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Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Mainpiece: Written by the celebrated Mrs Eliza Haywood. Not acted these 6 years. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2 (?)]: Written by a Comedian [unidentified. not in Larpent MS; not published]. The above Pieces have been a long Time in Rehearsal, and as no Expense has been spared in procuring respectable Performers from capital Theatres, there is no doubt (as the Comedies have sterling Merit) of their giving Satisfaction to the Audience. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Wife To Be Lett

Performance Comment: Graspall-Barrett (of hay); Captain Gaylove-Turner; Fairman-Stannard; Sneaksby-Digby; Sir Harry Beaumont-Lyon (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); Shamble-Williams; Courtly-Johnson; Tim-Benson; Toywell-Russell (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich); Mrs Graspall-Mrs Harley (1st appearance); Dogwood-Mrs Gardner; Marilla (with a song)-Miss Green (1st appearance); Celemena-Miss Harrison; Widow Stately-Mrs Russell (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich); Amadea (with songs)-Miss Hemet.
Cast
Role: Shamble Actor: Williams
Role: Marilla Actor: Miss Green
Role: Celemena Actor: Miss Harrison
Role: Amadea Actor: Miss Hemet.

Afterpiece Title: The Sharpers Last Shift

Song: End I: Stand to your Guns-Digby

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Bucks have at ye All-Benson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; John-Phillimore; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Farren; Muslin-Miss Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Brereton; Mignionet-Miss Hale; Widow Belmour (with a song in character)-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Mrs Lovemore Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Muslin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mignionet Actor: Miss Hale

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; John-Phillimore; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bulkley; Muslin-Miss Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Brereton; Mignionet-Miss Hale; Widow Belmour (with a song)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Muslin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mignionet Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Widow Belmour Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Cast
Role: Patie Actor: Miss Collett
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Wheeler

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; John-Phillimore; Sideboard-Burton; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Hedges; Muslin-Miss Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Brereton; Mignionet-Miss Hale; Widow Belmour (with a song)-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Muslin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mignionet Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Widow Belmour Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton

Song: End of mainpiece Stand to your gum by Bannister; Bright Phoebus has mounted the chariot of day by Dignum; Jack, thou art a toper and Toby's brown jug by Dignum, Suett, Williames, Barrymore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; John-Phillimore; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Ward; Muslin-Miss Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Brereton; Mignionet-Miss Hale; Widow Belmour (with a song in character)-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Muslin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mignionet Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Widow Belmour Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Box Lobby Loungers

Cast
Role: Orange Girl Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: The Distressd Baronet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Wroughton; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Lamash (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; John-Phillimore; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Ward; Muslin-Miss Pope; Lady Constant-Mrs Brereton; Mignionet-Miss Tidswell; Furnish-Mrs Heard; Widow Belmour (with a song in character)-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Muslin Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mignionet Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Widow Belmour Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Dolly Snip Actor: Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Kemble; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Hollingsworth; Lady Grace-Mrs Ward; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Booth; Miss Jenny-Miss Collins; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Heard; Trusty-Miss Tidswell; Lady Townly-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Trusty Actor: Miss Tidswell

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Charles-Barrymore; Harry Stukely-R. Palmer; Cymon-Burton; Waiter-Phillimore; Wat-Maddocks; Ostler-Wilson; William-Lyons; Diggery-Suett; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Miss Collins; Miss Bridget-Mrs Booth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Force Of Fashion

Performance Comment: Characters-Lewis, Ryder, Farren, Bernard, Macready, Harley, Mrs Achmet, Mrs Bernard, Miss Stuart, Mrs Powell, Mrs Pope. [Cast from European Magazine, Dec. 1789, p. 459: Sedley-Lewis; William-Ryder; Sir Charles Dormer-Farren; Lord Lapwing-Bernard; James-Macready; Montfort-Harley; Julia Montfort-Mrs Achmet; Miss Danby-Mrs Bernard; Maid Servant [Larpent MS: Minikin]-Miss Stuart; Lucretia-Mrs Powell [Larpent MS]; Lady Dormer-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Bernard; Epilogue-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Brangin
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Richards

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Farren; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Bernard; William-Macready; Sideboard-C. Powell; John-Evatt; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Pope; Lady Constant-Miss Chapman; Muslin-Miss Stuart; Mignionet-Mrs Platt; Furnish-Miss Brangin; Widow Belmour-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Lady Constant Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Muslin Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Furnish Actor: Miss Brangin

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: As17891021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Charles Stanley-Barrymore; Harry Stukely-R. Palmer; William-Lyons; Waiter-Phillimore; Diggery-Suett; Cymon-Burton; Wat-Maddocks; Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Miss Collins.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Kemble; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Snake-Phillimore; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-R. Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Ward; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Maid-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: All The Worlds A Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Charles Stanley-Barrymore; Harry Stukely-R. Palmer; William-Lyons; Waiter-Phillimore; Diggery-Suett; Cymon-Burton; Wat-Maddocks; Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Miss Collins.

Song: III: a song-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: England Preservd

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Holman, Pope, Farren, Harley, Middleton, Davies, Macready, Hull, Haymes, Richardson, Powel, Claremont, Thompson, Williamson, Miss Wallis. [Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1795), and European Magazine, Mar. 1795, p. 197: Earl of Surrey-Holman; Earl of Pembroke-Pope; Earl of Chester-Farren; French Prince-Harley; Earl William Mareschal-Middleton; Earl of Lincoln-Davies; English Knight-Macready; Bishop of Winchester-Hull; Comte de Nevers-Haymes; Lord Robert Fitzwalter-Richardson; French Guard-Powel; Viscomte de Beaumont-Claremont; Heralds-Thompson, Williamson; John Plantaganet-Miss Standen; Lady Surrey-Miss Wallis; Prologue-Middleton; Address (instead of Epilogue)-Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: Crotchet Lodge

Ballet: Dermot and Kathlane. As17950219

Cast
Role: Old Kathlane Actor: Miss Smyth

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Actress Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Phoenix or Anacreontics Renovated i

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Mr Belville (1st time, with Why swells my wavy burnish'd grain, from The Mariners, composed by Mozart)-Sedgwick; Captain Belville-Dignum; William (1st time)-Miss DeCamp; Rustick-Cooke; Irishman-Caulfield; Rosina-Miss Leak; Dorcas-Mrs Booth; Phebe-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: William Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Leak

Entertainment: In 2nd piece: Imitations-Caulfield

Event Comment: 2nd piece: By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All The Worlds A Stage

Performance Comment: Diggery-Suett; Charles Stanley-Palmer Jun.; Harry Stukely-R. Palmer; William-Lyons; Waiter-Abbot; Ostler-Waldron Jun.; Cymon-Burton; Watt-Ledger; Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Gibbs.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: Robin-Bannister Jun.; (with an additional song) Billy Taylor-Bannister Jun.; William-Caulfield; Frederick-Trueman; Cro -Wathen; Endless-Suett; Dorothy-Mrs Bland; Louisa-Miss DeCamp; Nelly-Miss Granger; Margaretta-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Nelly Actor: Miss Granger
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Leak.

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Cast
Role: Arionelli Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Cecilia Actor: Miss Leak.
Role: Helen Actor: Miss DeCamp

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Bronzely-Lewis; Lord Priory-Quick; Sir George Evelyn-Holman; Sir William Dorrillon-Munden; Oliver-Simmons; Mr Norberry-Waddy; Nabson-Thompson; Servants-Lee, Wilde, Ledger, Curties; Bailiffs-Abbot, Hawtin; Lady Mary Raffle-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Priory-Miss Chapman; Miss Dorrillon-Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: Englands Glory

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Sims

Dance: End II: Les Delassemens Militaires, as17971021; End: Cupid and Psyche (composed by Noverre)-Mrs Wild, Mme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Fialon, The Graces by Mlle St.Amand, Mme D'Egville, Mlle Philips

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: Love In A Vail

Performance Comment: edition of 1719 lists: Lorenzo-Williams; Alonzo-Norris; Sir Charles Winlove-Mills; Don Philip-Thurmond; Aspin-Miller; Diego-Will. Mills; Leonora-Mrs Seymour; Fidelia-Miss Willis; Flora-Mrs Garnet; Prologue-Thurmond; Epilogue-Miss Lindar.
Cast
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Williams
Role: Fidelia Actor: Miss Willis
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Lindar.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of The History Of King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaffe Henry Iv Part Ii

Performance Comment: With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-; Prince John-Walker; Gloster-Oates; Clarence-Th. Cibber; Westmoreland-Williams; Lord Chief Justice-Boman; Archbishop of Canterbury-Cory; Bishop of Ely-Rogers; Archbishop of York-Thurmond; Norfolk-W. Mills; Hasting-Watson; Poins-W. Wilks; Falstaff-Mills; Shallow-Cibber; Silence-Miller; Bardolph-Shepard; Pistol -Norris; Davy-Wright; Feeble-Penkethman; Shadow-Ray; Wart-Cole; Mouldy- Wilson; Bullcalf-Wetherilt; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Lindar; Hostess-Mrs Willis; Doll Tearsheet-Miss Willis.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Sir William-Johnson; Loveless-Wilks; Elder Worthy-Williams; Young Worthy-Mills; Snap-Cibber Jr; Sly-Miller; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Narcissa-Mrs Thurmond; Hillaria-Mrs Heron; Flareit-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Elder Worthy Actor: Williams
Role: Flareit Actor: Miss Tenoe.

Song: As17241008

Dance:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Booth; Aboan-Mills; Governor-Thurmond; Blandford-Williams; Stanmore-Wm. Mills; Daniel-Cibber Jr; Driver-Johnson; Imoinda-Mrs Thurmond; Widow Lackit-Mrs Baker; Charlot-Miss Tenoe; Lucy-Miss Johnson.
Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Williams
Role: Charlot Actor: Miss Tenoe
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Johnson.

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Gething

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Performance Comment: Sir Novelty-Cibber; Sir William-Johnson; Loveless-Wilks; Elder Worthy-Williams; Worthy-Mills; Snap-Cibber Jr; Sly-Miller; Amanda-Mrs Porter; Narcissa-Mrs Thurmond; Hillaria-Mrs Heron; Flareit-Miss Tenoe.
Cast
Role: Elder Worthy Actor: Williams
Role: Flareit Actor: Miss Tenoe.

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: LLe Badinage Champetre, as17251119

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry The Fourth With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff And Justice Shallow

Performance Comment: King Henry-Booth; Prince of Wales-Williams; Prince John of Lancaster-Wm. Mills; Gloucester-Oats; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Hastings-Watson; Lord Chief Justice-Boman; Falstaff-Harper; Shallow-Cibber; Silence-Miller; Feeble-Griffin; Bardolfe-Shepard; Pistol-Th. Cibber; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson Jr; Hostess-Mrs Wetherilt; Dol-Miss Lindar.
Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Williams
Role: Falstaff's Boy Actor: Miss Robinson Jr
Role: Dol Actor: Miss Lindar.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Second Part Of King Henry Iv With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaffe And Justice Shallow

Performance Comment: King Henry-Booth; Prince of Wales-Williams; Prince John-Wm. Mills; Gloster-Oates; Westmoreland-Bridgwater; Hastings-Watson; Chief Justice-Boman; Justice Shallow-Cibber; Falstaff-Harper; Justice Silence-Miller; Fee6le-Griffin; Bardolfe-Shepard; Pistol-Norris; Falstaff's Boy-Miss Robinson Jr; Hostess-Mrs Wetherilt; Dol Mavis-Miss Lindar.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Adams, Mrs Hill, Reynolds, Lacy, Williams, Layfield, Giffard, Turner, Mrs Turner, Mrs Purden, Mrs Noak, Mrs Layfield, Mrs Mountfort, Mrs Anderson; but edition of 1728 lists: Freeman-Adams; Truelove-Hill; Atall-Reynolds; Truck-Lacy; Mackhazard-Williams; Plowshare-Layfield; Tim-Giffard; Capreol-Turner; Sylvia-Mrs Turner; Lucia-Mrs Purden; Mrs Matchall-Mrs Noakes; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Holt; Flora-Mrs Mountfort; Jenny-Mrs Anderson; Servant Maid-Miss Mann; Abigail Scewer-Mrs Smith; Prologue-Adams; Epilogue-Mrs Purden.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Village Opera

Performance Comment: Edition of 1729 lists: Sir NicholasWiseacre-Harper; Sir William Freeman-Griffin; Freeman-Williams; Lucas-Johnson; Brush-Miller; File-Oates; Hobinol-Berry; Cloddy-Ray; Lady Wiseacre-Mrs Shireburn; Rosella-Miss Raftor; Betty-Mrs Thurmond; Peggy-Mrs Grace; Dolly-Mrs Mills; Susan-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Freeman Actor: Williams
Role: Rosella Actor: Miss Raftor