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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17600920, but Vocal Parts in Funeral Procession-Lowe Champnes, Courtney, Fawcett, Kear, Fox, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Miss E. Young, Miss Reed, Mrs Matthews, Mrs Smith.
Event Comment: Benefit and Increase of a Fund for the support of Decayed Musicians or their Families. The words of the anthems will be given at the theatre. Pit and Boxes Half a Guinea. Gallery 5s. Upper Gallery 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Performance Comment: Part I Overture-; Songs Hail Immortal Bacchus (from Judith Arne)-Champness; Di Nobil Alma (Ciampi)-Miss Frederick; Farewell ye Limpid Springs (from Jeptha, Handel)-Sga Frasi; Come Blooming Boy (from Choice of Hercules, Handel)-Miss Young; Concerto on violincello-Sig Cervetto; Anthem My Heart is Insisting-(Handel); Part II Concerto on Bassoon-Baumgarten; Songs, Nymphs and Shepherds (from Alfred, Arne)-Miss Brent; Happy Day (from Eliza, Arne)-Miss Young; Concerto on violin composed and performed-Dubourg; Anthem As pants the heart-(Handel); Part III Concerto on Hautboy-Vincent; Songs, Vain is Beauty's Gaudy Flow'r (from Judith, Arne)-Miss Brent; When Bacchus, Jolly God (Handel)-Beard; Verdi Prati (from Alcina, Handel)-Miss Frederick; Freely I to Heaven Resign (from Jeptha, Handel)-Sga Frasi; Anthem, The King Shall Rejoice-(Handel).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: Sir John Restless-Yates; Sir Wm Belmont-Burton; Blandford-Bransby; Belmont-Packer; Robert-Parsons; Beverley-Holland; Lady Restless-Mrs Palmer; Clarissa-Miss Plym; Tippet-Mrs Hippisley; Tattle-Mrs Bradshaw; Belinda-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Bransby
Role: Beverley Actor: Holland
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Plym

Afterpiece Title: The Witches or Harlequin Cherokee

Performance Comment: Principal Witches-Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Sga Grimaldi, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; Harlequin-Rooker; Misers-Castle, Parsons; Misers' Servants-Clough, Ackman; Lilliputian Harlequin-Miss Rogers; Lilliputian Colombine-Miss Ford; a Reel, a Hornpipe-Aldridge; Colombine-Miss Baker; To Conclude with the landing of the Cherokees in America-; Cherokees-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Tassoni, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker.
Event Comment: Benefit for Waldron. Public Advertiser, 9 May: Tickets to be had of Waldron, No. 19, Martlet-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Mainpiece [1st time in London; C 5, by Francis Godolphin Waldron, 1st acted at Richmond, Aug. 1782, as The Belle's Stratagem; or, The Female Fortune-Hunters, and again at the HAY in 1794 as Heigho for a Husband! Prologue by the author (MacMillan, Larpent Catalogue, 100). Author of Epilogue unknown. MS: Larpent 599; not published]. Afterpiece: Not acted these 8 years. The Indisposition which prevented King from performing last Friday continuing, Palmer has very kindly undertaken and studied the Character King intended to have appeared in this Evening. Receipts: #126 15s. 6d. (34/5/0; 21/18/6; 2/15/0; tickets: 67/17/0) (charge: #106 9s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Imitation Or The Female Fortune hunters

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Brereton, Aickin, Moody, Baddeley, Wrighten, Suett, Chapman, Wright, Alfred, Parsons; Mrs Bulkley, Mrs Wrighten, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Tidswell, Miss Farren. [Cast from European Magazine, May 1783, p. 387: Frank Millclack-Palmer; Young Rackrent-Brereton; General Fairlove-Aickin; O'Sock-Moody; Timothy-Baddeley; Manager-Wrighten; Strolling Players-Suett, Chapman, Wright, Alfred; Old Rackrent-Parsons; Charlotte Fairlove-Mrs Bulkley; Dorothy-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Millclack-Mrs Hopkins; Chambermaid-Miss Tidwell; Maria-Miss Farren.] Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun. Epilogue spoken by Miss Farren . Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun. Epilogue spoken by Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Miss Tidwell
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Performance Comment: Oliver-Dodd; Justice Clack-Waldron; Hilliard-Williames; Vincent-Staunton; Scentwell-Burton; Beggars-Chapman, Fawcett, Wright, Phillimore, Chaplin, Alfred, Spencer, Kenny; Mrs Love, Mrs Smith, Mrs Booth, Mrs Granger, Miss Simson, Miss Hale, Miss Barnes, Miss Tidswell; Meriel-Miss Field; Rachel-Miss Phillips .
Cast
Role: Vincent Actor: Staunton
Role: Meriel Actor: Miss Field
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Phillips

Dance: After the Epilogue The Butterfly, as17830426; In Act I of afterpiece the Crutch Dance {performers not listed)

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song on the Knights of St. Patrick, &c. (singer not listed)

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Acted but once [12 May 1783] these 8 years. Receipts: #108 4s. (71/18/0; 34/7/0; 0/11/6; tickets not come in: 1/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Brereton; Foigard-Moody; Bonniface(1st time)-Fawcett; Sir Charles Freeman-R. Palmer; Sullen-Wrighten; Gibbet-Wright; Scrub-Dodd; Cherry-Miss Pope; Dorinda-Mrs Brereton; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Love; Gipsey-Miss Simson; Mrs Sullen-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Cherry Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Mrs Sullen Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Performance Comment: Oliver-Dodd; Justice Clack-Waldron; Hilliard-Williames; Vincent-Staunton; Scentwell-Burton; Beggars-Chapman, Fawcett, Wright, Phillimore, Chaplin, Alfred, Spencer, Kenny; Mrs Love, Mrs Smith, Mrs Booth, Mrs Burnett, Miss Simson, Miss Hale, Miss Barnes, Miss Tidswell, &c.; Meriel-Miss Field; Rachel-Miss Phillips .
Cast
Role: Vincent Actor: Staunton
Role: Meriel Actor: Miss Field
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Phillips

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17830918; In Act I of afterpiece the celebrated Crutch-Dance [performers not listed; danced in all subsequent performances]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Carmelite

Cast
Role: Lord Hildebrand Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Carmelite Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Performance Comment: Oliver-Dodd; Justice Clack-Waldron; Hilliard-Williames; Vincent-Staunton; Scentwell-Burton; Beggars-Chapman, Fawcett, Wright, Phillimore, Chaplin, Wilson, Alfred, Spencer; Mrs Love, Mrs Smith, Mrs Booth, Mrs Burnett, Miss Simson, Miss Hale, Miss Burnett, Miss Tidswell, &c.; Meriel-Miss Field; Rachel-Miss Phillips .
Cast
Role: Vincent Actor: Staunton
Role: Meriel Actor: Miss Field
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Phillips

Dance: In Act I of afterpiece the celebrated Crutch Dance [performers not listed]

Event Comment: Receipts: #138 2s. [Prince of Wales and Princess Amelia present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Boheme; Moneses-Ryan; Axalla-Walker; Dervise-Milward; Omar-Hulet; Arpasia-Mrs Berriman; Selima-Mrs Younger; Bajazet-Quin. With the usual Prologue.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Barbier; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Rochetti; Mercury-Legar; Sylvans-Mrs Legar, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Vincent, Miss LaTour, Mrs Ogden; Gods of the Woods-Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Poitier; Sicilians-Lanyon, Dupre Jr, Delagarde Jr, Newhouse; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Salle, Dupre, Newhouse, Lanyon; Yeoman-Nivelon; Clodpole-Hippisley; Old Man-Smith; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Old Woman-Miss LaTour; Countrymen and Lasses-Newhouse, Lanyon, Delagarde Jr, Mrs Cantrel, Miss Holliday, Mrs Rice; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Smith, Legard; Earth-Dupre; Air-Pelling; Fire-Poitier; Water-Salle; Females-Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Event Comment: At the particular desire of several Persons of Quality. With the original Music, and all the Dances and other decorations proper to the play. Being the last time of performing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Garrick; Macduff-Ryan; Malcolm-Chapman; Banquo-Cashell; Lady Macduff-Miss Haughton; Lenox-Marr; Seyton-Philips; Seyward-Oates; Donalbaine-Kennedy; Fleance-Miss Morrison; Lady Macbeth's Lady-Miss Ferguson; Hecate-Paget; Witches-Marten, Morgan, Master Shuter; 1st murderer-Stoppelaer; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Horton; Vocal Parts-Leveridge, Thomson, Mrs Lampe, Miss Young, Mrs Vincent.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elvira

Cast
Role: Don Pedro Actor: Holland
Role: Almayda Actor: Miss Bride

Afterpiece Title: Phoebe or The Beggars Wedding

Performance Comment: Chaunter-Love; Hunter-Vernon; Justice Quorum-Bransby; Grigg-Parsons; Gage-Moody; Phoebe-Miss Young; Tippet-Mrs Dorman; Tib Tatter-Mrs Bradshaw; Cant-Vaughan; Scrip-Ackman; Swab-Clough; Mump-Fox; Dance incident to the farce-Del'Agata, Aldrige, Vincent, Sga Giorgi, Lockery, Sga Fiorentini, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson.
Event Comment: In 4th Act, when Olivia draws her Sword, Mr Obrien ran up to the Centry P S & frighten'd the poor Man, that he fell flat upon the Stage,--which greatly diverted the Audience (Hopkins). In the fourth Act Mr O'Brien run up to the Centry, when Olivia draws her sword, and frightened the poor soldier that he fell down flat upon his back to the great mirth of the Audience (Hopkins Diary--MacMillan). Receipts: #81 7s. 6d. (MacMillan)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Obrien
Role: Viola Actor: Miss Plym
Role: Olivia Actor: Miss Haughton

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performance Comment: Principal Witches-Vernon, Champnes, Johnston, Grimaldi, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young, Mrs Dorman; Harlequin-Rooker; A Reel, Hornpipe-Aldridge; Misers-Castle, Parsons; Misers' Servants-Clough, Ackman; Colombine-Miss Baker; Lilliputian Harlequin-Miss Rogers; Lilliputian Colombine-Miss Ford; To conclude with the Landing of the Cherokees in America-; Cherokees-Grimaldi, Lauchery, Tassoni.
Event Comment: Benefit for Digges. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School Of Shakespeare Or Humours And Passions

Performance Comment: [Given in a regular Representation of several of his most favourite and capital Scenes. With Dresses and Scenery suited to the Characters and their Situations. The inimitable Scenes of the Poet, selected for the Purpose, and digested into Five Acts, will exemplify, in the strongest Colours of our immortal Bard, Vanity, Parental Tenderness, Cruelty, Filial Piety, and Ambition. ACT I. Vanity, in the First Part of Henry IV parts of II. i and iv]. Sir John Falstaff-Digges; Francis-Edwin; Poins-R. Palmer; Peto-Painter; Bardolph-Massey; Gadshill-Ledger [Public Advertiser: Kenny]; Carriers-Stevens, Barrett; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; [ACT II. Parental Tenderness, in the Second Part of Henry IV [parts of IV. iv and v, and parts of v. ii]. King Henry-Bensley; Clarence-Miss Wood; Prince John-Miss Francis; Gloster-Miss Painter; Chief Justice-Gardner; Westmoreland-Davis; Attendant-Painter; Prince of Wales-Palmer; [ACT III. Cruelty, in The Merchant of Venice [IV. i]. Shylock-Digges; Antonio-Gardner; Bassanio-Staunton; Duke-Usher; Gratiano-Lamash; Salanio-Davis; Nerissa-Mrs Wilson; Portia-Mrs Massey; [ACT IV. Filial Piety, in the Closet Scene in Hamlet [III. iii and iv]. Hamlet-Bannister Jun.; King-Gardner; Polonius-Wilson; Ghost-Staunton; Queen-Miss Sherry; [ACT V. Ambition, in Henry VIII [III. ii]. Cardinal Wolsey-Digges; Surry-Aickin; Suffolk-Lamash; Lord Chamberlain-Egan; Norfolk-Davis; Cromwell-R. Palmer; King Henry-Usher.
Cast
Role: Clarence Actor: Miss Wood
Role: Prince John Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Gloster Actor: Miss Painter
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Davis
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman or The First of August

Performance Comment: Tug-Bannister; Bundle-Massey; Robin-Edwin; Mrs Bundle-Mrs Webb; Wilhelmina-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Wilhelmina Actor: Miss Harper.

Dance: As17810620

Entertainment: Before the Curtain draws up: the celebrated Cento (written by Richard? Berenger, in honor of Shakespeare)-Bannister Jun

Event Comment: Receipts: #148 19s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 174 paid and 23 orders; stage, 6 paid; pit, 292 paid and 8 orders; slips, 29 paid and 10 orders; first gallery, 423 paid and 8 orders; second gallery, 168 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer Or The Haunted House

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine With the Birth and Adventures of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Barbier; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Rochetti; Mercury-Legar; 1st Sylvan-Mrs Pelling; 2d Sylvan-Mrs Bullock; 3rd Sylvan-Mrs Vincent; 4th Sylvan-Miss LaTour; 5th Sylvan-Mrs Ogden; Gods of the Woods-Salle, Dupre, Moreau, Newhouse; Sicilians-Lanyon, Dupre Jr, DelaGarde, Eaton; Pluto-Papillion; Demons-Salle, Dupre, Moreau, Newhouse, Lanyon; Yeoman-Pelling; Clodpole-Spiller; Old Man-Smith; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Moreau; Old Woman-Miss LaTour; Countrymen, Lasses-Newhouse, DelaGarde Jr, Lanyon, Mrs Russell, Miss Holiday, Mrs Rice; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Smith, Eaton; Elements ; Earth-Dupre; Air-Pelling; Fire-Moreau; Water-Salle; Females-Mrs Pelling, Miss LaTour, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Legar.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Quin; Macduff-Ryan; Lady Macduff-Mrs Hale; King-Gibson; Banquo-Bridgwater; Malcolm-Hale; Donalbain-Anderson; Lenox-Stephens; Seyward-Cashell; Seyton-Harrington; Hecate-Rosco; Murderers-Stoppelaer, Bencraft; Witches-Hippisley, Marten, James; Lady Macbeth-Mrs Horton; With the Original Music-; The Vocal parts-Leveridge, Salway, Roberts, Reinhold, Thompson, Mrs Vincent, Mrs James, Miss Hillyard, Miss Davis.

Afterpiece Title: Old Man Taught Wisdom

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Hippisley

Song: By Desire, Arrah my Judy-Stoppelaer

Dance: Villeneuve, Dumont, Richardson, Delagarde, Destrade, Dupre, DeVaul

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-Dyer; Clerimont-Ridout; Sir Harry-Dunstall; Old Sir Wilful-Marten; Strut-Stoppelaer; Officer-White; Sir Solomon-Arthur; Bolus-Wignel; Rhubarb-Redman; Finder-Cushing; Suppel-Holtom; Clarinda-Mrs Vincent; Sylvia-Mrs Barington; Wishwell-Mrs Pitt; Lady-Miss Davis; China Woman-Miss Ferguson; Situp-Miss Helm; Page-Miss Mullart; Careless-Smith; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Hamilton; Lady Dainty-Mrs Woffington.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Davis
Role: China Woman Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Situp Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Page Actor: Miss Mullart

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Cast
Role: McRuthen Actor: Shuter
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Nossiter.

Dance: As17561023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-Dyer; Clerimont-Ridout; Sir Harry-Dunstall; Old Sir Wilful-Marten; Strut-Stoppelaer; Officer-White; Sir Solomon-Collins; Bolus-Wignel; Rhubarb-Redman; Finder-Cushing; Supple-Holtom; Clarinda-Mrs Vincent; Sylvia-Mrs Barrington; Wishwell-Mrs Pitt; Aunt-Miss Davis; Chinawoman-Miss Ferguson; Situp-Miss Helm; Page-Miss Mullart; Careless-Smith; Lady Dainty-Mrs Elmy; Lady Sadlife-Mrs Hamilton.
Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Aunt Actor: Miss Davis
Role: Chinawoman Actor: Miss Ferguson
Role: Situp Actor: Miss Helm
Role: Page Actor: Miss Mullart

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Kennedy. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd for Much Ado and The Wonder will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17610406 but Capulet-Kennedy; Nurse-Mrs Kennedy; Vocal Parts-Lowe, Champness, Mrs Vincent, Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The New Hippocrates

Entertainment: After:(by Particular Desire) Mimic Comic Opera Song-Mrs Clive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Lord Guilford Dudley-Jackson; Pembroke-Holland, 1st time; Gardiner-Havard; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Yates, 1st time; Gates-Castle; Lieutenant-Fox; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs Bennet; Officer-Ackman; Northumberland-Burton; Suffolk-Bransby.
Cast
Role: Pembroke Actor: Holland, 1st time
Role: Northumberland Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Blakes, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson; To conclude with a Comic Dance, call'd The Flemish Feast-Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Giorgi, Miss Dawson.

Dance: IV: The Sabotiers, as17621013

Event Comment: Benefit for Middleton. [1st piece in place of NAPLES BAY, advertised on playbill of 27 May.] 3rd piece [1st time; MD 3, by Henry Siddons. Author of Prologue unknown]: Taken from the Sicilian Romance of the Author of the Romance of the Forest [Ann Radcliffe}. Overture and Music entirely new by Reeve. Morning Herald, 6 June 1794: This Day is published THE SICILIAN ROMANCE (1s.) [In 3rd piece the playbill lists Incledon, but "an apology was made on account of Incledon's indisposition, whose character in the After-piece was well supported by Townsend" (Thespian Magazine, July 1794, p. 281).] Morning Herald, 22 May: Tickets to be had of Middleton at Vint's, perfumer, No. 3, Tavistock-row, CoventGarden. Receipts: #203 13s. 6d. (92/14/0; 9/3/0; tickets: 101/16/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Miss Poole
Role: Mad Bess Actor: Miss Poole

Afterpiece Title: ALEXANDER THE GREAT

Performance Comment: As17940506, but Alexander-Middleton (1st appearance in that character); Cassander-The Gentleman who was so very favourably received in Douglas [on 13 Jan.: Talbot//Statira-Mrs Powell (of DL); Roxana (1st time)-Miss Morris .
Cast
Role: Alexander Actor: Middleton
Role: Cassander Actor: The Gentleman who was so very favourably received in Douglas
Role: Roxana Actor: Miss Morris
Role: . The Mid Actor: Watch, When 'tis Night, by Incledon. The good Subjects of England by Incledon, Richardson, Townsend. SCENE II. A Landscape. The Disconsolate Sailor, When my Money was gone, by Mrs Martyr, in character. When Daisies mead by Miss Barnett. SCENE III. Irish Song by Johnstone. Treble Hornpipe by Byrn, Holland, Mme Rossi. Rule Britannia by Incledon. With a Representation of the Grand Fleet at Anchor in Portsmouth Harbour
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Lord of the Manor Actor: Evatt
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Zephyrus Actor: Holland
Role: Ades Actor: Street. II. The Study of Dr Faustus
Role: Zany Actor: West. III. A Landscape and Water Mill
Role: Bridemen Actor: Cranfield, Ratchford, Blurton, Wilde, Rayner, Jackson, &c.Miller's Wife-Miss Leserve
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Philidel Actor: Mrs Mountain. IV. A View of a Country Inn: The Bull and Dog
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Henley. V. A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for erecting the New Theatre-Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: A Representation of tht Scaffolding prepared for e Actor: Royal, Drury Lane, as it appeared in July. Irish Song in character by Rock. Which changes to a View of the above Building, as it will appear when completed
Role: ByrnFlora Actor: Mlle St. Amand. VIII. A Tobacco Warehouse, which changes to an Equestrian Figure by Roubiliac. IX. A Street, in which is introduced two Irish Sedan Chairs
Role: Aerial Spirits Actor: Byrn, Holland, Mlle St. Amand, Cranfield, Ratchford, King, Blurton, Wilde, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Miss Leserve, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Blurton
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Poole
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): George Frideric Handel

Afterpiece Title: THE SICILIAN ROMANCE or The Apparition of the Cliffs

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Townsend, Munden, Powel, Thompson, Campbell, Abbot, Middleton//Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Miss Standen, Miss Morris. [Cast from text Q. Barker, 1794): Gerbin-Quick; Lindor-Townsend; Martin-Munden; Don Lope-Powel; Prior of the Convent-Thompson; Vincent-Campbell; Jaques-Abbot [in text: Farley]; Sancho-Cross; Ferrand, Marquis of Atranto-Middleton//Clara-Mrs Martyr; Alinda-Mrs Mountain; Julia-Miss Standen; The Lady-Miss Morris.] Prologue spoken by Middleton. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. Prologue spoken by Middleton. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Prior of the Convent Actor: Thompson
Role: Vincent Actor: Campbell
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Standen
Role: The Lady Actor: Miss Morris.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Elmy. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Afterpiece: Taken from Mrs Centlivre's Sequel to the Busy Body. [Afterpiece is Woodward's adaptation (Crow St. Theatre, Dublin 1760) pruned to three acts (Biographia Dramatica).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17620327 but Elder Brother-Hull; Lady-Mrs Elmy; with the Usual Decorations and Machinery. with the Usual Decorations and Machinery.

Afterpiece Title: Marplot in Lisbon

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Rose. The Opera [will be performed] instead of Antigona, already announced in the papers of yesterday, it having been found impossible to get ready the machinery of the new Ballet after the performance of the Serious Opera. Mme Rose having been presented with an Engraving Ticket for her night, she proposes to give one with each Ticket, separately from the Ticket which will be admitted at the door. The Nobility and Gentry are respectfully entreated not be on that part of the stage where the mountain stands, as the machinery of the Ballet will be attended with danger. Tickets to be had of Mme Rose, No. 9, Hay-market. "The most bewitching dance we ever witnessed, for novelty of idea, charm of fancy, and delicacy of passion was performed last night. Not content with the common praise, the audience called forward the author, Didelot, and paid to him the tribute due to original and inventive talents. The ballet was entitled L'Amour Vange. The invention, which was perfectly new, was that of bands of Cupidsv floating in air-suspended seemingly on their own wings, without the intervention of any grosser medium" (Morning Chronicle, 3 June)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Modista Raggiratrice

Dance: End II: [a new Ballet Episodique (in the style Anacreontique), in 2 acts, composed by Didelot with music by Bossi] L'Amour Vange- [;ou, La MetamorphoseMme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg, Mlle Parisot, Mme Bossi, Didelot, Gentili

Ballet: End I: a new Indian Divertisement by Didelot, The Caravan at Rest. Cast from Morning Herald, 27 May: Nair (Malabar Officer)-Didelot; Moor-Gentili; Arab (Chief of the Caravan)-Fialon; Malabar Woman-Mme Rose; Negro Caffre (of the natural country)-Mme Hilligsberg; Arab Woman-Mlle Parisot; Young Woman, Wotyake-Mme Bossi; Two Audalisques-Mlles Cabanel

Performance Comment: Cast from Morning Herald, 27 May: Nair (Malabar Officer)-Didelot; Moor-Gentili; Arab (Chief of the Caravan)-Fialon; Malabar Woman-Mme Rose; Negro Caffre (of the natural country)-Mme Hilligsberg; Arab Woman-Mlle Parisot; Young Woman, Wotyake-Mme Bossi; Two Audalisques-Mlles Cabanel.
Event Comment: Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door of the Theatre. [Only sagnificant changes from this regular notice will be recorded hereafter.] Paid Mrs Margaret Lamb 6 months interest on #315 due 8 Sept. #7 10s. (Account Book). Receipts: #155 15s. (Account Book). Estimate of a Constant@N.B. The Ground Rent and Taxes is calculated to be Paid in 150 Days.@Per Annum Per Day@To 50 Old Shares at 2s. --- #5@To 50 New Ditto at 2s. --- #5@T 50 New Ditto at 2s. --- #5@To Ground Rent for the Theatre #100@To Ditto for Buildings in Harte St. #30@To Ditto for Mr Thurmond's House in Bow Street Passage #25@ #155 #1 0s. 8d.@ #11 0s. 8d.@Taxes (Viz)@To Land and Window Taxes for Theatre #98 2s.@To Do for a House in Bow St. Passage #5 15s 6d.@To Poor's Rate for the Theatre #20@To Do for a House in Bow St. Passage #1 10s.@To Watch rate for the Theatre #8 6s. 8d@To Do for a House in Bow St. Passage 10s. 6d.@To Rector's rate for the Theatre #6 13s. 4d.@To Do for a House in Bow St. Passage 8s. 4d.@To Scavenger's Rate for the Theatre #6 17s. 4d.@To Do for a House in Bow St. Passage 6s. 4d.@To Water for the Theatre #4@ #152 10s.@ #1 4d.@To Renters, Ground Rent & Taxes #12 1s.@To Gawrds [sic] per Day 14s.@To Barbers Do 5s. 4d.@To Scenemen Do #2 10s.@To Music as Per List #4 9s 2d.@For 150 Days To Candles #3 3s.@Do To Coales 10s 10s.@Passages, Stage Etc. To Lamps #1 12s.@To Bills #1 7s.@To Advertisements 5s.@To Billsetters 4s. 6d.@#16 6s. Sallery [sic] #14 6s. Estimate To Wardrobe bill about #1 11s.@#2 Sallery #5 Estimate To Property Bill Do 7s.@To Chorus Singers Do 10s.@To Mr J. Rich #5 5s.@To Mr C. Rich #1@ #36 1s.@Nightly Charge@Musick List@Messrs Wood 5s.@Gillier 5s.@Miller 5s.@Chapman@ 3s. 4d.@Goodman 3s. 4d.@Woodson 5s.@Ward 6s. 8d.@Rolland 5s.@Rawlings 3s. 4d.@Vincent 6s. 8d.@Wrexell 5s.@Beale 5s.@Jones 4s. 2d.@Biche 3s. 4d.@Heron 4s. 2d.@Stockdon 3s. 4d.@Scovell 3s. 4d.@Lampe 3s. 4d.@Smart 3s. 4d.@Assistant Writer 10d.@Harpsicord 5s.@#4 9s. 2d.@Men Dressers Charg'd in the Wardrobe Bills@Messrs Mearns 2s. 6d.@Cason 2s.@Esbury 1s.@Fenwick 1s.@Winterton 1s.@Besford 1s.@Francis 1s.@Cawder 1s.@Hays 1s.@Hollingsworth 1s.@Cabell 1s.@Nicholls 1s.@Norris 1s.@Cole 1s.@16s. 6d.@Billstickers as per List@Messrs Abbott 2s.@Mislebrook 2s.@Dymuck 2s@Tidd 2s.@Gale 2s.@Cole 1s. 6d.@11s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew Or The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Justice Clack-Shuter; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent, with dances incident to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Garrick; Belarius-Havard; Cymbeline-Love; Iachimo-Holland; Imogen-Miss Bride; Guiderius-O'Brien; Cloten-King; Philario-Parsons; Arviragus-Palmer; Pissanio-Packer; Frenchman-Blakes; Lucius-Bransby; In Act II, a Masque-Vincent, Lochery, Leppie, Sga Giorgi; singing-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: Iachimo Actor: Holland
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Bride
Role: a Masque Actor: Vincent, Lochery, Leppie, Sga Giorgi
Role: singing Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: The Spring

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard; Ferdinand (with proper Song)-Vernon; Stephano-King; Trinculo-Yates; Caliban-Blakes; Hymen-Lowe; Ceres-Mrs Vincent; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; Ariel-Miss Young (with proper songs); With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits, a Pastoral Dance proper to the Masque,-Vincent, Sga Giorgi.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew Or The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Gibson; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Hull; Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Mrs Baker; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; Dances incident to the opera-.
Cast
Role: Randal Actor: Dunstall
Role: Vincent Actor: Mattocks
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Rachel Actor: Miss Brent
Role: Dances incident to the opera Actor: .

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17651115

Event Comment: Receipts: #136 3s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 200 paid and 11 orders; stage, 2 paid; balcony, 1 paid; pit, 280 paid and 5 orders; slips, 31 paid and 4 orders; first gallery, 312 paid and 3 orders; second gallery, 112 paid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performance Comment: Ceres-Mrs Barbier; Proserpine-Mrs Chambers; Jupiter-Rochetti; Mercury-Legar; Sylvans-Mrs Laguerre, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Ogden; Gods of the Woods-Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling; Sicilians-Glover, Newhouse, Lanyon, Dupre Jr; Pluto-Leveridge; Demons-Salle, Dupre, Poitier, Pelling, Newhouse; Yeoman-Nivelon; Clodpole-Spiller; Old Man-Smith; Harlequin-Lun; Colombine-Mrs Younger; Old Woman-Miss Latour; Countrymen and Lasses-Newhouse, Dupre, Lanyon, Mrs Vincent, Miss Fenton, Mrs Rice; Savoyard-Salway; Gardeners-Lanyon, Smith; Earth-Dupre; Air-Glover; Fire-Poitier; Water-Salle; Females-Mrs Pelling, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Laguerre.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald