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Event Comment: Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 10. Receipts: #319 0s. 6d. (237.8.0; 77.5.6; 4.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Bourk, Roffey
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother
Event Comment: [in mainpiece the playbill assigns all parts as 7 Oct., but "The Public are respectfully informed that Kemble, being confined with a complaint in his Throat which prevents his having the Honour of appearing before them, the Character of Macbeth will be performed by Palmer; Macduff [by] Wroughton; Banquo [by] Packer" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill). Powell also notes these changes, and adds, "Jones [acted] the Physician".] Afterpiece: With Alterations. Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 10; Nobody at 12. Receipts: #201 3s. (144.9.6; 54.6.6; 2.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Nobody

Song: As17941007

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Hannah Cowley. Prologue by the author (Knapp, p. 134). Author of Epilogue unknown]: With new Dresses, Scenes, &c. Morning Chronicle, 18 Feb. 1795: This Day is published The Town before You (2s.). Genest VII, 205: In this play as printed in 1795 Fawcett's and Munden's names stand to the wrong characters. Receipts: #314 8s. (310.17; 3.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Town Before You

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Martyr.
Event Comment: Mainpiece: With Alterations [by John Philip Kemble. In his version, as published in 1793, Lewis is assigned to Barrymore, Helena to Mrs Siddons, the Countess to Mrs Ward, Diana to Mrs Powell. Genest lists the present cast; it appears to be reliable. He omits Phillimore, who is assigned in the text, and Miss Tidswell]. A new Edition of All's Well that Ends Well to be had in the Theatre. Afterpiece: With a Sea Fightv. Powell: Drummer rehearsed at 10; Critic at 11:30; Cherokee at 1. Receipts: #282 1s. (178.19; 99.16; 3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All's Well That Ends Well

Afterpiece Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed

Event Comment: Powell: Deaf Lover rehearsed at 10; New Ballet at 11 (dismissed). Receipts: #230 (182.14.6; 42.14.6; 3.16.0; 6.1.2 tks.: 0.15.0)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Event Comment: Powell: Measure for Measure rehearsed at 10; New Ballet at 12. Receipts: #170 18s. (139.5.6; 28.11.6; 3.1.0)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Related Works
Related Work: Tit for Tat Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: The Public are respectfully informed that, a sufficient Profit being allowed to the Persons who sell Plays and Books of Songs in the Theatre, those Persons are forbidden to demand for such Plays or Books of Songs more than the Price marked thereon, upon pain of dismission from their employ. [Afterpiece in place of The Pannel, advertized on playbill of 27 Dec.] Powell: Messrs Danby & Fisher absent from this Evening's Performance, Ill. Measure for Measure rehearsed at 10; New Ballet at 12. Receipts: #208 8s. (167.4.6; 39.13.6; 1.10.0)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Event Comment: The Public are respectfully informed that on Account of the Indisposition of Parsons, Who's the Dupe? [announced in the playbill] cannot be acted. This Evening will be presented [as above] (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill). Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 10:30. Receipts: #224 17s. (177.13.0; 43.17.6; 1.9.6; 1.2 tks.: 1.7.0)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Palmer; Lucinda-Miss DeCamp. [The rest of the cast (see17940516) was probably: Sir John Buck-Phillimore; Subtle-Waldron; Classic-Packer; Marquis-Burton; Kitteau-Banks; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Booth. And see17950205] . .
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Isabella, advertised on playbill of 2 Jan., and of The Cherokee, announced on playbill for this present night.] "The Public are respectfully informed that The Cherokee is unavoidably postponed till Monday night. This evening will be presented [as above]" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill). Powell: The Cherokee postponed "on Account of the Indisposition of Kelly;" in The Pannel "Jones being Ill, Webb play'd 1st Alguazile, Evans 2nd Alguazile. Benson being Ill, Trueman play'd Octavio." Pannel rehearsed at 10:30; New Ballet at 12. Receipts: #158 4s. (108.17.0; 39.11.6; 9.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Measure for Measure, advertised on playbill of 5 Jan.] Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #138 6s. 6d. (96.15.0; 36.15.0; 4.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Irish Widow, advertised on playbill of 6 Jan.] Powell: Virgin Unmasked rehearsed at 10 (dismissed); New Ballet at 12. Receipts: #205 2s. 6d. (156.15.0; 46.17.0; 1.10.6)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Event Comment: Powell: Jones Ill, Maddocks Snap [in mainpiece]. Danby and Mrs Bramwell absent from this Evening's Performance. Love for Love rehearsed at 10; New Ballet at 10:30 (dismissed). Receipts: #222 11s. (164.5; 53.9; 4.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Bourk, Roffey
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Wedding Day, advertised on playbill of 8 Jan, In it the playbill retains Mrs Goodall as Marcella, but "Marcella Miss Collins, Mrs Goodall Ill" (Powell, who also repeats same note as on 3 Jan.).] Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #252 1s. (192.6.0; 55.17.6; 3.17.6)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Event Comment: Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #234 3s. 6d. (173.9.0; 48.4.6; 12.4.0; 1.2 tks.: 0.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Bourk, Roffey
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother
Event Comment: A Comic Opera; the music by Paisiello. With entire new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: I Zingari In Fiera

Dance: End I: Divertisement, as17941220; End II: L'Espiegle Soubrette, as17941220, but Mme Derlotti

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Jones as 3rd Goatherd, but "Jones continuing Ill Evans play'd his Goatherd"; in afterpiece "Benson Ill, Caulfield doubled Casimir [omitted from playbill] with Adolphus" (Powell).] Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #290 (227.15.6; 59.5.6; 2.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: As17941110, but Goatherds-_Jones, Evans; Pacha-R. Palmer.
Related Works
Related Work: The Mountaineers Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Bourk, Roffey
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother
Event Comment: Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #284 2s. (218.19; 62.2; 3.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Measure For Measure

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: My Grandmother

Performance Comment: As17940916, but Sir Matthew Medley-Burton; Souffrance-Maddocks; Charlotte-Mrs Bland; Florella-Sga Storace.
Cast
Role: Sir Matthew Medley Actor: Burton
Event Comment: Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 12 [and for afterpiece same note as on 3 Jan.]. Receipts: #228 19s. 6d. (180.13.6; 46.9.0; 1.17.0)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Mrs Jordan as Corinna, but "The Public are respectfully informed that Mrs Jordan being suddenly taken ill, she cannot have the honour of appearing before them this Evening. The Part of Corinna will be performed by Miss Collins" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill).] Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #214 18s. (156.1; 50.19; 7.18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Bourk, Roffey
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother
Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Devil to Pay, advertised on playbill of 15 Jan.] Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #189 17s. (134.1.6; 53.14.0; 2.1.6)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Event Comment: Powell: Know your own Mind rehearsed at 11 [but this play was not acted this season]; New Ballet at 12 [and for afterpiece same note as on 12 Jan.]. Receipts: #206 14s. (152.16.6; 45.8.6; 8.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Bourk, Roffey
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother
Event Comment: [This was Parsons's last appearance on the stage. He died on 3 Feb. 1795.] Powell: Miss DeCamp absent [from afterpiece], Miss Stageldoir Italian Girl. Inconstant rehearsed at 11; New Ballet at 12. Receipts: #262 14s. 6d. (185.16.6; 72.2.6; 2.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Cherokee

Cast
Role: Partheca Actor: Mrs Bramwell.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Event Comment: [Palmer's 1st appearance as Capt. Duretete was at Liverpool, 18 Aug. 1773. As afterpiece the playbill announces The Prize, but "The Public are respectfully informed that on Account of the sudden Indisposition of Bannister Jun. The Prize cannot be performed. This Evening will be presented Tit for Tat" (printed slip attached to Kemble playbill). In it "Barrymore being Ill, Benson play'd Villamour" (Powell).] Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #117 12s. (71.0.6; 41.13.6; 4.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Related Works
Related Work: Tit for Tat Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Cherokee; afterpiece of All the World's a Stage, both announced on playbill of 20 Jan. In mainpiece the playbill retains C. Kemble as Jaques de Bois and Barrymore as Orlando, but "Orlando C. Kemble, Barrymore Ill; Jaques de Bois Benson for C. Kemble"; in afterpiece the playbill retains Barrymore as Kera Khan and C. Kemble as Kajah, but "Kera Khan C. Kemble for Barrymore Ill, Kajah Cooke for C. Kemble. Miss Leak, Miss Redhead, Miss Gawdry absent from this Evening's Performance" (Powell).] Powell: School for Scandal rehearsed at 10; Miss in her Teens at 11; New Ballet at 12. Receipts: #149 12s. (95.7.0; 42.1.6; 12.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Duke Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Cast
Role: The Horde Actor: _Bourk, Roffey
Role: Sebastian Actor: Fairbrother

Song: As17941029

Event Comment: [Russell was from the Margate theatre; he had 1st acted in London at the China Hall Theatre in 1776. In mainpiece the playbill assigns Careless to Barrymore, but "Careless Dignum, Barrymore Ill; Surface's Servant Evans for Banks" (Powell).] Powell: School for Scandal rehearsed at 11; Miss in her Teens at 12; New Ballet at 12. Receipts: #186 4s. (130.18.6; 53.13.6; 1.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Song: As17941112