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2901
09 January 1784 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Staunton as King John, but on the Kemble playbill a MS annotation substitutes L'Estrange.] Receipts: #223 13s. (211/18; 11/15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Edward The Black Prince

Performance Comment: As17841020, 1783 but King John-L'Estrange [of CG] .of CG] .
Cast
Role: 83 but King John Actor: L'Estrange

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

2902
20 June 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [Prologue by John Peter Roberdeau (European Magazine, Aug. 1791, p. 141).] "Of Palmer Sen.'s? acting the chief fault is...a manner by far too juvenile. He has very much the turn of countenance and mode of speech suitable to Falstaff, but his gait has no appearance of debility or infirmity, and is such as any man might use, incumbered by the same dress" (Gazetteer, 21 June)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Cast
Role: John Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fourth [Part I]

Performance Comment: King Henry-Williamson; Prince of Wales-Palmer Jun. (1st appearance on the stage); Lancaster-Bland; Worcester-Aickin; Northumberland-Chapman; Hotspur-Bensley; Douglas-Evatt; Sir Richard Vernon-Davies; Westmoreland-Usher; Sir Walter Blunt-Iliff; Sir John Falstaff-Palmer; Poins-R. Palmer; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Farley; Bardolph-Rock; Carriers-Wewitzer, Burton; Francis-Barrett; Lady Percy-Mrs Cuyler; Hostess-Mrs Webb; New Occasional Prologue-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Palmer

Dance: End II: Triple Hornpipe, as17910617

2903
08 April 1795 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. 1st piece [1st time; PREL 1, by John Dent]. 2nd piece: In 3 Acts. 3rd piece: In 2 Acts. Morning Chronicle, 26 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 98, High Holborn. Receipts: #409 11s. (201.4.6; 5.0.0; tickets: 203.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Telegraph

Related Works
Related Work: The Telegraph!; or, A New Way of Knowing Things Author(s): John Dent

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Related Works
Related Work: The Miser; or, Wagner and Abericock Author(s): John Thurmond

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson (for that night only)-Hughes (Manager of the Theatre Royal, Weymouth); Sir John Loverule (with Old Towler)-Incledon (1st appearance in that character); Butler-Townsend; Coachman-Rock; Cook-Rees; Lady Loverule-Mrs Fawcett; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Lettice-Miss Leserve; Nell-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Incledon
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

Song: III 2nd piece: song in character-Mrs Clendining

2904
29 May 1795 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Palmer. 2nd piece [1st time; SAT 1, by John Peter Roberdeau. Larpent MS 1080; not published]. "This piece found the audience in so ill a humour that it was soon put an end to by a general condemnation of it" (European Magazine, June 1795, p. 414). [3rd piece: Prologue by the elder George Colman.] Morning Chronicle, 20 May: Tickets to be had of R. Palmer, No. 28, Eaton-street, Pimlico. Receipts: #334 17s. 6d. (111.17.0; 44.10.0; 23.19.0; tickets: 154.11.6) (charge: #212 1s. 7d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: Saint Andrew's Festival; or, The Game at Goff

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: As17950209, but added to Sir John Trotley: the original Prologue-King.
Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

2905
01 April 1796 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Holman. Afterpiece : Not acted these 8 years [not acted since 16 sar. 1786]. Oracle, 16 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Holman, No. 14, John-street, Adelphi. Receipts: #318 19s. (205.3.6; 5.11.0; tickets: 108.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, First Part

Performance Comment: As17951214, but Westmorland-_; Sheriff-_; Peto-_; Gadshill-_; Prince John of Lancaster-_; Messenger-_; Hotspur's Servant-_; Travellers-_.
Cast
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Fawcett
Role: Prince John of Lancaster Actor: Holland
Related Works
Related Work: Henry the Sixth: The First Part, With The Murder of Humphrey Duke of Glocester Author(s): John Crowne

Afterpiece Title: St

Related Works
Related Work: A Song for St Cecilia's Day Author(s): John Dryden
Related Work: The Fair of St. Germain Author(s): John Ozell
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): John St. John
Related Work: The Shamrock; or, The Anniversary of St. Patrick Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: Britain's Brave Tars!!; or, All for St. Paul's Author(s): John O'Keeffe
Related Work: Mary Queen of Scots Author(s): John St. John
Related Work: St. Andrew's Festival; or, The Game at Golf Author(s): John Peter Roberdeau

Entertainment: Monologue. End: Dryden's Ode of Alexander's Feast-Holman

Song: After the monologue: My Mother had a Maid called Barbara, as17960314The Minstrel's Song, Where is that tow'ring spirit fled? as17960314Tho' Hurricanes rattle (composed by Shield)-Incledon, Bowden; Ye Gentlemen of England, as17960314

2906
24 October 1796 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [altered by John Philip Kemble]. Receipts: #427 19s. (360.8.6; 66.5.6; 1.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Dignum; Butler-Sedgwick; Cook-Hollingsworth; Jobson-Bannister Jun.; Doctor-Maddocks; Lady Loverule-Miss Heard; Lucy-Miss Chatterley; Lettice-Miss Tidswell; Nell-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Dignum
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): John Mottley

2907
12 January 1797 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece: With alterations by John Philip Kemble.] Receipts: #115 14s. (81.0.6; 32.9.6; 2.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Don Pedro-Whitfield; Leonato-Aickin; Antonio-Packer; Don John-Campbell; Claudio-Barrymore; Benedick-Kemble; Borachio-Phillimore; Conrade-Caulfield; Friar-Maddocks; Balthazar-Dignum; Dogberry-Suett; Verges-Dowton; Sexton-Hollingsworth; Oatcake-Wewitzer; Seacoal-Denman; Hero-Miss Mellon; Beatrice-Miss Farren; Margaret-Miss Tidswell; Ursula-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Campbell
Related Works
Related Work: Much Ado about Nothing Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Dance: In II: Masquerade-; Dance-Gentili, Mrs Wild

Song: In Masquerade: Stevens's Glee, Sigh no more Ladies-Dignum, Sedgwick Cooke, Master Welsh, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp

2908
19 December 1797 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MF 1, by John O'Keeffe. Larpent MS 1188; not published]: The Overture and Music by Attwood. European Magazine, Jan. 1798, p. 42: Written with allusion to Their Majesties' attendance at St. Paul's [on this day, at a thanksgiving service held in honor of the recent naval victories of Howe, St. Vincent and Duncan]. Receipts: #289 17s. (286.11; 3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17971102, but Peter-_; Friar John-_; Apothecary-_.
Cast
Role: Romeo Actor: Johnston
Role: Friar John Actor: Thompson

Afterpiece Title: Britain's Brave Tars

Performance Comment: !; or, All for St. Paul's. Principal Characters-Incledon, Munden, Johnstone, Knight, Townsend, Claremont, Simmons, Wilde, Abbot, Curties, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Watts, Mrs Davenport. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Nutmeg, Capt. Ogle, Lieutenant Tafferel, Junk, Weatherbang, Pat Plunket, Dick, Waiters, Painter, Lady Piony, Miss Nancy.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Nutmeg, Capt. Ogle, Lieutenant Tafferel, Junk, Weatherbang, Pat Plunket, Dick, Waiters, Painter, Lady Piony, Miss Nancy.]
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Incledon, Munden, Johnstone, Knight, Townsend, Claremont, Simmons, Wilde, Abbot, Curties, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Watts, Mrs Davenport.
Related Works
Related Work: Britain's Brave Tars!!; or, All for St. Paul's Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Song: As17971102

2909
17 December 1798 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Authority of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Lacy, formerly of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane. Tickets to be had of Fosbrook, at the Box Office of the Drury Lane Theatre, and Rice, at the Box Office of the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket, where Places for the Boxes may be taken. [Address by John Taylor (Monthly Mirror, Dec. 1798, p. 370). On this night the following appeared both at dl and at the hay: Hollingsworth, Caulfield, Bannister Jun., Suett, Miss Pope, Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Lacy; Major Oakly-Wilmot Wells; Charles-Macready; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Abington; And, with Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane: Russet-Hollingsworth; Sir Harry Beagle-R. Palmer; Lord Trinket-Russell; Captain O'Cutter-Caulfield; Paris-Wewitzer; William-Ryder; John-Surmont; Tom-Webb; Lady Freelove-Mrs Sparks; Harriet-Miss Heard; Toilet-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Surmont

Afterpiece Title: Between II and III of the above,Sylvester Daggerwood

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In II 3rd piece: A Mock Minuet-R. Palmer, Miss Pope

Song: End I 1st piece: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland

Entertainment: MonologuePrevious 1st piece: Occasional Address-Lacy

2910
16 April 1799 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Munden. 2nd Piece [1st time in London; MF 2, by Thomas John Dibdin, 1st acted at Manchester, 15 Mar. 1793. Text (Huddersfield: J. Brook [1795] gives cast for Manchester]: The Music (with a new Waltz Overture, and an accompaniment for the Tamborine & Triangle) composed by Reeve. 3rd piece [1st time; M. INT 1]. Morning Chronicle, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Munden, No. 16, Clement's-inn. Receipts: #630 12s. 6d. (237.13.0; 2.10.0; tickets: 390.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Performance Comment: Rover-Lewis; Harry-Holman; Sir George Thunder-Davenport; Ephraim Smooth-Munden; John Dory-Fawcett; Sim-Knight; Banks-Murray; Midge-Clarke; Gammon-Thompson; Jane-Mrs Martyr; Amelia-Miss Chapman; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: John Dory Actor: Fawcett
Related Works
Related Work: Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentleman Author(s): John O'Keeffe

Afterpiece Title: Sunshine after Rain

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Munden, Fawcett, Knight, Johnstone, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Atkins. Cast from Songs (J. Barker, 1799): Captain Mortimer-Incledon; Squeez'em-Munden; Doctor Scarecrow-Fawcett; Clump-Knight; Terence-Johnstone; Goody Benson-Mrs Davenport; Clarissa-Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: Terence Actor: Johnstone

Afterpiece Title: The Jolly Crew; or, Tars at Anchor

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Incledon, Johnstone, Munden, Fawcett, Townsend, Linton, Street; In which: Thursday in the Morn-Incledon; Kicking up a Row-Johnstone; Four and Twenty Fidlers-Munden; The Tight [or, Snug] Little Island (written by T. Dibdin)-Townsend; Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; Catches, Glees-Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Incledon, Johnstone, Munden, Fawcett, Townsend, Linton, Street
Role: Kicking up a Row Actor: Johnstone
Role: Glees Actor: Incledon, Johnstone, Townsend.

Song: In Course Evening: a new Comic Song (never sung in London), A Bundle of Proverbs; or, Odds and Ends, in the Character of Ephraim Smooth-Munden; A new Comic Song (never performed), A Touch at Old Times; or, No Days better than our Own-Munden; The Barber's Petition, with a song in character, Wigs, including His Own Wig, the Lover's Wig, Doctor's Wig, Coachman's Wig, Councellor's Wig,-Fawcett

Related Works
Related Work: Obi; or, Three-Finger'd Jack Author(s): John Fawcett

Entertainment: Monologue The Barber's Petition-Fawcett

2911
10 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Prince Hoare. Prologue by Richard Cumberland; Epilogue by John Taylor (see text)]. Receipts: #220 16s. 6d. (163.9.0; 56.6.6; 1.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Performance Comment: Characters by King, Bannister Jun., Barrymore, Talbot, Palmer, Holland, Wewitzer, Wathen, Webb, Evans, Miss Pope, Mrs Jordan, Miss Biggs, Mrs Walcot, Miss Heard, Mrs Coates. Cast from text (J. Barker, 1800), and Larpent MS 1293: Sir Marmaduke Maxim-King; Burly-Bannister Jun.; Clermont-Barrymore; Algernon-Talbot; Frederic-Palmer; Gaylove-Holland; Lounge-Wewitzer; Thomas-Wathen; Francis-Webb; John-Evans; Victoria-Miss Pope; Julia-Mrs Jordan; Fanny-Miss Biggs; Mrs Goodly-Mrs Walcot; Laura-Miss Heard; Betty-Mrs Coates; Prologue-Talbot; Epilogue-Miss Biggs.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Evans

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Song: [not listed on playbill.]In: I rise with the morn-Mrs Jordan; IV: a Glee-Dignum, Trueman, Danby (Dramatic Censor, II, 169, 171)

2912
12 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 1st piece [1st time; C 3, by Thomas John Dibdin. In 1801 expanded by the author to 5 acts, and entitled The School for Prejudice. Author of Prologue unknown.]. Receipts: #205 17s. 6d. (202.10.0; 3.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberal Opinions

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Munden, Fawcett, H. Johnston, Murray, Farley, Emery, Simmons, Rees, Wilde, Atkins, Abbot, Curties, Miss Chapman, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Mills, Miss Mills, Mrs Whitmore, Miss Murray. Cast from text of The School for Prejudice (T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1801): Frank Liberal-Lewis; Old Liberal-Munden; Ephraim-Fawcett; Mildmay-H. Johnston; Counsellor Friendly-Murray; Squire Chace-Farley; John Grouse-Emery; Parchment-Simmons; Bailiff-Rees; Take-Wilde; Touch-Atkins; Tap-Abbot; Servant-Curties; Mrs Howard-Miss Chapman; Miss Liberal-Mrs Davenport; Fanny Liberal-Mrs Mills; Jenny-Miss Mills; Rachel-Mrs Whitmore; Marian-Miss Murray; Prologue-Mansel.
Cast
Role: Mildmay Actor: H. Johnston
Role: John Grouse Actor: Emery

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Cast
Role: Virginia Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Cast
Role: Neville Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Murtoch Delaney Actor: Johnstone

Dance: As18000501

Song: As18000501

2913
29 October 1664 @ The City, London

Event Comment: The Lord Mayor's Show. London Intelligencer, 31 Oct.: London, Octob. 29. This day the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of the City of London (Sir John Lawrence) was sworn into the said Office...After which...he return'd into the City, where the Solemnity of the day was perform'd with great Magnificence and in exceldent Order. Evelyn, Diary: Was the most magnificent triumph by Water & Land of the Ld: Major

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Triumphs Celebrated The 29th Of October, 1664

Performance Comment: In Honour To the pruely Deserver of Honour Sir John Lawrence Knight, Lord Major of the Honourable City of London: and Performed at the Costs and Charges of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers.
Related Works
Related Work: London's Triumphs: Celebrated the 29th of October, 1664. Author(s): John Tatham

2914
13 March 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

2915
23 April 1708 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

2916
15 February 1709 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

2917
05 December 1709 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

2918
07 March 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The False Friend

Cast
Role: John Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The False Friend Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea (Comic Part)

2919
16 May 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

2920
29 June 1710 @ Queen's Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: Don John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Queen's; With The Humours of Alexander the Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander the Great Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Song: Three select Entertainments in Italian-Mr Holcombe. Being the first time of his performance on that Stage

2921
01 January 1712 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Cast
Role: John Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Chances Author(s): John Fletcher

2922
03 March 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Keene.
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Afterpiece Title: The Cobler of Preston

Related Works
Related Work: The Cobler of Preston Author(s): Charles Johnson

Song: Leveridge, Randal, Mrs Fitzgerald

Related Works
Related Work: Jupiter and Europa; or, The Intrigues of Harlequin Author(s): John Rich

Dance: As17151230

2923
23 April 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Keene.
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Song: Mrs Fitzgerald, The Boy

Related Works
Related Work: The Charity Boy Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Dance: As17151217

2924
04 June 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Keene.
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Song: As17160206

Music: Concerto upon the Hautboy-Kytch

Dance: delaGarde, Moreau, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Bullock

2925
10 January 1717 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Keene.
Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Wife Author(s): John Vanbrugh

Dance: Moreau, Mrs Bullock, Salle, Mlle Salle