee Lewes; Miss Neville-Mrs Hartley; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Jackson; Lady Jane-Mrs Morton; La Rouge-Miss Ambrose; Lady Bell-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Hartley
Role: La Rouge Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Wilson, Delpini, Wewitzer, Reinhold, Miss Morris, Miss Francis, Miss Brown. [For partial cast see17791006.]For partial cast see17791006.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Silvius Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Jaques Actor: Palmer
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue)-King; Col. Tivy-Brereton; Davy-Parsons; Jessamy-Lamash; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Gymp-Miss Kirby; Miss Tittup-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Gymp Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Miss Farren

Dance: End I: Dance, as17801019; End: The Force of Love, as17801018

Song: As17801005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander's Feast

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Reinhold, Miss Linley, Miss Draper, Miss Prudom; 1st Violin-Richards.

Afterpiece Title: Dryden's Ode for St

Performance Comment: Cecilia's Day. Principal Vocal Parts-Norris, Reinhold, Miss Linley, Miss Draper, Miss Prudom.

Music: End Part I oratorio: concerto on the organ-Stanley; End Part II: concerto on the violin-Cramer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Thelyphthora; or, More Wives than One

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Robson, Egan, Wilson, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Lewis, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White Public Advertiser: Mrs Willems], Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Wilson. [Cast from MS annotation on BM playbill (cg, Vol. II), and London Chronicle, 9 Mar.: Old Export-Quick; Frank Fertile-Whitfield; Young Export-Robson; Irish Sam-Egan; Sir Peter Polygam-Wilson; Lady Polygam-Mrs Webb; Mrs Export-Mrs Pitt; Women of the Town-Mrs Lewis, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart; Lydia Polygam-Mrs Wilson; Prologue-Lee Lewes.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirable-Smith; Fainall-Bensley; Sir Wilful DL Witwou'd-Yates; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwcll-Parsons; Witwou'd-King; Lady Wishfor't-Mrs Hopkins; Marwood-Miss Sherry; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Sharp; Mincing-Miss Collett; Peg-Miss Hale; Foible-Miss Pope; Millamant-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Marwood Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Peg Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Millamant Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Comus Actor: Palmer
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Wright
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Field

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17811004

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Duplicity

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Henderson, Lewis, Wilson, Lee Lewes, Edwin, Wewitzer, Stevens; Mrs Wilson, Mrs Inchbald, Mrs Pitt, Miss Youngc. [Cast from text(G. Robinson, 1781): Mr Osborne-Henderson; Sir Harry Portland-Lewis; Sir Hornet Armstrong-Wilson; Squire Turnbull-Lee Lewes; Timid-Edwin; Mr Vandervelt-Wewitzer; Scrip-Stevens; Servants-J. Wilson, Newton, Joules; Miss Turnbull-Mrs Wilson; Melissa-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Trip-Mrs Pitt; Clara-Miss Younge.] Prologue spoken by Lee Lewes. Epilogue spoken by Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the first 3 performances only (see17811030).] hathi. Prologue spoken by Lee Lewes. Epilogue spoken by Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the first 3 performances only (see17811030).] hathi.
Cast
Role: Miss Turnbull Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Leoni; Captain Wilson-Reinhold; Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Kilderkin-Thompson; Putty-Painter; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Harper .
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-[Lee] Lewes; Valentine-Farren; Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Waldron; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Burton; Ben-Dodd; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Miss Prue-Miss Wheeler; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Ward; Angelica-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Miss Wheeler
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Farren

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 d'ye 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 Belle's 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: 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: 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: Tit For Tat

Cast
Role: Skipwell Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Dr Last's 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: The New Peerage; Or, Our Eyes May Deceive Us

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-King, Bannister Jun., Suett, Packer, Lamash, Phillimore, Wilson, Benson, Spencer, Alfred, Wroughton, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Farren. [Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787): Mr Vandercrab-King; Lord Melville-Bannister Jun.; Sir John Lovelace-Suett; Medley-Packer; Virtu-Lamash; Allen-Phillimore; Servants-Wilson, Benson, Spencer, Alfred, Lyons; Charles-Wroughton; Miss Harley-Mrs Crouch; Miss Vandercrab-Mrs Hopkins; Kitty-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Charlotte Courtley-Miss Farren; Prologue-Wroughton; Epilogue-Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Duke's Servant Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: General Savage-King; Conolly-Moody; Torrington-Parsons; Leeson-Barrymore; Captain Savage-Whitfield; Spruce-Lamash; Ghastly-Burton; Leech-Phillimore; Crow-Hollingsworth; Wolf-Alfred; Belville-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Miss Walsingham-Mrs Taylor; Lady Rachel Mildew-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Wilson; Miss Leeson-Miss Collins; Mrs Belville (for that night only)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17871210, but Pastoral Nymph-Miss Collett.

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 Provok'd 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: King Richard Iii

Cast
Role: Richmond Actor: Palmer
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Gawdry
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Miss Collins

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior; or, The Magic Cestus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Banks (1st appearance in London [but see17881108]); Old Harlequin-Hamoir; Magician-Dignum; Officer-Williames; German Officer-Phillimore; French Gentlemen-Lamash, Burton; Valet-Wilson; Miller-Chaplin; Landlord-Jones; Cook-Fawcett; Daemon-Master Grimaldi; Taylor-Alfred; Clown-Hollingsworth; Old Colombine-Mrs Booth; Fairy-Miss Cranford; French Ladies-Miss Barnes, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Heard; Colombine-Miss Stageldoir.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Alonzo Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Palmer
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: 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: Alexander's Feast; Or, The Power Of Music; Messiah

Performance Comment: As17900219, but Principal Vocal Parts-Miss Hagley in place of Mrs _Crouch, Miss Romanzini of Miss Hagley.

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea; Messiah

Performance Comment: As17900219, but Principal Vocal Parts-Mrs _Crouch, Miss Romanzini; 1st Violin-_; Conductor-_. The Overture- and the Whole of the last Act only.

Music: End Ode: As17900219