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Event Comment: [Benefit for Dibdin, but not acted,] Princess Louisa Anne, sister to His Majesty died in the morning. All Theatres and Gardens closed for 8 days. Rec'd of Mrs Squibb for her deficiency the 10th Inst. #11 5s. Rec'd of Davis for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. Received of Perry for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. (Account Book).*c1768 05 13 cg [Benefit for Dibdin, but not acted,] Princess Louisa Anne, sister to His Majesty died in the morning. All Theatres and Gardens closed for 8 days. Rec'd of Mrs Squibb for her deficiency the 10th Inst. #11 5s. Rec'd of Davis for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. Received of Perry for his deficiency the 4th inst. #4 12s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: None

Afterpiece Title: None

Dance: II: Hornpipe-Miss Pitt

Event Comment: About Ten o'clock this Morning Orders came from the Lord Chamberlain to Shut up the House on Account of the Death of the Princess Dowager of Wales who died this Morn[in]g between 6 & 7 o'clock (Hopkins Diary). [Closed through Sat., Feb. 15. No record in Treasurer's Book save "The Princes Dowager of Wales died this Morning."] Theatres clos'd on 8 Feb. and reopen'd on 17th Feb. for Augusta Princess Dowager of Wales (Winston MS 10). Paid salary list, at #83 9s. 9d. per diem, #500 18s. 6d.; Mrs Abington's Cloaths acct, #2; Mr S. French, 1 1!2 days 7s. 6d.; Mr Weston's note to Mr Holman, #8 3s. (Treasurer's Book). [The cast scheduled for mainpiece was that of 4 Feb.; for afterpiece that of 30 Dec. 1771. The dance between was to have been Sailor's Revels of 8 Oct. 1771.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Witches

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Afterpiece Title: The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Master Russell; King Arthur-Comerford; Lord Grizzle-Massey; Noodle-Russell; Doodle-Johnson; Bailiff-Dancer; Follower-Thomas; Glumdalca (Queen of the Giants)-Mr Smith; Queen Dollalolla-Mrs Ross; Princess Huncamunca-Mrs Wilks; Mustacha (a Maid of Honour)-Miss Taylor; Cleora-Mrs West.

Entertainment: Monologues.Preceding: Prologue to Barbarossa in the character of a Country Boy, containing an account of his Journey to London, his different Services there, first in the City, next with a Lord, then with a Lady, and last of all with a starved Poet-Master Russell; End I: a Scene from Lethe: Fine Gentleman-Master Russell; End II: an Harangue in a Tubafter the manner of the celebrated George Alexander Stevens-Master Russell; End: The Drunken Buck-Raymond

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Law Of Lombardy

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Smith, Bensley, Farren, Packer, Hurst, Wright, Chambers, Wrighten, Fawcett, Philimore, Burghall, Henderson, Mrs Robinson, Miss Younge. [Cast from text (T. Evans, 1779, and London Magazine, Feb. 1779, 73): Paladore-Smith; King-Bensley; Lucio-Farren; Rinaldo-Packer; Ascanio-Hurst; Shepherd-Wright; Senator-Chambers; Foresters-Wrighten, Fawcett; Squire to Paladore-Philimore; Officer-Burghall; Bireno-Henderson; Alinda-Mrs Robinson; Princess-Miss Younge; Prologue-Farren; Epilogue-Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Princess Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Kensington Gardens

Afterpiece Title: Ripe Fruit

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: As17810822, but Princess Huncamunca-A Young Lady (2nd appearance on any stage [see17810822]); Plumante-_.

Song: In 2nd piece: As17810822; End of 3rd piece: Moderation and Alteration, as17810817

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Charles I

Performance Comment: King Charles-Connell; Fairfax-Diamond; Duke of York-Mrs Hudson; Duke of Gloucester-Miss Barnes; Bishop Juxon-Banyard; Ireton-Loader; Colonel Tomlinson-Ferguson; Duke of Richmond-Randall; Marquis of Lindsey-Wood; Servant-Cooper; Bradshaw-Thompson; Oliver Cromwell-Gray; Lady Fairfax-Miss Clarke; Princess Elizabeth-Miss Brooksbank; Queen-Miss Greenleaf. With an Occasional Prologue .

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera (Last Act only)

Dance: In afterpiece a Hornpipe by Middleton. IMITATIONS. End of mainpiece a variety of new Imitations by a Gentleman [probably Kean (see17850124)]. VAUDEVILLE. After the Imitations A Comic Sketch of the Times by Ryder, Greville, Mrs Hudson; and Bucks have at ye All by Cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Law Of Lombardy

Performance Comment: Paladore-Kemble; The King-Aickin; Rinaldo-Packer; Lucio-Whitfield; Arcanio-Williames; Shepherd-Chaplin; Senator-Phillimore; Knight-Banks; Officer-Lyons; Foresters-Fawcett, Benson; Bireno-Wroughton; Alinda-Mrs Farmer; The Princess-Mrs Siddons; the original Epilogue-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: The Princess Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: Lethe; or, AEsop in the Shades

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Giant Defeated; Or, The Reward Of Valour

Performance Comment: Knight-Byrne; King-Boyce; Princess-Mrs Goodwin.
Cast
Role: Princess Actor: Mrs Goodwin.

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Song: End 2nd piece: Poor Thomas Day-Edwin, Davies, Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Performance Comment: English: King Henry-Kemble; Exeter-Aickin; Westmorland-R. Palmer; Duke of Bedford-Dignum; Duke of Gloucester-Benson; Pistol-Suett; Erpingham-Waldron; Bardolph-Alfred; Williams-Whitfield; Nym-Burton; Gower-Williames; Archbishop of Canterbury-Maddocks; Ely-Jones; Grey-Lamash; Scroop-Wilson; Cambridge-Webb; Bates-Banks; Boy-Master Gregson; Fluellen-Baddeley; Hostess-Mrs Booth; French: King-Packer; Duke of Burgundy-Phillimore; Constable-Fawcett; Montjoy-Haymes; Governor-Hollingsworth; Dauphin-Barrymore; Princess Catharine-Miss Collins; Queen of France-Mrs Ward.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Performance Comment: King Henry-Kemble; Duke of Gloucester-Benson; Duke of Bedford-Dignum; Duke of Exeter-Aickin; Earl of Westmorland-R. Palmer; Archbishop of Canterbury-Maddocks; Ely-Jones; Cambridge-Webb; Scroop-Chapman; Grey-Bland; Erpingham-Waldron; Gower-Williames; Nym-Burton; Bardolph-Alfred; Fluellen-Baddeley; Pistol-Suett; Boy-Master Gregson; Williams-Whitfield; Bates-Banks; King of France-Packer; The Dauphin-Barrymore; Duke of Burgundy-Phillimore; Constable-Fawcett; Governor-Hollingsworth; Montjoy-Haymes; Queen of France-Mrs Ward; Princess Katharine-Miss Collins; Hostess-Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Kemble; Duke of Gloster-Benson; Duke of Bedford-Dignum; Duke of Exeter-Aickin; Earl of Westmoreland-Sedgwick; Archb. of Cant.-Maddocks; Bishop of Ely-Jones; Cambridge-Webb; Scroop-Chapman; Grey-Bland; Erpingham-Waldron; Gower-R. Palmer; Nym-Burton; Bardolph-Alfred; Fluellen-Baddeley; Pistol-Suett; Boy-Master Gregson; Williams-Whitfield; Bates-Banks; King of France-Packer; Dauphin-Barrymore; Duke of Burgundy-Phillimore; Constable-Fawcett; Governor-Hollingsworth; Montjoy-Caulfield; Queen of France-Mrs Ward; Princess Katharine-Miss Collins; Hostess-Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Performance Comment: King Henry-Kemble; Duke of Gloster-Benson?; Duke of Bedford-Dignum; Duke of Exeter-Aickin; E. of Westmoreland-Sedgwick; Archbp. of Canterbury-Maddocks; Bishop of Ely-Jones; Cambridge-Webb; Scroop-Cooke; Grey-Bland; Erpingham-Waldron; Gower-R. Palmer; Nym-Burton; Fluellen-Baddeley; Bardolph-Alfred; Boy-Master Gregson; Pistol-Suett; Williams-Whitfield; Bates-Banks; King of France-Packer; Dauphin-Benson; Duke of Burgundy-Phillimore; Constable-Fawcett; Governor-Hollingsworth; Montjoy-Caulfield; Queen of France-Mrs Ward; Princess Katharine-Miss Collins; Hostess-Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Performance Comment: King Henry-Kemble; Duke of Gloster-Palmer Jun.; Duke of Exeter-Aickin; Arch. of Canterbury-Hull (of cg); Bishop of Ely-Jones; Cambridge-Lyons; Scroop-Cooke; Grey-Bland; Erpingham-Waldron; Gower-Dignum; Nym-Burton; Fluellin-Baddeley; Pistol-Suett; Bardolph-Barrett; Boy-Master DeCamp; Williams-Benson; Bates-Waldron Jun.; King of France-Usher; Dauphin-Barrymore; Governor-Hollingsworth; Montjoy-Caulfield; Queen of France-Mrs Hopkins; Princess Katharine-Mrs Goodall; Hostess-Mrs Booth.

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, The Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: Polanders Prince Lupauski-Aickin; Count Floreski-Kelly; Baron Lovinski-Palmer; Varbel-Suett; Adolphus-Caulfield; Gustavus-Trueman; Sebastian-Fairbrother; Michael-Bland; Casimir-Benson; Stanislaus-Webb; Pages-Master Welsh, Master Gregson; Princess Lodoiska-Mrs Crouch; Captives-Miss DeCamp, Miss Leak, Miss Redhead, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Granger, Miss Menage, Miss Stageldoir, Miss Chatterley, Miss Gawdry, Mrs Butler, Mrs Boimaison, Miss Davies; Tartars; Kera Khan-Barrymore; Ithorak-Dignum; Khor-Sedgwick; Japhis-Bannister; Kajah-C. Kemble; Tamuri-Banks; Camazin-Boimaison; The Horde-Cooke, Danby, Lyons, Maddocks, Phillimore, Welsh, Dorion, Dorion Jun., Evans, Bourk, G. D'Egville, Butler, Whitmell, Nicolini, Keys.
Cast
Role: Princess Lodoiska Actor: Mrs Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

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.
Cast
Role: Princess Lodoiska Actor: Mrs Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse; Or, Benevolent Tar

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

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-Ms Roffey, Ms Maddocks, Ms Arne, Ms Jackson, Ms Wentworth, Ms Menage; Tartars. Kera Khan-Barrymore; Ithorak-Dignum; Khor-Sedgwick; Japhis-Bannister; Kajah-Campbell; Tamuri-Male; Camazin-Grimaldi; The Horde-Wentworth, Maddocks, Welsh, Evans, Annereau.
Cast
Role: Princess Lodoiska Actor: Mrs Crouch

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17970105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: As17970216, but Princess Lodoiska-Miss DeCamp; Japhis-Cooke.

Song: As17970222

Monologue: The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. As 22 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: As17970216, but Princess Lodoiska-Miss DeCamp.

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, by John Rose. Larpent MS 1167; not published]: A Mask, in honour of the approaching Royal Nuptials [the Marriage of Charlotte Augusta, Princess Royal of Great@Britain to Frederick William, Prince of Wurttemberg, on 18 May]. The Musick entirely new by Attwood. The Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations entirely new. Books of the Interlude to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #254 15s. (166.15.0; 84.6.6; 3.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Last Of The Family

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Festival

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: Princess Lodoiska Actor: Mrs Crouch

Dance: In 2nd piece: Dances incidental to the Piece, composed by Gentili. Principal Dancers-Gentili, Master Menage, Sga Bossi DelCaro, Mrs Wild

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ramah Droog; Or, Wine Does Wonders

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Entertainment: Procession. End II: A Return from a Tiger Hunt- [, to the Rajah's Palace, representing the Rajah on an Elephant, returning from Hunting the Tiger, preceded by his Hircarrahs, or military Messengers, and his State Palanquin-the Vizier on another Elephant-the Princess in a Gaurie, drawn by Buffaloes-the Rajah is attended by his Fakeer, or Soothsayer, his Officers of State, and by an Ambassador from Tippoo Sultaun in a Palanquin; also by Nairs (or Soldiers from the South of India), Poligars (or Inhabitants of the Hilly Districts), with their Hunting-dogs, other Indians carrying a dead Tiger, and young Tigers in a Cage; a number of Seapoys-Musicians on Camels and on Foot-Dancing Girls. [This was included in all subsequent performances.

Performance Comment: End II: A Return from a Tiger Hunt- [, to the Rajah's Palace, representing the Rajah on an Elephant, returning from Hunting the Tiger, preceded by his Hircarrahs, or military Messengers, and his State Palanquin-the Vizier on another Elephant-the Princess in a Gaurie, drawn by Buffaloes-the Rajah is attended by his Fakeer, or Soothsayer, his Officers of State, and by an Ambassador from Tippoo Sultaun in a Palanquin; also by Nairs (or Soldiers from the South of India), Poligars (or Inhabitants of the Hilly Districts), with their Hunting-dogs, other Indians carrying a dead Tiger, and young Tigers in a Cage; a number of Seapoys-Musicians on Camels and on Foot-Dancing Girls. [This was included in all subsequent performances.]This was included in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: Polanders Prince Lupauski-Archer; Count Floreski-Kelly; Baron Lovinski-Raymond; Varbel-Suett; Adolphus-Maddocks; Gustavus-Surmont; Pages-Master Chatterley, Master Heather; Princess Lodoiska-Miss DeCamp; Captives-Ms Arne, Ms Menage, Ms B. Menage, Ms Wentworth, Ms Roffey, Ms Maddocks, Ms Coates, Ms Gawdry, Ms Butler, Ms Chippendale, Ms Saunders, Ms Jacobs; Tartars Kera Khan-C. Kemble; Ithorak-Clarke; Khor-Sedgwick; Japhis-Cory; Tamuri-Whitmell; Camazin-Grimaldi; The Horde-Danby, Danby Jun., Cook, Evans, Fisher, Maddocks, Wentworth, Bardoleau, Willoughby, Elliot, Aylmer, Clarke, Mead, Dibble, Gallot, Caulfield Jun., Tett, Sawyer.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: As18000106, but Princess Lodoiska-Mrs Crouch; Ithorak-Dignum; Camazin-.
Cast
Role: Princess Lodoiska Actor: Mrs Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Indiscretion

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: As18000101, but Gustavus-Chippendale; Kera Khan-Barrymore; Ithorak-Dignum; Camazin-Clarke; Princess Lodoiska-Mrs Crouch; The Horde-_Fisher.
Cast
Role: Princess Lodoiska Actor: Mrs Crouch
Event Comment: On 23 Nov. 1659 John Page, the Treasurer of the Middle Temple, entered in his records: Music, four nights at 30s., and acting The Clown four nights at 10s. (See A Calendar of the Middle Temple Records, ed. Hopwood, p. 167. See also Bentley, Jacobean and Caroline Stage, V, 1314.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countryman Or Clown

Event Comment: This play was entered in the Stationers' Register, 29 June 1660, but not printed. A Prologue and Epilogue (Epilogue spoken by Cupid) to a play of this title were printed in Jordan's A Rosary of Rarities, p. 17, but these may refer to an earlier performance. (See Bentley, Jacobean and Caroline Stage, IV, 684-85.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Hath Found Out His Eyes; Or, Distractions