Event Comment: Benefit for
R. Palmer,
Russell &
Dowton. 1st piece [1st time; B 1, by
Edward Henry Iliff.
The title-page has "by
Edmund Spenser, Ynger." On his copy, now in
Huntington Library,
J. P. Kemble has written, "Iliffe [sic] is
the real Name of
the Authour"; he has made a similar notation on
the playbill]: Founded on
the 17th Number of
The Spectator. 3rd piece [1st time; MF 1.
Larpent MS 1219; not published.
The characters are all taken from previous plays by
John O'Keeffe, as follows:
Sadboy (
The Young Quaker);
Signor Arionelli and
Bowkitt (
The Son-in-Law);
Motley (
The Dead Alive);
Tully (
The London Hermit);
Lingo and
Cowslip (
The Agreeable Surprise);
Ephraim Smooth (
Wild Oats);
Nipperkin (
Sprigs of Laurel);
Jemmy Jumps and
Betty Blackberry (
The Farmer);
Mrs Casey (
Fontainbleau)]: Written by Mr O'Keeffe.
Times, 4 June: Tickets to be had of R. Palmer, No. 2,
Queen's-row,
Pimlico; of Russell, No. 19,
Martlet-court,
Bow-street; of Dowton, No. 5,
Strand-lane,
Surry-street,
Strand. Receipts: #413 11s. 6d. (76.17.6; 37.7.0; 1.0.0 tickets: 298.7.0) (charge: #215 10s. 5d.)
Performances
Mainpiece Title: The Ugly Club
Performance Comment: Characters by Palmer, Russell, Holland, Wewitzer, Wathen, Dignum, Hollingsworth, Dowton, R. Palmer, Maddocks, Mrs Walcot, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Bland.Cast from text (George Cawthorn, 1798): Tonnage-Palmer; Diaphanous-Russell; Spondee-Holland; Hugh Goblin-Wewitzer; Crank-Wathen; Limp-Dignum; Crasis-Hollingsworth; Shin-Dowton; Gibbous-R. Palmer; Landlork-Maddocks; Nell Trot-Mrs Walcot; Luce-Miss Tidswell; Miss Mary-Mrs Bland.Afterpiece Title: The Castle-Spectre
Related Works
Related Work: The Castle-Spectre Author(s): Matthew Gregory Lewis
Afterpiece Title: A Nosegay of Weeds; or, Old Servants in New Places
Performance Comment: Sadboy-Palmer; Signor Arionelli-Miss DeCamp; Motley-Hollingsworth; Tully-R. Palmer; Lingo-Dowton; Ephraim Smooth-Wewitzer; Nipperkin-Wathen; Jemmy Jumps-Russell; Bowkitt-Bannister Jun.; Mrs Casey-Mrs Sparks; Betty Blackberry-Miss Mellon; Cowslip-Mrs Bland.