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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Raft

Cast
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Mansel

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Performance Comment: Antipholis of Syracuse-Pope; Antipholis of Ephesus-Holman; Duke-Clarke; Angelo-Powel; Aegeon-Hull; Dromio of Syracuse-Munden; Dromio of Ephesus-Quick; Luciana-Mrs Mountain; Abbess-Miss Chapman; Lesbia-Miss Leserve; Adriana-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Abbess Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Leserve

Song: In III 2nd piece: song in character-Mrs Clendining

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Raft

Cast
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Mansel

Afterpiece Title: The Lie of the Day or A Party at Hampton Court

Performance Comment: Aircourt-Lewis; Alibi-Quick; Metheglin-Fawcett; Larry Kavanagh-Knight; Sir Carrol O'Donovan-Waddy; Young O'Donovan-Clarke; Pavot-Simmons; Waiter-Abbot; Lady Arable-Miss Chapman; Katty Kavanagh-Mrs Davenport; Fib-Mrs Watts; Sophia-Miss Mansel.
Cast
Role: Lady Arable Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Mansel.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Performance Comment: Goldfinch-Lewis; Silky-Quick; Harry Dornton-Holman; Dornton-Munden; Milford-Toms; Sulky-Davenport; Smith-Powel; Hosier-Clarke; Jacob-Abbot; Marker-Farley; Sheriff's Officer-Thompson; Sophia-Miss Mansel; Jenny-Mrs Norton; Mrs Ledger-Mrs Platt; Milliner-Miss Leserve; Mantua@Maker-Mrs Blurton; Mrs Warren-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Mansel
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Leserve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Savoyard Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Stranger's Daughter Actor: Miss Beton

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17980106, but Josephine-Miss Leak; 1st Child-Miss Walcot.
Cast
Role: Josephine Actor: Miss Leak
Role: 1st Child Actor: Miss Walcot.
Role: Winifred Actor: Miss Tidswell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Holman; Justice Clement-Munden; Old Knowell-Murray; Master Stephen-Knight; Brain@Worm-Townsend; Young Knowell-Clarke; Wellbred-Whitfield; Master Matthew-Simmons; Cash-Farley; Downright-Waddy; Formal-Rees; Cob-Thompson; Captain Bobadil (for that night only)-Cubitt (1st appearance on this stage these 3 [recte 4] years); Bridget-Miss Mansel; Tib-Mrs Gilbert; Mrs Kitely-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Mansel
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Mr and Mrs Knight

Entertainment: Singing and Monologues.End: a Dialogue Duet (1st time), The Pledge of Love; or, British Tar's Farewell-Incledon, Mrs Mountain (the Music entirely New); The Barber's Petition, with a song in character, Wigs (including his Own Wig, The Doctor's Wig, Counsellor's Wig, The Lover's Wig, Coachman's Wig, etc.)-Knight; Ode on the Passions-Mrs Pope; Old Towler-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Performance Comment: Young Bramin-Holman; Raymond-Toms; Albert-Claremont; Nordain-Thompson; Old Bramin-Murray (1st appearance in that character); Fatima (1st time)-Miss Mansel; Indamora-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Mansel

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Munden, Farley, Townsend, Philipps (1st appearance this season), Claremont, Incledon, Mrs Martyr, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Mountain. [Cast from text (Cadell and Davies, 1798): Old Insight-Munden; Puff-Farley; Faithless-Townsend; Colonel Fairfield-Philipps [in text: Clarke (see17981005)]; Friendly-Claremont; Sir George Insight-Incledon; Handy-Mrs Martyr; Lady Bell Insight-Miss Wheatley; Lady Charlotte Fairfield-Mrs Mountain [in text: Mrs Follett (see17981005)].in text: Mrs Follett (see17981005)].

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Cast
Role: ] Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Mansel

Song: In course: Old Towler, Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon

Monologue: Monologue. End 1st piece: (for that night only) a humourous, satirical Recitation, Kraniographon; selected from the favourite parts of G. A. Stevens's Lecture on Heads. in which: The Head of Alexander the Great-; The Head of a Lawyer-; The Head of a Cherokee-; Every Body's Coat of Arms-; The Head of a Quack Doctor-; The Head of Flattery-; Girdle of Venus-; The Quack Doctor's Coat of Arms-; The Head of Nobody-Mrs Mountain in the Character of a Student

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: Lackland-Lewis; Lepoche-Murray; Squire Tally@ho-Munden; Lord Winlove-Incledon; Sir John Bull-Waddy; Col. Epaulette-Farley; Henry-Johnstone; Rosa-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bull-Mrs Davenport; Cecilia (1st time)-Miss Wheatley; Mrs Casy-Mrs Clendining; Nannette-Mrs Martyr; Miss Dolly Bull-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Wheatley
Role: Miss Dolly Bull Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Munden; Chapeau-Knight; George Bevil-Clarke; Robin-Farley; Frank Bevil-Claremont; Cecilia-Miss Mansel; Mrs Grub-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Mansel

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

Performance Comment: As17980209, but Little Bob-Miss Clendining (daughter of Mrs Clendining; 1st appearance on any stage); Eliza-Mrs Clendining.

Music: End 1st piece: the British March- his Royal Highnessthe Duke of York's Band

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Afterpiece Title: Starboard Watch

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus or The Devil will have his Own

Performance Comment: The following is a short Description of part of the Scenery, Machinery and Decorations: I. A Representation of Tartarus, exhibiting the Punishments of Sisyphus, Tantalus, Ixion, Flagetus (designed and executed by Richards; music by Shield), in which scene is introduced The Serpentv (invented by Rich). Pillardoc-Clarke; Asmodous-Gray; Lucifer-Dyke; Orchus-Blurton; Belial-Linton; Ades-Street; II. The Study of Faustus (painted by Hodgins). Dr Faustus-Farley; Zany-Simmons; III. Landscape and Water-Mill (painted by Walmsley). Harlequin-Simpson; Pierrot-Follett; Miller-Hawtin; Miller's Wife-Miss Leserve; Colombine-Mlle St.Amand; Philidel (the Celestial Spirit)-Miss Wheatley. IV. A View of a Country Inn. Trick Bull and Dog. V. View of Smithfield on a Market Day. VI. The Garden of Faustus (painted by Pugh). Festoons of Flowers ascend. A Dance of Statues. VII. A Street. Two Trick Sedan Chairs (invented by Hodgins). VIII. A Farm Yard, which changes to a Chinese Bridge, in which will be introduced the celebrated Piece of Machinery, The Peacockv (conducted by Sloper). IX. A Tobacco Warehouse, which changes to a Golden Equestrian Figure (by Roubiliac). X. The Infernal Regions, and a Shower of Fire. XI. The Temple of Glory.

Song: In course: The High Mettled Racer (composed by Dibdin)-Incledon; Patents all the Rage-Munden; The Beggar, as17980525; Duetto-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: In course of Evening: solo on the Union Pipes-Murphy; accompanied on the Harp-Weippert

Entertainment: Vaudeville.In 3rd piece: [By Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus [Charles Dibdin and Charles Hughes] [the celebrated Smith will ge thro' his wonderful Performances on the Slack Rope-Smith

Performance Comment: In 3rd piece: [By Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus [Charles Dibdin and Charles Hughes] [the celebrated Smith will ge thro' his wonderful Performances on the Slack Rope-Smith.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Performance Comment: Marcos-Kelly; Bernardo-Dignum; Pasqual-Sedgwick; Roberto-Suett; Lewis-Wewitzer; Narcisso-Master Chatterley; Clara-Miss DeCamp; Theresa-Miss Leak; Nina-Mrs Bland; Juliana-Mrs Walcot.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Theresa Actor: Miss Leak

Dance: End: Dance, Pas Seul-Mlle Parisot; the favourite Hornpipe-Sga Bossi DelCaro

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Capt. Absolute-Toms; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Townsend; Fag-Farley; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Knight; Julia-Mrs Pope; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Maid-Mrs Norton; Lydia Languish-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Lydia Languish Actor: Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Cast
Role: ] Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Mansel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Barrymore; Virolet-C. Kemble; Kilmallock-Caulfield; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Bannister, Sedgwick, Dignum; Lope Tocho-Hollingsworth; Goatherds-Packer, Evans, Maddocks, Palmer Jun.; Bulcazin Muley-A Gentleman (2nd appearance [Longley]); Ganem-Trueman; Pacha-Wewitzer; Ali Beg-Sparks; Sadi-Wathen; Zorayda-Miss Miller; Floranthe-Miss DeCamp; Agnes-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Zorayda Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Floranthe Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Mrs Maxwell, Miss Briggs, Miss Clarke, Mrs Horton alias Hedges will be admitted. Receipts: #129 4s. 6d. (92.12.0; 35.1.0; 1.11.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Afterpiece Title: The Smugglers

Cast
Role: Edward Actor: Miss Jackson
Role: Stella Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Mellon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Aickin; Medium (1st time)-Davenport; Campley-Davies; Mate-Trueman; Waiter-Chippendale; Planters-Usher, Abbot, Waldron Jun.; Sailors-Ledger, Lyons; Trudge-Fawcett; Narcissa-Mrs Edward; Wowski-Mrs Bland; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Yarico Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Davenport; Octavio-Davies; Ferdinand-Palmer Jun.; Don Pedro-Abbot; Don Sancho-Waldron Jun.; Drunken Porter-Ledger; Waiters-Lyons, Chippendale; Leonora-Miss Heard; Maid-Miss Leserve; Donna Clara-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Leserve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Cast
Role: Caroline Dormer Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Walter-Johnston (1st appearance in that character); Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Oliver (1st time)-Palmer Jun.; Lord Alford-Davies; Children-Master Tokely, Miss Benson; Helen-Miss Heard; Winifred-Mrs Davenport; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Performance Comment: Zorinski-Barrymore; Casimir-Aickin; Radsano-Palmer Jun.; Rodomsko-Caulfield; Naclo-Trueman; Witzki-Fawcett; Amalekite-Suett; O'Curragh-Johnstone; Zarno-Munden; Winifred-Mrs Bland; Rachel-Miss DeCamp; Rosolia-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Rosolia Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Performance Comment: Schedoni-Barrymore (1st appearance in that character); Vivaldi-C. Kemble; Ansaldo-Aickin; Spalatro-R. Palmer; Paullo-Suett; Familiars-Trueman, Abbot; Stiletto-Caulfield; Corvino-Waldron Jun.; Priest-Usher; Guards-Ledger, Chippendale; Marchioness-Mrs Harlowe; Olivia-Miss Heard; Ellena de Rosalba-Miss DeCamp; Abbess-Mrs Hale; Gradisca-Mrs Davenport; Margaritone-Mrs Edward; Fioresca-Mrs Bland; The General Chorus [of Assassins and Nuns]-Linton, Brown, Lyons, Aylmer, Little, Willoughby, Dibble, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Ms Menage, Ms Butler, Ms Benson, Ms Masters, Ms Norton, Ms Gawdry, Ms Leserve.
Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Ellena de Rosalba Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa Or The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Kelly; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jessamy-R. Palmer; Harman-Trueman; Jenkins-Bannister; Colonel Oldboy-Munden; Diana-Miss DeCamp; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Davenport; Jenny-Mrs Gibbs; Clarissa-Miss Griffiths (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Thieves

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Florella Actor: Miss Griffiths

Song: "A new duet, composed by Kelly, was introduced." (Monthly Mirror, July 1798, p. 51), for which see17980711

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: Throw Physick to the Dogs

Performance Comment: Characters by Suett, Trueman, Caulfield, Wathen, Fawcett, Mrs Edward, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Hale, Mrs Norton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Gibbs. Cast from Songs (Cadell and Davies, 1798): Sir Nathan Nervous-Suett; Capt. Hardiman-Trueman; Brookly-Caulfield; Johnny-Wathen; Quotem-Fawcett; Augusta-Mrs Edward; Mrs Tidy-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Quotem-Mrs Hale; Betty-Mrs Norton; Dolly-Miss Leserve; Hannah-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Miss Leserve
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre-Royal Drury-Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Ellena de Rosalba Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Robin-Fawcett; Frederick-D'Arcy (1st appearance in that character); Crop-Trueman; William-Caulfield; Endless-Suett; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa (1st time)-Miss Menage; Nelly-Mrs Edward; Margaretta-Miss Griffiths (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Griffiths

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Capt. Seymour-Palmer Jun.; Mr Colloony-R. Palmer; Mr Frost-Munden; Murtock Delany-Johnstone; Edward-Fawcett; Cymon-Wathen; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Caroline-Miss Heard; Cubba-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss Heard

Song: As17980705

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: Cambro Britons

Performance Comment: Characters by Barrymore, Munden, R. Palmer, Suett, Johnstone, Johnston, Davies, C. Kemble, Trueman, Palmer Jun., Caulfield, Davenport, Wathen, Abbot, Waldron Jun., Lyons, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Gibbs, Mrs Bland. Cast from text (G. G. and J. Robinson, 1798): Llewellyn-Barrymore; Shenkin-Munden; Cadwall-R. Palmer; Gwyn-Suett; O'Turloch-Johnstone; Bard-Johnston; King Edward-Davies; Prince David-C. Kemble; Dynevor-Trueman; Meredith-Palmer Jr; Mortimer-Caulfield; Hereford-Davenport; Door@Keeper-Wathen; Edwin-Abbot; Soldier-Waldron Jr; Latimer-Lyons; Elinor-Miss DeCamp; Lady Griffith's Shade-Mrs Gibbs; Winifred-Mrs Bland; Chorusses of Bards and Peasants-D'Arcy, Linton, Brown, Aylmer, Little, Walker, Willoughby, Dibble, Kenrick, Caulfield Jun., Ms Edward, Ms Menage, Ms Butler, Ms Benson, Ms Hale, Ms Gawdry, Ms Masters, Ms Norton, Ms Leserve.
Cast
Role: Elinor Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Cast
Role: Helen Actor: Miss DeCamp

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: Johnny Atkins-Fawcett; Dr Pedant-Wathen; Omar-Trueman; The Mogul-Barrymore; Irene-Miss DeCamp; Sheba-Mrs Harlowe; Zapphira-Miss Heard; Fanny-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Zapphira Actor: Miss Heard
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bland. Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane. Times, 18 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bland, No. 25, King-street, Covent-garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cambro britons

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Performance Comment: Selwyn-D'Arcy; Harry Hawser-Wathen; Michael Goto-R. Palmer; Stave-Suett; Dick-Mrs Edward; Angelica Goto-Miss Griffiths; Fanny-Miss DeCamp; Sally Shamrock-Mrs Bland; There stood Jonas- [from The Isle of St. Marguerite sic]-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Angelica Goto Actor: Miss Griffiths
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss DeCamp

Song: End II: (by permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre-Royal Drury-Lane) the favourite song in The Stranger I have a silent sorrow here (The Words by R. B. Sheridan, Esq., the Air by her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire)-Mrs Bland; End: A Musical Elegy on the late Mr Palmer- (composed by The Earl of Abingdon; the words from The Stranger); The United Englishmen-Munden; A favourite song-Mrs Hindmarsh; Little Taffline ; or, The silken sash-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False And True

Cast
Role: Juliana Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Lauretta Actor: Miss Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-C. Kemble; Freeman-Trueman; Philip-Caulfield; Duke's Servant-R. Palmer; Sir Harry's Servant-Palmer Jun; Kitty-Miss DeCamp; Lady Bab's Maid-Mrs Edward; Lady Charlotte's Maid- Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Miss Heard.

Dance: In II 3rd piece: Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss DeCamp

Performance Comment: Palmer, Miss DeCamp.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Davenport; Captain Absolute-Barrymore; Faulkland-C. Kemble; Acres-Munden; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; Fag-R. Palmer; David-Suett; Coachman-Ledger; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lydia Languish-Mrs Gibbs; Julia-Miss DeCamp; Lucy-Miss Leserve.
Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Leserve.

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: Children Actor: Master Tokely, Miss Benson
Role: Helen Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Laura Actor: Miss DeCamp