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Event Comment: Paid Mrs Leverton (mantua maker) as per Bill #26 14s.; Paid Farrington & Scarr (haberdashers) #6 15s. (Account Book). Receipts: #184 12s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Dance: End: The Bird Catchers, as17721207

Event Comment: Paid Younger a Bill for Writing Parts #5 16s. 9d.; Paid Buxton and Enderby (oyl merchants) #101 3s., and Pattinson (tallow chandler) #28 7s. (Account Book). Receipts: #172 2s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Elfrida

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Sorcerer

Event Comment: Paid Pearce & Son for Cloaths #38; Paid Mrs Mackmillan for Papier Machee Ornaments #4 4s. (Account Book). Receipts: #206 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: As17720928, but Prologue_.

Dance: I: The Merry Sailors, as17721012; II: Rural Amusements, as17730206; End: New Dance, as17730206

Event Comment: Paid One Year's Rector's rate for theatre due Xmas #8 15s., and ditto for House in Bow Passage #6s. 3d.; Paid ditto for Watch rate for theatre #17 10s., and same for House in Bow Passage 12s. 6d. (Account Book). Receipts: #175 14s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alzuma

Afterpiece Title: The Golden Pippin

Event Comment: Paid half year's Poor's Rate for theatre due Mich last #24 15s. 10d., and ditto for House in Bow Passage 17s. 9d. Paid Palmer (wax chandler) #46 8s. Receipts: #136 1s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: The Fair

Event Comment: Paid one year's Ground Rent for theatre due Mich. last #100 minus Land Tax allow'd #10 12s. 6d.-#89 7s. 6d. Paid ditto for New Bldg adjoining theatre #30 minus land tax allow'd #3 3s. 9d.-#26 16s. 3d. Receipts. #125 4s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: The Highland Reel, as17731112

Event Comment: Paid Younger for 2 Licenses (King Henry II, and The Man of Business) #4 4s. Paid Farrington & Scarr (haberdashers) #26 16s. Receipts: #179 7s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry Ii

Performance Comment: As17740112, but Principal characters-_Gardner, Owenson.

Afterpiece Title: The Sylphs

Event Comment: Paid Mrs Yates 9 Days Cloaths #10 10s. 10d.; Renters' Interest #8 [this paid daily throughout season]. Receipts: #250 9s. 6d. (221.17.0; 26.5.0; 2.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: As17771007, but King Henry-Bensley (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Event Comment: Paid DeLoutherbourg 1 month #41 13s. 4d. [this paid monthly]. Receipts: #167 17s. (143.13.0; 22.0.6; 2.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chances

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Event Comment: Paid Chorus to 18th inst. #18; Paid Danby for writing music #6 14s. 9d. Receipts: #101 19s. (78.8.0; 23.3.6; 0.7.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Generous Impostor

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: Pastoral Interlude of Singing and Dancing-

Song: II: Music-Linley; Pastoral Interlude of Singing and Dancing-; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, DuBellamy, Miss Field, Miss Collett. [The Music by Linley; Vocal Parts-Gaudry, DuBellamy, Miss Field, Miss Collett (see text). This was included in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: Paid Lampmen #3 18s.; Mantuamaker #1 6s.; Supernumeraries #2 14s. 6d.; Tailor #7 2s.; Billstickers #4 10s.; Yeomen and Their Majesties' Servants [for 22 Sept.] #5 11s. 1d.; Renters' Interest #30 [this last paid daily]. Receipts: #237 19s. 6d. (199/16/0; 36/15/6; 1/8/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: All the Worlds a Stage

Event Comment: Paid Miss Farren's benefit Allowance [i.e. the sum paid her in lieu of a benefit] #300. Receipts: #190 16s. 6d. (141.8.0; 45.12.0; 3.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In Many Masks

Afterpiece Title: The Spoild Child

Dance: As17900308

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17751023, but Hamlet-Garrick.

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Dance: As17780211

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Catherine And Petruchio

Dance: As17791022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17801027

Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Mrs Page to Mrs Wilson, and Mrs Ford to Miss Younge, but on the Kemble playbill both these names are deleted. Mrs Whitfield's name is written above Mrs Wilson's, but the name of Miss Younge's substitute has been cut by the binder; she was almost certainly Mrs Mattocks (see 25 Jan. 1782).] Receipts: #155 1s. (149/18; 5/3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Dance: As17811101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Choice of Harlequin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Knights

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap

Performance Comment: Cast not listed, but see17831206.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performance Comment: As17840109, but Barrymore in place of Staunton .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: As17841008

Event Comment: [The playbill lists Wilson as Justice Shallow in mainpiece, and as Father Luke in afterpiece. On the Kemble playbill his name is deleted, but the substitute name has been cut by the binder. "It is necessary to inform those who may have read a long criticism on Wilson's performance of Justice Shallow, on Tuesday evening [in Public Advertiser, 2 Nov.], that Wilson did not perform that or any other character, as he is laid up, or rather down, with a violent fit of the gout" (General Advertiser, 3 Nov.). For Fearon as Justice Shallow see 30 Apr. 1785, 29 Nov. 1786; for Booth as Father Luke see 25 Nov. 1785.] Receipts: #139 6s. (134/5; 5/1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performance Comment: As17851020, but Father Luke-probably Booth .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Lady Pentweazle in Town

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Song: II: a song-King

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier