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Event Comment: Receipts: #221 14s. (142.4; 78.3; 1.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17991019.
Cast
Role: Mr Peachum Actor: Dowton

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Wingate-Hollingsworth; Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wewitzer; Simon-Suett; Scotchman-Sparks; Irishman-Caulfield; Catchpole-Maddocks; President-Fisher; Spouters-Evans, Grimaldi, Chippendale; Porter-Webb; Watchman-Wentworth; Charlotte-Miss Mellon.

Dance: As17991019

Event Comment: Receipts: #126 16s. 6d. (77.3.0; 46.11.6; 3.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man; Or, The Fop's Fortune

Performance Comment: Antonio-Dowton; Charino-Hollingsworth; Don Lewis-Suett; Carlos-Barrymore; Clodio-Palmer; Sancho-Wathen; Monsieur-Wewitzer; Governor-Packer; Don Duart-Caulfield; Don Manuel-Holland; Pedro-Wentworth; Lopez-Grimaldi; Roberto-Fisher; Cook-Ryder; Jaques-Trueman; Guzman-Evans; Louisa-Mrs Powell; Angelina-Miss Campbell; Elvira-Miss Heard; Honoria-Miss Arne; Catalina-Mrs Roffey.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17990917.
Cast
Role: Mr Caddy Actor: Maddocks
Event Comment: Receipts: #222 16s. 6d. (216.4.6; 6.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Management

Performance Comment: As17991031, but unassigned-_Wilde.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performance Comment: As17991016.
Cast
Role: Mr Pickle Actor: Emery
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Account-Book: Paid Yeomen of the Guard #2 2s.; Their Majesties' Servants #3 19s. 6d. Receipts: #505 19s. 6d. (499.2.6; 6.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Management

Performance Comment: As17991104.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performance Comment: As17991016.
Cast
Role: Mr Pickle Actor: Emery
Event Comment: Receipts: #175 18s. 6d. (113.3.6; 62.2.0; 0.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17991019, but Wat Dreary-_; Robin of Bagshot-_.
Cast
Role: Mr Peachum Actor: Dowton

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: Whimsey-Hollingsworth; Monford-Caulfield; Young Whimsey-Palmer; Tim Tartlett-Bannister Jun.; Furnish-Suett; Simon-Surmont; Mrs Pattypan-Mrs Walcot; Charlotte-Miss Heard; Nancy-Miss Tidswell.

Dance: As17991019

Event Comment: [DeCamp was from the Edinburgh theatre. He had previously acted children's parts at dl.] Receipts: #176 3s. (98.19.6; 74.1.6; 3.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17990928, but Clara-Miss Wentworth.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Suett
Role: Maid Actor: Mr Grimaldi.

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Sir Matthew Medley-Maddocks; Vapour-DeCamp (1st appearance on this stage); Woodly-Sedgwick; Gossip-Suett; Soufrance-Wewitzer; Charlotte-Miss Wentworth; Florella-Miss Leak.
Event Comment: Receipts: #145 17s. 6d. (82.3.0; 60.19.6; 2.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Secret

Performance Comment: As17991116.
Cast
Role: Mr Dorville Actor: Barrymore
Role: Mr Torrid Actor: Dowton

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17991113.
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #483 5s. (464.8.6; 18.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performance Comment: As17991021.
Cast
Role: Mr Bertram Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Turnpike Gate

Performance Comment: As17991118.
Event Comment: Receipts: #202 18s. (130.4.6; 70.11.6; 2.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Secret

Performance Comment: As17991116.
Cast
Role: Mr Dorville Actor: Barrymore
Role: Mr Torrid Actor: Dowton

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performance Comment: As17991111.
Event Comment: Receipts: #198 16s. 6d. (121.16.6; 76.2.0; 0.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Performance Comment: As17991101, but Coachman-Hollingsworth.
Cast
Role: Mr Woodville Actor: Caulfield.
Role: Mr Penruddock Actor: Kemble
Role: Mr Sydenham Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17990924.
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; D 5, by Elizabeth Inchbald, based on Das Schreibepult; oder, Die Gefahren der Jugend, by August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue. Prologue by Charles Moore (MS annotation by J. P. Kemble in Kemble-Devonshire copy in Huntington Library); Epilogue by John Taylor (see text)]: With New Dresses and Scenes. Morning Chronicle, 17 Dec. 1799: This day is published The Wise Man of the East (price not listed). Receipts: #323 14s. 6d. (321.12.6; 2.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Munden, Knight, H. Johnston, Murray, Davenport, Waddy, Thompson, Claremont, Simmons, Atkins, Abbot, Klanert, Curties, Mrs H. Johnston, Miss Murray, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Mattocks, [Cast from text (G. G. and J. Robinson, 1799): Claransforth-Lewis; Ava Thoanoa-Munden; Timothy Starch-Knight; Ensign Metland-Murray; Bankwell-Davenport; Lawley-Waddy; Sir Richard Chances-Claremont; Quaker Servant-Simmons; Servant to Ava-Abbot; Waitby-Klanert; Servant to Lady Mary-Curties; Ruth Starch-Mrs H. Johnston; Ellen Metland-Miss Murray; Lady Mary Diamond-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Metland-Mrs Johnson; Rachel Starch-Mrs Mattocks; unassigned-Thompson, Atkins, Mrs Whitmore; Prologue-H. Johnston; Epilogue-Mrs H. Johnston. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 11 performances only (see17991228).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 11 performances only (see17991228).]

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performance Comment: As17991016.
Cast
Role: Mr Pickle Actor: Emery
Event Comment: Receipts: #247 5s. 6d. (179.13.0; 66.7.6; 1.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Performance Comment: As17991127.
Cast
Role: Mr Solomon Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Performance Comment: As17991114, but added: Blunt-Webb; Servants-Evans, Fisher.

Music: As17991127

Dance: As17991127

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the Author of The Castle-Spectre [Matthew Gregory Lewis, also the author of Prologue and Epilogue (see text)]. "The Epilogue was spoken by Bannister Jun. in the character of Queen Elizabeth, who ascends from a trap in the middle of the stage, and who is supposed to have obtained the permission of Pluto to revisit her kingdom, in order to witness the representation of the East Indianv" (Monthly Mirror, Dec. 1799, p. 367). Receipts: #200 13s. 6d. (131.11.0; 67.9.6; 1.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The East Indian

Performance Comment: Characters-Palmer, Barrymore, Kemble, C. Kemble, Aickin, Maddocks, Hollingsworth, Wathen, Miss Stuart, Mrs Powell, Miss Biggs, Miss Pope, Mrs Sparks, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Coates, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Jones. Cast adjusted from text (J. Bell, 1800): Lord Listless-Palmer; Modish-Barrymore; Rivers-Kemble; Beauchamp-C. Kemble; Walsingham-Aickin; Friponeau-Maddocks; Squeez'em-Hollingsworth; Frank-Wathen; Lady Clara Modish-Miss Stuart; Mrs Ormond-Mrs Powell; Zorayda-Miss Biggs; Miss Chatterall-Miss Pope; Mrs Slip@slop-Mrs Sparks; Mrs Blab@all-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Tiffany-Mrs Coates; Lady Hubbub-Mrs Cuyler; Anne-Mrs Jones; Prologue-C. Kemble; Epilogue (in Character)-Bannister Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17990917.
Cast
Role: Mr Caddy Actor: Maddocks
Event Comment: Receipts: #205 4s. 6d. (148.1.0; 45.13.6; 1.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17991112, but Jemmy Twitcher-_; Crook@finger'd Jack-_; Nimming Ned-_; Harry Paddington-_; Mat o'the Mint-_; Ben Budge-_.
Cast
Role: Mr Peachum Actor: Dowton

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Performance Comment: As17991202.

Dance: As17991019

Event Comment: Receipts: #172 18s. (84.6; 86.5; 2.7)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17991113, but Cacafogo-Hollingsworth; Lorenzo-Fisher.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Suett
Role: Maid Actor: Mr Grimaldi.

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: As18000102, but Gustavus-Chippendale.
Event Comment: Receipts: #235 17s. (220.8.6; 15.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performance Comment: As17991021.
Cast
Role: Mr Bertram Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Performance Comment: As17991018.

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Performance Comment: As17991230.
Event Comment: Receipts: #217 14s. (123.11.6; 92"3.6; 1.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Secret

Performance Comment: As17991116.
Cast
Role: Mr Dorville Actor: Barrymore
Role: Mr Torrid Actor: Dowton

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: As18000106.
Event Comment: Receipts: #188 5s. 6d. (180.15.0; 7.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performance Comment: As17991021.
Cast
Role: Mr Bertram Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Performance Comment: As17991018.

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Performance Comment: As18000107.
Event Comment: Receipts: #278 10s. 6d. (218.9.0; 58.7.6; 1.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Performance Comment: As17991127, but Countess Wintersen-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Mr Solomon Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-C. Kemble; Figaro-Palmer; Antonio-Wewitzer; Bazil-Maddocks; Page-Miss DeCamp; The Countess-Miss Heard; Agnes-Miss Wentworth; Susan-Miss Mellon.

Music: As17991127

Dance: As17991127

Event Comment: Receipts: #236 11s. 6d. (230.8.6; 6.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performance Comment: As17991021.
Cast
Role: Mr Bertram Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Performance Comment: As17991018.

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Performance Comment: As18000110.
Event Comment: Receipts: #267 19s. (265.9; 2.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joanna

Performance Comment: As18000116.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performance Comment: As17991016, but John-_; Thomas-_; Susan-_; Margery-_.
Cast
Role: Mr Pickle Actor: Emery
Event Comment: Afterpiace [1st time; M. ENT 2, by William Linley. Larpent MS 1277; not published; synopsis of plot in Dramatic Censor, I, 124-25]: Altered [by the author] from The Pavilion. With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Overture and Musick entirely new, composed by [William] Linley. Books of the Songs to be had in the Theatre. [And see 16 Nov. 1799.] Receipts: #270 15s. 6d. (185.2.0; 1.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stranger

Performance Comment: As17991127.
Cast
Role: Mr Solomon Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: The Ring; or, Love Me for Myself

Performance Comment: Characters-Kelly, Caulfield, Maddocks, Suett, Webb, Bannister Jun., Miss Stephens, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland. [Larpent MS lists the parts: The Caliph, Giafar, Sadib, Haddadad, acted by Suett (Monthly Visitor, Jan. 1800, p. 69), Hassan, Almeria, acted by Miss Stephens (Dramatic Censor, I, 129), Fetnah, Selima.]Larpent MS lists the parts: The Caliph, Giafar, Sadib, Haddadad, acted by Suett (Monthly Visitor, Jan. 1800, p. 69), Hassan, Almeria, acted by Miss Stephens (Dramatic Censor, I, 129), Fetnah, Selima.]

Music: As17991127

Dance: As17991127

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #592 5s. (525.9.6; 64.1.6; 2.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17991024.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17990917.
Cast
Role: Mr Caddy Actor: Maddocks
Event Comment: Receipts: #238 13s. (226.17; 11.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Birth Day

Performance Comment: As17991021, but Jack Junk-Emery (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mr Bertram Actor: Murray

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Performance Comment: As17991018.

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano

Performance Comment: As18000110.
Event Comment: "It constitutes a kind of literary paradox, by what strange fatality the man whose mental powers are competent to produce an original drama like the Wheel of Fortune could ever be the author, in any shape whatever, of such a vile, incongruous mass of absurdity as Joanna [cg, 16 Jan.]" (Dramatic Censor, I, 151). Receipts: #188 (146.1.6; 40.16.6; 1.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Performance Comment: As17991101, but Servant to Woodville-_; Officer-_.
Cast
Role: Mr Woodville Actor: Caulfield.
Role: Mr Penruddock Actor: Kemble
Role: Mr Sydenham Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: As18000106.