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Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Ten Thousand

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Maddocks
Role: Lady Taunton Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Olivia Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Girl Actor: Miss Tidswell
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Ten Thousand Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Ten Thousand

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Maddocks
Role: Lady Taunton Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Olivia Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Girl Actor: Miss Tidswell
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Ten Thousand Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Raft

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Return

Performance Comment: Principal Pantomime Characters. Harlequin-Bologna Jun.; Sammy Scrip-Simmons; Outre (his Man)-Bologna; Father to Columbine-Hawtin; Clown (his Man)-Follett; The other Pantomime Characters-Goostree Jun., Parsloe, Coombs, Noble; Columbine-Mlle St.Amand; Principal Vocal Characters. Jack Junk-Townsend; Fisherman-Linton; Harlequin's Father-Street; Mimic-Rees; Lawyers-Gray, Abbot, Blurton, Wilde; Country Boy-Miss Sims; Potter's Girl-Mrs Clendining; Milk@maid-Miss Wheatley; Harlequin's Mother-Mrs Henley; Lapland Witch-Mrs Iliff; Other Vocal Characters-Ms Castelle, Ms Watts, Ms Follett, Ms Norton, Ms Lloyd, Ms Burnett, Ms G. Walcup, Ms Bologna, Ms Gray; Sylph-Mrs Martyr; The Pantomime commences with a Sea View-the Father and Mother of Harlequin enter from their Hut and meeting their Friend, a Fisherman, according to Evening custom, deplore the absence of their Son, whom they conceive lost at Sea-a small Bark is discernable at a distance, which enlarging as it approaches, and making towards them, gives them hopes, which are realized by their Son's landing in the habit of a Sailor; but are dreadfully disappointed on finding that, being wrecked on the Coast of Lapland, a Witch of that Country, for his wishing to re-visit England, had struck him dumb; but to make amends bestowed on him an Enchanted Sword, which has the various qualities of becoming Sable when Danger is near, and being waved in different Directions produces the effect of making Dance, Laugh or Sleep those living objects it is employed upon-Escaped from the Witch, he has to contend with her Power-the Genius attendant on the Talismanic Influence of his Sword rises, promises assistance, and transforming him to the motley Hero, brings to his View his beloved Columbine-from hence the Harlequinade takes place, followed up by a variety of Changes, Tricks, Metamorphoses. A Short Description of the Scenery, Machinery.: Sea View. +Oft have our footsteps-Linton, Street, Mrs Henley; The wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend; Inside of Fisherman's Cottage, change to Corn-field. Brave offspring of Ocean-Mrs Martyr; Country Publicans. A Prize in the Lottery and its consequence. Outside of Town Hall. Behold natty Sammy-Simmons, Bologna; Changes to Inside of Ditto. Rustic rejoicings-Harlequin in armour, and Columbine's escape. Rural View. In the spring when the meadows-Miss Sims, Miss Wheatley; Milk pail change to Milk-maids, Garland, and Jack in the Green. Artist's Chamber. You take off good likenesses-Rees; in which a Variety of New Imitations-Rees; Fashionable Rout change to Billingsgate. Catch-Linton, Street, Gray, Abbot, Blurton, Wilde, Dyke, Curties, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Leserve, Mrs Bologna; Garden of Love. Chamber. Harlequin and Columbine in jeopardy-make their Pursuers dance to some tune. Landscape leading to the Pottery. Come buy my earthenware-Mrs Clendining; Inside View of the Pottery, change to Subterraneous Cavern. Rash stripling-Mrs Iliff; Bottle changes to Tarantula-the effects of its bite upon Harlequin, cured by Music. By sweet Music's powerful Note-Mrs Martyr; Cavern of Necromancy. With the entrance to the Fiery Gulph, where the Witch consults her Familiar, guarded by an immense Dragon, whose power is counteracted by that of the Sylph, who after singing the following air, Hither haste the young and gay-Mrs Martyr changes the Scene to The Bower of Constancy; The Lovers are united by their Parents, and the Piece concludes with an appropriate Finale-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Raft

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

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Related Works
Related Work: Speed the Plough Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Bacchanals Actor: Townsend, Linton, Street, Thomas, Oddwell
Role: 2nd Spirit Actor: Miss Sims
Role: The Lady Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Wheatley
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: As17991210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Related Works
Related Work: Speed the Plough Author(s): Thomas Morton

Afterpiece Title: St

Cast
Role: Taffline Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Welsh Girl Actor: Miss Leserve
Related Works
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): Thomas Shaw Jr.
Related Work: Tarugo's Wiles; or, The Coffee House Author(s): Sir Thomas St. Serfe
Related Work: Britain's Brave Tars!!; or, All for St. Paul's Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Afterpiece Title: The Hermione

Related Works
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Event Comment: Benefit for Munden. 1st piece: Not acted these 12 years [acted 20 Apr. 1789]. 2nd piece: By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-Lane. Never Performed at this Theatre. With the Original Overture, Songs, Trios, Duets and Chorusses. To conclude with a Perspective Representation of a Grand Camp. Morning Chronicle, 1 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Munden, No. 16, Clement's Inn. Receipts: #565 0s. 6d. (202.9.0; 10.10.0; tickets: 352.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Good-natured Man

Performance Comment: Lofty-Lewis; Honeywood-Pope; Old Croaker-Munden; The Bailiff-Knight; Leontine-H. Johnston; Sir William Honeywood-Murray; Little Flannagan-Emery; Postboy-Simmons; Jarvis-Thompson; Butler-Abbot; Mrs Croaker-Mrs Mattocks; Olivia-Miss Murray; Garnet-Mrs Mills; Miss Richland-the Late Miss Betterton [i.e. now Mrs Glover].i.e. now Mrs Glover].

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Related Works
Related Work: The Camp Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Afterpiece Title: The Hermione

Related Works
Related Work: The Hermione; or, Valour's Triumph Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Song: End: A Chapter of Fashions (never performed; written by T. Dibdin Jun.)-Munden; The Tight Little Lads of the Ocean (never performed; written by the Author of The Bundle of Proverbs)-Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were, And Maids As They Are

Performance Comment: Bronzely-Lewis; Sir George Evelyn-Pope; Sir William Dorillon-Munden; Lord Priory-Emery (1st appearance in that character); Mr Norberry-Waddy; Oliver-Simmons; Miss Dorillon-Mrs Johnson; Lady Mary Raffle-Mrs Dibdin (1st appearance in that character); Lady Priory-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Miss Dorillon Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Lady Priory Actor: Miss Chapman.
Related Works
Related Work: The Amorous Widow; or, The Wanton Wife Author(s): Thomas Betterton
Related Work: The Virtuous Wife; or, Good Luck at Last Author(s): Thomas D'Urfey
Related Work: The Devil of a Wife; or, A Comical Transformation Author(s): Thomas Jevon
Related Work: The Fair Maid of the West Author(s): Thomas Heywood

Afterpiece Title: St

Related Works
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): Thomas Shaw Jr.
Related Work: Tarugo's Wiles; or, The Coffee House Author(s): Sir Thomas St. Serfe
Related Work: Britain's Brave Tars!!; or, All for St. Paul's Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Afterpiece Title: The Hermione

Related Works
Related Work: The Hermione; or, Valour's Triumph Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Song: End I 1st piece: a Song-Master Gray; End II: The Muffin Man (Written by T. Dibdin, and composed by Moorehead)-Dighton (1st appearance on this stage); End 1st piece: the celebrated Laughing Song-Dighton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Holman; Lord Glenmore-Whitfield; Governor Harcourt-Munden; Grey-Murray (1st appearance in that character); Captain Harcourt-Claremont; Vane-Farley; Jacob-Knight; Bridget-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Mortimer-Mrs St.Ledger; Warner-Miss Leserve; Cecilia-Miss Murray (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Miss Mortimer Actor: Mrs St.Ledger
Role: Warner Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Street
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: The Hermione

Related Works
Related Work: The Hermione; or, Valour's Triumph Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Song: End IV: Old Towler-Incledon; End: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; The Fight off Camperdown-Townsend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bacchus Festival; Or, A New Medley

Related Works
Related Work: Bacchus Festival; or, A New Medley Author(s): Thomas Jordan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Hath Found Out His Eyes; Or, Distractions

Related Works
Related Work: Love Hath Found Out His Eyes; or, Distractions Author(s): Thomas Jordan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow

Related Works
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Related Work: The Widow of Delphi; or, The Descent of the Deities Author(s): Thomas Butler
Related Work: The Widow Author(s): Thomas Middleton
Related Work: The Counterfeit Bridegroom; or, The Defeated Widow Author(s): Thomas Middleton
Related Work: A True Widow Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Puritan; or, Widow of Watling Street Author(s): Thomas Middleton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Claricilla

Related Works
Related Work: Claricilla Author(s): Thomas Killigrew

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow

Related Works
Related Work: The Amorous Widow; or, The Wanton Wife Author(s): Thomas Betterton
Related Work: The Widow of Delphi; or, The Descent of the Deities Author(s): Thomas Butler
Related Work: The Widow Author(s): Thomas Middleton
Related Work: The Counterfeit Bridegroom; or, The Defeated Widow Author(s): Thomas Middleton
Related Work: A True Widow Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Puritan; or, Widow of Watling Street Author(s): Thomas Middleton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Changeling

Related Works
Related Work: The Changeling Author(s): Thomas Middleton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Queen's Mask

Related Works
Related Work: The Queen's Mask Author(s): Thomas Heywood
Related Work: Love's Mistress; or, The Queen's Mask Author(s): Thomas Heywood
Related Work: Love's Mistress Author(s): Thomas Heywood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love's Mistress

Related Works
Related Work: Love's Mistress Author(s): Thomas Heywood
Related Work: Love's Mistress; or, The Queen's Mask Author(s): Thomas Heywood
Related Work: Love's Mistress; or, the Queen's Masque Author(s): Thomas Heywood
Related Work: Psyche; or, Love's Mistress Author(s): Thomas Heywood
Related Work: The Queen's Mask Author(s): Thomas Heywood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Queen's Mask

Related Works
Related Work: The Queen's Mask Author(s): Thomas Heywood
Related Work: Love's Mistress; or, The Queen's Mask Author(s): Thomas Heywood
Related Work: Love's Mistress Author(s): Thomas Heywood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Claracilla

Related Works
Related Work: Claracilla Author(s): Thomas Killigrew

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King And No King

Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Virgin Martyr

Related Works
Related Work: The Virgin Martyr Author(s): Thomas Dekker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow

Related Works
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Related Work: The Widow of Delphi; or, The Descent of the Deities Author(s): Thomas Butler
Related Work: The Widow Author(s): Thomas Middleton
Related Work: The Counterfeit Bridegroom; or, The Defeated Widow Author(s): Thomas Middleton
Related Work: A True Widow Author(s): Thomas Shadwell
Related Work: The Puritan; or, Widow of Watling Street Author(s): Thomas Middleton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Maid Of The West

Related Works
Related Work: The Fair Maid of the West Author(s): Thomas Heywood
Related Work: The Northern Inn; or, The Days of Good Queen Bess Author(s): Thomas Heywood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Villain

Related Works
Related Work: The Villain Author(s): Thomas Porter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Villain

Related Works
Related Work: The Villain Author(s): Thomas Porter