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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Bannister, Gaudrey (from the Theatre Royal, Dublin; 1st appearance on that stage), Wood, Massey, Egan, Stevens, Painter, Ledger, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Wells, Mrs Poussin, Mrs Bannister. [Cast adjusted from Songs (T. Cadell, 1782): Compton-Bannister; Sir Felix Friendly-Gaudrey; Eugene-Wood; Chicane-Massey; John-Egan; Thomas-Stevens; Stump-Painter; Cuddcn-Ledger; Lingo-Edwin; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Webb; Cowslip-Mrs Wells; Fringe-Mrs Poussin; Laura-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Eugene Actor: Wood

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Dance by Mr and Miss Byrn

Song: In Act III of mainpiece [Sing] Old Rose and burn the Bellows, and 'Twas you Sir, 'Twas you Sir, both by Bannister, Wood, Burton, Brett, &c

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Son-in-law

Performance Comment: Characters by Parsons, Edwin, Wewitzer, Wood, Egan, Barrett, Stevens, Kenny, Bannister; Mrs Lefevre, Mrs Bannister. [Cast adjusted from Public Advertiser, 17 Aug. 1779, and playbill of 29 June 1786: Cranky-Parsons; Bowkitt-Edwin; Vinegar-Wewitzer; Bouquet-Wood; Idle-Egan; Orator Mum-Barrett; John-Stevens; Signor Arionelli-Bannister; Dolce-Mrs Lefevre; Cecilia-Mrs Bannister. Kenny is unassigned.] Prologue as17830531 . Prologue as17830531 .
Cast
Role: Bouquet Actor: Wood

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Eugene Actor: Wood

Afterpiece Title: Medea and Jason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Edwin
Role: Eustace Actor: Wood
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: Harlequin, Vocal and Rhetorical-Bannister Jun.; Ditto, Mum!-Spencer; Agreeable Companion in a Post-Chaise-Egan; Landlord-Usher; Dame Turton-Edwin; Goody Burton-Wood; Gammer Gurton-Bannister; Pantaloon-Massey; Clown-Delpini; Head Boy of the Marine Society-Master Edwin; Officer in the Camp-Wood [i.e. doubled Goody Burton]; Emperor of the Quacks-Bannister Jun. [i.e. doubled Harlequin]; Columbine-Miss Morris; Ballad Singer-Mr Wewitzer; Chambermaid-Mrs W. Palmer; Goddess of Health and Genius of Nonsense-Miss Hooke .
Cast
Role: Goody Burton Actor: Wood
Role: Officer in the Camp Actor: Wood

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17830604

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement; Or, An Adventure At Margate

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister, Wilson, Edwin, Wood, R. Palmer, Baddeley, Palmer; Mrs Webb, Miss Hale, Mrs Bannister. [Cast adjusted from text (T. Cadell, 1781): Surat-Bannister; Sir James Juniper-Wilson; Etiquette-Edwin; Melville-Wood; Spruce-R. Palmer; Cathartic-Baddeley; Shuffle-Palmer; Lady Juniper-Mrs Webb; Fidget-Miss Hale; Amelia-Mrs Bannister.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Melville Actor: Wood

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Cast
Role: Goody Burton Actor: Wood
Role: Officer in the Camp Actor: Wood

Dance: End of Act I of Mainpiece, as17830531

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fatal Curiosity

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Teague; or, The Giant's Causeway

Performance Comment: Harlequin Teague-Egan; Teague Harlequin-Spencer; Italian Merchant-Massey; Pierrot (his Man)-Delpini; Dr Caterpillar-Wewitzer; Mr Dripping-Usher; Mrs Dripping-Mrs Webb; Sailor (with Fal de ral tit)-Edwin; Farmer Furrow-Gardner; Dame Furrow-Miss Hale; Landlord of the Horns at Highgate-Wilson; Catcall-Wood; Sailor-R. Palmer; Giant of the Causeway-Miss Painter; Genius of Ireland-Wood [i.e. doubled Catcall]; Various other Characters-Stevens, Usher, Swords, Ledger, Painter, Davis, Barrett, Kenny, J. Bates, Mrs Love, Miss Francis, &c; Anchor Smiths (with Smiths are good Fellows)-Brett, Burton, Steele, Oldfield; Columbine-Miss Morris. With a Ranelagh Masquerade. Characters out of Character: Fighting Quakers-Barrett, Kenny; Disinterested Lawyer-Gardner; Humane Scalper-R. Palmer; Harlequin with one Leg-Spencer; Fainting Butcher-Painter; Reviving Death-Freeman .
Cast
Role: Catcall Actor: Wood
Role: Genius of Ireland Actor: Wood

Dance: Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Ballet in Spanish Characters by Giorgi, Byrn, Miss Byrn, Sga Dagueville and others. [This was danced, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Song: In Act I of mainpiece a song in character by Miss Hooke

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: A Fete

Performance Comment: A favourite Overture by Haydn, scene I. A Forest. The Death of the Stag. Sportsmen, Horses and Dogs returned from the Chace. No Sport to the Chace can compare (the Music by Dr Arnold) by Brett, scene II. The Cave of Echo. They say there is an Echo here (composed by Herschel) by Brett, Wood, Gaudrey and others, scene III. A Wood. The Triumph of Diana. With Horns and with Rounds (the Music by Boyce) by Miss George. SCENE IV. A Sea Shore and Cottage. The celebrated Sequel to Auld Robin Gray, taken from the Movement of Haydn's Overture, by Brett and Miss Morris. Scene V. A Cobler's Cottage. The Loves of John and Jane (the Music by Dibdin) by Wilson. Scene VI. Description of a Battle. Stand to your Guns, my Hearts of Oak (the Music by Carter) by Bannister, scene VII. A Palace and Banquet. Come, honest Friends (singers not listed'). The Dances by Mr and Miss Byrne. Principal Attendant Genius-Miss Painter .

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Wilson, Wood, Wewitzer, Blissett, Massey, Stevens, Usher, Kenny, Painter, Ledger, Pierce, Edwin; Mrs Webb, Mrs Wells, Mrs Bannister. [Cast adjusted from Songs (T. Cadell, 1781): Sir Walter Weathercock-Wilson; Edward-Wood; Degagee-Wewitzer; Plume-Blissett; Coachman-Massey; Sheers-Stevens; Dennis-Usher; Black-Kenny; Motley-Edwin; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Comfit-Mrs Wells; Caroline-Mrs Bannister. Painter, Ledger, Pierce are unassigned.] hathi. hathi.
Cast
Role: Edward Actor: Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lucky Prodigal; Or, Wit At A Pinch

Afterpiece Title: A Woman's Revenge; or, A Match in Newgate

Performance Comment: Edition of 1715 lists: Thinkwell-Bullock Sr; Freeman-Husband; Bevil-Thurmond; Mixum-Pack; Vizard-C. Bullock; Tim-Spiller; Padwell-Spiller; Harry-Wood; Jack-Rogers; Tom-Ogden; A Fidler-H. Bullock; Celia-Mrs Vincent; Miranda-Mrs Spiller; Corinna-Mrs Thurmond; Mother Griffin-Griffin; Mrs Mixum-Mrs Hunt; Prologue written by Theobald-Keene; Epilogue-Mother Griffin the Bawd.
Cast
Role: Harry Actor: Wood

Dance: Moreau, Shaw, Thurmond Jr, Mrs Schoolding, Mrs Cross; particularly an Italian Night Scene between a +Scaramouch, a Harlequin, and a Punchanello-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Indian Merchant; Or, The Happy Pair; Interspers'd With The Comical Humours Of The intriguing Chambermaid, sir John Oldcastle, And The drunken Colonel

Performance Comment: A Comedy of two Acts. Merchant-Dove; Oldcastle-Smith; Colonel-Phillips; Rakert-Yeates; Valentine-Wallis; Pride-Powell; Puff-Davis; Security-Johnson; Trick-Evenel; Constable-Wood; Slap-Archer; Mrs Highman-Mrs Tucker; Charlotte-Miss Ferguson; Lady Pride-Mrs Habito; Lady Ruff-Mrs Simmons; Lettice-Mrs Phillips, from Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.
Cast
Role: Constable Actor: Wood

Afterpiece Title: The Miser Bit; or, Harlequin Reveller

Song: I: Bumper Squire Jones-Phillips

Dance: LLa Mason and Sabotiers-Phillips, Mrs Dove

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-a Gentleman; Heli-Johns; King-Evans; Alonzo-Friendly; Gonzalez-Lloyd; Selim-Heatly; Garcia-Wilkins; Perez-Wood; Zara-a Lady; Leonora-Miss Vincent; Almena-Miss Roberts; Prologue-Miss Rose.
Cast
Role: Perez Actor: Wood

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb the Great

Related Works
Related Work: The Opera of Operas; or Tom Thumb the Great Author(s): Eliza Haywood

Dance: II: Minuet-Patence, Young Lady; IV: Hornpipe-

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Justice Woodcock to Parsons, and as afterpiece announces Tony Lumpkin in Town, but "In consequence of Parsons' illness, Edwin played the part of Justice Woodcock, with which he seems well acquainted; and he plays it with great pleasantry in his own particular style of humour....Parsons' illness also prevented the performance of Tony Lumpkin in Town, and Nature will Prevail was substituted" (Gazetteer, 8 June).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Wood (from the Theatre Royal, York; 1st appearance in London); Justice Woodcock-Edwin; Sir William Meadows-Aickin; Hodge-Jackson [Public Advertiser: Massey]; Eustace-Lamash; Hawthorn-Bannister; Lucinda-Mrs Hitchcock; Margery-Miss Twist; Deborah Woodcock-Mrs Love; Rosetta-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Wood
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Edwin
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Dance: End II: Tambourine Dance- , as17790602; End: As17790531

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Performance Comment: Midas-Edwin; Apollo-Wood; Sileno-Massey; Jupiter-Simpkinson; Damaetas-Blissett; Pan-Bannister; Daphne-Mrs Hitchcock; Juno-Mrs Poussin; Mysis-Mrs Love; Nysa-Miss Twist.
Cast
Role: Apollo Actor: Wood

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Barber

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Palmer; Old Philpot-Parsons; Sir Jasper-Massey; Young Wilding-R. Palmer; Beaufort-Wood; Quildrive-Stevens; Dapper-Jackson; Maria-A Young Gentlewoman (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Lloyd]).Mrs Lloyd]).
Cast
Role: Beaufort Actor: Wood

Dance: As17790531

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: As17790715 but Corinna-Miss Wood.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Wood.
Role: Beaufort Actor: Wood

Dance: As17790610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Cast
Role: Melville Actor: Wood

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Performance Comment: Lord Minikin-R. Palmer; Sir John Trotley-Blissett; Col. Tivy-Wood; Jessamy-Lamash; Davy-Parsons; Lady Minikin-Mrs Hitchcock; Gymp-Mrs Poussin; Miss Tittup-Mrs Kennedy; Original Prologue-Palmer.
Cast
Role: Tivy Actor: Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suicide

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: Leander-Wood; Don Diego-Bannister; Scholars-Davis, Kenny; Mungo-Jackson; Ursula-Mrs Webb; Leonora-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Wood

Dance: As17790818

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-Bannister; Lockit-Massey; Mat o' th' Mint-Wood; Beggar-Blissett; Player-Davis; Peachum-Aickin; Lucy-Mrs Hitchcock; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Love; Jenny Diver-Mrs Poussin; Mrs Slammekin-Mrs Webb; Polly-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Mat o' th' Mint Actor: Wood

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Dance: End I 2nd piece: As17800530; III: a Hornpipe-Master Byrne. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Performance Comment: King Richard-Brunton (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage); King Henry-Bensley; Catesby-Davis; Ratcliff-Egan; Lieutenant-R. Palmer; Lord Mayor-Massey; Buckingham-Aickin; Tressel-Bannister Jun.; Stanley-Gardner; Norfolk-Wood; Prince Edward-Miss Francis; Duke of York-Master Edwin; Richmond-Palmer; Lady Anne-Mrs Cuyler; Duchess of York-Mrs Poussin; Queen Elizabeth-Mrs Massey.
Cast
Role: Norfolk Actor: Wood

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Lamash, Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: Douglas

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Performance Comment: Henry (the Deserter)-Wood; Russet-Bannister; Simkin-A Gentleman (for that night only; 1st appearance on this stage [unidentified]); Flint-Stevens; Skirmish-Edwin (1st appearance in that character); Jenny-Mrs Hitchcock; Margaret-Mrs Love; Louisa-Mrs Cargill (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Henry Actor: Wood

Dance: As17800615

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Bannister Jun.; King-Gardner; Horatio-Wood; Rosencraus-Stevens; Guildenstern-Egan; Polonius-Wilson; Laertes-Aickin; Player King-Blissett; Lucianus-Barrett; Ostrick-R. Palmer; Marcellus-Davis; Gravediggers-Edwin, Massey; Ghost-Bensley; Ophelia-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character); Player Queen-Mrs Poussin; Queen-Miss Sherry.
Cast
Role: Horatio Actor: Wood

Afterpiece Title: The Quaker

Performance Comment: Steady-Bannister; Lubin-Wood; Easy-Painter; Solomon-Edwin; Floretta-Mrs Wilson; Cicily-Mrs Love; Gillian-Mrs Hitchcock.
Cast
Role: Lubin Actor: Wood

Dance: II afterpiece: As17800615

Entertainment: End: a Variety of Imitations-Bannister Jun

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Colonel Oldboy-Edwin; Jessamy-Wood; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Bowles [From the Theatre Royal in Norwich]; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Lionel-Du-Bellamy; Diana (for that night only)-Mrs Cargill; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Clarissa-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Jessamy Actor: Wood

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Lamash, Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Friar

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17810530, but Goody Burton-Wood [i.e. doubled Officer in the Camp].i.e. doubled Officer in the Camp].
Cast
Role: Goody Burton Actor: Wood
Role: Officer in the Camp Actor: Wood
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Separate Maintenance

Cast
Role: Touchwood Actor: Aickin
Role: Grace Actor: Miss Wood

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17810530, but Gammer Gurton-Wood [i.e. doubled Officer in the Camp]; Ditto Mum!-Spencer; Miss Lyon's name listed in playbill. Miss Lyon's name listed in playbill.
Cast
Role: Gammer Gurton Actor: Wood
Role: Officer in the Camp Actor: Wood
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Wood

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lionel And Clarissa

Performance Comment: Colonel Oldboy-Edwin; Jenkins-Bannister; Lionel-Wood; Harman-Marshall; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jessamy-Wilks (From the Theatre Royal, Crow Street, Dublin); Diana-Mrs Cargill; Jenny-Mrs Wells; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Webb; Clarissa-Miss Harper.
Cast
Role: Lionel Actor: Wood

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17810606 but Justice Woodcock-Wilson; Young Meadows-Marshall.
Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Wilson
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Genius of Nonsense

Performance Comment: As17810721 but Dame Turton-Wood [i.e. doubled Officer in the Camp]; Goody Burton-Burton [sic].sic].
Cast
Role: Dame Turton Actor: Wood
Role: Officer in the Camp Actor: Wood
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Wood

Dance: As17810601