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Event Comment: Miss Younge being ill Mrs Lessingham was borrow'd from Covent Garden to play Imogen (Hopkins Diary). Benefit for Dibdin. Paid extra bassoons & flute 3 nights in Christmas Tale (7th March incl.) #7 4s.; Tallow chandler's 7th Bill #20 13s. Heroine of the Cave Music Bill #2 3s. 9d.; Ditto Prompter's Bill #1 5s.; Housekeeper's Bill #3 6s. 5d. Properties #1 2s. 8d.; St George's Hospital subs. 1 year #10 10s.; Mr J. French's draft #23 19s. 9d.; Mr Everard's Note to Egerton #5 3s. 4d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #3 11s. (Treasurer's Book). The Comedy of Twelfth Night, which was to have been performed this Evening, is oblig'd to be changed, on account of the Indisposition of Miss Younge; Therefore Mr Dibdin humbly hopes that his friends will accept of Cymbeline in its stead. Tickets deliver'd for Twelfth Night will be taken. Receipts: #184 9s. Charges #68 15s. 6d. Profit to Dibdin: #115 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: As17740128, but Imogen-Mrs Lessingham from Covent Garden.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17740112, but Simkin-Fawcett; Soldier-Griffith (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Soldier Actor: Griffith
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: III: The Mountaineers, as17730930

Event Comment: Benefit for Lamash, Griffiths & Norris. Receipts : #214 11s. (51.0; 18.13; 0.0; tickets: 144.18) (charge: #65 11s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: As17761001, but Jarvis-Lamash; Sir Charles Seymour (1st time)-Davies; Mr Hargrave-Waldron; Susan-Mrs Davies (1st appearance in that character); Clerk-Carpenter.
Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Dripping Actor: Griffiths
Role: Mrs Dripping Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Furrow Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Miss Quaver Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Cuckoo Song Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Mrs Davies

Dance: As17761128

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 14 years [not acted since 21 May 1764]. Paid Mrs Linley, Storekeeper and Inspector of Wardrobe #25. Receipts: #100 18s. 6d. (71.8.0; 28.6.6; 1.4.0)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Wrighten; Simon-Suett; Watchman-Burton; Spouters-R. Palmer, Holcroft, Griffiths, Phillimore, Williams, Helme; Wingate (1st time)-Baddeley; Charlotte-Miss Kirby.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not performed these ten years. [See 12 Jan. 1758.] Paid Sarah Griffith a Bill for Green Wreaths 16s. Paid Mrs Paddick a Bill for cleaning Feathers #1 (Account Book). Receipts: #198 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Araminta Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Flippanta Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Amlet Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Cloggit Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Clarissa Actor: Mrs Lessingham.

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice, with the Metamorphoses of Harlequin

Performance Comment: Orpheus-Mattocks; Rhodope-Mrs Thompson; 1st Nymph (Follower of Eurydice)-Miss Valois; Harlequin-Miles; Pantaloon-Banks; Squire Gawky-Morgan; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Copin; Goody Gurton-Wignell; Clown (Drudge)-Morris; Cook-Baker; Porter-Quick; Dwarf-Miss Ford; Rural Swain-Arnauld; 2nd Nymph-Miss Valois; Colombine-Mrs Dyer; Eurydice-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Baker.
Event Comment: Paid four days salary at #82 3s. 1d. per diem-#328 12s. 4d.; Mrs W. Barry's half Salary #1 3s. 4d.; Mr Inchbald on note #20; Messrs Griffith and Atkins to make up salary #1 5s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #214 18s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-King; Sir John Melville-Aickin; Sterling-Love; Lovewell-Cautherly; Sergeant Flower-Bransby; Canton-Baddeley; Brush-Palmer; Traverse-Hurst; Trueman-Fawcett; Miss Sterling-Miss Pope; Betty-Mrs Love; Chambermaid-Mrs Davies; Mrs Haidelberg-Mrs Hopkins; Fanny-Mrs Morland, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Mrs Haidelberg Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Morland, 1st time.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love & Mrs Johnston. Public Advertiser, 14 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Bradshaw, No. 93, near Craven Buildings, Drury-lane; of Mrs Love, at Booth's, Brownlow-street, Long-acre; of Mrs Johnston, No. 97, near Craven Buildings, Drury-lane. Receipts: #166 4s. (65.16; 13.14; 0.0; tickets: 86.14) (charge: #65 6s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee

Performance Comment: As17761015, but Arabella-Miss P. Hopkins; Mrs Chat-Mrs Cartwright.
Cast
Role: Mrs Chat Actor: Mrs Cartwright.
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Bailiff Actor: Griffiths

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17770301but Soldiers-_Holcroft, Griffiths; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Louisa-Miss Collett (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: 770301but Soldiers Actor: _Holcroft, Griffiths
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: As17761214

Song: End: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 12 years. [See 26 April 1763.] This Comedy is reviv'd for the Queen to See Mr G. in Sir Anthony Bramble which he perfkrmed inimitably--he wrote and spoke a New Address to the Ladies in the Character of Sr. Anto. which was receiv'd with very great Applause. The Play is long and heavy (Hopkins Diary). [MacMillan's note from Kemble differs slightly.] Paid salary list #624 6s. 6d.; Westminster Charity Subscription #5 5s.; Griffith 3 weeks 15s.; Mrs Greville for cloaths in Irish Widow, #5 9s. Receipts: #273 1s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Branville-Garrick; Lord Medway-Bensley; Sir Harry Flutter-Dodd; Col. Medway-Brereton; Lady Flutter-Mrs Abington; Mrs Knightly-Mrs King; Lady Medway-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Richly-Miss Hopkins; Lousia Medway-Miss P. Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Lady Flutter Actor: Mrs Abington
Role: Mrs Knightly Actor: Mrs King
Role: Lady Medway Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Cast
Role: Coachman Actor: Griffiths
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Chloe Actor: Mrs Davies.

Dance: II: The Gardeners, as17760116

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, ascribed variously to Elizabeth Inchbald and to Miss Griffiths, based on L'Amour Use, by Philippe Nericault, dit Destouches. Prologue and Epilogue by George Colman, ynger (see text)]. Morning Herald, 4 Sept. 1792: This Day is published Cross Partners (1s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Cast
Role: Mrs Edwin Actor: Mrs Edwin
Role: Mrs Powell Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Gaudry Actor: Mrs Gaudry
Role: Mrs Webb Actor: Mrs Webb

Afterpiece Title: Cross Partners

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, King, Williamson, Palmer, Wewitzer, Farley, Johnson, Lyons, Mrs Webb, Mrs Goodall, Miss Heard, Miss Fontenelle. Cast from text (C. and G. Kearsley, 1792): Sir Charles Cullender-Wilson; General Touchwood-King; George Cleveland-Williamson; Captain Herbert-Palmer; Corporal Smack-Wewitzer; Pompey-Farley; Thomas-Johnson; Servant-Lyons; Lady Diana Dupely-Mrs Webb; Maria Sydney (formerly Sophia Hobson)-Mrs Goodall; Louisa Fairfax-Miss Heard; Mrs Mutter-Miss Fontenelle; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Mrs Goodall.
Event Comment: Benefit for Wilford, Ross (Pit Doorkeepers); Mislebrook, Dimmock, and Trott (Lobby Doorkeepers). Tickets delivered out by Besford, Slater, Clarke, Toten, J. Smith will be taken. Receipts: #29 8s. plus 1!2 value of tickets: @Tickets Wilford Box -@Pit 39@Gallery 45@Value #10 7s.@1!2 Value #5 3s. 6d.@Tickets Ross Box 4@Pit 153@Gallery 60@Value #29 19s.@1!2 Value #14 19s. 6d.@Tickets Mislebrook Box -@Pit 40@Gallery 128@Value #18 16s.@1!2 Value #9 8s. 6d.@Tickets Dymuck Box -@Pit 7@Gallery 41@Value #5 3s.@1!2 Value #2 11s. 6d.@Tickets Trott Box 165@Pit 40@Gallery 11@Value #48 7s.@1!2 Value #20 3s. 4d.@Tickets Besford Box -@Pit 12@Gallery 38@Value #5 12s.@1!2 Value #2 16s.@Tickets Slater Box -@Pit 56@Gallery 81@Value #16 10s.@1!2 Value #8 5s.@Tickets Clarke Box 4@Pit 33@Gallery 52@Value #11 3s.@1!2 Value #5 11s. 6d.@Tickets Toten Box -@Pit 32@Gallery 48@Value #9 12s.@1!2 Value 4 16s.@Tickets Smith Box 1@Pit 25@Gallery 29@Value #6 18s.@1!2 Value #3 9s.@Tickets S. Griffith Box -@Pit 11@Gallery 11@Value #2 18s.@1!2 Value #1 9s.@Tickets Coles Box 9@Pit 45@Gallery 80@Value #17@1!2 Value #8 10s.@Tickets Darby Box -@Pit 150@Gallery 161@Value 38 12s.@1!2 Value #19 6s.@Tickets Clingo Box -@Pit 37@Gallery 39@Value #10 9s.@1!2 Value #5 4s. 6d.@Total Box 187@Pit 681@Gallery 824@Value #231 6s.@1!2 Value #111 12s. 10d.@Money #29 8s.@Total #141 1s.@ Paid Rich on Acct #5

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: As17591214, but Obadiah-Gibson; Tradelove-Dunstall; Sackbut-Marten; Simon Pure-Costollo; Aminidab-Bennet; Betty-Mrs Ferguson; Masked Woman-Mrs White; Mrs Prim-Mrs Pitt.
Cast
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Ferguson
Role: Masked Woman Actor: Mrs White
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt.
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Hamilton

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: End: Comic Dance-Granier, Miss Hilliard

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis, Redman, Gardner, Widow Collins. Tickets deliver'd by Rawlins, Mrs Gould, Mrs Griffiths, Mrs Paddic, Mrs Gwinn, a Gentlewoman under Misfortunes, &c. will be taken. Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. [See 22 April 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Dance: II: The Jealous Woodcutter, as17621023

Event Comment: Benefit for Shade, Cameron, Nix, Woollams, Wood, Dangerfield, Wilson, Panchaud, Irish, Edwards, Wooldridge, Griffiths. Kemble Mem.: BT. the box-keepers. Receipts: #528 8s. 6d. (30.13.6; 16.7.6; 11.7.6; tickets: 470.0.0) (charge: #211 14s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Performance Comment: Don John-Palmer; Frederick-Barrymore; Duke-Whitfield; Petrunchio-C. Kemble; Antonio-Waldron; Peter-Benson; First Constantia-Miss Collins; Mother@in@Law to Constantia-Mrs Hopkins; Kinswoman-Miss Heard; Landlady-Mrs Booth; Nurse-Mrs Maddocks; Second Constantia-Mrs Powell.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

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

Song: End: When 'tis night and the Mid Watch is come-Master Welsh

Dance: a Hornpipe-Butler

Event Comment: Written by Shakespear. Containing the Death of the Duke of Buckingham; the Divorce of Queen Katherine; the Fall of Cardinal Wolsey; the Christening of Queen Elizabeth; with many other Historical passages. [This elaboration occurs on all Subsequent notices this season, but will not be further recorded.] Thomas Griffith died (Burney Actors MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Quin; Wolsey-Ryan; Buckingham-Hale; Cranmer-Bridgwater; Norfolk-Cashell; Suffolk-Stephens; Surrey-Gibson; Gardiner-Hippisley; Lord Chamberlain-Ridout; Cromwell-Goodall; Campeius-Chapman; Lord Sands-Woodward; Surveyor-Rosco; Abergavenny-Anderson; Dr Butts-Stoppelaer; Anne Bullen-Mrs Stevens; Old Lady-Mrs Mullart; Queen Catherine-Mrs Pritchard; With a Representation of the Coronation of Anne Bullen-; the Military Ceremony of the Champion-in Westminster Hall; all other decorations proper to the play. all other decorations proper to the play.
Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Stevens
Role: Old Lady Actor: Mrs Mullart
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pritchard
Event Comment: Benefit for Rawlings, Mas. Besford, Wild, Francis, Miss Cokayne. Mainpiece By Particular Desire. Acted but once these 20 years. Afterpiece, for the last time this season. Tickets delivered by Bassan, Mrs Griffiths, Mrs Gould, Mrs Paddick, the Widow Trott, &c. will be taken. N.B. Tickets for Macbeth will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Cast
Role: Queen Elizabeth Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Queen Mary Actor: Mrs Bellamy

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Poitier
Event Comment: Benefit for Ricard, R. Smith, Mrs Griffiths. Tickets deliver'd by Rawlins, Miss Allen and the Widow Dupre will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Cast
Role: Arethusa Actor: Mrs Chambers.

Dance: A Drunken Peasant-Miles; other dancing-Cooke, Mlle Camargo

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick, Furkins, Wilkinson, Abbott, Symonds, and others. Tickets deliver'd by Pullin, Claridge, Mrs Griffiths, Bagg, Bassan, Stephenson and Constable will be admitted. [Green and Ansell paid up their deficiencies for 2 June.] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value 1!2 Value@Quick 1 20 31 #8 18s. #3 9s.@Furkins 12 52 34 #13 6s. #6 13s.@Wilkinson 27 10 16 #10 3s. #5 1s. 6d.@Abbott 5 56 65 #16 12s. #8 6s.@Simmonds 5 36 24 #8 9s. #4 4s. 6d.@Pullen 2 71 46 #14 10s. #7 5s.@Claridge 8 24 1 #4 11s. #2 5s. 6d.@Griffiths 20 27 #6 1s. #3 6d.@Bagg 36 24 #7 4s. #3 12s.@Bassan 5 50 16 #8 13s. #4 6s. 6d.@Stephenson 23 78 45 #20 6d. #10 3s.@Asbury Gallery 22 8 #3 8s. #1 14s.@Total House value #120 1s. plus the receipts.@ Paid Master Harris for his performance this season #4 4s. Receipts: #25 3s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Thompson
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Eurydice Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Stede, 2nd time (scholar of Fishar)

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at Half an Hour after Five. To begin exactly at Half an Hour after six. [The Account Book indicates that the following paid up their deficits of half values of tickets: Rose, Mrs Griffiths, Claridge, Doe, Pullen, Fransdorf, Norbury, Robson, Pilfold, Roberts and Singleton.] Receipts: #163 9s. 6d. (Account Book)
Event Comment: Benefit for Thompson, Wilkinson &c. Tickets deliver'd for the Inconstant, by Whatley, and others will be taken. @ Thompson .. 7 45 #5 11s. #2 15s. 6d.@ Wilkinson 37 18 22 #14 3s. #7 1s. 6d.@ Whatley .. 6 25 #3 8s. #1 14s.@ Mrs Griffith .. 23 25 #5 19s. #2 19s. 6d.@ Flight .. 9 45 #5 17s. #2 18s. 6d.@ Ellis .. 2 38 #4 2s. #2 1s.@ Reed .. 4 16 33 #6 15s. #3 7s.@ Roberts .. 3 104 49 #21 15s. #10 12s. 6d.@ Dixon .. 5 51 22 #11 2s. #5 11s.@ Robson .. 5 117 78 #26 12s. #13 6s.@ Norbury 8 43 54 #13 17s. #6 18s. 6d.@ Bassan 14 36 41 #13 #6 18s. 6d.@ Bushell .. 6 16 #2 10s. #1 5s.@ Fransdorf 4 39 33 #10 3s. #5 1s. 6d.@ Stephenson 20 106 106 #31 10s. #15 15s.@ Miller 5 44 59 #13 15s. #6 17s. 6d.@ Walker .. 14 47 #6 16s. #3 8s.@ Shuter .. 14 4 #2 10s. #1 5s.@ Total 105 655 742 #198 14s. #99 7s.@ [No charges. The House took half value of tickets.] Receipts: #32 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: III: The Dutch Dance, as17691111

Event Comment: Benefit for Lamash, Griffiths, Kear, and Carpenter. Tickets deliver'd by Stevens and for The Gamesters will be taken. The Gamesters cannot be performed on account of Parsons's indisposition. Carpenter only acted (Winston MS 11). Receipts: #194 12s. Charges: #66 8s. 6d.Profits to beneficiaries: #128 3s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: As17750306 but Varland-Waldron; Louisa-Miss Hopkins; Lucy-Mrs Millidge; Charlotte-Mrs Mattocks from Covent Garden.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17740920

Event Comment: Benefit for Shade, Cameron, Woollams, Wood, Wilson, Dangerfield, Irish, Edwards, Griffiths, Nix, Wooldridge, Panchaud & Cole [box-keepers]. [This was Dodd's last appearance on the stage.] "Dodd was one of the most perfect actors that I have ever seen. He was the fopling of the drama rather than the age. I mean by this, that his own times rarely shewed us anything so highly charged with the vanity of personal exhibition. He was, to be sure, the prince of pink heels, and the soul of empty eminence. As he tottered rather than walked down the stage, in all the protuberance of endless muslin and lace in his cravats and frills, he reminded you of the jutting motion of the pigeon. He took his snuff, or his bergamot, with a delight so beyond all grosser enjoyments that he left you no doubt whatever of the superior happiness of a coxcomb" (Boaden, Kemble, I, 55). Receipts: #580 17s. 6d. (25.17.0; 37.3.6; 11.0.0; tickets: 503.4.0; odd money: 3.13.0) (charge: #211 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Katharine And Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Palmer; Baptista-Packer; Hortensio-Trueman; Grumio-Hollingsworth; Music@master-Banks; Biondello-R. Palmer; Pedro-Phillimore; Taylor-Burton; Peter-Evans; Gabriel-Cooke; Nathaniel-Webb; Gregory-Maddocks; Katharine-Mrs Goodall; Bianca-Miss Tidswell; Curtis-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Katharine Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Cast
Role: Mrs Caddy Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Entertainment: MonologueEnd 2nd piece: Monsieur Tonson-Caulfield

Event Comment: Benefit for Roberts, Holtham, Page (Housekeeper) and Miss Morrison. Tickets deliver'd by Rawlins, Miss Allen, Miss Davis and Mrs Griffiths will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Mrs Barrington
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Ridout
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Macklin
Role: Hypolita Actor: Mrs Vincent.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Phillips with Clown, Bennet

Event Comment: Receipts: #124 17s. Barry's 1!3 of profits came to #14 19s. Miss White entered from the 4th Inst. 4 days at 3s. 4d.-13s. 4d. Paid Mrs Griffith for Flowers, a sash, and work for the dancers, #4 15s. Also paid her for a Crown and Garter for King Lear, 7s. One pair ear rings for Miss Condill #4 4s. Bought 3 1!2 doz. wax candles at 3s. per dozen, #5 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mariamne

Cast
Role: Salome Actor: Mrs Elmy
Role: Arsinoe Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Mariamne Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman Returned from Paris

Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker.

Dance: As17571217

Ballet: TThe Judgment of Paris. As17571217

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Granier
Event Comment: The Last time of the company's performing this season. [Following deficiencies for this season paid up: Richard Smith, Lewes, Dumay, Condell, Potter, Thomas Smith, Quick, Furkins, Wilkinson, Abbott, Simmonds, Pullen, Stephenson, Asbury, Wilde, Francis, Mrs Griffiths, Claridge, and Sharratt (Account Book). This includes payment of half value of tickets for those who were granted partial benefits on that basis.] Music forfeits at end of season #17 6s. 11d. Neville MS Diary: Went...to see Cymbeline...chiefly to hear Powell speak an occasional prologue. Would not have gone had I known it was only a stale piece of flattery to George. [See The Gentleman's Magazine, 9 July p. 346: "On shutting up the playhouse in Covent Garden at the end of the season, admission into the theatre having been denied to Mr H and R through any other passage but Mr Powell's House, those gentlemen at the head of a large posse on the 17th of last month, [June] made a forcible entry by breaking open a window near the playhouse door in Hart street; after which they expelled by violence Mr Sargeant the Housekeeper, all his family and others; but the acting managers not being inclined to submit to the arbitrary proceedings of their colleagues, immediately applied for redress, where redress was effectually to be had, and this day they were formally expelled by virtue of a warrant from under the hand and seal of the high sherrifs of London and Middlesex, and the old housekeeper, Mr Sargeant, restored to his office of trust, to the great mortification of one of the champions who had been heard to say: That he had now got possession and d--n him if he would not keep it while he had a drop of blood in his body, and while there was one brick upon another belonging to the house."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Vincent
Role: Singing Actor: Mrs Thompson.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Stephens
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Thompson.

Dance: III: The Highland Reel, as17680307

Event Comment: Afterpiece [by Bickerstaffe]: a Musical Entertainment never performed there before. The Cnaracters new dress'd. [Daphne identified by Winston MS 10 and by Kemble note on playbill.] Paid Cooper (printer) #42 1s. (Account Book). [Reviewer for Town and Country Magazine commends Miss Wewitzer for the lower register of her voice. Belives she will be a credit to her tutor, Griffiths the Organist."] Receipts: #181 4s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Bensley; Bajazet-Smith; Axalla-Perry; Dervise-Gardner; Moneses-Wroughton; Omar-Morris; Stratocles-Fox; Hali-Davis; Prince of Tanais-R. Smith; Selima-Mrs Mattocks; Arpasia-Miss Miller; The Original Song-DuBellamy; The Usual Prologue-Wroughton.
Cast
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Performance Comment: Amintor-Mattocks; Mindora-Mrs Baker; Daphne-a Young Lady[, first appearance any stage Miss Wewitzer]; [With a Dance [incident to the piece-Mas. Harris, Mas. Blurton, Miss Twist, Miss Valois.
Cast
Role: Mindora Actor: Mrs Baker

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17721012

Event Comment: Benefit for Gaudry, Griffiths, Norris & Miss Armstrong. Receipts: #211 12s. (31.15; 11.11; 0.10; tickets: 167.16) (charge: #67 19s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: As17771226, but Chorus of Spirits-Mrs Gaudry.
Cast
Role: Chorus of Spirits Actor: Mrs Gaudry.
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Cuyler

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Miss Tittup Actor: Mrs Davies
Role: Gymp Actor: Mrs Colles

Dance: IV: New Dance, as17771125; End I afterpiece: The Minuet de la Cour, as17771111

Song: In: He's Aye Kissing Me, as17780428

Cast
Role: i> Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by James Cobb. Text: T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800. Miss Waters is identified in the Songs]: The Scenes, Music, Machinery, Dresses, and Decorations are all entirely new. The Music composed by Mazzinghi and Reeve. The Scenery painted by Richards, Phillips, Lupino, Hollogan, Backmore, &c. [based on drawings of Indian scenery by Thomas Daniell]. The Machinery and Decorations by Cresswell, Sloper, Goostree, &c. The Dresses by Dick and Mrs Egan. Books of the Songs, also describing the Scenes and Spectacle of the Return from the Tiger Hunt, to be had at the Theatre, price six pence. "The whole [forms] an exhibition of the utmost grandeur...The expense attending the decoration must have been immense...The dailogue is certainly not of the first description of writing, but it forms, on the whole, a very safe vehicle for some of the best music the English stage has for some time been able to boast"(Morning Herald, 13 Nov.). Account-Book, 27 Dec.: Paid Cuthbert for Wheels, &c. for the Elephants #13 18s. Receipts: #364 7s. 6d. (363.19.6; 0.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog; Or, Wine Does Wonders

Performance Comment: Europeans- Incledon, Johnstone, Bologna Jun., Claremont, Clarke, Wilde, Gray, Curties, Whitmore, Blurton, Silvester,Little, Fairclough, Linton Jun., Smith, Hitchcock, Sawyer, Master Little, Master Ramage, Master Bernard, Master Platt [Miss Mitchell, Mrs Mills; Indians- [H. Johnson, Munden, Townsend, Emery, Hill, Farley, Klanert, Abbot, Thompson, Street, Russel, Tett, Linton, Everett, Oddwell, ThomasKenrick, Master Sawyer, Master Speare, Master Slape, Master Goodwin, Master Standen [Mrs Chapman, Miss Sims, Miss Gray, Miss Wheatley, Miss Walcup, Mrs Wybrow, Mrs Watts, Mrs Bologna, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Castelle, Miss Leserve, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Burnett, Mrs Blurton, A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Waters]); [Cast from Songs (T. Rickaby, 1798), and playbill of 24 Oct. 1799: [Europeans. Sidney-Incledon; Liffey-Johnstone; Officers-Bologna Jun., Clarke, Curties, Whitmore, Blurton, Silvester; English Prisoners-Claremont, Wilde, Gray; Eliza-Miss Mitchell; Margaret-Mrs Mills; [Indians. Zemaun-H. Johnston; Chellingoe-Munden; Holkar-Townsend; Rajah-Emery; Govinda-Hill; Officer-Farley; Guards and Attendants-Klanert, Abbot, Thompson; Soldiers-Street, Russel, Tett, Everett, Oddwell, Thomas; Indian Officer-Linton; Alminah-Mrs Chapman; Agra-Miss Sims; Orsana-Miss Gray; Women of the Zenana-Miss Wheatley, Miss Walcup, Mrs Wybrow, Mrs Watts, Mrs Bologna, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Castelle, Miss Leserve, Mrs Masters, Mrs Norton, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Whitmore, Mrs Lloyd, Miss Burnett, Mrs Blurton; Zelma-Miss Waters. [Little-Master Platt, Kenrick-Master Standen are unassigned.]

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Entertainment: Procession. End II: A Return from a Tiger Hunt- [, to the Rajah's Palace, representing the Rajah on an Elephant, returning from Hunting the Tiger, preceded by his Hircarrahs, or military Messengers, and his State Palanquin-the Vizier on another Elephant-the Princess in a Gaurie, drawn by Buffaloes-the Rajah is attended by his Fakeer, or Soothsayer, his Officers of State, and by an Ambassador from Tippoo Sultaun in a Palanquin; also by Nairs (or Soldiers from the South of India), Poligars (or Inhabitants of the Hilly Districts), with their Hunting-dogs, other Indians carrying a dead Tiger, and young Tigers in a Cage; a number of Seapoys-Musicians on Camels and on Foot-Dancing Girls. [This was included in all subsequent performances.