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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Joseph Surface-Marriot; Sir Peter Teazle-Simpson; Sir Oliver Surface-Sidney; Sir Benj. Backbite-Russel; Crabtree-Young; Careless (with a song)-Wilson; Charles-Sterne; Mrs Candour-Mrs Marriot; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Fowler; Maria-Mrs Simpson; Lady Teazle-Mrs Sterne.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: Simpson
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Sidney

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Sidney; Young Wilding-Russel; Sir Jasper Wilding-Young; Beaufort-Wilson; Young Philpot-Sterne; Corinna-Mrs Marriot; Maria-Mrs Sterne.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Young
Related Works
Related Work: The Citizen Turned Gentleman Author(s): Edward Ravenscroft

Song: End: The Wedding Day-Wilson

Entertainment: Monologue. Afterpiece to conclude: with an Occasional Address of Thanks-Sidney

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In The East

Related Works
Related Work: The Campaign; or, Love in the East Indies Author(s): Sir Nathaniel Barry

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: Puff-King; Sneer-Barrymore; Dangle-R. Palmer; Interpreter-Baddeley; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Principal Tragedians-Whitfield, Fawcett, Waldron, Burton, Bannister Jun., Miss Pope. Cast of Tragedians adjusted from playbill of 27 Oct. 1790: Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; +Justice-Fawcett; +Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; +Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; +Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; +Tilburina-Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: Puff-Palmer; Sneer-Barrymore; Dangle-R. Palmer; Interpreter-Baddeley; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Principal Tragedians-Whitfield, Packer, Waldron, Lamash, Burton, Phillimore, Fawcett, Wilson, Chaplin, Bannister Jun., Miss Pope. [Assignments adjusted from playbill of 27 Oct. 1790: Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Justice-Packer; Sir Chris. Hatton-Waldron; Son-Lamash; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Lord Burleigh-Phillimore; Constable-Fawcett; Beef@eater-Wilson; Governor-Chaplin; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Tilburina-Miss Pope.]

Dance: As17881002

Song: As17881002

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; with an Address in character-Lewis; Sir George Airy (1st time)-Holman; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; Charles Gripe-Davies; Whisper-Farley; Footman-Ledger; Sir Francis Gripe-Quick; Isabinda-Mrs Lewis; Patch-Miss Stuart; Scentwell-Mrs Platt; Miranda-Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Glib (for that night only)-Lewis; Sir Toby Fuz-Powel; Sir Macaroni Virtu-Bernard; Patent-Thompson; Wilson-Macready; Mervin-Evatt; Prompter-Farley; Carpenter-Rock; Miss Fuz-Mrs Lewis; Sweepers-Mrs Powell, Mrs Davenett; Lady Fuz-Mrs Webb; Characters in the Burletta: Orpheus-Davies; Shepherds-Darley, Reeve, Blurton, Lee, Cubitt; Old Shepherd-Blanchard; Rhodope-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Sir Toby Fuz Actor: Powel
Role: Sir Macaroni Virtu Actor: Bernard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed

Performance Comment: Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Signor Pasticio Ritornello-Dubois; Interpreter-Baddeley; Under Prompter-Maddocks; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italian Girls-Miss Hagley, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; Characters of the Tragedy: Lord Burleigh-Phillimore; Governor-Wrighten; Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Sir Chris. Hatton-Waldron; Master of the Horse-Alfred; Beef@eater-Williames; Justice-Packer; Son-Suett; Constable-Fawcett; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Nieces-Miss Heard, Miss Barnes; Justice's Lady-Mrs Heard; Confidant-Mrs Booth; Tilburina-Miss Pope.

Song: In V: a song-Miss Hagley

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Holman; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; Charles Gripe-Macready; Whisper-Bernard; Sir Francis Gripe-Munden (1st appearance on this stage); Isabinda-Mrs Mountain; Patch-Mrs Harlowe; Scentwell-Mrs Platt; Miranda-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady- [See17901204]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lee Lewes; Sir Francis Gripe-Wewitzer; Sir Jealous Traffic-Frost; Whisper-Gull; Charles-Everard; Sir George Airy-Fennell; Patch-Mrs Lee Lewes; Isabinda-Mrs Day; Miranda-Miss Atherton (1st appearance on any stage).

Afterpiece Title: The Advertisement; or, A New Way to Get a Husband

Entertainment: MonologuesEnd IV: The late King of Prussia and General Ziethen-Lee Lewes; End: A Whimsical Dissertation upon Law-Lee Lewes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fourth [Part I]

Performance Comment: King Henry-Williamson; Prince of Wales-Palmer Jun. (1st appearance on the stage); Lancaster-Bland; Worcester-Aickin; Northumberland-Chapman; Hotspur-Bensley; Douglas-Evatt; Sir Richard Vernon-Davies; Westmoreland-Usher; Sir Walter Blunt-Iliff; Sir John Falstaff-Palmer; Poins-R. Palmer; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Farley; Bardolph-Rock; Carriers-Wewitzer, Burton; Francis-Barrett; Lady Percy-Mrs Cuyler; Hostess-Mrs Webb; New Occasional Prologue-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Davies
Role: Sir Walter Blunt Actor: Iliff
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Palmer

Dance: End II: Triple Hornpipe, as17910617

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Holman; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; Charles Gripe-Macready; Whisper-Farley; Sir Francis Gripe-Munden; Isabinda-Mrs Mountain; Patch-Mrs Harlowe; Scentwell-Mrs Platt; Miranda-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Bensley; Prince of Wales-Wroughton; Duke of Lancester-Bland; Earl of Worcester-Aickin; Earl of Northumberland-Packer; Hotspur-Kemble; Earl Douglas-Caulfield; Sir Richard Vernon-assigned to Barrymore, but see below; Earl of Westmoreland-Fawcett; Sir Walter Blunt-Whitfield; Sir John Falstaff-Palmer; Poins-R. Palmer; Gadshill-Cooke; Peto-Benson; Bardolph-Alfred; Francis-Bannister Jun.; Carriers-Moody, Burton; Sheriff-Maddocks; Traveller-Lyons; Messenger-Banks; Lady Percy-Mrs Powell; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Hopkins.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Cast
Role: Mrs Sturdy Actor: Mrs Edwin

Afterpiece Title: King Henry the Fourth [Part I]

Performance Comment: King Henry-Aickin; Prince of Wales-Williamson; Lancaster-Miss DeCamp; Worcester-Davies; Northumberland-Johnson; Hotspur-Bensley; Douglas-Evatt; Sir Richard Vernon-Bland; Westmoreland-Usher; Sir Walter Blunt-Cleveland; Sir John Falstaff-King (1st appearance in that character); Poins-R. Palmer; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Farley; Bardolph-Cubitt; Carriers-Wewitzer, Parsons; Francis-Barrett; Lady Percy-Mrs Cuyler; Hostess-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Bland
Role: Sir Walter Blunt Actor: Cleveland
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Sir George Airy-Barrymore; Sir Jealous Traffick-Aickin; Charles-Caulfield; Whisper-Bland; Servants-Waldron Jun., Cooke, Lyons; Sir Francis Gripe-Parsons; Patch-Mrs Gibbs; Isabinda-Miss Heard; Scentwell-Mrs Hale; Miranda-Mrs Goodall.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Town Before You

Performance Comment: Characters-Lewis, Quick, Holman, Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Bernard, Hull, Powel, Miss Wallis, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Martyr, Miss Chapman, Miss Hopkins, Mrs Platt, Mrs Pope. Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1795), and London Chronicle, 9 Dec.: Tippy-Lewis; Sir Robert Floyer-Quick; Conway-Holman; Asgill-Pope; Humphrey-Munden; Fancourt-Fawcett; Acid-Bernard; Perkins-Hull; Sir Simon Asgill-Powel; Slopseller-Thompson; Buckram-Williamson; Holdfast-Cross; Sir Robert's Servant-Simmons; Georgina-Miss Wallis; Mrs Fancourt-Mrs Mattocks; Jenny-Mrs Martyr; Lady Charlotte-Miss Chapman; Lady Elizabeth-Miss Hopkins; Mrs Clement-Mrs Platt; Lady Horatia Horton-Mrs Pope; Mrs Bullrush-Miss Stuart; Lady Horatia's Servant-Miss Leserve; Prologue-Mrs Mattocks; Epilogue-Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed

Performance Comment: Dangle-Dodd; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Parsons; Signor Ritornello-Dubois; Interpreter-Benson; Under Prompter-Maddocks; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Hopkins; Italian Girls-Miss Leak; Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; Tragedians : Lord Burleigh-Caulfield; Governor-Hollingsworth; Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Burton; Sir Christopher Hatton-Waldron; Master of Horse-Webb; Beefeater-Phillimore; Justice-Packer; Tom Jenkins-Suett; Constable-Bland; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Nieces-Miss Heard, Miss Collins; Justice's Lady-Mrs Heard; Confidant-Mrs Booth; Tilburina-Miss Pope.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Holman; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; Charles Gripe-Macready; Whisper-Farley; Sir Francis Gripe-Quick; Patch-Mrs Mattocks; Isabinda-Mrs Mountain; Scentwell-Mrs Platt; Miranda-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick

Dance: End: a Scotch Reel-Bayzand, King, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Bannister Jun.; Sir George Airy-Palmer; Sir Jealous Traffic-Aickin; Charles-Caulfield; Whisper-Waldron Jun.; Servants-Abbot, Ledger, Lyons; Sir Francis Gripe-Suett (1st appearance in that character); Patch-Mrs Gibbs; Isabinda-Miss Heard; Scentwell-Mrs Hale; Miranda-Miss DeCamp (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir George Airy Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Jealous Traffic Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Francis Gripe Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: R. Palmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Holman; Charles Gripe-Macready; Whisper-Farley; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; William-Ledger; Sir Francis Gripe-Quick; Isabinda-Mrs Mountain; Patch-Mrs Mattocks; Scentwell-Mrs Platt; Miranda-Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed

Performance Comment: Dangle-R. Palmer; Sneery-Barrymore; Sir Fretful Plagiary (1st time)-Dowton; Signor Ritornello-Maddocks; Interpreter-Wewitzer; Puff-Palmer; Mrs Dangle-Miss Tidswell; Italian Girls-Miss Leak, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; Tragedians Lord Burleigh-Caulfield; Governor of Tilbury Fort-Hollingsworth; Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Russell; Sir Christopher Hatton-Wathen; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Nieces-Miss Heard, Miss Mellon; Tilburina-Miss Pope.

Song: V: song-Mrs Bland

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Holman; Charles Gripe-Clarke; Whisper-Farley; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; William-Ledger; Sir Francis Gripe-Munden; Isabinda-Mrs Mountain; Patch-Mrs Mattocks; Scentwell-Mrs Platt; Miranda-Mrs Coates.

Afterpiece Title: Diamond Cut Diamond; or, The Venetian Revels

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Wroughton; Prince of Wales-C. Kemble; Duke of Lancaster-Gregson; Earl of Worcester-Aickin; Earl of Northumberland-Packer; Hotspur-Kemble; Earl of Douglas-Caulfield; Sir R. Vernon-Barrymore; Earl of Westmoreland-Trueman; Sir Wal. Blunt-Holland; Sir John Falstaff-A Gentleman (1st appearance on the stage [Longley]); Poins-Russell; Gadshill-Gibbon; Peto-Simpson; Bardolph-Webb; Francis-Suett; Carriers-Dowton, Hollingsworth; Sheriff-Maddocks; Traveller-Fisher; Messenger-Evans; Lady Percy-Mrs Powell; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Walcot.

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Sir Owen Actor: Bannister

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed

Performance Comment: Dangle-R. Palmer; Sneer-Palmer; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Dowton; Signor Ritornello-Maddocks; Interpreter-Wewitzer; Puff-King; Mrs Dangle-Miss Tidswell; Italian Girls-Miss Leak, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; Tragedians: Lord Burleigh-Sparks; Governor of Tilbury Fort-Hollingsworth; Earl of Leicester-Trueman; Sir Walter Raleigh-Russell; Sir Christopher Hatton-Wathen; Beef@eater-Caulfield; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Bannister Jun.; Tilburina-Miss Pope.

Dance: In II: Masquerade-; with Dancing-Mlle Parisot, Sga Bossi DelCaro

Song: In Masquerade: Sigh no more Ladies (composed by Stevens)-Sedgwick, Dignum, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; End IV: Little Taffline-Mrs Bland; In course of Evening: Ally Croaker, Little Bess the Ballad Singer (composed by Dr Arnold)-Miss Leak

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Holman; Charles Gripe-Clarke; Whisper-Farley; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; William-Abbot; Sir Francis Gripe-Munden; Isabinda-Mrs Litchfield; Patch-Mrs Mattocks; Miranda-Miss Betterton.

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: Charley Actor: Townsend

Ballet: End: Lowland Festivity. Jamie-Bologna Jun.; Croudy-Bologna; Jenny-Miss Bologna; Moggy-Mrs Watts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rage

Performance Comment: Gingham-Knight; Darnley-Holman; Flush-Munden; Savage-Fawcett; Sir Paul Perpetual-Emery; Signor Cygnet-Farley; Sir George Gauntlet-Claremont; Ready-Davenport; Lady Sarah Savage-Mrs Mattocks; Clara Sedley-Miss Murray; Mrs Darnley-Mrs Pope.

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

Performance Comment: Dangle-Farley; Sir Fretful Plagiary-Munden; Puff-Knight; Sneer-Murray (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Signor Pasticcio-Delpini; Interpreter-Klanert; Italian Girls-Mrs Atkins, Miss Wheatley; Mrs Dangle-Mrs Chapman; Tragedians Lord Burleigh-Johnstone (1st appaarance in that character); Governor-Waddy; Earl of Leicester-Whitfield; Sir Walter Raleigh-Claremont; Master of the Horse-Atkins; Sir Christopher Hatton-Simmons; Beef@Eater-Rees; Don Ferolo Whiskerandos-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Confidante-Mrs Whitmore; Nieces-Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve; Tilburina-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character). Edition of 1807 (John Cawthorn) adds: Under Prompter-$Wilde.

Song: End IV: Sally in our Alley-Incledon; End: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; Afterpiece conclude: Rule Britannia-Incledon, Townsend, Hill, Chorus

Related Works
Related Work: Marforio, being a Comi-Tragical Farce, called The Critick of Taste; or, A Tale of a Tub, with Characters of Singlewit, Drawcansir, Modern, Drapper, Buskin, Propter, the Great Mogul, Dunceada, Prince Prettyman, Common Sense, the Embryo of Common Sense, Lorg Haranguewell, Falarini, Signior Tweedledum, Signior Tweedledee, Prologues, Senators, Patriots, Courtiers, Fidlers, Eunucks, Gentleman Usher, Ghosts, and Chorus of Ghosts Author(s): Edward Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lewis; Sir George Airy-Holman; Charles Gripe-Whitfield; Whisper-Farley; Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; William-Abbot; Sir Francis Gripe-Munden; Isabinda-Mrs Litchfield; Patch-Mrs Mattocks; Scentwell-Miss Cox; Miranda-Mrs Glover.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Downes (Roscius Anglicanus, p. 23) gives a cast which may represent one at this time: Sir Toby Belch-Betterton?; Sir Andrew Aguecheek-Harris?; Fool-Underhill?; Malvolio-Lovel?; Olivia-Mrs Ann Gibbs?.
Cast
Role: Sir Toby Belch Actor: Betterton?
Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Harris?