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Event Comment: Benefit for Miller, Longley & Colley. Tickets delivered by Robson, Stephenson, Robinson, Varley, Brereton, W. Ansell, Miller (constable), Smallwood, Haliburton, R. Ledger, Baker and Whittington will be received. Receipts: #286 6s. 6d. [151.0.6; 0.14.0; tickets: 134.12.0]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad-Cap

Performance Comment: Cantileno (with imitations)-Reinhold; Ballad-Mahon; Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Robson; The Country Mad@Cap-Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End II: The Arts and Sciences, as17780509; in which an Assault-Master Dagueville, Master Holland; with a Minuet-Master Dagueville, Miss Bullock; Prince of Wales's New Court Minuet-Master Holland, Miss Simonet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17780326but The Duenna (1st time)-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: 780326but The Duenna Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Dance: As17771229

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Cardinal Wolsey-Digges (1st appearance this season); Buckingham-Palmer; Cranmer-Gardner; Surry-Aickin; Cromwell-R. Palmer; Gardiner-Parsons; Lord Sands-Massey; Lord Chamberlain-Egan; Chancellor-Blissett; Sir T. Lovell-Stevens; Norfolk-Davis; Suffolk-Lamash; King Henry-Usher; Anne Bullen-Miss Hale; Patience [with a song]-Miss Twist; Queen Catherine-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Massey
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Cast
Role: Finette Actor: Mrs Hitchcock
Role: Almadine Actor: Mrs Massey.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Cast
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Portrait

Performance Comment: Leander-Brett; Pantaloon-Edwin; Colombine-Mrs Hitchcock; Isabel-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Brett
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Hitchcock

Dance: As17780624

Event Comment: [These performances were held in a temporary booth erected following the destruction of the theatre by fire (see 26 June). In August King Lear, with Everard as Lear and Cooke as Edgar, was acted here three times [Edward Cape Everard, Memoirs of an Unfortunate Son of Thespis [Edinburgh, 1018], p.78). Everard states that the booth was kept open for about six weeks, but no further records of what was acted have survived.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Machin; Launcelot-Everard; Jessica-Mrs Nost; Portia-Miss Taylor.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Mrs Nost

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: . Characters by Quick, Mattocks, Reinhold, Robson, Leoni, Mrs Morton, Miss Brown. Cast from text (G. Kearsly, 1778): Vulcan, Crump-Quick; Jupiter, Stud-Mattocks; Mars, Pike-Reinhold; Apollo, Wiseman-Robson; Adonis, Joe-Leoni; Grace-Miss Dayes [i.e. later Mrs Morton]; Venus, Maudlin-Miss Brown [all the characters, except Grace, are alternately Gods and mortals].all the characters, except Grace, are alternately Gods and mortals].
Event Comment: Afterpiece: The Scenery, Machinery, &c. painted by Carver, Greenwood and Garvey. The Overture and the rest of the Music composed by Fisher. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Caractacus

Performance Comment: Caractacus-Digges (1st appearance in that character); Arviragus-Lewis; Elidurus-Wroughton; Vellinus-Whitfield; Aulus Didius-Peile; Modred-Aickin; Chief Bard-Hull; Bards-L'Estrange, Fearon; Evelina-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character); Principal Vocal Parts-Leoni, Reinhold, Mrs Farrell.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Garland, Rayner, Delpini, Messink, Miss Matthews, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Morton, Sga Tinte.[For parts see17800506.]For parts see17800506.]

Dance: In afterpiece: Dagueville, Langrish, Miss Lings, Miss Valois. [These were the same in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Lewis; Osmond-Clarke; Rhodolpho-L'Estrange; Officer-Thompson; Siffredi-Hull; Laura-Miss Ambrose; Sigismunda-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: As17781023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17780928, but King Lear-A Gentleman (1st appearance on this stage [Rundell]); Cordelia-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Cast
Role: Brussels Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Lady Catherine Rouge Actor: Mrs Green
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 Years. [Bannister Jun.'s 1st appearances on the stage were at the hay, 27 Aug. and 2 Sept. 1778.] Receipts: #165 18s. (139.12.0; 26.5.6; 0.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: Zaphna-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance on this, and 2nd [recte 3rd] on any stage); Mahomet-Palmer; Pharon-Packer; Mirvan-Hurst; Ali-Chaplin; Alcanor-Bensley; Palmira-Mrs Robinson.
Cast
Role: Palmira Actor: Mrs Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17781006, but Lady Teazle-Mrs Mattocks (of cg).
Cast
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Song: As17781006

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces the 8th night of The Invasion, but it was not acted, presumably because of Mrs Green's illness (see 14 Nov.). On 16 Nov. it was announced as "the 8th Time"; on 17 Nov. as "the 9th Time," etc. What was acted on this present night I have been unable to discover.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Goody Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Aickin; Philotas-Lewis; Arcas-Fearon; Dionysius-Clarke; Herald-L'Estrange; Melanthon-Hull; Officer-Booth; Calippus-Thompson; Phocion-Wroughton; Erixene-Miss Ambrose; Euphrasia-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Aickin
Role: Euphrasia Actor: Mrs Crawford.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers

Cast
Role: Miss Valence Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Mrs Boncour Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17780917, but Principal Bacchant-Mrs Wrighten.

Song: As17780917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17781005, but Tressel-Farren; Queen-Mrs Farren (of dl).
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Farren
Role: Lubin Actor: Mrs Farrell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fathers

Performance Comment: As17781130, but Mrs Boncour-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Mrs Boncour Actor: Miss Sherry.
Role: Miss Valence Actor: Mrs Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Cast
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Buthred

Cast
Role: Randolph Actor: Thompson
Role: Rena Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: As17781202, but Termagant-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Termagant Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Dance: End: The Villagers, as17781127

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Performance Comment: As17781111, but Palmira-Mrs Farren (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Palmira Actor: Mrs Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. On account of the severe Indisposition of Mrs Yates Jane Shore [announced on playbill of 12 Dec.] is obliged to be deferred

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Buthred

Cast
Role: Randolph Actor: Thompson
Role: Rena Actor: Mrs Hartley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Mattocks
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Green.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillon-Wewitzer; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. With a Procession and Sacrificev. [These were included in both subsequent performances.] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Thomas Sheridan. Not in Larpent MS; not published; synopsis of plot in London Chronicle, 21 Dec.]: Taken from the comedy of that name by Sir John Vanburghi [sic]. Receipts: #151 2s. 6d. (115.4.0; 35.16.0; 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Performance Comment: Dorilas-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Narbas-Packer; Euricles-Aickin; Erox-Hurst; High Priest-Chambers; Poliphontes-Palmer; Ismene-Mrs Sharp; Merope-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Mrs Sharp

Afterpiece Title: AEsop

Performance Comment: AEsop-Henderson; Beau-Dodd; Roger-Moody; Learches-Parsons; Oronces-Farren; Sir Polidorus Hogstye-Yates; Euphronia-Mrs Brereton; Doris-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Euphronia Actor: Mrs Brereton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Goody Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Brussels Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Lady Catherine Rouge Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: St

Performance Comment: Patrick's Day. Lieut. O'Connor-Mahon; Justice Credulous-Lee Lewes; Doctor Rosy-Quick; Serjeant Trounce-Dunstall; Bridget-Mrs Pitt; Lauretta-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: Father Dominick-Henderson; Lorenzo-Palmer; Torrismond-Brereton; Raymond-Aickin; Bertran-Farren; Alphonso-Packer; Pedro-Hurst; Officers-Philimore, Norris; Gomez-Yates; Leonora-Mrs Farren; Teresa-Miss Kirby; Elvira-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: As17780921, but Capt. Jamy-Egan; High Constable-Peile; Catherine-Mrs Whitfield; Capt. MacMorris-Mahon; Prologue, Chorus-Henderson.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Colin Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Goody Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17781002, but Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; Miranda-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Lubin Actor: Mrs Farrell

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Landlord Actor: