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Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Charlotte Smith. Prologue by the author (Knapp, 202). Author of Epilogue unknown]: With new Scenery, Dresses, &c. Morning Chronicle, 26 July 1799: This Day published What is She? (2s.). Receipts: #161 11s. (158.2.6; 3.8.6). pking's Ines de Castro. As 16 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: What Is She

Cast
Role: Period Actor: Lewis
Role: Belford Actor: Holman
Role: Sir Caustic Oldstyle Actor: Munden
Role: Jargon Actor: Fawcett
Role: Bewley Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Ap@Griffin Actor: Townsend
Role: Glib Actor: Farley
Role: Gurnet Actor: Emery
Role: Mrs Derville Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Mrs Gurnet Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Winifred Actor: Mrs Litchfield
Role: Lady Zephyrine Mutable Actor: Miss Betterton
Role: unassigned Actor: Curties
Role: Prologue Actor: Betterton
Role: Epilogue Actor: Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Greville Actor: Incledon
Role: Wilson Actor: Townsend
Role: Major Benbow Actor: Davenport
Role: Justice Benbow Actor: Waddy
Role: Kilderkin Actor: Dyke
Role: Ned Actor: Abbot
Role: Putty Actor: Rees
Role: Tipple Actor: Munden
Role: Eliza Actor: Mrs Atkins.

Dance: As17990418

Event Comment: Mainpiece: In IV a Masquerade Scene. [Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Bentley, Bynam, Dale, Edmonds, Faux, Fisher, Gregson, Gaurion, Kent, Munday, Ross, Robson, Robinson, Smith, Sherwood, Stevens, Townsend, Webb, Whitmell, Wyber, Wells, Wyatt, Waterer, Mrs Byrne will be admitted.] Receipts: #31 14s. (8.11.0; 13.16.6; 0.7.0; odd money: 8.19.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Doricourt Actor: Archer
Role: Hardy Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Saville Actor: Trueman
Role: Letitia Hardy Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Sir George Touchwood Actor: Powell
Role: Flutter Actor: Russell
Role: Villars Actor: Caulfield
Role: Courtall Actor: R. Palmer
Role: Silvertongue Actor: Maddocks
Role: Gentlemen Actor: Webb, Trueman, Wentworth
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Touchwood Actor: Miss Miller
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Kitty Willis Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Coupee Actor: Russell
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Goodwill Actor: Packer
Role: Blister Actor: Suett
Role: Quaver Actor: Trueman
Role: Thomas Actor: Fisher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Joanna

Cast
Role: Vocal Parts Actor: Incledon, Townsend, Linton, Street, Hill, Miss Waters, Miss Wheatley, Miss Sims, Mrs Iliff, Mrs Castelle
Role: Albert Actor: Pope
Role: Lazarra Actor: Holman
Role: Wensel Actor: Waddy
Role: Old Peasant Actor: Davenport
Role: Wolf Actor: Munden
Role: Philip Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Mountaineer Actor: Claremont
Role: Soldiers Actor: Klanert, Thompson, Atkins
Role: Hermit Actor: Murray
Role: Guntram Actor: Emery
Role: Shepherd Actor: Gardner
Role: Ulrick Actor: King
Role: Reinhard Actor: Abbot
Role: Romuald Actor: Rees
Role: Lazarra's Servant Actor: Curties
Role: Darbony Actor: Incledon
Role: Page Actor: Miss Waters
Role: Eloisa Actor: Mrs H. Johnston
Role: Old Woman Peasant Actor: Mrs Whitemore
Role: Joanna Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Girl Actor: Miss Cox
Role: unassigned Actor: Miss Gilbert
Role: Prologue Actor: Murray.

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Cast
Role: Drunken Colonel Actor: Knight
Role: Goodall Actor: Davenport
Role: Oldcastle Actor: Emery
Role: Mrs Highman Actor: Mrs Gilbert
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Cox
Role: Lettice Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Song: Mainpiece: Chorusses-Denman, Lee, Thomas, Lewiss, Little, Potts, Everett, Oddwell, J. Linton, Tett, Smith, Kenrick, Silvester, Jones, Fairclough, Baron, Master Goodwin, Master Slape, Master Bernard, Master Standen, Master Little, Master Speare, Master Sawyer, Master Linton, Ms Trevor, Ms Gilbert, Ms Norton, Ms Watts, Ms Follett, Ms Castelle, Ms Sydney, Ms Burnett, Ms Masters, Ms Lloyd, Ms Blurton, Ms Cox

Performance Comment: Linton, Tett, Smith, Kenrick, Silvester, Jones, Fairclough, Baron, Master Goodwin, Master Slape, Master Bernard, Master Standen, Master Little, Master Speare, Master Sawyer, Master Linton, Ms Trevor, Ms Gilbert, Ms Norton, Ms Watts, Ms Follett, Ms Castelle, Ms Sydney, Ms Burnett, Ms Masters, Ms Lloyd, Ms Blurton, Ms Cox.
Event Comment: [The new piano appears to be the Instrument patented in 1799 by Joseph Smith; it contained "the first real use of metal longitudinal bracing, [which] was to be under the sound-board and to replace the wooden braces, and thus provide space for the introduction of a mechanically-played tambourine" (Grove, under Pianoforte).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea 0; Grand Selection 0

Music: End I: a Military Concerto on the new Patent Grand Piano Forte-Mrs Dussek built by Corri and Dussek; with tambourine-; triangle-; End II: concerto on the oboe-W. Parke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lover's Vows

Cast
Role: Frederick Actor: A Young Gentleman
Role: Cottager Actor: Abbot
Role: Original Epilogue Actor: Munden.
Role: Verdun Actor: Munden
Role: Anhalt Actor: H. Johnstone
Role: Count Cassel Actor: Knight
Role: Baron Wildenhaim Actor: Murray
Role: Landlord Actor: Thompson
Role: Farmer Actor: Rees
Role: Countryman Actor: Dyke
Role: Agatha Friburg Actor: Mrs Johnson
Role: Cottager's Wife Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Country Girl Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Amelia Wildenhaim Actor: Mrs H. Johnston.

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: End II: The Fox Stag and Hare (written by T. Dibdin, and composed by Davy)-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton; afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000308Come every jovial fellow, as18000308O ever in my bosom live-Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins

Performance Comment: Dibdin=, and composed by Davy)-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: The Red Cross Knight-Incledon, Linton; afterpiece: I am a jolly gay Pedlar, as18000308Come every jovial fellow, as18000308O ever in my bosom live-Miss Wheatley, Mrs Atkins.

Entertainment: End: a Variety of Imitations-Rees

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Appleby, Briggs, Benson, Byrne, Bynam, Dale, Doyle, Edmonds, Faux, Garbutt, Gregson, Gauron, Henderson, Kent, Powell, Perry, Rhodes, Ross, Robson, Robinson, Smith, Sherwood, Stevens, Townsend, Williams, Whitmell, Wyler will be admitted. Receipts: #49 7s. (25.17; 20.3; 3.7; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Cast
Role: Probe Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Lory Actor: Ryder
Role: Mrs Coupler Actor: Mrs Sparks
Role: Nurse Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Miss Hoyden Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Lord Foppington Actor: Palmer
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Barrymore
Role: Loveless Actor: Powell
Role: Townly Actor: Holland
Role: Sir Tunbelly Clumsey Actor: Hollingsworth
Role: La Varole Actor: Surmont
Role: Countryman Actor: Grimaldi
Role: Shoemaker Actor: Sparks
Role: Taylor Actor: Wentworth
Role: Berinthia Actor: Miss Mellon
Role: Amanda Actor: Miss Heard

Afterpiece Title: Of Age To-morrow

Cast
Role: Lady Brumback Actor: Mrs Sparks

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As18000612

Cast
Role: Glaude Actor: Fisher.
Role: Jamie Actor: Gheri
Role: Saundy Actor: Master Chatterley
Role: Donald Actor: Whitmell
Role: Elpsa Actor: Mrs Brooker
Role: Fanny Actor: Sga Bossi DelCaro.
Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by Aberdein, Bennett, Calkin, Cameron, Dale Jun., Dashwood, Douglas, Ditcher, Dudley, Fishett, Francois, Fuller, Gooding, Humphries, Hough, Harman, Lings, Monday, Marks, Macdougall, Rogers, Scott, Smith, Tice, Tildsley, Tirrell, Wyatt, Waterer, Williams, Willey will be admitted. [Miss Usher is identified in MS list in Kemble playbills of new performers for this season.] Receipts: #56 1s. (31.1.6; 24.4.6; 0.15.0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Cast
Role: Martin Actor: Evans.
Role: Baron of Oakland Actor: Hollingsworth
Role: Lewis Actor: Trueman
Role: Robert Actor: Dignum
Role: Charles Actor: Sedgwick
Role: Baron de Courcy Actor: Holland
Role: Cicely Actor: Miss B. Menage.
Role: Lord William Actor: Kelly
Role: Edward Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Hugo Actor: Dowton
Role: Lady Elinor de Courcy Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Adela Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: A Young Lady
Role: Beaufort Actor: Trueman
Role: Dapper Actor: Maddocks
Role: Quildrive Actor: Evans.
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Suett
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Hollingsworth
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Palmer
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Tidswell.