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Performances

Mainpiece Title: New Brooms

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Moody, Palmer, Parsons, Bannister, Baddeley, Wrighten, Carpenter, Griffiths, Wright, Burton, R. Palmer, Dodd, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Love, Miss Platt, Miss Stageldoir, Mrs Wrighten. [Cast from text (T. Becket. 1776): Sprightly-King; Phelim-Moody; Catcall-Palmer; Sir Dulcimer Dunder-Parsons; Sailor-Bannister; Mezzetin-Baddeley; Furrow-Wrighten; Dripping-Griffiths; Musician-Wright; Frank Furrow-Burton; Lad-R. Palmer; Crotchet-Dodd; Mrs Dripping-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Furrow-Mrs Love; Doxy-Miss Platt; Miss Dripping-Miss Stageldoir; Miss Quaver-Mrs Wrighten; unassigned-Carpenter; Prologue[, not listed on playbill,-King [; it was presumably, spoken at all subsequent performances].; it was presumably, spoken at all subsequent performances].
Cast
Role: Sir Dulcimer Dunder Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Malvolio-Yates (1st appearance in that character these 1O years); Sir Andrew Ague@Cheek-Dodd; Sir Toby Belch-Palmer; Orsino-Jefferson; Sebastian-Davies; Fabian-Lamash; Antonio-Wrighten; Captain-Wright; Officer-Carpenter; Priest-Griffiths; Valentine-Norris; Curio-Everard; Clown-Vernon; with the original Epilogue song-Vernon; Olivia (with a song)-Mrs Baddeley; Maria-Mrs Hopkins; Viola-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@Cheek Actor: Dodd
Role: Sir Toby Belch Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Viii; With The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey

Afterpiece Title: Miss Hoyden; or, The Man of Quality

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington (the man of quality)-Smith; Young Fashion-Sparks; Sir John Friendly-Ward; Lory-Johnson; Coupler-Lewis; Shoemaker-Dancer; Mendlegs (the hosier)-W. Smith; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-The Gentleman who performs King Henry; Miss Hoyden (with a song)-Miss Reynolds; Nurse-Mrs Ross.

Dance: A Hornpipe-Mrs Marklew

Song: Between Acts: Singing-Mrs Davies

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Wilson, Wroughton, Dunstall, Fearon, L'Estrange, Whitefield, Robson, Quick, Miss Dayes, Miss Ambrose, Mrs Whitefield, Mrs Jackson. [Partial cast suggested by Genest, V 561: Sir Robert Riscounter-Wilson; Sir James Biddulph-Wroughton; Pillage-Dunstall; Margin-Quick; Lady Riscounter-Mrs Jackson.]

Dance: End: The Enchantress-Aldridge, Harris, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: The Hotel; or, The Double Valet

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Brereton, Packer, Davies, Burton, Griffiths, Parsons; Miss P. Hopkins, Miss Jarratt, Mrs Wrighten. [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1776): Trimwell-King; Neville-Brereton; Wentworth-Packer; Sir John Seymour-Davies; Robin-Burton; Irish Chairman-Griffiths; Sir Jacob Thrift-Parsons; Clarissa-Miss P. Hopkins; Flavia-Miss Jarratt; Tabby-Mrs Wrighten; Prologue-King. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 7 performances only (see17770201).]This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 7 performances only (see17770201).]
Cast
Role: Sir John Seymour Actor: Davies
Role: Sir Jacob Thrift Actor: Parsons
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Barry. Mainpiece: Not acted these 6 years. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Servants are desired to be sent by Four o'clock, and those Ladies and Gentlemen who have Places in the Pit, are respectfully intreated to come early, to avoid inconveniency in getting to their Seats. Public Advertiser, 25 Feb.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Barry at No. 10, on the Terrace, New Palace-Yard, Westminster. Receipts: #271 15s. 6d. (143.15.6; tickets: 128.0.0) (charge: #67)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Performance Comment: Duke-Lewis; Sebastian-Wroughton; Sir Toby Belch-Dunstall; Fabian-Whitefield; Sea Captain-Booth; Malvolio-Wilson; Clown-Lee Lewes; Sir Andrew Ague Cheek-Quick; Olivia-Mrs Hartley; Maria-Mrs Wilson; Viola-Mrs Barry (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Sir Toby Belch Actor: Dunstall
Role: Sir Andrew Ague Cheek Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Dance: As17770125

Song: I: song-Mrs Farrell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Reddish; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; Sir Bashful Constant-King; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Baddeley; Lady Constant-Mrs Greville; Muslin-Miss Pope (1st appearance in that character); Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Widow Bellmour (with a song)-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: [A Favourite Scene from the end of Act II of] The Register Office [and see17770422]

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: As17761128

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Performance Comment: Principal Parts-Foote, Parsons, Fearon, Massey, R. Palmer, Griffiths, Jackson, Bransby, Egan, T. Davis, Stevens, Peirce, Palmer, Mrs Hunter, Miss Hale, Mrs W. Palmer, Mrs Gardner. [Morning Chronicle, 3 June: Sir Matthew Mite-Foote; Mr Mayor-Palmer. Edition of 1778 (T. Cadell), which assigns the cast for season of 1772, lists the other parts: Sir John Oldham, Mr ThomasOldham, Young Oldham, Touchit, Antiquarians, Secretary, Rapine, Nathan, Moses, James and Putty, Conserve, Waiter, Lady Oldham, Sophy, Mrs Match'em, Crocus.] Prologue as17770515. Prologue as17770515.
Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Mite Actor: Foote
Role: Amelia Actor: Mrs Armstead. Edition of 1767 lists the other parts: +Sir William Douglas, Owen, La France, Officer, Servants.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Shift, Smirk, Mrs Cole (with the Original Epilogue)-Wilkinson; Sir George Wealthy-Whitfield; Sir William Wealthy-Wewitzer; Mr Wealthy-L'Estrange; Loader-Fearon; Transfer-Jones; Dick-Stevens; Lucy-Miss Leeson.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Smith; King Henry-Bensley; Worcester-Aickin; Sir Richard Vernon-Farren; Northumberland-Packer; Sir W. Blunt-Fawcett; Prince John-Lamash; Westmoreland-Wrighten; Douglas-Chaplin; Poins-R. Palmer; Carriers-Mofdy, Parsons; Francas-Waldron; Bardolph-Wright; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Falstaff-Henderson; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Piercy-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: End II: As17780919

Song: As17780917

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Lewis; Malvil-Wroughton; Bygrove-Aickin; Sir Harry Lizard-Whitfield; Sir John-Fearon; Capt. Bygrove-Booth; Dashwou'd-Lee Lewes; Miss Neville-Miss Leeson; Mrs Bromley-Mrs Jackson; Lady Jane-Mrs Morton; La Rouge-Miss Ambrose; Lady Bell-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Lizard Actor: Whitfield
Role: Sir John Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: The Medley; or, Harlequin At-All

Dance: Afterpiece: The dances-Aldridge, Dagueville, Miss Valois. [These were danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent Performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Performance Comment: Characters by Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, Doyle, Egan, Vernon, Miss Brown, Mrs Farrell, Mrs Mattocks. [Cast from text (E. and C. Dilly [et al.], 1778): Sir John Manly-Mattocks; Sir Wilful Wildman-Quick; Farmer Sternold-Wilson; Clodden-Doyle; Young Wildman-Vernon; Mrs Townly-Miss Brown; Cicely-Mrs Farrell; Lady Lucy-Mrs Mattocks; Egan. Egan.
Cast
Role: Sir John Manly Actor: Mattocks
Role: Sir Wilful Wildman Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End II: As17780925; I: a Rural Dance[, incident to the Piece,-Dagueville [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Col. Townly-Brereton; Probe-Parsons; Lory-Baddeley; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Berinthia-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character); Amanda-Mrs Robinson; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Coupler-Mrs Booth; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Abington; Edition of 1781 (G. Wilkie) adds: La Varole-Burton; Shoemaker-Carpenter; Hosier-Norris; Jeweller-Lamash.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Clumsey Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: A Peep behind the Curtain

Performance Comment: Glib-King; Old Shepherd-Dodd; Sir Macaroni Virtu-Lamash; Patent-Packer; Sir Toby Fuz-Hurst; Wilson-R. Palmer; Mirvan-Norris; Carpenter-Carpenter [sic]; Prompter-Wright; Orpheus-Vernon; Rhodope-Mrs Wrighten; Miss Fuz-Mrs Davies; Lady Fuz-Mrs Hopkins; other parts-Philimore, Nash, Fawcett, Chaplin, Holcroft, Kenny, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Sir Macaroni Virtu Actor: Lamash
Role: Sir Toby Fuz Actor: Hurst

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Foundling

Performance Comment: Young Belmont-Cooke; Sir Charles Raymond-Mitchell; Colonel Raymond-Sparks; Sir Roger Belmont-Durravan; Villiard-Clarke; Faddle-Everard; Fidelia-Miss Freeman; Rosetta-Mrs Robinson; Occasional Prologue-Mitchell.
Related Works
Related Work: The Foundling Author(s): Edward Moore

Afterpiece Title: The Prejudice of Fashion

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Smith; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Dodd; William-Baddeley; Sideboard-Burton; John-Philimore; Sir Bashful Constant-Yates; Mrs Lovemore-Miss Younge; Muslin-Miss Pope; Lady Constant (1st time)-Mrs Brereton; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Widow Belmour (with a song in character)-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady's Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-King; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Parsons; Careless-Palmer; Clerimont-Brereton; Finder-Lamash; Old Wilful-Hurst; Sir Harry Atall-Wrighten; Dr Blister-Chaplin; Rhubarb-Norris; Supple-Burton; Lady Dainty (for that night)-Miss Younge; Clarinda-Miss Walpole; Sylvia-Mrs Brereton; Wishwell-Mrs Davies; Lady Sadlife (for that night)-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In The Wrong

Performance Comment: As17781009, but Belinda-Mrs Bulkley; Sir John Restless-Lee Lewes; Sir William Belmont-L'Estrange; Young Belmont-Whitfield; Mr Blandford-Fearon; Robert-Booth; Brush-Wewitzer; Beverly-Lewis; Lady Restless-Mrs Mattocks; Clarissa-Mrs Morton; Tippet-Mrs Whitfield; Tattle-Mrs Pitt.

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer's Return from London

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Parsons, Edwin, Wood, Lamash, Jackson, Kenny, Painter, Baddeley, Palmer, Mrs Webb, Miss Hale, Mrs Poussin, Miss Wood, Miss Harper. Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1779): Surat-Bannister; Sir James Juniper-Parsons; Etiquette-Edwin; Melville-Wood; Spruce-Lamash; Crab-Jackson; Sir Dilberry-Painter; Cathartic-Baddeley; Shuffle-Palmer; Lady Juniper-Mrs Webb; Fidget-Miss Hale; Amelia-Miss Harper; Kenny, Mrs Poussin, Miss Wood. Kenny, Mrs Poussin, Miss Wood.
Cast
Role: Sir James Juniper Actor: Parsons
Role: Etiquette Actor: Edwin
Role: Sir Dilberry Actor: Painter

Afterpiece Title: Piety in Pattens

Cast
Role: Butler Actor: Edwin

Dance: Mainpiece: With Two New Dances-(see17790705

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by King, Bensley, Brereton, Aickin, Baddeley, Lamash, Wrighten, Burton, Palmer, Miss Pope, Mrs Brereton, Miss Collett, Mrs Colles, Miss Kirby, Mrs Abington. Cast from text (Fielding and Walker et al]), 1780, and Morning Chronicle, 3 Dec.: Sir William Woodley-King; Counsellor Belford-Bensley; Mr Woodley-Brereton; Mr Bromley-Aickin; Forward-Baddeley; Sir Harry Granger-Lamash; Waters-Wrighten; James-Burton; Colonel Mountfort-Palmer; Mrs Bromley-Miss Pope; Louisa-Mrs Brereton; Spitfire-Miss Collett; Mrs Williams-Mrs Colles; Mrs Henpeck-Miss Kirby; Lady Mary Woodley-Mrs Abington; Prologue-King; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.] Epilogue-Miss Farren. [This was spoken again on 4 Dec., but omitted thereafter.]This was spoken again on 4 Dec., but omitted thereafter.]
Cast
Role: Sir William Woodley Actor: King
Role: Sir Harry Granger Actor: Lamash

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

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: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Farren

Afterpiece Title: Comus

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Wroughton; Sir Bashful Constant-Quick; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Lewis; William-Lee Lewes; Sideboard-Booth; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Bulkley; Lady Constant-Mrs Lessingham; Muslin-Mrs Green; Mignionet-Mrs Whitfield; Furnish-Mrs Poussin; Widow Belmour (with a song)-Miss Younge.

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Performance Comment: Captain Greville-Leoni; Captain Wilson-Reinhold; Major Benbow-Wilson; Justice Benbow-Fearon; Kilderkin-Thompson; Putty-Painter; Ned-Stevens; Tipple-Edwin; Eliza-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Tipple Actor: Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady Cured

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitfield; Finder-Wewitzer; Captain Strutt-Brunsdon; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Mr Wilful-Fearon; Bolus-Booth; Rhubarb-Jones; Supple-W. Bates; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Lady Dainty-Mrs Mattocks; Clarinda-Miss Ambrose; Sylvia-Mrs Lewis; Wishwell-Mrs Wilson; Situp-Mrs Poussin; Lady Sadlife-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Atall Actor: Thompson
Role: Sir Solomon Sadlife Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The School For Scandal Scandaliz'd

Performance Comment: Larpent MS 470 lists the parts: Sir Sparely Spindle-; Colonel Manly-; Toby-; Miss Diana Delicate-; Miss Spritely-; Sophia-.
Cast
Role: Sir Sparely Spindle Actor:

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Cast
Role: Tipple Actor: Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Election

Afterpiece Title: The First Part of King Henry IV

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

Afterpiece Title: Fortunatus

Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Baddeley

Dance: End II 2nd piece: a Comic Dance-Henry, Miss Armstrong

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant; Or, The Sick Lady Cured

Performance Comment: Atall-Lewis; Careless-Wroughton; Clerimont-Whitfield; Finder-Stevens; Sir Harry Atall-Thompson; Mr Wilful-Fearon; Bolus-Booth; Rhubarb-Jones; Supple-W. Bates; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Quick; Lady Dainty-Mrs Mattocks; Clarinda-Miss Ambrose; Sylvia-Mrs Morton; Wishwell-Mrs Wilson; Situp-Mrs Poussin; Lady Sadlife-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Atall Actor: Thompson
Role: Sir Solomon Sadlife Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Edwin
Role: Lord Grizzle Actor: Edwin

Dance: As17801006

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Impostor

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Palmer, Dodd, Bensley, Parsons, Baddeley, Burton, R. Palmer, Norris, Fawcett, Phillimore, Vernon, Mrs Baddeley, Miss Pope, Miss Farren. Cast from text (J. Robson, 1781 [i. e. 1780]): Sir Harry Glenville-Palmer; George Oldgrove-Dodd; Supple-Bensley; Holdfast-Parsons; Sir Jacob Oldgrove-Baddeley; Harpin-Burton; Trimbush-Vernon; Mrs Courtly-Mrs Baddeley; Phillis-Miss Pope; Dorinda-Miss Farren; unassigned-R. Palmer, Norris, Fawcett, Phillimore [are unassigned; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Miss Farren. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Performance Comment: Millamour-Lewis; Malvil-Wroughton; Bygrove-Aickin; Sir Harry Lizard-Whitfield; Sir J. Millamour-Fearon; Capt. Bygrove-Booth; Dashwood-Lee Lewes; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Lady Jane-Mrs Morton; Mrs Bromley (1st time)-Mrs Green; La Rouge-Miss Ambrose; Lady Bell-Mrs Mahon.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Lizard Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Edwin
Role: Lord Grizzle Actor: Edwin