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Event Comment: [The Public Advertiser lists Phebe-$Mrs Davies.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Touchstone-King; Orlando-Reddish; JaJaques-Love; Duke, Sen-Hurst; Duke Frederick-Bransby; Oliver-Packer; Amiens (with Songs)-Davies, first time; Adam-Moody; Le Beau-Ackman; Corin-Hartry; Charles-Keen; Silvius-Wheeler; Caelia (with Songs)-Mrs Baddeley; Audrey-Mrs Bradshaw; Phebe-Miss Platt; Rosalind-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Amiens Actor: Davies, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Event Comment: Benefit for Hartry and Davies. [Playbill mistakenly continued this night to list Mrs Fitzgerald as Miss Radley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Vernon; Woodcock-Hartry; Young Meadows-Davies, first time; Sir Wm. Meadows-Parsons; Eustace-Fawcett; Hodge-King; Margery-Miss Pope; Deborah-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Mrs Fitzgerald; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley; In Act I: a Dance- incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Davies, first time

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710416

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Davies (Inglesina)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lucio Vero

Performance Comment: See17740224, but With two additional songs-Miss Davies, in Act I, II.

Dance: I: Ballet-Mariottini, Nina Favier; II: Pastoral Ballet, parts-Nina Favier, Mariottini, Master Holland, Miss Armstrong (Scholars of Daigville, late Ballet Master of Drury Lane, who will dance a Minuet and Allemande); End Opera: The Adventures of the Haram of Ispahan-Pitrot, Mimi Favier, Nina Favier, Sga Mazzoni, Mariottini, Bocchini

Event Comment: A new Serious Opera. The Music by Giordani and other eminent composers. With alterations and new songs for Miss Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaserse

Performance Comment: Parts-Millico, Schiroli, Sga Galli, Sga Marchetti, Cecilia Davies.

Dance: I: New Serious Ballet-; in which aChaconne composed by Jomelli-Fierville; II: La Bagatelle, as17740505; III: L'Embarass du choix, as17740505

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. Mainpiece: By Desire. Rec'd stopages #12 7s. Paid salary list #566 6s.; J. French on acct #5 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Mrs Smith's Benefit for 2 May advertised as Cymbeline and a new Comic Opera (in 2 Acts) call'd the Wish. The Music entirely new, the principal characters by Vernon, Bannister, Davies, Mrs Wrighten and Mrs Smith. With a New Occasional Prologue spoken by King. [But this was changed on 27 April.] Receipts: #212 1s. Charges: #66 3s. Profits to Bannister #145 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorne-Bannister; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Young Meadows-Dodd; Sir Wm. Meadows-J. Aickin; Eustace-Davies; Hodge-King; Margery-Miss Pope; Deborah-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Mrs Smith; Lucinda-Miss Jarratt, first time.
Cast
Role: Eustace Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: II: A New Dance, call'd The Pirates-Como, Sga Crespi. [See17730422.

Entertainment: End Opera: (By particular Desire) Imitations Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister

Event Comment: [Henderson's 1st appearance on the stage was as Hamlet, at Bath, 6 Oct. 1772. In I.iv "after the short ejaculation of 'Angels and ministers of grace, defend us!' he endeavoured to conquer that fear and terror into which he was naturally thrown by the first sight of the vision, and uttered the remainder of the address calmly, but respectfully, and with a firm tone of voice, as from one who had subdued his timidity and apprehension" (Davies, III, 30). "Palmer's Ghost would have been more in character had he given less into the rant of declamation and the bustle of stage action, which accord not with our ideas of a supernatural being; his crying, likewise, at the recital of his murder, was childish, and destroyed the solemnity of the scene' (Morning Post, 27 June).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); King-Fearon; Horatio-Davies; Rosencraus-Stevens; Guildenstern-Egan; Polonius-Edwin; Laertes-Aickin; Player@King-Griffiths; Lucianus-Blissett; Osrick-R. Palmer; Gravediggers-Parsons, Massey; Ghost-Palmer; Ophelia-Mrs Hitchcock; Player@Queen-Mrs Poussin; Queen-Mrs Hunter.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Event Comment: [Henderson's 1st recorded appearance as Falstaff was at Bath, 6 Mar. 1777. "In the frolicksome, gay, and humourous situations of Falstaff Henderson is superior to every man...His soliloquy in describing his ragamuffin regiment, and his enjoying the misuse of the king's press-money are so truly excellent that they are not inferior to any comic representation of the stage" (Davies, I, 252-53).] Afterpiece: Never performed here. The Musick composed by Dr Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Hotspur-Aickin; King-Younger; Westmorland-Egan; Sir W. Blunt-T. Davis; Sir Richard Vernon-Davies; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-R. Palmer; Bardolph-Massey; Peto-Kenny; Gadshill-Besford; Francis-Edwin; Carriers-Jackson, Blissett; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Love; Lady Percy-Mrs Colles.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wells. [Miss Davies is identified in European Magazine, July 1786, p. 122. Address by William Upton (.Morning Chronicle, 29 July).]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: As17860621 but Amelia-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Davies]) .Miss Davies]) .

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End of Act I of afterpiece, as17860706

Monologue: 1786 07 28 Before mainpiece an Introductory Address, on the 1st appearance of the Young Lady, spoken by Bannister Jun

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Lewis, but he "having...received a blast in the eye, was rendered incapable of playing Capt. Crevelt last night, and his part was read by Davies" (Public Advertiser, 8 Dec.). Receipts: #215 18s. (210.16.6; 5.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Performance Comment: As17861120, but Captain Crevelt-Davies in place of Lewis.

Afterpiece Title: The Girl in Style

Dance: As17861116

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs. [These six Chiefs had recently come to England to enlist aid in their dispute with Mexico (London Chronicle, 2 Nov.). The playbill retains Bannister as Robin Hood, but "Previous to the curtain's drawing up...Farley walked forward and apologized for the absence of Bannister, informing the audience that their favourite singer was suddenly indisposed, and that Davies had undertaken to play Bannister's part" (Diary, 13 Nov.). Davies's part of Scarlet was probably acted by Farley (see 18 Nov.).] Receipts: #201 17s. 6d. (187.5.0; 14.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: A New Prelude Actor: Ryder, Davies, Bernard
Role: Williams Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: As17901013, but Robin Hood-Davies; Stella-Miss Francis; Angelina-Miss Williames (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Robin Hood Actor: Davies
Role: Scarlet Actor: Davies
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs. [These six Chiefs had recently come to England to enlist aid in their dispute with Mexico (London Chronicle, 2 Nov.). The playbill retains Bannister as Robin Hood, but "Previous to the curtain's drawing up...Farley walked forward and apologized for the absence of Bannister, informing the audience that their favourite singer was suddenly indisposed, and that Davies had undertaken to play Bannister's part" (Diary, 13 Nov.). Davies's part of Scarlet was probably acted by Farley (see 18 Nov.).] Receipts: #201 17s. 6d. (187.5.0; 14.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: A New Prelude Actor: Ryder, Davies, Bernard
Role: Williams Actor: Davies
Role: Benvolio Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: As17931013, but Robin Hood-Davies; Stella-Miss Francis; Angelina-Miss Williames (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Robin Hood Actor: Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto; Or, The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calisto's Additional performers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers; Or, The Good Natur'd Man

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Nephew Actor: Davies

Dance: As17780919

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee; Or, The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Bundle Actor: Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist; Or, The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess; Or, The Generous Portuguese

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles; Or, Iphigenia In Aulis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage-hater Matched

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Citizen Turned Gentleman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The City Politiques

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Mainpiece Title: The Deceiver Deceived

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duke Of Guise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Imposture Defeated; Or, A Trick To Cheat The Devil

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Courtship A La Mode