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Event Comment: Paid to young Cross for 61 nights at 2s. 6d. per night #7 12s. 6d.; Paid Blandford (Tallow Chandler) #22 5s. (Treasurer's Book). [Four extra French Horns were used in the performances of Acis & Galatea, according to the Treasurer's Book.] Receipts: #50 (Cross); #61 17s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Myrtle-Palmer; Indiana-Mrs Elmy; Humphrey-Blakes; Phyllis-Mrs Clive; Isabella-Mrs Bennet; Young Bevil-Barry; Sir John-Winstone; Sealand-Berry; Cimberton-Taswell; Tom-Woodward; Daniel-Vaughan; Lucinda-Miss Cole; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Cross; In II Singing-Master Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Young Bevil Actor: Barry

Afterpiece Title: Acis and Galatea

Event Comment: A new Woman (one Gregory) did Hermione , -Great Applause (Cross). [See Gray's Inn Journal (folio) No 16 for Murphy's praise of her, and Public Advertiser 19 Jan.: Verses on the Young Lady who acted Hermione.'

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Distrest Mother

Performance Comment: Andromache-Miss Bellamy; Pyrrhus-Sparks; Pylades-Ridout; Phenix-Anderson; Orestes-Barry; Cephisa-Mrs Barrington; Cleone-Mrs Baker; Hermione-Young Gentlewoman; who never appeared on any stage before. Occasional Prologue-Smith.
Cast
Role: Hermione Actor: Young Gentlewoman

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Skeleton

Dance: GGipsey Tambourine, as17531012

Event Comment: For the Benefit of Mr Crisr Smart, an Ingenious young Man In poetry, but now confin'd in a Mad house the farce had universal applause (Cross). Afterpiece: A new Comedy in 2 Acts. Part of Pit laid into boxes. Tickets delivered out for the 26th of January will be taken. Receipts: #285 (Cross)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Merope

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Parts-Garrick, Yates, Obrien, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Clive; but Genest, IV, p. 547, lists: Heartly-Garrick; Sir Charles Clackit-Yates; Young Clackit-Obrien; Harriet-Miss Pritchard; Lucy-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Young Clackit Actor: Obrien
Event Comment: Benefit for Lowe. Afterpiece: Not acted these 16 years. Arethusa by a young lady [hiatus in MS] her first appearance--very decent (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Robin-Moody; Arethusa-Young gentlewoman, 1st appearance on any Stage; Rovewell-Lowe; Argus-Philips; Betty-Mrs Bradshaw.

Dance: The last New Dance-the Georgi's, Miss Baker

Event Comment: Benefit for Collins and Younger, prompter. Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Tickets deliver'd for Venice Preserv'd will be taken. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17620413 but Lysimachus-Smith; Cassander-Clarke; Clytus-Younger, first Appearance this stage.

Afterpiece Title: Damon and Phillida

Dance: After Epilogue: Les Sabotiers, as17620419

Event Comment: Benefit for Wignel, Stoppelaer, Young. No Building on Stage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: As17620927, but King-Walker; Polonius-Stamper; Laertes-Young; Pl. King-Wignel; 2nd Gravedigger-Stoppelaer; Player Queen-Miss Helm.
Cast
Role: Laertes Actor: Young

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Cast
Role: Members Actor: Tindal R. Smith, Young, Davis

Dance: IV: A Hornpipe, 1st time-Miss Twist

Entertainment: After: (this night only) Shuter will entertain with his Dish of All Sorts-Shuter; and Titbit for everyone, in which will be served up a humorous conversation between himself, an old man, an honest North Briton and a Gentleman of Connaught, including his ever memorable encounter with a Liverpool Sow, and other whimsical occurrences; The whole to End with: an Address to the Audience-

Event Comment: To the Printer of the Public Advertiser, Mr Woodfall: Why don't you constantly, every day, print a list of the Mistakes which the guessing Messieurs Ledger and Gazatteer make in their account of the playbills? Woodward, says the Gazetteer, is to play Harlequin, and Miles the Clown this evening [Friday 14 Oct.] in Harlequin Sorcerer; Tenducci and Brent the Shepherd and Shepherdess. The Ledger informs me that Woodward will play Lissardo in the Wonder, when you say Dyer; and that Mrs Younger is to play Inis, when you advertise Mrs Green will play that character. I dare say, Mr Garrick very shortly will make his appearance in the Gazetteer or Ledger. Your Humble Servant, &c. [Garrick was in France at this time.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Relapse; Or, Virtue In Danger

Performance Comment: Foppington-Woodward; Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Dyer; Worthy-Ross; Sir Tunbelly-Marten; Syringe-Shuter; Lory-Cushing; Coupler-Hayes; Bull-Lewis; Amanda-Mrs Vincent; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Miss Hoyden-Miss Hallam; Berinthia-Miss Elliot.
Cast
Role: Young Fashion Actor: Dyer

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: TThe Knife Grinders (perform'd but once), as17631012

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger (prompter). Tickets delivered by Mrs Stephens, Miss Helme, Miss Twist, and Murden will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Younger, first time; Governor-Anderson; Blanford-Hull; Stanmore-Davis; Aboan-Gardner; Jack Stanmore-Murden; Capt. Driver-Dunstall; Daniel-Shuter; Hotman-Wignel; Planters-Bennet, Buck, Morgan; Charlotte-Miss Macklin; Lucy-Mrs Stephens; Widow Lackit-Mrs Pitt; Imoinda-Miss Ward, first time.
Cast
Role: Oroonoko Actor: Younger, first time

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Song: II: A Song-Miss Twist

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Miss Twist; IV: A Minuet-Dumay, Miss Twist; End: The Sicilian Peasants, as17660311

Entertainment: End: By Particular Desire (For positively the last time this season) Epilogue upon an Ass-Shuter

Event Comment: Paid Younger #6 9s. 7d. for writing parts, and #2 2s. for a license for Timanthes (Account Book). Receipts: #173 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17700206, but to avoid confusion full cast listed here: Justice Woodcock-Shuter; Hawthorne-Reinhold; Young Meadows-Mattocks; Sir William Meadows-Gibson; Eustace-Dyer; Hodge-Dunstall; Marjorie-Mrs Baker; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda-Mrs Mattocks; Rosetta-A Gentlewoman; With a Dance- incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Jubilee

Dance: II: Dutch Dance, as17691111

Event Comment: Benefit for Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens

Performance Comment: As17710409 but Clytus-Younger; Statira-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Clytus Actor: Younger

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Dr Faustus

Ballet: End: The Wapping Landlady and Double Hornpipe. As17710412Landlady-Mrs White

Event Comment: Benefit for Mattocks. The Young Gentleman who was to have performed the part of Lysimachus in the tragedy of Alexander...for the benefit of Mr Mattocks, being much indisposed, cannot appear in that character as was intended, it will therefore be performed as usual by Mr Hull (Winston, MS 10, newsclipping inserted). Charges #74 7s. Profit to Mattocks #108 10s., plus #38 10s. from tickets (Boxes 121; Pit 55) (Account Book). Receipts: #182 17s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rival Queens; Or, The Death Of Alexander The Great

Performance Comment: Alexander-Smith; Clytus-Younger; Cassander-Clarke; Hephestion-Wroughton; Lysimachus-Hull; Polyperchon-Perry; Thessalus-R. Smith; Roxana-Mrs Mattocks; 1st time; Sysigambis-Mrs Vincent; Parisatis-Miss Pearce; Statira (that night only)-Mrs Yates; With the Triumphal Entry of Alexander into Babylon-.
Cast
Role: Clytus Actor: Younger

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Monologue: True Blue. As 18 Jan., but Principal Parts-Mrs Baker, Mrs _Mattocks

Event Comment: Benefit for Young and Sga Vidini

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: As17750421 but Lucy-Miss Dayes; Polly-Mrs Mattocks; Macheath-Young.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: Young.

Afterpiece Title: The What D'Ye Call It

Dance: I: The Country Macaroni Assembly, as17750512; With Minuet, as17750512; End Opera: The British Bacchanalian, as17750512; with Wooden Shoe Dance, as17750512

Ballet: II: Boadicea Queen of Britain. As17750512, but in addition are Twenty@three Combatants-, dressed after the manner of the ancient Britons and Romans

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 6 years. [See 11 May 1772.] [Young gentleman identified by Hopkins MS Notes. Genest, V, 517, also calls attention to the fact that the text lists Douglas as Norval and Old Norval as Stranger (1757) or Prisoner (1768). Webster first named as Douglas on bill for 27 Feb. 1776. Review of Webster's acting appeared in the Westminster Magazine for Jan.: "His person is rather elegant; his voice is full and harmonious, his pronunciation distinct and correct, and his delivery graceful and unembarassed. Those are his excellencies, and considering it was his first performance, he seems to possess them in a degree far superior to the various candidates for theatrical fame which the managers of both houses have brought forward for some years past. On the other hand he is aukward, and in some parts unanimated. His arms are too long, or he flung them about in a very disgusting manner. He seemed to express the sense of his author much better than his own feelings. His voice though full, wants variety and modulation; not but on some occasions he managed it with infinite grace and judgement. But if this want of variety of tones and extent of voice, which is so indispensibly necessary to constitute a first rate actor, be not the effect of Nature, the Public may behold with less anxiety their decayed veterans giving nightly proofs of their increasing infirmities, and quick approaching theatrical dissolution."

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-A Young Gentleman, first appearance any stage (Webster); Lord Randolph-Wroughton; Officer-Thompson; Glenalvon-Aickin; Old Norval-Barry, being their first appearance in those characters; Anna-Miss Dayes; Lady Randolph-Mrs Barry.

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Performance Comment: Scapin-Wilson, first time; Thrifty-Cushing; Leander-Young; Octavian-Thompson; Shift-Wewitzer; Sly-Bates; Gripe-Quick; Lucia-Mrs Masters; Clara-Mrs Poussin.
Cast
Role: Leander Actor: Young

Dance: End Tragedy: Mirth and Jollity, as17760102

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Pitt and Young

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: As17751020, but Col. Briton-Young , first time.
Cast
Role: Briton Actor: Young , first time.

Afterpiece Title: St Patrick's Day

Dance: II: The Humours of the New@Market Races, as17760503; End: The Merry Sailors, as17760314

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi & Hurst. Public Advertiser, 21 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Grimaldi, Little Piazza, Covent Garden. [Younger was from the Manchester theatre.] Receipts: #217 0s. 6d. (46.14.0; 17.17.6; 0.0.0; tickets: 152.9.0) (charge: #65 16s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: As17761104, but Bajazet-Younger (1st appearance on this stage); The usual Prologue-_.
Cast
Role: Bajazet Actor: Younger
Role: Arpasia Actor: Miss Younge

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Rosalind Actor: Miss Younge.

Dance: End: Grand Dance, as17770425; End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17761031

Song: As17761104

Event Comment: Benefit for Wilson. 1st piece [1st time; prel I (?)]: A Tragical Tragedy, altered [probably by Richard Wilson] from Fielding's Pasquin. In the Tragedy will be introduced the Triumphal Entry of the Queen of Ignorance. 2nd piece: In 3 acts. [This play is by Thomas Baker; it is not TUNBRIDGE Wells; or, A Day's Courtship, by Thomas Rawlins, the younger.] 3rd piece [1st time; M. INT I, author unknown. Words printed complete in Public Advertiser 19 Aug. 1782]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Life And Death Of Common Sense

Afterpiece Title: Tunbridge Wells [recte Walks]; or, The Yeoman of Kent

Afterpiece Title: The Tobacco Box; or, The Soldier's Pledge of Love

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Young Cape-Staunton; Sprightly-R. Palmer; Vamp-Baddeley; Governor Cape-Usher; Robin-Webb; Devil-Stevens; Poet-Bannister Jun.; Arabella-Mrs Cuyler; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Gardner (1st appearance on any stage these 5 years) .
Cast
Role: Young Cape Actor: Staunton
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never acted here. [The playbill lists R. Palmer as Rodolpho in mainpiece, and as Young Clackit in afterpiece, but he "was prevented appearing either in the tragedy or entertainment, having had the misfortune to break his arm" Chondon Magazine, July 1784, p. 75). For Egan and Riley as his substitutes see 14 July. Miss Woollery is identified on playbill of 24 July. Prologue by George Colman, the elder (Colman, Prose, III, 254). Miss Kemble was from DL.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tancred And Sigismunda

Performance Comment: Tancred-Bannister Jun.; Osmond-Williamson; Rodolpho-probably Egan; Siffredi-Bensley; Laura-Miss Morris; Sigismunda-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Woollery]). New Occasional Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun .Miss Woollery]). New Occasional Prologue spoken by Bannister Jun .
Cast
Role: Sigismunda Actor: A Young Lady

Afterpiece Title: The Guardian

Performance Comment: Mr Heartly-Williamson; Young Clackit-probably Riley; Sir Charles Clackit-Parsons; Lucy-Mrs Lloyd; Harriet-Miss Kemble (1st appearance on this stage) .
Cast
Role: Young Clackit Actor: probably Riley
Event Comment: Benefit for Incledon [who had 1st acted Young Meadows at Bath, 24 Oct. 1789]. Oracle, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Incledon, No. 19, Martlet-court, Bow-street. Receipts: #278 0s. 6d. (126.11.0; 3.18.0; tickets: 147.11.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17901211, but Young Meadows (with an additional song [When thou art absent], set to music by Shield)-Incledon (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Rosetta-Miss Dall (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Song: Probably at end: Black Eyed Susan-Incledon; Wine cannot cure the Pain I endure for my Chloe-Johnstone, Incledon

Music: Between Acts afterpiece: the favourite air of Moggy Lauder (on the Union Pipes)-the celebrated Courtney

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Lewis, but "Lewis being indisposed, Knight on Tuesday evening appeared as his substitute in Young Rapid" (True Briton, 19 Jan.).] Receipts: #437 16s. (431.1; 6.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Performance Comment: As17970111, but Young Rapid-Knight in place of Lewis.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Honest Thieves, advertised on playbill of 17 Sept.] "The shameful neglect of Whitfield in the etiquette of dress in the character of Hastings must not pass unnoticed. He came on arranged in every point for the drawing-room, although he is supposed to be on his journey, and is informed by his companion Young Marlow that they must change their travelling dresses...An audience must naturally look to the Manager for due observance of stage decorum...and we trust that on future occasions the actor will not be allowed to sport with propriety by any fantastical display of his own, which is in direct oppostion to the character he ought to represent, and to the text with which he must be acquainted" (Times, 20 Sept.). Receipts: #197 1s. 6d. (186.0.6; 11.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Munden; Young Marlow-Mansel (from the Theatre Royal Dublin; 1st appearance on this stage); Hastings-Whitfield; Sir Charles Marlow-Powel; Diggory-Simmons; Slang-Rees; Landlord-Thompson; Jeremy-Farley; Roger-Abbot; Tony Lumpkin-Knight (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Davenport; Miss Neville-Miss Mansel; Maid-Miss Leserve; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Young Marlow Actor: Mansel

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Woodward
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Young

Dance: End Opera: A New Spanish Dance, as17751121

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Young Philpot Actor: Woodward
Role: Young Wilding Actor: Young

Dance: End Opera: La Soiree A@la@mode, as17751207

Event Comment: [Young Gentleman identified by Hopkins MS Notes. See also 28 Oct.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Macheath-A Young Gentleman [Mr Young]; Peachum-Shuter; Lockit-Dunstall; Filch-Wewitzer; Mat@o@Mint-Baker; Lucy-Miss Catley (by desire) first time; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Baker; Diana Trapes-Mrs Pitt; Polly-Mrs Mattocks; [In III, Hornpipe-Miss Besford; [Concluding with a Country Dance-the characters in the play.
Cast
Role: Macheath Actor: A Young Gentleman

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Dance: II: The Provencale, as17740928

Event Comment: Young Gentlewoman-Miss E. Miller, marryed since to Mr Thomas Baker, an actor of cg, and a singing master. Mrs Baker is at present separated from her husband (1792) and performs only at Sadler's Wells in Pantomimes &c! Qu: Count Haslang and Mrs Baker (Hopkins MS Notes). Income from Boxes #27 2s. 6d. Nightly expense as usual #32 16s. 11d. Receipts: #74 7s. 6d. (Winston Theatrical Record)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleone

Afterpiece Title: The Contrivances

Performance Comment: Rovewell-Mattocks; Argus-Collins; Hearty-Redman; Robin-Dunstall; Betty-Mrs Pitt; Arethusa-A Young Gentlewoman who never appeared on any stage Miss Miller.

Dance: TThe Pedlar Trick'd, as17611001

Event Comment: [Young Gentlewoman identified as Miss Potts, said to be a niece of Hull's. See playbill of 28 Feb. 1772.] Receipts: #127 9s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry-Shuter; Fairfield-Hull; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-DuBellamy; Ralph-Dyer; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Baker; Fanny-a Young Gentlewoman; Patty-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: a Young Gentlewoman

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer