Event Comment: Benefit for
Johnstone. 1st piece: The Overture, Chorusses
and new Musick by
Dr Arnold. The new Scenery by
Rooker,
Marinari, &c. 2nd [1st time; MF 1, author unknown. Not in
Larpent MS; not published]: Overture
and new Music by
Reeve,
and selected Songs by
Dibdin. [3rd piece in place of
The Prize, advertised on playbill of 31 Aug.
C. Kemble had 1st appeared as
Zorinski at the
hay on 31 Aug.
and 7 Sept. 1795.]
Morning Herald, 27 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19,
Piazza,
Covent-Garden
Performances
Mainpiece Title: Zorinski
Performance Comment: Zorinski-C. Kemble (2nd [recte 3rd] appearance in that character); Casimir-Aickin; Radsano-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Rodomsko-Caulfield; Naclo-Trueman; Witski-Fawcett; Amalekite-Suett; O'Curragh-Johnstone; Zarno-Bannister Jun.; Winifred-Mrs Bland; Rachel-Miss Leak; Rosolia-Mrs Kemble.Afterpiece Title: The Married Un Married or The Widowd Wife
Performance Comment: O'Blarney (with In my Father's Mud Cabin and Paddy O'Blarney)-Johnstone; Jacky Item (with Jacky and the Cow)-Fawcett; Tim Tingle (with The Town Crier)-Suett; Sam Surge (with Lovely Nan)-Wathen; Jack Junk (with a new Sea Song)-Burrows (1st appearance); Nancy (with two new ballads)-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]).unidentified]).Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale