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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Wowski Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Rock

Afterpiece Title: Animal Magnetism

Dance: End II: Negro Dance, as17881022, but Mrs _Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Kemble (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Count Baldwin-Packer; Carlos-Barrymore; Belford-R. Palmer; Sampson-Phillimore; Villeroy-Palmer; Nurse-Mrs Love; Isabella-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Performance Comment: As17881014, but Lesbia-Mrs Forster.
Cast
Role: Lesbia Actor: Mrs Forster.
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Crouch.

Song: In III: Epithalamium-; Vocal Parts-Mrs Forster, Miss Romanzini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Pope; Myrtle-Farren; Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Fearon; Cimberton-Quick; Humphry-Thompson; Daniel-Wewitzer; Tom-Lewis; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Miss Tweedale; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Webb; Isabella-Mrs Platt; Indiana-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: Marian

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Johnstone, Bannister, Blanchard, Darley, Fearon, Thompson, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Billington. [For assignment of parts see17890214.]For assignment of parts see17890214.]

Song: In II: a song-Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Ryder, Quick, Edwin, Bannister, Johnstone, Blanchard, Booth, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Webb, Mrs Billington. Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1788): Vizier-Ryder; Rathmud-Quick; Selim-Edwin; Sultan-Bannister; Carlos-Johnstone; Lazarus-Blanchard; Heli-Booth; Ismene-Mrs Martyr; Amra-Mrs Webb; Farruknaz-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Amra Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Farruknaz Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Cast
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Platt

Dance: End: a New Dance, as17881107, but Mrs _Ratchford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Siddons

Song: As17881016, but Chorusses and Accompaniments-Miss _Collett, Mrs _Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comedy Of Errors

Performance Comment: Antipholis of Syracuse-Lewis; Antipholis of Ephesus-Bernard; Duke-Gardner; Angelo-Fearon; Dr Pinch-Booth; AEgeon-Hull; Dromio of Syracuse-Edwin; Dromio of Ephesus-Quick; Abbess-Mrs Inchbald; Luciana-Mrs Mountain; Adriana-Mrs Bernard.
Cast
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Luciana Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Adriana Actor: Mrs Bernard.

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Song: In III: a song in character-Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Cast
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Bannister Jun.

Song: As17881028, but Vocal Parts-Mrs _Forster, Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: False Appearances

Performance Comment: Characters-Kemble, Wroughton, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Parsons, Mrs Crouch, Miss Pope, Mrs Kemble, Miss Farren. Cast from tex t (J. Debrett, 1789): Marquis-Kemble; Baron-Wroughton; Abbe-Bannister Jun.; Robert-R. Palmer; Governor-Parsons; Lucile-Mrs Crouch; Lisette-Miss Pope; Caelia-Mrs Kemble; Countess-Miss Farren; Prologue-Wroughton; Epilogue-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Wilson

Song: V: song in character-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holman; Myrtle-Farren; Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Hull; Cimberton-Quick; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Blanchard; Tom-Lewis; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Mountain; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Powell; Isabella-Mrs Platt; Indiana-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: Vulcan-Quick; The Squire-Johnstone; Joe-Davies; Bacchus-Reeve; Serjeant-Darley; Grace-Mrs Mountain; Maudlin-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Grace Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Maudlin Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Song: In II: song-Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-Bensley; Lord Gayville-Barrymore; Alscrip-Suett; Chignon-Baddeley; Mr Blandish-Whitfield; Mr Rightly-Aickin; Prompt-R. Palmer; Clifford-Wroughton; Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Wilson; Lady Emily-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Wroughton; Bacchanals-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick; Spirit-Lamash; Brothers-Benson, Banks; The Lady-Mrs Ward; Pastoral Nymph (1st time)-Miss Hagley; Sabrina-Miss Romanzini; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Edwards; Bacchants-Mrs Fox, Miss Barnes, Mrs Shaw; Euphrosyne-Mrs Crouch; Sweet Echo-Mrs Crouch; accompanied-Forster.

Song: II: song in character-Mrs Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau; Or, Our Way In France

Performance Comment: Lackland-Lewis; Lepoche-Quick; Squire Tally@ho-Edwin; Sir John Bull-Powel; Lord Winlove-Davies; Col. Epaulette-Cubitt; Henry-Johnstone; Rosa-Mrs Mountain; Celia-Mrs Martyr; Mrs Casey-Mrs Bernard; Lady Bull-Mrs Webb; Nannette-Miss Stuart; Miss Dolly Bull-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Rosa Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Celia Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Mrs Casey Actor: Mrs Bernard
Role: Lady Bull Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Miss Dolly Bull Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Performance Comment: The Hunchback-Quick; Taylor-Blanchard; Jew Purveyor-Reeve; French Doctor-Cubitt; Barber-Macready; Englishman-Bernard; Doctor's Man-Rock; Jew's Man-Milburne; Cadi-Evatt; Bassa of Bagdad-Davies; Dora-Miss Rowson; Taylor's Wife-Mrs Webb. [Parts adjusted from text (J. Debrett, 1789): Crumpy-Quick; Cross@Leg-Blanchard; Zebede-Reeve; Doctor Quinquina-Cubitt; Absalom-Macready; Crank-Bernard; Dominique-Rock; Habby-Milburne; Cadi-Evatt; Bassa-Davies; Dora-Miss Rowson; Juggy-Mrs Webb.]
Cast
Role: Taylor's Wife Actor: Mrs Webb.
Role: Juggy Actor: Mrs Webb.

Dance: End: Divertissement-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: Love and War

Performance Comment: Gregory-Edwin; General Howitzer-Quick; Captain Farquhar-Johnstone; Sulphur-Davies; Commissary-Powel; Rifle-Darley; Corporal-Cubitt; Saib-Duffey; Maria-Mrs Mountain; Susan-Miss Stuart; Lucy-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Dance: End: a new Tamborine Dance-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Eudora

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Holman, Farren, Hull, Davies, Macready, Powel, Egan, Harley, Mrs Pope. Cast from European Magazine, Feb. 1790, p. 146: Raymond-Holman; Majone-Farren; King-Hull; Lelio-Davies; Sicardi-Macready; Uberto-Powel; Officer-Egan; Verino-Harley; Eudora-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Farren; Epilogue-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

Dance: In afterpiece: Additional Dances (1st time)-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin, the two Miss Simonets

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Bernard
Role: Marcelina Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Pope.
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Mountain

Dance: End: The Piping Pedlar-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Performance Comment: Aldobrand-Suett; Regnalto-Williames; Octavio-Dignum; Montano (with additional songs)-Kelly; Fabio-Phillimore; Firelock-Sedgwick; Lawrence-Bannister Jun.; Roberto-Webb; Viola-Mrs Crouch; Laura (1st time)-Miss Hagley; Alice-Mrs Edwards; Rosa (1st time)-Miss Romanzini.
Cast
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Alice Actor: Mrs Edwards

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Cast
Role: Polly Pattens Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: with a song Actor: Mrs Crouch.
Role: Marcelina Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Floretta Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: The Adventurers

Song: In course Evening: Rosy Bowers (composed by Purcell)-Mrs Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17891118, but Captain Dudley-Maddocks; Lucy-Mrs Heard; Stukely-Benson.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Louisa Dudley Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Mrs Goodall.

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Pattypan Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: End III: Hornpipe-Whittow; End: Minuet de la Cour-Mr and Mrs Brigg; in which Codrile-; to conclude with a Scotch Reel-Whittow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Performance Comment: Tobine-Bannister Jun.; Tabby-Aickin; Wingrave-Barrett; Catchpenny-Baddeley; Squib-R. Palmer; Bounce-Cubitt; Juggins-Chapman; Doctor Truby-Usher; John-Evatt; Bolus-Painter; Waiters-Burton, Powell, Lyons; Ranter-Bannister; Mrs Grogram-Mrs Webb; Peggy-Miss Hale; Nancy Lovell-Mrs Goodall (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mrs Grogram Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Lovell Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: As17900614 but Shift, Smirk-Bannister Jun.; Mrs Cole-Mr Bannister.
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.

Dance: End I: Minuet de la Cour and Gavot-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

Entertainment: Monologue. As17900615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

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

Afterpiece Title: A Mogul Tale; or, The Descent of the Balloon

Performance Comment: Johnny Atkins-Moss; Dr Pedant-Barrett; Omar-Chapman; Selim-Abbott; Guard-Cubitt; The Mogul-Williamson; Irene-Mrs Taylor; Sheba-Mrs Cuyler; Zapphira-Miss Heard; Fanny-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Irene Actor: Mrs Taylor
Role: Sheba Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Wells.

Dance: End I: a new dance, The Generous Sportsman-Byrn, Boyer [recte Boyce], Platt, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Yarico Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: Try Again

Cast
Role: Lauretta Actor: Mrs Taylor
Role: Marinette Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Rosalie Actor: Mrs Brooks.

Dance: End: Dance-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Cast
Role: Mrs Level Actor: Mrs Brooks.

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Wells

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Cast
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.

Dance: In course of Evening: A Double Hornpipe-Byrn, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-Bensley; Clifford-Wroughton; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Alscrip-Suett; Chignon-Baddeley; Mrs Blandish-Whitfield; Prompt-R. Palmer; Mr Rightly-Aickin; Lady Emily-Miss Farren; Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Williames.
Cast
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Whitfield
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Williames.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performance Comment: Little Pickle (with songs)-Mrs Jordan; Old Pickle-Suett; Tagg-R. Palmer; John-Burton; Miss Pickle-Mrs Hopkins; Maria-Miss Heard; Margery-Mrs Booth; Susan-Mrs Edwards.
Cast
Role: Little Pickle Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Edwards.

Song: In II: song-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Cast
Role: Isabinda Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Patch Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Scentwell Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

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

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-Blurton, Mrs Watts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lydia Languish Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Williames.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Song: End: (for this night only) Mad Bess-Mrs Crouch, in character

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Brothers

Performance Comment: Captain Ironsides (1st time)-Wilson; Young Belfield-Farren; Elder Belfield-Davies; Old Goodwin-Hull; Paterson-Macready; Philip-Evatt; Francis-Thompson; Jonathan-Powel; Skiff-Rock; Sir Benjamin Dove-Quick; Lady Dove-Mrs Webb; Violetta-Mrs Wells; Fanny Goodwin-Miss Francis; Lucy Waters-Miss Stuart; Sophia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lady Dove Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Violetta Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Little; or, The Rival Queans

Performance Comment: Alexander-Quick; Clytus-Wilson; Cassander-Munden; Polyperchon-Bernard; Philip-Reeve; Meleager-Williamson; Hibernian Fortune Teller-Rock; Hephestion and Lysimachus (a la Pugilistique)-Cubitt, Marshall; Second to Lysimachus-Follett; Second to Hephestion-Milburne; The Princess Statira-Mrs Webb; Sysigambis (Mother to the Princess)-Mrs Pitt; Roxana-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: The Princess Statira Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Sysigambis Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Dance: End: The Jockies-Ratchford, Platt, Jackson, Mrs Goodwin

Song: End II: song-Incledon; Afterpiece: The Tragedy will be interspersed with Airs, Duets, Glees, composed by Arne, Arnold, Fischer, Dibdin, with a Grand Overture(A Finale, composed by Shield), Triumphal Entry of Alexander-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Performance Comment: Captain Crevelt-Lewis; Sir Oliver Oldstock-Quick; Caleb (with a song)-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Col. Talbot-Aickin; Mandeville-Farren; Count Pierpoint-Marshall; Wilkins-Cubitt; Johnson-Bernard; Amber-Thompson; Harriett-Mrs Wells; Mrs Wilkins-Mrs Rock; Lady Oldstock-Mrs Webb; Nancy-Mrs Cross; Betty-Mrs Spriggs; Charlotte-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Harriett Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Mrs Wilkins Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: Lady Oldstock Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Spriggs
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

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

Song: End IV: The Group of Lovers; or, Beauty at her Levee (1st time at this theatre)-Munden; End: The Pleasures of the Chace-Incledon; after which Say Bonny Lass will you lie in a Garrat-, being a Parody on Say Bonny Lass, will you lie in a Barrack; Timothy Staytape-Munden; Miss Tippet-Mrs Martyr