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2351
16 November 1799 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; M. ENT 2, by William Linley. Larpent MS 1246; not published]: With new Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Overture and Musick entirely new, composed by William? Linley. Books of the Songs to be had in the Theatre. [Notice on playbill of 20 Nov.: The Author of The Pavilion, submitting with deference to the decision of the Public, has withdrawn it for the present to make such alterations as he hopes may render it an Entertainment better entitled to their approbation. (On 21 Jan. 1800, altered, it was acted as The Ring.)] "Miss DeCamp need never wish to have a better foil to her exquisite style of acting, than the puny efforts of Kelly and Mrs Crouch. They may be singers, but never should attempt to perform" (Dramatic Censor, I, 9). Receipts: #291 4s. 6d. (157.3.0; 131.8.6; 2.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Secret

Performance Comment: Sir Harry Fleetly-Palmer; Mr Dorville-Barrymore; Mr Torrid-Dowton; Henry Torrid-C. Kemble; Lizard-Suett; Jack Lizard-Bannister Jun.; Ralph-Wathen; Frank-Archer; Steward-Maddocks; Bailiff-Hollingsworth; Servants-Fisher, Evans, Ryder, Webb; Lady Esther Dorville-Mrs Powell; Rosa-Miss Biggs (1st appearance in that character); Susannah Lizard-Miss Pope.
Cast
Role: Rosa Actor: Miss Biggs
Role: Susannah Lizard Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Pavilion

Performance Comment: Characters-Kelly, Wentworth, Surmont, Suett, Webb, Bannister Jun., Mrs Crouch, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland. [Larpent MS lists the parts: The Caliph, Giafer, Mesrour, Ephraim, Hassan, Almeria, Fetnah, Selima.]Larpent MS lists the parts: The Caliph, Giafer, Mesrour, Ephraim, Hassan, Almeria, Fetnah, Selima.]
Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Kelly, Wentworth, Surmont, Suett, Webb, Bannister Jun., Mrs Crouch, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Bland.

2352
07 May 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. [In 1st piece the playbill retains Mrs Martyr as Dolly, but "Dolly was undertaken at a short notice, by Mrs Chapman, upon the sudden indisposition of Mrs Martyr" (Monthly Mirror, June 1800, p. 366). "In consequence of Mrs Martyr's accouchement...the part of Dolly was sustained by Miss Sims" (Dramatic Censor, II, 140).] 2nd piece [1st time; M. INT 1, author unknown. Not in Larpent MS; not published]: To conclude with a Representation of the Storming the City of Acrev by the French [17 Mar.-20 May 1799], and the Heroic Defence made by the Turkish Troops led on by the British Sailors [under the command of Sir Sidney Smith]. Morning Chronicle, 23 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr, No. 16, Martlett-court, Bow-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #333 4s. 6d. (118.3.6; 11.16.6; tickets: 203.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Woodman

Performance Comment: As18000415, but Dolly-Mrs Chapman [or Miss Sims?].or Miss Sims?].
Cast
Role: Miss Di Clackit Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Sims

Afterpiece Title: The Siege of Acre

Afterpiece Title: The Jew and the Doctor

Cast
Role: Emily Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Leserve

Song: End I 1st piece: The Last Shilling (composed by Dibdin)-Incledon; (in the Course of the Evening) Old Towler-Incledon; In Scene I 2nd piece: by Permission of Dibdin, his following popular songs: The Sailor's Journal-Incledon; The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; All Hands to the Anchor-Fawcett; Jacky and the Cow-Munden; The Advantage of Toping-Townsend; A Comic Irish Song-Johnstone

2353
23 May 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss DeCamp. Morning Chronicle, 10 May: Tickets to be had of Miss DeCamp, No. 14, Tottenham-court-road. Receipts: #431 9s. (143.8.6; 82.12.0; 2.5.0; tickets: 203.3.6) (charge: #217 8s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Performance Comment: As18000514, but added: Baron of Oakland-Hollingsworth; Lewis-Trueman; Robert-Dignum; Charles-Sedgwick; Baron de Courcy-Holland; Martin-Wathen; Cicely-Miss B. Menage.
Cast
Role: Cicely Actor: Miss B. Menage.
Role: Adela Actor: Miss DeCamp.

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Miss Leak

Song: In afterpiece: The Blue Bell of Scotland, as18000512; accompanied on the Lute, as18000512; II: song-Master Suett

2354
03 June 1800 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Account-Book: Tickets delivered by John Brandon, Dick, Denman, Hall (carpenter), Hay, Williamson will be admitted. [Miss Lascelles is identified in Morning Post, 4 June.] Receipts: #409 16s. (39.2.6; 6.9.0; tickets: 364.4.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Performance Comment: As17991016, but Lady Eleanor Irwin-A Young Lady (1st appearance [Miss Lascelles]).Miss Lascelles]).
Cast
Role: Edward Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Miss Wobourn Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Miss Spinster Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

2355
12 June 1800 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Chippendale, Chatterley, Ryder, Fisher, Evans, Miss Tidswell, Miss Campbell, Mrs Butler [who are named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #68 1s. (36.3; 29.15; 2.3; tickets: none listed) (charge: #212 16s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Performance Comment: Duke Murcia-King; Marquis Almanza-Powell; Count Valentia-Palmer; Granada-Fisher; Seville-Evans; Peasant-Archer; Marchioness Merida (1st time)-Miss Campbell; Amanthis-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Marchioness Merida Actor: Miss Campbell

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Bab's Maid Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Lady Charlotte's Maid Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Cast
Role: William Actor: Miss DeCamp
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Stephens

Ballet: In 2nd piece: The Scotch Ghost. As17991202, but Glaude-Fisher

2356
04 May 1716 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Rogers. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Receipts: money #26 18s. 6d. and tickets #32

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Performance Comment: See17150929; With a New Epilogue-Miss Rogers.
Cast
Role: With a New Epilogue Actor: Miss Rogers.

Song: A New Dialogue-Leveridge, Mrs Fitzgerald accompanied with Violins and Hautboys, after the Italian Manner

Dance: As17151029

2357
25 May 1722 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Wright and Miss Seale

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: As17220306 but Prue-Miss Seale.
Cast
Role: Prue Actor: Miss Seale.

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Related Works
Related Work: The Stage Coach Opera Author(s): William Chetwood

Dance: Myrtillo-; Scotch Dance-Mrs Bullock

2358
19 June 1728 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Being positively the last Time of the Company's performing this season. Receipts: #98 17s. 6d. Probable attendance: boxes, 112 paid and 28 orders; stage, 21 paid; pit, 253 paid and 11 orders; slips, 12 paid and 12 orders; first gallery, 191 paid and 11 orders; second gallery, 140 paid and 4 orders. Craftsman, 22 June: To the great Surprize of the Audience, the Part of Polly Peachum was performed by Miss Warren, who was very much applauded; the first Performer being retired, as it is reported, from the Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17280129, but Polly-Miss Warren.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Warren.

2359
30 December 1728 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Turner and Miss Careless

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17281223, but Macheath-Turner; Polly-Miss Careless.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Careless.

2360
28 March 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Ward, Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: See17290131, but Rose-Miss Ward; Sylvia-Mrs Thomas.
Cast
Role: Rose Actor: Miss Ward

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Hill
Role: Miller's Wife Actor: Miss Mann
Role: Ceres Actor: Miss Hill

2361
25 April 1729 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Vincent and Miss Warren. Receipts: money #47 9s.; tickets #99 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: See17290324 but Polly-Miss Warren.
Cast
Role: 7290324 but Polly Actor: Miss Warren.

2362
01 May 1729 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Petre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17290305 but Polly-Miss Petre.
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Petre.

Afterpiece Title: The Humours of Harlequin

2363
24 March 1732 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Arne,

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Amelia

Performance Comment: See17320313 but Amelia-Miss Arne.
Cast
Role: 7320313 but Amelia Actor: Miss Arne.

2364
02 May 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit of Prompter (Steed). Receipts: money #20 19s. 16d.; ticekts #62. Tickets for Lacy and Miss Horsington taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Cast
Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Tragedy of Tragedies

Performance Comment: King Arthur-Hulett; Tom Thumb-Miss S. Rogers, the Lilliputian Lucy; Grizzle-Lacy; Merlin-Hallam; Ghost of Gaffer Thumb-Salway; Noodle-Houghton; Doole-Aston; Foodle-Hale; Dollalolla-Mrs Martin; Huncamunca-Mrs Egleton; Glumdalca-Hall.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Miss S. Rogers, the Lilliputian Lucy

Dance: TTwo Pierrots-Poitier, Pelling; Hornpipe-Jones, Mrs Ogden

2365
30 April 1733 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Christian, formerly Miss Vaughan. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by Sir Richard Steele. [Tickets at Christian's House, No. 23, Prescott Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband

Performance Comment: As17330404 but Tipkin-Norris; Jenny-Miss Wherrit; Mrs Clerimont-Mrs Christian.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Wherrit

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Performance Comment: See17330120, but Clara-Mrs Nelson, formerly Miss M. Vaughan; A New Prologue-Mrs Christian.
Cast
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Nelson, formerly Miss M. Vaughan
Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood

Dance: LLe Minuet-D'Vallois, Mrs Nelson; Pierrot and Pierraite-D'Vallois, J. Delagarde; La Provansalle-D'Vallois; V: French Wooden Shoe Dance-D'Vallois

2366
28 March 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As at HAY, 27 Oct. 1733, but Lady Darling-Mrs Shireburn; Angelica-Miss Holliday .
Cast
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: Love and Glory

Cast
Role: Venus Actor: Miss Arne
Role: Pallas Actor: Miss Jones
Role: Graces Actor: Miss Mason, Miss Young, Miss Oates

Dance: I: Drunken Peasant by Le Bran. II: Pierrots by Poitier and Nivelon. III: Polonese, as17340325 IV: English Maggot by Lally Jr and Mrs Walter. V: Grand Dance in Momus, as17340316

2367
11 April 1735 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit A. Hallam. At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Tickets for Miss Baston also taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performance Comment: Lovemore-Stoppelaer; Jack-Chapman; Stocks-Morgan; Chloe-Miss Norsa, but see17341205 .
Cast
Role: Chloe Actor: Miss Norsa, but see17341205

Dance: La Coquette Francoise by Lally, S. Lally, Mlle Salle. The Buxom Lass (new) by Miss Baston. Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: Lally, Mlle Salle. The Buxom Lass (new) by Miss Baston. Tambourine by Glover and Miss Rogers .

2368
30 April 1735 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: By Bardin, Havard, Ray, Miss Norman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: As17350415 but Aboan-Bardin; Lucy-Miss Norman .
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Norman

Afterpiece Title: The Toy Shop

Dance: I: Dutch Skippers by Vallois and Mrs Bullock. III: La Follette c'est Ravizee by Tench and Mrs Woodward. V: Scotch Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Vallois, Mrs Woodward, Tench, Miss Norman

Performance Comment: III: La Follette c'est Ravizee by Tench and Mrs Woodward. V: Scotch Dance by Haughton, Mrs Bullock, Vallois, Mrs Woodward, Tench, Miss Norman .

Song: As17350429

2369
29 April 1736 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Holliday

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: Foppington-Cibber; Morelove-Mills; Sir Charles-W. Mills; Lady Betty-Miss Holliday; Lady Easy-Mrs Butler; Lady Graveairs-Mrs Thurmond; Edging-Mrs Clive .
Cast
Role: Lady Betty Actor: Miss Holliday

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: II: English Maggot by Villeneuve and Mrs Walter. III: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Dutchman and His Frow by Phillips and Miss Mann. v: Rover, as17360412

Performance Comment: III: Grand Ballet by Essex, Mrs Walter, &c. IV: Dutchman and His Frow by Phillips and Miss Mann. v: Rover, as17360412.

2370
03 May 1736 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. [Tickets for Miss Jones, Gibbs, and Pidgeon taken.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: As17360309 but Victoria-Miss Hughes .
Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Miss Hughes

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Song:

Dance:

2371
12 May 1736 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Burgess, who has so zealousy espoused the Country-Interest. Afterpiece: A Tragi-Comi-Operatic Pastoral Farce. [Presumably a variant of R. Drury's The Rival Milliners.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but see17360427 With a New Epilogue to be spoke by Miss Burgess .

Afterpiece Title: The Temple Rake; or, The Rival Milliners

Performance Comment: Molly Wheedle-Miss Burgess .
Cast
Role: Molly Wheedle Actor: Miss Burgess

2372
04 March 1737 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the Farce, and Miss Burgess. Mainpiece: As originally written by Shakespear. Supervised, Read over, Revised, and Unalter'd. [For a puff (signed by W. Shakespear), see Daily Advertiser, 4 March.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of King John

Performance Comment: Prince Arthur-Miss Burgess; With a New Prologue- in the Characters of Shakespear's Ghost, the Squire, Mr Student, and Mr Bays; concluding with an Address to the Ladies- of the Shakespear's Club.
Cast
Role: Prince Arthur Actor: Miss Burgess

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Milliners

2373
20 April 1738 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Gay. [Tickets for Mrs Marshall, Mrs LeBrun, Miss Brunette taken.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Walker; Polly-Mrs Vincent; Peachum-Hippisley; Lockit-Mullart; Jenny-Miss Brunette; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Kilby; Lucy-Mrs Marshall, who never performed on that stage before.
Cast
Role: Jenny Actor: Miss Brunette

Afterpiece Title: The Dragon of Wantley

Cast
Role: Mauxlinda Actor: Miss
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Isabella

Dance: FFrench Peasant, new Pantomime Dance-Nivelon, Mrs LeBrun; French Peasant-Lalauze, Mlle Roland

2374
30 April 1740 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lampe and Miss Young. Afterpiece: Set to Musick by Mr Lampe. [Tickets at Lampe's House, Brownlow Street.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral

Afterpiece Title: The Opera of Operas; or, Tom Thumb the Great

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb-Mrs Lampe; Queen Dollalolla-Miss Young; King Arthur-Parry; Huncamunca-Salway; Grizzle-Waltz; Giantess-Bencraft; Noodle-Roberts; Doodle-Thompson; Merlin-Leveridge.
Cast
Role: Queen Dollalolla Actor: Miss Young

Dance: In Afterpiece: A new dance-the French Boy and Girl; Scotch Dance-Glover, Mlle Roland

2375
18 April 1741 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Lampe and Miss Young. Afterpiece: A new Comic-Masque of Speaking, Singing, and Dancing. The Musick composed by Mr Lampe. Receipts: money #39 8s. 6d.; seals #69 16s. (Account Book); #130 (Rylands MS.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Performance Comment: As17401219, but Foppington-Cibber; Edging-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Young.

Afterpiece Title: The Sham Conjurer