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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: Richard (1st time, with a song from the original Piece)-Kelly; Blondel-Barrymore; Guillot-Suett; Seneschal-Phillimore; Pilgrim-Chaplin; Old Mathew-Fawcett; William-Spencer; Florestan-Williames; Sir Owen-Dignum; Antonio-Miss Romanzini; Lauretta-Mrs Crouch; Dorcas-Mrs Love; Collette-Miss Cranford; Julie-Miss DeCamp; Matilda-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Old Mathew Actor: Fawcett

Dance: In III afterpiece: Dance-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Cambray (1st appearance in that character); Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Davies; Papillion-Wewitzer; Miss Godfrey-Mrs Lewis; Kitty-Mrs Platt; Miss Grantham-Mrs Bernard.
Cast
Role: Old Wilding Actor: Fearon

Song: Vocal Parts, as17871001, but Janson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Duke-Macready; Cacafogo-Booth; Juan-Davies; Sanchio-Thompson; Alonzo-Fearon; Copper Captain-Lewis; Margaretta-Mrs Bernard; Clara-Mrs Platt; Altea-Mrs Morton; Old Woman-Mrs Pitt; Maid-Mr Painter; Estifania-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Pitt

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: As17871029

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Inconstant; Or, The Way To Win Him

Performance Comment: Young Mirable-Pope; Old Mirable-Quick (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Dugard-Macready; Petit-Brown; Bravoes-Cubitt, Thompson, Gardner, Stevens; Duretete-Ryder; Oriana-Mrs Bernard; Lamorce-Mrs Platt; Bissarre-Mrs Abington (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Old Mirable Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Pope (1st appearance in that character); Lord Randolph-Farren; Glenalvon-Fearon; Officer-Thompson; Old Norval-Aickin; Anna-Mrs Morton; Lady Randolph-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Old Norval Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Dumb Cake

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Shylock-Macklin; Antonio-Farren; Bassanio-Pope; Gratiano-Bernard; Lorenzo (with songs)-Johnstone; Launcelot-Quick; Salanio-Booth; Solarino-Davies; Duke-Fearon; Old Gobbo-Wewitzer; Tubal-Thompson; Jessica (with a song)-Mrs Morton; Nerissa-Mrs Inchbald; Portia-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Old Gobbo Actor: Wewitzer

Afterpiece Title: Love a-la-Mode

Dance: End IV: As17871129

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Kemble; Gloster-Packer; Kent-Aickin; Bastard-Barrymore; Gentleman Usher-Lamash; Albany-Whitfield; Cornwall-Staunton; Burgundy-Benson; Capt. of the Guard-Phillimore; Old Man-Burton; Physician-Chaplin; Gentleman-Fawcett; Officer-Bates; Edgar-Wroughton; Regan-Mrs Ward; Goneril-Mrs Cuyler; Arante-Miss Tidswell; Cordelia-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Cast
Role: Soldiers Actor: Chaplin, Alfred.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupely-Lewis; Old Groveby-Fearon; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Hurry-Edwin; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Abington; The Music Characters [i.e. Shepherds and Shepherdesses (see text, 1788)]-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Mrs Morton.
Cast
Role: Old Groveby Actor: Fearon
Role: Oldworth Actor: Thompson

Dance: End: As17880124; I afterpiece: a Dance-Byrne, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Goodwin

Song: II: a song-Mrs Kennedy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady Of The Manor

Cast
Role: Farmer Sternhold Actor: Darley

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Edwin (1st appearance in that character); Sir Jasper Wilding-Thompson; Young Wilding-Davies; Beaufort-Macready; Dapper-Stevens; Quildrive-Brown; Old Philpot-Quick; Corinna-Miss Brangin; Maria-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Old Philpot Actor: Quick

Dance: As17880128

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Young Cockney-Dodd; Captain Sightly-Barrymore; Old Cockney-Fawcett; Richard-Wilson; Servant-Newbold; Barnacle-Suett; Penelope-Miss J. Stageldoir; Miss La Blonde-Miss Barnes; Priscilla Tomboy-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Old Cockney Actor: Fawcett
Role: Servant Actor: Newbold
Related Works
Related Work: Love and Money; or, The Fair Caledonian Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Ton; Or, Follies Of Fashion

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Ryder; Sir ThomasTesty-Fearon; Dick-Brown; Old Hob-Booth; Friendly-Davies; Hob's Mother-Mrs Pitt; Betty-Miss Stuart; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Old Hob Actor: Booth
Related Works
Related Work: Hob; or, The Country Wake Author(s): Colley Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Afterpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Florizel (1st and only time)-Mrs Martyr; Polixenes-Aickin; Camillo-Hull; Clown-Quick; Autolicus (with songs)-Edwin; Old Shepherd-Booth; Nicholas-Darley; Leontes-Pope; Perdita-Miss Brunton; Paulina-Mrs Morton; Dorcas-Miss Stuart; Hermione (for that night only)-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Old Shepherd Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Song: End: The new Four@and@Twenty Fidlers-Edwin; In II 2nd piece: Come come my good Shepherds-Mrs Martyr

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: A Description of the Curiosities in the Tower-Edwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pilgrim

Performance Comment: As17871102, but Seberto-Lamash; Old Pilgrim-Chaplin; 1st Peasant-Hollingsworth; Mast. of the Madhouse-_.
Cast
Role: Old Pilgrim Actor: Chaplin

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Old Mathew Actor: Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Miss Barnes; Kitty-Miss Tidswell; Miss Grantham-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Old Wilding Actor: Aickin

Dance: As17880313

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Winter's Tale

Performance Comment: Leontes-Wroughton; Polixenes-Bensley; Florizel-Barrymore; Camillo-Aickin; Old Shepherd-Packer; Clown-Suett; Rogero-Williames; Autolicus-Dodd; Perdita-Mrs Crouch; the Sheep@shearing Song-Mrs Crouch; Paulina-Mrs Hopkins; Hermione-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Old Shepherd Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Entertainment: Monologue. End afterpiece: An Ode on Shakespeare [written by Garrick, and performed by him at the Stratford Jubilee [on 7 Sept. 1769], recited-Kemble; Music [by Dr Arne-; Vocal Parts-Kelly, Dignum, Williames, Danby, Miss Romanzini, Mrs Crouch

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Smith; Duke-Aickin; Cacafogo-Moody; Don Juan-Packer; Sanchio-Phillimore; Alonzo-R. Palmer; Copper Captain-King; Margardtta-Mrs Ward; Old Woman-Mr Baddeley; Maid-Mr Waldron; Clara-Miss Barnes; Altea-Miss Tidswell; Estifania-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: Le Matin, Midi, et le Soir

Performance Comment: Morning. A Camp. O say bonny Lass-Dignum, Miss Romanzini; [Noon. A Village. New Dance, The Shepherd's Wedding-Hamoir, Miss J. Stageldoir; [Night. A Hermit's Cell, Moon-light. The Tale of Edwin and Angelina-[from [The Hermit, by] Goldsmith, composed by Hook; Edwin-Kelly; Angelina-Mrs Crouch.

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Conjugal Frolick, as17880221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Performance Comment: Villamour-Palmer; Old Meanwell-Packer; Young Meanwell-Whitfield; Servant-Lyons; Skipwell-R. Palmer; Letty-Miss Pope; Florinda-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Old Meanwell Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Nature Will Prevail

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Old Wilding Actor: Aickin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tit For Tat

Performance Comment: Villamour-Farren; Old Meanwell-Booth; Young Meanwell-Macready; Skipwell-Ryder (1st appearance in that character in England); Letty-Mrs Mattocks; Florinda-Mrs Bernard (Their 1st appearance in those characters).
Cast
Role: Old Meanwell Actor: Booth

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: Old Woman Actor: Mr Stevens

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: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Aickin; Welbred-Whitfield; Young Knowell-Barrymore; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Waldron; Downright-Phillimore; Master Matthew-Burton; Cob-Suett; Formal-Fawcett; Capt. Bobadil-Palmer; Bridget-Miss Barnes; Tib-Mrs Love; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Old Knowell Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: As17880313

Song: End III: Ma chere Amie-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Performance Comment: As17880502, but Seneschal-_; Pilgrim-_; Old Mathew-_; William-_.
Cast
Role: Old Mathew Actor: Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Performance Comment: Villamour-Bannister Jun.; Old Meanwell-Kemble; Young Meanwell-Davies; Servant-Lyons; Skipwell-R. Palmer; Letty-Mrs Bulkley; Florinda-Mrs Brooks.
Cast
Role: Old Meanwell Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Related Works
Related Work: The Agreeable Surprise Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Dance: End 1st piece: As17880610

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Iliff (1st appearance on this stage); Lord Randolph-Aickin; Glenalvon-Williamson; Officer-Phillimore; Old Norval-Bensley; Anna-Mrs Inchbald; Lady Randolph-Mrs Farren (1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Old Norval Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Edwin, Williamson, Moss, Wewitzer, Burton, Mathews, Johnson, Painter, Gardner, R. Palmer, Mrs Kemble, Miss Collett, Mrs Brooks. Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1788): Muns-Edwin; Lord Esmond-Williamson; Old Dowdle-Moss; Count Fripon-Wewitzer; Tough-Burton; Father Frank-Mathews; Phelim-Johnson; Landlord-Painter; Trap-Gardner; Jack Connor-R. Palmer; Frill-Phillimore see17880704; Adelaide-Mrs Kemble; Mary-Miss Collett; Rachel-Mrs Brooks.
Cast
Role: Old Dowdle Actor: Moss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Young Quaker

Performance Comment: The Young Quaker-Bannister Jun.; Clod-Edwin; Captain Ambush-Williamson; Spatterdash-R. Palmer; Lounge-Lyons; Twig-Barrett; Shadrach-Wewitzer; Old Sadboy-Gardner; Chronicle-Parsons; Lady Rounceval-Mrs Webb; Araminta-Miss Collett; Mrs Millefleur-Mrs Love; Judith-Mrs Edwin; Pink-Miss Brangin; Dinah Primrose-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Old Sadboy Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Cast
Role: Old Dowdle Actor: Moss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seeing Is Believing

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Dupely-R. Palmer; Old Groveby-Baddeley; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Oldworth-Aickin; Hurry-Edwin; Maria-Mrs Kemble; Lady Bab Lardoon-Miss Prideaux (from the Theatre Royal, Bath; 1st appearabce on this stage). 1st appearabce on this stage).
Cast
Role: Old Groveby Actor: Baddeley
Role: Oldworth Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Cast
Role: Harold Actor: Davies
Related Works
Related Work: Peeping Tom Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Dance: End 2nd piece: New Dance-Byrn, Miss DeCamp, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means; Or, A Trip To Dover

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Bannister Jun., Aickin, Williamson, R. Palmer, Moss, Usher, Barrett, Burton, Phillimore, Johnson, Lyons, Painter, Besford, Bannister, Mrs Webb, Miss Prideaux, Mrs Love, Miss Francis, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Kemble. [Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1788): Random-Palmer; Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Old Random-Aickin; Scruple-Williamson; Tiptoe-R. Palmer; Quirk-Moss; Paul Peery-Usher; Carney-Barrett; Packet and Coach Passengers-Burton, Phillimore; English Waiter-Lyons; Bailiff-Painter; French Waiter-Besford; Roundfee-Bannister; Lady Dunder-Mrs Webb; Kitty-Miss Prideaux; Mrs Peery-Mrs Love; [Other] Packet and Coach Passengers-Miss Francis, Mrs Gaudry; Harriet-Mrs Kemble; unassigned-Johnson; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Palmer. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Old Random Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock