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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband Or The Accomplishd Fools

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece a Highland Reel by Williamson, the Miss Stageldoirs, &c. [This was danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act iv of mainpiece song by Williames

Event Comment: Afterpiece: To conclude with an Exact Representation of the Procession at an Eastern Marriage. The Scenery by Richards, Carver, Hodgins, Cipriani, Catton, and others. The Music composed by [Michael] Arne. Paid Properties 19th Inst. 10s. 10d. Receipts: #261 9s. 6d. (260/4/6; r/5/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin or The Indian Chief

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece a Masquerade incident to the Play, and a Minuet by Harris and Miss Matthews

Song: End of Act iv of mainpiece Juliet's Funeral Procession, with a solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts by Bannister, Mattocks, Reinhold, Brett, Mahon, Darley, Doyle; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song by Miss Field

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: As17831004

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium, the vocal parts by Miss Wheeler and Miss Field. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Bevil-Lewis; Myrtle-Wroughton; Sealand-Kemble; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Chalmers (1st appearance on this stage); Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Poussin; Indiana-Miss Satchell(1st appearance in that character) .

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song by Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: End of Act II The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Capt. Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Thompson; Mat o' the Mint-Mahon; Ben Budge-Ledger; Jemmy Twitcher-Painter; Crook finger'd Jack-Bates; Wat Dreary-Jones; Harry Paddington-Darley; Jailor-Stevens; Drawer-Helme; Filch-Doyle; Lucy-Mrs Kennedy; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Webb; Jenny Diver-Mrs Morton; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Platt; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Lewis; Dolly Trull-Mrs Chalmers; Sukey Tawdry-Mrs Inchbald; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Whitfield; Molly Brazen-Miss Stuart; Betty Doxey-Miss Brangin; Polly-Mrs Bannister. hathi.
Cast
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: End of Act I The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: In Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss Besford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-[Lee] Lewes (1st appearance in that character); Orlando-Brereton; Amiens (with songs')-Williames; Duke Senior-Aickin; Adam-Moody; Oliver-Packer; Jaques-Palmer; Caelia (with the Cuckov song)-Miss Wheeler; Audrey-Mrs Wells; Rosalind-Miss E. Kemble (1st appearance this season) .

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: As17830918

Song: In Act v of mainpiece a song by Miss Field

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a New Dance by Second and Miss M. Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece, as17831018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Magic Picture

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wroughton, Quick, Edwin, Wilson, Clarke, Hull, Whitfield, Davies, Jones; Mrs Bates, Mrs Wilson, Miss Piatt, Miss Younge. [Cast from text (T. and J. Egerton [et al], 1783: Eugenius-Wroughton; Hillario-Quick; Ubaldo-Edwin; Ricardo-Wilson; Eubulus-Clarke; Baptista-Hull; Ladislaus-Whitfield; Ferdinand-Davies; Honoria-Mrs Bates; Corisca-Mrs Wilson; Acanthe-Miss Platt; Sophia-Miss Younge. Jones is unassigned.] Prologue, not listed on playbill, spoken by Aickin (see17831114) . Prologue, not listed on playbill, spoken by Aickin (see17831114) .

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: In Act II of mainpiece a Grand Chorus [Crowned with conquest] by Bannister, Reinhold, Johnstone, Mattocks, Brett, Mahon, Doyle, Darley; Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Kennedy. [For songs, see below.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayors Day or A Flight from Lapland in an Air Balloon

Song: In Act III of mainpiece a song by Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17830918

Event Comment: A Serious Opera [1st time; ser 3, by Giovanni de Gamerra; a pasticcio, with music by Anfossi, Gluck, Alessandri, Martini, Sarti, Giordani]; the Music under the Direction of Anfossi. With new Scenes, painted by Novosielski, new Dresses and Decorations, both for the Opera and Dances. By their Majesties Command, no Person can be admitted behind the Scenes. Pit 10s. 6d. 1st Gallery 5s. 2nd Gallery 3s. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin exactly at 7:00 [same throughout season]. The Subscribers' Tickets are ready to be delivered at the Office in Unionstreet. To prevent Inconvenience to the Nobility and Gentry in getting to their Carriages, they are most respectfully intreated to give positive orders to their servants to set down and take up with their Horses Heads towards Pall-Mall. The Door in Market-lane for Chairs only

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Silla

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Paccbierotti, Uttini, Bartolini, Schinotti; Sga Catenacci, SgaLusini. [Cast from libretto (H. Reynell, 1783): Cecilio-Pacchierotti; Silla-Uttini; Cinna-Bartolini; Aufidio-Schinotti; Celia-Sga Catenacci; Giunia-Sga Lusini.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: End of Act II Divertisement, with a Passe-a-caille by Lepicq, a Pas Seul by Henry, a Pas Seul by Mme Simonet; End of Opera Hew Divertisement, in which a Pas Seul by Henry, and to conclude with a Caledonian Reel, being part of the ballet of Auld Robin Gray, which for want of time could not be completed, by Lepicq, Slingsby, Mme Rossi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece a New Comic Ballet by Mr and Miss Hamoir (from the Theatre-Royal, Brussels; their 1st appearance on that stage)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Dodd, Suett, Williames, Chapman, Packer, Barrymore; Miss George, Mrs Wrightcn, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Phillips. [Cast from Songs (T. Evans, 1783): Toupee-Dodd; Sir Charles Freeman-Suett; Neville-Williames; Simon-Chapman; Mr Marlow-Packer; Freeman-Barrymore; Charlotte-Miss George; Mary-Mrs Wrighten; Mrs Neville-Mrs Hopkins; Julia-Miss Phillips.] hathi. hathi.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17831018; End of mainpiece, as17831204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece, as17831119

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Metamorphosis

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17831018; End of mainpiece, as17831204

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Harricks and Williams. Mainpiece: The Characters to be dressed in the Habits of the Times. [Author and speaker of Address not known.] Tickets delivered for The Wonder will be taken. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:15. Tickets to be had and Places taken of Rice, at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Hunter; Kecksey-Powell; Nephew-Thompson; Bates-Farrell; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Harricks; Thomas-Ryder; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue Song)-Mrs Lefevre (1st appearance in that character) .

Monologue: 1783 12 15 End of Act I of afterpiece The Farmer's Blunder by Kenrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Dance: End of Act IV of mainpiece, as17831204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: Friar Bacon

Song: In Act I of mainpiece song by Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Silla

Dance: End of Act II The Pastimes of Terpsycore, as17831206, but omitted: Lepicq, Mme Rossi; End of Opera Friendship leads to Love, as17831206 but omitted: Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Slingsby, Mme Simonet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Song: In Act I of mainpiece song by Williames

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Silla

Dance: End of Act II The Pastimes of Terpsycore, as17831227; End of Opera Friendship leads to Lore, as17831206, but omitted: Lepicq, Mme Rossi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Silla

Dance: End of Act II The Pastimes of Terpsycore, as17831227, End of Opera Friendship leads to Love, as17831230, with a Pas Seul by Mme Rossi