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Event Comment: 1st piece: In one Act [i.e. reduced from the original two]. 2nd piece [1st time; MD 3, by Richard Cumberland. Author of Prologue unknown]. Receipts: #235 13s. 6d. (232.9.6; 3.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arrived At Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: The Days of Yore

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pope, Middleton, Harley, Macready, Hull, Toms, Richardson, Davenport, Claremont, Thompson, Williamson, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Pope. Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1796): Voltimar-Pope; King Alfred-Middleton; Oddune, Earl of Devonshire-Harley; Sibald-Macready; Roger de Malvern-Hull; Alric, Earl of Northumberland-Toms; Gothrun-Richardson; Redwald-Davenport; Egbert-Claremont; Mollo-Thompson; Messenger-Williamson; Lothaire-Mrs Clendining; Swithun-Blurton; Dane-Abbot; Oswena-Miss Morris [see17960114]; Adela-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Toms.
Cast
Role: Mollo Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

Event Comment: [First two pieces in place of The Regent, advertised on playbill of 18 Feb.] The Publick are most repectfully informed that on account of Mrs Siddons's illness The Regent cannot be acted this evening, and that the Performances will be [as above]. 3rd piece [1st time; MF 2, by James Cobb. Larpent MS 1111; not published]: Books of the Songs to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #398 8s. 6d. (275.5.6; 115.14.6; 7.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Shepherdess of Cheapside

Performance Comment: Characters by C. Kemble, Wathen, Caulfield, R. Palmer, Suett, Wewitzer, Bannister Jun., Trueman, Miss Pope, Sga Storace, Miss Mellon. Cast from Songs (E. Cox, 1796): Captain Belford-C. Kemble; Squire Sturdy-Wathen; Trespass-Caulfield; Stingo-R. Palmer; Muddle-Suett; Monsieur L'Urbane-Wewitzer; Diaper-Bannister Jun.; Dick-Trueman; Sam-Evans; Miss Indigo-Miss Pope; Letitia-Sga Storace; Mary-Miss Mellon.
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains R. Palmer, but "Benson [acted] Orson" (Oracle, 21 Mar.). For note on the author's curtailments see 12 Mar.] Receipts: #288 18s. 6d. (285.14.6; 3.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive

Song: As17960312

Event Comment: [More than one contemporary account alludes to The Lie of the Day as being acted, presumably by coincidence, on the same night as Ireland's Shakespeare forgery.] Receipts: #273 1s. 6d. (270.9.6; 2.12.0)
Event Comment: Benefit for Incledon. 1st piece: Not acted these 2 years. 3rd piece: With a view of High-street, Portsmouth, at the time of an Illumination. Oracle, 31 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Incledon, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #485 12s. (211.0; 8.0; tickets: 266.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Mollo Actor: Thompson
Role: Principal Vocal Characters Actor: _Fawcett.

Dance: 1st piece to conclude with: The Savoyard-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand; In 3rd piece: a New Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End I: The Sea Storm-Incledon; In 3rd piece: We've bade the restless seas adieu-; O why to be happy, as17960314With Rosabel what joy to stray-Townsend; Here we laugh and work together-; With pride we steer'd for England's coast-Incledon; When love was a stranger-Mrs Mountain; The seaman who of wars may tell-Incledon, Bowden; Rule Britannia-; In course: Old Towler-Incledon; an entire New Song-Incledon

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 1st piece [1st time; MD 2, by Samuel Birch]: The Musick by Attwood. Books of the Songs to be had in the Theatre. 2nd piece [1st time; INT 1, by George Colman, ynger. This was the 1st scene from Colman's New Hay at the Old Market, slightly revised; in subsequent seasons it was acted under the title of Sylvester Daggerwood]: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal Hay-Market. 3rd piece: With a Sea Fight. [The playbill assigns Sneer to Palmer, but "The Public are most respectfully informed that Palmer being too ill to perform this Evening, the character of Sneer will be attempted by Benson, who humbly hopes for their usual indulgence" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill).] Oracle, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 65, Gower-street, Bedford Square. Receipts: #613 12s. (332.0.6; 45.19.6; 4.3.0; tickets: 231.9.0) (charge: #221 19s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Smugglers

Performance Comment: Characters by Aickin, Dignum, Suett, Wewitzer, Bannister Jun., Phillimore, Master Welsh, Miss DeCamp, Miss Leak, Miss Mellon. Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1796): Captain Pendant-Aickin; Valentine-Dignum; Shingle-Suett; Sample-Wewitzer; Trim-Bannister Jun.; Beacon-Phillimore; Edward-Master Welsh; Stella-Miss DeCamp; Phillis-Miss Leak; Margery-Miss Mellon.

Afterpiece Title: A Favourite Scene from New Hay [Sylvester Daggerwood]

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Benson; Sir Fretful Plagiary (for that night)-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Signor Ritornello-Fairbrother; Interpreter-Wewitzer; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Maddocks; Italian Girls-Miss Leak, Miss Granger, Miss DeCamp; [Tragedians:] Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun. [i.e. doubled Sir Fretful Plagiary]; Nieces-Miss Heard, Miss Mellon; Justice's Lady-Mrs Heard; Confidant-Miss Tidswell; Tilburina-Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. Mainpiece: In Act II a Masquerade Scene. [Author of Epilogue unknown.] Oracle, II Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan, No. 14, Somerset-street, Portman-square. Receipts: #658 19s. 6d. (319.0.0; 46.8.0; 1.17.0; tickets: 284.4.0; odd money: 7.10.6) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

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

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Act II a Masquerade Scene. "Neither in conception nor in power is [Mrs Jordan] adequate to the character...This play has not often been so ill performed in a London theatre as it was on this evening" (Monthly Mirror, May 1796, p. 50). Receipts: #231 8s. (162.14.6; 67.15.6; 0.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Song: Dirge, as17960425, but Miss _DeCamp

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Powell. "If we make allowances for embarrassment and imperfect study, the performance of Mrs Powell was by no means indifferent" (Monthly Mirror, May 1796, p. 50). Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years. Morning Herald, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Powell, No. 22, Henrietta-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #466 11s. 6d. (189.3.6; 53.1.6; 4.14.6; tickets: 216.15.0) (charge: #212)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Actress Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Event Comment: Benefit for Harley [whose 1st appearance as Shylock was at cg, 6 Nov. 1789]. 1st piece: Not acted these 6 yexrs. 2nd piece: With a view of High-street, Portsmouth, at the time of an Illumination. Morning Herald, 12 May: Tickets to be had of Harley, Castle-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #219 12s. 6d. (102.13.0; 2.11.6; tickets: 114.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Harley (2nd appearance in that character); Antonio-Macready; Bassanio-Pope; Gratiano-Knight; Lorenzo (with songs)-Johnstone; Launcelot-Quick; Salanio-Claremont; Solarino-Williamson; Old Gobbo-Powel; Duke-Davenport; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Mountain; Nerissa-Mrs Townsend; Portia-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Mollo Actor: Thompson
Role: Principal Vocal Characters Actor: _Fawcett.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick

Dance: As17960420

Song: In Evening: a Hunting Song [Old Towler]-Incledon; 2nd piece: We've bade the restless seas adieu-; O why to be happy, as17960412; Here we laugh and work together-; With pride we steer'd for England's coast, as17960412; When love was a stranger, as17960412; Hearts of Oak-Incledon, Chorus

Event Comment: Benefit for Barrymore. Mainpiece: In Act II a Masquerade Scene. Morning Herald, 16 May: Tickets to be had of Barrymore, No. 20, Judd-place West, New-road, St. Pancras. Receipts: #155 9s. (97.9.6; 51.12.6; 4.10.6; tickets: none listed; odd money: 1.16.6) (charge: #217 5s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Song: As17960428

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Mara. 2nd piece: Compressed into 2 Acts. The Words of the new Song to be had at the Theatre. Morning Herald, 21 May: Tickets to be had of Mme Mara, No. 57, Edgeware-road. Account-Book: Paid the Duke of Bedford one years Rent for the Theatre due Ladyday 1794 #456 4s.; Account-Book, 10 June: Paid the Duke of Bedford one years Rent due Ladyday 1795 #456 4s. Receipts: #339 10s. (250.1.6; 2.2.0; tickets: 87.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Song: In 1st piece: Sweet Echo (1st time)-Mme Mara; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke; End I 1st piece: Mad Bess (in character)-Mme Mara (1st time); In 2nd piece: a new song [High rolling seas that bear afar]-Mme Mara [written for the Occasion, and set to music by Herself

Performance Comment: Parke; End I 1st piece: Mad Bess (in character)-Mme Mara (1st time); In 2nd piece: a new song [High rolling seas that bear afar]-Mme Mara [written for the Occasion, and set to music by Herself.written for the Occasion, and set to music by Herself.
Event Comment: Benefit for Caulfield, Phillimore & Johnston. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1]. 3rd piece: Not acted these 5 years. To conclude with a superb Prospect of the Infernal Regions, and a Rain of Fire. Morning Herald, 4 June: Tickets to be had of Caulfield, No. 2, William-street, Adelphi [others not listed]. Receipts: #122 17s. (55.17.0; 51.16.6; 5.9.6; tickets: none listed; odd money: 9.14.0) (charge: #211 8s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Afterpiece Title: Old Straw

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton, Miss Heard, Miss Tidswell, & Mrs Bramwell. [2nd piece: With alterations by John Philip Kemble.] 3rd piece: Not acted these 6 years. "Of [Wroughton's] comedy something favourably must be said. His personations are usually natural, easy, and spirited; he is perhaps too locomotive: he cannot bear to stand still...To this peculiar bustle of his motion may be attributed much of his success in Sir John Restless [in All in the Wrong]...For the same reason, no man can play Ford with half the effect Wroughton does" (Monthly Mirror, Mar. 1796, p. 304). Morning Herald, 30 May: Tickets to be had of Miss Heard, No. 43, Haymarket [others not listed]. Receipts: #337 6s. 6d. (30.13.0; 40.16.6; 3.4.6; tickets: 260.10.0; odd money: 2.2.6) (charge: #202 11s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse

Afterpiece Title: The Merry Wives of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Event Comment: [2nd piece in place of Katharine and Petruchio, advertised on playbill of 18 June.] 3rd piece: Not acted these 2 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: Bannian Day

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Palmer; Doctor Bartholo-Suett; Basil-Aickin; Tall Boy-R. Palmer; Argus-Caulfield; Notary-Abbot; Alcade-Trueman; Lazarillo-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Rosina-Miss DeCamp.
Event Comment: 1st piece: Not acted these 2 years. 2nd piece: By Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Young Cape-R. Palmer; Sprightly-Palmer Jun.; Governor Cape-Usher; Robin-Abbot; Poet-Waldron; Printer's Devil-Burton; Arabella-Miss Heard; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Prize; or, 2

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [Bannister Jun.'s 1st appearance as Jobson was at dl, 21 May 1796.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-Davies; Harcourt-Abbot; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbemont-C. Kemble; Eustache de St. Pierre-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Officer-Palmer Jun.; John d'Aire-Trueman; Old Man-Waldron; Crier-Ledger; Citizens-Caulfield, Waldron Jun., Lyons; O'Carrol-Johnstone; Serjeant-Wathen (1st appearance in th-that character); La Gloire-Bannister Jun.; Carpenters-Suett, Burton; Queen-Mrs Harlowe; Julia-Mrs Kemble; Madelon-Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphosed

Performance Comment: Jobson-Bannister Jun. (2nd appearance in that character); Butler-Trueman; Cook-Burton; Coachman-Ledger; Doctor-Abbot; Sir John Loverule-Davies; Lady Loverule-Miss Heard; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Lucy-Mrs Haskey; Nell-Mrs Kemble.

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Aylmer, Boyce, Brown, Dibble, Kenrick, Linton, Little, Walker, Willoughby, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale, Mrs Butler, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Miss Menage, Miss Granger

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Gibbs. Afterpiece: Not acted these 6 years

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).

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).
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Bannister Jun.; Sir George Airy-Palmer; Sir Jealous Traffic-Aickin; Charles-Caulfield; Whisper-Waldron Jun.; Servants-Abbot, Ledger, Lyons; Sir Francis Gripe-Suett (1st appearance in that character); Patch-Mrs Gibbs; Isabinda-Miss Heard; Scentwell-Mrs Hale; Miranda-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett. Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. Morning Herald, 16 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Fawcett at his house, No. 9, Tottenham-court-road

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth [part I]

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Fawcett; Hotspur-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that charaacter); King Henry-Aickin; Prince John of Lancaster-Miss Granger; Worcester-Davies; Douglas-Caulfield; Sir Richard Vernon-Palmer Jun.; Sir Walter Blunt-Trueman; Westmorland-Usher; Northumberland-Abbot; Poins-R. Palmer; Bardolph-Ledger; Peto-Lyons; Gadshill-Chippendale; Francis-Waldron Jun.; Carriers-Suett, Wathen; Prince of Wales (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Hostess-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Percy-Miss Logan.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kemble. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1]. 3rd piece: Not acted these 2 years. Morning Herald, 20 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kemble, No. 11, Haymarket

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Afterpiece Title: An Harmonic Pasticcio

Performance Comment: Scene I The Sailor's Journal (composed by Dibdin)-Miss Leak; Scene II Sweet Little Taffine-Mrs Bland; Scene III The Barber's Petition, with a song in Character, Wigs, including His Own Wig, The Lover's Wig, The Counsellor's Wig, The Doctor's Wig, A Man's Wig who will be in the 1s. Gallery,-Fawcett; conclude: Imitations-Caulfield.

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale

Performance Comment: Johnny Atkins-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Dr Pedant (1st time)-Wathen; Omar (1st time)-Trueman; The Mogul-C. Kemble; Irene-Miss DeCamp; Sheba (1st time)-Miss Logan; Zapphira-Miss Heard; Fanny-Mrs Kemble.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: 9th Time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. A New Room has been prepared on the Bow Street side of the Theatre for the Accomodation of the Frequenters of the Boxes at Half Price. They will be admitted into the New Room at Half past Seven, and from thence into the Theatre at the end of the Third Act, as usual. Boxes 6s. Second Price 3s. Pit 3s. 6d. Second Price 2s. Gallery 2s. Second Price 1s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Brandon (only) at the Office in Hart-street. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 7 Nov.]. No Money to be returned. Receipts: #281 1s. 6d. (278.5.6; 2.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Doldrum; or, 1803

Performance Comment: Characters by Quick, Munden, Middleton, Knight, Macready, Haymes, Rees, Miss Mansel, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from John O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. IV (T. Woodfall, 1798): Septimus-Quick; Sir Marmaduke-Munden; Captain Septimus-Middleton; Gyp-Knight; Flam-Macready; Captain Slash-Haymes; Looby-Rees [in text: Simmons]; Drummer Boy-Master Standen; Emmeline-Miss Mansel; Mrs Auburne-Mrs Mattocks.

Song: V: a Dirge-, to music by Shield; Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Watts, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Blurton, Miss Walcup, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Miss Leserve, Haymes, Linton, Street

Event Comment: The high degree of Public favor bestowed on Mr Elliston has induced the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal Bath, obligingly to consent that he shall perform at this Theatre once in every Fortnight thro'out the Season (notice on playbill of 10 Oct.). [But, except for 19 May, Elliston did not act at cg after 24 Nov.] Receipts: #249 14s. (229.12; 20.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Wicklow Mountains

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 10 years. Afterpiece: The Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations entirely new. Receipts: #293 4s. 6d. (183.5.6; 103.0.0; 6.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Dance: III afterpiece: Dance-Master and Miss Menage

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In Act I a Grand Masquerade. [For Miss Allingham see 13, 18 Oct.] Receipts: #172 7s. (170.10; 1.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Treasure

Song: As17960919, but Vocal Parts-_