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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: As17960414, but Julia Faulkner-Miss Mansel.
Cast
Role: Julia Faulkner Actor: Miss Mansel.
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Miss Kirton.
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Smyth
Role: Badendorff Actor: Powel
Role: Ellen Holstein Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Ida Actor: Miss Wallis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Claudius-Packer; Hamlet-Wroughton; Polonius-Dodd (1st appearance in that character); Horatio-Whitfield; Laertes-C. Kemble; Rosencrantz-Caulfield; Guildenstern-Trueman; Osrick (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Marcellus-Benson; Bernardo-Phillimore; Ghost of Hamlet's father-Bensley; Players-Maddocks, Hollingsworth; 1st Grave@digger-King (1st appearance in that character); 2nd Grave@digger-Burton; Gertrude-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Ophelia-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character in London]); [in which she will introduce an additional Air by Linley-Mrs Jordan; Actress-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Actress Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Cast
Role: Hannah Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Lady Autumn Actor: Miss Tidswell

Entertainment: Monologue.End: a Serio-Comic, Poetic, Prosaic Paraphrase on Shakespeare's Seven Ages-King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17951124, but added: Maid-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Catharine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17960319but added: Hortensio-Claremont; Pedro-Farley; Bianca-Miss Leserve; Curtis-Mrs Platt.
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Miser Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: The Point at Herqui

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Byrn; 3rd piece: Dance, as17960415

Song: In: Old Towler-Incledon; 3rd piece: Tippy Bob, as17960415; The Waiter, as17960415; Irish Song, as17960415; New Loyal Song, as17960415; Ye Gentlemen of England, as17960415; Rule Britannia, as17960415; Admiral Benbow-Incledon; Rondo-Mrs Serres

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Performance Comment: As17960430, but Mahmoud-C. Kemble; Muley-_; unassigned-Master _Gregson; Miss_ Menage; General Chorus-_Annereau, _Bardoleau, _Cook, _Walker.
Cast
Role: Aladdin Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Balsora Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Zobeide Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Powell. "If we make allowances for embarrassment and imperfect study, the performance of Mrs Powell was by no means indifferent" (Monthly Mirror, May 1796, p. 50). Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years. Morning Herald, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 22, Henrietta-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #466 11s. 6d. (189.3.6; 53.1.6; 4.14.6; tickets: 216.15.0) (charge: #212)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17960429, but Hamlet (for this night only)-Mrs Powell; Osric-R. Palmer; Ghost of Hamlet's father (for that night only)-Palmer; Gertrude-Miss Morris (of cg); Ophelia's Air by Linley-_.
Cast
Role: Hamlet Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Gertrude Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Actress Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Bannister Jun.; Figaro-R. Palmer; Antonio-Wewitzer; Bazil-Phillimore; Page-Mrs Bland; Countess-Mrs Goodall; Agnes-Mrs Heard; Susan-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Farren.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Cast
Role: Aladdin Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Balsora Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Zobeide Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Alive and Merry

Performance Comment: Characters-Russell, Wathen, Wewitzer, Trueman, Suett, Bannister Jun., Hollingsworth, Maddocks, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland; [Larpent MS lists the parts: Repartee, Andrew, Charles Seymour, Amoabite, Shroud, Porters, Bailiffs, Security, Jack Junk, Servant, Caroline, Nancy.] Prologue-Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Warwick And Margaret Of Anjou

Performance Comment: Earl of Warwick-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Earl of Suffolk-Hull; Earl of Pembroke-Richardson; Officer-Thompson; King Edward-Macready; Lady Elizabeth Grey (1st time)-Miss Mansel; Lady Clifford (1st time)-Mrs Townsend; Margaret of Anjou-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Lie of the Day

Afterpiece Title: Sprigs of Laurel

Cast
Role: Cruizer Actor: Powel

Song: In Course Evening: The Waiter-Fawcett; Master Thedy Shemus O'Shaughnessey O'Finnegin Delaney's History of Himself-Johnstone; Mad Bess (in character)-Mrs Clendining; The Sportman's snug little Cot, Admiral Benbow-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahmoud

Performance Comment: As17960430, but Mahmoud-C. Kemble; Cassan-Wewitzer; General Chorus-Miss _Arne.
Cast
Role: General Chorus Actor: Miss _Arne.
Role: Aladdin Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Balsora Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Zobeide Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Alive and Merry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Money

Performance Comment: As17960513, but Characters-_Benson, Wewitzer, Miss _Leak, Mrs +Pritchard (1st appearance on any stage).
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: _Benson, Wewitzer, Miss _Leak, Mrs +Pritchard
Role: Jane Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Barbara Actor: Miss Leak.

Afterpiece Title: First Love

Cast
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Mellon.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysteries Of The Castle

Performance Comment: As17951104, but Chorus of Soldiers and Sailors-_Gray, _Little; Chorus of Country Girls-Miss _Kirton.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Farmer Stubble Actor: Powel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Gertrude Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Actress Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: As17960530, but Antonio (1st time)-Russell; Page (1st time)-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss DeCamp.
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Farren.
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Mellon.
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss DeCamp

Entertainment: Monologue. End: A Picture of a Play House; or, Bucks have at ye all-R. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Un-married

Cast
Role: Virtuoso Actor: Powel
Role: Old Maid Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Miss Logan.

Afterpiece Title: The School for Arrogance

Performance Comment: Count Conolly Villars-Holman; Dermot-Johnstone; Sir Paul Peckham-Fawcett; Sir Samuel Sheepy-Munden; Dorimont-Richardson; Lucy-Miss Chapman; Lydia-Mrs Townsend; Lady Peckham-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Dr Last's Examination before the College of Physicians

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Smyth
Role: Badendorff Actor: Powel
Role: Ellen Holstein Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Ida Actor: Miss Wallis

Dance: In 4th piece: Dance, as17951026, but Holland; in which dance Bells-Lawrence that inimitable Performer, will introduce accompaniments on his Bells

Song: In: Admiral Benbow-Incledon; In 3rd piece: All on Hobbies-Williamson; In 4th piece: Rule Britannia-Townsend

Entertainment: 3rd piece: a variety of Imitations-Rees

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17950926, but Snake-Phillimore; Maria (1st time)-Miss Heard; Maid-_.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Leak.

Afterpiece Title: A Musical Olio

Performance Comment: As17960521, but added: The Town and Country (by permission of Captain Morris)-Dignum; the Catches and Glees-Bannister, Sedgwick, Wathen, Dignum.
Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Tidswell

Song: End II: The Little Waist- (composed by Hook); End IV: The Sailor's Journal (composed by Dibdin)-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Haymes, Davenport, Farley, Williamson, Rees, Ledger, Follett, Hawtin, Findlay, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Davenport, Miss Leserve, Mrs Townsend (1st time); [For cast see17960123] Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 0

Cast
Role: Miser Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 1

Cast
Role: Miser Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 2

Cast
Role: Miser Actor: Powel

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: The Barber's Petition, as17960506; with Wigs, as17960506

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Leak

Song: End I: Whither my Love, Ah! Whither art thou fled? (from The Haunted Tower)-Sga Storace; From Shades of Night-Braham; This fond Sorrow-Braham, Sga Storace (both from Mahmoud); End II: the celebrated Harp Song Ah che nel petto io sento, from Idalide,-Mme Mara; In IV: a Masquerade Scene, in which Ally Croker-Miss Leak, Master Welsh

Performance Comment: Whither art thou fled?
(from The Haunted Tower)-Sga Storace; From Shades of Night-Braham; This fond Sorrow-Braham, Sga Storace (both from Mahmoud); End II: the celebrated Harp Song Ah che nel petto io sento, from Idalide,-Mme Mara; In IV: a Masquerade Scene, in which Ally Croker-Miss Leak, Master Welsh.

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: a new Occasional Address-Mrs Jordan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Katharine And Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Palmer; Baptista-Packer; Hortensio-Trueman; Grumio-Hollingsworth; Music@master-Banks; Biondello-R. Palmer; Pedro-Phillimore; Taylor-Burton; Peter-Evans; Gabriel-Cooke; Nathaniel-Webb; Gregory-Maddocks; Katharine-Mrs Goodall; Bianca-Miss Tidswell; Curtis-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Whittle-Hollingsworth; Nephew-Caulfield; Bates-Maddocks; Kecksey-Dodd; Thomas-Burton; Widow Brady-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Entertainment: MonologueEnd 2nd piece: Monsieur Tonson-Caulfield

Performances

Mainpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Performance Comment: Villamour-Barrymore; Old Meanwell-Packer; Young Meanwell-Whitfield; Skipwell-R. Palmer; Servant-Evans; Florinda-Mrs Goodall; Letty-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Letty Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Entertainment: MonologueEnd 2nd piece: Bucks have at ye all-R. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Palmer (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Anthonio-Aickin; Gratian-R. Palmer; Old Gobbo-Wathen; Tubal-Waldron; Lorenzo (with a song)-Davies; Launcelot-Suett; Duke-Usher; Salanio-Caulfield; Solarino-Trueman; Leonardo-Lyons; Balthazar-Ledger; Bassanio-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Jessica-Mrs Bland; Nerissa-Miss Logan; Portia-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Nerissa Actor: Miss Logan

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Menage

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit; or, Rambles in Dorsetshire

Performance Comment: Young Pranks-Fawcett; Whimmy-Suett; Old Pranks-Aickin; Peregrine-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Barleycorn-R. Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Apathy-Trueman; Barebones-Burton; Tully-Johnstone; Natty Maggs-Palmer Jun.; Carter-Waldron Jun.; Toby Thatch-Wathen; Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Maggs-Mrs Booth; Kitty Barleycorn-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Lord Edmund-Davies; Count Fripon-Waldron Jun.; Trap-Caulfield; Jack Connor-R. Palmer; Dowdle-Suett; Rachel-Mrs Harlowe; Adelaide-Miss Heard; Landlady-Mrs Heard; Mary-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Adelaide Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Performance Comment: Major Benbow-Suett; Justice Benbow-Usher; Capt. Greville-Johnstone; Capt. Wilson-Bannister; Tipple-Fawcett; Kilderkin-Ledger; Ned-Abbot; Putty-Waldron Jun.; Eliza-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Leak.

Afterpiece Title: The Magick Banner; or, Two Wives in a House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Performance Comment: Lord Simper-R. Palmer; Col. Modish-Trueman; Plainwell-Caulfield; Level-Palmer Jun.; Mrs Level-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Mrs Level Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Cast
Role: Mrs Level Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Bannister; Capt. Belville-Davies; Rustic-Trueman; Irishmen-Caulfield, Abbot; William-Mrs Harlowe; Phoebe-Mrs Bland; Dorcas-Mrs Booth; Rosina-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Leak.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Performance Comment: Villamour-C. Kemble; Meanwell-Davies (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Young Meanwell-Palmer Jun.; Servant-Abbot; Skipwell-R. Palmer; Letty-Mrs Gibbs; Florinda-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Florinda Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: Scout-Bannister Jun.; Snarl-Suett; Charles-Trueman; Justice Mittimus-Usher; Sheepface-Wathen; Kate-Miss Heard; Mrs Scout-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Cast
Role: Mrs Level Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Bannister Jun.; Perriwinkle-Suett; Obadiah Prim-Wathen; Sir Philip Modelove-Waldron; Tradelove-Aickin; Simon Pure-Waldron Jun.; Freeman-Palmer Jun.; Sackbut-R. Palmer; Aminadab-Miss Menage; Servant-Lyons; Waiter-Ledger; Stockbrokers-Burton, Usher, Trueman, Abbot; Mrs Prim-Mrs Hopkins; Betty-Mrs Hale; Lady-Mrs Cuyler; Anne Lovely-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Aminadab Actor: Miss Menage

Afterpiece Title: The Purse