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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: Fire and Water

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Wilson, Du-Bellamy, Wewitzer, Blissett, Barrett, Gardner, Massey, Kenny, Stevens, Edwin, Mrs Webb, Miss Harper. Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1780: Launch-Bannister; Tremor-Wilson; Frederick-Du-Bellamy; Fripon-Wewitzer; San Benito-Blissett; Firebrand-Barrett; Sulphur-Gardner; Ambuscade-Edwin; Commode-Mrs Webb; Nancy-Miss Harper; unassigned-Massey, Kenny, Stevens.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Du-Bellamy; Sir Harry Sycamore-Edwin; Fairfield-Aickin; Ralph (1st time)-Wilson; Mervin-Kenny; Giles-Bannister; Fanny-Mrs Cargill; Theodosia-Miss Twist; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Webb; Patty-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss Twist
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Harper.

Dance: End: As17800615

Entertainment: After the dance: a Variety of Imitations , vocal and rhetorical, and (never attempted before) several in Dialogue-Messrs Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady Cured

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitfield; Finder-Stevens; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Mr Wilful-Fearon; Bolus-Booth; Rhubarb-Jones; Supple-W. Bates; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Lady Dainty-Mrs Mattocks; Clarinda-Miss Ambrose; Sylvia-Mrs Morton; Wishwell-Mrs Wilson; Situp-Mrs Poussin; Lady Sadlife-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17801006

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

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

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Lubin-Vernon; Solomon-Parsons; Easy-Wrighten; Steady-Bannister; Gillian-Miss Collett; Cicely-Mrs Love; Floretta-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Miss Collett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Branville-King; Sir Harry Flutter-Dodd; Colonel Medway-Brereton; Lord Medway-Bensley; Mrs Knightly-Miss Farren; Lady Medway-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Richly-Mrs Sharp; Louisa Medway-Mrs Brereton; Lady Flutter-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Knightly Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Miss Richly Actor: Mrs Sharp

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: As17801025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Wroughton; Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Doctor Caius-Whitfield; Mr Page-Hull; Host of the Garter-Booth; Fenton-Robson; Justice Shallow-Wilson; Simple-W. Bates; Bardolph-Baker; Pistol-Cushing; Slender-Quick; Falstaff-Henderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Wilson; Ann Page-Miss Morris; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17801027

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir G. Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Lee Lewes; Saville-Aickin; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-Robson; Silver Tongue-W. Bates; Hardy-Quick; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; Letitia-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Letitia Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Dance: As17801107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Letitia Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Vincent-Mattocks; Hearty-Reinhold; Hilliard-Davies; Oldrents-Booth; Springlove-Whitfield; Oliver-Robson; Justice Clack-Quick; Meriel (1st time)-Mrs Martyr; Amie-Miss Stewart; Rachel-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Stewart
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Catley.

Dance: End I afterpiece: the original Crutch Dance-. [This was danced in both subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Batchelor

Performance Comment: Bellmour-Smith; Heartwell-Bensley; Fondlewife-Yates; Vainlove-Vernon; Captain Bluff-Moody; Sharper-Farren; Setter-Baddeley; Sir Joseph Wittol-King; Belinda-Miss Farren; Araminta-Mrs Sharp; Silvia-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Laetitia-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Laetitia Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: As17801201, but Sukey Chitterlin-Miss Kirby.
Cast
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Miss Kirby.
Role: Taffy Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Performance Comment: As17801227, but Sophia-Miss Collett.

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Dance: As17810102

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Wilson; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Marlow-Lee Lewes; Hastings-Whitfield; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Miss Hardcastle Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Dance: As17801025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry Sycamore-Wilson; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-Robson; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Quick; Patty-Miss Satchell (1st appearance in that character); Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Morton; Fanny-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Satchell
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Catley.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17801031, but Fainall-Bensley; Millamant-Mrs Abington; Mincing-Miss Collett; Peg-Miss Hale.
Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Peg Actor: Miss Hale.
Role: Marwood Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Mopsa Actor: Miss Kirby.

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Performance Comment: Principal Characters- Wright,Grimaldi, Delpini, Suett, Gaudry; Miss Collett. Partial cast from Public Advertiser, 31 Jan.: Harlequin-Wright; Colombine-Miss Collett. For complete list of parts see dl, 26 Dec. 1796. Text of synopsis (T. Becket, 1781) assigns no parts.

Dance: As17810123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Lewis; Malvil-Wroughton; Bygrove-Aickin; Sir Harry Lizard-Whitfield; Sir J. Millamour-Fearon; Capt. Bygrove-Booth; Dashwood-Lee Lewes; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Lady Jane-Mrs Morton; Mrs Bromley (1st time)-Mrs Green; La Rouge-Miss Ambrose; Lady Bell-Mrs Mahon.
Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: La Rouge Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Performance Comment: As17810310 but added: Miss Kirby%.
Cast
Role: Gold Waiter Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Lord Rentless Actor: Palmer
Role: Miss Uniform Actor: Mrs Cargill
Role: Miss Labradore Actor: Miss Kirby

Dance: End: a new comic Pantomime Dance (composed by Traffieri) The Dutch Quaker; or, The Frenchman Deceiv'd-Traffieri, Sga Tantini (their 1st appearance on this stage), Henry, Delpini, Sga Crespi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Performance Comment: As17810116, but Camilla-Miss Wewitzer (1st time).

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Younge. Public Advertiser, 20 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Younge, Half-moon-street, Piccadilly. Receipts: #235 (128.9; tickets: 106.11) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Letitia Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free-Mason

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: Brush Actor: Palmer
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: End: The Irish Fair, as17800930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: As17801127, but Roxana-Miss Sherry; Statira-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Statira Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Hephestian Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Sneer Actor: Palmer
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; John-Phillimore; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character); Muslin (1st time)-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Constant-Mrs Brereton; Mignionet-Miss Hale; Widow Belmour (with a song in character)-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Mignionet Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Kirby

Dance: End: The Butterfly, as17800921

Song: Between the Acts: Tally Ho!-Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Kirby

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: As17810425, but in SCENE THE LAST The Butterfly-Miss Stageldoirs, as17800921; A Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-_; and following the song A Scene from The Election-Bannister, Gaudry, Mrs Love; Blow high-; Dance of Sailors-from SCENE III names of the dancers, from SCENE IV; Dance of Anticks-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Kirby.

Dance: In III of 1st piece: a Hornpipe, as17800921; Scene the Last: The Butterfly, as17800921

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Bannister (of dl), Edwin, Wilson, Egan, Cubitt, Fearon, Stevens, Quick, Mrs Davenett, Miss Satchell. Probable cast from hay playbill of 13 June 1780, and Genest, VI, 196: Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Bowkitt-Edwin; Cranky-Wilson; Idle-Egan; Vinegar-Cubitt; Bouquet-Fearon; John-Stevens; Orator Mum-Quick; Dolce-Mrs Davenett; Cecilia-Miss Satchell.
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Satchell.

Entertainment: Monologue.End 1st piece: a Prologue written by S. Foote, Esq.,-Master Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Kirby.
Role: Peg Actor: Miss Hale.
Role: Marwood Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: A Fete; A Medley

Performance Comment: As17810425, but Blow high-_; Dance of Sailors-_; Beviamo tuttre-_; Italian laughing song-_; Dance of Anticks-_; Dance of Shepherds and Shepherdesses-_; How merrily we live-_; Hecate-_; SCENES I and II as SCENES I and II in A Fete, 25 Apr. SCENE III. A Storm and Shipwreck. Stand to your guns my hearts of oak-Bannister; SCENE THE LAST. An Irish Fair. Teague's Journey to London through Coventry-Moody; Dancing-the Miss Stageldoirs.

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: As17801103, but Narcissa-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Miss Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Lewis; King (1st time)-Hull; Garcia-Whitfield; Gonzalez-Packer (of dl); Zara-Miss Younge; Leonora-Miss Ambrose; Almeria-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Zara Actor: Miss Younge
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Phusimimesis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton [i