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5151
17 October 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath (with additional songs)-Mrs Farrell (1st appearance in that character); Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Wewitzer; Mat o' the Mint-Baker; Lucy-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Brown; To conclude with a New Scene-. [This was included in all subsequent performances, although notice of it is omitted from the playbills of 8 and 15 Dec., 2 and 14 May 1778.]This was included in all subsequent performances, although notice of it is omitted from the playbills of 8 and 15 Dec., 2 and 14 May 1778.]
Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: The Commissary Actor: Quick
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End: As17771008; III: a Hornpipe-Miss Besford

5152
31 October 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Brereton; Cloten-Dodd; Cymbeline-Hurst; Pissanio-Packer; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius-Farren; Arviragus-Davies; Lucius-Wrighten; French Gentleman-Chaplin; Philario-Wright; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Miss Sherry; Imogen-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue)-King; Colonel Tivy-Brereton; Davy-Parsons; Jessamy-Lamash; Mignon-Burton; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Miss Tittup-Mrs Davies; Gymp-Mrs Colles; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: II: Masquerade Scene with Dancing-Burton, Henry, Mrs Marklew; End III: Rural Grace, as17771002

Cast
Role: Rural Grace Actor: Gallet, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Dupre.

Song: II: Masquerade Scene song-Miss Abrams

5153
04 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Palmer; Moneses-Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Axalla (1st time)-Farren; Dervise-Packer; Omar-Hurst; Stratocles-Lamash; Prince of Tanais-Wrighten; Zama-Wright; Mirvan-Norris; Haly-Chaplin; Bajazet-Smith; Selima-Miss Hopkins; Arpasia-Miss Younge; The usual Prologue-Brereton.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Arpasia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Song: IV: the original song To thee oh gentle sleep-Miss Abrams

5154
04 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End: The Enchantress-Aldridge, Harris, Miss Valois

Song: As17771008

5155
07 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Walpole
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End III: The Minuet de la Cour-Master Holland, Miss Armstrong

5156
11 November 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lauretta Actor: Miss Brown
Role: song Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: End: new dance, The Garden of Love-Dagueville, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Simonet, Sga Tinte

5157
25 November 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Walpole.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End II: New Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

5158
03 December 1777 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Brereton; Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; Oliver-Packer; Le Beau-Farren; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Silvius-R. Palmer; William-Burton; Adam-Moody; Jaques-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Caelia-Miss Hopkins; Phoebe-Mrs Davies; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Rosalind Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope.

Dance: End I: Rural Grace, as17771002

Cast
Role: Rural Grace Actor: Gallet, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Dupre.

Song: V: song-Miss Abrams

5159
22 December 1777 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Miss Besford

5160
21 January 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Hull, Whitfield, L'Estrange, Fearon, Booth, Robson, Smith, Thompson, Aickin, Mrs Jackson, Miss Ambrose, Miss Green, Mrs Barry. [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1778) and London Chronicle, 22 Jan.: Alfred-Lewis; Edwin-Hull; Earl of Surrey-Whitfield; Rollo-L'Estrange; Officers-Booth, Robson, Thompson; Hinguar-Aickin; Ronex-Mrs Jackson; Edda-Miss Ambrose; Elisa-Miss Green; Ethelswida-Mrs Barry; Fearon, Smith; [New Prologue-Wroughton; [New Epilogue-Mrs Barry. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at both subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at both subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Edda Actor: Miss Ambrose
Role: Elisa Actor: Miss Green

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: End: The Villagers-Aldridge, Langrish, Master Jackson, Miss Valois

5161
28 January 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17771107, but Louisa-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Collett.

Dance: End: will be revived Slingsby's ballet, The Provincalle-Slingsby, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Crespi

5162
23 February 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: In: As17770929; In afterpiece: Langrish, Miss Besford [who danced in all subsequent performances]

Song: End IV: Solemn Dirge, as17770929, but _Reinhold, Battishill

Cast
Role: ocal Parts Actor: Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, Miss Green.

5163
18 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ascension Acis And Galatea

Music: End Part I: concerto on the hautboy, as17780306End Part II: quartetto for the violin German flute tenor and piano forte-Master Weichsel, Florio, Stamitz, Miss Weichsel

5164
24 March 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss P. Hopkins
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor

Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss Simson

Dance: End II: will be revived Slingsby's grand ballet, The Savage Hunters-Slingsby, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Mlle Crespi

5165
30 March 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella Or The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron (1st time)-Lewis; Count Baldwin-Clarke; Carlos-Whitfield; Belford-L'Estrange; Sampson-Dunstall; Friend-Smith; Pedro-Bates; Child-Miss Francis; Villeroy (1st time)-Wroughton; Nurse-Mrs Poussin; Isabella-Mrs Barry (1st appearance in that character at this theatre).
Cast
Role: Child Actor: Miss Francis

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Performance Comment: Characters-Reinhold, Mahon, Baker, Miss Dayes. [Probable cast: Lieutenant Dreadnought-Reinhold; +Careful-Mahon; +True-Blue-Baker; +Nancy-Miss Dayes.]
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Reinhold, Mahon, Baker, Miss Dayes.
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Dayes.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Dayes.

Dance: 2nd piece: Aldridge. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Song: III: Epithalamium-; the vocal parts-Robson, Miss Dayes

5166
20 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Leeson
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Miss Ross, Sga Tinte

5167
24 April 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17780128, but Jessica-Mrs Morton [i.e. formerly Miss Dayes]; Nerissa-Miss Ambrose; Portia-Mrs Lessingham (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss Ambrose

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Dance: End III: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois; End IV: as17780421

5168
29 May 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Twist

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Dance: End II: The Merry Lasses-Master and Miss Byrn

5169
18 June 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Chevalier

Cast
Role: Mrs Upstart Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Walton

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Miss Hitchcock
Role: Women Passengers Actor: Miss Platt, Mrs Poussin

Dance: End I: The Gardeners-Master and Miss Byrn; End II afterpiece: As17780529

5170
24 June 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Performance Comment: As17780611 but Wilhelmina (with songs restored and newly composed)-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Miss Harper

Dance: End: Tambourine Dance-Master and Miss Byrn

5171
10 September 1778 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Sir J. Buck-Gardner; Classick-Usher; Subtle-Massey; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Love; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Harper

Dance: End: Dance-; In II afterpiece: a Minuet-Harris, Miss Harper

Entertainment: Monologue Following 1st dance: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye All-Palmer

5172
21 September 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Cast
Role: Goody Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fifth

Performance Comment: Henry-W?. Smith (of dl); Archbishop of Canterbury-Hull; Exeter-L'Estrange; Capt. Jamy-Dunstall; Capt. Fluellin-Wilson; Pistol-Quick; King of France-Fearon; Dauphin-Whitfield; High Constable-Clarke; Queen of France-Mrs Poussin; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Leeson
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Dimity Actor: Miss Weller

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews

5173
26 September 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Brereton; Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with songs)-Davies; Corin-Waldron; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; Silvius-R. Palmer; William-Burton; Le Beau-Philimore; Charles-Wrighten; Adam-Moody; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia-Mrs Sharp; Phoebe-Miss Kirby; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Rosalind Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Field

Dance: End I: comic dance, The Cow@keeper-Master Mills, Miss Grimaldi

Song: Afterpiece: As17780917; V: song-Miss Abrams

5174
29 September 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Henderson; King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Chief Justice-Aickin; Archbishop of York-Packer; Prince John-Lamash; Gloster-Mrs Colles; Clarence-Miss Collett; Westmoreland-Farren; Mowbray-Hurst; Hastings-Wrighten; Justice Silence-Parsons; Pistol-Baddeley; Poins-R. Palmer; Bardolph-Wright; Davy-Waldron; Page-Master Pulley; Justice Shallow-Yates; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Clarence Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Vernon; Don Diego-Bannister; Mungo-Quick (of cg); Ursula-Mrs Love; Leonora-Miss Brown (of cg).
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: End IV: The Irish Fair-the Miss Stageldoirs

5175
14 October 1778 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

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

Afterpiece Title: The Medley or Harlequin At All

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Cushing, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Brunsdon, Wewitzer, Jones, Mahon, Baker, Painter, R.? Smith, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross, Mrs White, Sga Tinte.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Cushing, Thompson, Stevens, Ledger, Brunsdon, Wewitzer, Jones, Mahon, Baker, Painter, R.? Smith, Miss Matthews, Miss Ross, Mrs White, Sga Tinte.

Dance: Afterpiece: The dances-Aldridge, Dagueville, Miss Valois. [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent Performances.

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