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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17920919, but Don Jerome-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Anthonio (1st time)-Gray; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Clendining (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Clendining

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

Event Comment: [This was Mrs Wells's last appearance as a regular member of the company of any London theatre.] Receipts: #290 11s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Cast
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Lady Amaranth Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

Dance: As17921226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Othello

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Maddocks; Brabantio-Aickin; Gratiano-Phillimore; Lodovico-Packer; Othello-Kemble; Cassio-Barrymore; Iago-Bensley; Roderigo-Dodd; Montano-Whitfield; Julio [i.e. Gentleman ]-Benson; Antonio [i.e. Messenger ]-Caulfield; Officers-Banks, Lyons; Messenger-Bland; Sailor-Alfred; Desdemona-Mrs Siddons; Aemilia-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Iago Actor: Bensley
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Aemilia Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Patron

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings Douglas

Performance Comment: Lord Randolph-Aickin; Glenalvon-Palmer; Norval-Kemble; Stranger-Bensley; Donald-Phillimore; Officer-Caulfield; Servant-Maddocks; Prisoner-Alfred; Matilda-Mrs Siddons; Anna-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Anna Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Foundling

Performance Comment: Sir Roger Belmont-Baddeley; Sir Charles Raymond-Aickin; Young Belmont-Palmer; Colonel Raymond-Wroughton; Villiard-Packer; Faddle (with a song)-Dodd; Rosetta-Mrs Goodall; Fidelia-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Cast
Role: Mrs Anniseed Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Edwards.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Manuel-Aickin; Gonzales-Packer; Garcia-Barrymore; Perez-Bland; Alonzo-Phillimore; Osmyn-Kemble; Heli-Benson; Selim-Caulfield; Almeria-Mrs Powell; Zara-Mrs Siddons; Leonora-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Performance Comment: As17930214, but Miss Wooburn-Miss Chapman in place of Mrs Esten.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Pope; King-Farren; Garcia-Macready; Gonsalez-Harley; Selim-Evatt; Alonzo-Powel; Hali-Davies; Perez-Thompson; Almeria-Mrs Pope; Leonora-Mrs Platt; Zara-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage, and the only night of her performing this season [Miss Edge]).Miss Edge]).
Cast
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Platt
Event Comment: [MS annotation on BM playbill (cg, Vol. VIII), 10 Apr.: Mrs Inchbald for 20th night #117 6s. 6d.] Receipts: #228 0s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Cast
Role: Miss Wooburn Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Mrs Placid Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Miss Spinster Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Lady Eleanor Irwin Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

Cast
Role: Maresa Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Jaquelin Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Adelais Actor: Mrs Clendining.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Afterpiece Title: The Resurrection

Afterpiece Title: A New Grand Selection

Performance Comment: Concerto on the violin-Alday; The Mansion of Peace-Harrison (Webbe); Captivity-Mrs Crouch; Hallelujah! for the Lord God-Chorus (The Messiah); O'er hill and valley-Mrs Harrison; O Phoebus-Miss Leak (Dr Arnold); The soldier tir'd of war's alarms-Miss Poole; The undaunted Britons-Dignum, Chorus; God save Great George our King with new accompaniments by Dr Arnold,-Chorus.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Belles Stratagem

Performance Comment: As17921210, but Hardy-Hollingsworth; Mountebank-Maddocks; Letitia Hardy (with a song)-Mrs Jordan; added: Kitty Willis-Mrs Bramwell; Silvertongue-_; Crowquil-_; Tom Fool-_.
Cast
Role: Letitia Hardy Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Mrs Bramwell
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17930319but Juba-Miss DeCamp in place of Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: Second Oboe Concerto-; The trumpet's loud clangour-Kelly, Chorus [Dryden's Ode]; Mad Bess-Mrs Crouch; Arm arm ye brave-Bartleman; We come-Chorus [Judas Maccabaeus]; The Captive King-Incledon; Dead is the dream, Adieu my partner-Incledon; Go injur'd King-Chorus; Captivity-Mrs Crouch; God save Great George our King, To Arms, Britons strike home-Chorus (Purcell); Hallelujah! for the Lord God omnipotent [The Messiah]-Chorus.
Cast
Role: Mad Bess Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Captivity Actor: Mrs Crouch

Music: End Part I: Sixth concerto of Geminiani on the violin-G. Ashley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Rival Sisters

Cast
Role: Ariadne Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Performance Comment: As17930319but Juba-Master Welsh in place of Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings False Colours

Performance Comment: [Characters by Suett, King, Wroughton, Barrymore, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Wewitzer, Maddocks, Alfred, Banks, Webb, Miss Pope, Miss Farren, Mrs Goodall, Miss Heard. Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1793): Lord Visage-Suett; Sir Paul Panick-King; Sir Harry Cecil-Wroughton; Captain Montague-Barrymore; Grotesque-Bannister Jun.; Subtle-R. Palmer; Tony-Wewitzer; Robert-Maddocks; Cook-Alfred; Servants [so listed in text, but actors' names omitted]-Banks, Webb; Lady Panick-Miss Pope; Constance Evelyn-Miss Farren; Harriet-Mrs Goodall; Lucy-Miss Heard; Prologue-Wroughton; Epilogue-Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 1 and 2 May.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 1 and 2 May.]
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Nina Actor: Mrs Bland
Event Comment: Benefit for Author [of mainpiece, who is named in MS annotation on BM playbill (cg, Vol. VIII). "Mrs Pope was taken ill in the course of the performance, and the remainder of the part was read by Miss Chapman" (Thespian Magazine, June 1793, p. 5)]. Receipts: #321 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

Dance: As17930418

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: Sciolto-Bensley; Altamont-Barrymore; Horatio-Harley [of cg]; Lothario-Palmer; Rossano-Caulfield; Servants-Maddocks, Webb, Lyons; Calista-Mrs Siddons; Lavinia-Mrs Powell; Lucilla-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Lavinia Actor: Mrs Powell

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Performance Comment: As17930410, but Gentle Soldier oft you've told me-Mrs _Clendining, Miss Broadhurst.

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Performance Comment: As17921031, but John Dory-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Jane-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Jane Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Lady Amaranth Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: To Arms

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Martyr.
Role: Waiters Actor: Cross, Ledger
Role: Donna Clara Actor: Mrs Harlowe.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin and Quixotte; or, The Magic Arm Author(s): John Cartwright Cross

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Performance Comment: General Howitzer-Quick; Gregory-Fawcett; Capt. Farquhar-Johnstone; Sulphur-Davies; Commissary-Powel; Rifle-Darley; Saib-Incledon; Lucy-Mrs Clendining; Susan-Miss Stuart; Maria-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Dance: As17930503

Song: End: a favorite old Ballad-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: As17921107, but Coachman-W. Wilde; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Lydia Languish-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lydia Languish Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Mrs Webb
Related Works
Related Work: The School-Boy: or The Comical Rivals Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: The Rival Fools: or, Wit at Several Weapons Author(s): Colley Cibber
Related Work: The Rival Queans Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Cast
Role: Molly Maybush Actor: Mrs Martyr.
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Blanchard
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Betty Blackberry Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: Hornpipe-Bayzand

Event Comment: Tickets delivered for this Evening [Account-Book: by Alfred, Appleby, Benson, Banks, Cooke, Jones, Maddocks, Stokes, Whitmell, Gregson, Pilsbury, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Redhead, Miss Menage] will be admitted. Receipts: #466 18s. (82.15.6; 16.18.0; 4.11.6; tickets: 362.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Maud Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Betsey Blossom Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: song Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: End: Le Pas Russe-Master and Miss Menage; End I afterpiece: Dance-Whitmell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17930125, but Mrs Davis's name listed in playbill; Lucinda-Mrs Blanchard; Rosetta-Miss Barnett (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Blanchard
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Davis

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: As17921003, but Ismene-Mrs Martyr; Roxalana (for that night only)-Miss Grist (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: As17921003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Performance Comment: As17930408, but Clara [song omitted]-Mrs Davis; Lady Flippant Savage-Mrs Mattocks; Cheaterly-_; Col. Staff-_.
Cast
Role: song omitted] Actor: Mrs Davis
Role: Lady Flippant Savage Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Grace Actor: Mrs Harlowe

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Martyr.
Role: Mabel Flourish Actor: Mrs Webb

Song: In course: a favorite Sea Song-Incledon

Music: 4th piece: The Harp-Weippert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Kings The Foundling

Cast
Role: Fidelia Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Bannister; Solomon-Suett; Easy-Maddocks; Lubin-Dignum; Gillian-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character); Cicely-Mrs Edwards; Floretta-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Floretta Actor: Mrs Bland.

Dance: End: New Comic Dance, as17930607 but Miss _Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: Robin Hood-Darley; Little John-Quick; Ruttekin-Fawcett; Fitzherbert-Powel; Allen O'Dale-Gray; Scarlet-Farley; Bowman-Cubitt; Edwin-Johnstone; Clorinda-Mrs Martyr; Stella-Miss Francis; Annette-Mrs Rock; Angelina-Miss Broadhurst.
Cast
Role: Clorinda Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Annette Actor: Mrs Rock

Song: End I: Salley in our Alley-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue. End: as17930323

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Performance Comment: As17930624 but Queen-Mrs Goodall.
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Goodall.
Role: Miss Tabitha Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Mrs Sturdy Actor: Mrs Edwin
Role: Nanny Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Song: In: As17930617