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Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Coupee-Brown; Blister-Booth; Quaver-Davies; Goodwill-Thompson; Thomas-Helme; Miss Lucy-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Coupee Actor: Brown
Role: Thomas Actor: Helme
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Brown.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Performance Comment: Colonel-Julian; Spruce-Yeates Jr; Waggoner-Thomas; Jew-Williams; Julio-Master Brown; Flogwell-Paterson; Constable-Bright; Bawd-MacGuire; Moll Hackabout-Mrs Frost; Alice-Miss Yeates .
Cast
Role: Waggoner Actor: Thomas
Role: Julio Actor: Master Brown

Entertainment: Yeates Junior's Inimitable Dexterity of Hand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great; Or, The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: Alexander-West; Hephestion-Russell; Lysimachus-Smith; Cassander-Comerford; Polyperchon-Jones; Perdiccas-Johnson; Thessalus-Dancer; Aristander-Thomas; Eumenes-Brown; Clytus-Lewis; Roxana-Mrs Wilks; Sysigambis-Mrs Ross; Parisatis-Miss Taylor; Satira-A Gentlewoman [unidentified].unidentified].
Cast
Role: Aristander Actor: Thomas
Role: Eumenes Actor: Brown
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Queens; or, Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden Author(s): Thomas Holcroft

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode [i

Song: II: the grand chorus, See the conquering Hero comes-; Between Acts: Singing, as17760925

Entertainment: Monologue.The Painter's Art-[from Taste, by Samuel Foote]; Lady Pentweazle-Master Russell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Falstaff's Wedding

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners; or, A Medley of Suitors

Performance Comment: Pleadwell-Powell; Trim-Barrett; Goosequil-Jackson; Fieri@Facias-Smith; Huncks-Brown; Staytape-Munden; Constable-Jones; Porter-Williams; Thomas-Master Screven; Molly Wheedle-Miss Webb; Mrs Cambrick-Miss Morris; Sukey Ogle-Miss Evison (1st appearance); Prologue-Parker.
Cast
Role: Huncks Actor: Brown
Role: Thomas Actor: Master Screven

Dance: V: Lonsdale

Song: End: Blow high blow low-Colvill

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Detection; Or, A Sketch Of The Times

Performance Comment: Alderman Increase-Beesley (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich); George Increase-Williams; Sprightly-Mason (1st appearance); Landlord Blacklegs, Carmine-Welldon; Brass-Johnstone; Dr M'Drugg, Powell-Swords; Rushlight-Stannard; Marrowbone-Whittaker; Sam. Baldpate-Parker; Putty-Hedges; Snip-Phillips; Flint-Freeman; Tom Blunt-Robinson; Boy-Master Charles; M'Intosh-Brown (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh); Sir Petulant Poundage-Barrett; Clara-Miss Frederick (1st time); Gauze-Miss Watkins; Mrs Tripe-Miss Jackson; Mrs Increase-Mrs Baker (from the Theatre Royal, York); With a new Prologue-; Epilogue-.
Cast
Role: M'Intosh Actor: Brown

Afterpiece Title: The City Association; or, The National Spirit Rous'd

Performance Comment: Captain Constant-Beesley; Serjeant Standfast-Parker; James-Welldon; Paddy O'Flail-Whittaker; Dunk Donald-Brown; Gregory Last-Swords; Dick Hatchet-Robinson; Sam. Slender-Thomas; Nat. Forge-Freeman; Timothy Remnant-Sutton; Mrs Magnum-Mrs Baker; Jenny Magnum-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]); Miss Fanny Lovewell-Miss Hemet (6th appearance); A new Prologue-Corbett [in the character of one of the City Associators.in the character of one of the City Associators.
Cast
Role: Dunk Donald Actor: Brown
Role: Slender Actor: Thomas

Song: End I: song-Phillips

Entertainment: Monologue.End: (not acted these 10 years) Shuter's comic interlude, Post Haste Observations on his Journey to Paris-Sutton (from the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Related Works
Related Work: The Fashionable Lover; or, Wit in Necessity Author(s): Thomas Nobbes

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap; or, Miss Lucy in Town

Performance Comment: Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Palmer; Signor Cantileno-Darley; Ballad-Brown; Thomas-Cubitt; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Tawdry-Miss Stuart; The Country Madcap (with songs)-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Ballad Actor: Brown
Role: Thomas Actor: Cubitt
Related Works
Related Work: The Country Madcap in London Author(s): Thomas Arne

Dance: End of 2nd piece The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd, as17860424

Song: End of Act II of 1st piece a new song, Toung Henry, by Mrs Martyr

Monologue: 1786 05 09 Before 1st piece a new Occasional Address spoken by Holman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Disbanded Officer; Or, The Baroness Of Bruchsal

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Blister-Moss; Quaver-Davies; Goodwill-Johnson; Thomas-Swords; Coupee-Bannister Jun.; Lucy-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Swords
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Brown.

Dance: As17870620

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Advertisement; or, A New Way to Get a Husband

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Wewitzer, Fennell, Mrs Lee Lewes, Mrs Day, Mrs Everard, Miss Brown; Larpent MS lists the parts: Alderman Goslin, Young Goslin, Harry, Thomas, Peruque, Mrs O'Trigger-Mrs Lee Lewes (Oracle, 8 Mar.) Mrs Courtney, Kitty, Mrs Snip, Betty.

Entertainment: MonologuesEnd IV: The late King of Prussia and General Ziethen-Lee Lewes; End: A Whimsical Dissertation upon Law-Lee Lewes

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night

Performance Comment: Young Marlow-Wallaker; Hastings-Laggat; Hardcastle-Smith; Sir Charles Marlow-Hallam; Diggory-Humphreys; Roger-Seabrook; Jack Slang-Master Thomas; Tony Lumpkin (with a song in character)-Twaits; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Saunders; Miss Neville-Mrs Jerrold; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Jack Slang Actor: Master Thomas

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Sir Felix Friendly-Smith; Compton-Ryder; Eugene-Laggat; John-Seabrook; Thomas-Hallam; Chicane-Brown; Lingo-Humphreys; Laura-Mrs Saunders; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Jones; Fringe-Mrs Jerrold; Cowslip-Mrs Humphreys.
Cast
Role: Thomas Actor: Hallam
Role: Chicane Actor: Brown

Song: End: a favourite duet-Mr and Mrs Humphreys; and a comic song-Twaits

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lewis, Quick, Edwin, Aickin, Farren, Wewitzer, Fearon, Brown, Thompson, Mrs Wells, Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pope. [Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1786): Captain Crevelt-Lewis; Sir Oliver Oldstock-Quick; Caleb-Edwin; Colonel Talbot-Aickin; Mandeville-Farren; Count Pierpoint-Wewitzer; Wilkins-Fearon; Johnson-Brown; Amber-Thompson; Servant-Helme; Harriet-Mrs Wells; Betty-Miss Stuart; Nancy-Miss Rowson; unassigned-Mrs Brown, Mrs Webb; Prologue-Farren; Epilogue-Mrs Pope. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 13 performances only (see17870109).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 13 performances only (see17870109).]

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: As17861021, but Antonio-Miss Cranfield in place of Mrs Brown.
Related Works
Related Work: Richard Coeur de Lion Author(s): Thomas Linley Sr.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He Wou'd Be A Soldier

Performance Comment: As17861118, but Count Pierpoint-Gaudry; Brown_; Thompson_. Brown_; Thompson_.

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Song: In: the new Four@and@Twenty Fidlers all on a Row-Edwin

Entertainment: Monologues. End: Lingo's Opinions on Men and Manners-(A Comical, Whimsical, Operatical, Farcical Rhapsody [with incidental music by William Shield]) Edwin; End I afterpiece: A Description of the Curiosities of the Tower of London-Edwin

Event Comment: Edition of 1660: The Royal Oake, with Other various and delightfull Scenes presented on the Water and the Land, Celebrated in Honour of the deservedly Honoured Sir Richard Brown, Bar. Lord Mayor of the City of London, The 29th day of October...and performed at the Costs and Charges of the Right Worshipfull Company of Merchant-Taylors. [Tatham refers to Dyamond, a Lightfoot, Paynter; Thomas Whitein, Joyner; and Richard Cleere, Carver.] Pepys, Diary: And I...at the Key in Cheapside; where there was a company of fine ladies, and we were very civilly treated, and had a very good place to see the pageants, which were many, and I believe good, for such kind of things, but in themselves but poor and absurd. Evelyn, Diary: My Lord Majors shew stop'd me in cheape-side: one of the Pageants represented a greate Wood, with the royal Oake, & historie of his Majesties miraculous escape at Bosco-bell &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Oake

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Desire. N.B. The Institution of the Garter will be laid aside after this night (playbill). Paid Mr Davies on note #5; Miss Hopkins 29 nights at 2s. 6d. per night, #3 12s. 6d.; Mr Thomas French 7 days #2 16s.; Master Brown 12 nights last season and 3 nights this season #5 12s. 6d.; (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #221 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Event Comment: Benefit for Sg Daigville & Signa Vidini. [24 April letter signed Ned Shuter dated from his Majesty's Bench of Justice, St Georges Fields: "Theatrical Memoirs giving circumstantial account of my family-Admit my father was a chairman, my mother sold oysters in winter and cucumbers in summer. I was not born in a cellar but in a two pair of stairs front room at one Mrs Merit's an eminent Chimney Sweeper, Vine Street, St Giles" (Winston MS 10). Thomas Weston's apology for the delay of his Benefit. It was owing to his distressed affairs which he had new laid open to the managers. See comment form Edinburg Evening Courant, 29 April.] Paid Renters #88 for Oratorio nights; Mr Dibdin's draft on managers #50; Master Brown 5 nights, #1 17s. 6d.; Rec'd from Messrs Smith and Stanley charges for 11 Oratorio nights at 28# per night, plus candles &c . #342 4s.; Rec'd stopages #9 16s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #151 4s. Charges: #65 11s. Profits to Daigville & Sga Vidini: #85 13s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: I: The European in America (for 1st time this Season)-Messieurs Daigvilles, Miss Ross, Sga Vidini; II: A Comic Dance, as17720326 V: Psiche, a Grand Historical Ballet (Never performed before)-Daigville, Giorgi, Sga Daigville, Miss Ross, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Esther

Performance Comment: Esther-John Randall; Assuerus-James Butler; Haman-John Moore; Mordecai-John Brown; Priest of the Israelites-John Beard; Harbonach-Price Cleavely; Persian Officer-James Allen; First Israelite-James Butler; Second Israelite-James Allen; Israelite Boy-John Brown; Israelites and Officers-Samuel Howard, ThomasBarrow, Robert Denham (Dean, Handel's Dramatic Oratorios, p. 204).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fair Rosamond: Representing Her Amours With King Henry, And Her Being Poisoned By Queen Eleanor In Woodstock Bower

Performance Comment: King Henry-Boman; Fair Rosamond-Mrs Bambridge; Cardinal Aquinas-Wallis; Cardinal Columbus-Bambridge; Sir Trusty-Clark; Lord Sands-Bencraft; Cupid-Master Brown; Cleora-Mrs Brown; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Mullart .
Cast
Role: Cupid Actor: Master Brown
Role: Cleora Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Pimp; or, The Doctor Deceiv'd: With the Comical Humours of Crack the Pimp, Dr Grey-Goose, and Sir Nehemiah Nestle-Cock

Performance Comment: Crack-Chapman; Grey Goose-Mullart; Sir Nehemiah-Smith; Bellamy-Ray; Captain Strut-Yates; Servant-Littleton; Page-Master Brown; Mrs Grey Goose-Mrs Herle; Miss Grey Goose-Miss Atherton; Betty-Mrs Cantrell .
Cast
Role: Page Actor: Master Brown

Dance: I: Two Pierrots by Livier and Mlle Delorme. II: Wooden Shoe Dance by Livier and Janno. End of Afterpiece: Grand Peasant Dance by Livier, Janno, Mlle Delorme, Mrs Woodward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick-Wilkinson; Simon-Weston; Wingate-Lewis; President-Death; Gargle-Brown; Scotchman-Parsons; Irishman-Granger; Catchpole-Palmer; Charlotte-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Gargle Actor: Brown
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Brown.

Dance: I: The Sicilian Peasants, as17640626 End: The Dutchman-Gherardi, Master Clinton, Miss Street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Performance Comment: Bayes-Wilkinson, in which he will introduce a variety of Imitations; Johnson-Palmer; Physician-Castle; Smith-Lewis; Drawcansir-Brown; Prince Volscius-Davis; Prince Prettyman-Death; Lt General-Wild; Tom Thimble-Parsons; 1st King of Brentford-Taylor; Gentleman Usher-Weston; Pallas-Pierce; 2nd King of Brentford-Moor; Fisherman-Granger; Clovis-Mrs Parsons; Parthenope-Mrs Granger; Amaryllis-Mrs Brown; Lightning-Mrs Jeffreys; with the additional reinforcement of Mr Bayes's New Raised Troops-; and several new entertainments of Dancing-.
Cast
Role: Drawcansir Actor: Brown
Role: Amaryllis Actor: Mrs Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distress'd Mother

Afterpiece Title: The Weathercock

Performance Comment: The Characters- Mattocks, Reinhold, Mahon,Young, Quick, Miss Brown, Mrs Masters Mrs Mattocks; The Dances-Harris, Miss Ross; Amyand-Mattocks; Ready-Quick; Selvyn-Mahon; Sir Rowland-Reinhold; Delia-Miss Brown; Harriet-Mrs Mattocks (Genest, V, 512).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna; Or, The Double Elopement

Performance Comment: The principal characters by: Mattocks, Quick, Wilson, DuBellamy, Mahon, Wewitzer, Fox, Baker, Leoni, Miss Brown, Mrs Green, Mrs Mattocks. Genest, V, 515: Ferdinand-Mattocks; Issac-Quick; Jerome-Wilson; Antonio-DuBellamy; Carlos-Leoni; Father Paul-Mahon; Lopez-Wewitzer; Duenna-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks; Clara-Miss Brown; The Westminster Magazine adds Augustin-Baker; Francis-Fox; Porter-Besford.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Dance: II: A New Spanish Dance-Sg Zuchelli, Sga Zuchelli, Dagueville, Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna; Or, The Double Elopement

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Robson, Quick, Wilson, Reinhold, Mahon, Wewitzer, Fox, Baker, Leoni, Miss Brown, Mrs Green, Mrs Mattocks. Cast from playbill of 29 Oct. 1777 and Genest, V, 515: Ferdinand-Robson; Isaac-Quick; Don Jerome-Wilson; Antonio-Reinhold; Father Paul-Mahon; Lopez-Wewitzer; Friars-Fox, Baker; Carlos-Leoni; Clara-Miss Brown; The Duenna-Mrs Green; Louisa-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: End: The Irish Lilt-Aldridge, Miss Valois

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ethelinda; Or, The Royal Convert

Afterpiece Title: The Seraglio

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Mattocks, Reinhold, Quick, Dunstall, Leoni, Miss Dayes, Mrs Green, A Young Lady (who never appeared on any stage) (Miss Wewitzer), Miss Brown. Cast from text (T. Evans, 1776): Abdallah-Mattocks; Reef-Reinhold; Venture-Quick; Goodwill-Dunstall; Frederick-Leoni; Hassan-Baker; Gunnel-Bates; Williams-Thompson; Polly-Miss Dayes; Curtis-Mrs Green; Elmira-Miss Wewitzer; Lydia-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Brown.

Music: V: the Original Music for the Sacrifice by Purcell-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander The Great

Afterpiece Title: The Device; or, The Marriage-Office

Performance Comment: [Characters by Mattocks, Robson, Mahon, Wewitzer, Thompson, Stevens, Wilson, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Booth, Miss Brown. Cast from Airs, (no pub. 1777)]: Townley-Mattocks; Sharpley-Robson; O'Donnely-Mahon; Lumber-Wewitzer; Colonel Olive-Wilson; Miss Blond-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Olive-Mrs Booth, [in Airs: Mrs Pitt; Miss Olive-Miss Brown; Thompson; Stevens. Thompson; Stevens.
Cast
Role: Miss Olive Actor: Miss Brown

Dance: End: The Humours of New@Market with the Pony Races, as17770428

Song: End I: A Welcome to the Spring (composed by Dr Arne)-Mrs Farrell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Brown

Afterpiece Title: St

Performance Comment: Patrick's Day. Lieut. O'Connor (1st time)-Mahon; Justice Credulous-Lee Lewes; Doctor Rosy-Quick; Serjeant Trounce-Dunstall; Bridget-Mrs Pitt; Lauretta-Miss Brown; song-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Lauretta Actor: Miss Brown
Role: song Actor: Miss Brown.
Related Works
Related Work: The Island of St. Marguerite Author(s): Thomas Shaw Jr.
Related Work: Tarugo's Wiles; or, The Coffee House Author(s): Sir Thomas St. Serfe
Related Work: Britain's Brave Tars!!; or, All for St. Paul's Author(s): Thomas Attwood

Dance: Hornpipe, as17771017; End II: La Soiree a@la@Mode-Dagueville, Harris, Master Holland, Sga Tinte

Related Works
Related Work: King and No King Author(s): Thomas Harris

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Percy

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: . Principal Characters by Quick, Mattocks, Mahon, Robson, Battishill, Leoni, Miss Dayes, Miss Brown. Cast from text (G. Kearsley, 1778): Vulcan, Crump-Quick; Jupiter, Stud-Mattocks; Mars, Pike-Mahon [in text: Reinhold (see17780421)]; Apollo, Wiseman-Robson; Bacchus, Guage-Battishill; Adonis, Joe-Leoni; Grace-Miss Dayes; Venus, Maudlin-Miss Brown [all the characters, except Grace, are alternateley Gods and mortals].all the characters, except Grace, are alternateley Gods and mortals].
Cast
Role: Maudlin Actor: Miss Brown