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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Joseph Surface-R. Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Lamash; Crabtree-Parsons; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Snake-Phillimore; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-Bates; Charles-Smith; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Ward; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Song: III: song-Dignum [In all subsequent performances this was sung by Williames]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Ryder; King-Aickin (1st appearance in that character); Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Farren; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Davies; Francis-Edwin; Sir Walter Blount-Macready; Bardolph-Rock; Douglas-Cubitt; Carriers-Wewitzer, Booth; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Stevens; Hotspur-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Inchbald.

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Joseph Surface-R. Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Waldron; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Snake-Phillimore; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-Lamash; Charles-Smith; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Ward; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Cast
Role: unassigned Actor: Spencer, Mrs Love.

Song: III: song-Williames

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Macklin; Squire Groom-Lewis; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan-Johnstone; Mordecai-Quick; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Thompson; Charlotte-Mrs Bernard.

Dance: End IV: As17871129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King (of dl); Crabtree-Parsons; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Burton; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Moses-Baddeley; Rowley-Wrighten; Careless (with a song)-Davies; Trip-Iliff; Snake-Phillimore; Charles-Bannister Jun.; Mrs Candour-Miss Prideaux; Maria-Mrs Forster; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Sir Walter Weathercock-Moss; Edward-Davies; Plume-Baddeley; Sheers-Burton; Degagee-Wewitzer; Motley-Edwin; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Comfit-Miss Collett; Caroline-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Sir Walter Weathercock Actor: Moss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Ryder; King-Aickin; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Farren; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Davies; Francis-Edwin; Sir Walter Blount-Macready; Bardolph-Rock; Douglas-Cubitt; Carriers-Wewitzer, Booth; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Stevens; Hotspur-Pope; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Inchbald.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Macklin; Squire Groom-Lewis; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan-Johnstone; Mordecai-Quick; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Thompson; Charlotte-Mrs Bernard.

Dance: End IV: As17881001

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Snake-Phillimore; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-R. Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Ward; Mrs candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Maid-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce is in Him

Song: In III: song-Williames. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances, except on 3 Mar. 1791.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Wilson (1st appearance in that character); Squire Groom-Lewis; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan (with You never did hear of an Irishman's fear and Let other Men sing of their Goddess's bright, with accompaniments by Shield)-Johnstone; Beau Mordecai-Quick; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Thompson; Charlotte-Mrs Bernard.

Song: End I: Wine cannot cure the pain I endure for my Chloe-Johnstone, Incledon; with new accompaniments by Shield-; End: Catches and Glees-Bannister, Johnstone, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Williamson; The Anacreontic Song-Bannister; The Introductory Dialogue, in Irish Character-Rock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Poor Old Drury

Performance Comment: !! Characters by Palmer, Parsons, Barrymore, R. Palmer, Wewitzer, Wrighten, Phillimore, Banks, Bland, Burton, Alfred. Vocal Parts-Dignum, Sedgwick, Fawcett, Chapman, Danby; Muses-Mrs Powell, Mrs Goodall, Miss Hagley, Miss DeCamp, Miss Collins, Miss Heard, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Butler, Mrs Brigg; [Cast from Larpent MS 918, and London Chronicle, 23 Sept.: Palmer, Parsons, R. Palmer, Wrighten, Alfred [all in their own persons]; French Critic-Wewitzer; Italian Singer-Bland; Apollo-Dignum; Mercury-Sedgwick; Melpomene-Mrs Powell; Thalia-Mrs Goodall; Terpsichore-Miss DeCamp; Euterpe-Miss Collins; Phillimore, Banks, Burton. Phillimore, Banks, Burton.

Afterpiece Title: The School for Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Kemble; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Snake-Phillimore; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-R. Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Ward; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: III 2nd piece: a song-Sedgwick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Performance Comment: Sir Archy Macsarcasm-Wilson; Squire Groom-Lewis; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan-Johnstone; Beau Mordecai-Quick; Sir Theodore Goodchild-Thompson; Charlotte-Miss Chapman.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Performance Comment: Sir Solomon Sadlife-Parsons; Clerimount-Barrymore; Careless-Wroughton; Atall-Palmer; Old Sir Wilfull-Burton; Sir Harry Atall-Hollingsworth; Supple-Suett; Dr Blister-Waldron; Rhubarb-Jones; Finder-Benson; Lady Dainty-Miss Pope; Lady Sadlife-Miss Farren; Clarinda-Mrs Goodall; Sylvia-Mrs Kemble; Wishwell-Mrs Edwards; Situp-Miss Tidswell.

Afterpiece Title: The Court of Apollo [i

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17911003, but Dangle-Benson; Italian Girls-Mrs Bland, Miss _Daniels; In the Tragedy Governor-Maddocks; Sir Christopher Hatton-_; Master of the Horse-_; Beef@eater-_; Justice-_; Son-_; Constable-_; Nieces-_; Justice's Lady-_; Confidant-_.
Event Comment: Boxes 6s. 2nd Price 3s. Pit 3s. 6d. 2nd Price 2s. Gallery 2s. 2nd Price 1s. No Money to be returned. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook at the Office of the Theatre. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 21 Nov.]. Receipts: #231 12s. (129.9; 35.14; 3.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Kemble; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Snake-Phillimore; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Careless-Barrymore; Trip-R. Palmer; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Crabtree-Parsons; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Ward; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Maid-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: All The World's A Stage

Performance Comment: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Waldron; Charles Stanley-Barrymore; Harry Stukely-R. Palmer; William-Lyons; Waiter-Phillimore; Diggery-Suett; Cymon-Burton; Wat-Maddocks; Miss Bridget-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Kitty Sprightly-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Sir Gilbert Pumpkin Actor: Waldron

Song: III: a song-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Othello

Afterpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Sir ThomasLofty-Palmer; Sir Peter Pepper Pot-R. Palmer; Dick Bever-Whitfield; Frank Younger-Bland; Sir Roger Dowlas-Phillimore; Mr Rust-Waldron; Mr Dactyl-Suett; Mr Puff-Baddeley; Mr Staytape-Hollingsworth; Robin-Benson; John-Alfred; Miss Juliet-Miss Heard.
Event Comment: Benefit for Kent and Family. By Desire of Her Serene Highness, the Margravine of Anspach. Kent's most respectful Compliments waits on the Ladies and Gentlemen of Hammersmith, and its Vicinity, informs them that Mr Newman has kindly granted the Assembly Room for one or two Evenings; to accomodate Her Highness the Margravine and principal Inhabitants: Kent has spar'd neither trouble or expence to render it conveniant [sic] as possible, the Room itself being very respectable & the Entrance unexceptionable. He earnestly solicits the company of his Friends in general, assuring them that every endeavour will be exerted for their Entertainment; the Interest of every Lady & Gentleman will be ever most gratefully remember'd, as very highly contributing to Kent's extricating himself from a Situation obvious to all acquainted with the Expence he has been at, and the ill Success he has met with. To begin exactly at 6:30. Admittance 2s. Tickets to be had at the Winsor Castle, of Kent, and Miss Connard in Union Court, and of Miss Kent, at Mrs Bevias

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-Kent; Sir Oliver Surface-A Gentleman from London; Joseph Surface-A Gentleman from London; Crabtree-Morphew; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Baker; Rowley-Cooper; Moses-Parsons; Careless (with a song)-Johnson; Charles-Skerrett//Lady Teazle-Mrs Parsons; Maria-Miss Kent; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Smith; Maid-Miss Connard; Mrs Candour-Mrs Johnson .

Afterpiece Title: WHO'S THE DUPE

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pirates

Afterpiece Title: LOVE A-LA-MODE

Performance Comment: Sir Theodore Goodchild-Packer; Sir Archy Macsarcasm-King; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan-Palmer; Squire Groom-Bannister Jun.; Mr Mordecai-Suett//Miss Charlotte-Miss Heard .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Joseph Surface-Barrymore; Charles Surface-Wroughton; Crabtree-Parsons; Careless-Dignum; Snake-Phillimore; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Baddeley; Trip-Benson; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Goodall; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Maid-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Maddocks

Song: III: a song-Sedgwick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Dodd; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Wroughton; Crabtree-Suett; Careless-Dignum; Snake-Benson; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Wathen; Trip-R. Palmer; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Goodall; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Maid-Mrs Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Teazle Actor: King
Role: Sir Oliver Surface Actor: Aickin
Role: Sir Benjamin Backbite Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-C. Kemble; Lord Alfrod-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Benson; Oliver-Caulfield; Lady Helen-Miss DeCamp; Josephine-Miss Leak; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Boy-Master Menage; Girl-Miss Menage.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: C. Kemble

Song: III: a song-Dignum. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth [part I]

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Fawcett; Hotspur-C. Kemble (1st appearance in that charaacter); King Henry-Aickin; Prince John of Lancaster-Miss Granger; Worcester-Davies; Douglas-Caulfield; Sir Richard Vernon-Palmer Jun.; Sir Walter Blunt-Trueman; Westmorland-Usher; Northumberland-Abbot; Poins-R. Palmer; Bardolph-Ledger; Peto-Lyons; Gadshill-Chippendale; Francis-Waldron Jun.; Carriers-Suett, Wathen; Prince of Wales (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Hostess-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Percy-Miss Logan.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Burton
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: C. Kemble
Role: Servants Actor: Abbot, Lyons, Chippendale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-R. Palmer; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Wroughton; Crabtree-Suett; Careless-Barrymore; Snake-Caulfield; Rowley-Packer; Moses (1st time)-Wewitzer; Trip-Trueman; Servants-Banks, Evans; Lady Teazle-Miss Farren; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Goodall; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria (1st time)-Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Song: III: song-Dignum

Event Comment: No Money to be returned. Boxes 6s. Second Price 3s. Pit 3s. 6d. Second Price 2s. Gallery 2s. Second Price 1s. Upper Gallery 1s. Places for the Boxes to be had of Brandon (only) at the office in Hart-street. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 27 Nov.]. Receipts: #270 18s. (267.8; 3.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, First Part

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Fawcett; King Henry-Murray; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Waddy; Worcester-Hull; Poins-Claremont; Francis-Knight; Sir Walter Blount-Toms; Bardolph-Thompson; Douglas-Farley; Northumberland-Davenport; Westmorland-Clarke; Sheriff-Abbot; Peto-Street; Gadshill-Wilde; Prince John of Lancaster-Curties; Messenger-Dyke; Carriers-Munden, Rees; Hotspur-Holman; Hostess-Mrs Davenport; Lady Percy-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Sir John Falstaff Actor: Fawcett
Role: Sir Richard Vernon Actor: Waddy
Role: Sir Walter Blount Actor: Toms

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Modely-Knight; Heartwell-Toms; Freehold-Davenport; Sir John English-Wilde; Shacklefigure-Rees; Constables-Thompson, Abbot; Flora-Miss Mansel; Aura-Mrs Knight.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Wilde
Event Comment: Boxes 6s. Second Price 3s. Pit 3s. 6d. Second Price 2s. Gallery 2s. Second Price 1s. Upper Gallery 1s. Second Price 6d. No Money to be returned. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook at the office in Russel Street. The Doors t be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 4 Dec.]. Printed by C. Lowndes next the Stage-door. The Public are respectfully informed that the Entrances to the Pit are now removed from Bridges Street to Russel Street and Wooburn Street. In Wooburn Street the Lower Saloon is opened for the accomodation of the Frequenters of the Pit, previous to Opening the office Doors of admission. Many complaints having been made by the Frequenters of this Theatre respecting the application of the Box and office keepers and other Servants of the Theatre for Benefit Tickets, Christmas Boxes, &c., the Public are respectfully informed that a full compensation being made by the Proprzetors to all the said Persons in lieu of all such emoluments, no Benefit, Gift, or Perquistite will in future be permitted to the servants of this Theatre on any pretence whatever. [On Kemble playbill Kemble has written, "See June 14th and 15th for the Benefit of the Boxkeepers, and the perpetuating of this Ruse, if it is one at all."] Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market. Receipts: #324 8s. 6d. (227.19.0; 94.13.6; 1.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-R. Palmer; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Wroughton; Crabtree-Suett; Careless-C. Kemble; Snake-Wathen; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Wewitzer; Trip-Trueman; Lady Teazle-Mrs Jordan; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Goodall; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Mrs Bland; Winifred-Miss Tidswell; Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Song: In III: a song-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-Munden; Sir Oliver Surface-Murray; Sir Benjamin Backbite-Knight; Joseph Surface-Pope; Charles Surface-Lewis; Crabtree-Quick; Careless-Clarke; Rowley-Davenport; Moses-Fawcett; Trip-Farley; Snake-Powel; Mrs Candour-Mrs Mattocks; Lady Sneerwell-Miss Chapman; Maria-Miss Mansel; Lady Teazle-Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: The Raft; or, Both Sides of the Water

Afterpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Song: In III 1st piece: a song-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-R. Palmer; Joseph Surface-Barrymore; Charles Surface-Powell (1st appearance in that character); Crabtree-Suett; Careless-C. Kemble; Rowley-Maddocks; Moses-Wewitzer; Snake-Caulfield; Trip-Trueman; Servants-Fisher, Evans, Webb; Lady Teazle-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character); Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Sparks; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Blue-Beard

Song: In III: song-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth [part I]

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Fawcett; King Henry-Murray; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Waddy; Worcester-Hull; Poins-Whitfield; Francis-Knight; Sir Walter Blount-Mansel; Bardolph-Thompson; Douglas-Farley; Northumberland-Davenport; Westmorland-Claremont; Gadshill-Wilde; Peto-Street; Carriers-Emery, Rees; Hotspur-Holman; Hostess-Mrs Davenport; Lady Percy-Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: The Volcano