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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace; or, Harlequin Skeleton

Performance Comment: Jupiter (in the character of Harlequin)-A Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [unidentified]); Pierrot-Blanchard; Hercules-Cranfield; Mezzetin-Ware; Punch-Jackson; Scaramouch-Ratchford; Doctor-King; Anatomist-Rock; Pantaloon-Thompson; Old Woman-Mr Stevens; Columbine-Mrs Watts; Diana-Mrs Martyr; a Hunting Song-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Hercules Actor: Cranfield

Song: End I 1st piece: Oh say Bonny Lass will you carry a Wallet?-Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Martyr

Entertainment: Monologue. End II 1st piece: A Description of the Curiosities in the Tower-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymon

Performance Comment: As17870921, but Cymon (for that night)-Brown; 2nd Shepherd-Evatt; Sylvia-Miss Ross (Author of The Cottagers; 1st appearance). 1st appearance).
Cast
Role: 2nd Shepherd Actor: Evatt
Role: Shepherds Actor: Thompson, Helme
Role: Shepherdesses Actor: Mrs Morton, Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: Hercules Actor: Cranfield

Song: In afterpiece: a Hunting Song-Darley

Entertainment: Monologue. End afterpiece: an Occasional Epilogue[, in the character of Harlequin] (written by Miss Ross)-Brown

Event Comment: Benefit for Palmer. Afterpiece: For that Night only [it had 1st been acted at the Royalty, 1 Jan. 1788]. The Airs and Chorusses composed by Reeve. End of Act I a Grand Representation of Mount Vesuvius at the time of an Eruptionv. [Mrs Gibbs was from the Royalty.] Receipts: #275 10s. (138.15; 26.19; 5.8; tickets: 104.8) (charge: #115 14s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Girl Author(s): William Wycherley

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples; or, Royal Clemency

Performance Comment: The Deserter-Palmer; The other Characters-Bannister Jun., Suett, Burton, Williames, Fawcett, Wilson, Phillimore, Chaplin, Benson, Alfred, Miss Collett, Mrs Love, Mrs Gibbs (1st appearance on that stage). [Other characters adjusted from playbill of 24 Mar. 1791. Skirmish-Bannister Jun.; +Simkin-Suett; +Flint-Burton; +Russet-Williames; +Jenny-Miss Collett; +Margaret-Mrs Love; +Louisa-Mrs Gibbs. Fawcett, Wilson, Phillimore, Chaplin, Benson, Alfred are unassigned.]

Dance: In afterpiece: Hamoir, Miss J. Stageldoir

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Palmer. Morning Herald, 17 May: Tickets to be had of R. Palmer, Marlborough-place, Kennington. Receipts: #345 5s. (81.12; 35.13; 8.18; tickets: 219.2) (charge: #173 5s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Related Works
Related Work: The Country Girl Author(s): William Wycherley

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Related Works
Related Work: The Dupe Author(s): Frances Sheridan

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples; or, Royal Clemency

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Dance: II: a Negro Dance-

Song: In afterpiece: As17920421; End: The Group of Lovers; or, Beauty at her Levee-Munden

Entertainment: Monologue End IV: Jeu D'Esprit, as17920516; Little Pig lays without any Straw-Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko; Or, The Royal Slave

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Barrymore; Blandford-Aickin; Lieut. Governor-Caulfield; Stanmore-Benson; Stanmore Jun.-Bland; Daniel-Suett; Capt. Driver-Wewitzer; Hotman-Cooke; Slaves-Usher, Maddocks, Lyons, &c.; Planters-Burton, Jones, &c.; Aboan-Bensley// Charlotte Welldon-Mrs Goodall; Lucy Welldon-Miss Tidswell; Widow Lackit-Mrs Hopkins; Imoinda-Mrs Powell .
Cast
Role: Slaves Actor: Usher, Maddocks, Lyons, &c.
Related Works
Related Work: The Royal Slave Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN PEASANT

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Clendining. 1st piece: Not acted these 2 years. 2nd piece: In one Act. Morning Herald, 22 May: Tickets to be had of Mrs Clendining, No. 22, Southampton-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #127 5s. (31.3.6; 6.2.6; tickets: 89.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Sailor

Music: End 1st piece: the British March- his Royal Highnessthe Duke of York's Band

Event Comment: Benefit for Townsend and Mrs Johnson. 3rd piece [1st time in London; F 1, by William Dunlap]: Performed with distinguished Applause at the John St.? Theatre, New York [on 9 Jan. 1797]; compressed into one act [from two], and adapted for the English Stage by a Gentleman [perhaps the author]. "Commencing at half past eleven o'clock, and after a tiresome variety of other entertainments, the audience thought they had had enough for their money, and demanded the fall of the curtain before the conclusion of [Tell Truth and Shame the Devil]" (Monthly Mirror, June 1799, p. 367). Morning Chronicle, 8 May: Tickets to be had of Townsend, No. 9, Leicester-place. [Mrs Johnson not listed.] Receipts: #442 17s. 6d. (108.1.0; 1.11.0; tickets: 333.5.6, of which Townsend sold 218.2.0; Mrs Johnson 115.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Iron Chest

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Performance Comment: As17990316but Catherine (for that night only)-Mrs Johnson.

Afterpiece Title: Tell Truth and Shame the Devil

Song: End: Mad Tom-Betts (1st appearance on the stage); Young William-Incledon; The Golden Days-Munden; The Tight Little Island-Townsend; The Wind blew fresh and fair-Townsend

Music: End I 1st piece: Concerto Clarionet-Orsato (of the Theatre Royal Venice; 1st appearance in this Metropolis); a duetto solo by means of the Pression and Repercussion of the Air-Orsato This his curious Discovery has received the greatest Applause in most of the Courts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter of Naples

Cast
Role: Louisa's Father Actor: Lewiss
Role: Louisa's Mother Actor: Mrs Whitmore

Dance: After Singing at end: A New Dance- (By Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus) composed by Byrne, in which Mr Byrne, Mrs Byrne, will make their 1st appearance on this stage these 4 years, assisted by the three Miss Adams', Master Byrne (Their 1st appearance on this stage), Blurton, Platt, Wilde, L. Bologna, Lewiss, Klanert, Mrs Watts, Mrs Follett, Mrs Bologna, Miss Cox, Miss Bologna, Miss Dibdin

Song: End II: Black Ey'd Susan-Incledon; End IV: The Anchor Smiths-Townsend; End: Boxing the Compass-Fawcett; Old Towler-Incledon

Event Comment: [Extra night] Benefit for The General Lying-In-Hospital, Bayswater. Under the Patronage of Her Majesty. N.B. 51765 Women have been Delivered since the first Institution of this Charity in 1752, & the humane Purposes are now extended to the Infant Poor, the two first Years after Birth, & to the Distressed Wives of Sailors & Soldiers in their Country's cause. "The house exhibited a deplorable appearance of empty seats" (Dramatic Censor, II, 281). Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 21 Apr. 1798]. Afterpiece: Taken from Solyman the Magnificent of Marmontel. [Mrs Baster is identified in Thespian Dictionary, 1805. This was the second successive evening on which Mrs Jordan appeared at both dl and cg.] Receipts: none listed

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Duenna

Performance Comment: Isaac Mendoza-Quick; Ferdinand-Clarke (by Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane); Don Jerome-Baynes (1st appearance on this stage); Antonio-Hill; Father Paul-Thompson; Lopez-Wilde; Don Carlos-A Lady (1st appearance [Mrs Baster]); The Duenna-Mrs Whitmore; Louisa-Mrs Martyr; Clara-Mrs Atkins (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Father Paul Actor: Thompson
Related Works
Related Work: The Duenna; or, The Double Elopement Author(s): Richard B. Sheridan

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Solyman-Barrymore; Osman-Clarke (by Permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane); Ismene-Miss Wheatley; (with a) song-Miss Wheatley; accompanied on the Harp-Weippert; Elmira-Mrs Follett; Roxalana (with The Blue Bell of Scotland)-Mrs Jordan [of dl].of dl].

Dance: End I: Hornpipe-Miss Rogers (2nd appearance on any stage see18000611); In course Evening: by Permission of the Proprietors of the Royal Circus, a new Anacreontic Pantomimical Ballet, composed by Byrne, The Animated Statue Principal Characters-Byrne, Mrs Byrne, Platt, Mrs Watts, the three Miss Adams', Master Byrne

Song: End: Laughing Song-Dighton

Entertainment: After Singing: Imitations-Rees (positively his last appearance on any stage)

Event Comment: By His Royal Highness's Command, and for the Entertainment of their Highnesses, the Princess Royal and the Princess Amelia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rinaldo

Event Comment: Daily Advertiser, 12 Nov.: The Royal Family were at the Opera, his Highness the Prince of Orange was there likewise in a Box next to that of the Princess Royal

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Semiramis

Event Comment: We are informed his Majesty's Company of Comedians will perform a few pieces this summer, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, for the Entertainment of his Serene Highness the Prince of Hesse; the Director of that theatre having order'd several of the principal performers to remain in town to be ready for that purpose

Performances

Event Comment: The King's Company. For the identification of this play and details of its performance, see W. J. Lawrence, "Foreign Singers and Musicians at the Court of Charles II," Musical Quarterly, IX (1923), 217-25, and James G. McManaway, "Entertainment for the Grand Duke of Tuscany," Theatre Notebook, XVI (1961), 20-21. The Travels of Cosmo the Third [Monday 3 June 1669 NS; Monday 24 May 1669 OS]: In the afternoon his highness left home earlier than usual to make his visits, that he might be at the King's Theatre in time for the comedy, and a ballet set on foot and got up in honor of his highness by my Lord Stafford, uncle of the Duke of Norfolk. On arriving at the theatre, which was sufficiently lighted on the stage and on the walls to enable the spectators to see the scenes and the performances, his highness seated himself in a front box, where, besides enjoying the pleasure of the spectacle, he passed the evening in conversation with the Venetian ambassador, the Duke of Norfolk, Lord Stafford, and other noblemen. To the story of Psyche, the daughter of Apollo, which abounded with beautiful incidents, all of them adapted to the performers and calculated to express the force of love, was joined a well-arranged ballet, regulated by the sound of various instruments, with new and fanciful dances after the English manner, in which different actions were counterfeited, the performers passing gracefully from one to another, so as to render intelligible, by their movements, the acts they were representing. This spectacle was highly agreeable to his highness from its novelty and ingenuity; and all parts of it were likewise equally praised by the ladies and gentlemen, who crouded in great numbers to the theatre, to fill the boxes, with which it is entirely surrounded, and the pit, and to enjoy the performance, which was protracted to a late hour of the night (pp. 347-48). In BM Add. Mss. 10117, folio 230, Rugge's Diurnall states that towards the end of May 1669 Cosmo, Prince of Tuscany had several plays acted for him

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Psyche; Or, Love's Mistress

Event Comment: The King's Company. Pepys, Diary: To the King's house, and there saw The General revived--a good play, that pleases me well. The Travels of Cosmo the Third [4 May 1669 NS; 24 April 1699 OS]: [On 4 May and the two subsequent days His Highness received callers] and many of them remained to dine with his highness, who continued on each of these days his visits to the ladies, appearing at Hyde Park, at the comedies, sometimes at the king's theatre, sometimes at that of the duke's theatre (p. 195)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The General

Event Comment: Lord Preston (in Paris) to the Duke of York, 22 Sept. 1683, N.S.: I should not have presumed to give your Highness the trouble of this if something of charity had not induced me to it. I do it at the instance of a poor servant of his Majesty's who some time since was obliged by a misfortune to leave England. It is Mr Grahme [Grabut?], sir, whom perhaps your Highness may remember. Mr Betterton coming hither some weeks since by his Majesty's command, to endeavour to carry over the Opera, and finding that impracticable, did treat with Monsr Grahme to go over with him to endeavour to represent something at least like an Opera in England for his Majesty's diversion. He hath also assured him of a pension from the House, and finds him very willing and ready to go over. He only desireth his Majesty's protection when he is there, and what encouragement his Majesty shall be pleased to give him if he finds that he deserves it (HMC, 7th Report, Part I, p. 290). W. J. Lawrence (Early French Players in England, p. 149) argued that Grahme should be Grabut, who had once been Master of the King's Music (to 1674) and who had settled in Paris. Grabut was certainly back in London in the spring of 1684

Performances

Event Comment: For the Entertainment of His Highness Prince Eugene of Savoy, His Highness having promis'd his Presence there. At 6 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Vocal and Instrumental Music-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hydaspes

Performance Comment: See17111205, but Darius-Benedetti Baldissari, Servant to his Highness the Elector Balatine, newly arriv'd.
Event Comment: Benefit for Kent and Family. By Desire of Her Serene Highness, the Margravine of Anspach. Kent's most respectful Compliments waits on the Ladies and Gentlemen of Hammersmith, and its Vicinity, informs them that Mr Newman has kindly granted the Assembly Room for one or two Evenings; to accomodate Her Highness the Margravine and principal Inhabitants: Kent has spar'd neither trouble or expence to render it conveniant [sic] as possible, the Room itself being very respectable & the Entrance unexceptionable. He earnestly solicits the company of his Friends in general, assuring them that every endeavour will be exerted for their Entertainment; the Interest of every Lady & Gentleman will be ever most gratefully remember'd, as very highly contributing to Kent's extricating himself from a Situation obvious to all acquainted with the Expence he has been at, and the ill Success he has met with. To begin exactly at 6:30. Admittance 2s. Tickets to be had at the Winsor Castle, of Kent, and Miss Connard in Union Court, and of Miss Kent, at Mrs Bevias

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: WHO'S THE DUPE

Related Works
Related Work: The Dupe Author(s): Frances Sheridan
Event Comment: Benefit for Fawcett. 3rd piece [DO 2. Larpent MS 1251; not published]: Never acted at a Public Theatre [1st acted privately at Brandenburgh House, Hammersmith, 28 Feb. 1798]; Written by her Serene Highness the Margravine of Anspach. The Music partly by the Margravine, and partly by Sarti, Guglielmi, Paisiello, and Saphio. Grand Overture, La Chasse, by Reeve. The Scenery painted by Phillips, Lupino, Hollogan, &c. The Machinery by Sloper. The Dresses by Dick and Mrs Egan. Morning Chronicle, 17 Apr.: Her Serene Highness the Margravine of Anspach having, with unprecedented Kindness and Liberality, lent Mr Fawcett the Manuscript of the above magnificent and interesting Opera, he begs leave to state that nothing shall be wanted on his Part to render it as acceptable to the Public as it was to the Nobility who had the pleasure of seeing it at the Brandenburgh house Theatre. Ibid, 4 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Fawcett, No. 41, Frith-street, Soho. Receipts: #532 6s. 6d. (239.1.6; 2.9.0; tickets: 290.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Afterpiece Title: A Gallimaufry

Performance Comment: Being the intermediate part of the Night's Entertainment. End I of the Play John Appleby (1st time)-Fawcett; End II Black Ey'd Susan-; End III Poor Tom; or, Sailor's Epitaph-Incledon; Here a sheer hulk-Incledon; End IV Pull Away; or, Howe, St. Vincent, Duncan & Nelson-Fawcett; End Play Monsieur Tonson (Founded on Fact, and read at Freemason's Hall, in the Winter of 1795)-Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Here a sheer hulk Actor: Incledon

Afterpiece Title: The Princess of Georgia

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane The Great

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Calvert (from the Theatre-Royal [Smock Alley], Dublin); Moneses-Kent (from the Theatre-Royal, Norwich); Axalla-Diamond; Dervise-Nash; Bajazet-A Gentleman (1st appearance in that character); Selima-Mrs Clapham (from the Theatre-Royal, York); Arpasia-Miss Shelbourn (from the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh) .

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: After the Imitations, The Dwarf Dance by Powel

Song: Between the acts of mainpiece several Catches and Glees by some of the principal performers in London. imitations. End of mainpiece Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical, by Decastro

Event Comment: A Serenata. Being an Essay of several different Sorts of Harmony.[Music by Handel. Done into English by George Oldmixon.] Daily Advertiser, 14 March: Last Night Mr Handell's new Serenata, in Honour of the Princess Royal's Nuptials with the Prince of Orange, was perform'd before their Majesties, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Prince of Orange, and all the Royal Family, and was received with the greatest Applause; the Piece containing the most exquisite Harmony ever furnish'd from the Stage, and the Disposition of the Performers being contriv'd in a very grand and magnificent Manner. [The marriage of the Prince of Orange and Royal Princess occurred on Thursday, 14 March.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Parnasso In Festa; Or, Apollo And The Muses Celebrating The Nuptials Of Thetis And Peleus

Event Comment: No Performance. Theatre clos'd for royal death of the Duke of Cumberland. Love for Love & The Royal Chace listed next day. [Opened again 11 Nov.]*c1765 11 01 cg No Performance. Theatre clos'd for royal death of the Duke of Cumberland. Love for Love & The Royal Chace listed next day. [Opened again 11 Nov.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: The Garland?-as17651003

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Mrs Cuyler. [Kean is identified on HAY playbill of 26 Aug. 1784.] 1st and 2nd pieces: Both written by George Colman, Esq. 3rd piece: Written by the late David Garrick. Not acted these 12 years. Tickets to be had of Mrs Cuyler, No. 7, St. Alban's-street; at the bar of George's Coffee-house; and of Rice, at the Theatre, where places for the boxes may be taken. Tickets delivered for the 15th will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Afterpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Spatter-Williamson; Sir William Douglas-Gardner; La France-Gaudry (all of the Theatre Royal, Hay-market); Lord Falbridge-Smith; Owen-Hunter; Frecport-Calvert (from the Theatre-Royal [Smock Alley], Dublin; 1st appearance in London); Amelia-Mrs Cuyler; Molly-Mrs Lefevre; Lady Alton-Mrs Lloyd (all of the Theatre Royal, Hay-market); Mrs Goodman-Mrs Bolton .
Cast
Role: from the Theatre Actor: Royal

Afterpiece Title: The Lying Valet

Monologue: 1784 03 22 End of 2nd piece Shuter's Post-haste Observations on his Journey to Paris by Dutton