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1501
08 October 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions; to conclude with a grand View of Greenwich Hospital, designed by DeLoutherbourg. [This was included in all subsequent performances. Miss Farren was from the hay. And see cg, 23 Sept.] Receipts: #190 4s. [161.6; 28.14; 0.4)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-King; Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Brereton; Fulmer-Baddeley; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley (1st time)-Mrs Brereton; Housekeeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucy-Mrs Love; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Sherry; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Farren (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clod-Carpenter; Silvio-Burton; Meagre-R. Palmer; Fat Cook-Griffiths; Watchman-Holcroft; Farmer-Chaplin; Queen Mab-Miss Abrams; Colombine-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Abrams
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett.

Dance: End II: The Power of Love The Force of Love, as17781003

1502
23 March 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Vernon. Mainpiece: With a Grand Procession, as 23 Dec. 1778. [Miss Pinto was from the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin.] Public Advertiser, 15 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Vernon at Mahon's, the corner of Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #217 1s. 6d. (121.8.0; 21.11.0; 0.19.6; tickets: 73.3.0) (charge: #73 3s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17781223, but Urganda-Miss Pinto (1st appearance on the English stage); Sylvia-Miss Walpole (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Urganda Actor: Miss Pinto
Role: Sylvia Actor: Miss Walpole
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Field
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss Collett, Mrs Davies

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Cast
Role: Miss Fuz Actor: Mrs Davies

Dance: Dance of Cupids, as17781223; Dance of Daemons, as17781223

1503
01 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Farren and Miss Sherry. Tickets delivered by Bidwell, Mrs Pulley, and for The Way of the World will be taken. Public Advertiser, 29 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Farren, No. 14, Catherine Street, Strand; of Miss Sherry, No. 2, Little Russel-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #214 13s. (39.8.0; 15.17.6; 0.12.6; tickets: 158.15.0) (charge: #69 3s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: As17781019, but Fainall-Farren (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Fainall-Mrs Davies; Millamant-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Millamant Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Marwood Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Foible Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: Comus

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

Song: End IV: Tally ho!, as17790413; In afterpiece: Sweet Echo, as17790413

1504
07 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Harwood, Thompson & Miss Wright [who had 1st appeared as a singer in the oratorios, 19 Feb.]. Public Advertiser, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Harwood at Mrs Powel's, New Nelson-street; of Thompson, No.7, Great Marlborough-street; of Miss Wright, No. 136, Drury-lane. Receipts: #267 4s. (69.5.0; 19.2.6; 0.6.6; tickets: 178.10.0) (charge: #105). The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same for rest of season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Miss Sterling Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17780929, but Mungo-Holcroft; Leonora-Miss Wright (1st appearance in any character).
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Wright

Song: As17790503

Entertainment: End: Imitations-Bannister Jun

1505
19 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Colles, the Widow Legg & Miss Kirby. Morning Post, 17 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Kirby, No. 70, Long-acre [others not listed]. Receipts: #225 15s. (37.9.0; 11.11.6; 1.2.6; tickets: 175.120) )charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: Byron-Vernon; Sir Harry Muff-Dodd; General Worry-Parsons; Spy-Baddeley; Gardeners-Fawcett, Chaplin, Holcroft; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Narcissa-Miss Kirby.
Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Miss Kirby.

1506
05 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With accompaniments to the Airs composed by Thomas? Linley? Sen. [Miss Wright's 1st appearance, as an actress, was at this theatre on 7 May 1779.] Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions; To conclude with a Grand View of Greenwich Hospital, designed by DeLoutherbourg. Paid Land Tax 3rd & 4th Qtrs. to Lady Day #41 16s. Receipts: #187 3s. 6d. (151.3.0; 35.15.6; 0.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Webster; Peachum-Moody; Filch-Parsons; Lockit-Baddeley; Mat o' th' Mint-Gaudry; Ben Budge-Burton; Player-Wrighten; Beggar-Waldron; Lucy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Hopkins (1st appearance in that character); Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw; Polly-Miss Wright (2nd appearance on any stage).
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Wright

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Pantaloon-Grimaldi; Clod-Holcroft; Silvio-Burton; Meagre-R. Palmer; Fat Cook-Nash; Watchman-Chaplin; Farmer-Philimore; Queen Mab-Miss Abrams; Colombine-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss Abrams
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Collett.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Walker. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

1507
10 January 1780 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "As soon as the Play was over at Covent Garden Theatre yesterday evening, Reinhold walked forward and told the audience that 'It would be esteemed a particular mark of their Kindness and Favour if they would accept Miss Cranfield's performance of Colombine, Miss Brown having been taken extremely ill"' (Morning Chronicle, 11 Jan.). Receipts: #195 2s. (193.6; 1.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Langrish
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Performance Comment: As17791227, but Colombine-Miss Cranfield.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Cranfield.
Role: Little Girl Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Sicilians Actor: Mrs Willems, Miss Green

1508
29 August 1780 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Harper. Mainpiece: Never acted here. Tickets to be had of Miss Harper, No. 16, Catherine-street, Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Colonel Oldboy-Edwin; Jessamy-Wood; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Bowles [From the Theatre Royal in Norwich]; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Lionel-Du-Bellamy; Diana (for that night only)-Mrs Cargill; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Clarissa-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Harper.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Harper
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Twist

1509
23 April 1781 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Farren. 2nd piece: Altered [by Henry Bate] from Prior's Nut Brown Maid, with new Airs and Chorusses composed by Shield. Receipts: #226 5s. (105.1.0; 29.3.6; 1.2.6; tickets: 90.18.0) (charge: #108.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lord Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Annette Actor: Miss Prudom
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Henry and Emma

Performance Comment: Henry-Palmer; Eugenius-Packer; Venus-Miss Field; Emma-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Field
Role: Emma Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Cast
Role: Miss Kitty Sprightly Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Miss Bridget Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: As17810312

1510
08 December 1781 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Mrs Page to Mrs Wilson, and Mrs Ford to Miss Younge, but on the Kemble playbill both these names are deleted. Mrs Whitfield's name is written above Mrs Wilson's, but the name of Miss Younge's substitute has been cut by the binder; she was almost certainly Mrs Mattocks (see 25 Jan. 1782).] Receipts: #155 1s. (149/18; 5/3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Wroughton; Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Doctor Caius-Whitfield; Mr Page-Hull; Host of the Garter-Booth; Fenton-Robson; Justice Shallow-Wilson; Simple-Joules; Bardolph-Baker; Pistol-Cushing; Slender-Quick; FalstafF-Henderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Whitfield; Ann Page-Miss Morris; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Mrs Mattocks .
Cast
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Cast
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Harper. Thompson is unassigned.

Dance: As17811101

1511
18 March 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Younge. Public Advertiser, 7 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Younge at her house, Half-moon Street, Piccadilly. Afterpiece: Not acted these 8 years. Receipts: #277 11s. 6d. (167/17/6; tickets: 109/14/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Performance Comment: Moore of Moore-Hall-Du-Bellamy (of DL); Gaffer Gubbins-Edwin; Dragon-Darley; Mauxalinda-Mrs Martyr; Margery (1st time)-Miss Catley .
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Catley

Dance: As17820226

1512
27 April 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Duprez, Pemberton, Collins, Newton, Lyon, J. Shade, Gardner, Devoto will be taken. [Miss Blower is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill.] Receipts: #225 (48/17; 17/4; 0/5; tickets: 158/14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: As17820411, but Rosalind-A Young Lady (1st appearance any stage [Miss Blower]); added: Corin-Waldron; Charles-Wrighten; Silvius-R. Palmer; Jaques de Bois-Lamash; William-Burton; LeBeu-Phillimore; Lord-Norris; Phoebe-Miss Barnes .
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Caelia Actor: Miss Wheeler

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Gillian Actor: Miss Collett

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece Hornpipe, as17820314End of Act III The Devonshire Minuet, as17810915, but added: Duprez

Song: In Act v of mainpiece song, as17820411

1513
31 March 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Younge [who had 1st acted Monimia at DL, 21 Feb. 1772]. Receipts: #249 11s. 6d. (133/6/6; tickets: 116/5/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Performance Comment: Castalio-Wroughton; Acasto-Clarke; Polydore-Aickin; Chaplin-Webb; Ernesto-Fearon; Chamont-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Serina-Miss Cleland; Florella-Mrs Poussin; Monimia-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character [at this theatre]) .at this theatre]) .
Cast
Role: Serina Actor: Miss Cleland
Role: Monimia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

1514
23 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Miss Barnes, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Heard, Miss Richards, Dale, Stageldoir, Daglish, Kenny, Brigg, Master Wilson will be taken. Receipts: #211 14s. 6d. (27/5/0; 14/16/0; 0/7/6; tickets: 169/6/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Flippanta Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Patie Actor: Miss M. Stageldoir
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Wheeler

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17820917; End of Act iv Hornpipe by a Young Lady [unidentified] (Scholar of Brigg)

Song: End of mainpiece Tally Ho! by Miss Barnes

Performance Comment: by Miss Barnes .

1515
18 June 1783 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [Miss Logan is identified on playbill of 28 June 1784.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: In A Village

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss George
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: Man and Wife

Performance Comment: Marcourt-Palmer; Kitchen-Massey; Colonel Frankley-Riley; Snarl-Egan; Buck-Davis; Landlord-Usher; Luke-R. Palmer; Fleece-Stevens; Ostler-Swords; Mr Cross-Parsons; Charlotte-Mrs Bulkley; Sally-A Very Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Logan]); Landlady-Mrs Love; Passenger-Mrs Poussin; Lettice-Miss Morris; Mrs Cross-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Morris

Dance: As17830611

1516
23 February 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpicce: Not acted these 3 years. "[As Cleopatra] the Form of Miss Younge is sufficiently lovelyâ??but her Countenance, without speaking of it all prophanely, is surely not sufficiently venereal" (Public Advertiser, 25 Feb.). Receipts: #195 1s. (190/12; 4/9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love

Performance Comment: Marc Anthony-Wroughton; Dolabella-Whitfield; Alexas-Davies; Eumenes-Mahon; Serapion-Thompson; Myris-Bates; Ventidius-Clarke; Octavia-Mrs Crawford (1st appearance in that character these 6 years); Charmion-Mrs Poussin; Iris-Miss Stuart; Cleopatra-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Cleopatra Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

1517
08 March 1784 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Watts. Mainpiece: Written by Mrs Centlivre; Not acted these 40 years [not acted since 27 Apr. 1731, at Goodman's Fields]. Prologue written by a Gentleman [unidentified; printed in Town and Country Magazine, Apr. 1784, p. 214. The playbill for this performance is as printed in Morning Chronicle, 8 Mar. Gazetteer, 8 Mar., assigns Captain Constant to Reynolds, Laura to Miss Beaufield, Maria to Mrs Green, Belinda to Miss Johnson]. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:30. Tickets to be had of Connolly, at the King's Head Tavern, Fenchurch-street; of Watts, No. 2, Upper James-street, Golden-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man's Bewitch'd; Or, The Devil To Do About Her

Performance Comment: Faithful (the Man Bewitch'd)-Smith; Sir GeofFry Constant (a very extraordinary Ghost)-Stannard; Captain Constant (son of the Ghost)-Keynlas; Clinch-Shatford; Num (a Country Squire)-Mills; Slouch (his man)-Stannard Jun.; Lovely-Cross; Roger (a Countryman)-Watts; Trusty-Swords; Manage-Brown; Sir David Watchum-Lloyd; Laura-Mrs Beaufield; Maria-Miss Vernon; Dorothy-Mrs Reynolds; Lucy-Mrs Thompson; Belinda-Mrs Johnson. New Occasional Prologue spoken by Shatford .
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Vernon

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: End of mainpiece Hornpipe by Rothery

Song: Between the Acts Singing [singer not listed]

1518
22 March 1784 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Younge. Mainpiece: Never acted here. In Act V a Grand Procession. Receipts: #275 12s. (161/4; tickets: 114/8) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heroine Of The Cave

Performance Comment: Alberti-Wroughton; Emperor-Clarke; Everard-Hull; Clermont-Whitfield; Rodolpho-Fearon; Lorenzo-Davies; Colredo-Kemble; Seyfert-Booth; Menzel-Thompson; Faulkner-Chalmers; Laura-Miss Platt; The Heroine of the Cave-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Laura Actor: Miss Platt
Role: The Heroine of the Cave Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: In Act II of mainpiece an Anthem (singers not listed)

1519
28 April 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. Public Advertiser, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 6, Great Russel Street, Covent Garden. Mainpiece: Not acted these 20 years [not acted since 21 Oct. 1760]. Afterpiece: For that night only; never acted here. [Miss Bannister's 1st appearance on the stage was at HAY, 27 Aug. 1783.] Receipts: #206 19s. 6d. (114/1/0; 23/7/6; 1/5/0; tickets: 68/6/0) (charge: #108 14s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cato

Performance Comment: Cato-Kemble; Juba-Bannister Jun.; Syphax-Aickin; Sempronius-Banymore; Decius-Chaplin; Lucius-Packer; Marcus-Brereton; Portius-Palmer; Lucia-Mrs Brereton; Marcia-Miss Bannister (1st appearance in that character, and 2nd appearance on any stage) .
Cast
Role: Marcia Actor: Miss Bannister

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Miss J. Stageldoir; Grizzle-Suett; Noodle-Banymore; Doodle-Fawcett; Ghost-Staunton; King Arthur-Dodd; Glumdalca (Queen of the Giants)-Mr Williames; Huncamunca-Miss George; Dollalolla-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss J. Stageldoir
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Miss George

Dance: As17840311athi

Song: End of Act II of mainpicce Auld Robin Grey, as17840426 imitations. After the Dancing, various Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical by Bannister Jun

1520
05 May 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wheeler. Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #139 14s. 6d. (31/9/0; 20/13/6; 1/5/0; tickets: 86/7/0) (charge: #106 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Charles-Farren; Russet-Aickin; Captain O'Cutter-Moody; Major Oakly-Baddeley(1st appearance in that character); Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet (1st time)-Miss Wheeler; Mrs Oakly-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Wheeler
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: A Pasticcio

Performance Comment: Scene I. As Scene I, 26 Apr. Scene II. As Scene II, 26 Apr. Scene III. The Merry Roundelay by Miss George. Scene IV. As Scene IV, 3 May. To conclude with The Jovial Sailors, as17840320athi .
Cast
Role: Miss Dorothy Evergreen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Phillips.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope

1521
24 February 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Miss Woollery. [Author and speaker of Prologue unknown.] The characters to be new dressed, in the habits of the times. Tickets to be had of Miss Woollery, No. 5, Delahay-street, Westminster. The Doors be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: The Principal Characters by Gentlemen (for that night only [unidentified]); Palmira-Miss Woollery (1st appearance in that character). With an Occasional Prologue .
Cast
Role: ; Palmira Actor: Miss Woollery

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

1522
07 March 1785 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Younge. Mainpiece: Never performed there. [Miss Orme, who made her 1st appearance on 5 Feb., is identified in Morning Chronicle, 9 Mar.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Matilda

Performance Comment: Morcar-Holman; Seyward-Farren; Harold-Thompson; Officer-Helme; Edwin-Pope; Bertha-Mrs Inchbald; Matilda-Miss Younge .
Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Henderson; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Kennedy, Helme; Bacchanals-Brett, Darley, Davies; Sabrina and Pastoral Nymph-A Young Lady (2nd appearance [Miss Orme]); The Lady (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by W. Parke)-Mrs Bannister; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Morton; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr .

1523
28 March 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Public Advertiser, 15 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross. [Miss Bannister's 1st appearance at this theatre was on 28 Apr. 1784.] Receipts: #321 9s. (118/6; 22/18; 2/4; tickets: 178/1) (charge: #113 7s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17841109, but Miranda-Miss Bannister (2nd appearance on that stage) .
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Bannister
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Field. Chorus of Spirits-Chaplin, Fawcett, Alfred, Newbold

Afterpiece Title: Rosin A

Performance Comment: Belville -Bannister; Captain Belville-Williames; Rustic-Chapman; Irishman-Phillimore; William-Dignum; Phoebe-Miss George; Dorcas-Mrs Love; Rosina-Miss Phillips .
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss George
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Phillips

Dance: As17850307athi

1524
08 April 1785 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Phillips. Receipts: #243 1s. (98/11/0; 22/0/6; 0/3/6; tickets: 122/6/0) (charge: #106 10s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Dignum (1st appearance in that character); Sir Harry Sycamore-Parsons; Fairfield-Aickin; Mervin-Williames; Ralph-Suett; Giles-Bannister; Fanny-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Hopkins; Theodosia-Miss M. Stageldoir; Patty (with additional songs)-Miss Phillips .
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Miss M. Stageldoir
Role: Patty Actor: Miss Phillips

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Cast
Role: Miss Dorothy Evergreen Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Phillips

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece Hornpipe by Mills; End of mainpiece The Sportsmen's Return, as17840916

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Lark, from The Spanish Rivals (composed by [Thomas] Linley [Sen.]) by Miss Phillips

Performance Comment: ]) by Miss Phillips .

1525
02 September 1785 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Farren. Mainpiece: With Permission of the Author [Richard Brinsley Sheridan]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Crabtree-Parsons; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Burton; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Moses-Baddeley; Rowley-Wrighten; Careless (with a song)-Davies; Trip-R. Palmer; Snake-Gardner; Charles-Bannister Jun.; Maria-Miss Woollery; Mrs Candour-Mrs Bates; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Woollery
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss George
Role: Miss Plumb Actor: Miss George