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Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Capt. Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; Fag-R. Palmer; David-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Coachman-Phillimore; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Lydia Languish-Mrs Jordan; Julia-Miss Farren (1st appearance this season); Lucy-Miss Heard.
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Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Wedding Day

Cast
Role: Sir Adam Contest Actor: King
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Related Work: The Wedding Day Author(s): Henry Fielding

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Capt. Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Dodd; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Moody; Fag-Benson; David-Bannister Jun.; Coachman-Phillimore; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Hopkins; Lydia Languish-Mrs Goodall; Julia-Miss Farren; Lucy-Miss Heard.
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Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Capt. Absolute-Bernard; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Townsend; Fag-Macready; Coachman-Thompson; Servants-Blurton, Abbot, Master Curties; Acres-Knight; Julia-Miss Wallis; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Maid-Miss Leserve; Lydia Languish-Mrs Pope.
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Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Forrester Actor: Quick

Dance: As17951008

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Bannister Jun.; Sir Lucius O'Trigger (1st time)-R. Palmer; Fag-Russell; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Phillimore; Mrs Malaprop-Miss Pope (1st appearance in that character); Julia-Miss Farren; Lydia Languish-Miss Mellon; Lucy-Miss Heard.
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Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Sir Owen Actor: Bannister

Dance: III afterpiece: Dance, as17961019

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17961029, but The Lady of Dunblain-_; Villagers-_

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; Capt. Absolute-Toms; David-Townsend; Fag-Macready; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Knight; Julia-Miss Wallis; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Maid-Mrs Norton; Lydia Languish-Mrs Knight.
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Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Doldrum

Cast
Role: Sir Marmaduke Actor: Munden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Bannister Jun.; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Russell; Fag-Trueman; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Maddocks; Servants-Evans, Webb, Fisher; Mrs Malaprop-Miss Pope; Lydia Languish-Mrs Jordan; Julia-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Lucy-Miss Heard; Maid-Mrs Jones.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Capt. Absolute-Toms; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Townsend; Fag-Farley; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Knight; Julia-Mrs Pope; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Maid-Mrs Norton; Lydia Languish-Miss Betterton.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Raft

Afterpiece Title: Reformed in Time

Cast
Role: Sir George Insight Actor: Incledon
Related Works
Related Work: Reformed in Time Author(s): Henry Heartwell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Davenport; Captain Absolute-Barrymore; Faulkland-C. Kemble; Acres-Munden; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; Fag-R. Palmer; David-Suett; Coachman-Ledger; Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lydia Languish-Mrs Gibbs; Julia-Miss DeCamp; Lucy-Miss Leserve.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Dowton; Captain Absolute-Powell; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Bannister Jun.; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-R. Palmer; Fag-Russell; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Maddocks; Servants-Fisher, Webb, Evans; Mrs Malaprop-Miss Pope; Lydia Languish-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Brown]); Julia-Miss Biggs; Lucy-Miss Heard; Maid-Mrs Jones.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Dowton; Captain Absolute-Powell; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Bannister Jun.; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Palmer; Fag-Trueman; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Maddocks; Mrs Malaprop-Miss Pope; Lydia Languish-Miss Mellon; Julia-Miss Biggs; Lucy-Miss Heard; Maid-Mrs Jones.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: The Embarkation

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-Munden; Captain Absolute-Betterton; Faulkland-Holman; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Johnstone; David-Townsend; Fag-Farley; Coachman-Thompson; Acres-Knight; Julia-Mrs Egerson (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Malaprop-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Leserve; Maid-Mrs Norton; Lydia Languish-Mrs Glover.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Henry Fielding
Related Work: The Rivals Author(s): Sir William Davenant
Related Work: The Covent Garden Tragedy Author(s): Henry Fielding

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Forrester Actor: Emery

Song: End II: A New Hunting Song- (never [previously] performed, composed by Davy); End III: Sally in our Alley-Incledon; End: The Red Cross Knight, as18000426; End I afterpiece: The Sailor's Journal-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: Sir Frederick?-Harris. See also March 1663@4.
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd If She Cou'd

Performance Comment: Sir Oliver Cockwood-Dogget.
Cast
Role: Sir Oliver Cockwood Actor: Dogget.
Related Works
Related Work: She Would If She Could Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Music: As17040404

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: Sir Frederick-Powell; Palmer-Estcourt; du Foy-a Person that never appear'd on the Stage before.
Cast
Role: Sir Frederick Actor: Powell
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Song: the best Performers

Dance: the best Performers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Comical Revenge; Or, Love In A Tub

Performance Comment: Sir Frederick-Wilks; Widow Rich-Mrs Oldfield.
Cast
Role: Sir Frederick Actor: Wilks
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub Author(s): Sir George Etherege
Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Cibber; Dorimant-Wilks; Old Bellair-Penkethman; Young Bellair-Ryan; Medley-Mills; Loveit-Mrs Oldfield; Harriet-Mrs Mountfort; Emilia-Miss Younger; Pert-Mrs Bicknell; Belinda-Mrs Porter.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Cibber
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Dance: As17161112

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Fopling-Woodward; Dorimont-Ross; Medley-Havard; Old Bellair-Philips; Young Bellair-Palmer; Belinda-Mrs Davies; Emilia-Mrs Graham; Lady Townly-Mrs Bennet; Pert-Mrs Cross; Busy-Miss Minors; Mrs Loveit-Mrs Cibber; Harriet-Miss Haughton; Lady Woodvil-Mrs Havard.
Cast
Role: Sir Fopling Actor: Woodward
Related Works
Related Work: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter Author(s): Sir George Etherege

Afterpiece Title: Proteus

Related Works
Related Work: Proteus; or, Harlequin in China Author(s): Henry Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Palmer; Duke of Buckingham-Wroughton; Cranmer-Aickin; Duke of Norfolk-Whitfield; Duke of Suffolk-Williames; Lord Surry-Barrymore; Lord Chamberlain-R. Palmer; Cromwell-Kemble; Lord Sands-Baddeley; Winchester-Suett; Cardinal Campeius-Packer; Sir Henry Guilford-Lamash; Sir ThomasLovel-Fawcett; Doctor Butts-Waldron; Surveyor-Benson; Cardinal Wolsey-Bensley; Anne Bullen-Mrs Farmer; Lady-Mrs Love; Queen Katharine-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Henry Guilford Actor: Lamash
Role: Sir ThomasLovel Actor: Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Cast
Role: Sir Anthony Halfwit Actor: Suett

Song: In IV: a song (composed by Linley? Sen)-Mrs Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Palmer; Cardinal Wolsey-Bensley; Campeius-Packer; Capucius-Phillimore; Cranmer-Aickin; D. of Norfolk-Whitfield; D. of Buckingham-Wroughton; D. of Suffolk-Caulfield; E. of Surry-Barrymore; L. Chancellor-Maddocks; L. Chamberlain-R. Palmer; Gardiner-Suett; Lord Sands-Baddeley; Sir Henry Guilford-Bland; Sir ThomasLovel-Fawcett; Cromwell-Kemble; Doctor Butts-Waldron; Surveyor-Benson; Brandon-Banks; Serjeant-Lyons; Doorkeeper-Jones; Cryer-Alfred; Queen Katharine-Mrs Siddons; Anne Bullen-Mrs Powell; Gentlewoman-Mrs Booth; Patience (with a song)-Mrs Bland; Agatha-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Henry Guilford Actor: Bland
Role: Sir ThomasLovel Actor: Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: Ozmyn and Daraxa

Dance: As17930307

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Palmer; Cardinal Wolsey-Bensley; Campeius-Packer; Capucius-Phillimore; Cranmer-Aickin; Duke of Norfolk-Whitfield; D. of Buckingham-Wroughton; D. of Suffolk-Caulfield; Earl of Surry-Barrymore; Lord Chancellor-Maddocks; Lord Chamberlain-Trueman; Gardiner-Suett; Lord Sands-Hollingsworth; Sir Henry Guildford-Russell; Sir ThomasLovell-Dignum; Cromwell-C. Kemble; Dr Butts-Burton; Surveyor-Benson; Brandon-Banks; Serjeant-Cooke; Cryer-Evans; Door@keeper-Jones; Queen Katharine-Mrs Siddons; Anne Bullen-Mrs Powel; Gentlewoman-Mrs Booth; Patience (with a song)-Mrs Bland; Agatha-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Palmer
Role: Sir Henry Guildford Actor: Russell
Role: Sir ThomasLovell Actor: Dignum

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years. No joke ever raised such loud and repeated mirth, in the galleries, as Sir John 's labour in getting the body of Hotspur on his back...At length this upper-gallery merriment was done away [with] by the difficulties which Henderson encountered in getting Smith on his shoulders. So much time was consumed in this pick-a-pack business that the spectators grew tired, or rather, disgusted. It was thought best, for the future, that some of Falstaff 's ragamuffins should bear off the dead body" (Davies, I, 273-75). [For Henderson as Falstaff see hay, 24 July 1777.] Receipts: #207 10s. 6d. (185.6.0; 20.7.0; 1.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Hotspur-Smith; King Henry-Bensley (1st appearance in that character); Worchester-Aickin; Sir Richard Vernon-Farren; Northumberland-Packer; Sir Walter Blunt-Hurst; Prince John-Lamash; Westmorland-Wrighten; Douglas-Chaplin; Poins-R. Palmer; Carriers-Moody, Parsons; Francis-Waldron; Bardolph-Wright; Sheriff-Griffiths; Gadshill-Holcroft; Peto-Nash; Prince of Wales-Palmer; Falstaff (1st time [at this theatre])-Henderson; Hostess-Mrs Bradshaw; Lady Piercy (1st time)-Mrs Cuyler.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Bensley
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Farren
Role: Sir Walter Blunt Actor: Hurst

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Dance: End II: Comic Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

Event Comment: Account-Book: Paid Mrs Phillimore on Account of moving the Wardrobe to and from the Opera House #4 4s. Powell, 22 Sept.: Henry V rehearsed at 10; No Song No Supper at 12; 23 Sept.: No Song No Supper rehearsed at 10 (for Bannister and Mrs Bland); Provoked Husband a 11. Receipts: #308 2s. 6d. (218.11.0; 88.15.0; 0.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fifth; Or, The Conquest Of France

Performance Comment: King Henry-Kemble; Duke of Gloucester-C. Kemble; Duke of Bedford-Dignum; Duke of Exeter-Aickin; Earl of Westmoreland-Sedgwick; Archbishop of Canterbury-Maddocks; B. of Ely-Jones; Earl of Cambridge-Webb; Lord Scroop-Cooke; Sir Thomas Gray-Bland; Sir T. Erpingham-Waldron; Gower-R. Palmer; Fluellen-Baddeley; Nym-Burton; Bardolph-Phillimore; Pistol-Suett; Boy-Master Chatterley; Williams-Whitfield; Bates-Banks; King Charles-Packer; Dauphin-Barrymore; Duke of Burgundy-Trueman; Constable-Benson; Governor of Harfleur-Hollingsworth; Montjoy-Caulfield; Quickly-Mrs Booth; Queen Isabel-Mrs Powell; Katharine-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: King Henry Actor: Kemble
Role: Sir Thomas Gray Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17941018, but Anne Bullen-Mrs Powell; added; Campeius-Packer; Capucius-Phillimore; D. of Suffolk-Caulfield; Lord Chancellor-Maddocks; Lord Chamberlain-Trueman; Lord Sands-Hollingsworth; Sir Henry Guilford-Bland; Sir ThomasLovell-Dignum; Dr Butts-Waldron; Surveyor-Benson; Brandon-Banks; Serjeant-Lyons; Cryer-Evans; Door@keeper-Jones; Gentlewoman-Mrs Booth; Agatha-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Sir Henry Guilford Actor: Bland
Role: Sir ThomasLovell Actor: Dignum
Role: King Henry Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Dignum
Event Comment: "A new Tragedy, called Eloisa [and Richard Coeur de Lion, both announced on playbill of 16 Dec. were] to have been represented last night; but on account of the illness of Farren [were] obliged to be deferred, and Fontainbleau, with Hob in the Well were announced [in playbill of this present night], but on account of the sudden indisposition of Edwin...both pieces were obliged to be changed to Henry IV, with Barataria" (Public Advertiser, 19 Dec.). Receipts: #117 0s. 6d. (115.0.0; 2.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: See17861122, but Sir Richard Vernon-; Francis-Sir Richard Vernon and Francis not acted, respectively, by Farren, Edwin [their substitutes not known].their substitutes not known].

Afterpiece Title: Barataria

Event Comment: Benefit for Digges. Tickets to be had of Digges at Addinal's, painter, Whitehall. Tickets delivered out for Henry IV will be taken

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: King Henry Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Related Works
Related Work: The Flitch of Bacon Author(s): Henry Bate

Dance: As17790610