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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Wildair-O'Brien, first time; Standard-Holland, first time; Smuggler-Blakes; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Yates, first time; Angelica-Miss Bride, first time; Vizard-Packer; Beau Clincher-Yates; Clincher Jun-King; Dicky-Vaughan; Tom-Clough; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble(for that night only)-Garrick; Flash-King; Biddy-Miss Pope; Loveit-Packer; Puff-Moody; Jasper-Ackman; Tag-Mrs Bennet. *uö·dl TThe Farmer's Return from London. As17620329.
Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi and Vincent. No Building on Stage. Full Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: As17620122, but Sylvia-Mrs Palmer; Wishwell-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Wishwell Actor: Mrs Bennet.
Role: Lady Sadlife Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Lady Dainty Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Dance: I: The Camp Alarm'd, as17610926; III: The Drunken Swiss-Grimaldi, Baltazar, Miss Baker; IV: A New Tambourine-Vincent. (playbill) *uö¯dl TThe Farmer's Return from London. As17620320

Entertainment: TThe Savoyard Travellers-Grimaldi, Sg and Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Yates, first time; King-Davies; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Lady Percy-Mrs Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Glendower-King; Hotspur-Holland; Carriers-Weston, Moody; Douglas-Kennedy; Mortimer-Castle; Poins-Packer; Northumberland-Scrase; Westmoreland-Ackman; Sheriff-Fox; Bardolph-Clough; Vernon-Blakes; Worcester-Bransby; Francis-Vaughan.
Cast
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Hotspur Actor: Holland
Role: Northumberland Actor: Scrase
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Ackman

Dance: III: New Hornpipe-Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: As17620107 Dr Caius-Stoppelaer; Ann Page-Miss Fielding; Simple-Mrs Younger.
Cast
Role: Simple Actor: Mrs Younger.
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Hamilton.
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17620421 but Nell-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Green.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: TThe Cossacks, as17620427

Event Comment: Benefit for Scrase, Fawcett and Miss Reed. No Building on Stage. Tickets sold at the Doors not admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17620125, but Benvolio-Scrase; Montague-Moody; Paris-Kennedy; Juliet-Mrs Palmer; Escalus-Bransby; A Minuet in the Masquerade Dance-Noverre, Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Song: II: A New Song, set by Dr Arne,-Fawcett; End: If o'er the Cruel Tyrant Love, from Artaxerxes,-Fawcett

Event Comment: Benefit for Robinson and Foley. No Building on Stage. Tickets deliver'd by Hodges will be taken. Tickets sold at Doors will not be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17611229, but Mat@o@Mint-Fox; Lucy-Miss E. Young; Diana Trapes-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: I: The Cow Keepers, as17611215

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I; With The Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Shuter; King-Sparks; Prince John-Young; Northumberland-Redman; Westmorland-Davis; Douglas-Anderson; Prince of Wales-Ross; Worcester-Hull; Blunt-Perry; Peto-R. Smith; Gadshill-Buck; Francis-Collins; Vernon-Gibson; Poins-White; Carriers-Bennet, Dunstall; Bardolph-Lewis; Sheriff-Wignell; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Piercy-Mrs Vincent; Hotspur-Smith.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Redman
Role: Westmorland Actor: Davis
Role: Douglas Actor: Anderson
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Piercy Actor: Mrs Vincent

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Mattocks; Argus-Collins; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Arethusa-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part I

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Love, 1st appearance there; Hotspur-Holland; King-Havard; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Lady Percy-Mrs Palmer; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Sir Richard Vernon-Blakes; Glendower-Stevens; Worcester-Bransby; Mortimer-Castle; Blunt-Mozeen; Poins-Packer; Douglas-Parsons; Northumberland-Scrase; Westmoreland-Ackman; Sheriff-Fox; Bardolph-Clough; Carrier-Moody; Francis-Vaughan [who probably doubled as 2nd Carrier].who probably doubled as 2nd Carrier].
Cast
Role: Hotspur Actor: Holland
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Palmer
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Northumberland Actor: Scrase
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Ackman

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: Old Mask-Yates; Young Mask-King; Sophy-Miss Pope; Servant-Watkins; Freeman-Packer; Rosin-Fox; Lady Scrape-Mrs Bennet; Laundress-Mrs Bradshaw; To conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Lady Scrape Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Laundress Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Dance: End: Hearts of Oak-Vincent, Miss Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Ross; King-Sparks; Horatio-Hull; Rosencraus-White; Guildenstern-Perry; Marcellus-Gardner; Bernardo-Weller; Laertes-Davis; Ostrick-Dyer; Officer-R. Smith; Francisco-Holtom; Player King-Redman; Player Queen-Mrs Ferguson; Polonius-Collins; Gravediggers-Shuter, Costollo; Ghost-Gibson; Ophelia-Miss Macklin; Queen-Mrs Lewis, 1st appearance that stage.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Ross; Col. Briton-Smith; Don Lopez-Bennet; Don Pedro-Collins; Gibby-Shuter; Frederick-Anderson; Alguazil-Wignel; Lissardo-Dyer; Isabella-Miss Hallam; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis-Mrs Younger; Violante-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: Anderson
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Younger
Related Works
Related Work: Ramah Droog; or, Wine does Wonders Author(s): James Cobb
Related Work: The Bird in a Cage; or, Money Works Wonders! Author(s): James Shirley

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii; With Humours Of Sir John Falstaff

Performance Comment: King Henry-Sparks; Prince of Wales-Ross; Prince John-Davis; Mowbray-Tindal; Hastings-Anderson; Achbp York-Clarke; Lord Bardolph-Wignel; Gloster-Perry; Westmorland-Hull; Warwick-Gardiner; Falstaff-Shuter; Lord Chief Justice-Gibson; Poins-White; Bardolph-Lewis; Pistol-Dyer; Shallow-Collins; Silence-Costollo; Mouldy-Buck; Feeble-Holtom; Bullcalf-Dunstall; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Dol Tearsheet-Mrs Stephens.
Cast
Role: Hastings Actor: Anderson
Role: Westmorland Actor: Hull
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Dol Tearsheet Actor: Mrs Stephens.

Afterpiece Title: theCtheCoronation

Performance Comment: The Procession from the Abbey at the Coronation-; with a representation of Westminster Hall-; and the Ceremony of the Champion-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Old Knowell-Havard; Young Knowell-Holland; Master Stephen-Obrien; Wellbred-Palmer; Bobadil-Yates; Brainworm-Blakes; Downright-Bransby; Clement-Burton; Cash-Packer; Matthew-Vaughan; Bridget-Miss Haughton; Dame Kitely-Mrs Davies.
Cast
Role: Young Knowell Actor: Holland
Role: Dame Kitely Actor: Mrs Davies.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Sir John Loverule-Vernon; Jobson-Love; Nell-Mrs Clive; Lady Loverule-Mrs Bennet.
Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Bennet.

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak, as17620925

Event Comment: [T+The Occasional Prologue is Larpent MS 214 wherein Woodward crosses the stage sneakingly, "Behold the Prodigal return'd quite tame..." and apologizes for his recent venture in Ireland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Woodward; Sir George Airy-Smith; Charles-Clarke; Sir Francis Gripe-Shuter; Sir Jealous Traffick-Marten; Whisper-Costollo; Scentwell-Mrs Ferguson; Isabinda-Miss Hallam; Patch-Mrs Pitt; Miranda-Miss Macklin; Occasional Prologue-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Macklin

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-a Young Gentleman, 1st appearance this stage; Aboan-Holland; Blandford-Palmer; Governor-Burton; Stanmore-Packer; Capt. Driver-Bransby; Hotman-Blakes; Planters-Moody, Mozeen, Parsons, Castle, Mrs Bradshaw; Slaves-Ackman, Clough, Fox, Watkins; Imoinda-Mrs Palmer; In Act II, will be introduc'd an entertainment of singing-Champnes, Miss Young; with a proper Dance of Slaves-Vincent, Lochery, Leppie.
Cast
Role: Aboan Actor: Holland
Role: Blandford Actor: Palmer
Role: Planters Actor: Moody, Mozeen, Parsons, Castle, Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lady Jane Gray

Performance Comment: Lord Guilford Dudley-Jackson; Pembroke-Holland, 1st time; Gardiner-Havard; Lady Jane Gray-Mrs Yates, 1st time; Gates-Castle; Lieutenant-Fox; Duchess of Suffolk-Mrs Bennet; Officer-Ackman; Northumberland-Burton; Suffolk-Bransby.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; Others-Blakes, Ackman, Johnston, Watkins, Clough, Mrs Hippisley, Miss Baker, Miss Dawson; To conclude with a Comic Dance, call'd The Flemish Feast-Grimaldi, Vincent, Lochery, Sga Giorgi, Miss Dawson.

Dance: IV: The Sabotiers, as17621013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Garrick; Shore-Havard; Gloster-Love, 1st time; Darby-Fox; Ratcliff-Packer; Bellmour-Blakes; Catesby-Mozeen; Alicia-Mrs Cibber; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Cibber
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry V, With Conquest Over French At Agincourt

Performance Comment: King Henry-Smith; Exeter-Tindal; Achbp Canterbury-Sparks; Fluellin-Shuter; Gower-Anderson; French Ambassador-White; Mountjoy-Baker; French Soldier-Holtom; MacMorris-Barrington; Jamy-Dunstall; Pistol-Dyer; Bardolph-Marten; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Williams-Buck; French King-Gibson; Burgundy-Bennet; Dauphin-Davis; Constable-Clarke; Isabel-Mrs Stephens; Catherine-Miss Hallam.
Cast
Role: Gower Actor: Anderson
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Isabel Actor: Mrs Stephens

Afterpiece Title: Coronation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Plume-Smith; Ballance-Sparks; Worthy-Hull; Kite-Anderson; Brazen-Woodward; Bullock-Dunstall; Welch Collier-Collins; Recruits-Buck, Costollo; Melinda-Mrs Lessingham; Rose-Miss Davis; Lucy-Mrs Pitt; Sylvia-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Kite Actor: Anderson
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Pitt

Dance: II: The Swedish Gardeners, as17621007; End: The Pedlar Trick'd, as17621019

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowel-Sparks; Young Knowel-Dyer; Welbred-Mattocks; Justice Clement-Marten; Bobadil-Woodward; Mas. Stephen-Shuter; Mas. Matthew-Hayes; Cash-Perry; Formal-Costollo; Brainworm-Dunstall; Downright-Walker, 1st appearance that stage; Cob-Buck; Cob's Wide-Mrs Pitt; Bridget-Miss Miller; Dame Kitely-Mrs Ward. The Characters new dress'd in the habits of the times.

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe

Cast
Role: Mrs Honeycombe Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Copin

Dance: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: Charino-Parsons; Don Duart-Lee; Carlos-Holland; Clodio-Obrien; Don Lewis-Yates; Angelina-Mrs Davies; Elvira-Mrs Hopkins; Antonio-Burton; Governor-Bransby; Sancho-Clough; Jaques-Vaughan; Monsieur-Blakes; Page-Master Burton; Honoria-Miss Mills; Louisa-Miss Haughton.
Cast
Role: Carlos Actor: Holland
Role: Angelina Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Prospero-Havard; Ferdinand (with proper Song)-Vernon; Stephano-King; Trinculo-Yates; Caliban-Blakes; Hymen-Lowe; Ceres-Mrs Vincent; Miranda-Mrs Palmer; Ariel-Miss Young (with proper songs); With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits, a Pastoral Dance proper to the Masque,-Vincent, Sga Giorgi.
Cast
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Vernon
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Event Comment: Characters in Mainpiece New Dress'd in the Habits of the Times. [Theatrical Intelligence for 4 Nov. (Theatrical Miscellaneous Cuttings, G 60.23, Boston Public Library) notes: Last night the reformation in dress took place at the theatre in the revival of the second part of King Henry IV. The beauty as well as the propriety of the dresses give great satisfaction. The Old English Habits are indeed admirably suited to the style and manners of the plays of that time, in which a peculiarity prevails very remote from modern dialogue and the present fashion. The effect of this observation of the Costume, as the French call it, is very visible in the representation of Every Man in His Humour, and will, we hope, for the future be strictly observed in dressing every character of the plays of that age." The author then comments on Love's succes as Falstaff, and Garrick's effectiveness as the sick king especially in delivering the long speeches.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Performance Comment: King Henry-Garrick; Prince John-Lee; Gloster-Master Cautherly; Clarence-Master Burton; Prince of Wales-Holland; Achpb of York-Havard; Chief Justice-Bransby; Westmorland-Burton; Hastings-Ackman; Lord Bardolph-Mozeen; Mowbray-Stevens; Gower-Castle; Justice Shallow-Yates; Justice Silence-Blakes; Colville-Fox; Poins-Packer; Bardolph-Clough; Feeble-Vaughan; Mouldy-Moody; Pistol-King; Shadow-Parsons; Bullcalf-Philips; Davy-Marr; Fang-Watkins; Falstaff's page-Miss Rogers; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Doll Tearsheet-Mrs Lee; Falstaff-Love.
Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Holland
Role: Westmorland Actor: Burton
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Mrs Lee

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Charlotte-Mrs Hopkins; Dick-King; Wingate-Yates; Gargle-Burton.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Havard; Moneses-Jackson; Axalla-Packer; Bajazet-Holland; Dervise-Bransby; Omar-Burton; Prince-Ackman; Hali-Fox; Selima-Mrs Davies; Arpasia-Mrs Pritchard; Usual Prologue-Lee; In Act IV, The Original Song of O! Gentle Sleep-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Bajazet Actor: Holland
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Arpasia Actor: Mrs Pritchard

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: I: Hearts of Oak, as17620925; III: The Bavarian Shoemakers, as17621009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Iv, Part Ii

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Holland
Role: Westmorland Actor: Burton
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Doll Tearsheet Actor: Mrs Lee

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycomb

Performance Comment: As17621012 *uõœdl End: The Farmer's Return from +London. Farmer-Garrick; Wife-Mrs Bradshaw .
Cast
Role: Wife Actor: Mrs Bradshaw .
Role: Mrs Honeycomb Actor: Mrs Bennet
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserv'd

Cast
Role: Pierre Actor: Holland, 1st time
Role: Belvidera Actor: Mrs Cibber.

Afterpiece Title: The Musical Lady

Performance Comment: As17621009, but Freeman-Packer; Lady Scrape-Mrs Bennet; Laundress-Mrs Bradshaw.

Dance: HHearts of Oak, as17620925