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Event Comment: Weekly Journal or Saturday's Post, 30 May: On Saturday last died Mr Francis Leigh, one of the Comedians of Drury-Lane Playhouse, and Partner with Mr Bullock in the Entertainments of Southwark Fair, &c. He was Son of the Celebrated Tony Leigh, so fam'd heretofore for his Mastership in Comick Performances

Performances

Event Comment: Benefit August Freudenfeld and Francis Rosenberg, Clarients

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: The best Hands

Event Comment: Benefit Auguste Freudenfeld and Francis Rosenberg, Clarinets. Tickets 5s. At 7 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Instrumental Music-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arlequin Astrologue Ramoneur Statue

Dance: The Double Face by Mlle Chateauneuf. Wooden Shoe Dance by Master Francis Cochoy

Performance Comment: Wooden Shoe Dance by Master Francis Cochoy .
Event Comment: On Saturday Morning early died, after a few days Illness, Mr Francis Forcer, Master of Sadler's Wells, near Islington. He was a kind and indulgent Husband, a tender and loving Father, a generous Friend, and a Good Master. In short he had all the necessary Qualifications to render a Person a Compleat Gentleman, which makes his death universally lamented by all those who had the pleasure of his Acquaintance. We hear the usual Diversions will be carried on by his Widow

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Event Comment: A little hissing during the farce, & at the End ye Audience call'd, no more &c.--& insisted upon another farce being given out wch Mr Blakes did--farewell Taste (Cross). The Book of the Entertainment will be sold in the theatre, and at R. Francklin's in Russel Street, Covent Garden (playbill). [The publication of Taste was dedicated to Francis Delaval, and includes in prefatory remarks Foote's distinction between Comedy and Farce: As the follies and absurdities of men are the sole objects of Comedy, so the powers of Imagination (Plot and Incident expected) are in this kind of writing greatly restrainded. No unnatural assemblages, no creatures of the fancy can procure the protection of the Comic Muse; men and things must appear as they are. To Farce greater liberties are permitted. I look upon Farce to hold the same rank in drama that Burlesque does in other poetry. It is employed either in debasing lofty subjects, or in raising humble ones.'] Receipts: #180 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Willoughby
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Role: Milliner Actor: Mrs Toogood
Role: Landlady Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Taste

Song: III: Haughty Strephon by Dr Arne-Master Vernon

Event Comment: By Particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Benefit for Francis Callaway Citizen of London, under Misfortunes, being unavoidably involved in a most litigious Chancery Suit. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. Gallery 2s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Womans Oratory

Event Comment: By Command of the King (Cross). This day a new tragedy, entitiled Constantine the Great was read here to the actors for the first time. This piece is written by the reverend Mr Francis, from whose valuable translation of Horace it may be inferred that he is such a judge of all the graces of Language and every beautiful turn in writing, that it is not to be doubted but he will give the public a production abounding in elegancies. [See 23 Feb.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lo Studente A La Moda

Dance: As17540118

Event Comment: Paid Francis Currey as per bill for feathers 16s. 3d.; Paid Wm Scott for the use of nine Ostrich feathers for 2 seasons 18s. (Account Book). Receipts: #202 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Perplexities

Cast
Role: Rosa Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Dance: End: The Gallant Peasants, as17670113

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Symonds, Norbury, Francis. Tickets deliver'd by Perry, Roberts, Wooley, Stevenson, Singleton, Shuter, Miller, Walker, and Real as well as those deliver'd for The Recruiting Officer will be Taken. [No charges. House rec'd the ready money receipts plus half-value of the tickets deliver'd:] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Symonds 27 50 107 #27 16s. #13 18s.@Norbury 23 33 31 #13 14s. #6 17s.@Francis 13 36 17 #9 8s. #4 14s.@Perry 4 14 25 #6 3s. #3 1s. 6d.@Roberts 9 80 191 #38 18s. #19 9s.@Wooley 3 24 3 #3 12s. #1 16s.@Stephenson 14 107 64 #23 16s. #11 18s.@Singleton 3 48 10 #7 1s. #3 10s. 6d.@Shuter 11 39 86 #19 11s. #9 15s. 6d.@Miller 8 74 49 #16 #8@Walker .. 95 19 #12 7s. #6 3s. 6d.@Read 7 65 21 #11 8s. #5 14s.@Total 122 665 618 #189 14s. #94 13s.@ Paid Symonds for performing 5 nights in The Fair to 13 Nov. last 5s., and for 25 nights in The Sylphs to the 4th of April #1 5s. Receipts: #57 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Cast
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Event Comment: Benefit for Brereton. Mainpiece: Not acted these 9 years. [See 26 Nov. 1766. MacMillan's note from Kemble: "A Young Gentleman (Francis Rundell) appeared in Alcanor.-A tall aukward figure-spoke sensibly-and came off with applause," does not appear in Hopkins Diary.] Receipts: #63 6d. Charges: #69 13s. Deficit to Brereton: #6 12s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mahomet

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Comedy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Role: Lady Minikin Actor: Mrs King, first time

Dance: End: The Savage Hunters, as17751118

Event Comment: Benefit for T. Ansell, Pilford, Wooley, Marks, Symonds, Furkins, Tickets deliver'd by Flight, Roberts, Claridge, Doe, Wells, Francis, Brandon, Budd, Miller, Constable will be taken this night

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Bulkley.

Dance: End: The Italian Gardeners, as17751011

Event Comment: Benefit for Thomas Ansell, Pilfold, Woolley, Symmonds Furkins & Roberts. Tickets delivered by Clarridge, Doe, Wells, Longley, Francis, Brandon, Walker, Varley will be taken this Night. Receipts: #278 11s. 6d. (21.8.6; 0.6.0; tickets: 256.17.0) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Cast
Role: Lady Rusport Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mrs Fulmer Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Charlotte Rusport Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End: New Comic Dance, as17770425

Event Comment: A new Comic Opera [1st time; COM 2], written by Charles Francis Badini, and set to music by Pasquale Anfossi. "The Author has . . . struck out ideas fit to excite the utmost powers of harmony. We do not think that he has been sufficiently seconded by Signor Anfossi. The music evidently labours under a tedious monotony" (General Advertiser, 22 May)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Linglese In Italia

Dance: As17860516 throughout

Event Comment: [The performance was interrupted when "a piece of brass of upwards of a pound weight [was] hurled from the gallery into the pit, and much injured a lady on which it fell" (Public Advertiser, 8 Apr.). Advertisement from the theatre printed in the same newspaper, 9 Apr.: "For discovery of the offender the Theatre offers a reward of 10 guineas." Account-Book, 26 June: Paid Messrs Francis the reward offered #10 10s.] Receipts: #278 2s. 6d. (272.7.0; 5.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Afterpiece Title: Omai

Cast
Role: Oediddee Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Oberea Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Britannia Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Londina Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Rock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Pursuit Or Stop Her Who Can

Performance Comment: Don Lewis-Holman; Gil Blas-Bernard; Don Felix-Macready; Don Gabriel-Thompson; Pedro-Farley; Melchion-Letteney; Aurora-Miss Chapman; Isabella-Mrs Bernard; Bernarda-Mrs Pitt; Beatrice-Mrs Powell; Laura-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bernard
Role: Bernarda Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: The Fugitive

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Performance Comment: ["Follett played the part of Koah in the room of Delpini" (Diary, 8 Nov.). The other characters probably were: Terreeobo-$Blurton; Pareea-$Byrne; Captain Cook-$Cranfield; His Lieutenant-$Evatt; Lieutenant of the Marines-$Ratchford; Emai-$Miss Francis (see17890921).]
Cast
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: Adelaide Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Dorville Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17901001, but Shepherdesses-Miss _Rowson, Miss Francis.
Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Miss _Rowson, Miss Francis.
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Young Marlow-Macready; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Powel; Diggory-Cubitt; Slang-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Davis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Museum

Performance Comment: As17921227, but Ladies at the Ship Launch [etc.]-Miss _Barnett, Miss Francis; Baker-_; Fishwoman-_.

Dance: As17921226

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Pursuit Or Stop Her Who Can

Performance Comment: Don Lewis-Holman; Gil Blas-Bernard; Don Felix-Macready; Don Gabriel-Thompson; Pedro-Farley; Melchion-Letteney; Aurora-Miss Chapman; Isabella-Mrs Bernard; Bernarda-Mrs Pitt; Beatrice-Mrs Powell; Laura-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Bernard
Role: Bernarda Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: The Fugitive

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Clendining.
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Miss +Kirton, in place of Mrs _Masters.
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Watts
Role: Shepherdess Actor: Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Performance Comment: ["Follett played the part of Koah in the room of Delpini" (Diary, 8 Nov.). The other characters probably were: Terreeobo-$Blurton; Pareea-$Byrne; Captain Cook-$Cranfield; His Lieutenant-$Evatt; Lieutenant of the Marines-$Ratchford; Emai-$Miss Francis (see17890921).]
Cast
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: Adelaide Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Dorville Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Leicester
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Esten.

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17931001, but Shepherdesses-Miss _Rowson, Miss Francis.
Event Comment: Principal Instrumental Performers-C. Ashley, Bridgtower, Archer, Harvey, Sarjant, Mahon, Boyce, Cantelo, Parkinson, Taylor, J. Sharp, Lavenu, Napier, Simpson, the Flacks, Purney, Seutze, Gwilliam, Monro, Wood, Warren, Woodham, Francis, M. Sharp, &c. Organ by J. Ashley. Double Drums by R. Ashley. The Chorusses will be numerous and compleat, and the Orchestra will consist of upwards of Two Hundred Performers. The whole under the Direction of Ashley. Boxes 6s. Pit 3s. 6d. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places to be taken, and Tickets for the Boxes may be had of Brandon at the Office in Hart-street. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same throughout oratorio season]. [This performance was originally advertised to take place at the Pantheon, Oxford-street, but "The routed Host of Harmonists, driven from their new works in Oxford-road, hastily encamped last night [at Covent Garden]. Their performance...went off as might be expected from a scanty band, thus collected, without any previous rehearsal" (Morning Herald, 21 Feb.). The Pantheon had been destroyed by fire in January 1792. Work on its reconstruction had only recently been begun, and Was still not completed. It was reopened with a masquerade on 9 April 1795, the "usual licenses being now fully renewed and established" (Morning Herald, 9 Apr.).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Main Of Sacred Music From The Works Of handel

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Event Comment: Composed by G. F. Handel. Among the Instrumental Performers: C. Ashley, Sarjant, Wm. Parke, Boyce, R. Ashley, Bridgtower, Pinto, Parkinson, Lavenu. the Flacks, Taylor, Mackintosh, Wm. Ware, Dresler, Francis, Gwilliam, Nicks, the Munros, Archer, I. Sharp, W. Sharp, M. Sharp, J. Sharp, Betts, Cobham, Jackson, Wood, Coyle, Cornish, Jones, Purney, Leffler, Woodham, Piele, the Cantelos, Skillern, &c. Organ-J. Ashley. Double Drums (used at Westminster-Abbey)-Jenkinson. The Chorusses will be numerous and complete; the whole under the direction of Ashley. The Doors to be opened at 6:00. To begin at 7:00 precisely [same throughout oratorio season]. Books of the Performance (with the Imprimatur of E. Macleish) to be had at the Theatre, price 6d. Places for the Boxes to be had of Brandon, at the Stage-Door in Hart-street. Boxes 6s. Pit 3s. 6d. Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Messiah

Music: End I: concerto on the violin-Master Pinto (aged Eleven Years, Grandson to the celebrated Performer of that Name [ThomasPinto])

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Captive or The Magick Fire

Performance Comment: Characters by Caulfield, Banks, Boimaison, Master Welsh, Dubois, Fairbrother, Wathen, Russell, Benson, Hollingsworth, Burton, Phillimore, Maddocks, Jones, Webb, Fisher, Wentworth, Evans, Roffey, Keys, Whitmell, Wells, Butler, W. Banks, Nicolini, Garman, Master Gregson, Master DeCamp; Miss DeCamp, Miss Mellon, Mrs Boimaison, Miss Heard, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Booth, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Maddocks, Mrs Hedges, Mrs Heard, Mrs Butler, Mrs Brooker, Miss Chatterley, Mrs Jones, Mrs Mills, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Barrett. Chorus of Knights and Ladies (Vocal Parts)-Sedgwick, Dignum, Trueman, Danby, Cooke, Welsh, Mrs Bland, Miss Leak, Miss Arne, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Granger, Miss Jackson, Miss Menage, Miss Stuart, Miss Wentworth; Cast adjusted from playbill of 9 Nov. 1796: Ormandine-Caulfield; Harlequin-Banks; Ormandine's Servant-Boimaison; Ariel-Master Welsh; Clown-Dubois; Sailor-Fairbrother; Sir Epicure-Hollingsworth; Crop-Burton; Landlord-Phillimore; Countrymen-Maddocks, Jones; Constable-Webb; Prigg-Fisher; Gipsies-Evans, Garman, Mrs Butler, Mrs Jones, Mrs Mills, Mrs Brigg; Furies-Roffey, Wells, Master Gregson; Gardener-Whitmell; Waiter-Butler; Cheesemonger-Nicolini; Postboy-Master DeCamp; Colombine-Miss DeCamp; Minerva-Miss Mellon; Spirit-Miss Heard; Landlady-Mrs Booth; Lady-Miss Tidswell; Countrywomen-Mrs Maddocks, Mrs Heard; Cook-Mrs Brooker; Chambermaid-Miss Chatterley; unassigned-Wathen, Russell, Benson, Wentworth, Keys, W. Banks, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Hedges, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Barrett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Principal parts-Adams, Mrs Hill, Reynolds, Lacy, Williams, Layfield, Giffard, Turner, Mrs Turner, Mrs Purden, Mrs Noak, Mrs Layfield, Mrs Mountfort, Mrs Anderson; but edition of 1728 lists: Freeman-Adams; Truelove-Hill; Atall-Reynolds; Truck-Lacy; Mackhazard-Williams; Plowshare-Layfield; Tim-Giffard; Capreol-Turner; Sylvia-Mrs Turner; Lucia-Mrs Purden; Mrs Matchall-Mrs Noakes; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Holt; Flora-Mrs Mountfort; Jenny-Mrs Anderson; Servant Maid-Miss Mann; Abigail Scewer-Mrs Smith; Prologue-Adams; Epilogue-Mrs Purden.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Cast
Role: Oriana Actor: Mrs Goodall

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. Principal Characters-Kelly, Barrymore, Suett, Waldron, Sedgwick, Hollingsworth, Jones, Phillimore, Banks, Fawcett, Maddocks, Lyons, Wilson, Alfred, Fairbrother, Danby, Shaw, Vincent, Boyer, Stageldoir, Horsfall, Dorion, Capon, Bannister Jun., Miss Romanzini, Mrs Edwards, Miss Hagley, Mrs Fox, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Barnes, Mrs Edwin, Miss Palmer, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Davies, Mrs Butler, Mrs Gawdry, Mrs Crouch. [Cast from text (J. Debrett, 1789), and European Magazine, Nov. 1789, p. 378: Mask-Kelly; Commandant-Barrymore; Turnkey-Suett; Lawyer-Waldron; Officer-Sedgwick; Mob-Hollingsworth, Jones, Phillimore, Maddocks, Lyons, Fairbrother, Webb [not listed in playbill]; Thomas-Banks; Jonas-Bannister Jun.; Nannette-Miss Romanzini; Abbess-Mrs Edwards; Nuns-Miss Hagley, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Barnes; Teresa-Mrs Fox; Carline-Mrs Crouch; unassigned-Fawcett, Wilson, Alfred, Danby, Shaw, Vincent, Boyer, Stageldoir, Horsfall, Dorion, Capon, Mrs Edwin, Miss Palmer, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Davies, Mrs Butler, Mrs Gawdry; Prologue-Bannister Jun. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 8 performances only (see17891207).]This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 8 performances only (see17891207).]