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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Holman; King Henry-Harley; Buckingham-Farren; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Macready; Prince Edward-Master Curties; Duke of York-Miss Standen; Catesby-Davies; Lieutenant-Claremont; Norfolk-Richardson; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Miss Chapman; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Farren
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Standen

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Holman; King Henry-Harley; Buckingham-Macready; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Toms; Prince Edward-Master Curties; Duke of York-Miss Standen; Catesby-Claremont; Lieutenant-Haymes; Norfolk-Richardson; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Powel; Oxford-Farley; Terrel-Davenport; Blunt-Cross; Forrest-Rees; Servant-Abbot; Yeoman-Ledger; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Miss Chapman; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Macready
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Standen

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Event Comment: Mainpece: In Act I the Cardinal's Banquet. In Act II the Court for the Trial of Queen Katharine. In Act V a Grand Procession to the Christening of Princess Elizabeth. Receipts: #211 1s. 6d. (150.5.0; 58.4.6; 2.12.0)

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: Duke of Norfolk Actor: Whitfield
Role: of Buckingham Actor: Wroughton

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Mayor of Coventry Actor: Wathen
Event Comment: Lewis having a severe Hoarseness, Fortune's Fool [advertised on playbill of 4 Nov.] is deferred till Monday. Afterpiece [1st time: BURL 2. by John O'Keeffe. MS: Larpent MS 1141; not published, except for Airs (T. N. Longman, 1796)]: Partly new, and partly taken from The Golden Pippin [by Kane O'Hara]. The Overture and new Music by Reeve. The Selections from Pergolesi, Rousseau, Mornington, Fisher, Carolan, Rizzio, &c. With new Scenery, Machinery, Dresses and Decorations. The Scenery by Phillips, Blackmore, Hollogan, and assistants. The Dragon, the Car and the Machinery designed and executed by Cresswell. The Dresses by Dick and Mrs Egan. "The beauty of the scenery is only to be equalled by the ingenuity of the machinery. The descents and ascents of the Deities were managed with astonishing regularity and adroitness; and the Flying Cupids hovered in the air in very pleasing attitudes...The Pas de Russe, danced by Delpini, a-la-Parisot [see dl. 1 Oct.], in the character of a fine Lady, with Munden, was irresistibly comic" (Morning Herald, 7 Nov.). Receipts: #191 2s. 6d. (185.10.6; 5.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Holman; King Henry-Murray; Buckingham-Macready; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Toms; Prince Edward-Master Curties; Duke of York-Miss Standen; Catesby-Claremont; Lieutenant-Haymes; Ratcliffe-Thompson; Lord Mayor-Powel; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Miss Chapman; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Mrs Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Macready
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Standen

Afterpiece Title: Olympus in an Uproar or The Descent of the Deities

Performance Comment: Jupiter-Munden; Mercury-Townsend; Momus-Simmons; Paris-Incledon; Juno-Mrs Addison; Pallas-Mrs Clendining; Erynnis-Mr Delpini (1st appearance these 7 years); Iris-Mrs Castelle; Venus-Mrs Mountain; A Description of Part of the Scenery, Machinery. ACT I. The Palace Garden, and Canal of Tyndarus. The introduction of Leda and the Swan. Leda-Mlle St.Amand. The Hesperean Dragon spouting Fire, pursuing Erynnis to recover the Golden Pippin. A Celestial Palace, with a Magnificent Temple, and the Peacock of Juno in Transparency. ACT II. A Plain in Phoenicia, in which Jupiter descends from the Heavens on an Eagle, and Momus on a Goose. A Procession to a Sacrifice. Jupiter in the form of a Bull, bearing Europa, attended by a train of Priests, Virgins, Nymphs, Shepherds. The Sea, with a distant View of the Isle of Crete. Jupiter bearing Europa across the Sea. A View of Mount Idav The Decree of Paris, and the Ascent and Descent of the Deities: Vulcan, Apollo, Mars, Hercules, Bacchus, Pan, Ceres, Diana, Cybele, Flora, Pomona, Proserpine, Hebe. Mercury descends on a Cloud, and Iris on a Rainbow. Pluto rises from the Infernal Regions in a Chariot drawn by Dragons; Neptune in a watery Car, borne by Sea Horses; and Jupiter descends in a Cloud, attended by Hebe and Ganymede. To conclude with the Re-ascent of Jupiter attended by Flying Cupids.
Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Richard to Holman, but "Holman being indisposed, Murray assumed the arduous part of Richard this evening. (Monthly Mirror, Oct. 1797, p. 238).] Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Account-Book: Paid Music #9 1s. 8d.; Properties #12 8s.; Kettle Drum 5s.; Chorus Singers #1 10s.; Wardrobe #6 10s. 3d.; Supernumeraries #3 11s.; Sloper [master carpenter] for Scenemen #40 13s. 4d.; Phillips and Creswell #4 4s.; Lupino #2 14s. 6d.; Hollogan #2. Receipts: #286 17s. (282.15; 4.2)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Murray; King Henry-Hull; Buckingham-Clarke; Stanley-Thompson; Tressel-Wheatley (2nd appearance [see17970925]); Prince Edward-Miss Standen; Duke of York-Master Standen; Lieutenant-Waddy; Catesby-Claremont; Ratcliffe-Abbot; Lord Mayor-Powel; Oxford-Farley; Norfolk-Davenport; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Mrs Litchfield; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Clarke
Role: Duke of York Actor: Master Standen

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: Speaking Characters-Johnstone, Incledon, Townsend, Powel, Simmons, Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mr Rees; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 7 Oct. 1795: Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; +Thicket-Incledon; +Clueline-Townsend; +Sir Fidget Fearful-Powel; +Gregory-Simmons; +Flambeau-Gray; +Peggy-Mrs Martyr; +Sophia-Mrs Clendining; +Whim-Mr Rees.] With Dialogue-; [to introduce the following favorite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new Accompaniments) by $Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Gray; [Peggy Perkins, Let Bards elate-Simmons; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; [The Greenwich Pensioner 'Twas in the good ship Rover-Townsend; [Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, [and Poor Jack, Go Patter to Lubbers, [and The Portrait, Come Painter with thy happiest flight-Incledon; Rural Masquerade-; [Indian Song, Dear Yanco say and true he say-Mrs Mountain; [Sea Song, A Sailor's life's a life of woe-Mrs Clendining; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the world a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.

Dance: In afterpiece: a Ballet-Blurton, Mrs Watts, Mlle St.Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance [Lee]); King Henry-Murray; Buckingham-Clarke; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Mansel; Prince Edward-Miss Sims; Duke of York-Miss Gilbert; Lieutenant-Waddy; Catesby-Claremont; Ratcliffe-Klanert; Lord Mayor-Thompson; Terrel-Abbot; Norfolk-Davenport; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Mrs Litchfield; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Clarke
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Gilbert
Event Comment: Paid Music 20th Inst. #9 3s. 6d.; Properties 2s. 3d.; Chorus Singers #1 10s.; Wardrobe #6 13s. 3d.; Supernumeraries 16s. 6d.; Sloper[master carpenter] for Scene Men #62 11s. 4d.; 3 weeks salary to Phillips #15 15s., to Lupino #11 0s. 6d., to Hollogan #6 15s., to Hodgins #2 5s. [these were scene painters]. Receipts: # 336 14s. 6d. (330.18.0; 5.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Holman; King Henry-Murray; Buckingham-Betterton; Stanley-Hull; Tressel-Mansel; Prince Edward-Miss Sims; Duke of York-Miss Gilbert; Lieutenant-Waddy; Catesby-Claremont; Ratcliffe-Klanert; Lord Mayor-Thompson; Oxford-Atkins; Terrel-Abbot; Norfolk-Davenport; Richmond-Pope; Lady Anne-Mrs Litchfield; Duchess of York-Mrs Platt; Queen-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Betterton
Role: Duke of York Actor: Miss Gilbert

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: The Parts of King Richard, D. of Buckingham, Earl of Richmond, Tressel, Prince Edward, Duke of York, Lieutenant of the Tower, Lord Mayor, Duke of Norfolk, Queen-Performers from the Theatres Royal London; Lord Stanley-Rivers; Catesby-Jones; Ratcliffe-Farrel; Oxford-Thompson; Sir William Brandon-Clifford; King Henry-Burnet; Dutchess of York-Mrs Fowler; Lady Ann-Mrs Palmer.

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: The Parts of Lubin, Steady, Solomon, Gillian-The Performers from the Theatres who exhibit in the Play.
Event Comment: On this date, L. C. 5@16, p. 101 (Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 10n) Nathaniel Lee's The Duke of Guise was banned. John Drummond to Marquis and Duke of Queensberry, 16 July 1682: Ther is a play hear to be acted that maks a great business, for the Duke of Munmuth has complained of it, and they say that notwithstanding it is to be acted sometime nixt weik. They call it the Duke of Guise, but in the play the true story is cheinged to the plott time hear (HMC, Buccleuch-Queensberry MSS., 1903, II 108). Newsletter, 29 July 1682: A play by Mr Dryden, termed the Duke of Guise, wherein the Duke of Monmouth was vilified and great interest being make for the acting thereof, but coming to His Majesty's knowledge is forbid, for though His Majesty be displeased with the Duke yet he will not suffer others to abuse him (HMC, 15th Report, Part VII, 1898, p. 108). Newdigate newsletters, 29 July 1682: A play having been made [by] Mr Dryden termed ye Duke of Guise supposed to Levell att the villifying the Duke of Monmouth & many other protestants & great Interest made for the Acting thereof but bringing to the knowledge of his Matie the same was forbidd for though his Maties pleasure is to be dissatisfyed and angry with the Duke of Monmouth, yet hee is not willing that others should abuse him out of a naturall affection for him (Wilson, Theatre Notes from the Newdigate Newsletters, p. 81)

Performances

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth With The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Betterton; Norfolk-Mills; Buckingham-Booth; Wolsey-Verbruggen; Suffolk-Boman; Surveyor-Keen; Surrey-Cibber; Guildford-Pack; Cromwell-Husbands; Katherine-Mrs Barry; Anna Bullen-Mrs Bradshaw; Sands-Bullock.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Booth
Role: Katherine Actor: Mrs Barry

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The 8th With The Fall Of Cardinal Wolsey

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Betterton; Norfolk-Mills; Buckingham-Booth; Wolsey-Keene; Surrey-Powell; Sands-Bullock; Cranmer-Cibber; Gardiner-Johnson; Katherine-Mrs Knight; Anna Bullen-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Booth
Role: Katherine Actor: Mrs Knight
Event Comment: Benefit Ryan. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. As revis'd with Alterations, by Mr Cibber, from Shakespear. Receipts: money #47 5s.; tickets #32 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Boheme; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Leigh; Catesby-Egleton; Lord Mayor-Bullock Sr; Elizabeth-Mrs Seymour; Anne-Mrs Spiller; Duchess of York-Mrs Giffard; Prince Edward-Miss Stone.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Quin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Henry-Boheme; King Richard-Ryan; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Walker; Catesby-Egleton; Lord Mayor-Bullock Sr; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Seymour; Lady Anne-Mrs Egleton; Prince Edward-Miss Stone.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Quin
Event Comment: At the particular Desire of his Excellency the Envoy Extraordinary from the King of Sardinia. Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: Henry VIII-Booth; Queen-Mrs Porter; Buckingham-Wilks; Volsey-Cibber; Cranmer-Mills; Gardiner-Johnson.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Wilks

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard III-Ryan; Henry-Boheme; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Walker; Catesby-Egleton; Queen-Mrs Seymour; Lady Ann-Mrs Bullock; Dutchess of York-Mrs Egleton.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Quin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; Henry-Boheme; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Walker; Catesby-Egleton; Lord Mayor-Bullock Sr; Elizabeth-Mrs Wilson; Lady Anne-Mrs Vincent; Dutchess of York-Mrs Knight; Prince Edward-Mrs Rogeir.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Quin

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Isabella Chambers, being the first Time of her performing on that Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viii

Performance Comment: Henry-Booth; Wolsey-Cibber; Buckingham-Wilks; Cranmer-Mills; Gardiner-Johnson; Queen Katherine-Mrs Porter; Anna Bullen-Mrs Horton.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Wilks
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter

Dance: Dancing, as17240407 but Boval; +The Hussars, as17240407 Scotch Lilt, as17240407

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: King Richard-Ryan; King Henry-Boheme; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Walker; Catesby-Egleton; Stanley-Diggs; Lord Mayor-Bullock Sr; Dutchess of York-Mrs Egleton; Lady Anne-Mrs Bullock; Elizabeth-Mrs Parker.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats or The Tavern Bilkers

Song: Singing in Italian and English-Mrs Barbier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; Henry-Boheme; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Walker; Catesby-Egleton; Stanley-Diggs; Lord Mayor-Bullock Sr; Lady Elizabeth-Mrs Parker; Dutchess of York-Mrs Egleton; Lady Anne-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Quin

Song: As17251013

Dance: WWooden Shoe Dance-Nivelon; Passacaille-Lally, Mrs Wall

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: King Henry-Quin; Queen Katherine-Mrs Parker; Wolsey-Boheme; Anne Bullen-Mrs Bullock; Buckingham-Ryan; Cromwell-Walker.
Cast
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Parker
Role: Buckingham Actor: Ryan

Dance: RRunning Footman's Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Legare; Shepherd and Shepherdess-Salle, Mlle Salle; Myrtillo-Dupre, Lally, Pelling, Mrs Legare, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock

Song: Singing in Italian-Salway

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: Richard-Ryan; Henry-Boheme; Buckingham-Quin; Richmond-Walker; Stanley-Diggs; Lord Moyor-Bullock; Elizabeth-Mrs Berriman; Dutchess of York-Mrs Egleton; Lady Anne-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Quin

Afterpiece Title: Jupiter and Europa

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry The Viiith

Performance Comment: King Henry-Quin; Buckingham-Ryan; Wolsey-Boheme; Queen Katherine-Mrs Berriman; Anne Bullen-Mrs Bullock.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Ryan
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Berriman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Performance Comment: As17280928, but Buckingham-Bridgwater; Norfolk-W. Mills; Suffolk-Boman; Surrey-Williams; Sands-Miller; Anna Bullen-Mrs Horton.

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Viiith

Performance Comment: As17290411 but Buckingham-_; Norfolk-_; Suffolk-_; Sands-_.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Related Works
Related Work: The Harlot's Progress; or, The Ridotto Al' Fresco: With a Grand Masque call'd, The Judgment of Paris; or, The Triumph of Beauty Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: For the Entertainment of several Foreign Ministers.Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17300922, but Buckingham-Bridgwater; Norfolk-W. Mills; Surrey-Cibber Jr; Cromwell-Watson.
Cast
Role: Buckingham Actor: Bridgwater
Role: Queen Katherine Actor: Mrs Porter

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris