Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 1st piece [1st time; MF 2.
Larpent MS 1210; not published]: Written by
Charles? Dibdin, Founded on his Popular Novel under that Title,
and enriched with a Selection of his most recent
and favourite Songs. Do conclude with a new Finale by Dibdin. The Overture by
Dibdin. "[It is a] wretched inanity; without interest, without humour, without character, original only in its dullness
and unmatchable absurdity" (
Monthly Mirror, May 1798, p. 306). 2nd piece: Compressed into Three Acts. 3rd piece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal
Hay-Market.
Morning Herald, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of
Bannister Jun., No. 65,
Gower-street,
Bedford-square. Receipts: #511 13s. 6d. (251.7.6; 68.7.0; 1.13.0; tickets: 190.6.0) (charge: #212 19s.)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: Hannah Hewit; Or, The Female Crusoe
Performance Comment: Walmsley-Bannister Jun; Captain Wattle and Miss Roe-Bannister Jun; The Country Club-Bannister Jun; The Advantage of Toping-Bannister Jun.; Captain Higgins-Dignum; The Sailor's Journal-Dignum; Lovely Nan-Dignum; Buntline-Suett; Toll de Roll-Suett; Cudgo-Wathen; Kickaraboo-Wathen; Binns-Trueman; Hewit-Holland; Hannah Hewit-Miss DeCamp; The Complaint-Miss DeCamp; Virtue-Miss DeCamp; Anna-Miss Leak; True Glory-Miss Leak; Mrs Binns-Miss Heard.Afterpiece Title: The Inconstant
Performance Comment: Old Mirable-Aickin; Young Mirable-Wroughton; Captain Duretete (1st time)-Bannister Jun.; Petit-R. Palmer; Oriana-Mrs Goodall; Lamorce-Miss Tidswell; Bisarre (1st time)-Mrs Jordan.Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law
Song: End I 1st piece: The Sailor's Consolation- made into a Song and Chorus