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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Song: End IV: Ted Blarney-Master Edwin

Entertainment: Monologue End: Bucks have at ye all-Master Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Dance: End: new Dance, The Spanish Lovers-Master and Miss Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: Cardinal Wolsey-Digges; Buckingham-Palmer; Cranmer-Gardner; Surry-Aickin; Cromwell-R. Palmer; Gardiner-Parsons; Lord Sands-Massey; Lord Chamberlain-Egan; Chancellor-Blissett; Sir T. Lovell-Stevens; Norfolk-Davis; Suffolk-Lamash; Capucius-Kenny; Campeius-Painter; King Henry-Usher; Anne Bullen-Mrs Cuyler; Patience (with a song)-Miss Twist; Queen Catherine-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Massey

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17790818

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Yates; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Rowley-Aickin; Moses-Baddeley; Snake-Packer; Careless-Farren; Trip-R. Palmer; Charles-Smith; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lady Sneerwell-Miss Sherry; Lady Teazle-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Song: III: song-Vernon. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 22 Oct., and 29 Feb. 1780.

Performance Comment: [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 22 Oct., and 29 Feb. 1780.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

Dance: End IV: New Dance-Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi

Event Comment: Afterpiece: All the scenery, machinery, designed by DeLoutherbourg, and executed under his direction. Receipts: #170 17s. (126.19.0; 43.8.6; 0.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-King; Stockwell-Aickin; Major O'Flaherty-Moody; Captain Dudley-Packer; Charles Dudley-Brereton; Fulmer-Baddeley; Varland-Parsons; Lady Rusport-Mrs Hopkins; Louisa Dudley-Mrs Brereton; Housekeeper-Mrs Bradshaw; Lucy-Mrs Love; Mrs Fulmer-Miss Sherry; Charlotte Rusport-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Varland Actor: Parsons
Related Works
Related Work: The West Indian Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Wonders Of Derbyshire; or, Harlequin in the Peak

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With accompaniments to the Airs composed by Thomas? Linley? Sen. [Miss Wright's 1st appearance, as an actress, was at this theatre on 7 May 1779.] Afterpiece: With Alterations and Additions; To conclude with a Grand View of Greenwich Hospital, designed by DeLoutherbourg. Paid Land Tax 3rd & 4th Qtrs. to Lady Day #41 16s. Receipts: #187 3s. 6d. (151.3.0; 35.15.6; 0.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Walker. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek-Dodd; Sir Toby Belch-Palmer; Orsino-Brereton; Sebastian-Davies; Fabian (1st time)-R. Palmer; Antonio-Wrighten; Clown (with the original Epilogue Song)-Vernon; Malvolio-Yates; Viola-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character); Maria-Mrs Brereton; Olivia (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; B 3, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Prologue by the Hon. Richard Fitzpatrick (Public Advertiser, 3 Aug. 1781)]: With a Procession. [This was included in all subsequent performances. For the Sea Fight see 20 Nov.] With New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The Scenery designed by DeLoutherbourg, and executed under his direction. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [same for rest of season, except on 1 May 1780]. "The House was so crowded that there were many disturbances, one so great that Smith when he had nearly finished 'To be or not to be' was obliged to leave the Stage, and when the noise subsided, to return and begin the soliloquy again... As The Critic took up two hours and a half in performance, it must of necessity be considerably shortened" (Morning Chronicle, 1 Nov.). "The scene of the battle with the Armadav [was] executed in the most masterly manner. The Motion of the sea, the engaging of the ships, and the destruction occasioned by the fire-ships were happily contrived and accurately represented" (London Chronicle, 1 Nov.). Account-Book, 9 Nov.: Paid R. B. Sheridan on Acct. of Critic #320. Receipts: #241 19s. 6d. (222.11.0; 19.3.6; 0.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehears'd

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Dodd, Palmer, Parsons, Baddeley; Mrs Hopkins. Principal Tragedians by Moody, Farren, Aickin, Waldron, Lamash, Burton, Chaplin, Holcroft, Hurst, Wright, Wrighten, Grimaldi, Bannister Jun, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Davenett, Miss Pope; [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1781): Puff-King; Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Interpreter-Baddeley; Signor Pasticcio Ritornello-Delpini; Under Prompter-Philimore; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italian Girls-Miss Field, Miss Abrams; [Tragedians: Lord Burleigh-Moody; Earl of Leicester-Farren; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Son-Lamash; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Beefeater-Wright; Governor of Tilbury Fort-Wrighten; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Master of the Horse-Kenny; Justice-Packer; Constable-Fawcett; Thames-Gaudry; Confidante-Mrs Bradshaw; Justice's Lady-Mrs Davenett [in text: Mrs Johnston]; Tilburina-Miss Pope; Nieces-Miss Collett, Miss Kirby; unassigned-Aickin, Chaplin, Holcroft, Hurst, Grimaldi; Prologue-King. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 14 performances only (see17791124), and again on 3 and 10 Dec.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 14 performances only (see17791124), and again on 3 and 10 Dec.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17791111, but Prologue-_[and thereafter, except on 3 and 10 Dec.].and thereafter, except on 3 and 10 Dec.].

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Smith; King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Brereton (1st appearance in that character); Worcester-Aickin; Sir Richard Vernon-Farren; Northumberland-Packer; Sir W. Blunt-Hurst; P. John-Master Benson; Westmoreland-Wrighten; Douglas-Chaplin; Poins-R. Palmer; Carriers-Moody, Parsons; Francis-Waldron; Bardolph-Wright; Falstaff-Palmer (1st appearance in that character); Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Piercy-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: Northumberland Actor: Packer
Role: Westmoreland Actor: Wrighten

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End II: The Sportsman Deceiv'd, as17791210

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Dance: I: Masquerade, Dance-

Related Works
Related Work: The Wandering Jew; or, Love's Masquerade Author(s): Andrew Franklin

Song: With the Funeral Procession. Vocal Parts-Gaudry, Edwards, Fawcett, Holcroft, Chaplin, Shaw, Miss Abrams, Miss Collett, Miss Kirby, Miss Coats, Mrs Granger, Mrs Booth, Mrs Smith, the Miss Stageldoirs, Miss Simson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Julius Caesar

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: As17800316

Song: End I: He's aye kissing me-Mrs Wrighten

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Dance: As17791126

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Vernon

Dance: II: Masquerade scene with Dancing-Henry, Menage, Miss Armstrong; End III: Minuet-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Song: II: song-Miss Abrams; End afterpiece: song, Ellen a Roon, with the original Irish words-the Young Lady who performs Leonora

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Artifice

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Entertainment: Imitations. End II: contrasted vocal Imitations in the Italian and English stile-Bannister; End V: a variety of Imitations-Bannister Jun

Performance Comment: End II: contrasted vocal Imitations in the Italian and English stile-Bannister; End V: a variety of Imitations-Bannister Jun.
Event Comment: Benefit for Delpini and Sga Crespi. Morning Chronicle, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Delpini, No. 1, Hay-Market [Sga Crespi not listed]. Afterpiece: With Storming of Fort Omoa, as 12 Jan. Receipts: #163 11s. (42.4.0; 15.10.6; 0.12.6; tickets: 105.4.0) (charge: #89 17s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Dance: End I: a new Comic Pantomime Dance, The Savoyards-Delpini, Sga Crespi, Henry, Miss Armstrong; End IV: Minuet, Allemande-Delpini, Sga Crespi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End IV 2nd piece: As17800530

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Bensley; Philotas-Bannister Jun.; Phocion-Aickin; Melanthon-Usher; Calippus-Gardner; Arcas-Davis; Greek Herald-Egan; Greek Soldier-R. Palmer; Officers-Kenny, Painter; Dionysius-Palmer; Erixene-Mrs Poussin; Euphrasia-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Evander Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: Polly Honeycombe