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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers Vows

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Faulkner (1st appearance on this stage), Basset, Barry Jun., The Young Gentleman who performed Wilford [on 23 Apr.], Thompson, Abbot, Webb, H. Johnston, Mrs Johnston [recte Mrs Johnstone] (2nd appearance on this stage), Mrs Hunter, Miss Leserve, Mrs H. Johnston [And see17981011.]; Epilogue-Barry Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Barry Jun., Clarke, Williams, Barrett, Setwell, The Young Gentleman who performed Wilford, Miss Cox, Miss Leserve, Mrs Litchfield [And see17981123].And see17981123].

Song: End II: Hope told a flattering tale-Mrs Ferguson; accompanied on the Pedal Harp-Weippert

Music: End I: Grand Sonata on the Piano Forte, as17990515; End IV: Lesson of Nicolai, as17990515

Entertainment: Monologues Before: [Collins' Ode on the Passions-Master Parker; End III: The Birth Day Ode [by Henry James Pye, 1st performed at St. James's Palace, 4 June, the birthday of George III]-Master Parker; End: Imitations-Mrs Sumbel (late $Mrs Wells)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Performance Comment: Sir Credule-Davenport; Simon-Palmer; Capt. Nightshade-J. Palmer; Sceptic-Clarke; Miss Die-Miss Heard; Kitty-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Miss Die Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Cast
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Mrs Edward

Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Frolick

Cast
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Mrs Edward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Lewis; Strickland-Murray; Jack Meggot-Knight; Bellamy-Whitfield; Tester-Townsend; Buckle-Klanert; Simon-Abbot; Ranger's Servant-Simmons; Chairmen-Wilde, Rees; Frankly-Holman; Mrs Strickland-Miss Chapman; Lucetta-Mrs Mattocks; Jacintha-Mrs Chapman (1st appearance in that character); Milliner-Miss Cox; Clarinda-Miss Betterton (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Cox
Role: Clarinda Actor: Miss Betterton

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Entertainment: Monologue As17990916

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Holman; King Henry-Murray; Buckingham-Betterton; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Mansel; Prince Edward-Miss Sims; Duke of York-Miss Gilbert; Lieutenant-Waddy; Catesby-Claremont; Ratcliffe-Klanert; Lord Mayor-Thompson; Oxford-Atkins; Terrel-Abbot; Norfolk-Davenport; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Mrs Litchfield; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Gilbert
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Henry-Aickin; Prince of Wales-Miss Wentworth; Duke of York-Master Chatterley; Richard-Kemble; Duke of Buckingham-Barrymore; Earl of Richmond-C. Kemble; Duke of Norfolk-Holland; Sir Richard Ratcliff-Maddocks; Sir William Catesby-Caulfield; Tressel-Surmont; Earl of Oxford-Sparks; Sir Robert Brackenbury-Trueman; Lord Stanley-Packer; Sir James Blount-Wentworth; Sir James Tyrrel-Webb; Lord Mayor-Hollingsworth; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Powell; Lady Anne-Miss Biggs; Dutchess of York-Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Embarkation

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Feignwell-Bannister Jun.; Freeman-Caulfield; Sir Philip Modelove-Wewitzer; Obadiah Prim-Aickin; Tradelove-Wathen; Perriwinkle-Suett; Sackbut-Palmer; Simon Pure-Hollingsworth; Aminadab-Grimaldi; Gentlemen-Wentworth, Ryder; Stockbrokers-Sparks, Maddocks; Mrs Prim-Miss Pope; Anne Lovely-Miss Mellon; Betty-Miss Tidswell; Lady-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Anne Lovely Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: The Embarkation

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Horse And The Widow

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Performance Comment: Vapid-Lewis; Ennui-Fawcett; Neville-H. Johnston; Floriville-Farley; Willoughby-Claremont; Peter-Thompson; Lord Scratch-Munden; Marianne-Mrs Litchfield; Lady Waitfor't-Mrs Davenport; Letty-Mrs Platt; Miss Courtney-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Performance Comment: Murtoch Delaney-Johnstone; Frost-Munden; Edward-Fawcett; Seymour-Mansel; Colloony-Waddy; Cymon-Farley; Caroline-Miss Chapman; Cubba-Mrs Litchfield; Louisa-Mrs Chapman.
Cast
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss Chapman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Mr Peachum-Dowton; Lockit-Hollingsworth; Captain Macheath-Kelly; Filch-Suett; Jemmy Twitcher-Wentworth; Crook@finger'd Jack-Fisher; Wat Dreary-Evans; Robin of Bagshot-Chippendale; Nimming Ned-Sparks; Harry Paddington-Ryder; Mat o'the Mint-Trueman; Ben Budge-Maddocks; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Walcot; Polly Peachum-Miss Stephens; Lucy Lockit-Miss DeCamp; Diana Trapes-Mrs Sparks; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Jones; Dolly Trull-Mrs Benson; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Cuyler; Betty Doxy-Mrs Mills; Jenny Diver-Mrs Roffey; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Tidswell; Suky Tawdry-Mrs Maddocks; Molly Brazen-Mrs Coates.

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-Garman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man Or The Fops Fortune

Performance Comment: Antonio-Dowton; Charino-Hollingsworth; Don Lewis-Suett; Carlos-Barrymore; Clodio-Palmer; Sancho-Wathen; Monsieur-Wewitzer; Governor-Packer; Don Duart-Caulfield; Don Manuel-Holland; Pedro-Wentworth; Lopez-Grimaldi; Roberto-Fisher; Cook-Ryder; Jaques-Trueman; Guzman-Evans; Louisa-Mrs Powell; Angelina-Miss Campbell; Elvira-Miss Heard; Honoria-Miss Arne; Catalina-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Angelina Actor: Miss Campbell
Role: Elvira Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Honoria Actor: Miss Arne

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Cast
Role: Mrs Caddy Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Cast
Role: Ellen Metland Actor: Miss Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor or Little Bob and Little Ben

Performance Comment: Lieut. Battledore (the Poor Sailor)-Incledon; Compass-Davenport; Bumbo-Farley; Freakish-Townsend; O'Daub-Waddy; Capt. Battledore-Munden; Little Bob-Miss Gilbert; Miss Anne Battledore-Mrs Davenport; Nancy-Miss Wheatley; Eliza (alias Little Ben)-Mrs Martyr.
Related Works
Related Work: The Poor Sailor; or, Little Ben and Little Bob Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adelaide

Performance Comment: Characters by Aickin, Kemble, Barrymore, C. Kemble, Cory, Maddocks, Mrs Siddons, Miss Heard, Mrs Coates. Cast from text (John Stockdale, 1800): King Henry-Aickin; Prince Richard-Kemble; Prince John-Barrymore; Clifford-C. Kemble; Legate-Cory; Officer-Maddocks; Adelaide-Mrs Siddons; Emma-Miss Heard; Abbess-Mrs Coates; Prologue-C. Kemble; Epilogue-Miss Mellon.
Cast
Role: Emma Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Mellon.
Related Works
Related Work: Albert and Adelaide; or, The Victim of Constancy Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Lewis; Major O'Flaherty-Johnstone; Varland-Emery; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles-Claremont; Fulmer-Thompson; Stukely-Waddy; Stockwell-Murray; Louisa-Miss Murray (1st appearance in that character); Lady Rusport-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Gilbert; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Murray
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom of Coventry (with The Little Farthing Rushlight)-Bannister Jun. (from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); Harold-Hill; Crazy-Simmons; Mayor of Coventry-Waddy; Count Louis-Claremont; Earl Mercia-Mansel; Emma-Miss Chapman; Mayoress of Coventry-Mrs Davenport; Lady Godiva-Mrs Gilbert; Maud-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Emma Actor: Miss Chapman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Palmer; Joseph Surface-Barrymore; Charles Surface-Talbot (1st appearance in that character); Crabtree-Suett; Careless-DeCamp; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Wewitzer; Snake-Caulfield; Trip-Trueman; Servants-Fisher, Evans, Webb; Lady Teazle-Miss Biggs; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Sparks; Maria (1st time)-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Fisher
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: III: a song-Sedgwick

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17991217

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Cast
Role: Angela Actor: Miss Biggs

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To morrow

Performance Comment: As18000201, but Sophia-Miss B. Menage in place of Miss Stephens.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-King; Harcourt-Barrymore; Sparkish-Palmer; Belville-C. Kemble; William-Maddocks; Countryman-Grimaldi; Alithea-Miss Mellon; Miss Peggy-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance this season); Lucy-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Miss Peggy Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Blue Beard

Performance Comment: As17991014, but Male Slaves-_Roffey, Bayzand; Irene-Miss B. Menage; Beda-Miss Leak; Female Slaves-Miss _Daniels.
Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Miss B. Menage
Role: Beda Actor: Miss Leak
Role: Female Slaves Actor: Miss _Daniels.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Lewis; Sir George Touchwood-Murray; Flutter-Fawcett; Saville-Betterton; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-Claremont; French Valet-Klanert; Porter-Gardner; Dick-Farley; Silver Tongue-Simmons; Gibson-Atkins; Hardy-Munden; Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Touchwood-Miss Murray; Miss Ogle-Mrs Chapman; Kitty Willis-Miss Cox; Letitia Hardy-the LateMiss Betterton [i.e. now Mrs Glover].i.e. now Mrs Glover].

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Davenport; Octavio-Mansel; Ferdinand-Claremont; Don Pedro-Waddy; Don Sancho-Thompson; Drunken Porter-Rees; Waiters-Abbot, Curties; Leonora-Miss Sims; Maid-Miss Leserve; Donna Clara-Mrs Mills.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Leserve

Dance: In IV: a Grand Masquerade-; Minuet-the LateMiss Betterton, Platt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Performance Comment: Don Manuel (1st time)-Wewitzer; Don Philip-Barrymore; Octavio-Holland; Trappanti-Bannister Jun.; Soto-Wathen; Don Lewis-Surmont; Diego-Hollingsworth; Hippolita-Mrs Jordan; Rosara-Miss Heard; Flora-Miss DeCamp; Viletta-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Flora Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Viletta Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Children or Give Them their Way

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Suett, Bannister Jun., Palmer, Wewitzer, Mrs Jordan, Miss DeCamp. Cast from Songs (no pub., 1800): Sir Gabriel Willwou'd-Suett; Henry Willwou'd-Bannister Jun.; Robert-Palmer; Sod-Wewitzer; Plough-Maddocks; Till-Sparks; Villagers and Servants-Webb, Chippendale; Emily-Mrs Jordan; Rose-Miss DeCamp; Prologue-; introductory of a new Song, The Origin of Old Bachelors-Bannister Jun.
Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Thomas Morton
Related Work: The Adopted Child Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Nelly Actor: Miss B. Menage.
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Wentworth
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Stephens

Dance: End II: New Divertisement Ballet-Sga Bossi DelCaro, Mme D'Egville, Gheri; a Pas Seul-Sga Bossi DelCaro; accompanied on the tamborine-Sga Bossi DelCaro; End: The Lucky Escape Principal Performers-St.Pierre, Grimaldi, Gheri, Miss B. Denis, Mrs Grimaldi, Miss E. Denis, Miss Lupini, Miss Cranfield, Mme D'Egville, Sga Bossi DelCaro, the whole Corps de Ballet

Performance Comment: Pierre, Grimaldi, Gheri, Miss B. Denis, Mrs Grimaldi, Miss E. Denis, Miss Lupini, Miss Cranfield, Mme D'Egville, Sga Bossi DelCaro, the whole Corps de Ballet.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: tis All A Farce

Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Miss Gaudry

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Cast
Role: Carolina Actor: Miss Menage

Afterpiece Title: Fortunes Frolick

Performance Comment: Robin Rough@head-Fawcett; Snacks-Davenport; Frank-Klanert; Clown-Chippendale; Servant-Abbot; Countryman-Atkins; Rattle-Palmer; Margery-Mrs Davenport; Miss Nancy-Miss Menage; Dolly-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Miss Nancy Actor: Miss Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Plot And No Plot

Performance Comment: Edition of 1697: Prologue-Joe Hains; Bull Sr-Dogget; Bull Jr-Cibber; Belvil-Harland; Baldernoe-Penkethman; Rumour-Hains; Macfleet-Lee; A very young Beau-Miss Allison; Sylvia-Mrs Rogers; Frowzy-Bullock; Friskit-Mrs Kent; Epilogue-Miss Allison who acted the Beau.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In The Moon

Performance Comment: Edition of 1697: Prologue-Girl; Frank Wildblood-Powel; Ned Stanmore-Mills; Palmerin Worthy-Williams; Sir Dottrel Fondlove-Johnson; Old Stanmore-Disney; Tom Dawkins-Pinkethman; Jacintha-Mrs Verbruggen; Widow Dawkins-Mrs Powel; Mrs Susan-Mrs Andrews; Prologue- Set to Musick by Mr Jeremy Clark. I:; Within this happy World above- set by Mr Jeremy Clark. II:; Joe Haynes meets 'em-; II: The Entertainment Composed by Mr Daniel Purcel Come all you Nymphs of Cynthia's Train-; II: A Dialogue In all our Cynthia's shining sphere-Mr Leveridge, Mrs Cross; III: The Musick set by Mr Daniel Purcel Look round and here behold-; A Dialogue Oh dear sweet sir you look so gay-Mrs Cross, Mrs Lucas; IV: A Song set by Mr Purcel Young Strephon met me t'other Day-Miss Anon; IV: The Ceremony of a Nuptial Entertainment perform'd. Bride-Mrs Cross; Bridegroom-Mr Leveridge; The Musick set by Mr D. Purcel, The Nymphs of the Plain-; V: Set by Mr D. Purcel, Come Strephon Phyllis come let's troth-; Epilogue-Miss Denny Chalk; Dress'd with a great Wig like a Beau. In The Single Songs in the New Opera call'd The World in the Moon (1697), in addition to some of the pieces listed above, are the following ones: A Song Sett by Mr Daniel Purcell: Then come kind Damon-Mrs Lindsey; A Song Sett by Mr J. Clark: Smile then with a beam divine-Mrs Cross; A Song Sett by Mr J. Clark: Divine Astrea hither flew to Cynthia's brighter Throne-; A Song Sett by Mr Daniel Purcell: Young Strephon hee has woo'd me long-; A New Song: Let those Youths who freedom prize-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Adventures In Madrid

Performance Comment: Edition of 1706 lists: Gomez-Freeman; Gaylove-Booth; Bellmour-Husbands; Gusman-Bowen; Don Philip-Cory; Jo-Pack; Pedro-Fieldhouse; Laura-Mrs Bracegirdle; Clarinda-Mrs Barry; Emilia-Mrs Bowman; Lisset-Mrs Bicknell; Beatrice-Mrs Baker; Page-Miss Porter; Prologue-Booth; Epilogue-Miss Porter.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Porter
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Porter.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Trinculo-Estcourt; Dorinda-Miss Cross; with her Original Song of Dear Pretty Youth-Miss Cross; Hippolito-Mrs Mountfort.
Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest; or, The Enchanted Island Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Mock-Tempest; or, The Enchanted Castle Author(s): Thomas Duffett

Music: With the songs and music for the play-; especially the Dialogue Between Cupid and Bacchus-

Dance: As17061227

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sea Voyage Or A Commonwealth Of Women

Performance Comment: Marine-Mills; Du Pier-Johnson; Boldsprite-Cross; Franvil-Bullock; Frugal-Norris; Hazard-Pack; Surgeon-Fairbank; Sebastian-Corey; Nicusa-Smith; Roselia-Mrs Kent; Clarinda-Mrs Porter; Aminta-Mrs Bradshaw; Julietta-Mrs Saunders; Hippolita-Mrs Mills; Menalippe-Mrs Finch; Ariadne-Mrs Cox; Aglaura-Miss Norris; Gleta-Miss Porter.
Cast
Role: Aglaura Actor: Miss Norris
Role: Gleta Actor: Miss Porter.
Related Works
Related Work: A Commonwealth of Women Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Valentinian

Performance Comment: Eunuch-Miss Santlow; Valentinian-Powell; Arcius-Keene; Maximus-Booth; Lucina-Mrs Bradshaw; With a New Prologue-Mr Keene; Epilogue-Miss Santlow.
Cast
Role: Eunuch Actor: Miss Santlow
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Santlow.

Afterpiece Title: The Walking Statue