23473

11 November 1789 @ White Horse Inn, Parsons Green, Fulham

Event Comment: Benefit for Blandford and Randall. 3rd piece: A Pantomimical Interlude, from Don Juan. First Scene opens with a Tempestuous Sea, and Shipwreck of Don Juan and his man Scaramouch, who is cast on shore from off the Back of a Dolphin on the Island of Martinico. Scene from the pantomimes of The Enchanted Island, Wizard of the Silver Rock, The Witches Frolic, &c. The whole to conclude with a View of the Inside of the Bastille, with the different Gratings, Railings, and Instruments of Death and Torture by which the unfortunate Victims suffered, and the Grand Chorus of God save the King. The Curtain will rise precisely at 6:45

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling; Or, Virtue Rewarded

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Blandford; Sir Charles Raymond-Banks; Colonel Belmont-Brooke; Sir Roger Belmont-Jones; Villiard-Frimbley; Faddle-Tunstall; Rosette-Miss Brooke; Fidelia (the Foundling)-Mrs Tunstall.

Cast

Role: Young Belmont Actor: Blandford
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Tunstall.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Tunstall; Major Belford-Brooke; Doctor Prattle-Randall; Madam Cordival [recte Florival]-Mrs Taylor; Bell-Miss Brooke.

Cast

Role: Doctor Prattle Actor: Randall
Role: recte Florival] Actor: Mrs Taylor

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck; or, Walking Statue

Performance Comment: Don Juan-Blandford; Governor-Banks; Don Ferdindo (with a song)-Brooke; Sailor-Frimbley; Taylor-Jones; Scaramouch-Randall; Cleone-Miss Brooke; Attendant-Mrs Banks.

Cast

Role: Don Juan Actor: Blandford
Role: Scaramouch Actor: Randall
Role: Attendant Actor: Mrs Banks.

Dance: End: a comic dance, The Affrighted Dwarf; or, Whimsical Transformation into Mad Moll-Blandford

Entertainment: Monologues. End I: Epilogue-Somebody in the Character of Nobody; End II: British Loyalty; or, A Squeeze for St. Paul's, will be introduced the characters of a Fide Lady? a Beau, an Irishman, a Scotchman, a Welshman, a Jew, an Old Man, and a British Sailor-Randall

Performance Comment: End I: Epilogue-Somebody in the Character of Nobody; End II: British Loyalty; or, A Squeeze for St. Paul's, will be introduced the characters of a Fide Lady? a Beau, an Irishman, a Scotchman, a Welshman, a Jew, an Old Man, and a British Sailor-Randall.

Cast

Role: and a British Sailor Actor: Randall.

23474

13 November 1789 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Ballet: 1st Time [at this theatre. The two Miss Simonets were from the king's.]. With new Scenes and Dresses. Receipts: #119 9s. 6d. (113.6.6; 6.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marcella

Cast

Role: Characters Actor: Holman, Farren, Aickin, Egan, Harley, Mrs Pope.
Role: Hernandez Actor: Harley
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: End afterpiece: A Grand Ballet of Action, as performed at the King's Opera House in the Hay-market [most recently in season of 1787-88] The Deserter[. Principal Characters-Cranfield, Delpini, Boyce, Byrne, Mrs Davenett, the two Miss Simonets (1st appearance [at this theatre])

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Cranfield, Delpini, Boyce, Byrne, Mrs Davenett, the two Miss Simonets (1st appearance [at this theatre]).at this theatre]).

Cast

Role: Principal Characters Actor: Cranfield, Delpini, Boyce, Byrne, Mrs Davenett, the two Miss Simonets

23475

18 November 1789 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As afterpiece the playbill announces the 5th night of The Island of St. Marguerite, but it was not acted [see 20 Nov.). The substitute play is listed in Kemble Mem.] Receipts: #241 6s. 6d. (207.19.0; 31.17.0; 1.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17890919, but Belcour-Bannister Jun.; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Lucy-Miss Barnes.

Cast

Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Varland Actor: Baddeley
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Mrs Goodall.

Related Works

Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage