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Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: As17850405, but Clara-Mrs Bannister .
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Bannister
Role: The Duenna Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Martyr

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Cast
Role: Lady Tereza Panca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Dance: As17850409

Song: In Act II of mainpiece I blush in the Dark, composed by Giordani, by Leoni

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Bates. 1st piece: With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon. 3rd piece: Not acted these 15 years [acted 18 Dec. 1771]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-Wroughton; Lysimachus-Farren; Hephestion-Davies; Clytus-Clarke; Roxana-Mrs Bates; Statira-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Roxana Actor: Mrs Bates

Afterpiece Title: The Land of Enchantment

Cast
Role: Lady Tereza Panca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Wilson.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Performance Comment: Fine Gentleman-Lewis; Old Man-Quick; Drunken Man-Edwin; Lord Chalkstone-Wilson; Frenchman-Wewitzer; Mercury-Davies; /Esop-Fearon; Fine Lady (with a song)-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Fine Lady Actor: Mrs Wilson

Song: Vocal Parts [in Entry] by Johnstone, Brett, Doyle, Darley; Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr, Miss Stuart, Mrs Bannister; End of 1st piece Moderation and Alteration by Edwin

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Elizabeth Inchbald. Prologue by Edward Topham (London Chronicle, 26 Aug. 1786)]. Account-Book, 5 June 1786: Paid Mrs Inchbald in full for Appearance is against Them #50. Public Advertiser, 11 Nov. 1785: This Day is published Appearance is against Them (1s.). Receipts: #207 2s. (204/10/6; 2/11/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Appearance is against Them

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Palmer, Thompson, Kennedy, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Bates, Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart, Mrs Wilson. [Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1785): Mr Walmsley-Quick; Lord Lighthead-Palmer; Thompson-Thompson [sic]; Clownly-Kennedy; Humphry-Edwin; Servant to Lord Lighthead-Swords; Servant to Lady Mary-Ledger; Lady Mary Magpie-Mrs Webb; Lady Loveall-Mrs Bates; Miss Angle-Mrs Morton; Miss Audley-Miss Stuart; Fish-Mrs Wilson; Betty-Mrs Davenett.] Prologue spoken by Wroughton. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 8 performances only (see17851115).] hathi. Prologue spoken by Wroughton. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 8 performances only (see17851115).] hathi.
Cast
Role: Lady Mary Magpie Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Lady Loveall Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: Miss Angle Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Fish Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Davenett.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: As17851027, but Leon-Holman (1st appearance in that character); Duke-Palmer; Altea-Mrs Davenett .
Cast
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Margaretta Actor: Mrs Inchbald
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs T. Kennedy
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: As17851112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17850930, but Captain Macheath-Johnstone; Peachum-Booth; Lockit-Thompson; Polly-Mrs Billington. hathi.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Mrs Billington. hathi.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Vixen Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Miss Platt
Role: Mrs Coaxer Actor: Miss Brangin
Role: Molly Brazen Actor: Mrs Templeton
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Brown

Dance: As17850930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Werter

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Performance Comment: As17850926, but Mary the Buxom (1st time)-Mrs Brown .
Cast
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Lady Tereza Panca Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Pitt

Song: In Act III of mainpiece an Epithalamium. The Music composed by Rauzzini. Vocal Parts by Cubitt, Darley [Public Advertiser: Johnstone, Brett], Mrs Martyr, Mrs Bannister

Performance Comment: The Music composed by Rauzzini. Vocal Parts by Cubitt, Darley [Public Advertiser: Johnstone, Brett], Mrs Martyr, Mrs Bannister .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Peruvian

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Coraly Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Performance Comment: As17860314but Lady Tereza Panca-Mrs Davenett .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Peruvian

Cast
Role: Blandford Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Coraly Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Performance Comment: As17851124, but Damans-Mrs Davenett .
Cast
Role: Damans Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs T. Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17861117, but Madge [i.e. Margery ] (1st time at this theatre)-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Actor: Mrs Wells.
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Girl in Style

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Edwin, Johnstone, Quick, Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb, Mrs Martyr. Cast from Town and Country Magazine, Dec. 1786, p. 648: Joseph-Edwin; Belmont-Johnstone; Tabby-Quick; Betty-Mrs Brown; Lady Hectic-Mrs Webb; Arabella-Mrs Martyr; Prologue-Holman.

Dance: As17861117

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Pertinax Macsycophant-Macklin; Lord Lumbercourt-Thompson; Sydney-Aickin; Melville-Hull; Counsellor Plausible-Brown; Serjeant Eitherside-Booth; Tomlins-Stevens; Sam-Ledger; John-Helme; Egerton-Lewis; Constantia-Mrs T. Kennedy; Betty Hint-Mrs Morton; Lady Macsycophant-Miss Platt; Nanny-Mrs Davenett; Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17861115, but William-Mrs Brown (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Brown
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Billington.
Event Comment: Artaxerxes is obliged to be deferred on Account of the Indisposition of Mrs Billington. Receipts: #243 14s. 6d. (241.6.0; 2.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Cast
Role: Hymen Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: As17861023

Song: As17861211, but Vocal Parts-_Pemberton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17870509, but Shepherdesses-Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart.
Cast
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart.
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Devil upon Two Sticks

Cast
Role: Mrs Margaret Maxwell Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Morton.

Dance: As17870131

Event Comment: The Provok'd Wife [advertised on playbill of 31 Dec. 1787] is obliged to be deferred on Account of Mrs Pope's Indisposition. Receipts: #137 7s. (131.12; 5.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Cast
Role: Valeria Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

Cast
Role: Columbine Actor: Mrs Rock
Role: English Father's Wife Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Barones Actor: Mrs Davenett.

Song: As17871203

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Paid Mrs Abington in full for 19 Nights Performance #116 13s. Receipts: #317 6s. 6d. (313.16.6; 3.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Kathlane Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Norah Actor: Mrs Mountain.
Role: Governess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Sophy Actor: Mrs Wells.
Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. Mrs Billington's severe Illness rendering it impossible to perform Fontainbleau [advertised on playbill of 13 Mar.], Lewis hopes the above Comedy will prove acceptable to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have Places, and to the Public in general. Public Advertiser, 11 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Lewis, Bow-street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #242 16s. 6d. (156.12.6; 5.10.0; tickets: 80.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: Belville-Lewis; General Savage-Ryder; Conolly-Aickin; Torrington-Quick; Leeson-Farren; Captain Savage-Davies; Leech-Fearon; Ghastly-Wewitzer; Spruce-Brown; Crow-Thompson; Miss Walsingham-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Rachel Mildew-Mrs Webb; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Morton; Miss Leeson-Mrs Brown; Mrs Belville-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Hour

Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Kathlane Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Norah Actor: Mrs Mountain.
Role: Governess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Sophy Actor: Mrs Wells.

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-[see17880328

Event Comment: [This was Mrs Kennedy's last appearance on the stage.] Paid One Years Insurance on #10,000, Phoenix Off., #32 10s. Receipts: #269 2s. (262.1; 7.1). pking's L'Olimpiade. See 4 Apr. Benefit for Marchesi. Tickets to be had of Marchesi, No. 37, Upper James-street, Golden-square

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: As17890219, but Roxalana-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Cast
Role: Patrick Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Kathlane Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Norah Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: William Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rosina Actor: Mrs Billington.

Dance: 1st piece conclude with: Grand Dance, as17890219

Dance: End Opera: Les Jalousies du Serail-[See17890317 After which: Admete-[See17890331

Song: I: a new song-Sga Giuliani; II: a new song-Marchesi; [By particular desire the favourite duet in [The Deserter-[i.e. Il Disertore [will be introduced; End Opera: Ariettes [by Marchesi-Marchesi; accompanied on the harp-[the Mme Krumpholtz [and see17890430]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Performance Comment: As17881120, but Recorder-Wewitzer; Mary the Buxom-Mrs Delpini.

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Juan-Cranfield; Don Pedro Commandant-Boyce; Spanish Grandees-Thompson, Lee, Farley; Scaramouch-Delpini; Donna Anna-Miss Francis; Vocal Characters-Delpini, Darley, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr.

Dance: End 1st piece: New Dance by Byrne-; In 3rd piece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17900322but Fatima-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: 900322but Fatima Actor: Mrs Wells.
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Dance: End: As17891021; In afterpiece: Dances-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17891020, but Young Meadows-Duffey (1st appearance in that character); a song by Giordani-Duffey; accompaniments-Carter; Rosetta-Mrs Warrell (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Warrell
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mountain

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

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

Song: End I afterpiece: Tho' Bacchus may boast (composed by Shield)-Duffey; End II: Mad Tom (composed by Purcell)-Duffey

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Robson[door-keeper], Iredale, Doe, McDonald, Green, Savery, Dosel, Clarridge, Wilkins, Mott, Rolls, Wyatt, Hall [carpenter], Noble, Robson [music porter], Mrs Harris, Rock, Egan will be admitted. Receipts: #364 4s. (45.19.6; 5.4.6; tickets: 313.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Cast
Role: Mrs Tokay Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Mrs Dimity Actor: Miss Stuart
Role: Mrs Vermilion Actor: Mrs Martyr.

Afterpiece Title: The Female Adventure

Cast
Role: 900322but Cymon Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Urganda Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Fatima Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Sylvia Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Page Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Bernard
Role: Marcelina Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Pope.
Role: Lady Tereza Pancha Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Duchess Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Mary the Buxom Actor: Mrs Rock.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17910127, but Lucinda-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mountain.
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Wells

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Dance: As17910127

Entertainment: Monologue As17910127

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17911115, but Madge-Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Cross.
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Cast
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Mrs Wisely Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Lappet Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17911115, but Madge (1st time)-Mrs Martyr; Carter-_; Cook-_; Footman-_.
Cast
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Billington.

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London; or, The Happy African

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Johnstone, Blanchard, Wilson, Fawcett, Harley, Macready, Miss Chapman, Mrs Fawcett, Mrs Mattocks. Cast adjusted from text (T. N. Longman, 1793): Murtoch Delany-Johnstone; Cymon-Blanchard; Mr Frost-Wilson; Edward-Fawcett; Captain Seymour-Harley; Mr Colloony-Macready; Caroline-Miss Chapman; Cubba-Mrs Fawcett; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Cubba Actor: Mrs Fawcett
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: I: a Fair Scene-; Statute Dance-; End: As17920410

Song: In afterpiece: a Planxty, descriptive of Ireland If you travel the wide world all over (Morning Herald, 23 Apr.)-Johnstone in Character

Event Comment: Mrs Crawford continuing hoarse, The Grecian Daughter [announced on playbill of 7 Feb.] is unavoidably postponed. Receipts: #156 11s. (153/10; 3/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Booth, Mrs Pitt, Stevens
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Bates

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Rambler

Cast
Role: Abbess Actor: Mrs Templeton
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs White

Song: As17831218, but omitted: Mrs Bannister, Mrs Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Selima and Azor

Cast
Role: Lesbia Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Selima Actor: Mrs Baddeley.

Dance: End II: The Triumph of Love, as17761107

Song: Mainpiece: with the Funeral Procession Vocal Parts, as17761210, but Mrs Smith