Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett. 3rd piece [DO 2.
Larpent MS 1251; not published]: Never acted at a Public Theatre [1st acted privately at
Brandenburgh House,
Hammersmith, 28 Feb. 1798]; Written by her Serene Highness the
Margravine of Anspach. The Music partly by the Margravine, and partly by
Sarti,
Guglielmi,
Paisiello, and
Saphio. Grand Overture,
La Chasse, by
Reeve. The Scenery painted by
Phillips,
Lupino,
Hollogan, &c. The Machinery by
Sloper. The Dresses by
Dick and
Mrs Egan.
Morning Chronicle, 17 Apr.: Her Serene Highness the Margravine of Anspach having, with unprecedented Kindness and Liberality, lent
Mr Fawcett the Manuscript of the above magnificent and interesting Opera, he begs leave to state that nothing shall be wanted on his Part to render it as acceptable to the Public as it was to the Nobility who had the pleasure of seeing it at the Brandenburgh house Theatre. Ibid, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Fawcett, No. 41,
Frith-street,
Soho. Receipts: #532 6s. 6d. (239.1.6; 2.9.0; tickets: 290.16.0)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache
Performance Comment: As17980921, but Frank Oatland-Fawcett; Ellen-Miss Chapman; Miss Vortex-Mrs Mattocks.Afterpiece Title: A Gallimaufry
Afterpiece Title: The Princess of Georgia
Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Munden, Fawcett, H. Johnston, Townsend, Simmons, Clarke, Miss Waters, Mrs Chapman, Miss Sims, Mrs H. Johnston. [Cast from Larpent MS: Giobar-Incledon; Morad-Munden; Acba-Fawcett; Daracardin-H. Johnston; Iskouriah-Townsend; Nainda-Miss Waters [in MS: Mrs Atkins]; Zara-Miss Sims; Illidia-Mrs H. Johnston [in MS: Mrs Pope]; unassigned-Simmons, Clarke, Mrs Chapman; Ambassadors and Suite from Armenia-Dyke, Hawtin, Abbot, Wilde, Blurton, Street, L. Bologna; Ladies of the Harem-Ms Gilbert, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton, Ms Masters, Ms Lloyd, Ms Burnett, Ms Walcup, Ms Blurton.