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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17791113, but Doctor Caius (1st time)-Whitfield; Fenton-Robson; Mrs Page-Mrs Wilson; Page-Miss Langrish.
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Miss Langrish.
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Mirror

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Sneerwell Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Vernon; Russet-Bannister; Skirmish-Parsons; Simkin-Fawcett; Flint-Wright; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Collett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Hull; Sparkish-Lee Lewes; Harcourt-Robson; Dorilant-Whitfield; Alithea-Miss Ambrose; The Country Wife-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Ambrose

Dance: End: The Dockyard, as17791204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Wroughton; Claudio-Whitfield; Balthazar-Reinhold; song-Reinhold; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Dogberry-Quick; Verges-Cushing; Conrade-Robson; Town Clerk-Edwin; Borachio-L'Estrange; Friar-Fearon; Hero-Mrs Lessingham; Margaret-Mrs Whitfield; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Younge.

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: II: Masquerade-proper to the play; to conclude with a Country Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17791012, but Tattle-Dodd; Foresight-Parsons; Trapland-Waldron; Miss Prue-Mrs Mattocks (of cg).
Cast
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Wroughton; Sir Bashful Constant-Quick; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Lewis; William-Lee Lewes; Sideboard-Booth; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Constant-Mrs Lessingham; Muslin-Mrs Green; Mignionet-Mrs Whitfield; Furnish-Mrs Poussin; Widow Belmour (with a song)-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Widow Belmour Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Leoni; Captain Wilson-Reinhold; Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Kilderkin-Thompson; Putty-Painter; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Eliza Actor: Miss Brown.
Event Comment: The Flitch of Bacon [announced on playbill of 10 Jan.] is obliged to be deferred on account of Miss Brown's Indisposition. Receipts: #116 2s. (114.9; 1.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Dance: As17791231

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Brereton; Amiens (with songs)-Vernon; Oliver-Packer; Adam-Henry (1st appearance in that character); Duke Senior-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Chaplin; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia-Mrs Sharp; Phoebe-Miss Kirby; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Rosalind-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Kirby

Dance: End I: As17791220

Song: V: song-Miss Abrams

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Hannah Cowley.] Miss Younge had a song [Wake, thou son of dullness] composed by Michael Arne. Authors of Prologue and Epilogue unknown]: New Scenes and Dresses. Account-Book, 16 June: Paid Mrs Cowley for suspending the publication of the Belle's Stratagem #100. Public Advertiser, 1 Apr. 1782: In a few Days will be published The Belle's Stratagem. A spurious Copy having been published in Ireland [in 1781] make[s] it necessary to observe that the above is the genuine Comedy, as performed at Covent Garden Theatre. Ibid., 9 Apr. 1782: This Day is published The Belle's Stratagem (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #213 19s. (212.15.6; 1.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Wroughton, Lee Lewes, Aickin, Whitfield, Robson, Edwin, L'Estrange, Thompson, Wewitzer, Fearon, Booth, Jones, W. Bates, Quick, Mrs Hartley, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Morton, Miss Morris, Miss Stewart, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Webb, Mrs White, Miss Younge; [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1782): Doricourt-Lewis; +Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; +Flutter-Lee Lewes; +Saville-Aickin; +Villers-Whitfield; +Courtall-Robson; +Silvertongue-Edwin in text: $W. Bates]; Gentlemen-L'Estrange, Thompson; +French Valet-Wewitzer; +Porter-Fearon; +Dick-Stevens; +Mountebank-Booth; +Crowquill-Jones; +Hardy-Quick; +Lady Frances Touchwood-Mrs Hartley; +Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; +Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; +Kitty Willis-Miss Stewart; +Lady-Mrs Poussin; +Letitia Hardy-Miss Younge; W. Bates, Miss Morris, Mrs Webb, Mrs White are unassigned; +Prologue-Edwin; Epilogue-Miss Younge. [These were spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Ambrose

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Jerrold; King Henry-Leach; Prince Edward-Miss Painter; Duke of York-Master Jerrold; Duke of Buckingham-Price; Lord Stanley-Wilson; Tressel-Gardner; Catesby-Davis; Ratcliff-Wortley; Earl of Richmond-Jones; Lady Ann-Mrs Kingham; Dutchess of York-Mrs Weeks; The Queen-Mrs Jerrold.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Painter

Afterpiece Title: Death And Restoration Of Harlequin

Afterpiece Title: Miss In Her Teens

Performance Comment: Capt. Flash-Price; Capt. Loveit-Wilson; Puff-Leach; Fribble-Jones; Tagg-Mrs Jerrold; Miss Biddy-Mrs Kingham.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Kingham.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor:
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Miss Stewart
Role: Letitia Hardy Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17800404, but Amie-Miss Stewart.
Cast
Role: Amie Actor: Miss Stewart.
Role: Sabrina Actor: Miss Brown
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Brown
Role: 1st Bacchant Actor: Miss Catley
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Miss Catley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17790925, but Norfolk-Hurst; Duke of York-Miss Langrish.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Langrish.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus (1st time)-Henry; Cloten-Dodd; Cymbeline-Hurst; Pissanio-Packer; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius (1st time)-R. Palmer; Arviragus-Davies; Lucius-Wrighten; French Gentleman-Chaplin; Philario-Wright; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Miss Sherry; Imogen-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: II: Masquerade scene with Dancing-Henry, Menage, Miss Armstrong; End III: Minuet-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Song: II: song-Miss Abrams; End afterpiece: song, Ellen a Roon, with the original Irish words-the Young Lady who performs Leonora

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: As17791221, but Malvolio-Holcroft; Olivia (with a song)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Olivia Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: Who's The Dupe

Cast
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton.

Dance: As17791215

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Bucks have at ye all-Master Benson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Brunton (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); King Henry-Bensley; Catesby-Davis; Ratcliff-Egan; Lieutenant-R. Palmer; Lord Mayor-Massey; Buckingham-Aickin; Tressel-Bannister Jun.; Stanley-Gardner; Norfolk-Wood; Prince Edward-Miss Francis; Duke of York-Master Edwin; Richmond-Palmer; Lady Anne-Mrs Cuyler; Duchess of York-Mrs Poussin; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Prince Edward Actor: Miss Francis

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Lady Actor: Miss Harper
Role: Pastoral Nymph Actor: Miss Twist

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello (for that night)-Crawford (1st appearance in that character); Cassio-Palmer; Roderigo-Barrett; Brabantio-Aickin; Duke-Usher; Lodovico-Egan; Montano-Davis; Iago-Bensley; Emilia-Miss Sherry; Desdemona (for that night)-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Miss Sherry

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17800615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Digges (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Antonio-Bensley; Gratiano-Lamash; Gobbo-Blissett; Tubal-Stevens; Lorenzo (with songs)-Du-Bellamy; Launcelot-Edwin; Duke-Usher; Solarino-Davis; Salanio-Egan; Bassanio-Palmer; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Hitchcock; Nerissa-Mrs Wilson; Portia-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Miss Farren

Dance: End III: The Country Wake-; End IV: The Italian Peasants, as17800530

Song: End: the following Catches: Suppose we sing a Catch, Soldier take off thy Wine, Poor Thomas Day-Bannister, Du-Bellamy, Wood, Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Benedick-Henderson; Leonato-Hull; Don Pedro-Peile; Claudio-Whitfield; Balthazar (with a song)-Mattocks; Don John-Booth; Antonio-Thompson; Borachio-L'Estrange; Conrade-Robson; Friar-Fearon; Verges-Cushing; Dogberry-Quick; Town Clerk-Edwin; Hero-Mrs Lessingham; Margaret-Mrs Whitfield; Ursula-Mrs Poussin; Beatrice-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Dance: II: Masquerade Dance-; End: The Humours of Leixlip, as17801018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Smith; Richmond-Palmer; Buckingham-Aickin; Tressel (1st time)-Farren; Lord Stanley-Chaplin; Norfolk-Fawcett; Catesby-Packer; Lieutenant of the Tower-R. Palmer; Ratcliffe-Wright; Lord Mayor-Phillimore; Prince Edward-Master Pulley; Duke of York-Miss Langrish; King Henry-Bensley; Lady Anne-Mrs Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Dutchess of York-Mrs Johnston [Public Advertiser: Mrs Davenett]; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Langrish

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Clarke; Buckingham-Wroughton; Cranmer-Hull; Surrey-Whitfield; Lord Chamberlain-Robson; Gardiner-Wilson; Cromwell-Davies; Lord Sands-Jones; Norfolk-Peile; Suffolk-Booth; Cardinal Wolsey (1st time)-Henderson; Anne Bullen-Mrs Inchbald; Queen Catherine-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of an Election

Song: III: song-Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Roderigo-Lee Lewes; Cassio-Whitfield; Brabantio-Hull; Lodovico-Booth; Montano-Robson; Duke-L'Estrange; Gratiano-Fearon; Iago-Henderson (1st appearance in that character); Emilia (1st time)-Mrs Webb; Desdemona-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17801101, but Biondella-Lamash; Bianca-Miss Simson.
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Miss Simson.

Dance: As17801025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Cast
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Vernon; Russet-Bannister; Skirmish-Parsons; Simkin-Fawcett; Flint-Wright; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Collett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17800923, but Chorus of Spirits-Miss _Coats.
Cast
Role: Chorus of Spirits Actor: Miss _Coats.
Role: Ariel Actor: Miss Field

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Dance: I: Dance of Spirits, as17800923; III: Dance of Fantastic Spirits, as17800923; IV: a Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs