Event Comment: Benefit for
Mrs Jordan. Part of the Pit [9 rows (
World, 23 Mar.)] to be laid into the Boxes. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, probably by
Isaac Bickerstaffe, but also ascribed to
Mrs Jordan and to
Richard Ford. Text 1st published (unauthorized),
Dublin, 1799].
Kemble Mem.: The Farce is written by Mr Bickerstaffe.
World, 29 Apr. 1790:
The Spoil'd Child was sent to
Mrs Jordan from Bickerstaffe in
Italy, where her fame had reached.
Public Advertiser, 13 Mar.: Tickets to be had of
Mrs Jordan at her house, No. 14,
Somerset-street,
Portman-square. Receipts: #352 18s. 6d. (137.13.0; 12.4.6; 1.7.0; tickets: 201.14.0) (charge: #111 6s. 11d.)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem
Performance Comment: Doricourt-Kemble; Hardy-Baddeley; Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bannister Jun.; Saville-Barrymore; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-R. Palmer; Silvertongue-Banks; Crowquil-Jones; Gentlemen-Benson, Phillimore, Haymes; Mountebank-Hollingsworth; French Servant-Maddocks; Porter-Alfred; Dick-Burton; Gibson-Lyons; Saville's Servant-Webb; Tradesman-Fawcett; Letitia Hardy (with a song)-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Rackett-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Kemble; Miss Ogle-Miss Tidswell; Kitty Willis-Miss Barnes; Lady-Mrs Hedges.Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child
Performance Comment: Little Pickle (with songs)-Mrs Jordan; Old Pickle-Suett; Tagg-R. Palmer; John-Burton; Miss Pickle-Mrs Hopkins; Maria-Miss Heard; Margery-Mrs Booth; Susan-Mrs Edwards; Prologue-Mrs Jordan.