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22 March 1755 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Afterpiece: A farce never perform'd before. [Possibly Thomas Sheridan's The Brave Irishman, but see Ten English Farces, Leo Hughes and A. H. Scouten (Austin, Texas, 1948), pp. 221 ff.] Last time of the company's performing till the holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Murphy first time; Myrtle-Smith; Sir John-Gibson; Sealand-Sparks; Tom (with a song in character)-Dyer; Phillis-Mrs Woffington; Cimberton-Arthur; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Griffiths; Lucinda-Mrs Baker; Humphrey-Anderson; Isabella-Miss Ferguson; Daniel-Collins; Indiana-Mrs Bellamy.

Cast

Role: Sealand Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Song: Lowe

Dance: As17541203

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01 April 1756 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: As17560223, but Brazen-Dyer; Lucy-Mrs Dunstall; Rose-Miss Nossiter (first time); Plume-Barry (first time); Ballance-Anderson; Kite-Sparks.

Cast

Role: Kite Actor: Sparks.
Role: Balance Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returnd from Paris

Dance: LLes Paisans Gallants, as17551203

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03 April 1761 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Receipts: #42 4s. 6d. plus #192 2s. from Tickets (Box 345; Pit 543; Gallery 244). Bought of Lord Holderness's Valet by Blackmore 5 ensembles of clothing amounting to #49 10s. Paid Mrs Marg. Lamb Interest due on #315 due 8 March last: #15 (Account Book). Charges: #66 6s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17610121, but Comus-Sparks.

Cast

Role: Comus Actor: Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: Love a la Mode

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11 April 1763 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: As17621123, but Old Rents-Sparks.

Cast

Role: Old Rents Actor: Sparks.
Role: Old@Rents Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Music: End of Opera: A Piece on the Harp-Master Bromley, a Blind Youth, 1st performance on any Stage

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30 March 1765 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sparks. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. None admitted behind Scenes. Last time of performing till Easter Holidays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17650215, but Sir Jealous Traffic-Sparks.

Cast

Role: Sir Jealous Traffic Actor: Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: End of Play: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17641101

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02 June 1798 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Benson, Coates, Chatterley, Gregson, Gibson, Purser, Sparks, Smith, Whitmell, Willis, Weber, Wells, Mrs Byrne will be admitted. Receipts: #56 12s. (26.17.0; 28.1.6; 1.13.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17971102, but Don Felix-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Gibby-Sparks; Lissardo-King.

Cast

Role: Gibby Actor: Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Entertainment: Monologue. End: an Epilogue in the Character of Cupid-Master Chatterley

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16 May 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Stokes, Archer, Sparks, Fisher, Chatterley, Chippendale, Miss Heard, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Benson will be admitted.] Receipts: #613 0s. 6d. (125.18.0; 43.11.6; 0.4.0; odd money: 18.18.0; tickets: 424.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle spectre

Performance Comment: As17990205, but Alice-Mrs Sparks.

Cast

Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast

Role: unassigned Actor: Sparks, Roffey, Grimaldi

Entertainment: Monologues End: Collins's Ode on the Passions (1st time)-Miss Heard; Epilogue in the Character of Cupid-Master Chatterley

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05 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Trueman. [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Walcot as Mrs Heidelberg, but "An apology was made on behalf of Mrs Walcot, in whose stead the papt of Mrs Heidelberg was ably sustained by Mrs Sparks" (Dramatic Censor, II, 243. As afterpiece the playbill announces Three Weeks after Marriage, but "Mrs Jordan happening, like other great performers, to be taken ill (it is wonderful how much great actors and actresses are subject to sudden indisposition!) Trueman was under the necessity of subsituting The Prize for the afterpiece" (ibid, p. 244).] Morning Chronicle, 30 May: Tickets to be had of Trueman, No. 38, Norfolk-street, Strand. Receipts: #127 8s. (70.6; 55.6; 1.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #201 2s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As18000220, but Lovewell (1st time)-Trueman; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Sparks; Fanny (1st time)-Miss Heard; Trueman-_ [i.e. the character].i.e. the character].

Cast

Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Sparks

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Song: End: Strike the Harp-Master Suett, Master Heather, Danby; with an accompaniment of Piano Forte-; [a New Loyal Song Secure within her sea@girt Reign [(Dramatic Censor, II, 243)] (written by Dutton and composed by Moorehead,)-Trueman; End IV: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland

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21 January 1761 @ The Great Room, Dean Street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isaac

Music: Between the acts aConcert on the organ-Dupuis

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16 November 1682 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Title Unknown

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15 February 1675 @ Whitehall or St. James's

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Calisto Or The Chaste Nimph

Afterpiece Title: Calistos Additional performers

Performance Comment: See Boswell, Restoration Court Stage, pp. 201-2- Singers-Mrs Masters, Mrs Peirce, Robert, Degrang, Shepheard, Maxfield, Preston, Letelier, Bopins, Bury; Boys-Jack, Waters, Coninsby, Smyth; Harpsicals-Corneille, Bartleme; Theorboes-Marsh, Lylly; Bass Violls-Coleman, Stephkins, Bates; Recorders-Paisible, Bootell, DeBreame, Giton; Gittars-Frasico Corbett, Outom, Delony, Delloney; Trumpeters-Bounty, Thompson, Ragway, Christmas; Kettle Drummer-VanBright; Violins-NicholasStaggins, Singleton, Clayton, Tho. Fitz, Hewson, Myres, Tho. Farmer, Aleworth, Jo. Bannister, Lediger, Harris, Theo. Fitz, Greetinge, Ashton, Gamble, Fashions, Flower, Isaack Staggins, John Strong, Finell, Browne, Brookwell, Dorney, Spicer, Price, Pagitt, Duffill, Kidwell, Jo. Farmer, Basrier, Viblett, Hall, Eagles; Dancers-St Andre, Isaacke, Delisle, Herriette, Dyer, Smyth, Motley, Berto, Letang, Muraile, LeRoy, LeDuke.

Cast

Role: Violins Actor: NicholasStaggins, Singleton, Clayton, Tho. Fitz, Hewson, Myres, Tho. Farmer, Aleworth, Jo. Bannister, Lediger, Harris, Theo. Fitz, Greetinge, Ashton, Gamble, Fashions, Flower, Isaack Staggins, John Strong, Finell, Browne, Brookwell, Dorney, Spicer, Price, Pagitt, Duffill, Kidwell, Jo. Farmer, Basrier, Viblett, Hall, Eagles
Role: Dancers Actor: St Andre, Isaacke, Delisle, Herriette, Dyer, Smyth, Motley, Berto, Letang, Muraile, LeRoy, LeDuke.

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30 November 1778 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers Or The Good Naturd Man

Related Works

Related Work: Lionel and Clarissa; or, The School for Fathers Author(s): Isaac Bickerstaffe

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: As17780919

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15 October 1776 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

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14 November 1696 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Anatomist Or The Sham Doctor

Afterpiece Title: The Loves of Mars and Venus

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November 1698 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Island Princess Or The Generous Portuguese

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December 1699 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles Or Iphigenia In Aulis

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January 1692 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Marriage hater Matched