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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Arrogance

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Johnstone, Aickin, Farren, Wilson, Munden, Marshall, Thompson, Farley, Evatt, Cross, Mrs Wells, Miss Brunton, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1791): Count Conolly Villars-Lewis; MacDermot-Johnstone; Mr Dorimont-Aickin; Edmund-Farren; Sir Paul Peckham-Wilson; Sir Samuel Sheepy-Munden; Picard-Marshall; Exempt-Thompson; Footmen-Farley, Evatt, Letteney, Blurton; Bailiffs-Cross, Lee; Lucy-Mrs Wells; Lydia-Miss Brunton; Lady Peckham-Mrs Mattocks; Prologue-Bernard [in the Character of a News-hawker]; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Brunton

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Penseroso Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: LAllegro ed il Penseroso 1

Performance Comment: PART I. First Grand Concerto-; Hence loathed Melancholy!-Harrison; Hence! vain deluding joys-Mrs Billington; Come thou goddess-Harrison; Come rather goddess-Mrs Billington; Haste thee nymph-Incledon, Chorus; Come and trip it-Mrs Piele, Chorus; Come pensive nun-Mrs Billingdon; Join with thee calm peace and quiet-Chorus; Mirth admit me of thy crew-Miss Poole; Sweet bird-Mrs Billington; Mirth admit me of thy crew [repeated]-Griffith; Oft on a plat of rising ground-Harrison; Or let the merry bells ring round-Mrs Billington; And young and old come forth to play-Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: LAllegro ed il Penseroso 2

Performance Comment: Part II. But O! sad virgin-Miss Poole; Populous cities please us then-Sale, Chorus; There let Hymen oft appear-Harrison; Hide me from day's garish eye-Mrs Billington; I'll to the well@trod stage anon-Incledon; And ever against eating cares-Miss Poole; As steals the morn upon the night-Mrs Billington, Harrison; These delights if thou canst give-Incledon, Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: PART III

Performance Comment: A Grand Miscellaneous Act. Overture (Ariadne, Handel)-; The Mansion of Peace-Harrison (Webbe); Nightingale Chorus (Solomon, Handel)-; Praise the Lord-Miss Poole; accompanied on the harp-Meyer Jun. (Esther, Handel); Pour forth no more-Sale; No more to Ammon's God-Chorus (Jephtha, Handel); Concerto Violin-G. Ashley (Giornovichi); The Soldier tir'd-Mrs Billington (Dr Arne); Glory be to the Father-Chorus (Jubilate, Handel).
Cast
Role: Praise the Lord Actor: Miss Poole

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexanders Feast Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexanders Feast 1

Performance Comment: PART I. Overture-; 'Twas at the Royal Feast-Harrison; Happy Pair-Harrison, Chorus; The song began from Jove-Miss Poole; The Listening croud-Chorus; With ravished ears-Miss Poole; The praise of Bacchus-Harrison; Bacchus ever fair and young-Sale, Chorus; Sooth'd with the sound-Harrison; He chose a mournful muse-Mrs Billington; He sung Darius-Chorus; Softly sweet in Lydian measures-Mrs Billington; War he sung is toil and trouble-Incledon; The many rend the skies-Chorus; The Prince unable to conceal his pain-Mrs Billington; The many rend the skies repeated-Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: Alexanders Feast 2

Afterpiece Title: PART III

Performance Comment: A Grand Miscellaneous Act. ; Overture and Dead March (Saul)-; Balmy sweetness-Harrison (Boyce); Thou shalt bring them in-Mrs Piele (Israel in Egypt); Disdainful of danger-Harrison, Incledon, Sale (Judas Maccabaeus); The Soldier tir'd of war's alarms-Mrs Billington (Dr Arne); Bless the true Church and save the King-Incledon, Chorus (Athalia); There in myrtle shades-Miss Poole (Hercules); But bright Cecilia, As from the power of sacred lays-Mrs Billington; The dead shall live-Chorus (Dryden's Ode).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lallegro Ed Il Penseroso 0 Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Allegro ed il Penseroso 1 PART I

Performance Comment: As17910318but Let me wander not unseen-Mrs Billington; Or let the merry bells ring round-_; Come but keep thy wonted state, First and chief-Mrs Billington; Hence loathed melancholy-Miss Poole [as well as by Harrison]; Mirth admit me of thy crew-Miss Poole [as well as by Griffith].as well as by Griffith].

Afterpiece Title: LAllegro ed il Penseroso 2

Performance Comment: As17910318but PART II. As17910318but But O! sad virgin-Mrs Billington; Populous cities please us then-Griffith, Chorus; There let Hymen oft appear-Miss Poole; Hence vain deluding joys, Me when the sun-Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Music: End II: concerto on the violin-Weichsel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lorenzo

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Holman, Farren, Harley, Davies, Thompson, Evatt, Miss Brunton, Mrs Pope. [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1791): Count Lorenzo-Holman; Don Guzman (Duke of Alba)-Farren; Don Fabio (Father of Seraphina)-Harley; Garcias (Friend of Lorenzo)-Davies; Gaspero-Thompson; Servant-Evatt; Zoriana-Miss Brunton; Seraphina (Duchess of Alba)-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Holman; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks; [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Zoriana Actor: Miss Brunton

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Act Of Alexanders Feast Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Alexanders Feast 1

Afterpiece Title: A Selection from Acis and Galatea

Performance Comment: Overture-; O the pleasures of the plain-Chorus; Hush! ye pretty warbling choir-Mrs Billington; Where shall I seek the charming fair-Incledon; Shepherd what art thou pursuing-Mrs Piele; Lo! here my Love, Love in her eyes sits playing-Harrison; Behold the monster Polypheme-Chorus; I rage, O ruddier than the cherry-Griffith; Consider fond shepherd, Cease O cease-Miss Poole; The flocks shall leave-Miss Poole, Incledon, Griffith; 'Tis done, Heart the seat of soft delight-Mrs Billington; Galatea dry thy tears-Chorus.

Afterpiece Title: A Grand Miscellaneous Act

Performance Comment: Overture (Occasional Oratorio)-; Rendi il sereno al Ciglio-Harrison (Sosarme); For unto us-Chorus (The Messiah); How blest the maid-Miss Poole (Hercules); Together let us range the fields-Mrs Billington, Harrison (Solomon, by Boyce); Jehovah crowned-Incledon; He comes he comes-Chorus (Esther); The Soldier tir'd of war's alarms-Mrs Billington (Dr Arne); Let their celestial concerts all unite-Chorus (Samson).

Music: As17910330

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats Or The Strolling Gentlemen

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Holman, Blanchard, Wilson, Munden, Hull, Cubitt, Macready, Thompson, Powel, Rock, Evatt, Reeve, C. Powell, Cross, Farley, Ledger, Milburne, Master Simmons, Mrs Wells, Miss Chapman, Mrs Pope.[Cast from O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. II (T. Woodfall, 1798), and text (Dublin: For the Booksellers, 1791): Rover-Lewis; Sir George Thunder-Quick; Harry-Holman; Sim-Blanchard; John Dory-Wilson; Ephraim Smooth-Munden; Banks-Hull; Gammon-Cubitt; Muz [in subsequent seasons: Midge]-Macready; Sailors-Thompson, Farley, Milburne; Landlord-Powel; Twitch-Rock; Trap-Evatt; Zachariah-Reeve [in text: Rees (see17911012)]; Lamp-C. Powell; Sheriff's Officers-Cross, Ledger; Waiter-Master Simmons; Jane-Mrs Wells; Amelia-Miss Chapman; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Harley; Epilogue-Mrs Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17910530).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 10 performances only (see17910530).]
Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performance Comment: As17901109, but Jenny-Miss Broadhurst (1st appearance in that character).

Dance: As17901204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: As17901105, but Miss Neville-Mrs Crouch (1st appearance in that character); Charles-_.
Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Lady Bell Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Cave of Trophonius

Performance Comment: Characters by Sedgwick, Bannister Jun., Kelly, Suett, Dignum, Fox, Sga Storace, Mrs Crouch, Mrs Williames, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp. Cast from Songs (no pub., 1791): Aristo-Sedgwick; Dorilas-Bannister Jun.; Amintas-Kelly; Dromo-Suett; Corin-Dignum; Trophonius-Fox; Daphne-Sga Storace; Phaedra-Mrs Crouch; Dorcas-Mrs Williames; Alinet-Mrs Bland; 1st Spirit-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: 1st Spirit Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Afterpiece Title: The Dreamer Awake or The Pugilist Matched

Performance Comment: Prolix-Bernard [recte Wilson]; Sir David Drowsy-Munden; Bob Sparwell-Bernard; Lexicon-Marshall; Ormond-Macready; John-Rock; Standfast-Blanchard; Lady Drowsy-Mrs Webb; Jenny-Miss Stuart; Emma-Miss Chapman; New Prologue-Bernard (see text).
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Emma Actor: Miss Chapman

Song: End I 1st piece: Say Bonny Lass: Highland Lad-Mrs Martyr, Highland Lassie- Mrs Mountain; End I 3rd piece: The Musical Courtship-Incledon, Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Farren; Clerimont-Macready; Finder-Bernard; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Mr Wilful-Cubitt; Supple-Cross; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Lady Dainty-Mrs Mattocks; Sylvia-Miss Brunton; Clarinda-Mrs Bernard; Wishwell-Mrs Harlowe; Sittup-Miss Stuart; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Pope; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: Dr Blister-Powel; Rhubarb-C. Powell.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Sittup Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Stella Actor: Miss Francis.

Dance: As17910507

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: Amelia Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Lovers Quarrels

Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Farren; Principal Bacchanals-Bannister, Incledon; with Give me Wine rosy Wine (composed by Hook)-Incledon; Bacchanals-Cubitt; Williamson; The Lady-Mrs Wells; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Mountain; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Broadhurst; Sabrina-Miss Williams; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.

Song: End I: The Musical Courtship, as17910506; End II 2nd piece: Say Bonny Lass, as17910506; In 3rd piece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; Nor on beds of fading flowers (1st time these 7 years)-Incledon; O! thou wert born to please me (1st time at this theatre)-Incledon, Mrs Mountain

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Chapman. [Thespian Magazine, May 1816, p. 390, in an obituary of Eyre, states that his 1st appearance on the stage wa at Windsor in 1789.] Oracle, 11 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Chapman, No. 16, Henrietta-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #172 9s. (88.11; 11.1; tickets: 72.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Yarico Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: The Dreamer Awake

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Emma Actor: Miss Chapman

Dance: As17910428

Song: As17910517, but To be jovial and gay-_; Beviamo-; A Sea Song-Incledon

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; MD 3, by the Hon. Francis North. Johnstone was from cg]: The Music partly new by Gyrowetz, and partly compiled [by Miss Monck, or Monckton] from Paisiello, Sacchini, and Guglielmi. With new Dresses, Decorations, &c. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Oracle, 27 June: The chief excellence of this piece is the preservation of costume. Gazetteer, 27 June: Bensley disgraced a performance otherwise good by concluding his sentences with a rant, and a look at the gallery. Times, 9 July 1791: This day is published The Kentish Barons (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Cast
Role: Miss Die Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Kentish Barons

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Kentish Barons

Performance Comment: As17910625 but Beatrice-Miss Heard in place of Mrs Taylor.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss Fontenelle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Kentish Barons

Cast
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss Fontenelle

Afterpiece Title: Taste and Feeling

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wilson, Bannister Jun., Iliff, Bland, Chapman, Farley, Evatt, Abbott, Lyons, Mrs Brooks, Mrs Powell, Miss Palmer. [Cast adjusted from London Chronicle, 8 July: Mr Gout-Wilson; Mr Robert Gout-Bannister Jun.; Ned Howard-Iliff; William-Bland; Landlord-Chapman; Harriet-Mrs Brooks; Mrs Gout-Mrs Powell; Lucy-Miss Palmer; Farley, Evatt, Abbott, Lyons are unassigned.] Farley, Evatt, Abbott, Lyons are unassigned.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Performance Comment: Don Manuel-Parsons; Don Phillip-Bensley; Octavio-Williamson; Trappanti-Bannister Jun.; Soto-Baddeley; Diego-Burton; Don Lewis-Evatt; Hypolita-Mrs Jordan (1st and only time of appearing on this stage); Rosara-Miss Heard; Flora-Miss Fontenelle; Villetta-Mrs Whitfield.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Flora Actor: Miss Fontenelle

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Cast
Role: Negro Boy Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Dolce Actor: Miss Palmer.

Dance: As17910701

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Miss DeCamp; Duke of York-Miss Standen; King Richard-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character, and for that night only); Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Williamson; Norfolk-Usher; Ratcliffe-Evatt; Catesby-Davies; Tressel-Bland; Oxford-Farley; Lieutenant-Cubitt; Stanley-Aickin; Blunt-Lyons; Tyrrel-Rock; Lord Mayor-Chapman; Forest-Ledger; Queen-Mrs Whitfield; Lady Anne-Mrs Kemble; Dutchess of York-Mrs Powell.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Song: End: The Wolf-Bannister

Entertainment: Monologue. Before: Occasional Address-Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist Or Stop Him Who Can

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Lord Scratch-Quick; Ennui-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Floriville-Blanchard; Peter-Thompson; Willoughby-Macready; Neville-Holman; Marianne-Mrs Wells; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Webb; Letitia-Mrs Platt; Miss Courtney-Mrs Merry (late Miss Brunton).
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Mrs Merry

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-King, Blurton, Mrs Watts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau Or Our Way In France

Performance Comment: Lackland-Lewis; Lepoche-Quick; Squire Tally@ho-Blanchard; Sir John Bull-Wilson; Lord Winlove-Davies; Col. Epaulette-Marshall; Henry-Johnstone; Celia-Mrs Martyr; Rosa-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bull-Mrs Webb; Mrs Casey-Mrs Cross; Nannette-Miss Stuart; Miss Dolly Bull-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Nannette Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Miss Dolly Bull Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Modern Antiques or The Merry Mourners

Performance Comment: Cockletop-Quick; Joey-Blanchard; Napkin-Wilson; Frank-Munden; Hearty-Powel; Mrs Camomile-Miss Chapman; Belinda-Mrs Harlowe; Flounce-Mrs Rock; Nan-Mrs Cross; Mrs Cockletop-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Camomile Actor: Miss Chapman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Incledon (1st appearance in that character); Peachum-Wilson; Locket-Cubitt; Mat o' the Mint-Darley; Ben Budge-Rock; Filch-Blanchard; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Miss Stuart; Polly-Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Broadhurst.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

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

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe in Character-Ratchford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: Gripe-Moody; Money@Trap-Parsons; Dick-Palmer; Brass-King; Clip-Benson; Jessamin-Burton; Clarissa-Miss Farren; Araminta-Mrs Ward; Corinna-Mrs Jordan; Flippanta-Miss Pope; Mrs Amlet-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Clogget-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Flippanta Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Heard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Holman; Manly-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Wilson; Squire Richard-Blanchard; Count Basset-Marshall; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Webb; Miss Jenny-Mrs Fawcett; Myrtilla-Mrs Rock; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Miss Stuart; Lady Townly-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Music: As17911024

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Performance Comment: Don Manuel-Waldron; Don Philip-Bensley; Octavio-Barrymore; Trappanti-King; Soto-Baddeley; Host-Burton; Alguazile-Maddocks; Don Lewis-Phillimore; Corrigidore-Fawcett; Hyppolita-Mrs Jordan; Rosara-Miss Collins; Flora-Mrs Goodall; Viletta-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Viletta Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17911013, but Maria-Mrs Goodall; Quildrive-Banks; Corinna-Miss Tidswell.

Dance: End: a Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Miss DeCamp; Duke of York-Miss Standen; Richard-Kemble; Duke of Buckingham-Barrymore; Earl of Richmond-Palmer; Duke of Norfolk-Dignum; Sir Richard Ratcliff-Phillimore; Sir William Catesby-Packer; Tressel-Whitfield; Earl of Oxford-Fawcett; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Benson; Lord Stanley-Aickin; Sir James Blount-Bland; Sir James Tyrrel-Jones; Lord Mayor-Hollingsworth; Elizabeth-Mrs Ward; Lady Anne-Mrs Powell; Duchess of York-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan or A Peep into the Seraglio

Dance: Afterpiece: Grand Dance-[See17911210]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: Lovers Quarrels

Performance Comment: Sancho-Quick; Don Carlos-Holman; Lopez-Munden; Don Lorenzo-Farren; Don Alvarez-Rock; Don Felix-Thompson; Angelina-Miss Chapman; Isabella-Miss Stuart; Jacintha-Mrs Mattocks; Leonora-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Stuart