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Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Clarke; Young Marlow-Curtis; Hastings-Smith; Sir Charles Marlow-Griffith; Diggory-Watts; Jeremy-Westenholt; Landlord-Wilson; Countrymen-Johnston, Meadows, &c; Tony Lumpkin-Wright; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Johnston; Miss Neville-Miss Williams; Maid-Miss Stevens; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Villars .
Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: Johnston, Meadows, &c
Role: Mrs Hardcastle Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Nobody by Villars; End of mainpiece Freedom and his native Land by Price

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet: Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Curtis; King-Yatesmore; Horatio-Smith; Polonius-Waldron; Laertes-Hill; Ostrick-Wilson; Guildenstern-Meadows; Bernardo-Price; Marcellus-Johnston; Grave-diggers-Simpson, Watts; Ghost-Benson; Ophelia-Miss Phillips; Player Queen-Miss Williams; Queen-Mrs Johnston .
Cast
Role: Marcellus Actor: Johnston
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Taste; or, The Diversions of the Morning

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio; or, The Taming of a Shrew

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Benson; Baptista-Smith; Hortensio-Hill; Taylor-Simpson; Biondello-Wilson; Music-Master-Meadows; Pedro-Watts; Nathaniel-Price; Grumio-Waldron; Bianca-Miss Phillips; Curtis-Miss Williams; Catherine-Mrs Johnston. monologues. End of 1st piece Buds have at ye all by Curtis; End of 2nd piece Parents and Children, as17860628. End of 2nd piece Parents and Children, as17860628.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Ld. Gayville-The Young Gentleman who performed Jaffier on Wednesday last [Gibbons]; Clifford-Yatesmore; Sir Clement Flint-Sadler; Blandish-Wilson; Chignon-Benson; Prompt-Simpson; Mr Rightly-Smith; Chairman-Wright; Servants-Watts, Meadows, Johnston; Alscrip-Waldron; Miss Alscrip-Mrs Waldron; Miss Alton-Miss Phillips; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Clarke; Mrs Sagely-Mrs Johnston; Tiffany-Miss Williams; Lady Emily-The Young Lady who performed Belvidera on Wednesday last [Miss Fenton]. Prologue [spoken by Gibbons]. Epilogue [spoken by Miss Fenton] .Miss Fenton]. Prologue [spoken by Gibbons]. Epilogue [spoken by Miss Fenton] .
Cast
Role: Servants Actor: Watts, Meadows, Johnston
Role: Mrs Sagely Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom of Coventry

Performance Comment: Peeping Tom-Benson; Harold-Price; Earl of Mercia-Smith; Hobnail-Johnston; Dumplin-Watts; Mayor of Coventry-Waldron; Emma-Miss Phillips; Mayoress-Mrs Johnston; Lady Godiva-Miss Williams; Maud-Mrs Waldron .
Cast
Role: Hobnail Actor: Johnston
Role: Mayoress Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Wright; Crusoe-Johnston; Pantaloon-Watts; Clown-Benson .
Cast
Role: Crusoe Actor: Johnston

Song: End of Act I of mainpiece Sweet Poll of Plymouth by Master Muffett of Hammersmith (1st appearance in public); In Act II an incidental song, accompanied by the pedal harp, by Miss Phillips; End of mainpiece Let Fame sound the Trumpet, as sung by Johnstone in Fontainbleau, by a Young Gentleman (1st appearance)

Monologue: 1786 07 10 End of last song Parents and Children, as 28 June

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Benson; Sir George Touchwood-Gibbons; Flutter-Wilson; Saville-Smith; Villers-Sadler; Courtall-Hill; Silvertongue-Essex; Mountebank-Wright; Porter-Watts; Servants-Price, Johnston; Hardy-Waldron; Mrs Racket-Miss Fenton; Lady Frances Touchwood-Mrs Harlowe; Miss Ogle-Mrs Clarke; Kitty Willis-Miss Williams; Lady-Mrs Johnston; Letitia Hardy-Mrs Chambers .
Cast
Role: Servants Actor: Price, Johnston
Role: Lady Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Fool

Performance Comment: Beaufort-Hill; Pepper-Sadler; Paul-Wilson; O'Reilly-Wright; Landlord-Watts; Waiters-Price, Johnston; Abbe-Benson; Floretta (with songs')-Mrs Benson; Malapert-Mrs Clarke; Laura-Mrs Harlowe .
Cast
Role: Waiters Actor: Price, Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Hurly-Burly; or, Chiswick Fair

Dance: In Act IV of 1st piece a Masquerade Scene, with a Grotesque Dance by the Characters; Between the Acts Hornpipe by Wright

Song: Between the Acts of mainpiece, by Price and Miss Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal

Performance Comment: The Hall of Fingal. Oscar (the Descendant of Fingal)-Bologna Jun.; Fingal-Bologna; Male Domesticks-Blurton, Platt, Wilde, Duke, Jackson, Powers, L. Bologna, T. Cranfield; Male Bards-Hill, Linton, Street, Thomas, Smith, Little; Female Domesticks-Ms Watts, Ms Follett, Mrs Bologna, Ms Burnett, Ms Cox, Miss Bologna, Ms Crow, Ms Dibdin; Female Bards-Ms Waters, Miss Mitchell, Miss Wheatley, Ms Castelle, Mrs Iliff, Miss Gray, Ms Leserve, Ms Walcup; Malvina (Daughter to Toscar)-Mrs H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); A View of a Cataractv, with the Descent of the Irish from the Mountains of Ben Lomond. Carrol (the Irish Chieftain)-H. Johnston (1st appearance in that character); Draco (his Captain)-Simpson; Standard Bearers-Lee, Abbot; Morvan (his Lieutenant)-Farley; Vocal Characters. Scotch Lad-Mrs Chapman; Scotch Pedlar (with I am a jolly gay Pedlar)-Townsend; Farmer-Gray; Scotch Lassie-Mrs Atkins.
Cast
Role: Malvina Actor: Mrs H. Johnston
Role: Carrol Actor: H. Johnston

Song: In afterpiece: Come every jovial fellow-Mrs Chapman, Gray, Mrs Atkins; O ever in my bosom live-Mrs Chapman, Mrs Atkins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What Is She

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Holman, Munden, Fawcett, H. Johnston, Townsend, Farley, Emery, Curties, Mrs Pope, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Litchfield, Miss Betterton. Cast from text (T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1799): Period-Lewis; Belford-Holman; Sir Caustic Oldstyle-Munden; Jargon-Fawcett; Bewley-H. Johnston; Ap@Griffin-Townsend; Glib-Farley; Gurnet-Emery; Mrs Derville-Mrs Pope; Mrs Gurnet-Mrs Davenport; Winifred-Mrs Litchfield; Lady Zephyrine Mutable-Miss Betterton; unassigned-Curties; Prologue-Betterton; Epilogue-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Bewley Actor: H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17990418

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Afterpiece Title: Tell Truth and Shame the Devil

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-H. Johnston, Murray, Johnson, Mrs Litchfield. [Probable cast: Tom Holton-H. Johnston; +Whitely-Murray; +Semblance-Johnson (see George C. D. Odell, Annals of the New York Stage, 1927, I, 429); Susan-Mrs Litchfield. Text $T. and J. Swords, New York, 1797) lists the American cast.]

Song: End: Mad Tom-Betts (1st appearance on the stage); Young William-Incledon; The Golden Days-Munden; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: End I 1st piece: Concerto Clarionet-Orsato (of the Theatre Royal Venice; 1st appearance in this Metropolis); a duetto solo by means of the Pression and Repercussion of the Air-Orsato This his curious Discovery has received the greatest Applause in most of the Courts

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for the General Lying-In Hospital, Bayswater, Under the Patronage of Her Majesty. Tickets to be had at the Hospital; of Longman and Wilkinson, Cheapside; Broderip andCo., Haymarket; and of Brandon at the Theatre, where Places for the Boxes may be taken. Many of the Re-Renters have generously relinquished their Privilege upon this Night. [Faulkner had acted at dl on 21 Dec. 1796, and Mrs Johnstone at cg on 4 Jan. 1798.] Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Faulkner (1st appearance on this stage), Basset, Barry Jun., The Young Gentleman who performed Wilford [on 23 Apr.], Thompson, Abbot, Webb, H. Johnston, Mrs Johnston [recte Mrs Johnstone] (2nd appearance on this stage), Mrs Hunter, Miss Leserve, Mrs H. Johnston [And see17981011.]; Epilogue-Barry Jun.

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Song: End II: Hope told a flattering tale-Mrs Ferguson; accompanied on the Pedal Harp-Weippert

Music: End I: Grand Sonata on the Piano Forte, as17990515; End IV: Lesson of Nicolai, as17990515

Entertainment: Monologues Before: [Collins' Ode on the Passions-Master Parker; End III: The Birth Day Ode [by Henry James Pye, 1st performed at St. James's Palace, 4 June, the birthday of George III]-Master Parker; End: Imitations-Mrs Sumbel (late $Mrs Wells)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Performance Comment: Drooply-Lewis; Leonard Vizorly-Pope; Oakworth-Munden; Sharpset-Fawcett; Henry Melville-H. Johnston; Mr Cleveland-Murray; Old Vizorly-Emery; Master of the Hotel-Thompson; Keeper-Abbot; Servant-Curties; Waiter-Wilde; Simpson-Blurton; Julia-Mrs Pope; Gangica-Mrs H. Johnston; Mrs Cleveland-Miss Chapman; Lady Jemima-Mrs Davenport; Caroline-Miss Betterton.
Cast
Role: Henry Melville Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Gangica Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Speed The Plough

Cast
Role: Henry Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Miss Blandford Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: True Friends

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Johnstone, Murray, Townsend, Emery, Davenport, Simmons, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Dibdin, Mrs H. Johnston. Cast from Songs J. Barker, 1800): Carlos-Incledon; Father Dominico-Johnstone; Durano-Murray; Binnacle-Townsend; Olla Podrida-Emery; Juan-Davenport; Iacomo-Simmons; Blondella-Mrs Davenport; Beatrice-Mrs Dibdin; Theodora-Mrs H. Johnston.
Cast
Role: Father Dominico Actor: Johnstone
Role: Theodora Actor: Mrs H. Johnston.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Incledon, Mrs Mills, Townsend, Hill, Emery, Claremont, Atkins, Abbot, Munden, Mrs Atkins, Miss Wheatley, Miss Sims, Mrs Sydney, Mrs H. Johnston. Cast from European Magazine, May 1800, p. 386: Paul-Incledon; Alambra-Mrs Mills; Tropic-Townsend; Don Antonio-Hill; Diego-Emery; Sebastian-Claremont; Dominique-Munden; Jacintha-Mrs Atkins; Mary-Miss Sims; Virginia-Mrs H. Johnston; unassigned-Atkins, Abbot, Miss Wheatley, Mrs Sydney.
Cast
Role: Virginia Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes

Dance: In 2nd piece: Dances-Blurton, Wilde, Platt, Lewiss, Klanert, L. Bologna, J. Whitmore, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Bologna, Mrs Norton, Miss Bologna, Miss Dibdin, Miss Burnett

Song: In 2nd piece: Chorusses-Linton, Street, Denman, Oddwell, Thomas, Little, Curties, Lee, Ms Trevor, Ms Leserve, Ms Castelle, Ms Norton, Ms Masters, Ms Iliff, Ms Lloyd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Liberal Opinions

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Munden, Fawcett, H. Johnston, Murray, Farley, Emery, Simmons, Rees, Wilde, Atkins, Abbot, Curties, Miss Chapman, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Mills, Miss Mills, Mrs Whitmore, Miss Murray. Cast from text of The School for Prejudice (T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1801): Frank Liberal-Lewis; Old Liberal-Munden; Ephraim-Fawcett; Mildmay-H. Johnston; Counsellor Friendly-Murray; Squire Chace-Farley; John Grouse-Emery; Parchment-Simmons; Bailiff-Rees; Take-Wilde; Touch-Atkins; Tap-Abbot; Servant-Curties; Mrs Howard-Miss Chapman; Miss Liberal-Mrs Davenport; Fanny Liberal-Mrs Mills; Jenny-Miss Mills; Rachel-Mrs Whitmore; Marian-Miss Murray; Prologue-Mansel.
Cast
Role: Mildmay Actor: H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Paul and Virginia

Cast
Role: Virginia Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Horse and the Widow

Cast
Role: Neville Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Murtoch Delaney Actor: Johnstone

Dance: As18000501

Song: As18000501

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Performance Comment: Welford-Holman; Sir Buzzard Savage-Munden; Captain Douglas-H. Johnston; Cheaterly-Claremont; Colonel Staff-Thompson; Nicholas-Fawcett; Ordeal-Murray; Clara-Miss Murray; Grace-Mrs Mills; Widow Volatile-Mrs Dibdin; Constance-Miss Mills; Lady Flippant Savage-Mrs Glover (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Captain Douglas Actor: H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: A Whitsun Festival

Afterpiece Title: Five Thousand a Year

Performance Comment: George Fervid-Lewis; Frederick Fervid-Pope; Sir Mathew Maxim-Munden; Henry Hastings-H. Johnston; Mr Goulding-Murray; Paragraph-Farley; Truepenny-Waddy; Dick-Simmons; Officer-Wilde; Maria-Mrs Glover; Lady Julia-Mrs Pope; Aurelia-Mrs H. Johnston; Lady Maxim-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Henry Hastings Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Aurelia Actor: Mrs H. Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan; or, The Libertine Destroyed

Performance Comment: Don Juan (1st and only time)-H. Johnston; Governor-Bologna Sen.; Don Fernando-King; Fisherman-Hawtin; Spanish Gents.-Lee, Curties, Atkins; Alguazile-Thompson; Waiters-Abbot, Wilkins; Musicians, Sailors-Wilde, Blurton, Platt, Lewiss, L. Bologna, Klanert; Scaramouch-Delpini; Donna Anna (1st time)-Miss Mills; Fishermen's Wives-Mrs Atkins, Miss Wheatley; (with the duet, Thus for Man the Woman fair)-Mrs Atkins, Miss Wheatley; Dancers-Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Bologna, Miss Cox, Miss Bologna, Mrs Lloyd; Ladies-Ms Leserve, Ms Gilbert, Ms Burnett, Ms Iliff, Ms Norton, Ms Whitmore, Ms Blurton.
Cast
Role: Don Juan Actor: H. Johnston

Song: End I: the Battle Song-Incledon as18000522

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Performance Comment: As17541026, but Nurse-Mrs Macklin; [Old Capulet-Johnston; Friar John-Jefferson; Balthazar-Ackman; Gregory-W. Vaughan; Sampson-Clough; Abraham-Marr (Hogan from 1763 acting edition).]
Cast
Role: Old Capulet Actor: Johnston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Afterpiece Title: Crononhotonthologos

Performance Comment: Chrononhotonthologos-Philips; Bombardinian-Burton; Rigdum Funnidos-Clough; Aldiborontiphoscophornio-Walker; Tatlanthe-Miss Mills; Cupid-Mas. Moore; Fadladinida-Miss Hippisley; Captain of Guards-Jefferson; Doctor-Lewis; King of Fiddlers-Atkins; King of the Antipodes-Harrison; Dumb Master of Cook-Johnston; Ceremonies-Gray; First Lady-Mrs Bradshaw; Second Lady-Mrs Simson; Venus-Mrs Matthews (Winston MS 8); Triumphal entry of Chrononhotonthologos into the city of Quaerumania- introduced (MacMillan).
Cast
Role: Dumb Master of Cook Actor: Johnston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; Or, A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Garrick, 1st time; Lissardo-Woodward; Col. Briton-Palmer; Violante-Miss Macklin; Flora-Mrs Clive; Don Lopez-Taswell; Gibby-Johnston (1st time); Don Pedro-Burton; Frederick-Usher; Alguzile-Clough; Vasquez-W. Vaughan; Isabella-Mrs Davies; Inis-Miss Minors.
Cast
Role: Gibby Actor: Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: TThe Press Gang, as17561013

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England

Performance Comment: Parts by-Woodward, Yates, Palmer, Blakes, Usher, Johnson, Beard, Jefferson, Miss Macklin. Champignon-Blakes; O'Clabber-Yates; Maclaymore-Johnston; Heartly-Usher; Brush-Palmer; Lyon-Jefferson; Haulyard-Beard; Block-Woodward; Harriet-Miss Macklin; Prologue-Havard; Epilogue-Miss Macklin (Edition of 1757).
Cast
Role: Maclaymore Actor: Johnston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Felix-Garrick; Briton-Palmer; Lopez-Philips; Pedro-Burton; Lissardo-Woodward; Frederick-Usher; Gibby-Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Davies; Flora-Mrs Clive; Inis-Miss Barton; Violante-Miss Macklin; To conclude with a Masquerade Scene, in which Minuet-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Gibby Actor: Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder; A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Felix-Garrick; Colonel Briton-Palmer; Don Lopez-Philips; Don Pedro-Burton; Lissardo-Yates; Frederick-Davies; Gibby-Johnston; Isabella-Mrs Davies; Flora-Mrs Clive; Inis-Miss Barton; Violante-Miss Macklin; To conclude with a Masquerade Scene in which will be introduced a Minuet-Noverre, Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Gibby Actor: Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; other characters-Blakes, Johnston, Ackman, Miss Hippisley, Miss Barton, Mrs Vernon; conclude with a new Comic Dance, The Flemish Feast (taken from the Pictures of Teniers)-Grimaldi, Giorgi, Noverre, Sga Lucchi, Mrs Vernon.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: Crononhotonthologos

Performance Comment: Aldiborontiphoscophornio-Perry; Rigdumfunnidos-Blakes; Venus, Cupid-Miss Young, Miss E. Young; Crononhotonthologos-Philips; Bombardinian-Burton; King of Antipodes-Walker; Fidler-Atkins; Captain-Brownsmith; Cook-Johnston; Queen-Miss Hippisley; Tatlanthe-Miss Mills.
Cast
Role: Cook Actor: Johnston

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Reprisal; or, The Tars of Old England

Performance Comment: Parts-Yates, Beard, Palmer; Blakes, Austin, Packer, Johnston, Clough, Miss Barton. Blakes, Austin, Packer, Johnston, Clough, Miss Barton.

Dance: IV: A Comic Dance-Giorgi, Sga Lucchi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Performance Comment: Siffroy-Master Alexander; Glanvil-Master Cawley; Beaufort Sr-Master Pittcarn; Beaufort Jr-Master Johnston; Paulet-Miss Garman; Isabella-Miss Brown; Cleone-Miss Valois; Young Siffroy-Miss Burn.
Cast
Role: Beaufort Jr Actor: Master Johnston

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Dance: Miss Burn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arden Of Feversham

Performance Comment: Mayor-Burton; Arden-Havard; Franklin-Scrase; Michael-Wignell; Green-Packer; Moseby-Bransby; Bradshaw-Johnston; Black Will-Phillips; George Shadebag-Vaughan; Alicia-Young Gentlewoman, who never appeared on any stage; Maria-Miss Barton.
Cast
Role: Bradshaw Actor: Johnston

Dance: II: A New Dutch Dance, as17590515; End: The Threshers-Master Settree, Master Blagdon, Miss Twist; with a Prologue-; Epilogue-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Ranger

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Rooker; others-Blakes, Vaughan, Mrs Mariet, Johnston, Mrs Bennet, Mrs Abington, Atkins; To conclude with a Dance of the Millers-.