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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Performance Comment: As17950228, but Servants of Sir George Penruddock-_; _Trueman_; Webb_. _Trueman_; Webb_.

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Life's Vagaries

Performance Comment: Characters by Lewis, Quick, Johnstone, Munden, Fawcett, Bernard, Townsend, Farley, Thompson, Rees, Davenport, Burton, Rock, Follett, Cross, Williamson, Ledger, Wilde, Blurton, Abbot, Miss Wallis, Mrs Lee (1st appearance on this stage), Miss Stuart, Mrs Platt, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Mrs Pope. [Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1795), and O'Keeffe's Dramatic Works, Vol. I (T. Woodfall, 1798), and playbill of 27 Nov. 1795: Arthur D'Aumerle-Lewis; Dickins-Quick; Timolin-Johnstone; Sir Hans Burgess-Munden; George Burgess-Fawcett; Lord Torrendel-Bernard; Robin Hoofs-Townsend; L'Oeillet-Farley; Coachman-Thompson; Tradesmen-Davenport, Follett, Cross, Williamson; John-Ledger; Constable-Blurton; Robinson-Abbot; Thomas-Simmons; Augusta-Miss Wallis; Fanny-Mrs Lee; Miss Clare-Miss Stuart; Landlady-Mrs Platt; Fruit Woman-Mrs Watts; Martha-Miss Leserve; Lady Torrendel-Mrs Pope; unassigned-Rees, Burton, Rock, Wilde; Prologue-Middleton [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.; An Address by way of Epilogue [not listed on playbill,-Lewis [(Pocket Magazine, Mar. 1795, p. 195. It was probably intended to introduce Mrs Lee.].(Pocket Magazine, Mar. 1795, p. 195. It was probably intended to introduce Mrs Lee.].
Cast
Role: Sir Hans Burgess Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Song: In: I can dance and sing-Mrs Lee. [Not listed on playbill, but see BUC, p. 619.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rage

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 1

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pope, Incledon, Farren, Fawcett, Bowden, Macready, Miss Hopkins, Miss Wallis. Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1795): Edward Prince of Wales-Pope; Sir Ralph Neville-Incledon; King Edward III-Farren; Leveret-Fawcett; Fitz@Alan-Bowden; Lord Edward Spyncer-Macready; Revel-Burton; Ferryman-Rees; Eustace-Linton; Lady Blanche-Miss Hopkins; Countess of Kent-Miss Wallis; Villagers-Mrs Clendining, Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Sir Ralph Neville Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 2

Song: Part I: concludes with ancient British Airs-; Chorus of Bards-, accompanied on the Harp by Jones

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Telegraph

Performance Comment: ; or, A New Way of Knowing Things. Characters by Quick, Powel, Haymes, Rock, Farley, Thompson, Abbot, Davenport, Fawcett, Miss Hopkins, Miss Stuart, Mrs Davenport. [Cast from text (J. Downes, 1795): Sir Peter Curious-Quick; Deputy Feedwell-Powel; Major O'Donelly-Haymes; Cook-Rock; Drama-Farley; Coachman-Thompson; Servant-Abbot; Butler-Davenport; Fertile-Fawcett; Gardener-Wilde; Hostler-Horton [recte Burton]; Footman-Blurton; Emily-Miss Hopkins; Edging-Miss Stuart; Lady Curious-Mrs Davenport; Housekeeper-Mrs Platt; Maid-Miss Leserve.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Curious Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Jobson (for that night only)-Hughes (Manager of the Theatre Royal, Weymouth); Sir John Loverule (with Old Towler)-Incledon (1st appearance in that character); Butler-Townsend; Coachman-Rock; Cook-Rees; Lady Loverule-Mrs Fawcett; Lucy-Miss Stuart; Lettice-Miss Leserve; Nell-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Incledon

Song: III 2nd piece: song in character-Mrs Clendining

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Performance Comment: As17950228, but Servants of Sir George Penruddock-_Evans, _Fisher.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Sir John Loverule Actor: Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Mr Oakly-Pope; Major Oakly-Quick; Sir Harry Beagle-Fawcett; Capt. O'Cutter-Johnstone; Russet-Munden; Charles Oakly-Holman; Lord Trinket-Lewis; Lady Freelove-Mrs Mattocks; Harriet-Miss Cornelys; Mrs Oakly-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Fawcett

Afterpiece Title: The British Recruit

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Song: As17950316

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: As17941120, but Isabinda-Miss Cornelys; added: Sir Jealous Traffic-Thompson; Whisper-Farley; Scentwell-Mrs Platt.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick

Cast
Role: Sir Ralph Neville Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 1

Cast
Role: Sir Ralph Neville Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: Windsor Castle 2

Cast
Role: Sir Ralph Neville Actor: Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17941122, but Myrtle-Macready; Lucinda-Miss Cornelys; Indiana-Mrs Esten (1st and only appearance this season); added: Sir John Bevil-Hull; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The British Recruit

Afterpiece Title: Barataria; or, Sancho Turned Governor

Song: As17950316

Entertainment: Monologues. End: Dryden's Ode on St. Cecilia's Day-Mrs Esten; After which: Belles Have at Ye All (written by the Author of the Prologue to Crotchet Lodge [Robert Houlton])-Mrs Mattocks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Cast
Role: Sir Stephen Bertram Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Adopted Child

Performance Comment: Characters by Trueman, Sedgwick, Suett, Bannister Jun., Bland, Phillimore, Master Welsh, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Bland. Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1795): Sir Bertrand-Trueman; Le Sage-Sedgwick; Record-Suett; Michael-Bannister Jun.; Spruce-Bland; Flint-Phillimore; Boy-Master Welsh; Clara-Miss Leak; Lucy-Miss DeCamp; Jannette-Miss Tidswell; Nell-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Bertrand Actor: Trueman

Song: End IV: a favourite song (unaccompanied)-Master Welsh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Performance Comment: As17941121, but Sir George Thunder-Rock; added: Banks-Hull; Midge-Macready; Sim-Townsend.
Cast
Role: Sir George Thunder Actor: Rock

Afterpiece Title: Hercules and Omphale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The World In A Village

Performance Comment: As17941008, but Allbut-Powel; Sir Henry Check-Richardson; Capt. Vansluisens-Wilde.
Cast
Role: Sir Henry Check Actor: Richardson

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Follies Of A Day

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Thomas-Munden (1st appearance in that character); Nephew-Macready; Whittle-Powel; Sir Patrick O'Neal-Rock; Bates-Davenport; Servants-Abbot, Blurton, Simmons; Kecksey-Bernard; Widow Brady (for that night only; with Garrick's original Epilogue Song)-Mrs Greville (late of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane).
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neal Actor: Rock

Afterpiece Title: A Masque, In Honor of the Nuptials of His Royal Highness [the Prince of Wales with Caroline Princess of Brunswick on 8 April 1795]

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: In 3rd piece: a Grand Dance-Byrn, Holland, Mlle St.Amand, Mme Rossi

Song: End I 2nd piece: The Richmond Primrose Girl (Music by Spofforth-Poetry by William Pearce, Esq.) sung in character-Mrs Clendining

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mayor Of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Sir Jacob Jollup-Usher; Lint-Cross; Heeltap-Burton; Bruin-Cooke; Roger-Waldron Jun.; Snuffle-Lyons; Mob-Ledger, Abbot; Jerry Sneak-Fawcett; Mrs Bruin-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Battle of Hexham; or, Days of Old

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Caulfield; Chicane-Usher; Thomas-Burton; John-Bland; Cudden-Waldron Jun.; Stump-Ledger; Laura-Miss Leak; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Booth; Fringe-Miss DeCamp; Cowslip-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Walter-Bannister Jun.; Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Benson; Oliver-Caulfield; Servants-Waldron Jun., Lyons, Cooke; Lord Alford-Palmer Jun.; Children-Master Menage, Miss Menage; Helen-Miss DeCamp; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit; Or, Rambles In Dorsetshire

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: Vapour-Bannister Jun.; Gossip-Suett; Souffrance-Benson; Sir Matthew Medley-Burton; Woodly-Cooke; Charlotte-Miss DeCamp; Florella-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Burton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: As17950102, but Lord Aimworth-Davies; Sir Harry Sycamore-Powel; Theodosia-Mrs Arnold; added: Lady Sycamore-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Performance Comment: King Edward-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Harcourt-Bland; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbomont-Barrymore; Eustache de St. Pierre-Bensley; Officer-Palmer Jun.; John d' Aire-Benson; Old Man-Waldron; Crier-Cross; Citizens-Waldron Jun., Cooke, Abbot; O'Carrol-Caulfield (1st appearance in that character); Serjeant-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); La Gloire-Bannister Jun.; 1st Carpenter-Suett (1st appearance in that character); 2nd Carpenter-Burton; Queen-Mrs Harlowe; Julia-Mrs Kemble; Madelon-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Manny Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Song: 2nd piece: Vocal Parts-Cooke, Lyons, Aylmer, Boyce, Brown, Dibble, Dorion, Kenrick, Linton, Little, Walker, Miss Leak, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale, Mrs Butler, Mrs Norton, Miss Menage, Miss Granger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Inkle and Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Johnstone; Sir Christopher Curry-Aickin; Medium-Benson (1st appearance in that character); Campley-Davies; Mate-Cooke; Waiter-Waldron Jun.; Planters-Usher, Abbot, Cross; Sailors-Ledger, Lyons; Trudge-Fawcett; Narcissa-Miss DeCamp; Wowski-Mrs Bland; Patty-Mrs Gibbs; Yarico-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Motley-Fawcett; Edward-Davies; Dennis-Usher; Coachman-Benson; Servants-Abbot, Ledger, Lyons; Degagee-C. Kemble; Sir Walter Weathercock-Suett; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Hopkins; Caroline Sandford-Miss Leak; Comfit-Miss DeCamp.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Weathercock Actor: Suett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Performance Comment: As17950428, but Sir Walter Waring (1st time)-Munden; Emily (1st time)-Mrs Mountain; added to Medley: With a new song by Shield-; Bridget-Mrs Watts.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Waring Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: The Frolics of an Hour

Performance Comment: Characters by Munden, Haymes, Burton, Townsend, Mrs Davenport, Miss Cornelys. [Cast from text (Minerva Press, 1795): Sir Robert Race-Munden [in text: Powel]; Bob Spanker-Haymes; Thomas-Burton; Lieutenant William Easy-Townsend; Lady Brilliant-Mrs Davenport; Lucy-Miss Cornelys.
Cast
Role: Sir Robert Race Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Faustus

Song: In the course of the EveningOld Towler-Incledon

Entertainment: In the course of the Performances: Imitations of the principal Performers of both Theatres-Townsend

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Performance Comment: Col. Feignwell-Bannister Jun.; Perriwinkle-Suett; Obadiah Prim-Wathen; Sir Philip Modelove-Waldron (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Tradelove-Aickin; Simon Pure-Bland; Freeman-Palmer Jun.; Sackbut-Benson; Aminadab-Waldron Jun.; Servant-Lyons; Waiter-Ledger; Stockbrokers-Burton, Usher, Cooke, Abbot; Mrs Prim-Mrs Hopkins; Betty-Mrs Hale; Lady-Mrs Cuyler; Anne Lovely-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Modelove Actor: Waldron

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: Zorinski

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Bannister Jun. (2nd appearance in that character); Sir ThomasTesty (1st time)-Burton; Friendly-Davies; Dick-Benson; Hob's Father-Suett; Hob's Mother (1st time)-Mrs Harlowe; Betty-Miss DeCamp; Flora-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Burton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Diggery-Suett; Charles Stanley-Barrymore; Harry Stukely-Benson; William-Lyons; Waiter-Cooke; Ostler-Waldron Jun.; Cymon-Burton; Watt-Ledger; Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin Actor: Waldron

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: As17950706 but Sir ThomasTesty-_; Friendly-_; Dick-_.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Burton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Performance Comment: Sheva-Bannister Jun.; Sir Stephen Bertram-Aickin; Charles Ratcliffe-Barrymore; Jabal-Suett; Saunders-Cooke; Waiter-Lyons; Frederick-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Ratcliffe-Mrs Hopkins; Dorcas-Miss Tidswell; Mrs Goodison-Mrs Booth; Eliza-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir Stephen Bertram Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: Sir Walter Manny Actor: Usher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Suett; Young Philpot-Bannister Jun.; Sir Jasper Wilding-Burton; Young Wilding-Benson; Beaufort-Bland; Dapper-Cross; Quildrive-Waldron Jun.; Corinna-Mrs Jones; Maria-Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Burton