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Event Comment: Paid Times, advertising opening, #3 7s. 6d. Afterpiece: With new Dresses and Decorations. Receipts: #292 9s. 6d. (200.4.6; 88.3.0; 4.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Dance: In afterpiece: the young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp. [Included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: [Included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]
Event Comment: Paid Secret Service Money #40. Receipts: #317 19s. (278.16; 35.11; 3.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Mrs Matadore Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Event Comment: Paid Rent of king's? Haymarket Theatre #2,890. Receipts: #257 12s. 6d. (199.8.6; 53.13.0; 4.8.0; ticket not come in: 0.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: As17911210

Event Comment: Paid Poor Rate for the Theatre #21 16s.; Macleish, printer [of the playbills], to 7th Inst. #67 1s. Receipts: #210 13s. 6d. (207.17.0; 2.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Cast
Role: Mr Milford Actor: Harley

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Music: As17920125

Event Comment: Paid Wrighten, prompter, to 29th December, #30 19s. 2d. Receipts: #245 15s. 6d. (211.7.6; 31.6.0; 3.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: Katharine and Petruchio

Event Comment: Paid Hodgins [scene painter] and assistant #6 5s. Receipts: #243 7s. 6d. (233.0.6; 10.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Chaplet

Dance: III: a Hornpipe in Character-Byrn

Entertainment: When in War on the Ocean, as17931002; New Song-Gray in place of Incledon; The Music, as17931002; The Dances, as17931002

Event Comment: Paid Macleish, printer [of playbills], in full for last season #62 7s. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #176 1s. (167.7.6; 8.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: As17931015

Event Comment: Paid Nicolls for Ropes #5 7s. Receipts: #250 15s. (200.8; 46.16; 3.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As17930911, but Cicely-Mrs Bland [i.e. formerly Miss Romanzini]; Servant-_; Hubert-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Event Comment: Paid 1@2 yrs Kings Taxes for Theatre #84 2s. 6d. Receipts: #146 3s. 6d. (140.3.6; 6.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Dance: End I in V: As17931020; In afterpiece: Dancing, as17931123

Event Comment: Paid Jacobs for carpenters bill to 8th Inst. #56 16s.; Powell for Advertisements [in newspapers] #112 16s. Receipts: #598 7s. 6d. (570/10/6; tickets: 19/10/0; 8/7/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal Performers as17940314but omitted: Miller. Leader as17940312ART I. Overture. Comfort ye my people and Every Valley by Harrison. And the glory by Chorus. Thus saith the Lord and But who may abide by Meredith. And he shall purify by Chorus. Behold! a Virgin and O thou that tellest by Kelly. For, behold! and The people that by Meredith. For unto us by Chorus. There were Shepherds by Sga Storace. Glory to God by Chorus. Rejoice greatly by Master Welsh. Then shall the Eyes and He shall feed his flock by Mrs Bland. Come unto him by Sga Storace. His yoke is easy by Chorus. PART II. Behold the Lamb by Chorus. He was despised by Mrs Crouch. Surely he hath borne by Chorus. All they that see him by Kelly. He trusted in God by Chorus. Thy rebuke hath and Behold! and see by Harrison. He was cut off and But thou didst not by Miss Leak. Lift up your heads by Chorus. Unto which of the by Kelly. Let all the Angels by Chorus. Thou art gone up by Mrs Bland. The Lord gave by Chorus. How beautiful by Master Welsh. Their sound is gone by Chorus. Why do the nations by Meredith. Let us break by Chorus. He that dwelleth and Thou shalt break them by Dignum. Hallelujah by Chorus. PART III. I know that my Redeemer liveth by Master Welsh. Since by Man by the Principal Singers and Semi-Chorus. By Man came also the Resurrection of the Dead by Chorus. For as in Adam all die by Semi-Chorus. Even so in Christ shall all he made alive by Chorus. Behold! I tell by Meredith. The trumpet shall sound, accompanied on the trumpet by Hyde, and Then shall be brought to pass [singer not listed]. O Death where is thy sting by Harrison and Mrs Crouch. But thanks be to God by Chorus. If God he for us by Miss Leak. Worthy is the Lamb by Chorus .singer not listed]. O Death where is thy sting by Harrison and Mrs Crouch. But thanks be to God by Chorus. If God he for us by Miss Leak. Worthy is the Lamb by Chorus .

Music: End of Part I concerto on the flute by Ashe; End of Part II concerto on the violin by Giornovichi

Event Comment: Paid Dorion on Acct. of Music Copying Oratorios #20. Receipts: #559 12s. (541/17; tickets: 5/2; 12/13)

Performances

Music: End of Part I concerto on the oboe by W. Parke; End of Part II concerto on the violin by Giornovichi, in which the favourite air of Lullaby

Event Comment: Paid Barratt for Oil and Candles #132 10s. Powell: The Jew rehearsed at 10 (for Bannister Jun.); The Citizen at 12. Receipts: #457 5s. 6d. (382/14/0; 70/12/0; 3/7/6; tickets not come in: 0/12/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: THE CITIZEN

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Baddeley; Young Philpot-Bannister Jun.; Sir J . Wilding-Burton; Young Wilding-Benson; Beaufort-Bland; Dapper-Maddocks; Quildrive-Banks; Will-Lyons; Tom-Evans//Maria-Miss Farren; Corinna-Miss Tidswell .
Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Bland
Event Comment: Paid Barratt, oilman, #538 15s. 10d. Powell: Roman Father rehearsed at 10. Receipts: #232 2s. 6d. (173.11.0; 51.10.6; 7.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Cast
Role: Mrs Hamford Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Event Comment: Paid Messrs Hewetson, Lace Men, in full for last season #133 1s. Receipts: #225 4s. (215.9; 9.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Hercules and Omphale

Cast
Role: The Prince of Dacia borne in a Triumphal Car drawn Actor: Horses in compleat Armour. Mycoeneans: Mycoenean Officers with Swords and Shields, Armour Bearer, Women bearing Presents, Numidians with Presents, Martial Music, The Prince of Mycoene drawn in a Triumphal Car by Horses richly caparisoned. The Procession over, a Pyrrhic Dance takes place, when Thunder is heard--Jove's Eagle descends, bearing a Festoon with this inscription, "Hercules is doomed the Slave of Omphale"--Hercules enters cloathed in the hide of Nemean Lion, attended by Iolaus--he offers Presents to Omphale--she receives them with tenderness-The Princes renew their suit, which she rejects, after which Omphale, Hercules, and the Princes retire different ways. Omphale in the absence of Hercules orders her +Nymphs to prepare for the Chace. This is succeeded by The Cave of Cacus. This famous Robber
Role: she receives them with tenderness Actor: The Princes renew their suit, which she rejects, after which Omphale, Hercules, and the Princes retire different ways. Omphale in the absence of Hercules orders her +Nymphs to prepare for the Chace. This is succeeded by The Cave of Cacus. This famous Robber
Role: The Princes retire and plan to seize her Actor: Cacus enters and forces her into the cave--the Princes with their Attendants attempt to seize Hercules, who for some time defends himself against their united force
Role: the Prince brings Omphale on the Battlements bound Actor: The Battering Ram and all the Implements of War are brought in Action against the City--the Besieged defend themselves by hurling huge stones on the heads of their Assailants--the Soldiers form the Tortoise back with their shields, by which Hercules mounts the walls--his Army enter the city with Firebrands--Hercules bears away the gates upon his shoulders--the City is seen in flames--Hercules pursues the Prince to the summit of a Mountain, seizes and dashes him into the Sea--he releases Omphale, and bears her off in triumph. Part II. A Magnificent Hall in Omphale's Palace. Hercules enters with Omphale, fatigued with the toils of Battle, she leaves him to repose--when asleep, Omphale returns, and kneeling to a Statue of Cupid, the Figure receives animation--She implores him to inspire the breast of Hercules with Love-Cupid changes the Club of Hercules for a Shepherd's Brook, his Arrows to Wreaths of Roses--Cupid calls on the Pleasures--their train surround the Sopha of Hercules, bearing Vases, Medallions, Baskets of Flowers, Wreaths of Roses--They form a groupe--when Cupid brings forth Omphale and places her by his side--He then waves his Bow and discovers The Garden of Love, in which Juno, attended by Mercury and Hymen, descend the Stage, and Clouds dispersing, discover The Temple of Juno. Juno joins the hands of Hercules and Omphale, and orders Hymen to prepare the Marriage Ceremony. This is succeeded by a Brand Hymeneal Procession: Four Amazons with Bows and Arrows, Four Nymphs bearing two Cornucopias, Four Giants bearing Rocks, Two White Bulls decorated for Sacrifice, Eight Priestesses bearing Instruments of Sacrifice, Twelve Children playing on Lutes, Harps, The Altar drawn by White Bulls richly decorated, Sixteen Priests of the Temple of Juno, The High Priest. After which the Ceremony commences--this is interspersed With Dances by Nymphs, Graces, Love. Hymen joins their Hands--the Cupids crown them with Wreaths, and the Piece concludes.
Role: She implores him to inspire the breast of Hercules Actor: Cupid changes the Club of Hercules for a Shepherd's Brook, his Arrows to Wreaths of Roses--Cupid calls on the Pleasures--their train surround the Sopha of Hercules, bearing Vases, Medallions, Baskets of Flowers, Wreaths of Roses--They form a groupe--when Cupid brings forth Omphale and places her by his side--He then waves his Bow and discovers The Garden of Love, in which Juno, attended by Mercury and Hymen, descend the Stage, and Clouds dispersing, discover The Temple of Juno. Juno joins the hands of Hercules and Omphale, and orders Hymen to prepare the Marriage Ceremony. This is succeeded by a Brand Hymeneal Procession: Four Amazons with Bows and Arrows, Four Nymphs bearing two Cornucopias, Four Giants bearing Rocks, Two White Bulls decorated for Sacrifice, Eight Priestesses bearing Instruments of Sacrifice, Twelve Children playing on Lutes, Harps, The Altar drawn by White Bulls richly decorated, Sixteen Priests of the Temple of Juno, The High Priest. After which the Ceremony commences--this is interspersed With Dances by Nymphs, Graces, Love. Hymen joins their Hands--the Cupids crown them with Wreaths, and the Piece concludes.

Song: As17941122

Event Comment: Paid Messrs Hill, wax-chandlers, #191 2s. Receipts: #271 17s. 6d. (270.0.6; 1.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Event Comment: Paid Billstirkers from beginning of season #10 4s.; Tailor's bill #8 9s. 10d.; Lampmen #6 16s. Receipts: #286 8s. 6d. (219.13.6; 65.3.0; 1.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Mayoress Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Event Comment: Paid Messrs Robson and Hale, paper hangers, #124 14s. 6d. Receipts: #222 5s. (218.16; 3.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Afterpiece Title: Crotchet Lodge

Dance: In III: a Hornpipe-Byrn

Event Comment: Paid Mist, ironmonger, #209 12s. Receipts: #386 13s. 6d. (377.7.6; 9.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Event Comment: Paid Macleish, printer [of the playbills] #118 19s. 6d. Receipts: #193 7s. 6d. (181.4.6; 12.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Mr Ford Actor: Pope
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Event Comment: Paid Wilmer, shoemaker, #90. Receipts: #131 11s. (129.15; 1.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Event Comment: Paid Chorus Singers #1 10s.; Wardrobe #6 10s. 3d.; Supernumeraries #2 2s. 6d. Receipts: #215 11s. (211.6; 4.5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Song: In V: a Dirge, as17980917

Event Comment: Paid Music 20th Inst. #9 3s. 6d.; Properties 2s. 3d.; Chorus Singers #1 10s.; Wardrobe #6 13s. 3d.; Supernumeraries 16s. 6d.; Sloper[master carpenter] for Scene Men #62 11s. 4d.; 3 weeks salary to Phillips #15 15s., to Lupino #11 0s. 6d., to Hollogan #6 15s., to Hodgins #2 5s. [these were scene painters]. Receipts: # 336 14s. 6d. (330.18.0; 5.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Holman; King Henry-Murray; Buckingham-Betterton; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Mansel; Prince Edward-Miss Sims; Duke of York-Miss Gilbert; Lieutenant-Waddy; Catesby-Claremont; Ratcliffe-Klanert; Lord Mayor-Thompson; Oxford-Atkins; Terrel-Abbot; Norfolk-Davenport; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Mrs Litchfield; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Oxford Actor: Atkins

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Signora Nicolina Giordani [By Command of] the Duke and Princess Amelia (Cross). The Manager of Covent Garden being under a necessity of interrupting the run of the new Tragedy of Philoclea by a Command, and a Benefit for Sga Nicolina Giordini (which was settled before the coming out of that play) has been so obliging as to give the Author the choice of a day for his second benefit; and many of his friends having taken places for Tuesday, as that would have been his sixth night in course, the Author, lest they should be disappointed, has chosen Tuesday for his second benefit

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gli Amanti Gelosi

Dance: As17531217

Event Comment: Benefit of a Public Charity. [The Lock Hospital?] To begin at 7:00 p.m. A great many Tickets having been lost by Accident, no Person can be admitted but by paying ready Money at the Door. Connection denied by Thos. Stamford, Secretary to the Lock Hospital: Whereas a Ridotto has been publicly advertised for the benefit of a "public charity," and tickets for the same sent to several governors of this charity, by which they and many others have been induced to suppose that the benefit was intended for this hospital; the Governors of this charity think it incumbent on them to inform the Public, that the same is NOT intended for the benefit of this Hospital (which has ever applied to the benevolence of the Town under the title of Public Charity), nor do they know for what charity the same is meant. By order of the Board (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Ridotto