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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: The Sailor's Prize

Performance Comment: Characters-Incledon, Johnstone, Munden, Bowden, Mrs Martyr. Cast from Larpent MS 1076: Sam Surf-Incledon; Teddy O'Shaughnessey-Johnstone; Joey-Munden; Platoon-Bowden; Sally-Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Fawcett

Song: End I 1st piece: The Storm-Incledon; In 2nd piece: New Ballad-Mrs Martyr; Fat Dolly-Munden; Battle Song-Bowden; Let us love and let us drink-Munden, Bowden, Mrs Martyr; Teddy O'Shaughnessey's History-Johnstone; Black Ey'd Susan-; Hearts of Oak-; Rule Britannia-; End I 3rd piece: Old Towler- [Incledon?]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: Sylvester Daggerwood

Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Flametta Actor: Mrs Harlowe.
Role: Mrs Scout Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Sheba Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Zapphira Actor: Mrs Edward
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Gibbs.
Role: Mayoress Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Lady Godina Actor: Mrs Cuyler
Role: Maud Actor: Mrs Harlowe.
Role: Mrs Cheshire Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Cowslip Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs Jones
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Katharine Actor: Mrs Gibbs.

Song: End II: The Nightingale-Mrs Atkins; End: The Flowing can-Mrs Harlowe; End 2nd piece: Sweet Echo, as17970904

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Betterton; Stockwell-Murray; Major O'Flaherty-Johnstone; Capt. Dudley-Hull; Charles-Wheatley; Fulmer-Thompson; Stukely-Powel; Varland-Quick; Louisa-Mrs Mountain; Lady Rusport-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Gilbert; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Betterton. [No afterpiece.]No afterpiece.]
Cast
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Gilbert

Dance: End II: Les Delassemens Militaires-Mrs Wild, Mme Rose, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Fialon; End: Peggy's Love-Mrs Wild, Mme Rose, Mlle DeLaCroix, Mme Hilligsberg, Didelot, Fialon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Cast
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Crouch

Song: Chorus of Witches and Spirits, as17971107, but Miss Wentworth, Miss _Menage, _Kelly, Mrs _Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Performance Comment: Don Pedro-Holland; Leonato-Aickin; Don John-Caulfield; Claudio-Barrymore; Benedick-Kemble; Balthazar-Dignum; Antonio-Packer; Borachio-Trueman; Conrade-Gibbon; Dogberry-Suett; Verges-Dowton; Seacoal-Wewitzer; Hero (with songs)-Miss Leak (1st appearance in that character); Beatrice-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Margaret-Miss Tidswell; Ursula-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Jordan

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed

Performance Comment: Dangle-R. Palmer; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Dowton; Signor Ritornello-Maddocks; Interpreter-Wewitzer; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Miss Tidswell; Italian Girls-Miss Leak, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; Tragedians: Lord Burleigh-Sparks; Governor of Tilbury Fort-Hollingsworth; Earl of Leicester-Trueman; Sir Walter Raleigh-Russell; Sir Christopher Hatton-Wathen; Beef@eater-Caulfield; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Tilburina-Miss Pope.

Dance: In II: Masquerade-; with Dancing-Mlle Parisot, Sga Bossi DelCaro

Song: In Masquerade: Sigh no more Ladies (composed by Stevens)-Sedgwick, Dignum, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; End IV: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland; In course of Evening: Ally Croaker, Little Bess the Ballad Singer (composed by Dr Arnold)-Miss Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: Twineall-Lewis; Sir Luke Tremor-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Sultan-Murray (1st appearance in that character); Elvirus-Holman; Lord Flint-Davenport; Meanright-Clarke; Zadan-Powel; Haswell-Pope; Lady Tremor-Mrs Mattocks; Aurelia-Mrs Mountain; Arabella (the Female Prisoner)-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character); Original Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Lady Tremor Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Original Epilogue Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Starboard Watch

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus; or, The Devil will have his Own

Song: In course: The High Mettled Racer (composed by Dibdin)-Incledon; Patents all the Rage-Munden; The Beggar, as17980525; Duetto-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: In course of Evening: solo on the Union Pipes-Murphy; accompanied on the Harp-Weippert

Entertainment: Vaudeville.In 3rd piece: [By Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus [Charles Dibdin and Charles Hughes] [the celebrated Smith will ge thro' his wonderful Performances on the Slack Rope-Smith

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Performance Comment: As17990304but Female Bards-Mrs _Iliff.

Song: As17990304but O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Chapman, Mrs Iliff

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Role: Minstrels Actor: Mrs _Saunders, Mrs B. _Menage.
Role: Claribel Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Rachael Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Maddocks

Song: Chorus of Witches and Spirits, as17980918, but Miss _Arne, Mrs Crouch, Miss _Wentworth, Mrs +Bland, added: +Kelly

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Tars of Old England; or, Humours of Greenwich Fair

Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Atkins
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Gilbert
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Performance Comment: Michael-Betterton; Le Sage-Townsend; Sir Bertrand-Mansel; Spruce-Farley; Flint-Dyke; Record-Emery; Lucy-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Miss Wheatley; Boy-Miss Sims; Janette-Mrs Norton; Nell-Mrs Chapman.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Janette Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Chapman.

Dance: End 1st piece: The Highland Lovers, as17990423; Del Caro's Hornpipe-Miss Brugier

Song: 1st piece: Vocal Parts, as17981215, but Miss Waters, Mrs +Atkins, _Gray, Miss _Leserve, Miss _Gray; In 3rd piece: +The Tower Song-Mrs Atkins

Entertainment: Monologue. After the Dancing: The Satyrist The Groom and the Cook; or, Daniel and Dishclout's Law Suit-Betterton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pizarro

Cast
Role: Elvira Actor: Mrs Siddons.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: Vocal Parts, as17991228, but Mrs Coates, Mrs _Chippendale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches

Dance: Dupre, Boval, Dupre Jr, Prince, Birkhead, Mrs Santlow,Mrs Bicknell, Miss Younger; particularly a Pastoral from Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mistake

Performance Comment: As17320215, but Camillo-Mrs Buchanan; Isabella-Mrs Templer.
Cast
Role: Camillo Actor: Mrs Buchanan
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Templer.
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Younger
Role: Jacinta Actor: Mrs Egleton.

Dance: I: Sicilian-Glover,Mrs Pelling; II: Pastoral-Master Weeks, Miss Rogers; III: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; IV: Tambourin-Miss S. Rogers; V: Hornpipe, as17320505

Song: I: Mrs Wright; III: Thomasand Harry-Miss S. Rogers, the Lilliputian Lucy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Mrs Clearaccount Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Villeneuve
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Clive
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Harper

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Clive

Dance: I: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. II: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun. III: The Rover, as17360103

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Duncan, King of Scotland-Bensley; Malcolm-C. Kemble; Donalbain-Master De Camp; Macbeth-Palmer; Banquo-Packer; Macduff-Wroughton; Lenox-Whitfield; Rosse-Barrymore; Fleance-Master Gregson; Siward-Aickin; Sey ton-Benson; Physician-Jones; Hecate-Bannister; Witches-Moody, Dodd, Suett//Lady Macbeth-Mrs Siddons; Gentlewoman-Miss Tidswell .

Afterpiece Title: THE PRIZE

Song: Mainpiece: Chorus of Witches and Spirits by Kelly, Master Welsh, Sedgwick, Dignum, Cooke//Mrs Crouch, Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss Menage, &c. &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: First Love

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Dance: End: As17950601 but New Reel-Mrs _Fialon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Travellers In Switzerland

Performance Comment: Daniel-Quick; Dorimond-Johnstone; Sidney-Munden; Count Friponi-Fawcett; Robin-Townsend; Dalton-Incledon; Nerinda-Mrs Martyr; Miss Somerville-Mrs Mountain; Julia-Mrs Clendining; Lady Philippa Sidney-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Marcelina Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Lothaire Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: Adela Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: The Witch of Sherwood Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Song by the Damsel Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: Song by the Earl's Daughter Actor: Mrs Serres
Role: Song by Martha Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Martha Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Damsel Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: Witch of Nottingham Well Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: which changes to the Town Stocks in which they are Actor: Harlequin's Leap over the Heads of his pursuers, from the Thatch of the Alehouse. Scene VI. The Pinfold of Wakefield Town. The story of the Pindar of Wakefield-the Purseurs inclosed in the Pound. Scene VII. Robin Hood's Bower. Barrel of Ale which changes to the Cedar Tree of Lebanon, with a circular Bench. Scene VIII. View in Plumpton Park. Robin and his pursuers in full chace-the commencement of the Story of the Prince of Arragon, and the Earl of Nottingham's Daughter. The Entree of the Two Giants--the Challenge to Combat. Scene IX. Pollard Wood Song-Mrs Clendining
Role: The story of the Pindar of Wakefield Actor: the Purseurs inclosed in the Pound. Scene VII. Robin Hood's Bower. Barrel of Ale which changes to the Cedar Tree of Lebanon, with a circular Bench. Scene VIII. View in Plumpton Park. Robin and his pursuers in full chace-the commencement of the Story of the Prince of Arragon, and the Earl of Nottingham's Daughter. The Entree of the Two Giants--the Challenge to Combat. Scene IX. Pollard Wood Song-Mrs Clendining
Role: Robin and his pursuers in full chace Actor: the commencement of the Story of the Prince of Arragon, and the Earl of Nottingham's Daughter. The Entree of the Two Giants--the Challenge to Combat. Scene IX. Pollard Wood Song-Mrs Clendining
Role: Pollard Wood Song Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: the Marriage of Allen and Martha Martha's song Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: The renovation of Robin by the Witch of Nottingham Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: 1st piece to conclude with: The Savoyard-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand; In 3rd piece: a New Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand

Song: End I: The Sea Storm-Incledon; In 3rd piece: We've bade the restless seas adieu-; O why to be happy, as17960314With Rosabel what joy to stray-Townsend; Here we laugh and work together-; With pride we steer'd for England's coast-Incledon; When love was a stranger-Mrs Mountain; The seaman who of wars may tell-Incledon, Bowden; Rule Britannia-; In course: Old Towler-Incledon; an entire New Song-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Wife

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

Dance: Prince, Mrs Elford, Weaver; And at the Request of several Persons of Quality, there will be performed that delightful Exercise of Vaulting on the Manag'd Horse, according to the Italian manner-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ibrahim; The 13th Emperor Of The Turks

Song: A new song-Mrs Shaw, never perform'd before, compos'd by a Gentleman lately arriv'd from Dublin

Music: An Extraordinary Entertainment , all of Flutes-Mr Paisible

Dance: A Mimick Night Scene- after the Italian Manner by a newScaramouch, Harlequin; A new dance-Cottin, Mrs Bicknell

Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Hydaspes: or, The Greshamite Author(s): Mrs. Aubert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bath; Or, The Western Lass

Song: Let the dreadful Engines-Leveridge; Since the Times are so Bad-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey; Sing Sing All Ye Muses-Laroone, Hughs; A Scotch Song-Leveridge

Dance: Between every Act: Genteel Round-a Devonshire Girl never seen on the Stage before, to the Harp alone; an Irish Humour, The Whip of Dunboyne-Devonshire Girl, her Master; another genteel dance-Devonshire Girl; a Highland Lilt-Devonshire Girl, her Master; A Country Farmer's Daughter-Devonshire Girl all in Natural Habits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Emperor; Or, The Conquest Of Mexico By The Spaniards

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Dance: L'Abbe, Mrs Elford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lancashire Witches; Or, Teague O Devilly, The Irish Priest

Music: several Entertainments of Musick by himself- The FamousSignor Gasperine lately arriv'd from Rome, in Consort with others

Song: Since Times are so Bad-Leveridge, Mrs Lindsey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country House

Song: several Songs in Italian and French- The FamousSigniora Joanna Maria; accompany'd-Signior Gasperini; Leveridge, Laroon, Hughes

Dance: Du/Ruell, Mrs Campion, others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Bride

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Music: The New/year's/day Song and Musick-, as it was perform'd before her Majesty

Dance: l'Abbe, Mrs Elford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Several new Songs-Mrs Hudson, Mr Elford accompany'd with the Lute; Also particular Performances-Mr Paisible, Mr Banister; concluding with a Song made upon St. Cecilia's Day, but never yet perform'd-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Emperor Of The Moon

Music: Sonatas-Gasperini; A New Entertainment-the whole Band; in which some extraordinary Parts upon the Flute Violin and Hautboy-Paisible, Banister, Latour

Song: Leveridge

Dance: DuRuel, Mrs Campion; with a new dance-the Devonshire Girl in imitation of Mlle Subligne