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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: Captain Loveit-Evatt; Fribble-R. Palmer; Flash-Cubitt; Puff-Moss; Jasper-Burton; Miss Biddy-Mrs Kemble; Tag-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Webb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Cast
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-Evatt; Servant-Lyons; Prattle-Baddeley; Florival-Miss Heard; Bell-Mrs Taylor; Emily-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Taylor
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Goodall.

Dance: End I: A Double Hornpipe, as17900713 End: The Generous Sportsman, as17900625

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Spain

Cast
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovell Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: Katherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Palmer; Baptista-Chapman; Hortensio-Evatt; Grumio-Baddeley; Music Master-Barrett; Biondello-R. Palmer; Pedro-Farley; Taylor-Burton; Nathaniel-Lyons; Peter-Abbott; Cook-Ledger; Catherine [sic]-Mrs Goodall; Bianca-Miss Palmer; Curtis-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: sic] Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Powell.

Dance: As17900723

Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Spain

Cast
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovell Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performance Comment: As17900807, but Miss Biddy with a song-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy with a song Actor: Mrs Kemble.
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Brooks.
Role: Random Actor: Williamson
Role: Old Random Actor: Aickin
Role: Lady Dunder Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Peery Actor: Mrs Powell.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kemble.
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Webb.

Dance: As17900716

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Liar

Cast
Role: Lady Classick Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Brooks
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Whitfield.

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Performance Comment: As17900707 but Letty (1st time)-Mrs Taylor.
Cast
Role: Letty Actor: Mrs Taylor.
Role: Mrs Candy Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Polly Pattens Actor: Mrs Kemble.
Role: Cecilia Actor: Mrs Bannister.
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Fringe Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Bannister.
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Goodall.

Afterpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Mr Bannister.
Role: Miss Tabitha Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Mrs Sturdy Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Miss Sukey Actor: Mrs Taylor.
Role: Lauretta Actor: Mrs Taylor
Role: Marinette Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Rosalie Actor: Mrs Brooks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Miss Peggy Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Williames.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan; or, A Peep into the Seraglio

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osmyn (with song)-Dignum; Elmira-Mrs Cuyler; Ismene (with songs)-Miss Romanzini; Roxalana-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Elmira Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Dance: In afterpiece: Grand Dance-Hamoir, Miss Blanchet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Performance Comment: King Henry-Kemble; Duke of Gloucester-Benson; Duke of Bedford-Dignum; Duke of Exeter-Aickin; Earl of Westmorland-R. Palmer; Archbishop of Canterbury-Maddocks; Ely-Jones; Cambridge-Webb; Scroop-Chapman; Grey-Bland; Erpingham-Waldron; Gower-Williames; Nym-Burton; Bardolph-Alfred; Fluellen-Baddeley; Pistol-Suett; Boy-Master Gregson; Williams-Whitfield; Bates-Banks; King of France-Packer; The Dauphin-Barrymore; Duke of Burgundy-Phillimore; Constable-Fawcett; Governor-Hollingsworth; Montjoy-Haymes; Queen of France-Mrs Ward; Princess Katharine-Miss Collins; Hostess-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Earl of Westmorland Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Grey Actor: Bland
Role: Queen of France Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Young Cockney-Dodd; Barnacle-Suett; Old Cockney-Fawcett; Captain Sightly-Dignum; Priscilla Tomboy-Mrs Jordan; Penelope-Miss Hagley; Miss La Blonde-Miss Barnes.
Cast
Role: Priscilla Tomboy Actor: Mrs Jordan
Event Comment: Mainpiece: 15th [recte 14th] Time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]. With new Dresses, Scenes, Machinery and Decorations. The Music partly from Cimarosa, Gluck, Martin y Soler?, Reeve, Dr Arne. The rest by Shield. The Chorusses selected from Handel, to be sung by the Performers from the Concert of Ancient Music. [Miss Williams was from the Exeter theatre.] Receipts: #137 1s. 6d. (133.7.0; 3.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Crusade

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Bannister, Johnstone, Blanchard, Incledon, Davies, Powel, Cubitt, Rock, Wilson, Mrs Martyr, Miss Williams (1st appearance on this stage). Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1790): Bantam-Quick; Daran-Bannister; Raymond-Johnstone; Joppa-Blanchard; Aluph-Incledon; Godfrey-Davies; Adran-Powel; Tartar Prince-Cubitt; Gaoler-Rock; Sir Troubadour-Wilson; Iman-Thompson; Sylvia-Mrs Martyr; Constantia-Miss Williames.
Cast
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Performance Comment: Doctor-Quick; Le Fleur-Blanchard; Marquis D'Lancy-Bernard; Jeff'ry-Cross; Picard-Rock; Constance-Mrs Wells; Lisette-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Lisette Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: Belville-Bannister; Captain Belville-Johnstone; Rustic-Cross; Irish Haymaker-Rock; William-Blanchard; Phoebe-Mrs Martyr; Dorcas-Mrs Pitt; Rosina (1st time)-Miss Williams.
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Performance Comment: As17901015, but Rosa-Mrs Warrell; new song-_.
Cast
Role: Rosa Actor: Mrs Warrell
Role: Lackland Actor: Lewis
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lady Bull Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Mrs Casey Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Miss Dolly Bull Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bernard
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Fennell; Roderigo-Blanchard; Cassio-Macready; Brabantio-Hull; Lodovico-Davies; Montano-Thompson; Duke-Cubitt; Gratiano-Powel; Iago-Harley; Emilia-Mrs Bernard; Desdemona-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Bernard
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Fugitive

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Better Late Than Never

Cast
Role: Augusta Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Flurry Actor: Mrs Goodall
Related Works
Related Work: Better Late than Never Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17901011, but Mob-_Chapman, Jones; Nannette-Mrs Bland [i.e. formerly $Miss Romanzini]; Teresa-Miss Hagley; Nuns-Miss _Palmer, Miss Barnes; Carline-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Nannette Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Carline Actor: Mrs Crouch.
Role: Commandant Actor: Barrymore
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Edwards

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17901011, but Ariel-Mrs Bland [i.e. formery Miss Romanzini]; Hyppolito-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Hyppolito Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Ferdinand Actor: Kelly
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Crouch

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Cast
Role: Nannette Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Carline Actor: Mrs Crouch.
Role: Commandant Actor: Barrymore
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Edwards

Song: As17901011

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Florizel And Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Holman; Polixenes-Aickin; Antigonus-Hull; Camillo-Powel; Clown-Cubitt; Autolicus (the Ballad-singing Pedlar)-Blanchard; Dorcas-Mrs Lloyd; Mopsa-Mrs Byrne; Perdita-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Lloyd
Role: Mopsa Actor: Mrs Byrne

Dance: As17901123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17901101, but Lydia Languish (1st time)-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Lydia Languish Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Faulkland Actor: Kemble
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Williames.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Dorothy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Nelly Actor: Mrs Shaw.
Role: Grandmother Actor: Mrs Booth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Strickland Actor: Farren
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Performance Comment: As17901220, but Vocal Characters-Rock; St. Alban-_; Captain O'Leary-_; Patrick-_; Catherine-_; Louisa-_; Shoe@Black-_; Dancing Nymphs-Mrs _Lloyd[. The rest by the Chief Part of the principal Performers of the Company. +Prologue as17901220.. The rest by the Chief Part of the principal Performers of the Company. +Prologue
as17901220.
Event Comment: [2nd piece: Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews.] Receipts: #152 2s. (142.2; 10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Performance Comment: Count Valentia-Lewis; Duke Mercia (1st time)-Wilson; Albetto-Aickin; Marquis Almanza-Farren; Seville-Hull; Marchioness Merida-Mrs Mattocks; Amanthis-Miss Brunton; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Meadows-Munden; Groom-Blanchard; Young Wrongward-Macready; Canteen-Bernard; John-Thompson; Sternhold-Powel; William-Cubitt; Old Wrongward-Wilson; Sophia-Miss Chapman; Maid-Mrs Rock; Betsey Blossom-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: Betsey Blossom Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Sebastian Actor: Bland
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek Actor: Dodd
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17901120, but Signor Pasticio Ritornello-_; Under Prompter-_; Italian Girls-Mrs _Bland; Master of the Horse-_; Beef@eater-_; Justice-_; Son-_; Constable-_; Nieces-_; Justice's Lady-_; Confidant-_.
Event Comment: 2nd piece: Never [previously] acted in this Kingdom [by Robert Jephson, altered by the author from his The Hotel; or, The Servant with Two Masters, which was based on Il Servitore di due Padroni, by Carlo Goldoni, and on Arlequin Valet de deux Maitres, by Jean Pierre de Ours de Mandajors, and 1st acted at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, 8 May 1783]. Oracle, 18 Mar. 1791: This Day is published Two Strings to Your Bow (1s). Receipts: #210 3s. 6d. (205.17.0; 4.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performance Comment: Characters-Munden, Bernard, Davies, Macready, Powel, Thompson, Cross, Miss Stuart, Miss Brangin, Mrs Harlowe. [Cast from text (C. and G. Kearsley, 1791): Lazarillo-Munden; Borachio-Bernard; Octavio-Davies; Ferdinand-Macready; Don Pedro-Powel; Don Sancho-Thompson; Waiter-Cross [not in text; see17921012]; Leonora-Miss Stuart; Maid Servant-Miss Brangin; Donna Clara-Mrs Harlowe.

Dance: As17901123

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #372 14s. (369.1; 3.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17900915, but Lady Touchwood-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Wells.
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Letitia Hardy Actor: Mrs Pope.
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Island of St. Marguerite, advertised on playbill of 22 Feb.] Receipts: #127 2s. 6d. (90.18.0; 30.9.0; 4.10.6; tickets not come in: 1.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: As17901018, but Amanda-Mrs Ward; Shoemaker-_; Taylor-_; Hosier-_; Jeweller-_.
Cast
Role: Amanda Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Coupler Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Cast
Role: Bandage Actor: Lyons
Role: Statuary Actor: Bland
Role: Mandarine Actor: Young Grimaldi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption, Selected From The Great And Favourite Works Of handel That Were Performed In westminster-abbey And At The pantheon [on 26 And 27 May 1784] 0; Messiah; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 1

Performance Comment: PART I. Overture (Occasional Oratorio)-; O first Created Beam-Chorus (Samson); He layeth the Beams-Reinhold (Ezio); When his loud Voice-Chorus (Jephtha); Where e'er you Walk-Mrs Crouch (Semele); How excellent thy Name-Chorus (Saul); Speak ye who best can tall-Spence (Ptolomy); Abraham enough-Miss Broadhurst (Susanna); Jehovah is my shield-Miss Hagley (Occasional Oratorio); Blest be the Man-Chorus (Joseph); Pious Orgies-Miss Davies (Judas Maccabaeus); He gave them Hail@stones-Double Chorus; The Lord is a Man of War-Reinhold, Dignum; Moses and the children of Israel-Chorus; Sing ye to the Lord-Miss Davies; The Horse and his Rider-Double Chorus (Israel in Egypt).

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 2

Performance Comment: PART II. Ye sons of Israel-Chorus; O had I Jubal's Lyre-Miss Hagley (Joshua); Jehovah crown'd-Reinhold; He comes-Chorus (Esther); Angels ever bright and fair-Miss Davies (Theodora); Welcome mighty king-Chorus (Saul); March (Judas Maccabaeus)-; In sweetest Harmony-Mrs Crouch, Chorus (Saul); Their Bodies are buried in Peace-Chorus (Funeral Anthem); Dead March (Saul)-; Lord remember David-Spence (Sosarme); The Sword that's drawn-Reinhold (Occasional Oratorio); God save the King-Chorus (Coronation Anthems).

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 3

Performance Comment: PART III. Where is this stupendous Stranger?-Mrs Crouch (Alcina); There beneath a lowly Shade-Dignum (Alexander Balus); He was Eyes unto the Blind-Mrs Crouch (Siroe); Hosannah to the Son of David-Chorus (Athalia); He was brought as a Lamb-Reinhold (Deidamia); He sitteth at the Right Hand of God-Chorus (Te Deum); Holy Lord God Almighty-Miss Davies (Rodelinda); Glory be to the Father-Chorus (Jubilate).

Music: End: concerto on the hautboy-W. Parke; End II: concerto violin-Master Clement

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Fawcett; Brabantio-Aickin; Gratiano-Phillimore; Lodovico-Packer; Othello-Kemble; Cassio-Barrymore; Iago-Bensley; Roderigo-Dodd; Montano-Whitfield; Desdemona-Mrs Siddons; AEmilia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: AEmilia Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Betsey Blossom Actor: Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'allegro Ed Il Penseroso 0; Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Allegro ed il Penseroso 1 PART I

Performance Comment: As17910318but Let me wander not unseen-Mrs Billington; Or let the merry bells ring round-_; Come but keep thy wonted state, First and chief-Mrs Billington; Hence loathed melancholy-Miss Poole [as well as by Harrison]; Mirth admit me of thy crew-Miss Poole [as well as by Griffith].as well as by Griffith].

Afterpiece Title: L'Allegro ed il Penseroso 2

Performance Comment: As17910318but PART II. As17910318but But O! sad virgin-Mrs Billington; Populous cities please us then-Griffith, Chorus; There let Hymen oft appear-Miss Poole; Hence vain deluding joys, Me when the sun-Mrs Billington.

Music: End II: concerto on the violin-Weichsel