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Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Pirates, advertised on playbill of 6 Dec. In mainpiece the playbill retains Miss Farren as Miss Herbert, but she was absent, and "Mrs Powell was her substitute" (Thespian Magazine, Jan. 1793, p. 171).] Receipts: #150 4s. 6d. (105.2.6; 41.10.0; 3.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Fugitive

Performance Comment: As17921013, but Sir William Wingrove-Bensley; Mrs Manly-Mrs Booth; Miss Herbert-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Miss Herbert Actor: Mrs Powell.
Role: Young Manly Actor: Palmer
Role: Miss Julia Wingrove Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Miss Manly Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Larron Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Theresa Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Juliana Actor: Miss Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Cast
Role: Fribble Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss DeCamp
Event Comment: Mainpiece: To conclude with a Grand Procession of the Hundred Knights of Chivalry, and the Representation of an Ancient Tournament, under the direction of Dubois. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] With a new Overture and new Additional Musick, by Storace, Shaw, and other Eminent Masters. And new Dresses, Decorations and Machinery. [Miss Redhead is identified in Kemble Mem.] Account-Book, 20 Dec. 1792: Paid Kemble to purchase horses for Cymon #180 14s. 6d. (223.11.6; 55.4.0; 3.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Cymon

Performance Comment: Merlin-Bannister; Cymon-Kelly; Dorus-Wewitzer; Linco-Bannister Jun.; Damon-Bland; Dorilas-Cooke; Daemon of Revenge-Sedgwick; Cupid-Master Welsh; Urganda-Mrs Crouch; Sylvia-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Redhead]); Fatima-Mrs Goodall; Phebe-Miss DeCamp; Daphne-Mrs Bland; Dorcas-Mr Suett; [In Tournament: Knights-Dubois, Fairbrother.
Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Meadows Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Jessica to Mrs Bland, but "an apology was made stating the indisposition of Mrs Bland, and requesting that Miss Heard might be permitted to perform Jessica, which was agreed to" (Thespian Magazine, Apr. 1793, p. 243). In afterpiece the playbill assigns Mrs Matadore to Mrs Hopkins, but "Benson informed the audience that owing to a mistake in the bills, Mrs Hopkins's Name had been inserted instead of Mrs Booth's (ibid).] Receipts: #139 11s. (136.12; 2.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Packer; Anthonio-Bensley; Bassanio-Wroughton; Salanio-Whitfield; Solarino-Barrymore; Gratiano-Dodd; Lorenzo (with song)-Dignum; Shylock-Kemble; Tubal-Waldron; Launcelot-Bannister Jun.; Gobbo-Suett; Leonardo-Cooke; Balthazar-Maddocks; Portia-Mrs Siddons; Nerissa-Miss Collins; Jessica (with a song)-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Collins
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Chapman. Morning Herald, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Chapman, No. 16, Henrietta-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #263 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: As17920917, but Sulky-Cubitt; Sophia (for that night only)-Miss Chapman (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Cast
Role: Bercilla Actor: Miss Broadhurst
Role: 2nd Biscayan Actor: Miss Barnett

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: With Dialogue intended only to introduce the following favorite songs, selected, written and composed (with new accompanyments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Cubitt; Peggy Perkins, Let bards elate-Blanchard; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the ancients its speaking-Johnstone; The Greenwich Pensioner ["Twas in the goodship Rover], Tom Bowling [Here a sheer hulk]-Darley; [Comic Song, How much I love thee-Powel; Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, Poor Jack, Go patter to Lubbers, The Portrait, Come painter with thy happiest flight-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [Indian Song, Dear Yanco say and true he say-Miss Broadhurst; [Sea Song, A Sailor's Life's a life of woe-Mrs Harlowe; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the world a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.

Music: End I 3rd piece: a sonata from Op. 2, by Clementi, on one of Longman and Broderip's newly invented Grand Piano Forte Harpsichords, by the celebrated-Master Field a Child of Nine Years Old

Entertainment: Monologue. As17930410

Event Comment: On account of the Indisposition of Parsons, HEIGHO FOR A HUSBAND! [advertised on playbill of 6 Jan.] is obliged to be postponed till Saturday next. [In 1st piece the playbill retains Mrs Bland, but she "being indisposed her part in The Mariners was given to Miss De Camp" (Thespian Magazine, Jan. 1794, p. 30). It is not stated who took Miss De Camp's place.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mariners

Performance Comment: As17931130, but Miss De Camp in place of Mrs Bland .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss De Camp

Afterpiece Title: WAYS AND MEANS

Cast
Role: Juba Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Girl Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Lady Helen Actor: Miss DeCamp
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Chapman. [In 1st piece the Young Lady is identified in Morning Herald, 20 May, only as "Niece to the late Alexander Fordyce, Esq., and a pupil of the veteran Macklin."] Morning Herald, 10 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Chapman, No. 33, Norfolk-street, Strand. Receipts: #199 8s. 6d. (62/4/0; 10/12/6; tickets: 126/12/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17931223, but Mrs Strickland-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage); Jacintha-Miss Chapman; omitted: Tester . omitted: Tester .
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: MODERN ANTIQUES

Performance Comment: As17931109, but Belinda-Miss Hopkins; omitted: Napkin, Hearty . omitted: Napkin, Hearty .

Song: End of Act IV of 1st piece Mad Bess, as17940425; In the course of the Evening Black-Eyed Susan, as17940502

Event Comment: 1st piece [1st time; PREL I, by Thomas Holcroft, based on The Covent Garden Tragedy, by Henry Fielding. Larpent MS 1039; not published; synopsis of plot in Morning Herald, 16 Sept.]. "The two Queens are represented by Munden and Fawcett, who are dressed up fantastically, wearing as Crowns Models of the two Theatres" (Morning Chronicle, 16 Sept.). Covent-Garden was crowned with a triangular representation of the Piazza; Drury-Lane with her own Theatre, surmounted by Apollo" (Morning Herald, 16 Sept.). [This was Burton's 1st appearance in London; he was from the Norwich theatre. Miss Cornelys was from the Dublin theatre.] No Money to be returned. Boxes 6s. Second Price 3s. Pit 3s. 6d. Second Price 2s. Gallery 2s. Second Price 1s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Brandon at the Office in Hart-street. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 30 Oct.]. Receipts: #305 1s. 6d. (296.10.6; 8.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, Drury-lane And Covent-garden

Afterpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lewis; Strickland-Farren; Bellamy-Davies; Jack Meggot-Bernard; Tester (1st time [i.e. 1st appearance])-Burton; Buckle-Farley; Ranger's Servant-Cross; Chairmen-Rock, Ledger; Frankly-Holman; Mrs Strickland-Miss Chapman; Jacintha-Miss Cornelys (1st appearance on this stage); Lucetta-Mrs Mattocks; Milliner-Mrs Lloyd; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Clarinda-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Cornelys

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Event Comment: Powell: Servant to Miss Alscrip, Evans [in mainpiece]; Michael doubled With Gustavus by Trueman, Bland Ill [in afterpiece]. New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #165 8s. 6d. (110.4.0; 51.3.6; 4.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17941030, but Chignon-Maddocks; Mr Blandish-Benson; Lady Emily-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Lady Emily Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Lord Gayville Actor: Palmer
Role: Prompt Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Miss Alscrip Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Tiffany Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Event Comment: [In mainpiece "Evans Lady Sneerwell's Servant for Maddocks"; in afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Bramwell as Nelly, but "Mrs Bramwell being Ill Miss Tidswell play'd the part of Nelly, and Miss DeCamp sang the Trio" (Powell).] Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #139 1s. 6d. (93.1.0; 40.2.0; 5.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17950122, but Charles Surface-Wroughton; Careless-Barrymore; Rowley-Maddocks; Lady Sneerwell-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Role: Joseph Surface Actor: Palmer
Role: Trip Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17941021, but Nelly-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Nelly Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss DeCamp

Song: As17941112

Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Jessica to Mrs Bland, but "Jessica Miss Collins. Miss Bland Ill, Leonardo [omitted from playbill] Evans, Cooke Ill" (Powell).] Powell: Edwy and Elgiva rehearsed at 11. Receipts: #285 7s. 6d. (236.16.6; 43.14.6; 4.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Packer; Antonio-Bensley; Bassanio-Wroughton; Solanio-Whitfield; Salarino-Barrymore; Gratiano-Dodd; Lorenzo-Dignum; Shylock-Kemble; Tubal-Waldron; Launcelot-Bannister Jun.; Gobbo-Suett; Leonardo-Evans; Portia-Mrs Siddons; Nerissa-Mrs Goodall; Jessica-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Leak. Morning Herald, 13 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Leak, Upper Mews Gate, Castle-street, Leicester-Fields. Receipts: #391 18s. (88.11.6; 60.0.0; 12.1.0; tickets: 231.5.6) (charge: #211 19s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Leak.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: As17941027, but Ismene (with new songs, one of which will be accompanied on the harp by Meyer Jun.)-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Leak.

Song: End 2nd piece: a favourite song-Mrs Ferguson (1st appearance on that stage)

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. 2nd piece: Written by David Garrick, Esq. Morning Herald, 23 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Pope, No. 63, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #367 8s. 6d. (127.15.0; 62.1.0; 9.17.6; tickets: 167.8.0; odd money: 0.7.0) (charge: #210 16s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Cast
Role: Fredrick Mowbray Actor: Palmer
Role: Mr Wrangle Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Lady Ruby Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Mrs Wrangle Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Kate Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: A Much Admired Scene from Harlequin's Invasion

Performance Comment: Abraham-Waldron; Mrs Snip-Mrs Hopkins; Dolly Snip-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Goodwill-Packer; Blister-Suett; Coupee-Bannister Jun.; Quaver-Dignum; Miss Lucy-Mrs Jordan; Timothy-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Paraphrase on Shakespeare's Seven Ages, as17960429

Event Comment: [as Miss Mahon Mrs Second has sung in the cg oratorios in 1789 and 1790.] Receipts: #189 5s. (187.5.6; 1.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Performance Comment: Sir Walter Waring-Quick; Capt. O'Donnel-Johnstone; Fairlop-Bowden; Medley-Townsend; Bob-Haymes; Ralph-Linton; Welford-Incledon; Dolly-Mrs Martyr; Miss Di Clacket-Mrs Davenport; Polly-Miss Gray; Bridget-Mrs Watts; Emily (with additional songs, accompanied on the clarionet by Mahon)-Mrs Second (1st appearance on any stage [i.e. in a speaking part]).i.e. in a speaking part]).
Cast
Role: Miss Di Clacket Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Gray

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Macready; Antonio-Munden; Bazil-Powel; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Martyr; Countess-Miss Chapman; Marcelina-Mrs Gilbert; Agnes-Miss Logan; Susan-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Logan

Song: [One of Mrs Second's new songs was Hope thou cheerful ray of light (BUC 643).

Event Comment: "A character [in mainpiece] called Grand Pas for Murray...is now cut out of the play" (Oracle, 21 Nov.). [Miss Wallis's 1st appearance as Catharine was at Bath in the season of 1792-93.] Receipts: #175 12s. 6d. (170.17.6; 4.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Cast
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: Mrs Second.

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Claremont; Taylor-Simmons; Biondello-Lee; Pedro-Farley; Grumio-Munden; Bianca-Miss Leserve; Curtis-Mrs Platt; Catharine-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character [in London]).in London]).
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Catharine Actor: Miss Wallis
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wallis. 2nd piece: By Permission of the Proprietors of Drury Lane Theatre, and for that night only; with additional Songs [Sga Storace had sung in the oratorios at this theatre in the 1789 season.] True Briton, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Wallis, Gower-street. Receipts: #376 9s. 6d. (192.15.6; 2.16.0; tickets: 180.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Guardian

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Robin (1st time)-Fawcett; Crop (1st time)-Townsend; Endless (1st time)-Simmons; William-Haymes; Louisa-Mrs Clendining; Dorothy-Mrs Martyr; Nelly-Mrs Castelle; Margaretta (by permission of the Proprietor of the Opera House)-Sga Storace (1st and only appearance at that Theatre); Lullaby-Sga Storace.

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Performance Comment: As17970107, but Adriana-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Adriana Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: Oberon Actor: Miss Gray

Song: In 3rd piece: as17970107

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss DeCamp. 3rd piece: With a Sea Fight. True Briton, 15 May: Tickets to be had of Miss DeCamp, No. 32, Bow-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #376 6s. 6d. (121.8.6; 79.13.6; 2.14.0; tickets: 172.10.6) (charge: #221 1s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: As17970524, but Flora-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Miss DeCamp.
Role: Soto Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Viletta Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Josephine Actor: Miss Leak.
Role: Gabriel Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Baron Lovinski Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Dangle Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Puff Actor: Palmer
Role: Mrs Dangle Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Italian Girls Actor: Miss Leak, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp
Role: Nieces Actor: Miss Heard, Miss Mellon
Role: Tilburina Actor: Miss Pope.

Entertainment: Monologue.End 2nd piece: as17970529

Event Comment: The Opera Dances [Les Delassemens Militaires and Cupid and Psyche, both advertised on playbill of 30 Oct.] are obliged to be deferred till Saturday, on account of Mme Hilligsberg not being sufficiently recovered from her late accident [see 28 Oct.] to perform. [Miss Wheatley, who had 1st appeared at dl, 16 Feb. 1795, is identified in European Magazine, Nov. 1797, p. 339.] Receipts: #119 4s. 6d. (113.7.6; 5.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Performance Comment: Sir Simon Flourish-Quick; Harcourt-Incledon; Captain O'Neill-Johnstone; Old Testy-Munden; Young Flourish-Fawcett; Young Testy-Knight; Bluff-Townsend; Snare-Clarke; Keeper-Thompson; Tipstaff-Simmons; Bailiffs-Linton, Gray, Street; Kitty-Mrs Martyr; Lady Flourish-Mrs Knight; Miss Hartley-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Wheatley]).Miss Wheatley]).
Cast
Role: Miss Hartley Actor: A Young Lady

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Murtoch Delaney-Johnstone; Frost-Munden; Edward-Fawcett; Seymour-Toms; Colloony-Waddy; Cymon-Simmons; Caroline-Miss Chapman; Cubaa-Mrs Litchfield; Louisa-Miss Mansel.
Cast
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Mansel.

Afterpiece Title: England's Glory

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Sims
Event Comment: [Murray's 1st appearance as King Lear was at Bath, 21 Feb. 1788; when Miss Campion, Mrs Spencer's as Cordelia was at Dublin, 23 Mar. 1790] Receipts: #192 16s. (190.10; 2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Murray (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Bastard-Whitfield; Gloster-Hull; Kent-Waddy; Cornwall-Clarke; Albany-Toms; Gentleman Usher-Simmons; Doctor-Davenport; Cornwall's Servant-Thompson; Edger-Holman; Regan-Mrs Litchfield; Goneril-Miss Mansel; Arante-Miss Leserve; Cordelia-Mrs Spencer (1st appearance in that character [in London]).in London]).
Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Miss Mansel
Role: Arante Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turned Governor

Event Comment: "Last night Miss Poole was absent from indisposition" (Morning Herald, 31 Mar.). Her substitute is not named. Account-Book, 9 June: Received of Ashley oratorio rent #350. [This was Reinhold's last appearance on the stage.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 From The Most Favourite Works Of Handel; Messiah

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Performance Comment: Overture- (Samson); Shall I in Mamre's-Sale; For all these mercies-Chorus (Joshua); O Change beyond Report, O Mirror of our fickle state-Miss Celson (Samson); My arms against, Sound an alarm-Incledon; We hear-Chorus; Come ever smiling liberty-Miss Poole (Judas Maccabaeus); When his loud voice-Chorus (Jephtha); O worse than Death, Angels ever bright-Mme Mara (Theodora); He gave tham hailstones-Chorus (Israel in Egypt).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Performance Comment: Overture and March- (Scipio); Tyrants would-Mme Mara; Tyrants ye in vain-Chorus (Athalia); He layeth the beams-Reinhold (Ezio); Grateful hearts-Miss Dufour (Nabal); Fall'n is the foe-Chorus (Judas Maccabaeus); Great Jehovah's awful word-Miss Poole (Israel in Egypt); Gentle Airs-Incledon; accompanied on the violoncello-C. Ashley (Athalia); Bravura Agitata-Mme Mara; The Lord shall reign-Chorus; For the Horse of Pharaoh, And Miriam-Incledon; Sing ye to the Lord-Mme Mara; The Horse and his Rider-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); Mad Bess-Mme Mara (Purcell).

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Selected from The Messiah. Overture-; Comfort ye, Every Valley-Incledon; And the Glory-Chorus; How beautiful-Master Elliot; The trumpet shall sound-Reinhold; Rejoice greatly-Miss Poole; For unto us a Child is born-Chorus; I know that my Redeemer Liveth-Mme Mara; Hallelujah-Chorus.
Cast
Role: Rejoice greatly Actor: Miss Poole

Music: End I: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke; End II: concerto on the violin-G. Ashley

Event Comment: '[We wish [Miss Biggs] would not tragedize so much, or display so many fine attitudes, and throw her arms into such fantastic disposition; and if she could communicate more ease and simplicity to her delivery, it would be all the better" (Monthly Mirror, Nov. 1798, p. 309). Receipts: #223 14s. 6d. (166.13.6; 56.17.0; 0.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Performance Comment: As17980929, but Angela-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Angela Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Father Philip Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Halfwit-Suett; Dabble-Bannister Jun.; Frolick-Hollingsworth; Beaumont-Caulfield; Blunt-Webb; Servants-Evans, Fisher; Mrs Matadore-Mrs Walcot; Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Meddle-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Mrs Meddle Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Miss Biggs, but "Biggs, of Drury-lane Theatre, died yesterday [actually not until 9 Dec.]. The grief of his sister on the occasion prevented her performing in Cumberland's new comedy last night; in consequence of which the part of Matilda was read by Miss Heard" (Morning Herald, 8 Dec.).] Receipts: #158 0s. 6d.(98.0.0; 56.11.6; 3.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Word For Nature

Performance Comment: As17981205, but Matilda-Miss Biggs's part read byMiss Heard; unassigned-_Fisher, _Ryder. Prologue, Epilogue as17981205 .

Afterpiece Title: The Captive of Spilburg

Cast
Role: Iwan Actor: Miss Benson

Dance: As17981205

Event Comment: Benefit for Pope. 1st piece [1st time; D 4. Larpent MS 1249; not published synopsis of plot in Universal Magazine, Apr. 1799, p. 273]: Translated from [Der Graf von Burgund, by August Friedrich Ferdinand von? Kotzebue (Author of The Stranger, Lover's Vows, &c.) by Miss Anne? Plumptre, and adapted to the English Stage by Alexander? Pope. Morning Chronicle, 25 26 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Pope at his house, No. 5, Half Moon-street, Piccadilly. [This was Mrs Abington's last appearance on the stage.] "The perpetuated evidence of youth was in character with her person and her powers; the slimness of her figure, the fulness of her voice, the freshness of her spirits, the sparkle of her eye, and the elasticity of her limbs, savoured alike of a juvenility that puzzled the mind, whilst it pleased it: of her it was justly said that 'she had been on the stage thirty years; she was one-and-twenty when she came, and one-and-twenty when she went!'" (John Bernard, Retrospections of the Stage, 1830, II, 228-29). Receipts: #334 19s. 6d. (194.1.0; 2.5.0; tickets: 138.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Burgundy

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pope, Munden, Murray, Hull, Clarke, Davenport, Thompson, Claremont, Abbot, Miss Chapman, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Pope. [Cast from Larpent MS: Henry-Pope; Chevalier Walter von Blonay-Munden; Brother Peter-Murray; Chevalier Cuno von Hallwyl-Hull; Count Hugo von Werdenberg-Clarke [in MS: Whitfield]; Bruno-Davenport; Benedict-Thompson; Guido-Claremont [in MS: Gilbert]; Nicholas-Abbot; Matilda-Miss Chapman; Gertrude-Mrs Davenport; Elizabeth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performance Comment: Captain Oakland-Incledon; Oakland-Munden; Gunnel-Fawcett; Jeffery-Townsend; Sterling-Abbot; M'Scrape-Johnstone; Ellen Woodbine-Miss Walcup; Lucy Oakland-Mrs Follett; Catherine-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Ellen Woodbine Actor: Miss Walcup

Song: End: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; End 2nd piece: The Mid Watch-Incledon

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Litchfield and Miss Mitchell. 3rd piece: Not acted these 2 years. Morning Chronicle, 25 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Litchfield, No. 38, Bedford-street, Covent Garden; of Miss Mitchell, No. 3, Park-street, Grosvenor-square. Receipts: #304 15s. 6d. (76.7.6; 1.12.0; tickets: 226.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lie Of The Day; Or, A Party At Hampton Court

Performance Comment: Aircourt-Lewis; Alibi-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Metheglin-Fawcett; Larry Kavanagh-Knight; Sir Carrol O'Donovan-Waddy; Young O'Donovan-Clarke; Lady Arable-Miss Chapman; Katty Kavanagh-Mrs Davenport; Fib-Mrs Watts; Sophia (1st time)-Mrs Litchfield.
Cast
Role: Lady Arable Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: As17990409, but Laura (for that night only)-Miss Mitchell (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Mitchell

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Performance Comment: General-Munden; Nicholas-Fawcett; Sebastian-Farley; Matthias-Emery; Ambrose-Thompson; Marquis-Betterton; Flora-Mrs Mattocks; Cecily-Mrs Davenport; Julia-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Chapman.

Song: End II: The Death of Admiral Benbow-Incledon; End: a song-Townsend; End I 2nd piece: The Snug Little Island-Townsend; End 2nd piece: Old Towler-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue Alexander's Feast-Mrs Litchfield

Event Comment: Afterpiece: The Scenery re-painted, and the Dresses and Decorations entirely new. The Musick composed by Kelly. The Scenes designed and executed by Greenwood, Chalmers, and others. The Machinery, Decorations and Dresses designed and under the direction of Johnston, and executed by him, Underwood and Gay. The Dresses by Johnston, Gay and Miss Rein. Account-Book: Paid Hatton, sword cutler, #5 10s; Chorus #11 16s. 6d. Receipts: #370 2s. (254.6.6; 114.3.0; 1.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Margarita Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Altea Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Estifania Actor: Miss Mellon

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity

Performance Comment: Abomelique (Blue-Beard)-Barrymore; Ibrahim-Suett; Selim-Dignum; Shacabac-Bannister Jun.; Hassan-Hollingsworth; Spahis-Caulfield, Trueman, Maddocks, Evans; Janizaries-Danby, Cook, Tett, Caulfield Jun., Sawyer, Danby Jun., Aylmer, Willoughby, Bardoleau, Clarke, Mead, Elliot; Male Slaves-Roffey, Whitmell, Wells, Garman, Johnston, Goodman, Gauron; Fatima-Mrs Crouch; Irene-Miss DeCamp; Beda-Mrs Bland; Peasants-Ms Arne, Ms Roffey, Ms Wentworth, Ms Jackson, Ms Maddocks, Ms Menage, Ms Butler, Ms Benson, Ms Coates, Ms Gawdry, Ms Saunders, Ms Jacobs, Ms Chippendale; Female Slaves-Ms Brooker, Miss Daniels, Ms Brigg, Ms Byrne, Ms Vining, Ms Riches, Ms Luciet, Ms Drake.