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17826
21 April 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Fair Quaker or The Humours of the Navy

Performance Comment: Captain Mizen-Dodd (of dl); Captain Worthy-Wroughton; Sir Charles Pleasant-Whitfield; Lieut. Cribbage-Booth; Lieut. Easy-Fearon; Binnacle-Wilson; Hatchway (with songs)-Mahon; Commodore Flip-Lee Lewes; Arabella-Miss Ambrose; Belinda-Miss Leeson; Jenny Private-Miss Platt; Jiltup-Mrs White; Dorcas Zeal-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Pleasant Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: In Naval Review: Dance of Sailors-Aldridge, others

Song: End Dance: the Air [in The Comedy of Errors see17790122]-Mrs Kennedy

17827
28 April 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deception

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Dodd, Parsons, Aickin, Baddeley, Waldron, Farren, Nash, Bidwell, Palmer, Miss Farren, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Brereton, Miss Pope. Cast from London Chronicle, 30 Apr.: Flippant-Dodd; Welford-Parsons; Fairgrove-Aickin; Rudely-Baddeley; Robin-Waldron; Charles Fairgrove-Farren; Sir Harry Varnish-Palmer; Louisa Freemore-Miss Farren; Lady Varnish-Mrs Hopkins; Sophia Welford-Mrs Brereton; Kitty-Miss Pope; Nash, Bidwell are unassigned. For Prologue and Epilogue see17790506. Nash, Bidwell are unassigned. For Prologue and Epilogue see17790506.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Varnish Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Innocence; or, The Chamber-Maid Turn'd Quaker Author(s): John Leanerd
Related Work: The Young Quaker Author(s): John O'Keeffe

17828
18 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Cast
Role: King Richard Actor: Smith
Role: Dutchess of York Actor: Mrs Johnston

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon (1st time)-Griffiths; Sir Jacob Jollup-Waldron; Mr Bruin-Wright; Lint-Wrighten; Heeltap-Burton; Jerry Sneak (1st time)-Holcroft; Mrs Bruin-Miss Kirby; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Waldron

Dance: In: Master Morey, 3 Miss Stageldoirs

17829
19 May 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry Iv

Cast
Role: Hotspur Actor: Smith
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Farren
Role: Prince John Actor: Lamash

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: Byron-Vernon; Sir Harry Muff-Dodd; General Worry-Parsons; Spy-Baddeley; Gardeners-Fawcett, Chaplin, Holcroft; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Narcissa-Miss Kirby.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Muff Actor: Dodd

17830
07 June 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Wood (from the Theatre Royal, York; 1st appearance in London); Justice Woodcock-Edwin; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Hodge-Jackson [Public Advertiser: Massey]; Eustace-Lamash; Hawthorn-Bannister; Lucinda-Mrs Hitchcock; Margery-Miss Twist; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Related Works
Related Work: Love Triumphant; or, Nature will Prevail Author(s): John Dryden

Dance: End II: Tambourine Dance- , as17790602; End: As17790531

17831
10 June 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Sir Jacob Jollup-Massey; Bruin-Webb; Heeltap-Egan; Lint-Jackson; Roger-Stevens; Snuffle-Peirce; Jerry Sneak-Edwin; Mrs Bruin-Mrs W. Palmer; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Massey

Dance: End: The Country Wake, as17790609

17832
15 July 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Palmer; Old Philpot-Parsons; Sir Jasper-Massey; Young Wilding-R. Palmer; Beaufort-Wood; Quildrive-Stevens; Dapper-Jackson; Maria-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Lloyd]).Mrs Lloyd]).
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Massey

Dance: As17790531

17833
13 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Bannister; Sir ThomasMaxwell-Gardner; Invoice-R. Palmer; Dr Julep-Baddeley; Dr Apozem-Jackson; Dr Fingerfee-Painter; Dr O'Sassafras-Davis; Dr Broadbrim-Kenny; Dr Sligo-Egan; Macpherson-Walker; Dr Calomel-Painter [Public Advertiser: Baker]; Dr Habbakuk-Peirce; Dr Camphire-Webb; Forceps-Stevens; Printer's Devil-Master Hitchcock; Dr Last-Parsons; Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasMaxwell Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Flitch of Bacon

Dance: As17790610

17834
17 August 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Palmer; Aimwell-Dimond [Public Advertiser: Aickin]; Sir Charles Freeman-R. Palmer; Foigard-Egan; Sullen-Blissett; Gibbet-Gardner; Boniface-Usher; Scrub-Edwin; Dorinda-Mrs Cuyler; Cherry-Mrs Hitchcock; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Poussin; Gipsey-Miss Wood; Mrs Sullen-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Freeman Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Song: End IV: Ted Blarney-Master Edwin

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

17835
08 September 1779 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Egan; Bates-Usher; Nephew-R. Palmer; Thomas-Jackson; Kecksey-Blissett; The Irish Widow-Mrs Lloyd (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Egan

Dance: End I afterpiece: As17790818

17836
12 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Tattle-King; Valentine-Farren; Sir Sampson Legend-Moody; Scandal-Bensley; Foresight-Waldron; Jeremy-Baddeley; Trapland-Burton; Ben-Yates; Angelica-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Frail-Miss Pope; Mrs Foresight-Miss Sherry; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

17837
16 October 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry Sycamore (1st time)-Edwin; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-Robson; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph (1st time)-W. Bates; Fanny-Miss Brown; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Morton; Patty-A Young Lady (1st appearance [Miss Storer]).Miss Storer]).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Touchstone

Related Works
Related Work: The Touchstone of Invention; or, The Soldier's Fortune Author(s): John Brownsmith

17838
25 October 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Vernon; Justice Woodcock-Parsons; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Eustace-Fawcett; Hodge-Davies; Young Meadows-Webster; Margery-Mrs Wrighten; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Miss Collett; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: I: Country Dance- incident to the mainpiece; End II: Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

17839
06 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Dodd
Role: Charles Actor: Smith
Related Works
Related Work: The School for Scandal Scandaliz'd Author(s): John Philip Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Webster, Moody, Parsons, Bannister, Baddeley, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten. Cast adjusted from playbill of 10 May 1780, and Morning Chronicle, 16 Oct. 1778: William-Webster; O'Daub-Moody; Gage-Parsons; Serjeant Drill-Bannister; Mons. Bluard-Baddeley; Sir Harry Bouquet-Dodd; Nancy-Mrs Robinson; Lady Gorget-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Sash-Mrs Baddeley; Countrywoman-Miss Kirby; Nell-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Bouquet Actor: Dodd
Related Works
Related Work: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia Author(s): John O'Keeffe

17840
13 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Mr Ford-Wroughton; Sir Hugh Evans-Edwin; Doctor Caius-Wewitzer; Mr Page-Hull; Host of the Garter-Booth; Fenton-Whitfield; Justice Shallow-Wilson; Simple-W. Bates; Bardolph-Baker; Pistol-Cushing; Slender-Quick; Falstaff-Henderson; Mrs Page-Mrs Bulkley; Ann Page-Mrs Lewis; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Ford-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Edwin
Related Works
Related Work: The Comical Gallant: or, The Amours of Sir John Falstaffe Author(s): John Dennis

Afterpiece Title: Catherine And Petruchio

Related Works
Related Work: Sauny the Scot; or, The Taming of a Shrew Author(s): John Lacy

Dance: As17791022

17841
22 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Palmer; Sir Philip Modelove-Baddeley; Obadiah Prim-Moody; Freeman (1st time)-Farren; Sackbut-Hurst; Tradelove-Fawcett; Simon Pure-Waldron; Perriwinkle-Parsons; Mrs Prim-Mrs Bradshaw; Ann Lovely-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Sir Fretful Plagiary Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir Christopher Hatton Actor: Waldron
Role: Sir Walter Raleigh Actor: Burton

Dance: End IV: Dance-the Miss Stageldoirs

17842
27 November 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks (of cg); Sir Harry Sycamore-Parsons; Fairfield-Aickin; Mervin-Edwards (1st appearance in that character); Ralph-Davies; Giles-Bannister; Fanny-Mrs Wrighten; Theodosia-Miss Collett; Patty-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Parsons
Related Works
Related Work: The Maid in the Mill Author(s): John Fletcher

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Sir Fretful Plagiary Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir Christopher Hatton Actor: Waldron
Role: Sir Walter Raleigh Actor: Burton

17843
27 November 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Wilson; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Marlow-Lee Lewes; Hastings-Whitfield; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Green; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Bulkley.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Fearon
Related Works
Related Work: She Stoops to Conquer; or, The Mistakes of a Night Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith

Afterpiece Title: William And Nanny

Dance: As17791123

17844
04 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Cast
Role: Sir William Woodley Actor: King
Role: Sir Harry Granger Actor: Lamash
Related Works
Related Work: The Rump; or, The Mirrour of the late Times Author(s): John Tatham
Related Work: London's Glory Represented by Time, Truth, and Fame Author(s): John Tatham

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: Byron-Vernon; Sir Harry Muff-Dodd; General Worry-Parsons; Spy-Baddeley; Gardeners-Fawcett, Chaplin, Holcroft; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Narcissa-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Muff Actor: Dodd

17845
08 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Times

Cast
Role: Sir William Woodley Actor: King
Role: Sir Harry Granger Actor: Lamash
Related Works
Related Work: The Rump; or, The Mirrour of the late Times Author(s): John Tatham
Related Work: London's Glory Represented by Time, Truth, and Fame Author(s): John Tatham

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Performance Comment: Lovel-Lamash; Sir Harry's Servant-Dodd; Duke's Servant-Palmer; Freeman-Fawcett; Lady Charlotte-Mrs Colles; Lady Bab-Mrs Davies; Kitty (with a song)-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Dodd

Dance: II afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope

17846
29 December 1779 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Leoni; Hawthorn-Reinhold; Sir William Meadows-Fearon; Eustace-Robson; Hodge-Doyle; Justice Woodcock-Wilson; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Margery-Mrs Wilson; Lucinda (1st time)-Mrs Willems; Rosetta-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every where

Dance: End II: The Coquette Quaker-Dagueville, Ratchford, Langrish, Miss Ross, Miss Matthews, Miss Valois

17847
31 December 1779 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Ague@cheek Actor: Dodd
Role: Sir Toby Belch Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Sir Jacob Jollup-Waldron; Mr Bruin-Wright; Lint-Wrighten; Heeltap-Burton; Jerry Sneak-Dodd; Mrs Bruin-Miss Kirby; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Wrighten.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Waldron

Dance: End: The Sportsman Deceiv'd, as17791220

17848
12 January 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Henderson (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Raymond-Wroughton; Grey-Clarke; Laroche-Whitfield; Morton-L'Estrange; Sir Ardolph-Fearon; Peasant-Booth; Knight-Robson; Ld. William-Miss Langrish; Eleanor-Mrs Lewis; Countess of Salisbury-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Ardolph Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Every where

17849
26 January 1780 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Deception

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Palmer, Aickin, Baddeley, Farren, Lamash, Waldron, Nash, Philimore, Parsons, Miss Pope, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Brereton, Miss Farren. Cast adjusted from London Chronicle, 30 Apr. 1779: Sir Harry Varnish-Palmer; Fairgrove-Aickin; Rudely-Baddeley; Charles Fairgrove-Farren; Flippant-Lamash; Robin-Waldron; Welford-Parsons; Kitty-Miss Pope; Lady Varnish-Mrs Hopkins; Sophia Welford-Mrs Brereton; Louisa Freemore-Miss Farren; unassigned-Nash, Philimore.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Palmer, Aickin, Baddeley, Farren, Lamash, Waldron, Nash, Philimore, Parsons, Miss Pope, Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Brereton, Miss Farren. Cast adjusted from London Chronicle, 30 Apr. 1779: Sir Harry Varnish-Palmer
Role: Sir Harry Varnish Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Muff Actor: Dodd

17850
22 February 1780 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belles Stratagem

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Wroughton, Lee Lewes, Aickin, Whitfield, Robson, Edwin, L'Estrange, Thompson, Wewitzer, Fearon, Booth, Jones, W. Bates, Quick, Mrs Hartley, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Morton, Miss Morris, Miss Stewart, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Webb, Mrs White, Miss Younge; [Cast from text (T. Cadell, 1782): Doricourt-Lewis; +Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; +Flutter-Lee Lewes; +Saville-Aickin; +Villers-Whitfield; +Courtall-Robson; +Silvertongue-Edwin in text: $W. Bates]; Gentlemen-L'Estrange, Thompson; +French Valet-Wewitzer; +Porter-Fearon; +Dick-Stevens; +Mountebank-Booth; +Crowquill-Jones; +Hardy-Quick; +Lady Frances Touchwood-Mrs Hartley; +Mrs Racket-Mrs Mattocks; +Miss Ogle-Mrs Morton; +Kitty Willis-Miss Stewart; +Lady-Mrs Poussin; +Letitia Hardy-Miss Younge; W. Bates, Miss Morris, Mrs Webb, Mrs White are unassigned; +Prologue-Edwin; Epilogue-Miss Younge. [These were spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Sir George Touchwood Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes