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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Gruel-Aickin; Young Loveit-Davis; Dr Catgut-Summers; Simon-Vandermere; Coachman-Weston; Isaac Fungus-Sowdon; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Gardner; Dolly-Miss Ogilvie; Jenny-Mrs Reade; Mrs Loveit-Sparks.
Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Reade
Role: Mrs Loveit Actor: Sparks.

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Fribble-Vandermere; Loveit-Strange; Puff-Kearny; Jasper-Farrell; Flash-Davis; Tag-Mrs Gardner; Miss Biddy-Miss Ogilvie.
Cast
Role: Tag Actor: Mrs Gardner

Dance: As17690515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Lyar-Foote; Papillion-Weston; Sir James Elliot-Aickin; Old Wilding-Bannister; Miss Godfrey-Mrs DuBellamy; Kitty-Mrs Dyer; Mrs Grantham-Mrs Jefferies.
Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Mrs DuBellamy
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Dyer
Role: Mrs Grantham Actor: Mrs Jefferies.

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Jefferies
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Gardner

Dance: As17690814

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: Cymon-Vernon; Merlin-Bannister; Dorus-Parsons; Daemon of Revenge-Champnes; Linco-King; Urganda-Mrs Baddeley; Fatima-Mrs Abington; Shepherdesses-Mrs Jefferies, Miss Burton; Dorcas-Mrs Bradshaw; Sylvia-Miss Radley, first time; Dances-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Leppie, Mrs King, Sga Dagueville, Miss Rogers, Miss West, Miss Collet; With a Grand Procession of the Knights of the Different Orders of Chivalry-.

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: Capt. Constant-Cautherly; Sir Jeoffrey-Packer; Trusty-Hartry; Clinch-Messink; Roger-Moody; Dolly-Mrs Love; Belinda-Mrs W. Barry.
Cast
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs W. Barry.
Event Comment: Waited on Mrs Barry to know if it would be agreeable to her to play Lady Townly [Provok'd Husband] with Mrs Reddish. She said she had no cloaths fit for it. I ask'd if she has any objection to Mrs Abington's playing the part. She answered no (Hopkins MS Memorandum Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Clarke; Younger Wou'dbe-Dyer; Truman-Hull; Richmore-Gardner; Subtleman-Dunstall; Fairbank-Perry; Alderman-Cushing; Balderdash-Morris; Clearaccount-Wignell; Comick-Quick; Constable-Fox; Jack-Holtom; Teague-Saunders (from Theatre Royal Dublin); Constance-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Aurelia-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: As17700103, but Traverse-Hurst; Mrs Heidleberg-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Mrs Heidleberg Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Love.
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Chambermaid Actor: Mrs Jefferies

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Glib-King; Sir Toby Fuz-Love; Patent-Packer; Carpenter-Moody; Sir Macaroni-Dodd; Wilson-Palmer; Prompter-Bannister; Housekeeper-Johnston; Shepherds-Dodd, Parsons, Hartry, Fawcett, Kear, Messink; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Mrs Baddeley; Sweepers-Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Miss Fuz-Miss Burton; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Rhodope Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Sweepers Actor: Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love
Role: Lady Fuz Actor: Mrs Hopkins.

Dance: I: Comic Dance, as17690926

Entertainment: LLinco's Travels-King (with considerable alterations and additions) His remarks on England and the Jubilees

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Hull, first time; Sir Harry-Woodward; Russet-Dunstall; Charles-Bensley; Lord Trinket-Dyer; Major Oakly-Yates; O'Cutter-Barrington; Tom-R. Smith; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Green; Mrs Oakly (By Particular Desire)-Mrs Hull.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Hull.

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Lady

Cast
Role: Spanish Lady Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Song: II: The Blackbirds, a Cantata-Miss Potts

Dance: End: The Reel, as17700329

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: As17700227, but Townly-Barry; Mrs Townly-Mrs Barry; Manly-Packer.
Cast
Role: Mrs Townly Actor: Mrs Barry
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Ladies Frolick

Performance Comment: Parts-Dodd, Parsons, Bannister, Fawcett, Moody, Kear, Wright, Booth, Messink, Lings, Watkins, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Dorman, Miss Roger, Miss Radley. Oliver-Dodd; Clack-Parsons; Hilliard-Bannister; Vincent-Fawcett; Beggars-Moody, Kear, Wright, Booth, Messink, Lings, Watkins, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Dorman; Meriel-Miss Rogers; Rachel-Miss Radley (MacMillan, p. 269).

Dance: II: As17700428

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lame Lover

Cast
Role: Mrs Circuit Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Charlot Actor: Mrs Jewell
Role: Mrs Simper Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Reed

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Vandermere; Sileno-Phillips; Damaetas-Hamilton; Mysis-Mrs Read; Daphne-Mrs Saunders; Nysa-Mrs Jewell; Jupiter-Griffith; Mars-Dancer; Bacchus-Lings; Mercury-Holcroft; Vulcan-Farrell; Pan-Saunders; Apollo-DuBellamy; Venus-Miss Trowel; Minerva-Mrs White; Juno-Mrs M'George .
Cast
Role: Mysis Actor: Mrs Read
Role: Daphne Actor: Mrs Saunders
Role: Nysa Actor: Mrs Jewell
Role: Minerva Actor: Mrs White
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs M'George

Dance: II: The Cowkeeper, as17700521; End of Play: Double Hornpipe-Master and Miss West

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Cautherly; King-Jefferson; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Brereton; Ostrick-Dodd; Rosencraus-J. Aickin; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Bernardo-Marr; Marcellus-Ackman; Player King-Burton; Lucianus-Hartry; Gravediggers-Waldron, Castle; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Queen-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Ophelia Actor: Mrs Baddeley
Role: Player Queen Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Hopkins.
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): William Shakespeare

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-King, Moody, Parsons, Ackman, Hurst, Castle, Waldron, Wright, Keen, Hartry, W. Palmer, Messink, Clough, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; The Vocal Parts-Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Fawcett, Champnes, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley; The Dances-Daigville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers; In Which will be Introduced The Pageant-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Twin Rivals

Performance Comment: Elder Wou'dbe-Clarke; Younger Wou'dbe-Dyer; Richmore-Gardner; Truman-Hull; Subtleman-Dunstall; Fairbank-Perry; Alderman-Cushing; Balderdash-Morris; Clearaccount-Wignell; Constable-Fox; Jack-Holtom; Teague-Saunders; Constance-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Aurelia-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Constance Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mrs Midnight Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Midas

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

Dance: I: Comic Ballet-; III: Countryman Metamorphosed-. [See17701010]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Everyman In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Garrick; Brainworm-Baddeley; Clement-Hartry; Cob-Moody; Old Knowell-Hurst; Young Knowell-Aickin; Well@Bred-Palmer; Capt. Bobadil-King; Stephen-Dodd; Downright-Bransby; Cash-Packer; Matthew-W. Palmer; Bridget-Mrs Jeffries; Tib-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Egerton, first time.
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Jeffries
Role: Tib Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Mrs Kitely Actor: Mrs Egerton, first time.

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Papillion-Parsons; Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Bannister; Elliot-J. Aickin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jeffries.
Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Mrs Millidge
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Jeffries.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: Ranger-Garrick; Strictland-Love; Frankly-Aickin; Bellamy-Packer; Meggot-Dodd; Tester-J. Burton; Mrs Strictland-Mrs W. Barry; Lucetta-Mrs Love; Milliner-Miss Radley; Jacintha-Mrs Jeffries; Clarinda-Miss Pope; Ranger's Servant-Ackman; To Conclude with a Country Dance-.
Cast
Role: Mrs Strictland Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Jacintha Actor: Mrs Jeffries

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: Capt. Constant-Cautherly; Clinch-Booth; Roger-Moody; Sir Jeoffrey Constant-Packer; Trusty-Hartry; Belinda-Mrs W. Barry; Dolly-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs W. Barry
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Love.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: tis Well Its No Worse

Performance Comment: As17701126, but Aurora-Mrs Morland.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Dorman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17701114, but Margery-Miss Valois; Lucinda-Mrs Baker.
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Baker.
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performance Comment: As17710114, but Parts-Mrs _White, Miss _Helme, Mrs _Copin, Mrs _Evans.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith, first time; Major Oakly-Yates; Charles-Bensley; Lord Trinket-Dyer; Russet-Dunstall; Sir Harry-Quick; O'Cutter-Fox; Tom-R. Smith; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Freelove-Mrs Green; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Yates, first time.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Green
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Mrs Yates, first time.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Cast
Role: Florella Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Monimia Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performance Comment: [As17710101, but to avoid confusion full cast listed.] Parts-Moody, Ackman, J. Burton, Hurst, Castle, Booth, Wright, Parsons, Jacobs, Keen, Hartry, Messink, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love; Ralph-W. Palmer; The Vocal parts-Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Champness, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley; Dances-Daigville, Mrs King, Sga Vidini, Miss Rogers; in which will be introduc'd the Pageant-.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Performance Comment: As17701005, but Cherinthus-Wroughton; Adrastus-_; Orcanes-_; Officer-_; the Vocal Parts (for the Procession)-Mattocks, DuBellamy, Baker, Barnshaw, Legg, Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Green

Dance: End: The Old ground Young, as17701123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: Beverly-Reddish; Stukely-Palmer; Jarvis-Aickin; Bates-Packer; Dawson-J. Aickin; Lewson-Cautherly; Charlotte-Mrs Reddish; Lucy-Miss Platt; Mrs Beverley-Mrs Baddeley; With a New Occasional Address to the Town by way of a Prologue-Reddish; The Original Epilogue-Mrs Abington. By Particular Desire.

Afterpiece Title: The Captive

Performance Comment: Bannister, Miss Radley, Mrs Scott, Davies. [Probably as Cadi, Zorayda, Fatima, and Ferdinand respectively.]
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Captive; or, The Magick Fire Author(s): William Linley
Related Work: The Fall of Phaeton: With Harlequin a Captive Author(s): William Pritchard

Dance: I: Cunning Love, as17710204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Performance Comment: As17710316 but Jarvis-Jefferson; Waiter-Wheeler; Lewson-Aickin; Charlotte-Mrs Morland; Mrs Beverley-Mrs Barry [Aickin and Mrs Barry Played these parts for the first time]; The New Occasional Address to the Town-Reddish; [the Original Epilogue-_.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Morland
Role: Mrs Beverley Actor: Mrs Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisals

Dance: V: The Cunning Love, as17710204

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Committee Or The Faithful Irishman

Performance Comment: Obadiah-Parsons; Abel-Larkin, first appearance on the stage; Teague (with Songs)-Moody; Col. Careless-Jefferson; Story-Wright; Day-Baddeley; Bookseller-Jacobs; Committeemen-Hartry, Castle; Coachman-Keen; Day's Servant-J. Burton; Jack-Master Cape; Ruth-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Day-Mrs Bradshaw; Arabella-Mrs Reddish.
Cast
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs Reddish.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Cast
Role: Sukey Chitterlin Actor: Mrs Davies.
Role: Mrs Snip Actor: Mrs Bradshaw.

Entertainment: III:will introduce a Description of a Man of War and Sea Fight-Moody

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Smirk, Cole-Foote; Minor-Aickin; Sir Wm. Wealthy-Castle; Richard Wealthy-Miller; Loader-Davis; Dick-Knowles; Shift, Transfer-Weston; Lucy-Mrs Didier.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Didier.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garrett

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Foote; Sir Jacob Jallop-Dancer; Bruin-Fearon; Heeltap-Davis; Lint-Castle; Roger-Cornelys; Snuffle-Pierce; Mob-Farrell, Lings, Collet, Vowel, Miller, Groves; Jerry Sneak-Weston; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Collett; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Mrs Collett
Role: Mrs Sneak Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: The Shoemaker, as17710517

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Woodward; Sir Philip Modelove-Robson; Periwinkle-Vandermere; Freeman-Dancer; Obadiah-Collet; Tradelove-Farrell; Sackbut-Fearon; Mrs Prim-Mrs Collet; Betty-Mrs Granger; Ann Lovely-Mrs Didier.
Cast
Role: Mrs Prim Actor: Mrs Collet
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Granger
Role: Ann Lovely Actor: Mrs Didier.

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Woodward; Subtle-F. Gentleman; Classic-Dancer; Sir John Buck-Fearon; Marquis-Vandermere; Roger-Farrell; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Collet; Lucinda-Mrs Didier.
Cast
Role: Mrs Subtle Actor: Mrs Collet
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Didier.

Dance: The Cowkeeper-See17710515

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timanthes

Performance Comment: As17710314 but Cherinthus-Perry; Adrastus-Gardner; Orcanes-Morris (as17701015); the Vocal Parts-Reinhold, DuBellamy, Baker, Barnshaw, Legg, Fox, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Baker, Mrs Lampe.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Woodward; Constant-Fearon; Heartfree-Robson; Lord Rake-Davis; Col. Bully-Dibdin (first appearance on this stage); Justice-Lings; Constable-Collet; Watchmen-Castle, Farrel; Taylor-Cornelys; Razor-Vandermere; Lady Fanciful-Mrs Didier; Belinda-Mrs Granger; Mlle-Mrs Gardner; Cornet-Mrs Farrell; Lovewell-Mrs White; Lady Brute-Miss Ambrose (from Dublin, first appearance this stage).
Cast
Role: Lady Fanciful Actor: Mrs Didier
Role: Belinda Actor: Mrs Granger
Role: Mlle Actor: Mrs Gardner
Role: Cornet Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Lovewell Actor: Mrs White

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Don Diego-Phillips; Leander-Robson; Scholars-Dancer, Vowell; Mungo-Dibdin; Ursula-Mrs Didier; Leonora-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Ursula Actor: Mrs Didier
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Jewell.

Dance: The Shoemaker, as17710517