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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17761204, but Lady Sycamore-Mrs Bradshaw (of dl); Theodosia-Mrs Willems.
Cast
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Willems.
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: As17770515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17800511, but Sir William Meadows-Thompson; Margery-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wilson.
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mrs Arne.
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Morton.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17800311but Sabrina-Mrs Willems; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Morton; 2nd Spirit-_; 3rd Bacchant-_.

Dance: As17800414

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Performance Comment: As17730329 but Colombine-Mrs Willems.
Cast
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Willems.
Role: Proserpine Actor: Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii

Cast
Role: Anne Bullen Actor: Mrs Baker
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Woodward; Gargle-Thompson; Wingate-Dunstall; Simon-Cushing; Watchman-Besford; Charlotte-Mrs Willems.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Willems.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17740411 but Harlequin-Rayner; Colombine-Mrs Willems.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Lewis; Amphitryon-Wroughton; Mercury-Lee Lewes; Gripus-Quick , being their first Appearance in those characters; Sosia-Woodward; Phaedra-Mrs Mattocks; Alcmena-Mrs Hartley; in Act IV, an Interlude between Plutus and Wit, and a Masque of Singing and Dancing: Plutus-Reinhold; Wit-Miss Dayes; Dances-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini.
Cast
Role: Phaedra Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Alcmena Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: II: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503

Monologue: Interlude. End: A Favourite Interlude (never perform'd there) call'd The Recruiting Serjeant. Serjeant-Mahon; Countryman-Wilson; Wife-Miss Dayes; Mother-Mrs Willems

Performance Comment: End: A Favourite Interlude (never perform'd there) call'd The Recruiting Serjeant. Serjeant-Mahon; Countryman-Wilson; Wife-Miss Dayes; Mother-Mrs Willems.
Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Willems.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Quick, Mrs Pitt, Brunsdon
Role: Lady Macbeth Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: Plymouth In An Uproar

Performance Comment: As17791020, but Miss Freeman-Mrs Willems.
Cast
Role: Miss Freeman Actor: Mrs Willems.
Role: Sukey Actor: Mrs Kennedy

Song: As17791018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Henderson; King Henry-Clarke; Richmond-Wroughton; Buckingham-Hull; Stanley-Fearon; Tressel-Whitfield; Prince Edward-Miss Morris; Duke of York-Miss Langrish; Norfolk-Booth; Lieutenant-L'Estrange; Catesby-Robson; Ratcliff-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Webb; Oxford-Smith; Duchess of York-Miss Platt; Lady Ann-Mrs Lewis; Queen-Mrs Inchbald.
Cast
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Inchbald.

Afterpiece Title: The Norwood Gypsies

Performance Comment: As17800925, but Justice's Wife-Mrs Willems.
Cast
Role: Justice's Wife Actor: Mrs Willems.
Role: Gypsies Actor: Baker, Simpkinson, Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Sharpe
Role: Colombine Actor: Mrs Ratchford.

Dance: Afterpiece: Dancing, as17800927

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Melmoth; Clown-Woodward; Old Shepherd-Clarke; Autolicus-Quick; Florizel-Lewis; Polixenes-Bensley; Hermione-Mrs Melmoth; Perdita (with the Sheep Sheering Song)-the Lady who performed Indiana [Mrs Armstead].Mrs Armstead].
Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Mrs Melmoth

Afterpiece Title: The Druids Masque

Performance Comment: Characters-Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Fox, Mas. Loader, Mas. George, Miss Dayes, Mrs Baker, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Willems, Miss Brown, Pantomime Characters-Lee Lewes, Fearon, Banks, Cushing, Holingsworth, Thompson, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs White, Miss Wilde; The Dances-Aldridge, Helm, Harris, Blurton, Miss Valois, Mrs Stephens, Mas. Holland, Mas. Scriver, Miss Armstrong, Daiguville, Sga Vidini; Bridegroom-Mattocks; 1st Druid-Reinhold; 1st Shepherd-DuBellamy; 2nd Shepherd-Fox; Hymen-Mas. George; Cupid-Mas. Loader; Speaking Druid-Booth; Bride-Miss Dayes; Venus and Pastoral Nymph-Miss Brown; Graces-Mrs Baker, Mrs Ogilvie, Mrs Willems; Chorus of Druids-(1774 libretto).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzuma

Performance Comment: Smith, Bensley, Hull, Gardiner, Perry, Miss Pearce, Mrs Willems, Miss Miller, Mrs Hartley Alzuma-Smith; Don Carlos-Bensley; Pizarro-Hull; Gonzalez-Gardner; Ozmar-Perry; Orazia-Miss Miller; Orellana-Mrs Hartley; Virgins of the Sun-Miss Pearce, Mrs Willems; In Act II, a Procession of the Virgins of the Sun-; principal vocal parts-Miss Wewitzer, Miss Brown (Edition of 1773, which also lists Ezmont-$Thompson, whose name does not appear on the bills).

Afterpiece Title: The Commissary

Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Dyer.
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Macklin Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Lewis; Capulet-Clarke; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Booth; Escalus-Fearon; Paris-Young; Tibalt-L'Estrange; Peter-Quick; Lady Capulet-Mrs Poussin; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Jackson (first appearance on this stage.); In I Masquerade Scenev incident to the play; and a Minuet-Daiguville, Mrs Jackson; end IV, the Funeral Procession of Juliet with the Solwmn Dirge: vocal parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Mrs Masterson, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day; or, The Scheming Lieutenant

Performance Comment: O'Connor-Clinch; Credulous-Lee Lewes; Dr Rosey-Quick; Trounce-Dunstall; Black Smith-Fearon; Flint-Fox; Bridget-Mrs Pitt; Lauretta-Miss Brown, in which character will be introduced a Song.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17731025, but Juliet-Miss Miller; Vocal Parts in Solemn Dirge-Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Baker, Owenson, Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Miss Valois, Miss Twist, Miss Brown, Mrs Willems, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Cast
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Baker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Performance Comment: Timanthes-Smith; Demaphoon-Bensley; Mathusius-Clarke; Cherinthus-Wroughton; Adrastus-Gardner; Orcanes-Thompson; Cephisa-Mrs Bulkley; Ismena-Mrs Hartley; In Act III, a Procession-; The Vocal parts-Reinhold, Mrs Baker, Miss Brown, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, DuBellamy, Baker, Fox, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Lewis, first time; Capulet-Clarke, first time; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Whitefield; Escalus-Fearon; Paris-Booth; Tibalt-Lewes; Peter-Quick; Lady Capulet-Mrs Hull; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Miss Dayes, 2nd time in that character; In I, a Masquerade Scene-incident to the play; End IV, The Funeral Procession-of Juliet; with the Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, DuBellamy, Baker, Leoni, Fox, Mrs Baker, Miss Valois, Miss Brown, Miss Wilde, Mrs Willems, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs; or, Harlequin's Gambols

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Lewes; Principal Sylph-Miss Brown; Other characters-Quick, King, Wignell, Fox, Baker, Thompson, Banks, Wild, Harris, Davis, Hollingsworth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Willems, Mrs Helme, Mrs White; Colombine-Miss Twist; The Dances-Fishar, Miss Valois, Miss Capon; To Conclude with a Capital Scene- never exhibited by Servandoni.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Orators; Or, Ladies' Debating Society

Performance Comment: Principal Female Speakers-Mrs Pitt, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Willems, Miss Stewart, Miss Green, Mrs Webb; The other Characters-Booth, Brunsdon, Egan.

Afterpiece Title: The Merchant of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Betsy Blossom Actor: Mrs Wilson

Song: End III 2nd piece: a Scotch ballad (the music by Dr Arne)-Mrs Kennedy

Ballet: End IV 2nd piece: The Humours of New-Market. As17800508

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Macklin; Macduff-Clarke; Duncan-Hull; Malcolm-Wroughton; Banquo-Aickin; Lenox-L'Estrange; Seyton-Thompson; Hecate-Reinhold; The Witches-Dunstall, Mrs Pitt, Quick; the Vocal parts-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, Mrs Lampe, Mrs Jones.

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Cast
Role: Colin Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Goody Fidget Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Spendthrift; or, A ChristmasGambol

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Quick, Whitfield, Dunstall, Wewitzer, Brunsdon, Booth, Robson, Fearon, Jones, Cushing, Mrs Willems, Mrs White, Mrs Morton; Larpent MS 463 lists the parts: Sir Clement Courtly, Young Courtly, Save Charges, Plunder, Hazard, Bumper, Bondage, Bobbin, Trusty, Bottlerack, Marrowbone, Trip, Servants, Miss Worthy, Dorothy, Margery. New Prologue-Lee Lewes.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Cast
Role: Ethelinda Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Queen Eleanor Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Rosamond Actor: Mrs Hartley.

Afterpiece Title: Prometheus

Performance Comment: The Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Mahon, Baker, Jones, Thompson, Wewitzer, Stephens, Dagueville, Miss Valois, Sga Vidini; The Vocal Parts-Reinhold, DuBellamy, Mrs Willems, Mrs Masters; The Dances-Zuchelli, Sga Vidini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Wroughton (1st appearance in that character); Capulet-Clarke; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Lewis (1st appearance in that character); Benvolio-Booth; Escalus-Fearon; Paris-Whitfield; Tibalt-L'Estrange; Peter-Jones; Lady Capulet-Mrs Poussin; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Juliet-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Jackson.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: I: Masquerade Scene incident to the Play-; I: Minuet-Dumay, Mrs Jackson

Song: End IV: the Funeral Procession of Juliet, with the Solemn Dirge. Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, Miss Green

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Brown, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems, Miss Green.
Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield and Mrs Morton. Public Advertiser, 17 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No. 14, New Crown Court, Russel Street, Covent Garden; of Mrs Morton, No. 15, same address

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Illumination

Cast
Role: Mrs Skylight Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Cast
Role: Feridon Actor: Mrs Farrell

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion

Cast
Role: Brussels Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Lady Catherine Rouge Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: 3rd piece: As17790405; End IV: Hornpipe-Master Davies (scholar to Hurst; 1st appearance in public)

Song: In III: song in character-Mrs Morton

Event Comment: [The playbill retains Mrs Hartley as Imoinda, but she "being taken suddenly ill, Mrs Jackson, though at a very short notice, will appear in the character of Imoinda this Evening" (printed slip attached to BM playbill).] Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions [P 3. This was originally entitled The Mirror; it is billed, correctly, as the 16th time. Synopsis of this alteration in London Chronicle, 28 Dec.]. Receipts: #191 3s. (188.8; 2.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17791216, but Oroonoko-Wroughton; Imoinda-Mrs Jackson.
Cast
Role: Imoinda Actor: Mrs Jackson.
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Widow Lackit Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every-where

Cast
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Prude Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Sicilians Actor: Mrs Willems, Miss Green
Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. [Mrs Sage is identified in Morning Chronicle, 27 Apr.] On account of Miss Catley's Indisposition Comus [announced on playbill of 26 Apr.] is obliged to be deferred. Paid Atkins, coal merchant, #33 12s. 6d. Public Advertiser, 7 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mattocks, Great Russel Street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #193 5s. 6d. (153.13.6; tickets: 39.12.0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Afterpiece Title: Macbeth

Performance Comment: Macbeth-Henderson; Macduff-Clarke; Duncan-Hull; Banquo-Wroughton; Malcolm-Whitfield; Lenox-L'Estrange; Seyton-Thompson; Hecate-Reinhold; Witches-Quick, Mrs Pitt, Brunsdon; Lady Macbeth-A Lady (2nd appearance on any stage [Mrs Sage]).Mrs Sage]).
Cast
Role: Witches Actor: Quick, Mrs Pitt, Brunsdon

Afterpiece Title: The Siege Of Gibraltar

Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Moll Trumpet Actor: Mrs White
Role: Zayde Actor: Mrs Morton.

Song: As17791018Vocal Parts-Reinhold, Doyle, J. Wilson, Baker, Miss Valois, Mrs Morton, Mrs Willems

Performance Comment: Wilson, Baker, Miss Valois, Mrs Morton, Mrs Willems.
Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for Mrs Bellamy. [This was Mrs Bellamy's last appearance on the stage. And see dl, 24 May 1785.] Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Lewis; Ratcliff-Robson; Gloster-Clarke; Catesby-L'Estrange; Belmour-Hull; Derby-Smith; Dumont-Wroughton; Jane Shore-Mrs Yates; Alicia-Mrs Bellamy.
Cast
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Bellamy.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Music: End IV: concerto on the violin-Fisher

Event Comment: The New Tragedy of King Henry II, is still oblig'd to be deferr'd on account of Indisposition of Mrs Hartley. Receipts: #133 19s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

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

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Cast
Role: Lady Relish Actor: Mrs Willems
Role: Shade of Helen Actor: Mrs Baker