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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Afterpiece Title: Tit for Tat

Performance Comment: Villamour-Barrymore; Old Meanwell-Usher; Young Meanwell-Evatt; Servant-Abbott; Skipwell-Johnstone; Letty-Mrs Gibbs (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Florinda-Mrs Brooks.
Cast
Role: Old Meanwell Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

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

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Performance Comment: Leon-Holman; Duke-Macready; Juan-Davies; Cacafogo-Cubitt; Sanchio-Thompson; Alonzo-Powel; Copper Captain-Lewis; Margaretta-Mrs Fawcett; Altea-Miss Stuart; Clara-Mrs Platt; Old Woman-Mr Quick; Maid-Mr Rock; Estifania-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Quick

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

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

Related Works
Related Work: The Tragical History of King Richard III Author(s): Colley Cibber

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Piety In Pattens

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit; or, Rambles in Dorsetshire

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister Jun., Suett, Aickin, Caulfield, Benson, Parsons, Usher, Johnstone, Waldron, Barrett, Bland, Cooke, Lyons, Palmer Jun., Waldron Jun., Miss Heard, Mrs Booth, Mrs Edwin, Mrs Hale, Mrs Heard, Mrs Gibbs. Cast adjusted from text (J. Debrett, 1793): Young Pranks-Bannister Jun.; Whimmey-Suett; Old Pranks-Aickin; Peregrine-Caulfield; Skip-Benson; Toby Thatch-Parsons; Barleycorn-Usher; Tully-Johnstone; Barebones-Waldron; Poz-Barrett; Apathy-Bland; Bite-Cooke; John-Lyons; Natty Maggs-Palmer Jun.; John Grum-Waldron Jun.; Dian-Miss Heard; Mrs Maggs-Mrs Booth; Ladies-Mrs Edwin, Mrs Hale; Fishwoman-Mrs Heard; Kitty Barleycorn-Mrs Gibbs.
Cast
Role: Old Pranks Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Meadows-Benson; Young Wrongward-Palmer Jun.; Old Wrongward-Wewitzer; John-Burton; Canteen-Bland; Sternhold-Jones; Groom-Waldron Jun.; William-Maddocks; Bob-Lyons; Sophia-Miss Heard; Maid-Miss Tidswell; Betsey Blossom (with a song)-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Old Wrongward Actor: Wewitzer
Role: Sternhold Actor: Jones

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-read byPalmer Jun.; Old Random-Aickin; Carney-Burton; Tiptoe-Benson; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Wewitzer; Peery-Usher; Bailiff-Cooke; French Waiter-Waldron Jun.; English Waiter-Lyons; Passengers-Maddocks, Jones; Lady Dunder-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss Heard; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs; Mrs Peery-Mrs Booth.
Cast
Role: Old Random Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Related Works
Related Work: The Provok'd Husband; or, A Journey to London Author(s): Colley Cibber

Afterpiece Title: Hartford Bridge

Ballet: End: Dermot and Kathlane. As17931018, but added: Old Kathlane-Miss Smith

Performance Comment: As17931018, but added: Old Kathlane-Miss Smith.
Cast
Role: Old Kathlane Actor: Miss Smith.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Related Works
Related Work: The Castle of Andalusia Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: THE MAID OF THE OAKS

Performance Comment: Hurry-Quick; Dupely-Bernard; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir H. Groveby-Davies;-Old Groveby-Munden; Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Mrs Follett//Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Esten .
Cast
Role: Oldworth Actor: Thompson
Role: Davies; Actor: Old Groveby-Munden
Role: Old Groveby Actor: Munden

Dance: End of mainpiece The Drunken Swiss, as17931015; In Act I of afterpiece a Dance by Holland and Mlle St. Amand

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Afterpiece Title: The Maid of the Oaks

Performance Comment: Hurry-Quick; Dupely-Bernard; Old Groveby-Ryder; Oldworth-Thompson; Sir Harry Groveby-Davies; Musical Characters-Cubitt, Miss Stuart, Miss Francis; Maria (with the original song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bab Lardoon-Mrs Esten (1st appearance in that character [in London]).in London]).
Cast
Role: Old Groveby Actor: Ryder
Role: Oldworth Actor: Thompson

Dance: I afterpiece: a Dance-

Song: As17931023

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. "God save the King was several times repeated, and other songs suitable to the circumstances of the night" (World, 21 Nov.). " As the taste of the Royal Family is well known to be equal to the delight they take in encouraging genius, it is, we presume, the Lord Chamberlain that so frequently orders, for their entertainment, a hash of old Pantomimes, which even children cannot relish more than once" (Morning Chronicle, 21 Nov.). Receipts: #521 11s. (514/17; 6/14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Arroganc E

Afterpiece Title: MODERN ANTIQUES

Afterpiece Title: MOTHER SHIPTON TRIUMPHANT

Cast
Role: Old Groveby Actor: Ryder
Role: Oldworth Actor: Thompson

Dance: As17931119

Song: As17931119

Event Comment: 1st piece [1st time; INT 1 by Francis Godolphin Waldron): Altered from THE FATAL EXTRAVAGANCE of [Joseph] Mitchell and Aaron Hill. "I went on Monday evening with Mrs Darner to the Little Haymarket, to see The Children in the Wood, having heard so much of my favourite, young Bannister, in that new piece; which, by the way, is well arranged, and near being fine. He more than answered my expectation, and all I had heard of him. It was one of the most admirable performances I ever saw: his transports of despair and joy are incomparable, and his various countenances would be adequate to the pencil of Salvator Rosa. He made me shed as many tears as I suppose the original old ballad did when I was six years old. Bannister's merit was the more striking, as, before The Children in the Wood, he had been playing the sailor in No Song No Supper, with equal nature" (Walpole [4 Dec. 1793], XV, 266-67)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Prodigal

Afterpiece Title: NO SONG NO SUPPER

Afterpiece Title: THE CHILDREN IN THE WOOD

Related Works
Related Work: The Children in the Wood Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Performance Comment: Evander-Bensley; Philotas-Whitfield; Melanthon-Packer; Phocion-Barrymore; Dionysius-Palmer; Arcas-Williames; Greek Herald-Benson; Calippus-Fox; Greek Soldier-Phillimore; Euphrasia-Mrs Siddons; Erixene-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Greek Soldier Actor: Phillimore

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Meadows-R. Palmer; Young Wrongward-Haymes; Old Wrongward-Waldron; John-Burton; Canteen-Benson; Sternhold-Maddocks; Groom-Fawcett; Thomas[recte] William-Alfred; Sophia-Miss Collins; Betsey Blossom-Mrs Bland; Maid-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Old Wrongward Actor: Waldron
Role: Sternhold Actor: Maddocks
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of A BOLD STROKE FOR A WIFE, advertised on playbill of 23 Dec.] Afterpiece [1st time; P 1, author unknown. MS: Larpent 1001; not published]: Partly new and partly compiled. The Music by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs [T. Cadell, 1793) to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN PEASANT; or, A Pantomime Rehearsed

Performance Comment: Emigrant Marquis-Wewitzer; Dr Fingallin-Benson; Townly-Caulfield; Harlequin Peasant (with songs)-Dignum; Harlequin Mime-Waldron Jun.; Pantaloon-Maddocks; Lover-Bland; Lover's Servant-Evans; Stage-Coachman-Jones; Beadle-Freeman; Constable-Hawkins; Fury-Keyes; Watchmen-Aberdein, Potts; Lawyer-Lyons; Blacksmith-Knights; Ass-Driver Comerford; Passengers-Cooke, Stageldoir, Chippendale, &c.; Peasant-Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley, Miss Menage; Pierrot-Delpini//Genius of Gratitude (with songs)-Mrs Stuart; Pantaloon's Wife-Mrs Heard; Maid-Mrs Haskey; Marquis's Maid-Miss Tidswell; Actress-Mrs Jones; Coach Passengers-Mrs Hale, Mrs Gaudry, &c.; Colombine (with songs)-Miss De Camp. [Larpent MS also lists the following characters: Old Norval, Young Norval, Call Boy, Waggoner, Genius//Peasant's Mother.] hathi.Larpent MS also lists the following characters: Old Norval, Young Norval, Call Boy, Waggoner, Genius//Peasant's Mother.] hathi.
Related Works
Related Work: Harlequin Peasant; or, A Pantomime Rehearsed Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Song: Masque as17931119, but Neptune-Caulfield. Vocal Parts omitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-A Young Gentleman (1st appearance on any stage [Talbot]); Lord Randolph-Farren; Glenalvon-Harley; Old Norval-Pope//Anna-Miss Hopkins; Lady Randolph-Mrs Pope .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Day In Turkey; Or, The Russian Slaves

Performance Comment: Ibrahim-Holman; Orloff- Farren; Mustapha-Munden; A La Greque-Fawcett; Azim-Cubitt; Muley-Macready; Selim-Townsend; Old Man-Thompson; Peter-Cross; Turks-Evatt, Farley, Rees//Paulina-Mrs Esten; Lauretta-Mrs Mattocks; Fatima-Mrs Martyr; Alexina-Mrs Pope .
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Thompson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Box-lobby Challenge

Performance Comment: Characters by Bannister Jun., Aickin, Suett, Baddeley, Benson, Bland, Caulfield, Waldron Jun., Maddocks, Cooke, Lyons, Comerford, Barrymore//Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Goodall, Mrs Hopkins, Miss De Camp, Mrs Gibbs. [Cast from text Q. Debrett [1794]): Jack Crotchet-Bannister Jun.; Sir Toby Grampus-Aickin; Squire Robert-Suett; Old Crotchet-Baddeley; Joe-Benson; Fulsome-Bland; George Waterland-Caulfield; Hair-dresser-Waldron Jun.; Jones-Maddocks; Waiter-Cooke; Captain Waterland-Barrymore//Diana Grampus-Mrs Harlowe; Laetitia Rayner-Mrs Goodall; Theodosia-Mrs Hopkins; Lindamira-Miss De Camp; Lady Jane Danvers-Mrs Gibbs. Lyons, Comerford are unassigned.] Prologue spoken by Barrymore. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Goodall. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see17940315]. Prologue spoken by Barrymore. Epilogue spoken by Mrs Goodall. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 9 performances only (see17940315].
Cast
Role: Old Crotchet Actor: Baddeley

Afterpiece Title: THE QUAKER

Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. 1st piece [1st time; M. INT 1, by John Cartwright Cross. Text Q. Roach, 1794). For music see 1 May]. 2nd piece: For that night only, by Permission of George Colman, Esq. Jun.; Never (previously] performed here. 3rd piece: For this night only, by Permission of George Colman, Esq. Jun. [holder of copyright of both pieces]. Morning Chronicle, 7 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent Garden. Receipts: #333 8s. 6d. (146/2/0; 5/17/6; tickets: 181/9/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: British Fortitude And Hibernian Friendship; Or, An Escape From France

Afterpiece Title: THE LONDON HERMIT; or, Rambles in Dorsetshire

Performance Comment: Toby Thatch- Quick; Old Pranks- Munden; Young Pranks-Fawcett; Natty Maggs-Bernard; Barleycorn-Cubitt; Whimmy-Powel; Tully-Johnstone If Dian-Miss Hopkins; Mrs Maggs-Mrs Henley; Kitty Barleycorn-Mrs Mountain .
Cast
Role: Old Pranks Actor: Munden

Afterpiece Title: THE SON-IN-LAW

Related Works
Related Work: The Son-in-Law Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood

Afterpiece Title: NAPLES BAY; or, The British Seamen at Anchor

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Johnstone, Bowden, Incledon, Munden, Townsend, Cubitt//Miss Poole. [Cast from Larpent MS: Michael-Johnstone; Captain Cable-Bowden; Ensign Platoon-Incledon; Quadrant-Munden; Rattling-Townsend; Legatto-Cubitt; Mr Temple-Thompson// Caroline-Miss Poole.] To open with Paisiello's Grand March. May our Navy Old England for ever protect (composed by Shield) by Incledon and Bowden. No good witbout an exception (composed by Dibdin) by Johnstone. Stamd to your Guns, my Hearts of Oak (composed by Carter) by Bowden. When on board our trim vessel (composed by Carter) by Munden. Beviamo tutti tre (composed by Giardini) by Johnstone, Incledon, Linton, &c. Italian Air, accompanied on the Harp, by Miss Poole. Water parted from the sea (composed by Dr Arne) by Incledon. God preserve his Majesty [singers not listed] . To open with Paisiello's Grand March. May our Navy Old England for ever protect (composed by Shield) by Incledon and Bowden. No good witbout an exception (composed by Dibdin) by Johnstone. Stamd to your Guns, my Hearts of Oak (composed by Carter) by Bowden. When on board our trim vessel (composed by Carter) by Munden. Beviamo tutti tre (composed by Giardini) by Johnstone, Incledon, Linton, &c. Italian Air, accompanied on the Harp, by Miss Poole. Water parted from the sea (composed by Dr Arne) by Incledon. God preserve his Majesty [singers not listed] .

Afterpiece Title: THE FOLLIES OF A DAY

Dance: In 2nd piece A Medley Hornpipe in Wooden Shoes by Byrn

Song: End of 1st piece Black-Eyed Susan by Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: Sir James Elliot-Benson; Old Wilding-Aiclcin; Young Wilding-Palmer; Papillion-C. Kemble//Miss Grantham-Mrs Kemble; Miss Godfrey-Miss Collins; Kitty-Miss Tidswell .
Cast
Role: Old Wilding Actor: Aiclcin

Afterpiece Title: LODOISKA

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Afterpiece Title: THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE

Performance Comment: Cast not listed. [Cast from text (C. Lowndes [1794]): Commodore Broadside-Palmer; Endless-Suctt; Old Cottager-Maddocks; Robin-Barrymore; William-C. Kemble; Tom Oakum-Bannister; Ben-Sedgwick; Splicem-Kelly; Boy-Master Welsh; Dick-Hollingsworth; Busy-Benson//Cottager's Wife-Mrs Booth; Mary-Miss De Camp; Susan-Miss Leak; Girl-Miss Menage; Cicely-Miss Chatterley; Margaretta-Sga Storace.] In which the Principal Performers will assist in the M usical Parts . In which the Principal Performers will assist in the M usical Parts .
Cast
Role: Old Cottager Actor: Maddocks

Dance: In afterpiece the Ballets composed by James D'Egville; the Principal Dancers-D'Egville, Gentili, and also by permission of the Proprietor of the King's Theatre, Mme Del Caro, Mlle E. Hilligsberg, Mlle Hilligsberg

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: THE LONDON HERMIT; or, Rambles in Dorsetshire

Performance Comment: Young Pranks-Fawcett (1st appearance on that stage); Whimmy-Suett; Old Pranks-Aickin; Peregrine-Davies; Barleycorn-Benson; Apathy-Bland; Barebones-Barrett; Tully-Johnstone; Natty Maggs-Palmer Jun.; Carter-Burton; Poz-Pindar; Bite-Cooke; Skip-Abbot; Coachman-Ledger; John-Lyons; Grum-Usher; Toby Thatch-Parsons//Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Maggs-Mrs Booth; Ladies-Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Hale; Fishwoman-Mrs Heard; Kitty Barleycorn-Mrs Kemble .
Cast
Role: Old Pranks Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: THE FLITCH OF BACON

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: THE LONDON HERMIT

Cast
Role: Old Pranks Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: THE LIAR

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Aickin; Sir James Elliot-Benson; Waiter-Ledger; Servants-Abbot, Lyons; Papillion-C. Kemble (1st appearance on this stage)//Miss Godfrey-Miss Heard; Kitty-Mrs Hale; Miss Grantham-Mrs Brooks .
Cast
Role: Old Wilding Actor: Aickin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Piety In Pattens

Afterpiece Title: HEIGHO FOR A HUSBAND

Performance Comment: Frank Millclack-Fawcett (1st appearance in that character); Squire Edward-Barrymore; Old Rackrent-Suett; General Fairlove-Aickin; Actor-Benson; Waiter-Waldron Jun.; Timothy-Parsons (1st appearance in that character)//Maria-Mrs Gibbs; Charlotte-Mrs Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Millclack-Mrs Hopkins; Chambermaid-Mrs Hale; Dorothy-Mrs Harlowe .
Cast
Role: Old Rackrent Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: ROSINA

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: TIT FOR TAT

Performance Comment: Villamour-Barrymore; Old Meanwell-Usher; Young Meanwell-Palmer Jun.; Servant-Abbot; Skipwell-Johnstone//Letty-Mrs Gibbs; Florinda-Mrs Brooks .
Cast
Role: Old Meanwell Actor: Usher

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Meadows-Benson; Old Wrongward-Barrett; Young Wrongward-Palmer Jun.; Stemhold-Cooke; John-Burton; Canteen-Bland; Groom-Waldron Jun.; William-Abbot; Bob-Ledger//Sophia-Miss Heard; Maid-Miss Tidswell; Betsy Blossom (with a 1ong)-Mrs Harlowe (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Old Wrongward Actor: Barrett
Role: Stemhold Actor: Cooke

Afterpiece Title: THE SURRENDER OF CALAIS

Performance Comment: King Edward-Davies; Harcourt-Bland; Sir Walter Manny-Usher; John de Vienne-Aickin; Ribbomont-Barrymore; Eustache de St. Pierre-Bensley; Officer-Pindar; John d'Aire-Benson; Old Man-Waldron; Crier-Cross; Citizens-Baddeley, Barrett, Abbot, Waldron Jun.; O'Carrol-Johnstone; Serieant-Suett; La Gloire-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance this season); Carpenters-Parsons, Burton. [For female parts see17940822].For female parts see17940822].
Cast
Role: Old Man Actor: Waldron
Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Song: In 2nd piece, by Sedgwick, Cooke, Kenrick, Walker, Linton, Willoughby, Dorion Jun., Little, Brown, Lyons, Saunders, Dibble//Miss Leak, Mrs Harlowe, Miss De Camp, Mrs Harvey, Miss M. Wrighten, Miss C. Wrighten, Mrs Gaudry, Mrs Hale, Mrs Butler, Mrs Norton, Mrs Masters, Miss Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule Britannia

Related Works
Related Work: Rule Britannia! Author(s): Samuel Arnold

Afterpiece Title: WAYS AND MEANS

Performance Comment: Sir David Dunder-Bannister Jun.; Young Random-Barrymore; Scruple-Davies; Old Random-Aickin; Roundfee-Suett; Quirk-Burton; Camey-Barrett; Peery-Usher; Tiptoe-R. Palmer (1st appearance these 2 years)//Lady Dunder-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Peery-Mrs Booth; Harriett-Mrs Kemble; Kitty-Mrs Gibbs .
Cast
Role: Old Random Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: MY GRANDMOTHER

Cast
Role: Old Pranks Actor: Aickin
Role: Old Wilding Actor: Aickin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Glorious First of June

Performance Comment: Commodore Broadside-Palmer; Endless-Suett; Tom Oakum-Bannister; William-C. Kemble; Robin-Barrymore; Ben-Sedgwick; Boy-Master Welsh; Busy-Benson; Splicem-Bland; Old Woman-Mrs Booth; Mary-Miss DeCamp; Susan-Miss Leak; Margaretta-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mrs Booth

Song: In afterpiece: Choruses-Cooke, Danby, Lyons, Maddocks, Welsh, Mrs Bramwell, Miss Granger, Miss Chatterley