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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performance Comment: As17881013, but William (1st time)-Blanchard.

Dance: As17881010

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by John O'Keeffe. Beginning with 8 Dec. reduced to an afterpiece of 3 short acts. Prologue by the author (World, 7 Nov.)]: With new Scenes, Dresses, &c. The Music by Handel, Rizzio, J. C.? Bach, Gretry, Corri, and Shield [who compiled the music of the other composers]. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Afterpiece: In I act. [Miss Fontenelle is identified on playbill of 22 Nov.] Account-Book, 17 Mar. 1789: Paid O'Keeffe in full for Highland Reel #67 10s. Receipts: #263 11s. 6d. (257.1.6; 6.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant Or The Sick Ladys Cure

Performance Comment: Atall-Palmer; Careless-Wroughton; Clerimont-Barrymore; Old Wilful-Burton; Sir Harry Atall-Hollingsworth; Dr Blister-Waldron; Rhubarb-Wilson; Finder-R. Palmer; Supple-Suett; Sir Solomon Sadlife-Parsons; Lady Dainty-Mrs Ward; Sylvia-Mrs Kemble; Clarinda (1st time)-Mrs Goodall; Wishwell-Mrs Wilson; Lady Sadlife-Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; C 3, by James Wild]: Reduced [from the same by Henry Fielding] into 3 Acts. Receipts: #287 8s. 6d. (282.2.6; 5.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Afterpiece Title: The Miser

Dance: As17881107

Music: Mainpiece: new Scotch Overture by Shield-

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; C 3, by John Philip Kemble, based on 'Tis Well It's No Worse, by Isaac Bickerstaffe]. Morning Chronicle, 13 Mar. 1789: This Day is published The Pannel (1s.). Receipts: #204 8s. (165.3.0; 38.1.6; 1.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Kemble; Gloster-Aickin; Belmour-Packer; Ratcliff-Benson; Catesby-Phillimore; Derby-Chaplin; Shore-Bensley; Alicia-Mrs Ward; Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Hastings Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; D 4, by Elizabeth Inchbald, adapted from Zelie; ou, L'Ingenue, by Stephanie Felicite Ducrest de Saint Aubin, Comtesse de Genlis. Beginning with 6 Dec. this was reduced to an afterpiece of 3 acts. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text)]. Public Advertiser, 12 Dec. 1788: This Day is published The Child of Nature (price not listed). Afterpiece: Reduced [from 5] into 3 acts. Receipts: #150 15s 6d. (139.10.0; 11.5.6),

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Dance: As17880924

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; CO 3, by Richard Bentley. Beginning with 4 Feb. 1789 reduced to an afterpiece of 2 acts. Not in Larpent MS; not published; synopsis of plot in Public Advertiser, 15 Dec.]: With entire new Dresses, Scenery, and Decorations. The Music partly selected from the works of Haydn, Purcell, Pleyel, Anfossi, Cimarosa, Gretry, Giordani, Sacchini [the score (Longman and Broderip [1788]) adds: Irwich]; and partly composed by Shield. With a Grand Overture by Salieri. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #245 3s. 6d. (238.6.6; 6.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prophet

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Dance: End: a New Dance, as17881107, but Mrs _Ratchford

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; P 2(?), by John O'Keeffe. Synopsis of action in Public Advertiser, 27 Dec.]: With new Music, Scenery, Machinery, and Decorations. The Scenes designed and executed by Richards, Carver, Hodgins, Pugh, &c. The Music selected from the Works of the most eminent Masters, by A. Shaw. The new Airs composed by Shield, and the Overture by Richardson. Books of the Songs, Recitative, &c. to be had at the Theatre. Nothing under Full Price will be taken. Receipts: #315 16s. (301.6; 14.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Aladin or The Wonderful Lamp

Performance Comment: Harlequin-Boyce; Pantaloon-Cubitt; Lover-Farley; Clown-Letteney; Taberino-Rock; Zozeb-Master Simmons; Wood Cutter-Bonville; Undertaker-Stevens; Pierrot-Delpini; Aladin's Mother-Mrs Davenett; Pantaloon's Wife-Mrs White; Colombine-Mrs Goodwin; The Vocal Parts-Blanchard, Davies, Bernard, Darley, Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Letteney

Dance: In Afterpiece: Byrne, King, Ratchford, Mrs Watts, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Ratchford. [Included, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Performance Comment: As17881014, but Tressel-Whitfield; Lady Anne (1st time)-Mrs Farmer.

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Event Comment: Afterpiece: 7th Time (see 9 Jan.). Receipts: #207 9s. (161.3; 43.7; 2.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Event Comment: King Henry the Eighth [advertised on playbill of 19 Jan.] is, on Account of the Indisposition of Mrs Siddons, deferred 'till Sturday next (after which it will be laid aside from some Time, on Account of Preparations for Coriolanus [see 7 Feb.]) with The Critic [also advertised on playbill of 19 Jan.]. Kemble Mem.: Palmer imprisoned [seemingly for debt]. Receipts: #129 13s. (108.3; 19.19; 1.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Farren; Priuli-Hull; Renault-Fearon; Bedamar-Davies; Duke-Thompson; Spinosa-Cubitt; Elliot-Macready; Officer-Evatt; Pierre-Aickin; Belvidera (1st time)-Miss Wallis.

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Richard Cumberland, based on The Beaux Stratagem, by George Farquhar. Prologue by the author (World, 27 Jan.). Epilogue by the same (Knapp, 150)]. Public Advertiser, 14 Feb. 1789: This Day is published The Impostors (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #254 (235.16; 17.9; 0.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Impostors

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by John O'Keeffe. In 1796 altered by the author as The Lie of the Day. Prologue and Epilogue by the author (Public Advertiser, 4 Feb., which also gives the names of the speakers)]: With new Dresses and Scenery. Receipts: #204 11s. 6d. (202.10.0; 2.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy

Afterpiece Title: Aladin

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Letteney

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Theodosius Or The Force Of Love

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton or High Life above Stairs

Song: End: The Noon Tide Airfrom Comus-Mrs Farrer; The Soldier tired of War's Alarms-Mrs Nathan

Entertainment: Monologue. After Singing: A Monody on the Death of the late Mr Henderson (2nd time)-Baker

Performance Comment: After Singing: A Monody on the Death of the late Mr Henderson (2nd time)-Baker.
Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by William Walter; music by William Crouch. Larpent MS 814; not published]: Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #230 15s. (223.6; 7.9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: Hide and Seek

Song: As17881101

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Woud And She Woud Not

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: As17881231, but Sir John Loverule (1st time)-Dignum.
Event Comment: A new Serious Opera [1st time, by Bartolomeo Benincasa]; the Music entirely new by Tarchi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Disertore

Dance: As17890214

Event Comment: Afterpiece: "20th Time" [see 10 Mar.], Receipts: #217 11s. 6d. (193.11.0; 21.7.0; 2.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Afterpiece Title: The Doctor and the Apothecary

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in Kemble Mem., "Mr Greatheed's third night," but not on the playbill; in the preceding season the play had been acted 8 times, and it was the custom for the author of a new play to have his benefits on the 3rd, 6th and 9th nights]. Receipts: #160 17s. (139.5; 19.8; 2.4; tickets: none listed) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Regent

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Concerto Spirituale 0

Afterpiece Title: Grand Concerto Spirituale 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Concerto Spirituale 2

Performance Comment: Honor and Arms-Reinhold (Samson); New concerto hautboy-W. Parke; On the Charmer fondly gazing-Miss Hagley (Dr Arnold); Concerto bassoon-Parkinson; Let me wander not unseen-Mrs Ambrose (L'Allegro); Concerto violoncello (1st time)-Mason; Why does the God of Israel sleep?-Kelly (Samson); Farewell ye limpid springs-Mrs Crouch (Jephtha); Quest' alma sventurata-Mrs Ambrose (Sacchini); Coronation Anthem, God save the King-.

Afterpiece Title: Grand Concerto Spirituale 3

Music: As17890311

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Grand Selection 0 Of Sacred Music

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 1

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 2

Afterpiece Title: Grand Selection 3

Performance Comment: O the Pleasures-Chorus (Acis and Galatea); Come ye smiling Hours-Miss Cantelo (Nabal); How excellent-Chorus (Saul); Pleasure my former Ways resigning-Harrison (Time and Truth); He smote all the First Born-Chorus (Israel in Egypt); Joys in gentle Strains-Miss Cantelo, Harrison (Athalia); Grateful Hearts enjoy the Blessing-Sga Storace (Nabal); Hallelujah!-Grand Chorus (The Messiah); God save Great George our King-.

Music: As17890306

Event Comment: Benefit for Lewis. 2nd piece [1st time; C 3, by John O'Keeffe. Not in Larpent MS; not published. This is an unusual instance of the playbill containing, on the 1st night of a new play, the full cast]: Taken from Mrs Centlivre's Gamester. Receipts: #345 13s. (256.2.6; 4.3.6; tickets: 85.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marian

Afterpiece Title: The Pharo Table

Performance Comment: Young Hazlewood-Lewis; Hector-Ryder; Sir Harry Hazlewood-Quick; Hotfrost (with a song in character)-Edwin; Shaloon-Wewitzer; Colonel Heavyside-Booth; Captain Douce-Cubitt; Major Rooky-Rock; Glovestring-Mrs Rock; Mrs Knott-Mrs Platt; Mrs Jeroboam-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jeroboam (with a song in character)-Mr Blanchard; Miss Somers-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Miss Somers Actor: Mrs Wells.

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Song: In 1st piece: Sweet Bird, as17890126

Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. Public Advertiser, 27 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Quick, Broad court, Bow-street, Covent-garden. [Mainpiece: Epilogue by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by John O'Keeffe]: With proper Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. Receipts: #379 13s. (192.6.6; 4.9.6; tickets: 182.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback or A Frolick in Bagdad

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady ; or, Jack in Distress- See17890616

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: Mother Shipton's Review of the Audience-(with Alterations and Additions) Quick?

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Tickets delivered for the 24th of April will be taken. Public Advertiser, 16 Apr.: Tickets [for 24 Apr.] to be had of Mrs Mattocks, No. 7, King-street, Covent Garden. Mainpiece: Written by Richard Steele. 3rd piece [1st time; ENT I, author unknown. Larpent MS 830; not published]. Receipts: #253 17s. 6d. (159.12.0; 8.9.6; tickets: 85.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Funeral Or Grief A la mode

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: Saint Georges Day or Britons Rejoice

Song: End 3rd piece: God save the King-; with Grand Accompaniment [on the organ]-Greatorex [, as performed at the Oratorios see17890320