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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manly-Macready; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Count Basset-Bernard; Squire Richard-Knight; John Moody-Quick; Constable-Thompson; Lord Townly's Servant-Abbot; Manly's Servant-Simmons; Poundage-Rees; Lady Grace-Mrs Townsend; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Davenport; Miss Jenny-Mrs Knight; Myrtilla-Miss Logan; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Miss Stuart; Lady Townly-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Logan
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

Performance Comment: Marquis de Morelle-Munden; Julian-Incledon; Denis-Townsend; Casper-Fawcett; Don Pedraza-Powel; Peasants-Thompson, Abbot; Guide-Linton; Mariners-Street, Tett; Biscayan Girls-Mrs Follett, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Leserve, Mrs Masters; Maresa-Mrs Martyr; Jaquelin-Miss Stuart; Bercilla-Mrs Castelle; Adelais-Mrs Clendining.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Holman; King Henry-Harley; Buckingham-Macready; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Toms; Prince Edward-Master Curties; Duke of York-Miss Standen; Catesby-Claremont; Lieutenant-Haymes; Norfolk-Richardson; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Powel; Oxford-Farley; Terrel-Davenport; Blunt-Cross; Forrest-Rees; Servant-Abbot; Yeoman-Ledger; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Miss Chapman; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: Moody-King; Harcourt-Palmer; Sparkish-Dodd; Belville-C. Kemble; Countryman-Jones; Servant-Webb; Alithea-Mrs Kemble; Miss Peggy-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Miss Peggy Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Duke-Aickin; Frederick-Packer; Amiens-Dignum; Jaques-Palmer; Le Beu-Benson; Oliver-Whitfield; Jaques de Boys-C. Kemble; Orlando-Barrymore; Adam-Moody; Touchstone-King; Rosalind-Mrs Jordan; Celia-Mrs Kemble; Phebe-Miss DeCamp; Audrey-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Phebe Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Audrey Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Song: In V: a song-Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Macready; Antonio-Quick; Bazil-Powel; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Martyr; Countess-Miss Chapman; Marcelina-Mrs Platt; Agnes-Miss Logan; Susan-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Logan

Dance: As17951024

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Days Of Yore

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Munden, Fawcett, Knight, Linton, Street, Gray, Mrs Serres, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Norton, Miss Kirton, Mrs Martyr. Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1796), and playbill of 16 Sept. 1796: Cheerly-Incledon; Brummagem-Munden; Ralph-Fawcett; Capt. Vain-Knight; Servants and Sailors-Linton, Street, Gray; Laura-Mrs Serres; Selina-Mrs Castelle [in text: Mrs Platt]; Dolly-Mrs Norton; Fanny-Mrs Martyr; unassigned-Miss Kirton.
Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Miss Kirton.

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Smyth
Role: Officers Actor: Williamson, Rees, Abbot, Wilde, Rayner, King
Role: Ellen Holstein Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Ida Actor: Miss Wallis

Dance: As17951031

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: Lord Plausible-Dodd; Manly-Kemble; Major Oldfox-Moody; Varnish-Barrymore; Novel-R. Palmer; Serjeant Plodden-Hollingsworth; Counsellor Quillet-Suett; Jerry Blackacre-Bannister Jun.; Freeman-Palmer; Splitcause-Maddocks; Booksellers-Mast. Gregson, Jones; Oakum-Wewitzer; Boy-Mast. DeCamp; Bailiffs-Webb, Welsh, Evans; Mrs Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Olivia-Mrs Goodall; Fidelia-Mrs Jordan; song-Mrs Jordan; Eliza-Miss Heard; Lettice-Miss Mellon; Edition of 1796 (C. Lowndes) adds: Waiters-Banks, Fisher.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Mellon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lie Of The Day

Cast
Role: Lawyer Actor: Williamson
Role: Old Maid Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Miss Logan.

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performance Comment: As17960202, but Servants and Sailors-_; Mrs_ Castelle; Mrs_ Norton; Miss_ Kirton. Mrs_ Castelle; Mrs_ Norton; Miss_ Kirton.
Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Miss Kirton.
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Smyth
Role: Officers Actor: Williamson, Rees, Abbot, Wilde, Rayner, King
Role: Ellen Holstein Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Ida Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 0

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 1

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure 2

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus; Or, The Roman Matron

Performance Comment: Caius Marcius Coriolanus-Kemble; Attius Tullus Aufidius-Wroughton; Menenius Agrippa-Benson; Cominius-Aickin; Sicinius Velutus-Barrymore; Junius Brutus-Whitfield; Volusius-Caulfield; Young Marcius-Mast. Chatterley; Officers-Wentworth, Phillimore; Citizens-Suett, Burton, Maddocks, Jones; Volumnia-Mrs Siddons; Virgilia-Mrs Powell; Valeria-Miss Heard; Gentlewoman-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wallis [whose 1st appearance as Lady Eleanor Irwin was at Bath, 2 May 1793, and as Lady Bab Lardoon also at Bath, 15 Mar. 1791]. 2nd piece: With a view of High-street, Portsmouth, at the time of an Illumination. Morning Herald, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Wallis, No. 76, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #377 15s. 6d. (182.16.6; 10.3.0; tickets: 184.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Performance Comment: Sir Robert Ramble-Lewis; Irwin-Pope; Lord Norland-Richardson; Harmony-Munden; Placid-Macready; Hammond-Powel; Edward-Miss Standen; Solus-Quick; Mrs Placid-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Woburn-Miss Chapman; Miss Spinster-Mrs Davenport; Lady Eleanor Irwin-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character in London).

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Messenger Actor: Williamson
Role: Oswena Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Will Stukely Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Munden; Dupely-Macready; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Middleton; Old Groveby-Powel; Musical Characters-Williamson, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Follett; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character [in London]).in London]).

Dance: In 2nd piece: a New Dance-Holland, Platt, Mrs Watts

Song: In 2nd piece: As in 3rd piece, 12 Apr., but The Sea Storm-_; Old Towler-_; New Song-_

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Escalus-Benson; Paris-C. Kemble; Montague-Phillimore; Capulet-Aickin; Romeo-Barrymore; Mercutio-Dodd; Benvolio-Whitfield; Tybalt-Caulfield; Friar Lawrence-Packer; Friar John-Maddocks; Balthazar-Banks; Sampson-Hollingsworth; Gregory-Evans; Abram-Jones; Peter-Burton; Apothecary-Waldron; Watch-Webb; Page-Miss Menage; Lady Capulet-Miss Tidswell; Juliet (1st time, and for that night only)-Mrs Jordan; Nurse-Mrs Hopkins; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osmyn-Dignum; Elmira-Mrs Cuyler; Ismene-Miss Leak; Roxalana-Mrs Jordan; In the dead of the night-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Leak

Song: End IV: a Funeral Procession- to the Monument of the Capulets; with a Dirge-by Linley? Sen. Vocal PartsBannister, Sedgwick, Dignum, Master Welsh, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp

Performance Comment: Sen=. Vocal PartsBannister, Sedgwick, Dignum, Master Welsh, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Performance Comment: Sir Walter Waring-Quick; Capt. O'Donnel-Johnstone; Fairlop-Bowden; Medley-Townsend; Bob-Haymes; Ralph-Linton; Welford-Incledon; Dolly-Mrs Martyr; Bridget-Mrs Watts; Miss Di Clacket-Mrs Davenport; Polly-Miss Standen; Emily-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Miss Di Clacket Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Standen

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Jack Connor-Macready; Lord Edmond-Toms; Frill-Farley; Father Frank-Davenport; Trap-Powel; Count Fripon-Rees; Phelim-Ledger; Dowdle-Munden; Rachael-Mrs Townsend; Mary-Mrs Fawcett; Adelaide-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Adelaide Actor: Miss Chapman.

Song: End I: The Storm-Incledon; End: a Grand Harmonic Selection, Admiral Benbow-Incledon; The Sailor Boy cap'ring on Shore-Fawcett; O bring me wine-Bowden; The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone; The Group of Lovers; or, Beauty at her Levee-Munden; Old Towler-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Performance Comment: As17960412, but added: Sir Leinster M'Laughlin-Haymes; Swiss Burgher-Thompson; Shepherdess-Miss Logan; Margery-Miss Leserve.
Cast
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Miss Logan
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Leserve.
Role: Miss Somerville Actor: Mrs Mountain

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Dance: In: The Savoyard-Jackson, Mlle St.Amand; End II afterpiece: The Lamplighter [composed by Aldridge]-Jackson, Mrs Ratchford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Constant-Palmer Jun.; Heartfree-C. Kemble; Colonel Bully (with a song)-Davies; Lord Rake-Trueman; Justice-Waldron; Taylor-Suett; Constable-Caulfield; Watchmen-Ledger, Waldron Jun.; Porter-Abbot; Servants-Lyons, Chippendale; Razor-R. Palmer; Lady Brute-Mrs Kemble; Lady Fanciful-Miss DeCamp; Mademoiselle-Miss Heard; Belinda-Mrs Gibbs (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Palmer; Figaro-R. Palmer; Basil-Trueman; Servant-Lyons; Page-Mrs Bland; Antonio-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Countess-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character); Agnes-Miss Logan; Susan-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Agnes Actor: Miss Logan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Holman; Capulet-Powel; Benvolio-Macready; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Prince-Toms; Tibalt-Haymes; Paris-Claremont; Balthazar-Abbot; Montague-Davenport; Peter-Farley; Friar John-Thompson; Apothecary-Simmons; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Miss Morris; Durse-Mrs Davenport; Juliet-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Song: End IV: the Funeral Procession of Juliet to the Monument of the Capulets, in which a favorite-; Elegy- (composed by the late Dr Arne); a Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Bowden, Townsend, Haymes, Linton, Blurton, Street, Abbot, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Norton, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Miss Walcup, Mrs Henley, Miss Burnett, Miss Logan, Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus; Or, The Roman Matron

Performance Comment: Caius Marcius Coriolanus-Kemble; Attius Tullus Aufidius-Wroughton; Menenius Agrippa-R. Palmer; Cominius-Aickin; Sicinius Velutus-Barrymore; Junius Brutus-Whitfield; Volucius-Caulfield; Young Marcius-Master Wells; Officers-Trueman, Webb; Citizens-Suett, Wathen, Maddocks, Hollingsworth; Volumnia-Mrs Siddons; Virgilia-Mrs Powell; Valeria-Miss Heard; Gentlewoman-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Goodwill-Packer; Blister-Suett; Coupee-Bannister Jun.; Quaver-Dignum; Miss Lucy-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.

Ballet: The Triumph of Love. As17961001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Pope; Bastard-Middleton; Gloster-Hull; Kent-Waddy; Cornwall-Macready; Albany-Toms; Gentleman Usher-Farley; Burgundy-Philipps; Cornwall's Servant-Thompson; Edgar-Holman; Regan-Mrs Fawcett; Goneril-Miss Morris; Cordelia-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Miss Morris
Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Wallis.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Holman; King Henry-Murray; Buckingham-Macready; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Toms; Prince Edward-Master Curties; Duke of York-Miss Standen; Catesby-Claremont; Lieutenant-Haymes; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Powel; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Miss Chapman; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Lady Anne Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: Olympus in an Uproar; or, The Descent of the Deities

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Pope; Dr Caius-Quick; Mr Page-Macready; Sir Hugh Evans-Townsend; Slender-Knight; Fenton-Toms; Justice Shallow-Powel; Host-Thompson; Jack Rugby-Farley; Simple-Simmons; Falstaff-Fawcett; Mrs Page-Mrs Mattocks; Anne Page-Miss Mansel; Dame Quickly-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Ford-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Mansel
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: Olympus in an Uproar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Escalus-Campbell; Paris-C. Kemble; Montague-Phillimore; Capulet-Aickin; Romeo-Barrymore; Mercutio-Palmer; Benvolio-Whitfield; Tybalt-Caulfield; Friar Lawrence-Packer; Lady Capulet-Miss Tidswell; Nurse-Mrs Booth; Juliet-Miss Miller (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Juliet Actor: Miss Miller

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: Antipholis of Syracuse-Pope; Antipholis of Ephesus-Holman; Duke-Haymes; Angelo-Powel; Aegeon-Hull; Dromio of Syracuse-Munden; Dromio of Ephesus-Quick; Luciana-Mrs Mountain; Abbess-Miss Chapman; Lesbia-Miss Morris; Adriana-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Abbess Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Lesbia Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Cast
Role: Oberon Actor: Miss Gray

Song: In III: a song in character-Mrs Clendining

Event Comment: Benefit for Wathen. 3rd piece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. True Briton, 2 June: Tickets to be had of Wathen, No. 2, Frith-street. Receipts: #358 1s. (54.12.0; 61.13.6; 3.14.0; tickets: 238.1.6) (charge: #212 5s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Mr Ballance-Packer; Mr Scale-Cooke; Mr Scruple-Maddocks; Mr Worthy-Caulfield; Capt. Plume-Wroughton; Capt. Brazen-Bannister Jun.; Kite-Palmer; Bullock (1st time)-Wathen; Costar Pearman-Hollingsworth; ThomasAppletree-Suett; Constable-Phillimore; Welch Collier-Wewitzer; Melinda-Miss Heard; Sylvia-Mrs Jordan; Lucy-Miss Mellon; Rose-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Rose Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Josephine Actor: Miss Leak.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Capt. Fitzroy-Cooke; Patrick-Miss DeCamp; Darby-Wathen; Dermot-Dignum; Bagatelle-Wewitzer; Father Luke-Caulfield; Norah-Miss D'Evelyn; Kathleen-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Norah Actor: Miss D'Evelyn

Song: End: The Waggoner (composed by Dibdin)-Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Holman; Tattle-Macready; Scandal-Murray; Sir Sampson Legend-Davenport; Ben-Haymes; Jeremy-Farley; Trapland-Powel; Snap-Thompson; Buckram-Simmons; Foresight-Quick; Miss Prue-Mrs Jordan (of dl); Angelica-Miss Chapman; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Gilbert; Mrs Frail-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir J. Loverule (with a favorite Hunting Song)-Incledon; Butler-Townsend; Cook-Abbot; Coachman-Street; Jobson (1st time)-Munden; Lady Loverule-Mrs Fawcett; Lettice-Mrs Norton; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Leserve

Song: End II piece: The Storm-Incledon; End: The Beggar-Townsend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Aminadab Actor: Miss Menage

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Palmer; Figaro-R. Palmer; Page-Miss DeCamp; Antonio-Suett; Countess-Miss Heard; Susan-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Countess Actor: Miss Heard

Song: Between: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland; The Town Crier (composed by Dibdin)-Suett; End: An Old Woman of Eighty-Munden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Pope; Dr Caius-Murray; Slender-Knight; Sir Hugh Evans-Townsend; Mr Page-Clarke; Fenton-Toms; Justice Shallow-Powel; Host-Thompson; Jack Rugby-Farley; Simple-Simmons; Falstaff-Fawcett; Mrs Page-Mrs Mattocks; Anne Page-Miss Mansel; Dame Quickly-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Ford-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Anne Page Actor: Miss Mansel
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier