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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Performance Comment: Sebastian-Farren; Boatswain-Carpenter; Prospero-Packer; Caliban-Wright; Gonzalo-Aickin; Stephano-Moody; Trincalo-Baddeley; Francisco-Norris; Ariel (with songs)-Mrs Scott; Hymen-Fawcett; Ceres-Mrs Wrighten; Miranda (with Song)-Mrs Smith; Alonzo-Bransby; Antonio-Hurst; Sebastian-Farren; Master of Ship-Wrighten; Ferdinand (with songs)-Vernon; With a Grand Dance of Fantastic Spirits-; The other Dances-Como, Giorgi, Sga Crespi.
Cast
Role: Ariel Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Ceres Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Miranda Actor: Mrs Smith

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Tragedy Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Comedy Actor: Mrs Wrighten.
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17751003

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Fearon; Grumio-Baddeley; Baptista-Lloyd; Hortensio-R. Palmer; Biondello-Egan; Taylor-Jones; Pedro-Stephens; Bianca-Mrs W. Palmer; Curtis-Mrs Love; Catherine-Mrs Gardner.
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: News From Parnassus

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Mattocks; Peachum-Wilson; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Wewitzer; Mat o' the Mint-Fox; Lucy-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Green; Polly-Miss Catley (1st appearance these 2 years).
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; George Bevil-Whitefield; Chapeau-Lee Lewes; Consol-Jones; Robin-Wewitzer; H. Bevil-Booth; F. Bevil-Thompson; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Grub-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miss Besford; To conclude with: Country Dance-the characters. [Both these were danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); King Henry-Comerford; Duke of Buckingham-Russell; Lord Stanley-Lewis; Oxford-Thomas; Ractliff-Johnson; Catesby-Smith; Tressel-The Gentleman who performed King Lear [at this theatre, 16 Sept. 1776; unidentified]; Lord Mayor-Massey; Prince of Wales-Mrs Wilks; Duke of York-Master Russell; Lieutenant of the Tower-Smith; Tyrell-Dancer; Earl of Richmond-West; Queen-Mrs Massey; Duchess of York-Mrs Ross; Lady Ann-Miss Taylor; Prologue-Morgan (in character of a Jew).
Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Mrs Wilks
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Massey
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Ross

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performance Comment: Gaylove-Kenny; Sapskull-Russell; Blunder-Massey; Slango-Dancer; Muckworm-Lewis; Combrush-Mrs Russell; Arabella-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Combrush Actor: Mrs Russell
Role: Arabella Actor: Mrs West.

Song: As17760925

Entertainment: Imitations.As17760930

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Ward (1st appearance on this stage); Capulet-Clarke; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Mercutio-Woodward; Benvolio-Booth; Paris-Whitefield; 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: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Mattocks; Spirit-L'Estrange; Brothers-Whitefield, Robson; Bacchanals-Reinhold, Mahon; The Lady-Mrs Jackson; Pastoral Nymph, Sabrina-Miss Dayes; Bacchants-Miss Ambrose; Euphrosyne-Miss Catley (1st appearance in that character these 2 years).
Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson

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

Song: End IV: Funeral Procession of Juliet, with the Solemn Dirge-Mattocks, Reinhold, Baker, Fox, Miss Dayes, Miss Valois, Mrs Willems; [The Masquerade, Minuet, and Dirge, as here assigned, are the same in all subsequent performances.] In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Leoni, Miss Catley. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Woodward; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Davis; Taylor-Jones; Music Master-Fox; Biondello-Cushing; Pedro-Wewitzer; Grumio-Quick; Bianca-Mrs Poussin; Curtis-Mrs White; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs White
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: As17761009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Clarke; Orlando-Lewis; Adam-Lee; Duke Senior-Hull; Amiens (with songs)-Mattocks; Oliver-L'Estrange; Duke Frederick-Fearon; Touchstone-Woodward; Caelia (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Mattocks; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Rosalind-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Dance: End I: As17761015; In V: a Dance of Foresters-Harris

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Sutton. Tickets delivered by Thompson will be taken. Public Advertiser, 11 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Sutton, No. 8, Great Wild Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Receipts: #232 1s. 6d. (74.18.0; 22.18.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 134.5.0) (charge: #64 13s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Lady Wishfor't Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Greville
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Smith
Role: Peg Actor: Mrs W. Palmer
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Greville.

Dance: End I: a new Comic Dance, The Corn Thrashers-Blurton, Mrs Sutton; End: Minuet de la Cour-Froment, Mrs Sutton (his Scholar); End I: The Irish Fair, as17761031

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr and Mrs Ward. The Country Mad-Cap [announced on playbill of 5 May] is obliged to be set aside on account of Mrs Pitt's indisposition. Tickets delivered for Alexander the Great, for Saturday, May 3, will be admitted. Public Advertiser, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mr and Mrs Ward at Stacy's, No. 76, the Corner of Long-acre, Drury-lane. Receipts: #197 18s. (82.10; tickets: 115.8) (charge: #66 1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: As17770331but Euphrasia-Mrs Ward (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: 770331but Euphrasia Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Euphrasia Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Dance: End: All in the Downs, as17770425

Song: As17770505

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Rudd, Ledger, Stevens, Mountford, Mrs Heard, Mrs Morris and Miss Bassan [Account-Book adds: Thompson, Jones, Bates] will be taken this Evening. Miss Brown being ill, Lionel and Clarissa [announced on playbill of 8 May] is obliged to be set aside. Receipts: #158 1s. (40.4; 1.9; tickets: -116.8)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

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: End II: Minuet de la Cour and Allemande-Rudd, Miss Ross; End: Double Hornpipe-Rudd, Miss Bassan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Barrett; Charles-Farren; Russet-Aickin (1st appearance in that character); Captain O'Cutter-Moody; Paris-Waldron; Tom-Carpenter; Major Oakly-Yates; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss Hopkins; Mrs Oakly-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Lady Freelove Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry-Davies; Russet-Bannister; Simkin-Carpenter; Flint-Wright; Skirmish-Parsons; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Mrs Sherborn.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Sherborn.

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.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Performance Comment: As17771017, but Diana Trapes-Mrs White.
Cast
Role: Diana Trapes Actor: Mrs White.
Role: Macheath Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Peachum Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Slammekin Actor: Mrs Green

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Performance Comment: Grub-Wilson; Chapeau-Lee Lewes; George Bevil-Whitfield; Consol-Jones; Robin-Wewitzer; H. Bevil-Booth; F. Bevil-Thompson; Emily-Miss Ambrose; Mrs Grub-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Mrs Grub Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End: As17771001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-A Gentleman (1st appearance [Kirkpatrick]); King Henry-Hull; Richmond-Wroughton; Buckingham-Booth; Stanley-Fearon; Tressel-Whitfield; Prince Edward (1st time)-Miss Morris; Duke of York-Master Jones; Norfolk-Bowles; Lieutenant-L'Estrange; Duchess of York-Mrs Poussin; Lady Ann-Mrs Jackson; The Queen-Mrs Hartley (their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: The Queen Actor: Mrs Hartley

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Jackson
Role: Euphrosyne Actor: Mrs Farrell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Finds The Way

Cast
Role: Bellford Actor: Mrs Farrell
Role: Bridget Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Lewis; Baptista-Thompson; Hortensio-Davis; Taylor-Jones; Music Master-Fox; Biondello-Cushing; Pedro-Wewitzer; Grumio-Quick; Bianca-Mrs Poussin; Curtis-Mrs White; Catherine-Mrs Green.
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Curtis Actor: Mrs White
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Green.

Dance: End II: As17771111; End: The Humours of Leixlip, as17771008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Henderson; Hubert-Bensley; Salisbury-Packer; Pembroke-Farren; Essex-Lamash; Prince Henry-R. Palmer; Rob. Faulconbridge-Waldron; Messenger-Norris; Bastard-Smith; King Philip-Aickin; Dauphin-Brereton; Prince Arthur-Miss Field; Pandulpho-Chambers; Chatilion-Davies; Austria-Wrighten; Citizen-Hurst; Heralds-Chaplin, Wright; Queen Elinor-Miss Sherry; Lady Blanch-Mrs Colles; Lady Faulconbridge-Mrs Johnston; Constance-Mrs Yates.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper-Palmer; Major Belford-Packer; Prattle (1st time)-Baddeley; Madam Florival-Mrs Davies; Bell-Miss Hopkins; Emily-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Madam Florival Actor: Mrs Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabell-Smith; Fainall-Bensley (1st appearance in that character); Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Yates; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Parsons; Witwou'd-King; Lady Wishfor't-Mrs Hopkins; Marwood-Miss Sherry; Mrs Fainall-Miss Hopkins; Foible-Miss Pope; Mincing-Miss Collett; Millamant-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Aickin; Orlando-Lewis; Adam (1st time)-Hull; Duke Senior-L'Estrange; Amiens (with songs)-Mattocks; Oliver-Whitfield; Duke Frederick-Fearon; Touchstone-Quick (1st appearance in that character); Caelia (with the Cuckoo Song)-Mrs Mattocks; Phoebe-Miss Dayes; Audrey-Mrs Pitt; Rosalind-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Caelia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Dance: End I: As17771222; In V: a Dance of Foresters-Dagueville

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Parsons; Ben-Yates; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Waldron; Tattle-King; Angelica-Miss Younge; Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Mrs Foresight-Miss Sherry; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Frail Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Mrs Foresight Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Miss Prue Actor: Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: As17771009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); King Henry-Lucas; Duke of Buckingham-Thompson; Prince of Wales-Master Benson (1st appearance on any stage); Duke of York-Master Kenny; Norfolk-Massey; Oxford-Stevens; Lord Stanley-Painter; Blunt-Bell; Ratcliff-Kenny; Catesby-Bailey; Tressel-Mills; Lieutenant-Newton; Lord Mayor-Bowles; Tirrell-Edwards; Richmond-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Lady Anne-Mrs Lefevre; Duchess of York-Mrs Leister; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Robinson (from the Theatre Royal at Bath); An occasional Prologue (written by a Gentleman eminent in the Republic of Letters [unidentified])-West.

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Performance Comment: Colonel Tamper (with the original Prologue)-West; Major Belford-Newton; Prattle-Smith; Emily-Mrs Lefevre; Bell-Mrs Robinson; Mademoiselle Florival-Mrs West.
Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Bell Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Mademoiselle Florival Actor: Mrs West.

Song: A variety of Entertainments of Singing, particularly The Soldier tir'd-a Lady [unidentified]

Entertainment: Monologue. End: an occasional Address-Master Benson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All For Love Or The World Well Lost

Performance Comment: Marc Antony-Lacy (1st appearance in that character); Dollabella-Brereton; Alexis-Farren; Serapion-Chambers; Romans-Chaplin, Norris; Ventidius-Palmer; Octavia-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character); Charmion-Mrs Johnston; Iras-Mrs Colles; Cleopatra-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Octavia Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Charmion Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Iras Actor: Mrs Colles

Afterpiece Title: A ChristmasTale

Cast
Role: Robinette Actor: Mrs Wrighten

Dance: As17780422

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Brereton; Fryar Lawrence-Packer; Capulet-Aickin; Benvolio-Davies; Prince-Norris; Tibalt-R. Palmer; Paris-Philimore; Peter-Burton; Apothecary-Waldron; Balthazar-Chaplin; Mercutio-Dodd; Lady Capulet-Mrs Johnston; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Juliet-Mrs Robinson.
Cast
Role: Lady Capulet Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nurse Actor: Mrs Bradshaw
Role: Juliet Actor: Mrs Robinson.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lady Loverule Actor: Mrs Johnston
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

Dance: In I: Masquerade and Dance-

Song: With the Funeral Procession.The vocal parts-Gaudry, Legg, Carpenter, Chaplin, Holcroft, Philimore, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith

Performance Comment: The vocal parts-Gaudry, Legg, Carpenter, Chaplin, Holcroft, Philimore, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Booth, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Smith.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Stokes; King Henry-Newton; Prince Edward-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Buckingham-Russell; Duke of York-Master Nelson; Stanley-Lear; Tressel-Cooke; Lieutenant of the Tower-Burnett; Catesby-Massey; Lord Mayor-Fildew; Blunt-Bailey; Earl of Richmond-West; Lady Ann-Mrs Bailey; Duchess of York-Mrs Newby; Queen-Mrs Russell.
Cast
Role: Lady Ann Actor: Mrs Bailey
Role: Duchess of York Actor: Mrs Newby
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Russell.

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Cast
Role: Melinda Actor: Mrs Bailey
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Russell.

Dance: As17780601

Song: As17780529

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Digges; Bastard-West; Kent-Gardner; Gloster-Mitchell; Gentleman Usher-Blissett; Albany-Taylor; Burgundy-Turner; Cornwall-Davis; Edgar-Dimond (from the Theatre-Royal, Bath); Goneril-Mrs Lefevre; Regan-Mrs West; Cordelia-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Goneril Actor: Mrs Lefevre
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs West
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Massey.

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Bauldy-Blissett; Sir William Worthy-Mitchell; Jenny-A Young Lady (4th appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Peggy-Mrs Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Mrs Hitchcock.

Music: Afterpiece: With the Scots Musick incidental to the Piece-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

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

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fifth

Performance Comment: Henry-W?. Smith (of dl); Archbishop of Canterbury-Hull; Exeter-L'Estrange; Capt. Jamy-Dunstall; Capt. Fluellin-Wilson; Pistol-Quick; King of France-Fearon; Dauphin-Whitfield; High Constable-Clarke; Queen of France-Mrs Poussin; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Catherine-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Queen of France Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: The Wives Revenged

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Lessingham
Role: Viletta Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Hyppolita Actor: Mrs Bulkley.
Role: Mrs Dimity Actor: Miss Weller
Role: Mrs Tokay Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mrs Vermilion Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Dance: End: The Shepherd's Wedding-Harris, Miss Matthews