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Event Comment: [Mrs Wells was from the HAY.] Afterpiece: Never performed here. [Prologue by Miles Peter Andrews.] Receipts: #204 2s. (197/13; 6/9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Gloster (1st time)-Aickin; Belmour-Hull; Catcsby-Palmer; Ratcliffe-Gardner; Derby-Thompson; Shore-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Alicia (1st time)-Mrs Bates; Jane Shore-Mrs Wells (1st appearance on this stage) .
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Wells

Afterpiece Title: The Fool

Performance Comment: Characters by Wroughton, Wewitzer, Davies, Booth, Fearon, Kennedy, Quick; Mrs Martyr, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Davenett, Mrs Wells. [Cast from text (John Strahan, 1786): Beaufort-Wroughton; Abbe-Wewitzer; Paul-Davies; O'Reilly-Booth; Landlord-Fearon; Waiters-Kennedy, Helme; Pepper-Quick; Floretta-Mrs Martyr; Malapert-Mrs Wilson; Laura-Mrs Wells. Mrs Pitt, Mrs Davenett are unassigned.] Prologue spoken by Lewis. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi. Prologue spoken by Lewis. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] hathi.

Dance: As17851112

Event Comment: [Mrs Roope is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill.] Receipts: #164 6s. (162/5; 2/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Henderson; Gloster-Hull; Bastard-Aickin; Kent-Clarke; Albany-L'Estrange; Cornwall-Thompson; Burgundy-Robson; Physician-Baker; Gentleman Usher-W. Bates; Edgar-Lewis; Goneril-Miss Platt; Regan-Miss Ambrose; Arante-Miss Stuart; Cordelia-A Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Roope]) .Mrs Roope]) .

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Performance Comment: Vincent-Mattocks; Hearty-Reinhold; Hilliard-Davies; Old Rents-Booth; Springlove-Whitfield; Oliver-Robson; Justice Clack-Quick; Meriel-Mrs Martyr; Amie-Miss Stuart; Rachel-Miss Catley .
Cast
Role: Meriel Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17810928; End of Act I of afterpiece the original Crutch Dance (performers not listed; it was included in all subsequent performances)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Dance: As17891204

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Goodall and Mrs Kemble, but "Mrs Barresford [was] the substitute for Mrs Kemble in Margaret, and Mrs Taylor [read] Adelaide [sic] in the absence of Mrs Goodall" (London Chronicle, 16 Sept.). In afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Kemble as Cowslip, but "Miss George supplied Mrs Kemble's place" (Public Advertiser, 16 Sept.).] The last Night [of the Season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham

Performance Comment: As17890813, but Principal Characters-Mrs _Goodall, Mrs Taylor, Mrs +Barresford, Mrs _Kemble, _Baddeley, _Iliff, _Milbourn; Other Vocal Parts-_Lyons, Miss _Francis.

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Mayoress Actor: Mrs Edwards.
Role: Maud Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Emma Actor: Mrs Bannister.
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Lisette Actor: Mrs Taylor
Role: Eleanora Actor: Mrs Kemble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Bromley Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Madame Le Rouge Actor: Mrs Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17891113, but Mob-_Fairbrother; unassigned-_Danby; _Shaw; _Vincent; _Boyer; _Stageldoir_; _Horsfall; _Dorion; _Capon; Miss _Palmer; Mrs _Shaw; Mrs _Davies; Mrs _Butler; Mrs _Gawdry. _Shaw; _Vincent; _Boyer; _Stageldoir_; _Horsfall; _Dorion; _Capon; Miss _Palmer; Mrs _Shaw; Mrs _Davies; Mrs _Butler; Mrs _Gawdry.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17900108, but unassigned-Mrs _Shaw; Mrs _Davies; Mrs _Butler; Mrs _Gawdry. Mrs _Davies; Mrs _Butler; Mrs _Gawdry.
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Crouch as Urganda, but "Owing to the sudden indisposition of Mrs Crouch [the] part of Urganda was read by Mrs Powell" (Morning Herald,27 Jan.).] Receipts: #334 0s. 6d. (286.14.6; 44.1.0; 3.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17920104, but Urganda-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Powell.
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Bland

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Shaw.
Role: Lady Elinor Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Cicely Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Maud Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Marcella Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Aurora Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Leonarda Actor: Mrs Booth.
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Jordan.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Kemble. "Kemble? Sen. performed the Miller...Here and there we could perceive the liberty of the country performer, by saying more than was set down by the author" (Public Advertiser, 27 Aug.). [Address by John Taylor (European Magazine, Sept. 1788, p. 217).] Public Advertiser, 21 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Kemble, No. 26, Villiers-street, York-buildings, Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Edwards.
Role: Wowski Actor: Mrs Plomer
Role: Yarico Actor: Mrs Kemble.

Afterpiece Title: The Election

Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Lefevre.
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Webb.
Role: Mrs Cole Actor: Mr Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: The Miller-Kemble Sen. (1st and only time that he ever will appear in London); Richard-R. Palmer; Joe (with a song)-Chapman; Lord Lurewell-Phillimore; King-Kemble; Margery-Mrs Love; Peggy-Miss Palmer; Kate-Miss Brangin.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Love

Entertainment: Monologue End 3rd piece: Address (written on the Occasion)-Mrs Kemble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

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

Afterpiece Title: The Comet

Performance Comment: As17890810, but Belmont-Iliff in place of Williamson; Mrs_ Webb. Mrs_ Webb.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Taylor
Role: Lady Testy Actor: Mrs Webb.
Role: Penelope Actor: Mrs Plomer
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Chambers, Reeve, Mathews, Chapman, Miss George, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Plomer, Mrs Powell, Mrs Bannister
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Dolce Actor: Mrs Lefevre.
Role: Cecilia Actor: Mrs Bannister.
Role: Maud Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mayoress Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Emma Actor: Mrs Bannister.
Role: Baroness de Fortsheim Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Lisette Actor: Mrs Taylor
Role: Eleanora Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Rachel Actor: Mrs Brooks
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Adelaide Actor: Mrs Whitfield.
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Kemble

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Wildair Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Angelica Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Parley Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Darling Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Errand's Wife Actor: Mrs Heard
Role: Lady Lurewell Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17891114, but Mob-_Maddocks, _Lyons; Mrs_ Fox; Nuns-Miss _Stageldoir, Miss _Barnes; unassigned-_Fawcett, _Wilson, _Alfred, Mrs _Edwin.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Cast
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Kemble
Role: Mrs Bromley Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Madame Le Rouge Actor: Mrs Heard

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17900113, but Sedgwick_; Mrs_ Fox; Nuns-Miss _Stageldoir, Miss _Barnes; unassigned-Mrs _Edwin; Miss _Palmer. Miss _Palmer.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Crouch. 1st piece [1st time]: A Prelude consisting of Song, Dance and Monologue. Gazetteer, 3 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Crouch at her house, No. 26, Bridges-street. Receipts: #295 2s. 6d. (138.2.0; 16.3.6; 0.19.0; tickets: 139.18.0) (charge: #110 19s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Easter Pastimes

Afterpiece Title: The Heiress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Cast
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Bannister.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Performance Comment: As17900722 but Mrs Scout-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Scout Actor: Mrs Powell.
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Edwards
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.

Dance: End: A Double Hornpipe, as17900713

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Better Late Than Never

Cast
Role: Augusta Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Flurry Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17901011, but Mob-_Chapman, Jones; Nannette-Mrs Bland [i.e. formerly $Miss Romanzini]; Teresa-Miss Hagley; Nuns-Miss _Palmer, Miss Barnes; Carline-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Nannette Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Carline Actor: Mrs Crouch.
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Edwards
Event Comment: The Public is most respectfully informed that in consequence of the sudden Indisposition of Mrs Jordan the New Comedy is unavoidably deferred. [The original playbill and Public Advertiser both announce the 6th night of Better Late than Never (see 29 Dec.). The above is from a second playbill for this night in BM (Burney 937.c.7). "Mrs Jordan's Illness defers...Better Late than Never" (Kemble Mem., which lists the substitutes play).] Receipts: #123 5s. (83.19.0; 33.4.6; 6.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Stockwell-Aickin; Belcour-Bannister Jun.; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Barrymore; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Stukely-Benson; Fulmer-Suett; Varland-Baddeley; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Charlotte Rusport-Mrs Goodall; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Cast
Role: Nannette Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Carline Actor: Mrs Crouch.
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Edwards

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performance Comment: As17900916, but Miss Pickle-Mrs Booth; Margery-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Heard.
Role: Little Pickle Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Edwards.
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. "The Jerry Sneak of the younger Bannister [whose 1st appearance in that part was at dl, 5 Apr. 1791] is comic perfection--the purity of his Cockney dialect, the inanity of his laugh, and the diverting nonsense of his Duckies, convulsed the audience with their odd effect" (Oracle, 18 Aug.). Oracle, 3 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Webb, No. 19, Catherine-street, Strand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

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

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Sir Jacob Jollup-Usher; Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Jerry Sneak-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Crispin Heeltap-Burton; Bruin-Cubitt; Lint-Barrett; Roger-Farley; Snuffle-Lyons; Mob-Ledger, Abbott; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Webb; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Powell.

Dance: As17910701

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Ward. Morning Herald, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Ward, No. 6, York-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #479 15s. 6d. (106.9.0; 48.1.0; 5.15.0; tickets: 319.10.6) (charge: #158 6s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Cast
Role: Mrs Malaprop Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lydia Languish Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Edwards.
Role: Little Pickle Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Miss Pickle Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Edwards.

Dance: End: a Dance-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: As17980830, but added: Coachman-Ledger; Tom-Waldron Jun.; Cook-Mrs Hale; Cloe-Mrs Haskey.
Cast
Role: Cook Actor: Mrs Hale
Role: Cloe Actor: Mrs Haskey.
Role: Donna Clara Actor: Mrs Harlowe.
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Mrs Edward

Dance: In II afterpiece: As17980830

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bland. Morning Chronicle, 20 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bland, No. 8, Cockspur-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Madelon Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Old Blind Lady Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Kate Actor: Mrs Edward
Role: Mrs Scout Actor: Mrs Davenport.
Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland.

Song: End II: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland; In the character of Josephine in afterpiece 'Twas in the solemn mid@night hour-Mrs Bland the Ballad in Sighs; End I afterpiece: Little Taffline ; or, The Silken Sash-Mrs Bland

Event Comment: [Browne was from the Richmond theatre; Mrs Kemble from the Edinburgh theatre.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Browne (1st appearance in London); King-Kemble; Polonius, 1st Grave Digger-Moss; Laertes-Baker; Horatio-Johnson; Ostrick-Meadows; Ghost-Williamson; Queen-Mrs Bulkley; Ophelia-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Harvest Home

Cast
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Goody Muzzy Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Signora Estella Actor: Mrs Poussin

Entertainment: Monologue As17870516

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Harvest Home

Performance Comment: As17870516 , but Mrs Poussin.
Cast
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: Goody Muzzy Actor: Mrs Edwards
Role: Signora Estella Actor: Mrs Poussin

Entertainment: Monologue. As17870516

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Strangers At Home

Performance Comment: As17890309but Still the Lark finds Repose-Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

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

Song: In afterpiece: a new Hunting Glee ['Tis health that gives birth] (1st time; composed by Callcott)-Kelly, Dignum, Sedgwick

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Webb. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

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

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas (for that night only)-Mrs Webb; Apollo-Davies; Sileno-Chapman; Dametas-Reeve; Jupiter-Mathews; Pan (for that night only)-Bannister; Daphne-Mrs Taylor; Mysis-Mrs Powell; Nysa-Miss George.
Cast
Role: Midas Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Taylor
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Powell

Entertainment: Monologue. As17890617

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17890926, but Sweet Echo-Mrs Crouch,accompanied-Parke.