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Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 1st piece: 1st Time at this Theatre. 2nd piece: By permission of G. Colman, Esq. [as owner of the copyright]. Morning Chronicle, 26 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 2, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #681 2s. (392.3.6; 57.18.0; 7.17.6; tickets: 223.3.0) (charge: #211 14s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Dignum; Chicane-Phillimore; Laura-Miss Leak; Fringe-Miss DeCamp; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Booth; Cowslip-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Chicane Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Song: In course 2nd piece: The Little Farthing Rushlight-Bannister Jun

Event Comment: Benefit for Bensley. Morning Chronicle, 16 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Bensley, No. 21, Charlotte-street, Bloomsbury. Receipts: #490 16s. (217.9.0; 92.4.6; 6.4.6; tickets: 174.18.0) (charge: #231 6s. 2d.). Account-Book breaks down Bensley's charge as follows: house #200, Mrs Siddons #20, Mrs Jordan #10 10s. Properties 5s. 8d., supernumeraries 10s. 6d., for a total of #231 6s. 2d . At the doors of the theatre #315 18s. was received. The charge subtracted from this amount leaves #84 11s. 10d., which was paid to Bensley. The Proprietors made him a gift of the #20 he paid Mrs Siddons. His own profit was therefore #104 11s. 10d., which, in addition to his tickets, gave him a grand total of #279 9s. 10d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Cast
Role: Donald Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. 2nd piece: Not acted these 20 years [not acted since 20 Dec. 1773]. 3rd piece: By permission of the proprietor of the Theatre Royal Covent Garden. Morning Chronicle, 20 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan, No. 14, Somerset-street, Portman-square. Receipts: #667 3s. (344.8.0; 22.7.6; 21.8.6; tickets: 278.19.0) (charge: free)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Song: In: will introduce the favourite song In the dead of the night-Mrs Jordan in The Wedding Day; End 2nd piece: a favourite song-Miss Leak; accompanied on the harp-Meyer? Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham Or Days Of Old

Afterpiece Title: A Gallimaufry

Performance Comment: Consisting of the most approved Songs given at Freemason's Hall and the Theatres. The Waiter-Fawcett; Richmond Primrose Girl-Incledon; The Land of Potatoes-Johnstone; The Storm-Incledon; The days we now possess-Munden.

Afterpiece Title: Crotchet Lodge

Entertainment: Monologue.End: Monsieur Tonson (founded on fact, and recited at Freemason's Hall)-Fawcett

Event Comment: Benefit for Mme Morichelli. Afterpiece: An Heroic Entertainment in one act, consisting of Songs and Dances with Chorusses, and never performed upon any public Stage, but composed for the private Theatre of a Nobleman at Venice [in 1789]. The words by Count Alexander Pepoli; the music by Cimadoro; the pantomime and dances by Noverre. Tickets to be had of Mme Morichelli, No. 127, Pall Mall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Scola Dei Maritati

Afterpiece Title: Ati e Cibele

Dance: End I: L'Amant Retrouve, as17950120, but Mme Bossi [DelCaro], Mlle _Rosine [no other ballet listed]

Music: End II: concerto on the hautboy-Harrington

Event Comment: Benefit for J. D'Egville. Ballet: As composed by Dauberval, and performed at the king's Theatre in the Hay-Market. To conclude with a Grand Display of the Manual Exercise. Morning Chronicle, 8 May: Tickets to be had of J. D'Egville, No. 29, Litchfield-street, Soho. Receipts: #376 9s. (151.16; 45.10; 6.14; tickets: 172.9) (charge: #247 12s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Cast
Role: Parmenio Actor: Phillimore
Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): Newburgh Hamilton
Related Work: Alexander the Great; or, The Conquest of Persia Author(s): Krazinsky Miller

Ballet: Preceding: The Deserter. Alexis-J. D'Egville; Jean Louis-G. D'Egville; Bertrand-Aumer; Mountauciel-Fialon; Gaoler-Fairbrother; Court@Chemin-Boimaison; The King-Phillimore; Louisa-Mrs Fialon; Margaretta-Miss Heard; Janetta-Miss Menage; Duchess-Miss Collins; Officers, Attendants-

Performance Comment: Alexis-J. D'Egville; Jean Louis-G. D'Egville; Bertrand-Aumer; Mountauciel-Fialon; Gaoler-Fairbrother; Court@Chemin-Boimaison; The King-Phillimore; Louisa-Mrs Fialon; Margaretta-Miss Heard; Janetta-Miss Menage; Duchess-Miss Collins; Officers, Attendants-.
Cast
Role: The King Actor: Phillimore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Thomas-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Nephew-Macready; Whittle-Powel; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Rock; Bates-Davenport; Servants-Abbot, Blurton, Simmons; Kecksey-Bernard; Widow Brady (for that night only; with Garrick's original Epilogue Song)-Mrs Greville (late of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane).

Afterpiece Title: A Masque In Honor of the Nuptials of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales with Caroline Princess of Brunswick on 8 April 1795

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: In 3rd piece: a Grand Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End I 2nd piece: The Richmond Primrose Girl (Music by Spofforth-Poetry by William Pearce, Esq.) sung in character-Mrs Clendining

Event Comment: The Last Night of Performing this Season, and the last Night of Mme Banti's Engagement in this Country [i.e. for the present season; subsequently she appeared at this theatre throughout the next seven seasons]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alceste

Dance: As17950430

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. 1st piece: Not acted these 8 years [acted 1 June 1789]. 2nd piece: Not acted these 2 years [acted 12 Sept. 1794]. The Overture and Musick by Reeve. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Morning Chronicle, 12 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Afterpiece Title: The Purse or Benevolent Tar

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: Romeo-Toms (from the Theatre Royal, Weymouth; 1st [recte 2nd] appearance on this stage); Capulet-Powel; Benvolio-Macready; Friar Lawrence-Hull; Prince-Richardson; Tibalt-Haymes; Paris-Claremont; Balthazar-Williamson; Montague-Davenport; Peter-Farley; Friar John-Thompson; Apothecary-Rees; Mercutio-Lewis; Lady Capulet-Miss Morris; Nurse-Mrs Davenport; Juliet-Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Dance: In I: a Grand Masquerade-; the Minuet de la Cour and Allemande-Byrn, Mlle St.Amand; afterpiece to conclude with: Dance-

Song: End IV: the Funeral Procession of Juliet to the Monument of the Capulets, in which a favorite Elegy-; (composed by Dr Arne) Solemn Dirge-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Incledon, Bowden, Townsend, Haymes, Linton, Williamson, Blurton, Street, Abbot, Holland, Rees, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Clendining, Miss Stuart, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Miss Kirton, Mrs Masters, Miss Ives, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Norton, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Miss Walcup, Mrs Martyr

Event Comment: Afterpiece: The Musick composed, and selected from Cherubini, Kreutzer, and Andreozzi, by Storace. An accurate Edition of Lodoiska to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #387 5s. (273.12.0; 106.7.6; 7.5.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Performance Comment: As17950922, but Officer-Phillimore; Cook-Banks.
Cast
Role: Officer Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: Polanders; Prince Lupauski-Aickin; Count Floreski-Kelly; Baron Lovinski-Palmer; Varbel-Suett; Adolphus-Caulfield; Gustavus-Trueman; Pages-Master Welsh, Master Gregson; Princess Lodoiska-Mrs Crouch; Captives-Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Miller, Miss Mellon, Mrs Boimaison; Tartars; Kera Khan-C. Kemble; Ithorak-Dignum; Khor-Cooke; Japhis-Bannister; Tamuri-Banks; Camazin-Boimaison; The Horde-Danby, Maddocks, Phillimore, Welsh, Evans, Annereau.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Never [previously] acted at this Theatre. Receipts: #324 10s. 6d. (227.13.6; 95.17.6; 0.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Event Comment: Afterpiece: First Time at this Theatre. Receipts: #206 2s. 6d. (200.5.0; 5.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Dance: As17951005

Event Comment: Afterpiece: For the first time here (by permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay Market). Receipts: #291 11s. (216.19.6; 74.0.6; 0.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: As17950926, but Careless-Barrymore; Snake-Phillimore; Trip-Benson.
Cast
Role: Snake Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Event Comment: [Miss Gough was from the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin.] Receipts: #188 10s. 6d. (184.8.6; 4.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Event Comment: An Accurate Edition of Venice Preserv'd to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #347 13s. 6d. (268.13.0; 78.14.6; 0.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Cast
Role: of the Guard Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Event Comment: [For the naming of the characters in mainpiece, as they were called originally, see 23 Feb. 1792.] Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay Market. Receipts: #272 17s. (181.9.6; 87.9.6; 3.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Lord Randolph-Aickin; Glenalvon-Palmer; Norval-Kemble; Stranger-Bensley; Donald-Phillimore; Officer-Caulfield; Servant-Maddocks; Prisoner-Webb; Matilda-Mrs Siddons; Anna-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Donald Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Event Comment: [Mainpiece altered by John Philip Kemble.] An Accurate Edition of King Lear to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #214 19s. 6d. (159.2.6; 54.9.0; 1.8.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Kemble; Duke of Burgundy-Dignum; Duke of Cornwall-C. Kemble; Duke of Albany-Whitfield; Earl of Kent-Aickin; Earl of Gloucester-Packer; Edgar-Wroughton; Edmund-Barrymore; Knights-Caulfield, Phillimore, Maddocks, Welsh; Physician-Jones; Captain of the Guard-Trueman; Officer-Cooke; Oswald-Russell; Herald-Banks; Page to Goneril-Master Chatterley; Page to Regan-Master Gell; Old Man-Burton; Edward-Benson; Ruffians-Webb, Evans; Goneril-Mrs Cuyler; Regan-Mrs Maddocks; Cordelia-Mrs Siddons; Aranthe-Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Event Comment: An Accurate Edition of Alexander the Great to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #246 14s. (189.1; 54.11; 3.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Related Works
Related Work: Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musique Author(s): Newburgh Hamilton
Related Work: Alexander the Great; or, The Conquest of Persia Author(s): Krazinsky Miller

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Song: As17951123

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay Market. Receipts: #191 5s. (113.4.6; 74.1.6; 3.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Receipts: #179 13s. 6d. (169.5.0; 10.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speculation

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Dance: As17951125

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. [As afterpiece the playbill announces Oscar and Malvina, but "The Poor Sailor played" (MS annotation on BM playbill, cg, Vol. ix). "The audience were in a violent uproar, at the change from Oscar and Malvina to The Poor Sailor" (Monthly Mirror, Dec. 1795, pp. 122-23).] Receipts: #190 7s. (182.17; 7.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Battle Of Hexham Or Days Of Old

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

Event Comment: Mainpiece: For this Night only. By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay Market. [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Julia to Mrs Jordan, and as afterpiece announces The Wedding Day, but "Mrs Jordan being suddenly taken ill, the Pubick are respectfully informed that Mrs Powell will, with their permission, attempt the Character of Julia in the Surrender of Calais; to which will be added The Adopted Child [with cast listed as above]" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill).] Receipts: #238 7s. (166.0.6; 66.19.0; 5.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Surrender Of Calais

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Performance Comment: As17951107, but Flint-Phillimore.
Cast
Role: Flint Actor: Phillimore.

Song: Mainpiece: Vocal Parts-Danby, Fisher, Maddocks, Trueman, Welsh, Master DeCamp, Master Gregson, Annereau, Atkins, Aylmer, Boyce, Bardoleau, Brown, Cook, Denman, Dixon, Dibble, Caulfield Jun., [J.] Fisher, Gallot, Tett, Walker, Willoughby, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Arne, Mrs Boimaison, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Chatterley, Miss Granger, Miss Jackson, Mrs Maddocks, Miss Menage, Miss Mellon, Mrs Butler, Miss Stuart

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Receipts: #246 2s. (245.13; 0.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: Merry Sherwood

Cast
Role: Midge the Miller Actor: Street
Event Comment: 2nd piece: By permission of the proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay Market. Receipts: #198 7s. (126.17.6; 67.8.0; 4.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse Or Benevolent Tar

Afterpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother