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Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wallis. Public Advertiser, 27 Jan.: Tickets to be had of Miss Wallis, at Alden's, No. 15, Caroline-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #297 10s. (160.6; 6.9; tickets: 130.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Performance Comment: Jaques-Aickin; Orlando-Lewis; Amiens-Johnstone; songs-Johnstone; Adam-Hull; Duke Senior-Booth; Corin-Thompson; William-Wewitzer; Le Beu-Macready; Sylvius-Evatt; Oliver-Davies; Duke Frederick-Fearon; Charles-Gardner; Touchstone-Quick; Caelia-Mrs Inchbald; Audrey-Mrs Rock; Phoebe-Miss Stuart; Rosalind-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character); Cuckoo Song-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Miss Wallis
Role: Cuckoo Song Actor: Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Dance: As17881112

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wallis. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 23 Apr.]. Morning Chronicle, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Wallis, No. 76, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #335 2s. 6d. (163.18.6; 6.6.0; tickets: 164.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Mr Oakly-Pope; Major Oakly-Quick; Sir Harry Beagle-Fawcett; Capt. O'Cutter-Johnstone; Russet-Munden; Charles Oakly-Holman; Lord Trinket-Lewis; Lady Freelove-Mrs Mattocks; Harriet-Miss Cornelys; Mrs Oakly-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Mrs Oakly Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: The British Recruit

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: As17941003, but The Page-Miss E. Wallis (1st appearance on this, and 3rd on any stage); song-_; Marcelina-Mrs Platt; Agnes-Mrs Follett; Susan-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Miss E. Wallis
Role: Susan Actor: Miss Wallis

Song: As17950316

Event Comment: [Miss Wallis was from the Harrogate theatre. Prologue by Fielding Wallis (World, 12 Jan.).] Receipts: #217 1s. 6d. (212.9.0; 4.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Siffridi-Hull; Rodolpho-Macready; Officer-Evatt; Osmond-Farren; Laura-Mrs Mountain; Sigismunda-Miss Wallis (1st appearance [in London]).in London]).
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: an Occasional Prologue-Farren

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wallis [whose 1st appearance as Lady Eleanor Irwin was at Bath, 2 May 1793, and as Lady Bab Lardoon also at Bath, 15 Mar. 1791]. 2nd piece: With a view of High-street, Portsmouth, at the time of an Illumination. Morning Herald, 18 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Wallis, No. 76, Gower-street, Bedford-square. Receipts: #377 15s. 6d. (182.16.6; 10.3.0; tickets: 184.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Performance Comment: Sir Robert Ramble-Lewis; Irwin-Pope; Lord Norland-Richardson; Harmony-Munden; Placid-Macready; Hammond-Powel; Edward-Miss Standen; Solus-Quick; Mrs Placid-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Woburn-Miss Chapman; Miss Spinster-Mrs Davenport; Lady Eleanor Irwin-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character in London).

Afterpiece Title: Arrived at Portsmouth

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Munden; Dupely-Macready; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Middleton; Old Groveby-Powel; Musical Characters-Williamson, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Follett; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character [in London]).in London]).
Cast
Role: Lady Bab Lardoon Actor: Miss Wallis

Dance: In 2nd piece: a New Dance-Holland, Platt, Mrs Watts

Song: In 2nd piece: As in 3rd piece, 12 Apr., but The Sea Storm-_; Old Towler-_; New Song-_

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Wallis. 2nd piece: By Permission of the Proprietors of Drury Lane Theatre, and for that night only; with additional Songs [Sga Storace had sung in the oratorios at this theatre in the 1789 season.] True Briton, 13 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Wallis, Gower-street. Receipts: #376 9s. 6d. (192.15.6; 2.16.0; tickets: 180.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Guardian

Cast
Role: Lady Danvers Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Comedy of Errors

Performance Comment: As17970107, but Adriana-Miss Wallis (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Adriana Actor: Miss Wallis

Song: In 3rd piece: as17970107

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With new Dresses and Decorations. "[Miss Wallis] does not seem to have chosen any particular model to govern her acting, like most of the female candidates of late years, who have generally founded their manner upon the style of Mrs Siddons" (London Chronicle, 9 Oct.). Receipts: #228 1s. 6d. (224.5.0; 3.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Holman; Cymbeline-Richardson; Cloten-Bernard; Bellario-Farren; Arviragus-Middleton; Guiderius-Macready; Pisanio-Harley; Caius Lucius-Davies; Lords-Claremont, Davenport; Phillario-Powel; Frenchman-Farley; Iachimo-Pope; Queen-Mrs Fawcett; Helen-Miss Leserve; Imogen-Miss Wallis (from the Theatre Royal Bath).
Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Song: II: Hark! Hark! the Lark-Townsend, Linton, Gray, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Clendining, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Henley, Miss Poole

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin: A Satire On The Times

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1736 lists: Trapwit-Roberts; Fustian-Lacy; Sneerwell-Machen; Lord Place-Mrs Charke; Colonel Promise-Freeman; Sir Henry Fox Chase-Topham; Squire Tankard-Smith; Mayor-Jones; Mrs Mayoress-Mrs Egerton; Miss Mayoress-Miss J. Jones; Miss Stitch-Miss Burgess; Queen Common Sense-Mrs Egerton; Queen Ignorance-Strensham; Firebrand-Roberts; Law-Yates; Physic-Jones; Ghost of Tragedy-Pullen; Ghost of Comedy-Jones; Third Ghost-Wallis; Harlequin-Pullen; Officer-Pullen; Messenger-Wallis; Drummer-Lowder. Epilogue .
Cast
Role: Third Ghost Actor: Wallis
Role: Messenger Actor: Wallis

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Pasquin

Afterpiece Title: Tumble Down Dick; on Phaeton in the Suds: With Harlequin a Pick Pocket

Performance Comment: Machine-Roberts; Fustian-Lacy; Sneerwell-Machen; Clymene (Oyster Wench)-Mrs Charke; Jupiter-Freeman; Neptune-Wallis; Phoebus-Topham [Toping in edition, of 1736]; Old Phaeton-Smith; Young Phaeton-Boothby; Aurora-Mrs Egerton; Aurora's Maid-Miss Jones; Terra-Miss Burgess; Genius of Gin-Miss Ferguson Jr; Harlequin-Rosamond, from DL; Justice-Jones; His Clerk (Pierrot)-Castiglione; Managers-Freeman, Turner; Stars-Master Sherwin, Miss Ferguson Jr; Colombine-Madame la Charmante, piping-hot from Paris [Mlle Beaumaunt in edition]; Countrymen-Smith, Collerd, Mons D'Herbage, Mons De la Soup Maigre [Lowder in edition]; Rakes-Boothby, Wallis, Phenix, Pullen; Chairmen-Smith, Collard; Pistol-Lowder; Tragedy King-Pullen; Schoolmistress-Mrs Egerton; Tragedy Queen-Miss Jones; edition adds: Watchmen-Smith, Lowder, Collerd, Chapman .
Cast
Role: Neptune Actor: Wallis
Role: Rakes Actor: Boothby, Wallis, Phenix, Pullen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant

Performance Comment: Old Mirabel-Machen; Young Mirabel-Yarrow; Duretete -Jones; Dugard-Wallis; Petit-Pullen; Bisarre-Miss Jones; Lamorce-Mrs Harris; Oriana-Miss Jones Jr .
Cast
Role: Dugard Actor: Wallis

Music: IV: Solo on Violoncello by Biggs

Dance: I: Scaramouch. III: Scotch Dance. V: Running Footman by Shawford

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Deposing and Death of Queen Gin

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but edition of 1736 lists: Queen Gin-T. Smith; Duke of Rum-Machen; Marquee de Nanta-J. Smith; Lord Sugarcane-Wallis .
Cast
Role: Lord Sugarcane Actor: Wallis

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: Cardinal Aquinas Actor: Wallis

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

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 Recruiting Officer

Performance Comment: Ballance-Paget; Plume-Giffard; Brazen-Yates; Kite-Walker; Worthy-Linnet; Bullock-Dunstall; Scale-Crofts; Scruple-Wallis; Welsh Collier-Lowder; Melinda-Mrs Dunstall; Sylvia-Mrs Middleton; Rose-Miss Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Scruple Actor: Wallis

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello, Moor Of Venice

Performance Comment: Othello-Walker; Desdemona-Mrs Giffard; Iago-Paget; Cassio-Blakes; Roderigo-Yates; Duke-Dunstall; Brabantio-Nelson; Gratiano-Wallis; Lodovico-Linnet; Emilia-Mrs Middleton.
Cast
Role: Gratiano Actor: Wallis

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: DDrunken Peasant-Chettle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aesop

Performance Comment: Aesop-Paget; Learchus-Julian; Oronces-Wallis; Quaint-Yates; Sir Polidorus-Dunstall; Euphronia-Mrs Dunstall; Doris-Mrs Middleton.
Cast
Role: Oronces Actor: Wallis

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller of Mansfield

Dance: As17401024

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-W. Giffard; Thorowgood-Wallis; Trueman-Yates; Uncle-Vaughan; Blunt-Richards; Millwood-Mrs Middleton; Lucy-Mrs Yates; Maria-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Thorowgood Actor: Wallis

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: CComic Dance-Miss Naylor; Comic Ballet-Davenport, Shawford, Chettle, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Davenport; A new dance-Master Matthews

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Drummer; Or, The Haunted House

Performance Comment: Sir George-Wallis; Tinsel-Linnet; Fantom-W. Giffard; Vellum-Julian; Butler-Dunstall; Coachman-Blakes; Gardiner-Yates; Lady Trueman-Mrs Middleton; Abigail-Mrs Linnet.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Wallis

Afterpiece Title: The Honest Yorkshireman

Dance: As17401029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Performance Comment: Townly-Giffard; Lady Townly-Mrs Giffard; Manly-Paget; Lady Grace-Mrs Dunstall; Sir Francis-Julian; Basset-Linnet; Richard-Yates; Poundage-Wallis; Moody-Dunstall; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Lamball; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Jones; Jenny-Miss Hippisley; Myrtilla-Miss Gerard; Trusty-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Poundage Actor: Wallis

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17401029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Walker; Gloster-Paget; Dumont-W. Giffard; Rathcliff-Wallis; Catesby-Naylor; Jane Shore-Mrs Giffard; Alicia-a Gentlewoman who never perform'd there before.
Cast
Role: Rathcliff Actor: Wallis

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Dance: As17401029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits; or, Harlequin Worm Doctor

Performance Comment: Harlequin-L'Agile; Colombine-Mrs Woodward; Doctor-Dunstall; Doctor's Man-Julian; Dropsical Man-Wallis; Pierot-Shawford; the whole to conclude with a Comic Dance called Le Maritime-.
Cast
Role: Dropsical Man Actor: Wallis

Performances

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

Performance Comment: Young Mirabel-Giffard; Old Mirable-Dunstall; Duretete-Linnet; Dugard-Wallis; Petit-Yates; Oriana-Mrs Steel; Lamorce-Miss Gerrard; Bisarre-Mrs Giffard .
Cast
Role: Dugard Actor: Wallis

Afterpiece Title: The Chymical Counterfeits

Cast
Role: Dropsical Man Actor: Wallis

Dance: III: As17401118; V: Drunken Peasant-Chettle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Fryar

Performance Comment: As17401027, but Raymond-Nelson; Alphonso-Wallis; Cato-Delane; Teresa-Mrs Linnet.
Cast
Role: Alphonso Actor: Wallis

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: III: A new dance-Master Matthews; V: Drunken Peasant-Chettle

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Fourth, Part I

Performance Comment: King Henry-Peterson; Prince of Wales-Giffard; Hotspur-Walker; Falstaff-Paget; Worcester-Blakes; Dowglas-Nelson; Vernon-W. Giffard; Mortimer-Marr; Glendower-Wallis; Bardolph-Dunstall; Carrier-Julian; Francis-Yates; Hostess-Mrs Yates; Kate-Mrs Giffard.
Cast
Role: Glendower Actor: Wallis

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: As17401127

Performances

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

Performance Comment: King Henry-Roberts; Fair Rosamond-Mrs Mullart; Queen Eleanor-Mrs Steel; Cardinal Aquinas-Wallis; Cardinal Columbus-Bambridge; Sir Trusty-Beckham; Cleora-Miss Davis.
Cast
Role: Cardinal Aquinas Actor: Wallis

Afterpiece Title: The Modern Pimp; or, The Doctor Deceiv'd

Dance: TThe Miller and his Wife, The Jealous Savoyard-two Masters Granier, Miss Granier

Ballet: TThe Triumph of Britannia Over the Four Parts of the World. Britannia-Mlle Duval; Europe-Granier; Asia-Pelling; Africa-Miles; America-Olbeldiston; Women-Mrs Vallois, Mrs Phillips, Mrs Love, Mlle Glasson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arius, King Of Persia; Or, The Noble Englishman; With The Comical Humours Of Sir Andrew Ague-cheek, At The siege Of Babylon

Afterpiece Title: The Wrangling Deities; or, Venus Upon Earth

Performance Comment: Venus (Colombine)-Miss Williams, her first on any stage; Jupiter-Wallis; Mars-Stevens; Cupid-Master Ferg; Vulcan-Warner; Harlequin-Woodward.
Cast
Role: Jupiter Actor: Wallis

Song: Miss Polly Casey, her first on any stage

Dance: LLes Jardiniers Suedois-Vaughan, Mrs Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian, With The Comical Humours Of Geta, Servant To Diocles

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin the Man in the Moon; With His Adventures in Southwark Fair

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Woodward; Colombine-Mrs Dove; Sq. Gooseacre-Vaughn; His Man Addlehead-Warner; Luna-Miss White; Countrymen-Wallis, Peterson, Bembridge; Countrywomen-Mrs Freeman, Mrs Smith, Mrs Carr.
Cast
Role: Countrymen Actor: Wallis, Peterson, Bembridge

Dance: TThe General Reconcilement-