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Event Comment: Benefit the Widow and Children of Christian Steffkins. At 6 p.m. Tickets 5s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-; Singing-New Italian Lady

Event Comment: This Farce was wrote on purpose to Shew Mrs Barry in an Irish part. She did not succeed so well in it as was expected but upon the Whole the Farce was well perform'd & met with great Applause (Hopkins Diary). [Macmillan note from Kemble differs slightly. See Account of the Irish Widow" in British Theatre article, London Magazine, Oct. 1772.] Paid Mr Rochfort for men's cloaths #7 7s. (Treasurer's Book). [The account in Town and Country Magazine of the afterpiece: "Upon the whole it is very indifferent production and as it did not meet with the applause that was expected, no one has adopted the bantling. The many are of opinion that Garrick had a hand in it, as it is got up to the best advantage, and a new dance is introduc'd between the acts to put the audience in a good humour for the succeeding scenes. Mrs Sutton is the principal dancer in the Irish Fair, in which she displayed great spirit and activity. The piece concludes with a song sung by Mrs Barry, which we think injudiciously alloted to her, as her forte does not consist in singing."] Receipts: #200 9s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Gamester

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Parts by Moody, Dodd, Baddeley, Parsons, Cautherly, Weston, Wrighten, Griffith, Mas. Cape; Irish Widow with an Epilogue Song-Mrs Barry; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Whittle-Parsons; Kecksy-Dodd; Nephew-Cautherly; Bates-Baddeley; Thomas-Weston; Footmen-Griffith, Wrighten; Black boy-Mas. Cape; Widow Brady-Mrs Barry (Genest, V, 340).

Dance: End Act I of the Farce: A New Dance call'd The Irish Fair-Atkins, Mrs Sutton, being her first appearance that stage

Event Comment: The part of the Widow by Mrs Greville being her 1st appearance upon this Stage. So, So (Hopkins Diary). Paid Properties 14s. 2d.; Mr King (glassman) #5 15s. 2d.; Chorus 2 nights (this incl.) #4 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #163 4s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alfred

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Parsons; Kecksy-Dodd; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Bates-Baddeley; Nephew-Cautherly; Thomas-Weston; Widow Brady (with Epilogue Song)-A Gentlewoman, first appearance on that stage.

Dance: I: The Irish Fair, as17730918

Event Comment: [In afterpiece the playbill retains Mrs Goodall as Widow Brady , but as she "was incapable of performing this evening, the Farce should have been changed, for poor Miss Collins was a lamentable Mrs Brady ; before the second act was half over, the greater part of the audience quitted the theatre" (Thespian Magazine, Dec. 1792, p. 150).] Receipts: #169 1s. (129.10; 37.19; 1.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The Siege Of Belgrade

Cast
Role: Ghita Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: As17921002, but Widow Brady-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Miss Collins.
Event Comment: "The only fault we observed was [Miss Biggs's] mode of turning away at the close of every speech, and retiring towards the back of the stage, as if the character was of no consequence when the speech was ended" (True Briton, 18 Oct.). MS annotation on Kemble playbill: Rehearsals--Cheap Living at 10; Sir Benjamin Backbite's scenes at 11; Irish Widow at 12; Adela'rs scenes, Haunted Tower at 1. Receipts: #247 16s. 6d. (162.0.0; 82.12.6; 3.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Sir Patrick O'Neale-Caulfield; Whittle-Dowton; Nephew-Holland; Bates-Maddocks; Kecksey-Suett; Thomas-Hollingsworth; Widow Brady-Miss Biggs (from the Theatre Royal Bath; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Nephew Actor: Holland
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Miss Biggs

Song: As17970919

Entertainment: Entertainment.As17971016

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. At the Desire of the Jerusalem Lodge. Benefit for Brother Harricks and Mrs Robinson. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:30. Tickets delivered by West will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Widow Brady-Mrs Wilks; Epilogue Song-Mrs Wilks.
Cast
Role: Widow Brady Actor: Mrs Wilks

Entertainment: Monologues End I: Bucks have at Ye All-Master Russell; End I afterpiece: an Address to the Ladies on the subject of Jealousy-Master Russell; Imitations End: of several Dramatic Characters-Master Russell

Event Comment: We play'd the Beggar's Opera & ye Oracle by Children for the Benefit of some distress'd Actors who formerly belong'd to the Theatres. There was #102 in the House, the following Persons receiv'd from it Mr Marshall #23. Mr Morgan #21. Mrs Edgerton #5 5s. Mr Bowman #5 5s. Mr Phenix #10 10s. Mrs Gardner (formerly printer to ye house) #2 2s. N.B.: Mrs Clive refus'd to play her part of Lucy , it was done by Miss Young. New performers engag'd Y: Fletewood, Obrien, Packer, Perry, Miss Glen (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Afterpiece Title: The Oracle

Performance Comment: -Children (Cross) As17580512.

Dance: II: The Prussian Sailors, as17580601 End Opera: The Faggot Binders, as17580601

Event Comment: Benefit for a Widow Gentlewoman under great Misfortunes (Cross). Tickets to be had of Mr Harrache, Jeweller, at the Golden Ball and Pearl, in Pall Mall; Mrs Brooksry@Milliner, at the Lace Lappet in Pall Mall; or Mr Ridler, Hosier, at the Crown in Suffolk St., near the Hay-Market, and at the stage Door. Receipts: #160 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Earl Of Essex

Cast
Role: Rutland Actor: Mrs Cibber

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: PPantomime Dance-children, as17551203

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, usually ascribed to Thomas Holcroft, but probably by James Marshall; adapted from Trau, Schau, Wem! (later entitled Der Gasthof), by Johann Christian Brandes. Authors of Prelude and Epilogue unknown]. Account-Book, 23 Nov.: Paid Marshall, author, in full, #99 8s. [not the actor, engaged at cg this season, whose Christian name was Thomas]. Diary, 23 Nov. 1790: This Day is published The German Hotel (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #179 14s. (166.4; 13.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Holman, Aickin, Farren, Blanchard, Wilson, Bernard, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Pope Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1790): Count Werling-Quick; Dorville-Holman; Count Kolberg-Aickin; Baron Thorck-Farren; Henry-Blanchard; Rummer-Wilson; William-Bernard; Stephen-Cross; Servant-Evatt; Messenger-Farley; Adelaide-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Dorville-Mrs Pope; A New Prelude-Ryder, Davies, Bernard; Cast from text: McCarnock-Ryder; +Williams-Davies; +Frankly-Bernard; +Epilogue-Ryder, Mrs Mattocks.
Related Works
Related Work: The German Hotel Author(s): Johann Christian Brandes

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, usually ascribed to Thomas Holcroft, but probably by James Marshall; adapted from Trau, Schau, Wem! (later entitled Der Gasthof), by Johann Christian Brandes. Authors of Prelude and Epilogue unknown]. Account-Book, 23 Nov.: Paid Marshall, author, in full, #99 8s. [not the actor, engaged at cg this season, whose Christian name was Thomas]. Diary, 23 Nov. 1790: This Day is published The German Hotel (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #179 14s. (166.4; 13.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Quick, Holman, Aickin, Farren, Blanchard, Wilson, Bernard, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Pope Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1790): Count Werling-Quick; Dorville-Holman; Count Kolberg-Aickin; Baron Thorck-Farren; Henry-Blanchard; Rummer-Wilson; William-Bernard; Stephen-Cross; Servant-Evatt; Messenger-Farley; Adelaide-Mrs Mattocks; Mrs Dorville-Mrs Pope; A New Prelude-Ryder, Davies, Bernard; Cast from text: McCarnock-Ryder; +Williams-Davies; +Frankly-Bernard; +Epilogue-Ryder, Mrs Mattocks.
Related Works
Related Work: The German Hotel Author(s): Johann Christian Brandes

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heir At Law

Performance Comment: As17970715 but Zekiel Homespun-Wathen in place of Munden; Prologue-_ [and thereafter]. [Epilogue as17970715 .and thereafter]. [Epilogue as17970715 .
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Mrs Bland
Role: Rosina Actor: Miss Andrews.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17970819, but 2nd Child Children-Master _Chatterley, Miss Benson; added: Gabriel-R. Palmer; Oliver-Caulfield; Helen-Miss Heard; Winifred-Mrs Booth.
Event Comment: [See Occasional Prologue spoken at cg by Mr Barry (28 Sept. 1750): @When vice and folly overruns the state,@Weak politicians lay the blame on fate...@If Shakespeare's Passion, or if Johnson's art@Can fire your fancy, or can warm your heart,@That task be ours;--but if you damn, their scenes@And heroes must give way to Harlequins.@We too can have recourse to Mime and Dance@Nay there I think we have the better chance;@And should the town grow weary of the Mute@Why--we'll produce--a Child upon the flute@ This infant piper referred to again satirically in a Guide to the Stage, 2nd ed., 1751, p. 7.] Rec'd of Mr Warner for arrears at his Benefit 16 May last, #5 14s. As this belong'd to last season's Account, I shall make an allowance, and accordingly subtract it from the sum total (Powel). Receipts: #70 (Cross); #92 12s. (Powel)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not; Or, The Kind Imposter

Afterpiece Title: The Lottery

Music: I: Concerto on Flute-a Child five years of age (1st time of his appearing on any stage); III: Another piece of music-the Child

Event Comment: Dancing by Mon: LeFevre & Mlle Prudhomme, 2 French children-Danc'd Well & Well Appl: (Cross). Receipts: #80 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple; Or, A Trip To The Jubilee

Performance Comment: Tom Errand-Clough; Angelica-Mrs Davies; Standard-Havard; Sir Harry Wildair-Woodward; Clincher Jun-Vernon; Smuggler-Taswell; Vizard-Blakes; Beau Clincher-Yates; Dicky-W. Vaughan; Lady Darling-Mrs Cross; Parly-Miss Minors; Lady Lurewell-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Tom Errand Actor: Clough
Role: Standard Actor: Havard

Afterpiece Title: The Chaplet

Dance: a Ca Comic Dance The Neopolitans-Lefevre, Mlle Prudhomme, the French Children; and a Dance in Demi@Characters-Lefevre, Mlle Prudhomme, the French Children (1st appearance on the English Stage)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rope Dancing

Entertainment: they being the greatest Performers of Men, Women and Children that can be found beyond the Seas, so that the World cannot parallize them for Dancing on the Low/Rope, Vaulting on the High/Rope, Walking on the Slack and Sloping Ropes-the Famous Company of Rope-Dancers out-doing all others to that Degree, that it has highly recommended them, both in Bartholomew Fair and May Fair last, to all the best persons of Quality in England. And by all are owned to be the only amazing Wonders of the World, in every thing they do: 'tis there you will see the Italian Scaramouch dancing on the Rope, wiph a Wheel-barrow before him, with two Children and a Dog in it, and with a Duck on his Head; who sings to the Company and causes much Laughter

Performance Comment: And by all are owned to be the only amazing Wonders of the World, in every thing they do: 'tis there you will see the Italian Scaramouch dancing on the Rope, wiph a Wheel-barrow before him, with two Children and a Dog in it, and with a Duck on his Head; who sings to the Company and causes much Laughter. who sings to the Company and causes much Laughter.
Event Comment: 1st piece [1st time; INT 1 by Francis Godolphin Waldron): Altered from THE FATAL EXTRAVAGANCE of [Joseph] Mitchell and Aaron Hill. "I went on Monday evening with Mrs Darner to the Little Haymarket, to see The Children in the Wood, having heard so much of my favourite, young Bannister, in that new piece; which, by the way, is well arranged, and near being fine. He more than answered my expectation, and all I had heard of him. It was one of the most admirable performances I ever saw: his transports of despair and joy are incomparable, and his various countenances would be adequate to the pencil of Salvator Rosa. He made me shed as many tears as I suppose the original old ballad did when I was six years old. Bannister's merit was the more striking, as, before The Children in the Wood, he had been playing the sailor in No Song No Supper, with equal nature" (Walpole [4 Dec. 1793], XV, 266-67)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal

Related Works
Related Work: The Nest of Plays: Thee New Comedies of one Act each: The Prodigal Reform'd, The Happy Constancy, the Tryal of Conjugal Love Author(s): Hildebrand Jacob

Afterpiece Title: NO SONG NO SUPPER

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland.
Event Comment: ["Dorion Sen. absent from this Evening's Performance" (Powell).] Powell: Bon Ton rehearsed at 11 (Tittup's Scenes); My Grandmother at 11:30 (Vapour's Scenes; Barrymore not being in Town, the rehearsal was dismiss'd); Liar at 12; Children in the Wood at 1 (last Scene). Receipts: #179 4s. (111/5; 64/1; 3/18)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Children In The Wood

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Barrymore
Role: Sylvius Actor: Bland
Role: , King of Scotland Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: BON TON

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

Cast
Role: Michael Actor: Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Cast
Role: Bellamy Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: A MOGUL TALE

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Performance Comment: Walter-Bannister Jun.; Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Benson; Oliver-Pindar; Lord Alford-Sedgwick; Servants-Waldron Jun., Lyons, Cooke; The Children-Master and Miss Menage//Helen-Miss De Camp; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Josephine-Mrs Bland .
Event Comment: [As 3rd piece the playbill announces MY GRANDMOTHER, but on the Harvard (Beaufoy Collection) playbill it is deleted, and THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD substituted in a contemporary hand.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Afterpiece Title: THE AGREEABLE SURPRISE

Cast
Role: John Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo-Wathen (1st appearance in that character); Sir Felix Friendly-Suett; Compton-Bannister; Eugene-Caulfield; Chicane-Usher; Thomas-Burton; John-Bland; Cudden-Waldron Jun.; Stump-Ledger; Laura-Miss Leak; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Booth; Fringe-Miss DeCamp; Cowslip-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: John Actor: Bland

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Walter-Bannister Jun.; Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-Benson; Oliver-Caulfield; Servants-Waldron Jun., Lyons, Cooke; Lord Alford-Palmer Jun.; Children-Master Menage, Miss Menage; Helen-Miss DeCamp; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Josephine-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore
Role: Children Actor: Master Menage, Miss Menage
Role: Josephine Actor: Mrs Bland.
Event Comment: [There are two Kemble playbills for this night. The first announces No Song No Supper and The Child of Nature (with Mrs Jordan as Amanthis) and The Spoil'd Child (with Mrs Jordan as Little Pickle). The second carries the notice: The Publick are most respectfully informed that, on account of the sudden Indisposition of Mrs Jordan, Miss Mellon will undertake the character of Amanthis, and humbly solicits their indulgence. The Entertainments this Evening will be [as above].] Receipts: #265 2s. (173.0.6; 81.6.0; 10.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Walter-Bannister Jun.; Sir Rowland-C. Kemble; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel (1st time)-R. Palmer; Oliver-Caulfield; Servants-Abbot, Lyons, Chippendale; Lord Alford-Davies; The Children-Master Kemble, Master Chatterley; Helen-Miss DeCamp; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Josephine-Mrs Bland.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prisoner At Large

Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: As17960721 but The Children-Master _Kemble, Master Menage.
Event Comment: 2nd piece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal Hay-Market. 3rd piece: The Musick composed, and selected from Cherubini, Kreutzer, and Andreozzi, by Storace. An Accurate Edition of Lodoiska to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #302 6s. 6d. (186.13.6; 109.17.6; 5.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse; Or, Benevolent Tar

Performance Comment: The Baron-Packer; Edmund-Dignum; Theodore-Trueman; Will Steady-Wathen; Page-Miss Menage; Sally-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Sally Actor: Mrs Bland.

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Oliver-Caulfield; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Mrs Bland; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley.

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: Polanders. Prince Lupauski-Aickin; Count Floreski-Kelly; Baron Lovinski-Palmer; Varbel-Suett; Adolphus-Caulfield; Gustavus-Trueman; Pages-Master Welsh, Master Gregson; Princess Lodoiska-Mrs Crouch; Captives-Ms Roffey, Ms Maddocks, Ms Arne, Ms Jackson, Ms Wentworth, Ms Menage; Tartars. Kera Khan-Barrymore; Ithorak-Dignum; Khor-Sedgwick; Japhis-Bannister; Kajah-Campbell; Tamuri-Male; Camazin-Grimaldi; The Horde-Wentworth, Maddocks, Welsh, Evans, Annereau.

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17970105

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Italian Monk

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Walter-Elliston (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Sir Rowland-C. Kemble; Apathy-Suett; Lord Alford-Davies; Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley; Josephine-Mrs Bland.

Song: As17970816

Event Comment: Boxes 6s. Second Price 3s. Pit 3s. 6d. Second Price 2s. Gallery 2s. Second Price 1s. Upper Gallery 1s. Second Price 6d. No Money to be returned. Places for the Boxes to be taken of Fosbrook at the office in Russel Street. The Doors t be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [see 4 Dec.]. Printed by C. Lowndes next the Stage-door. The Public are respectfully informed that the Entrances to the Pit are now removed from Bridges Street to Russel Street and Wooburn Street. In Wooburn Street the Lower Saloon is opened for the accomodation of the Frequenters of the Pit, previous to Opening the office Doors of admission. Many complaints having been made by the Frequenters of this Theatre respecting the application of the Box and office keepers and other Servants of the Theatre for Benefit Tickets, Christmas Boxes, &c., the Public are respectfully informed that a full compensation being made by the Proprzetors to all the said Persons in lieu of all such emoluments, no Benefit, Gift, or Perquistite will in future be permitted to the servants of this Theatre on any pretence whatever. [On Kemble playbill Kemble has written, "See June 14th and 15th for the Benefit of the Boxkeepers, and the perpetuating of this Ruse, if it is one at all."] Afterpiece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal, Hay-Market. Receipts: #324 8s. 6d. (227.19.0; 94.13.6; 1.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Performance Comment: Sir Peter Teazle-King; Sir Oliver Surface-Aickin; Sir Benjamin Backbite-R. Palmer; Joseph Surface-Palmer; Charles Surface-Wroughton; Crabtree-Suett; Careless-C. Kemble; Snake-Wathen; Rowley-Packer; Moses-Wewitzer; Trip-Trueman; Lady Teazle-Mrs Jordan; Lady Sneerwell-Mrs Goodall; Mrs Candour-Miss Pope; Maria-Miss Miller.
Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Mrs Bland; Winifred-Miss Tidswell; Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley.

Song: In III: a song-Dignum