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We found 12 matches on Performance Comments, 10 matches on Event Comments, 10 matches on Roles/Actors, 2 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Author.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder: A Woman Keeps A Secret

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Benson; Colonel Briton-Payne; Lissardo-Banister; Don Lopez-Wellman; Don Pedro-Wright; Frederick-Francis; Vasquez-Stevenson; Alguazil-Newbold; Soldier-Oldmeadow; Servant-Master Payne; Gibby-Waldron; Flora-Mrs Benson; Isabella-Mrs Wellman; Inis-Miss Cranford; Violante-Miss Francis .
Cast
Role: Vasquez Actor: Stevenson

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Performance Comment: Sharp-Waldron; Justice Guttle-Wright; Dick-Wellman; Trippit-Stevenson; Gayless-Benson; Kitty Pry-Mrs Wellman; Mrs Gadabout-Mrs Monk; Mrs Trippit-Miss Bird; Melissa-Miss Francis .
Cast
Role: Trippit Actor: Stevenson

Song: After the Monologue, by Miss Cranford

Monologue: 1785 06 17 End of mainpiece an Occasional Address to the Audience by Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick, the Apprentice (with the original Prologue)-Benson; Wingate-Wellman; Gargle-Wright; Simon-Waldron; Irishman-Glassington; Scotchman-Newbold; Watchman-Stevenson; Bailiff-Banister; Porter-Mast. Payne; President-Oldmeadow; Principal Spouter (with Variety of Tbeatt ical Imitations')-Payne; Charlotte-Mrs Wellman. vaudeville. End of mainpiece a song by Miss Cranford, with a Hornpipe by Wright, and a Duett by Miss Cranford and Mrs Benson .
Cast
Role: Watchman Actor: Stevenson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Benson; Gloster-Wright; Belmour-Kerridge; Catesby-Payne; RatclifT-Banister; Derby-Meadow; Porter-Stevenson; Servant-Mast. Payne; Shore-Wellman; Alicia-Mrs Wellman; Jane Shore-Mrs Monk .
Cast
Role: Porter Actor: Stevenson

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman; or, The First of August

Afterpiece Title: The Death and Revival of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: Benson, Payne, Stevenson, &c.

Dance: End of 1st piece, by Wright. imitations. After the Dancing, Theatrical Imitations by Payne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Performance Comment: Lord Ogleby-Banister; Sterling-Wellman; Sir John Melville-Payne; Canton-Waldron; Brush-Wright; Serjeant Flower-Kerridge; Truman-Meadow; Traverse-Stevenson; Love well-Benson; Miss Sterling-Mrs Wellman; Mrs Heidelberg-Mrs Monk; Betty-Miss Bird; Chambermaid-Mrs Benson; Fanny-Miss Francis .
Cast
Role: Traverse Actor: Stevenson

Afterpiece Title: The Waterman

Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: Benson, Payne, Stevenson, &c.

Dance: End of mainpiece The Wapping Landlady; or Jack in Distress. Jack (with a Hornpipe)-Wright; Wapping Landlady-Mr Kerridge; Sailors and Ladies-The rest of the Company

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas; Or, The Noble Peasant

Afterpiece Title: The Death and Revival of Harlequin

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Banister; Solomon-Waldron; Easy-Wright; Countrymen-Benson, Payne, Stevenson, &c.; Lubin-Wellman; Floretta-Miss Cranford; Cicely-Mrs Monk; Gillian-Mrs Benson .
Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: Benson, Payne, Stevenson, &c.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Performance Comment: Robinson Crusoe-The Gentleman who performs Altamont; Harlequin Friday-Wright; Pantaloon-Wellman; Pierrot-Kerridge; Spanish Don-Payne; English Lieutenant (with a song)-Wellman; Fryars(with song and Chorus from The Duenna)-Wellman, Kerridge, Payne, &c.; Savages and Sailors-Meadow, Stevenson, Payne Jun., &c.; Clown-Benson; Old Lady-Mrs Monk; Colombine-Mrs Wellman .

Song: Between the Acts of afterpiece, by Mrs Benson, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Song: In V: a Roman Ovation-; Vocal Parts-Johnstone, Darley, Cubitt, Brown, Mrs Martyr, Miss Stevenson, Miss Stuart, Miss Cranfield, Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Roman Father

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: End: The Waterman-; to conclude with a Double Hornpipe-Jackson, Mrs Ratchford

Song: a Roman Ovation-; Vocal Parts, as17861021, but Miss _Stevenson, Mrs Byrn

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Afterpiece Title: The Death and Revival of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: Benson, Payne, Stevenson, &c.

Dance: End of 1st piece, by Wright

Song: End of Act I of 2nd piece The Twaddle by Newbold

Monologue: 1785 07 06 After the Dancing an Address to the Audience by Miss Bird

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Desire. Paid Joseph Stevenson, Music Porter, as per bill #1 8s. (Account Book). Receipts: #252 12s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Dance: II: The Female Archer, as17661215

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Hartle, Mas. Blurton, Walters, Symonds, Francis, and Furkins. Tickets deliver'd by Flight, Longley, Singleton, Shuter, Norbury, Roberts, Frensdorff, Miller, Stevenson, Reed, Robson, and Walker, will be taken. On Monday next (the thirteenth Night) the last New Comedy She Stoops to Conquor...with Harlequin Sorcerer. [No charges. House took half-value of tickets, plus ready-money receipts of #19 2s. 6d. (Account Book).] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Mrs Hartle .. .. .. .. ..@Mas. Blurton 5 11 36 #6 10s. #3 5s.@Walters 5 78 92 #22 3s. #11 1s. 6d.@Symonds 9 68 51 #17 11s. #8 15s. 6d.@Francis 3 33 38 #9 10s. #4 15s.@Furkins 18 45 30 #14 5s. #7 2s. 6d.@Flight .. 41 65 #12 13s. #6 6s. 6d.@Longley 9 156 57 #31 7s. #15 13s. 6d.@Singleton .. 6 14 #2 6s. #1 3s.@Shuter .. 55 16 #9 17s. #4 18s. 6d.@Norbury 10 12 19 #26 4s. #3 2s.@Roberts 6 134 48 #26 8s. #13 4s.@Frensdorf 3 44 19 #9 5s. #4 12s. 6d.@Miller 7 87 84 #18 14s. #9 7s.@Stephenson 12 74 71 #21 4s. #10 12s.@Mrs Read 5 16 37 #7 7s. #3 13s. 6d.@Robson 3 88 35 #17 9s. #8 14s. 6d.@Walker .. 34 61 #11 4s. #5 12s.@Total 95 882 773 #243 17s. #121 18s. 6d.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Mas. Blurton; End: The Cumberland Corn@thrashers, as17730424

Event Comment: By Particular Desire. Benefit for Symonds, Norbury, Francis. Tickets deliver'd by Perry, Roberts, Wooley, Stevenson, Singleton, Shuter, Miller, Walker, and Real as well as those deliver'd for The Recruiting Officer will be Taken. [No charges. House rec'd the ready money receipts plus half-value of the tickets deliver'd:] @Tickets Box Pit Gallery Value Half Value@Symonds 27 50 107 #27 16s. #13 18s.@Norbury 23 33 31 #13 14s. #6 17s.@Francis 13 36 17 #9 8s. #4 14s.@Perry 4 14 25 #6 3s. #3 1s. 6d.@Roberts 9 80 191 #38 18s. #19 9s.@Wooley 3 24 3 #3 12s. #1 16s.@Stephenson 14 107 64 #23 16s. #11 18s.@Singleton 3 48 10 #7 1s. #3 10s. 6d.@Shuter 11 39 86 #19 11s. #9 15s. 6d.@Miller 8 74 49 #16 #8@Walker .. 95 19 #12 7s. #6 3s. 6d.@Read 7 65 21 #11 8s. #5 14s.@Total 122 665 618 #189 14s. #94 13s.@ Paid Symonds for performing 5 nights in The Fair to 13 Nov. last 5s., and for 25 nights in The Sylphs to the 4th of April #1 5s. Receipts: #57 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: Mother Shipton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Giulio Sabino

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Babbini, Bartolini, Schinotti, Simonetti; Miss Wheeler, Sga Ferrarese del Bene. [Cast from libretto (Stuart and Stevenson, 1786): Sabino-Babbini; Arminio-Bartolini; Annio-Schinotti; Tito-Simonetti; Voadice-Miss Wheeler; Epponina-Sga Ferrarese del Bene.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: As17860311hroughout

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Armida

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Rubinelli, Babbini, Schinotti, Bartolini; Miss Wheeler, Mme Mara. [Cast from libretto (Stuart and Stevenson, 1786): Rinaldo-Rubinelli; Ubaldo-Babbini; Dano-Schinotti; Idreno-Bartolini; Zelmira-Miss Wheeler; Armida-Mme Mara.] hathi. hathi.

Dance: As17860523 throughout

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Giulio Sabino

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Marchesi (1st appearance), Balelli, Calvesi, Forlivesi (1st appearance); Sga Schinotti, Sga Giuliani (1st appearance). Cast from libretto (J. Stevenson, 1788): Sabino-Marchesi; Arminio-Balelli; Annio-Calvesi; Tito-Forlivesi; Voadice-Sga Schinotti; Epponina-Sga Giuliani.

Dance: End: The Military Dance, as17880115; End Opera: Les Fetes de Tempe, as17880228

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'olimpiade

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Marchesi, Balelli, Calvesi, Forlivesi, Sga Schinotti, Sga Giuliani. Cast from libretto (J. Stevenson, 1788): Megacle-Luigi Marchesi; Licida-Balelli; Aminta-Calvesi; Clistene-Forlivesi; Argene-Sga Schinotti; Aristea-Sga C. Giuliani.

Dance: End I: Les Offrandes a l'Amour, as17880417; End Singing: L'Amour et Psiche-[see17880129]

Song: End Opera: Marchesi will return thanks to the Audience in a piece of Music of his own composing, piece of Music-Marchesi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'olimpiade

Performance Comment: Principal characters by Marchesi, Forlivesi, Balelli, Fineschi, Torregiani, Mme Pieltain, Sga Giuliani. Cast adjusted from libretto J. Stevenson. 1788): Megacle-Luigi Marchesi; Clistene-Forlivesi; Licida-Balelli; Aminta-Torregiani; Argene-Mme Pieltain; Aristea-Sga Giuliani; unassigned-Fineschi.

Dance: End I: Les Jalousies du Serail, as17890317End Opera: Admete, as17890331

Event Comment: Benefit for Munden. 2nd piece [1st time; M.INT 1, by Thomas Hurlstone, Published by J. Debrett, 1793; in 1795 acted at cg as The British Recruit; or, Who's Afraid?]: The Overture and Music (a Glee and Air excepted) entirely new, by Shield, Giordani and Dr Stevenson of Dublin. To conclude with a Representation of the Grand Fleet under Sail. Books of the Interlude to be had at the Theatre. Morning Herald, 3 May 1793: This Day, at Noon, will be published To Arms (6d.). Morning Herald, 15 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Munden at his house, No. 6, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #448 17s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: To Arms; or, The British Recruit

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to Your Bow

Dance: In 2nd piece: Byrn, Mme Rossi

Song: End 2nd piece: The Sea Storm-Incledon

Entertainment: Monologue. As17930410

Event Comment: Benefit for Portal, Gibson, Percey, George, Bowley, Stevenson, Hicks, J. Shade. Kemble Mem.: BT. the box-keepers. Receipts: #573 19s. (50.5.0; 39.14.0; 9.18.6; tickets: 474.1.6) (charge: #211 12s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Entertainment: MonologueEnd I afterpiece: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Portal, Gibson, Percey, George, Bowley, Stevenson, Hicks, J. Shade [box-keepers]. Receipts: #523 2s. (22.9; 23.15; 8.8; tickets: 457.7; odd money: 11.3) (charge: #211 16s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: My Grandmother

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Entertainment: MonologueEnd 2nd piece: Bucks have at ye all-R. Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Portal, Gibson, Percey, George, Bowley, Stevenson, Woollams, Massingham [box-keepers]. In consequence of the Indisposition of two Principal Performers The Fairy Festival [advertised on playbill of 13 June] cannot be performed this Evening. Receipts: #567 17s. 6d. (31.0.6; 30.19.0; 2.14.0; tickets: 503.4.0) (charge: #213 16s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Ballet: End afterpiece: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

Event Comment: Benefit for Portal, Stevenson, Percey. George, Bowley, Woollams, Massingham, J. Edwards, Chumbley [box-keepers]. Receipts: #41 10s. 6d. (21.3.6; 20.7.0; 0.0.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #201 8s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Entertainment: MonologueEnd: Collins's Ode on the Passions-Palmer

Event Comment: Benefit for Portal, Stevenson, Percey, George, Bowley, Woollams, Massingham, Edwards and Chumbley [box-keepers]. Mainpiece: In II a Masquerade. Receipts: #61 3s. (26.4.0; 24.4.0; 0.12.6; odd money: 10.2.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #211 17s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Event Comment: The last time of the Company's performing this Season. Benefit for Portal, Stevenson, Percey, George, Bowley, Woollams, Massingham, J. Edwards, Chumbley [box-keepers]. Receipts: #54 3s. (32.2; 22.1; 0.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Song: In course evening: The Soldier tir'd of War's alarms-Miss Stephens; End I afterpiece: Crazy Jane-Mrs Bland