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Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2] Translated from the French [La Nuit aux Aventures; on, Les Deux Morts Vivants, by Antoine Jean Bourlin, dit Dumaniant] by Mrs Inchbald, the Author of I'll Tell You What, Such Things Are, A Simple Story, &c. [Larpent MS 900; not published. In 1797 altered by J. C. Cross as An Escape into Prison. "In January 1788 Mrs Inchbald was translating an unnamed French play, acted three years later as The Hue and Cry" (James Boaden, Memoirs of Mrs Inchbald, 1833, I, 255-56). "Mrs Inchbald is now adapting La Nuit aux Aventures, by Dumaniant" (World, 26 Jan. 1788). In the text of Dumaniant's play the dramatis personae is the same as that in the Larpent MS. Author of Prologue unknown.] Morning Chronicle, 30 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Whitfield, No. 19, Great Piazza, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #263 13s. (68.19.0; 31.7.6; 3.13.6; tickets: 159.13.0) (charge: #116 4s. 4d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Hue and Cry

Performance Comment: Characters-Whitfield Hollingsworth, Bland, Bannister Jun., Burton, Suett, Phillimore, Williames, Maddocks, Lyons, Alfred, Webb, Miss Collins, Mrs Williames; Larpent MS lists the parts: Count Abeville, Don Lewis, Don Juan, Perroquet, Fabio, Sanchez, Corregidore, Jailor, Grim, Donna Leonora, Inis. Prologue-Bannister Jun.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina or The Hall of Fingal

Performance Comment: Principal Characters in the Ballet-Byrn, Follett, Farley, Cranfield, Blurton, Mme Rossi (1st appearance on this stage); Musical Characters-Munden, Darley, Gray, Mrs Blanchard, Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Martyr. Cast adjusted from Songs (T. Cadell, 1791): Oscar-Byrn; Carrol-Follett; Morven-Farley; Draco-Cranfield; Fingal-Blurton; Malvina-Mme Rossi; Pedlar-Munden; Bards, Peasantry-Darley, Gray, Mrs Blanchard, Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Martyr.

Music: In afterpiece: the Harp and Pipes-Weippert, Courtney

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-Bensley; Clifford-Wroughton; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Alscrip-Suett; Chignon-Baddeley; Mr Blandish-Whitfield; Mr Rightly-Aickin; Prompt-R. Palmer; Lady Emily-Mrs Goodall; Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Blandish-Miss Collins; Mrs Sagely-Mrs Booth; Tiffany-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Lady Emily Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Miss Collins
Role: Mrs Sagely Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manley-Farren; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Count Basset-Bernard; Squire Richard-Burton; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Miss Hopkins; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Davenport; Miss Jenny-Miss Cornelys; Myrtilla-Miss Stuart; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Townly-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Trusty Actor: Mrs Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina or The Hall of Fingal

Performance Comment: Principal Characters in Ballet-Holland, Follett, Farley, Cranfield, Blurton, Mme Rossi; Musical Characters-Munden, Townsend, Linton, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr. [Cast adjusted from playbill of 20 Oct. 1791: Oscar-Holland; Carrol-Follett; Morven-Farley; Draco-Cranfield; Fingal-Blurton; Malvina-Mme Rossi; Pedlar-Munden; Bards, Peasantry-Townsend, Linton, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr.]
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Mattocks, but "Mrs Davenport undertook the part of Mrs Fancourt at a very short notice, on account of the sudden indisposition of Mrs Mattocks" (Morning Herald, 9 Dec.).] Receipts: #254 1s. (252.1; 2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Town Before You

Performance Comment: As17941206, but Mrs Fancourt-Mrs Davenport in place of Mrs Mattocks; Mrs_ Platt Prologue listed on playbill, but probably omitted; Epilogue as17941206. Mrs_ Platt Prologue listed on playbill, but probably omitted; Epilogue as17941206.

Afterpiece Title: Hercules and Omphale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Angelo-Palmer; Escalus-Aickin; Claudio-Wroughton; Lucio-Bannister Jun.; Gentlemen-Dignum, Trueman; Provost-Caulfield; Peter-Packer; Elbow-Parsons; Froth-Bland; Clown-Suett; Abhorson-Phillimore; Barnardine-R. Palmer; Thomas-Maddocks; Isabella-Mrs Siddons; Mariana-Mrs Powell; Francisca-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Over@done-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Over@done Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Kemble; Angelo-Palmer; Escalus-Aickin; Claudio-Wroughton; Lucio-Bannister Jun.; Gentlemen-Dignum, Trueman; Provost-Caulfield; Friar Peter-Packer; Elbow-Dodd; Froth-Benson; Clown-Suett; Abhorson-Phillimore; Barnardine-R. Palmer; Thomas-Maddocks; Isabella-Mrs Siddons; Mariana-Mrs Goodall; Francisca-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Over@done-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Mrs Over@done Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-Bensley; Clifford-Wroughton; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Alscrip-Suett; Chignon-Wewitzer; Mr Blandish-Benson; Prompt-R. Palmer; Mr Rightly-Aickin; Chairman-Phillimore; Servant-Trueman; Lady Emily-Miss Farren; Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Sagely-Mrs Maddocks; Tiffany-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Blandish-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Mrs Sagely Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Cast
Role: Lady Contest Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Hamford Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Sir Sampson Legend-King (1st appearance in that character); Valentine-Kemble; Scandal-Barrymore; Tattle-R. Palmer; Ben-Bannister Jun.; Foresight-Suett; Jeremy (1st time)-Wathen; Trapland-Hollingsworth; Buckram-Phillimore; Snap-Maddocks; Angelica-Miss Farren; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Goodall; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Miss Prue-Miss Mellon (1st appearance in that character); Nurse-Mrs Booth; Jenny-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Mrs Goodall
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Booth

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: As17960922, but Jenny-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Bland.
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Booth.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-King; Clifford-Wroughton; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Alscrip-Suett; Chignon-Wewitzer; Mr Blandish-Whitfield; Prompt-R. Palmer; Mr Rightly-Aickin; Chairman-Phillimore; Servant-Webb; Lady Emily-Miss Farren; Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Sagely-Mrs Booth; Tiffany-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Blandish-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Mrs Sagely Actor: Mrs Booth
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner

Cast
Role: Nina Actor: Mrs Bland

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17961029, but Villagers-Mrs _Thompson

Performance Comment: As17961029, but Villagers-Mrs _Thompson.
Cast
Role: Villagers Actor: Mrs _Thompson.
Role: Elpsa Actor: Mrs Brooker

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: The Duke-Kemble; Angelo-Palmer; Escalus-Aickin; Claudio-Wroughton; Lucio-Bannister Jun.; Gentlemen-Dignum, Trueman; Provost-Caulfield; Friar Peter-Packer; Elbow-Wewitzer; Froth-Russell; Clown-Suett; Abhorson-Phillimore; Barnardine-R. Palmer; Thomas-Maddocks; Isabella-Mrs Siddons; Mariana-Mrs Powell; Francisca-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Over@done-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Over@done Actor: Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Charity Boy

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister Jun., Dignum, Wathen, Suett, Sedgwick, Maddocks, Caulfield, Cooke, Denman, Master Welsh, Webb, Miss DeCamp, Miss Leak, Mrs Bland. Cast from Songs (J. Barker, 1796): Will Circle-Bannister Jun.; Rivers-Dignum; Chattles-Wathen; Lawyer Busy-Suett; Glum-Sedgwick; Bailiff-Maddocks; Robin-Caulfield; Wheelwright-Cooke; O'Whiskey-Denman; Caesario-Master Welsh; Old Beggar-Webb; Isabella-Miss DeCamp; Fanny-Miss Leak; Rachel-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Rachel Actor: Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Pope; Dr Caius-Quick; Mr Page-Macready; Sir Hugh Evans-Townsend; Slender-Knight; Fenton-Toms; Justice Shallow-Powel; Host-Thompson; Jack Rugby-Farley; Simple-Simmons; Falstaff-Fawcett; Mrs Page-Mrs Mattocks; Anne Page-Miss Mansel; Dame Quickly-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Ford-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Dame Quickly Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: Olympus in an Uproar

Cast
Role: Juno Actor: Mrs Addison
Role: Pallas Actor: Mrs Clendining
Role: Iris Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Venus Actor: Mrs Mountain

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Pope; Dr Caius-Murray; Slender-Knight; Sir Hugh Evans-Townsend; Mr Page-Clarke; Fenton-Toms; Justice Shallow-Powel; Host-Thompson; Jack Rugby-Farley; Simple-Simmons; Falstaff-Fawcett; Mrs Page-Mrs Mattocks; Anne Page-Miss Mansel; Dame Quickly-Mrs Davenport; Mrs Ford-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Dame Quickly Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: Patrick-Johnstone; Dermot-Incledon; Fitzroy-Townsend; Bagatelle-Farley; Father Luke-Waddy; Darby-Munden; Kathlane-Mrs Martyr; Norah-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Kathlane Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Norah Actor: Mrs Mountain.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-King; Clifford-Wroughton; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Alscrip-Suett; Chignon-Wewitzer; Mr Blandish-Holland; Prompt-R. Palmer; Rightly-Aickin; Chairman-Wentworth; Servant-Webb; Lady Emily-A Young Lady (1st appearance on this stage [Miss Humphries]); Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Sagely-Mrs Maddocks; Tiffany-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Blandish-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Miss Alton Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Mrs Sagely Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Mrs Blandish Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Lady Helen Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland

Entertainment: Entertainment. Not listed on playbill (see17971016). Morning Herald, 16 Oct.: A representation of the late engagement with the Dutch-; was unexpectedly given after the play. It was followed by some fire@works-, in which was a star, ending after various mutations in a sun, emblematic of British Glory!

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Kemble; Angelo-Palmer; Escalus-Aickin; Claudio-Wroughton; Lucio-Bannister Jun.; Gentlemen-Dignum, Trueman; Provost-Caulfield; Friar Peter-Packer; Elbow-Hollingsworth; Froth-Russell; Clown-Suett; Abhorson-Davis; Barnardine-Dowton; Thomas-Maddocks; Isabella-Mrs Siddons; Mariana-Mrs Powell; Francisca-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Over@done-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Over@done Actor: Mrs Maddocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Performance Comment: Lord Rakeland-Russell; Sir Adam Contest-King; Mr Milden-Packer; Mr Contest-C. Kemble; John-Evans; William-Webb; Lady Autumn-Miss Tidswell; Lady Contest-Mrs Jordan; Mrs Hamford-Mrs Maddocks; Hannah-Mrs Roffey.
Cast
Role: Lady Contest Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Mrs Hamford Actor: Mrs Maddocks
Role: Hannah Actor: Mrs Roffey.

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to the Nore

Cast
Role: Mary Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Mrs Cockney Actor: Mrs Walcot
Role: Mrs Buckram Actor: Miss Tidswell.
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: Duke-Kemble; Angelo-Barrymore; Escalus-Aickin; Claudio-C. Kemble; Lucio-R. Palmer; Gentlemen-Surmont, Trueman; Provost-Caulfield; Friar Peter-Packer; Elbow-Wewitzer; Froth-Fisher; Clown-Suett; Abhorson-Wentworth; Barnardine-Hollingsworth; Thomas-Maddocks; Isabella-Mrs Siddons; Mariana-Mrs Powell; Francisca-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Overdone-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Overdone Actor: Mrs Maddocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Outlaws

Cast
Role: Countess Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Dorca Actor: Mrs Sparks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers Vows

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina or The Hall of Fingal

Performance Comment: The Hall of Fingal. Oscar (the Descendant of Fingal)-Bologna Jun.; Fingal-Bologna; Male Domesticks-Blurton, Platt, Wilde, Duke, Jackson, Powers, L. Bologna, T. Cranfield; Male Bards-Hill, Linton, Street, Thomas, Smith, Little; Female Domesticks-Ms Watts, Ms Follett, Mrs Bologna, Ms Burnett, Ms Cox, Miss Bologna, Ms Crow, Ms Dibdin; Female Bards-Ms Waters, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Ms Castelle, Mrs Iliff, Miss Gray, Ms Leserve, Ms Walcup; Malvina (Daughter to Toscar)-Mrs H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); A View of a Cataractv, with the Descent of the Irish from the Mountains of Ben Lomond. Carrol (the Irish Chieftain)-H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); Draco (his Captain)-Simpson; Standard Bearers-Lee, Abbot; Morvan (his Lieutenant)-Farley; Vocal Characters. Scotch Lad-Mrs Chapman; Scotch Pedlar (with I am a jolly gay Pedlar)-Townsend; Farmer-Gray; Scotch Lassie-Mrs Atkins.

Song: In afterpiece: Come every jovial fellow-Mrs Chapman, Gray, Mrs Atkins; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Chapman, Mrs Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Performance Comment: The Duke-Kemble; Angelo-Barrymore; Escalus-Aickin; Claudio-C. Kemble; Lucio-Palmer; Gentlemen-Surmont, Trueman; Provost-Caulfield; Friar Peter-Packer; Elbow-Wewitzer; Froth-Fisher; Clown-Suett; Abhorson-Wentworth; Barnardine-Hollingsworth; Thomas-Maddocks; Isabella-Mrs Siddons; Mariana-Mrs Powell; Francisca-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Overdone-Mrs Maddocks.
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Siddons
Role: Mariana Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Overdone Actor: Mrs Maddocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmaskd

Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland.
Event Comment: The Duke's Company. William Hamon (or Hammond) saw a performance near the end of the period between Michaelmas 1663 and Lady Day 1664. The entry in his journal (which I owe to the courtesy of Dr. Giles Dawson) reads: Item spent in carrying Mrs & sistar to King Lear 00 09 06 (Folger MS. v. a. 422)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Event Comment: The King's Company. This play is on the L. C. list, 5@12, p. 17: the King here. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 344. Mrs John Evelyn to Mr Terryll, 10 Feb. 1668@9: one of my Lord of Newcastle's for whch printed apoligies are scattered in the assembly by Briden's order, either for himself who had some hand in it, or for the author most; I think both had right to them (Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, ed. William Bray, IV, 14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Performance Comment: As17211003, but Citizens-_Johnson, Harper; Portia-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Porter.
Role: Octavius Actor: Williams
Role: Calphurnia Actor: Mrs Horton
Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Cast
Role: Cassio Actor: Williams
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: HHussars-Thurmond, Mrs Booth; Polonese-Mrs Robinson, Young Rainton; Harlequin, Peasant-Mlle Harvay , lately arriv'd from France

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17250318 but Emilia-Mrs Heron; Brabantio-_.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Heron
Role: Cassio Actor: Williams
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: As17241230

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17250904, but Brabantio-Thurmond; Emilia-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Emilia Actor: Mrs Butler.
Role: Cassio Actor: Williams
Role: Desdemona Actor: Mrs Thurmond

Dance: End II: Wooden Shoe Dance-Sandham's Children; III: Muzette-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; IV: Turkish Dance-Thurmond, Boval, Lally, Haughton, Duplessis

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Thurmond. Written by Mr Congreve

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Cast
Role: Garcia Actor: Williams
Role: Zara Actor: Mrs Porter
Role: Almeria Actor: Mrs Thurmond.

Dance: End II: Pierrot's Dance-Roger, Mrs Brett; III: Polonese-Young Rainton, Miss Robinson; IV: The Grand Flower Dance call'd La Badinage Champetre-Roger, Mrs Booth, Lally, Miss Tenoe, Boval, Mrs Walter, Haughton, Mrs Brett, Duplessis, Mrs Young