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Event Comment: Mainpiece: With alterations [by David Garrick]. "The managers, to our astonishment, continue to play with Garrick's alterations. [The original play] is materially injured by those which Garrick adopted in compliance to the French criticks" (Morning Chronicle, 20 Sept.). [For a summary of these alterations see my Shakespeare in the Theatre, II, 188-89.] Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Ist Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Fosbrook, at the Stage-door. No Money to be taken at the Stage-Door, nor any Money returned after the Curtain is drawn up. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 30 Oct.]. Receipts: #174 6s. 6d. (135.1.0; 38.17.6; 0.8.0)

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Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

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Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: Comus

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Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

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Related Work: The Stage-Coach Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: The Stage-Coach; or, Inn in an Uproar Author(s): George Farquhar

Dance: Thurmond, Boval, Mrs Brett, Miss Tenoe, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Cuyler. [Kean is identified on HAY playbill of 26 Aug. 1784.] 1st and 2nd pieces: Both written by George Colman, Esq. 3rd piece: Written by the late David Garrick. Not acted these 12 years. Tickets to be had of Mrs Cuyler, No. 7, St. Alban's-street; at the bar of George's Coffee-house; and of Rice, at the Theatre, where places for the boxes may be taken. Tickets delivered for the 15th will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

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Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

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Related Work: The Lying Valet Author(s): David Garrick

Monologue: 1784 03 22 End of 2nd piece Shuter's Post-haste Observations on his Journey to Paris by Dutton

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Mainpiece Title: Epicoene; Or, The Silent Woman

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Related Work: Epicœne; or, The Silent Woman Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

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Related Work: The Constant Couple; or, A Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar
Related Work: The Jubilee Author(s): David Garrick
Related Work: Sir Harry Wildair: Being the Sequel of the Trip to the Jubilee Author(s): George Farquhar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

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Related Work: The Stratagem Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece song by Mrs Kennedy; End of Act IV song by Mrs Martyr

Monologue: 1786 05 06 End of mainpiece A Description of the Tombs in Westminster Abbey by Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

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Related Work: Sylvester Daggerwood Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Song: In III 1st piece: song-Dignum

Event Comment: [By George Farquhar. Premiere.] On Monday Night a Rencounter happen'd on the Stage...between Mr Fielding and Mr Goodyar, in which the former was Wounded

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

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Related Work: The Twin-Rivals Author(s): George Farquhar
Event Comment: Benefit Penkethman, Pack, and Spiller. At Penkethman's Booth near St. George's Church, in Southwark. The Boxes and Pit are laid together, and the Booth will be pull'd down on Thursday. At 6 p.m. Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 5 Oct.: Wednesday at the Quarter-Sessions for the Borough of Southwark, Mr Penkethman, Mr Leigh, and other Persons taken out their Booths by the Informing Constables during the Time of the Fair, appear'd upon their Recognizances, and were immediately Discharg'd, there being no Prosecution, upon which Occasion the Recorder severely reprimanded the Constables for presuming to molest such as Acted upon a Lawful Patent, whilst they let others pass undisturb'd, who were really under the Censure of the Act against Strolling, or Vagrant Players

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Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Dance: Lancashire Hornpipe-Esq Timothy's Countryman who perform'd it with so much Applause during the Time of the Fair; Mimic Scene between Harlequin and a Peasant-; Vaulting on the Horse-a Gentleman lately arriv'd from France

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Brazen-Cibber; Plume-Mills; Silvia-Mrs Mills; Balance-Johnson; Kite-Paget; Melinda-Mrs Bailey; Rose-Miss Jenny Cibber; Worthy-Mozeen; Scale-Naylor; Scruple-Holtham; Bullock-Paddick; Pearmain-Bernard; Appletree-Hacket; Welsh Collier-Richards; Constable-Jackson; Lucy-Mrs George; Prologue-Mr Mills.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs George
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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces of Musick-

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Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Performance Comment: Young Townly-Palmer; Captain Dupely-Aickin; Mr Dupely-Booth; Beaufort-Bannister Jun.; Postillion-Barrett; Waiter-Swords; Sir ThomasTownly-Baddeley; Crape-Davies; Dicky Ditto-Edwin; Tippet-Miss George; Charlotte-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss George
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Related Work: Two to One Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Related Work: Poor Old Haymarket; or, Two Sides of the Gutter!!! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Widow's Vow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Performance Comment: Young Townly-Bannister Jun.; Captain Dupely-Aickin; Mr Dupely-Moss; Beaufort-R. Palmer; Postillion-Barret; Waiter-Swords; Sir Charles Townly-Baddeley; Crape-Davies; Dicky Ditto-Edwin; Tippet-Miss George; Charlotte-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss George
Related Works
Related Work: Two to One Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Related Work: Poor Old Haymarket; or, Two Sides of the Gutter!!! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale; or, The Descent of the Balloon

Dance: End: The Scheming Jockey and the Fortune Teller, as17870613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Two To One

Performance Comment: Young Townly-Bannister Jun.; Captain Dupely-Aickin; Mr Dupely-Moss; Beaufort-R. Palmer; Sir Charles Townly-Baddeley; Crape-Davies; Dicky Ditto-Edwin; Tippet-Miss George; Charlotte-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Tippet Actor: Miss George
Related Works
Related Work: Two to One Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Related Work: Poor Old Haymarket; or, Two Sides of the Gutter!!! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1]. 3rd piece [1st time; F 2, by Walley Chamberlain Oulton. In it the playbill assigns Jack Hopeful to Fawcett, but text (George Cawthorn, 1798) has note: The part of Jack Hopeful, intended for Mr Fawcett, was, on account of that gentleman's severe indisposition, obligingly read by Mr Knight, who afterwards performed it (see 17 May)]. Times, 20 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-garden. Receipts: #440 13s. (192.13.0; 4.0.6; tickets: 243.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

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Related Work: The Heir at Law Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Quarter Deck; or, Half an Hour's Festivity

Afterpiece Title: Botheration; or, A Ten Years Blunder

Dance: In 2nd piece: a Hornpipe (in Character)-Blurton

Song: In course Entertainment: Old Towler-Incledon; Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Incidental to 3rd piece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London (Including his Remarks on St. James's, St. Giles's, St. Paul's, Debating Clubs, Squares, Gardens, The Monument, Wigs and Crops, Boarding Schools, Inns, Fields, Soldiers, Sailors, and Volunteers) in Character-Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alphonso King Of Naples

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Related Work: Alphonso King of Naples Author(s): George Powell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

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Related Work: Merope Author(s): George Jeffreys

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Of Athens

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

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Related Work: The Musical Lady Author(s): George Colman, the elder

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Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

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Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: A Peep Behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; see17420203. see17420203.
Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: A Peep Behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal Author(s): David Garrick

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Englishman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17420101, but Brazen-Garrick; Kite-Peterson; Scale-_; Scruple-_; Collier-_; Appletree-Marr; Costar Pearmain-Vaughan; Melinda-Mrs Giffard; Rose-Miss E. Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Brazen Actor: Garrick
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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

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Related Work: Lethe; or, Esop in the Shades Author(s): David Garrick

Song: Mrs Dunstall

Dance: SScots Dance-Master Granier, Miss Granier; Welsh Buffoon-Son and Daughter of David and Winifred apShenkin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: As17420125, but Bayes-Garrick; Other Characters-Shepard, _Taswell, Mrs Bennet added, Mrs Ridout omitted, Miss _Cole, Miss +Minors.
Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Garrick
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Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: A Peep Behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal Author(s): David Garrick

Dance: The Mechels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17421002, but Capt. Plume-Garrick.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Garrick.
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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Music: II: Concerto-Veracini

Song: III: Fear Not Mortal, from the Judgment of Paris, by Mr Arne-Lowe; IV: Distracted I Turn, from the same,-Beard

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Related Work: Blue-Beard; or, Female Curiosity! Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Dance: GGrand Serious Ballet, as17421005

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Garrick; Smith-W. Giffard; Johnson-Mills; others-Yates, Havard, Taswell, Blakes, Turbutt, Gray, Usher, Mrs Ridout, Mrs Cross, Miss Cole, Miss Wright; With Additional Reinforcements of Bayes's New Rais'd Troops-.
Cast
Role: Bayes Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal Author(s): George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Related Work: A Peep Behind the Curtain; or, The New Rehearsal Author(s): David Garrick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17441009, but Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Giffard; Constable-Turbutt.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Garrick
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Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Shipwrecked

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17441218, but Plume-Garrick; Brazen-Macklin.
Cast
Role: Plume Actor: Garrick
Related Works
Related Work: The Recruiting Officer Author(s): George Farquhar

Afterpiece Title: Temple of Dulness

Dance: II: Muilment; IV: Sga Bettini