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Event Comment: Tickets delivered for King Richard the Third [Account-Book: by Brandon, Arnold, Little, Brice, Blurton, Bonsor, Hay, Haseler, Lloyd, Berecloth, Savory, Noble, Linton, Castelle, Atkins] will be admitted. Receipts: #484 14s. 6d. (51.0.6; 3.14.0; tickets: 430.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Harley; Principal Bacchanal-Incledon; Bacchanals-Bowden, Townsend; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Macready, Claremont; The Lady-Miss Chapman; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Clendining; Bacchants-Miss Stuart, Miss Kirton; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Arnold; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Macready, Claremont

Dance: End: The Wapping Landlady-Blurton, King, Mrs Watts

Song: Vocal Parts, as17950309but Mrs _Blurton; In afterpiece: Sweet Echo-Mrs Mountain; accompanied on the hautboy-W. Parke

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Waldron, prompter. Mainpiece [1st time; TC 5, by Francis Godolphin Waldron. Larpent MS 1094; not published]: Founded on Shakespeare and Fletcher's Two Noble Kinsmen, by the Continuator of Ben Jonson's Sad Shepherd. With new Music composed by Dr Arnold. Copies of the Songs will be delivered gratis at the Theatre. Afterpiece [1st time; C 3, by Francis Godolphin Waldron, abridged from his The Maid of Kent. Larpent MS 1095; not published]: Written by the Author of Heigho for a Husband. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be had of Waldron, No. 54, Drury-lane, and of Rice, at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Madness

Performance Comment: Theseus-Davies; Palamon-Lacy Jun. (1st appearance in London); Arcite-Palmer Jun.; Governor-Wilkinson; Brother-Longdale; Officer-Waldron Jun.; Peasants-Holmes, Adcock, Willoughby, Aberdein; Female Peasants-Mrs Gawdry, Miss Gawdry, Mrs Hale, Mrs Butler, Mrs Jones; Emilia-A Young Lady [unidentified]; Attendant-Mrs Haskey; Hermia (with a song)-Mrs Harlowe.
Cast
Role: Brother Actor: Longdale

Afterpiece Title: 'Tis a Wise Child Knows its Father

Performance Comment: Characters-Davies, Wilkinson, Palmer Jun., Usher, Waldron, Waldron Jun., A Young Lady, Mrs Harlowe. [Larpent MS lists the parts: Lord Sealand, Sir ThomasRichacre, Doctor Goodman, George, Metre, William, Emily, Patty.]Larpent MS lists the parts: Lord Sealand, Sir ThomasRichacre, Doctor Goodman, George, Metre, William, Emily, Patty.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Life's Vagaries

Performance Comment: Lord Arthur D'Aimurle-Lewis; Dickins-Quick; Timolin-Johnstone; Sir Hans Burgess-Munden; George Burgess-Fawcett; Lord Torrendel-Powel; Robin-Townsend; Leillet-Farley; Coachman-Thompson; Thomas-Rees; Waiter-Holland; Tradesmen-Davenport, Follett, Cross, Williamson; Augusta-Miss Wallis; Fanny Dickins-Miss Mansel; Miss Clare-Miss Logan; Martha-Mrs Platt; Landlady-Miss Leserve; Fruit Woman-Mrs Watts; Lady Torrendel-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Waiter Actor: Holland
Role: Landlady Actor: Miss Leserve

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Harley; Principal Bacchanal-Incledon; Bacchanals-Bowden, Townsend, Richardson, Haymes; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Macready, Claremont; The Lady-Miss Chapman; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Clendining; Bacchants-Miss Walcup, Miss Kirton; Pastoral Nymph (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the hautboy by W. Parke)-Mrs Mountain; Sabrina-Mrs Castelle; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Macready, Claremont
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 10 years [acted 18 Feb. 1789]. With new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. Musick by late Mr Linley. The Scenery of First Part by Greenwood and his assistants, of Second Part by Marinari and his assistants. The Machinery and Decorations by Cabanel, Johnston, Jacobs. The Dresses by Johnston, Gay, Miss Rein. [Synopsis of plot (T. Becket, 1797).] Account-Book, 24 Dec.: Parrot bought and Cage for Robinson Crusoe #3 5s. 6d.; Paid Hunt, fireworker #2 3s. Receipts: #326 9s. (257.1; 62.13; 6.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Cast
Role: Trueman Actor: Holland

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe; or, Harlequin Friday

Performance Comment: Act I. Characters on the Desert Island. Robinson Crusoe-Palmer; Friday-Gentili; Principal Savages-Roffey, W. Banks, Whitmell, Garman; Pantaloon (the Portugese Merchant, shipwreck'd, and brought by the Savages to the Island)-Banks; Pero (his Servant)-Grimaldi; Captain of the Portugese Frigate-Sedgwick; Chorus of Sailors-Wentworth, Welsh, Fisher, Gregson; Act II. Characters at Lisbon. Robinson Crusoe (on his return to England)-Palmer; Friday , when Harlequin, remaining at Lisbon-Male; Pantaloon-Banks; Figaro , the Lover-Caulfield; Pantaloon's Servants: Sancho , the Clown-Hollingsworth; Pero-Grimaldi; Miller-Cooke; Father Paul-Denman; Lay Brother-Evans; Friars-Phillimore, Webb; Principal Witches-Maddocks, Trueman, Miss Heard; Ursula (Pantaloon's wife)-Miss Tidswell; Colombine (his daughter)-Mrs Wild , late Miss Simonet (1st appearance at this theatre); Principal Warriors Savages and Dancers , in the Indian Festival, on Friday's return to his Island-Gentili, Wells, Butler, Thompson, Nicolini, Ms Brooker, Ms Brigg, Ms Barrett, Ms Byrne, Ms Bourk, Ms Haskey.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Richard Coeur De Lion

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Sandford Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Performance Comment: As17961226, but Act I: Chorus of Sailors-_; Act II: Pero-_; Lay Brother-_; Friars-_.

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Morton. Prologue by William Thomas Fitzgerald; Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text)]: With new Scenes and Dresses. True Briton, 19 Jan.: Morton was paid #400, and #150 "for the Copy-right, which Harris has purchased." Ibid., 27 Mar.: This Day was published A Cure for the Heart Ache (2s.). Receipts: #237 15s. (236.0; 1.15)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Pope, Munden, Fawcett, Murray, Hull, Farley, Waddy, Thompson, Simmons, Wilde, Street, Blurton, Abbot, Miss Wallis, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Pope. [Cast from text (T. N. Longman, 1797): Young Rapid-Lewis; Vortex-Quick; Charles Stanley-Pope; Old Rapid-Munden; Frank Oatland-Fawcett; Sir Hubert Stanley-Murray; Heartley-Hull; Bronze-Farley; Farmer Oatland-Waddy; Landlord-Thompson; Waiters-Simmons, Street; Hair@dresser-Wilde; Sir Hubert's Servant-Blurton; Vortex's Servant-Abbot; Jessy Oatland-Miss Wallis; Miss Vortex-Mrs Mattocks; Ellen-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Macready; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 14 performances only (see17970202 see17970225).]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 14 performances only (see17970202 see17970225).]
Cast
Role: Frank Oatland Actor: Fawcett
Role: Farmer Oatland Actor: Waddy
Role: Landlord Actor: Thompson
Role: Jessy Oatland Actor: Miss Wallis

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Holman; Principal Bacchanal-Incledon; Bacchanals-Bowden, Townsend, Haymes, Linton; Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Macready, Claremont; The Lady-Miss Chapman; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Clendining; Bacchants-Mrs Henley, Miss Leserve, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Gilbert; Pastoral Nymph (with Sweet Echo, accompanied on the Hautboy by W. Parke)-Mrs Mountain; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Macready, Claremont

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Absolute-King; Captain Absolute-Palmer; Faulkland-Kemble; Acres-Bannister Jun.; Sir Lucius O'Trigger-Russell; Fag-Trueman; David-Hollingsworth; Coachman-Maddocks; Servants-Evans, Webb, Fisher; Mrs Malaprop-Miss Pope; Lydia Languish-Mrs Jordan; Julia-Mrs Siddons (1st appearance in that character [in London]); Lucy-Miss Heard; Maid-Mrs Jones.
Cast
Role: Faulkland Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Palmer; Spirit-Caulfield; Brothers-Holland, Trueman; Bacchanals-Kelly, Sedgwick, Bannister, Dignum; The Lady-Miss Heard; Euphrosyne-Mrs Crouch; Bacchants-Mrs Crouch [i.e. doubled Euphrosyne], Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp; Sabrina (with Sweet Echo, accompanied by Parke)-Mrs Bland; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Leak.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Holland, Trueman
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle-spectre

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17971124, but 2nd Brother-Gibbon; Pastoral Nymph-Miss Arne.
Cast
Role: 2nd Brother Actor: Gibbon
Role: Brothers Actor: Holland, Trueman
Role: Sabrina Actor: Mrs Bland

Dance: In I afterpiece: Dancing-Mlle Parisot, Sga Bossi DelCaro

Event Comment: Benefit for Pope. 1st piece [1st time; D 4. Larpent MS 1249; not published synopsis of plot in Universal Magazine, Apr. 1799, p. 273]: Translated from [Der Graf von Burgund, by August Friedrich Ferdinand von? Kotzebue (Author of The Stranger, Lover's Vows, &c.) by Miss Anne? Plumptre, and adapted to the English Stage by Alexander? Pope. Morning Chronicle, 25 26 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Pope at his house, No. 5, Half Moon-street, Piccadilly. [This was Mrs Abington's last appearance on the stage.] "The perpetuated evidence of youth was in character with her person and her powers; the slimness of her figure, the fulness of her voice, the freshness of her spirits, the sparkle of her eye, and the elasticity of her limbs, savoured alike of a juvenility that puzzled the mind, whilst it pleased it: of her it was justly said that 'she had been on the stage thirty years; she was one-and-twenty when she came, and one-and-twenty when she went!'" (John Bernard, Retrospections of the Stage, 1830, II, 228-29). Receipts: #334 19s. 6d. (194.1.0; 2.5.0; tickets: 138.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Count Of Burgundy

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Pope, Munden, Murray, Hull, Clarke, Davenport, Thompson, Claremont, Abbot, Miss Chapman, Mrs Davenport, Mrs Pope. [Cast from Larpent MS: Henry-Pope; Chevalier Walter von Blonay-Munden; Brother Peter-Murray; Chevalier Cuno von Hallwyl-Hull; Count Hugo von Werdenberg-Clarke [in MS: Whitfield]; Bruno-Davenport; Benedict-Thompson; Guido-Claremont [in MS: Gilbert]; Nicholas-Abbot; Matilda-Miss Chapman; Gertrude-Mrs Davenport; Elizabeth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Brother Peter Actor: Murray
Related Works
Related Work: The Count of Burgundy Author(s): Alexander PopeAugust Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Performance Comment: As17981105, but Lady Racket (1st and only Time [of appearing] this Season)-Mrs Abington (who has kindly favored Pope with her Performance).

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Performance Comment: Captain Oakland-Incledon; Oakland-Munden; Gunnel-Fawcett; Jeffery-Townsend; Sterling-Abbot; M'Scrape-Johnstone; Ellen Woodbine-Miss Walcup; Lucy Oakland-Mrs Follett; Catherine-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Captain Oakland Actor: Incledon
Role: Oakland Actor: Munden
Role: Lucy Oakland Actor: Mrs Follett

Song: End: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; End 2nd piece: The Mid Watch-Incledon

Event Comment: Benefit for Hill, Rees and Miss Sims. Morning Chronicle, 6 June: Tickets to be had of Hill, No. 24, Bow-street, opposite the Pit Door. [Others not listed.] 2nd piece [1st time: M. INT 1]. Receipts: #287 7s. (50.17.6; 4.0.6; tickets: 232.9.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Brilliants

Performance Comment: Imitations-Rees; When the seaman quits the shore-Hill; The Tight Little Islands-Townsend; Flow thou regal purple stream-Burrows (1st appearance); A new Hunting Song-Hill; a Debating Catch-Simmons, Linton, Street.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Holman; Principal Bacchanal-Hill; Bacchanals-Townsend, Linton, Street, Thomas, Oddwell; 1st Spirit-Thompson; Brothers-Farley, Claremont; 2nd Spirit (with a song)-Miss Sims; The Lady-Miss Chapman; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Chapman; Bacchants-Ms Wheatley, Ms Follett, Ms Castelle, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton; Sabrina=-Mrs Atkins; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Atkins; Sweet Echo-Mrs Atkins; accompanied on the oboe-W. Parke; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farley, Claremont

Dance: In II 3rd piece: a Dance-Naiads

Song: In: Maria; or, The Beggar Girl-Mrs Atkins; Young William-Incledon; a new song, The Negro Boy (written by Rees, and composed by Attwood)-Miss Sims (in character)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wise Man Of The East

Cast
Role: Ensign Metland Actor: Murray
Role: Ellen Metland Actor: Miss Murray
Role: Mrs Metland Actor: Mrs Johnson

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: Comus-Holman; Principal Bacchanal-Incledon; Bacchanals-Townsend, Linton, Street, Thomas, Oddwell; 1st Spirit-Klanert; Brothers-Farley, Claremont; 2nd Spirit (with a Song)-Miss Sims; The Lady-Miss Chapman; Principal Bacchant-Mrs Chapman; Bacchants-Ms Follett, Ms Castelle, Ms Leserve, Ms Norton; Sabrina-Miss Wheatley; Pastoral Nymph-Mrs Atkins; (with) Sweet Echo-Mrs Atkins; accompanied on the oboe-W. Parke; Euphrosyne-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farley, Claremont

Dance: In II afterpiece: a Dance by Naiads-

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: Seeing that the Spanish Curate was acted to-day, I...home again and sent to young Mr Pen and his sister to go anon with my wife and I to the Theatre...we went by coach to the play, and there saw it well acted, and a good play it is, only Diego the Sexton did overdo his part too much. [Sir Edward Browne seems to connect this play with the Duke's Company. See Introdutcion to 1661-1662.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Spanish Curate

Event Comment: L. C. 5@137, p. 389, in Boswell, Restoration Court Stage, p. 281. By the Duke's Company. Charles II to Madame (his sister), 9 Feb. 1662@3: I am just now called for to goe to Play (C. H. Hartman, Charles II and Madame [London, 1934], p. 68)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: An Unidentified Play

Event Comment: On this day arrived in London the news of the death of the King's sister, the Duchess of Orleans, which occured on 20 June 1670. According to The Bulstrode Papers (I, 144), 25 June 1670: The players are silenced dureing this tyme of sadness. [Probably acting ceased for at least six weeks, the customary period for silencing the companies when the Court went into full mourning. Nevertheless, the Duke's Company may have been permitted to act at Oxford. See Sybil Rosenfeld, "Some Notes on the Players in Oxford, 1661-1713," Review of English Studies XIX (1943), 366-67.

Performances

Event Comment: The Duke's Company. This is another in the series of Court performances in L. C. 5@145, p. 120. See also Nicoll, Restoration Drama, p. 350, and 11 Feb. 1679@80. Mountstevens to Henry Stevens, 20 Feb. 1679@80: Upon Sunday the Court is to be in mourning for the death of the Princess Elizabeth, sister to Prince Rupert. (R. W. Blencowe, Diary of the Time of Charles the Second [London, 1843], I, 283)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Epsom Wells

Event Comment: London Post, No. 30, 1-3 Jan. 1700: This day at the Theatre-Royal in Dorset-garden, the Famous Kentish-man Mr Joy, designs to show the same Tryals of Strength, he had the honour of showing before his Majesty, the Prince and Princess of Denmark, and several Persons of Quality, viz. The lifting a weight of 2240 l. Holding an extraordinary large Cart-Horse; and afterwards breaking a Rope that will bear 3500 weight. There will likewise be shewn the Sister, carrying 5 Bushels of Wheat, or any other grain; She being but 15 Years of Age. They will also show on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, beginning at 3 of the Clock, and ending at 4 in the Afternoon. Boxes 3s. Pit 2s. 1st Gallery 1s. Upper gallery 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Entertainments

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Brett and Mrs Campbell. Written by Mr Shadwell, late Poet Laureat. Daily Journal, 25 May: Yesterday Morning died Mrs Bicknell (an eminent Actress in the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane) of a Consumption. Her Parts will be very well supply'd by her Sister Mrs Younger, a Person of a very promising Genius

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Squire Of Alsatia

Dance: Shaw, Mrs Booth, Mrs Younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Royal Merchant

Cast
Role: Vandunck Actor: Bullock Sr

Afterpiece Title: St

Performance Comment: Ceciliae; or, The Union of the Three Sister Arts. St. Ceciliae-Mrs Chambers; Homer-Leveridge; Apelles-Legare.

Dance: Proper Dances-Salle, Dupre, Lally, Mrs Wall, Mrs Bullock, Mrs Anderson; Polonese-Lally, Mrs Wall; French Peasant-Nivelon, Mrs Legar

Event Comment: Benefit the Two Sisters, Miss Robinson the Dancer, and Miss Robinson Jr, Captain of the Lilliputians. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Gallant

Afterpiece Title: The Strolers

Performance Comment: As17270419 but with a Prologue-; and a new Epilogue-Miss Robinson Jr at the Head of her Lilliputian Company.

Music: between the Aetween the Acts: Select Pieces-; End II: The 8th Concerto of Corelli-; IV: The 5th Concerto of Corelli-

Dance: I: A new Spanish Entry-Miss Robinson; III: A new Chacone-Essex, Young Rainton, Miss Robinson, others; V: A new Pastoral-Miss Robinson; End Farce: Pieraites-Roger, Mrs Brett

Event Comment: Benefit the Two Sisters, Miss Robinson the Dancer, and Miss Robinson, Captain of the Lilliputians. At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Music: Between Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance: End I: A Turkish Dance-Rainton, Miss Robinson Sr; II: Miss Robinson Jr; III: Ethiopian Dance-Essex, Lally, others; IV: Sultana-Miss Robinson Jr; V: Muzette-Essex, Miss Robinson Sr

Event Comment: Benefit the Two Sisters, Miss Robinson Sr and Miss Robinson Jr At the particular Desire of several Ladies of Quality

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Doctor Faustus

Dance: Between the Acts: Variety of new Dances both Serious and Comic-

Event Comment: The Prince of Wales entertained the Queen and his sisters. See Wentworth Papers, p. 459

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hob

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: With new Scenes, Habits, Machines, and other Decorations

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: Cephalus and Procris; With Harlequin Grand Volgi

Performance Comment: Neptune-Ridout; Cephalus-Stoppelaer; Aurora-Miss Williams; Procris-Miss Raftor; Deities of Pleasure-Essex, Mrs Booth; Amphitrite-Mrs Booth; Sea Gods-Essex, Lally; Noble Venetian-A. Hallam; Colombine (His Sister)-Mrs Walter; Pierrot (His Servant)- Davenport; Harlequin-LeBrun; Italian Bravo-Harper; Miller-Oates.
Event Comment: Benefit the Sisters of the deceas'd Mr Gay. Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #153 12s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles

Event Comment: Benefit the Sisters of the Deceas'd Mr Gay. Written by the late Mr Gay. Receipts: #165 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Achilles