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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Buxom Joan

Cast
Role: Buxom Joan Actor: Miss Twist.

Song: With theoriginal musick by Matthew Locke-Bannister, Brett, Baker, Legg, Battishill, Simkinson, Burton, Steel, Offild, Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Love, Mrs Mapples, Mrs Brett, Mrs Poussin, Miss Hale, Miss Morris, Miss Twist, Mrs Webb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Mrs Townly Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Dance: End II: The Embarkment for Cytherea-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Cast
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Platt

Dance: End I: La Chasse de Diane-Dagueville's Pupils, Master Holland, Master Dagueville, Miss Dagueville, Miss Armstrong, with a new Minuet and Gavot; End IV: The Embarkment for Cytherea=, as17781125, but Master _Dagueville, Master _Holland, Langrish, Miss +Ross; End I afterpiece: +The Burgomaster, as17790216

Song: As17790127

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: Plymouth In An Uproar

Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Miss Freeman Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Dance: End: The Embarkment for Cythera-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Langrish, Miss Matthews, Miss Besford, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Leoni; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Robson; Hodge-Doyle; Justice Woodcock-Wilson; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Lucinda (1st time)-Mrs Willems; Rosetta-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Miss Brown.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Cast
Role: Little Girl Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Sicilians Actor: Mrs Willems, Miss Green
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: End II: The Coquette Quaker-Dagueville, Ratchford, Langrish, Miss Ross, Miss Matthews, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Oaks

Dance: II: New Pastoral Dance-Delpini, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi; V: Grand New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Miss Simonet, Delpini, Henry, Miss Armstrong, Sga Crespi

Song: In: Fete Champetre. The vocal parts-Davies, Fawcett, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten

Performance Comment: The vocal parts-Davies, Fawcett, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Hartley
Role: La Rouge Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: End: new dance, Cupid Recruiting; or, The Female Volunteers,-Dagueville, Harris, Ratchford, Miss Matthews, Miss Lings, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Dance: End III: a new Tambourine Dance-; in which the Minuet de la Cour and Gavot-Harris, Miss Matthews; End IV: Minuet-Dumay, Miss Dagueville; a dew Minuet and Allemandecomposed by Dagueville-Holloway, Miss Lings; to conclude with: Quadrilles-; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17800510

Ballet: End: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17800417, but Bellamy-Norris (of dl); Frankly (1st time)-Whitfield; Jacintha-Miss Ambrose.
Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Ambrose.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Ladies Actor: Miss Green, Miss Stewart

Dance: End II: The Embarkment for Cythera- (see17791022); with a new Minuet-Master and Miss Dagueville, Master Holland, Miss Armstrong; End IV: Cupid Recruiting- (see17800417); in which The Prince of Wales's New Minuet (composed by Dagueville)-Master Dagueville, Miss Simonet (of the Opera-House);

Ballet: End: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508, but Jockies-Master Holland, _Holloway, _Holland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: End: The Humours of Leixlip-Aldridge, Langrish, Miss Besford; Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800925, but Miss _Matthews, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Kirby
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Farren.

Song: With the original Music composed by Matthew Locke, will full Chorusses and additional Accompaniments, -Bannister, Gaudry, Chaplin, Fawcett, Holcroft, Phillimore, Edwards, Miss Simson, Miss Kirby, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Mrs Smith, Mrs Gaudry, Miss Collett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea; Alexander's Feast

Music: As17810302

Song: End Oratorio: My Heart is inditing [from Coronation Anthems]-; with several capital songs [selected from Handel's Works-; [to conclude with the Grand Coronation Anthem God save the King-Norris, Reinhold, Miss Linley, Miss Draper, Miss Prudom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Afterpiece Title: True Blue

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Morris.

Dance: End I 1st piece: a new Hibernian Dance, The Rakes of Mallow-Jackson, Miss Francis (1st appearance), others; End II: a new Dance, The Sports of the Green or The Rivals Reconcil'd-Aldridge, Langrish, Jackson, Miss Francis, Miss Besford; 2nd Piece: the original Sailor's Dance, as17810402

Song: 2nd piece to conclude: with a Grand Antigallican Procession[in Honour of St. George's Day [23 Apr.], in which-; Rule Britannia-Reinhold; [the Procession to close with Britannia brought in a Triumphal Car, attended by Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, drawn by six boys representing the Young Gentlemen of the Maritime School, and attended by Mars and Neptune; after which will be display'd the famous Transparency of St. George and the Dragonv, executed by Cipriani; to conclude with: Britons Strike Home-Mrs Kennedy, [with the original chorus

Ballet: End IV: a Grand Pantomimical Pastoral Welch Dance St. David's Day; or, The Village Revels. Squire of the Village-Aldridge; Farmer-Whittow (1st appearance); Farmer's Wife-Mr Jackson; Farmer's Daughter-Miss Rowson (1st appearance); Landlord of the Horns--Savoy; Landlady of the Harp-Mr Besford; In which a Double Hornpipe-Aldridge, Miss Besford; , to the air of Mellionen; or the late Sir W. W. Wynn?'s Delight, accompanied by the ancient British instrument the Welch Harp-; To conclud : with a Country Dance-the Characters

Performance Comment: David's Day
; or, The Village Revels. Squire of the Village-Aldridge; Farmer-Whittow (1st appearance); Farmer's Wife-Mr Jackson; Farmer's Daughter-Miss Rowson (1st appearance); Landlord of the Horns--Savoy; Landlady of the Harp-Mr Besford; In which a Double Hornpipe-Aldridge, Miss Besford; , to the air of Mellionen; or the late Sir W. W. Wynn?'s Delight, accompanied by the ancient British instrument the Welch Harp-; To conclud : with a Country Dance-the Characters.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Which Is The Man

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatic Puffers

Cast
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Juno Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Catley

Afterpiece Title: Vertumnus and Pomona

Performance Comment: Characters by Mrs Kennedy, Miss Morris, Edwin; Mrs Martyr, Miss Harper. [Cast from Songs (G. Wilkie, 1782): Vertumnus-Mrs Kennedy; Cupid-Miss Morris; Sylvanus-Edwin; Citronella-Mrs Martyr; Pomona-Miss Harper.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Pomona Actor: Miss Harper.

Dance: End of Epilogue a new Pastoral Dance, Palemon and Lavinia, by Aldridge, Langrish, Mrs Davenett, Miss Francis, Miss Rowson, Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Reinhold; Paris-Mattocks; Momus-Quick; Mercury-Davies; Venus (1st time)-Miss Morris; Pallas-Mrs Morton; Iris-Miss Adcock; Juno (1st time)-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Iris Actor: Miss Adcock

Dance: End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode by Harris, Byrne, Miss Byrne, Miss Besford, in which The Devonshire Minuet by Harris and Miss Besford

Song: In Act III of mainpiece song by Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Morris

Song: Vocal Parts [in Entry] by Mattocks, Reinhold, Brett, Doyle, Darley, Bannister; Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr, Miss Stuart, Miss Morris, Miss Harper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts by Johnstone, Brett, Cubitt, Darley, Doyle, Gaudry, Pemberton, Whitaker; Mrs Bannister, Miss Wheeler, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Sharpe, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Horatius-Farren; Tullus Hostillius-Aickin; Valerius-Davies; Publius-Pope; Valeria-Mrs Morton; Horatia-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Horatia Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Johnstone, Edwin, Quick, Davies, Wewitzer, Macready, Cubitt, Darley, Mrs Brown, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Billington. Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1786): Blondel-Johnstone; La Bruce-Edwin; Morgan-Quick; Richard I-Davies; Berghen-Wewitzer; Florestine-Macready; Guillet-Cubitt; Principal Jnight-Darley; Antonio-Mrs Brown; Lauretta-Mrs Martyr; Berengaria-Mrs Billington; Beatrice-Miss Brangin.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Brangin.

Song: In V: a Roman Ovation-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Darley, Cubitt, Brown, Mrs Martyr, Miss Stevenson, Miss Stuart, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Dance: II: a Dance of Spirits-Miss Stageldoir; III: a Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; IV: Dance-Hamoir, Miss Stageldoir

Song: The Music by Purcel and Dr Arne-; with the additional Airs and Chorusses by the late Linley Jun-; Vocal Parts-Williames, Danby, Fawcett, Alfred, Newbold, Mrs Love, Mrs Booth, Miss Barnes, Miss Cranford, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Horatius-Farren; Tullus Hostilius-Aickin; Valerius-Davies; Publius-Pope; Valeria-Mrs Morton; Horatia-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Horatia Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Song: V: a Roman Ovation-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Cubitt, Darley, Doyle, Bonville, Rock, Janson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Paye, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Cast
Role: Statira Actor: Miss Brunton

Song: the Grand Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon, as17871022; Vocal Parts, as17871022, but Bonville, +Janson, Mrs +Gray, Miss +Rowson, Miss +Paye, Mrs +Byrne, _Brown, Mrs _Morton, Miss _Blower

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Middleton (1st appearance on this stage); Capulet-Fearon; Benvolio-Davies; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Paris-Macready; Montague-Thompson; Tibalt-Cubitt; Prince-Gardner; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Mrs Platt; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Performance Comment: Captain Patrick-Johnstone; Quiz-Quick; Darby-Edwin; Marshal Fherbelin-Davies; Father Luke-Booth; Olmutz-Cubitt; Rupert-Bonville; Adjutant-Gardner; Mabel Flourish-Mrs Webb; Norah-Miss Wewitzer; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Norah Actor: Miss Wewitzer

Song: End IV: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; with the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Bannister, Johnstone, Cubitt, Darley, Bonville, Lee, Rock, Janson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Paye, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Performance Comment: Horatius-Farren; Tullus Hostilius-Aickin; Valerius-Davies; Publius-Pope; Valeria-Mrs Bernard; Horatia-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Horatia Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Song: In V: a Roman Ovation-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Darley, Cubitt, Doyle, Bonville, Rock, Janson, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Gray, Miss Rowson, Miss Paye, Mrs Byrne, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17881020, but Manly-Whitfield; Lady Grace (1st time)-Mrs Farmer; Miss Jenny [without songs] (1st time)-Miss Raymond; Trusty-_; Mrs Motherly-_.
Cast
Role: Actor: Miss Raymond
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Afterpiece Title: Laoeudaimonos; or, A People Made Happy

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Edwards, Mrs Crouch. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Britannia, Genius of England, Hope, Hygeia, Britons.] SCENE I. Cavern of Despairv. SCENE II. White Cliffs of Albionv. SCENE III. Grove of Hygeiav. SCENE IV. Temple of Gratitudev. In which will be displayed those Superb Transparencies which were exhibited at the Opera House, at the Grand Gala given [on 21 Apr.] in Commemoration of his Majesty's Recovery. The Capitals of the Transparencies will be ornamented with rich Festoons of different coloured Lamps, and the intervening Columns beautifully illuminated with variegated Fire. [There were three transparencies: the 1st representing George I, II and III, the 2nd King William, the 3rd the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester (World, 22 Apr.).]Larpent MS lists the parts: Britannia, Genius of England, Hope, Hygeia, Britons.] SCENE I. Cavern of Despairv. SCENE II. White Cliffs of Albionv. SCENE III. Grove of Hygeiav. SCENE IV. Temple of Gratitudev. In which will be displayed those Superb Transparencies which were exhibited at the Opera House, at the Grand Gala given [on 21 Apr.] in Commemoration of his Majesty's Recovery. The Capitals of the Transparencies will be ornamented with rich Festoons of different coloured Lamps, and the intervening Columns beautifully illuminated with variegated Fire. [There were three transparencies: the 1st representing George I, II and III, the 2nd King William, the 3rd the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester (World, 22 Apr.).]

Dance: End II: The Russian Minuet-the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp; End: a new dance, The Irish Bird@Catchers-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Miss Alscrip Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Tiffany Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Lady Emily Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Juan-Palmer; Commandant-Phillimore; Don Fernando (with a song)-Dignum; Don Alonzo-Benson; Don Carlos-Fawcett; Pedrillo-Banks; Fisherman-Fairbrother; Alguaziles-Jones, Cox, Alfred; Sailor (with a song)-Sedgwick; Landlord-Chaplin; Waiter-Lyons; Scaramouch-Follett Jun. (1st appearance on that stage); Spanish Lady-Miss Romanzini; Attendants-Mrs Shaw, Mrs Heard; Fisherwomen-Mrs Edwards, Miss Romanzini [i.e. doubled Spanish Lady]; Donna Anna-Miss Collins.

Dance: In Afterpiece: a Fandango-Miss DeCamp; Dances-Hamoir, Bourk, Miss Blanchet, Miss Stageldoir; conclude with: Dance of Furies-; Shower of Fire-

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: The Lecture on Heads (for this night only)-Palmer