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Performances

Mainpiece Title: How To Grow Rich

Cast
Role: Miss Dazzle Actor: Mrs Fawcett in place of Miss Chapman
Role: Lady Henrietta Actor: Miss Chapman of Mrs Pope.
Role: Rosa Actor: Mrs Esten in place of Mrs Davis
Role: Pave Actor: Lewis
Role: Smalltrade Actor: Quick
Role: Warford Actor: Pope
Role: Sir ThomasRoundhead Actor: Munden
Role: Sir Charles Dazzle Actor: Farren
Role: Hippy Actor: Blanchard
Role: Latitat Actor: Fawcett
Role: Nab Actor: Cubitt
Role: Plainly Actor: Powel
Role: Formal Actor: Thompson
Role: Servant Actor: Rees
Role: Sir Charles's Servant Actor: Ledger
Role: Sir Thomas's Servant Actor: Simmons
Role: Smalltrade's Servant Actor: Blurton
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: The Irishman in London

Cast
Role: Robber Actor: Pope
Role: Child Actor: Miss Standen
Role: Margaret Actor: Mrs Pope.
Role: Mr Frost Actor: Munden
Role: Louisa Actor: Mrs Davis in place of Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Goldfinch Actor: Lewis
Role: Silky Actor: Quick
Role: Harry Dornton Actor: Holman
Role: Sulky Actor: Wilson
Role: Dornton Actor: Munden
Role: Milford Actor: Harley
Role: Smith Actor: Powel
Role: Hosier Actor: Macready
Role: Sheriff's Officer Actor: Thompson
Role: Jacob Actor: Rees
Role: Sophia Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Mrs Ledger Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mrs Warren Actor: Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Murtoch Delany Actor: Johnstone
Role: Cymon Actor: Blanchard
Role: Edward Actor: Fawcett
Role: Captain Seymour Actor: Harley
Role: Mr Colloony Actor: Macready
Role: Caroline Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Cubba Actor: Mrs Fawcett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Cast
Role: Sulky Actor: Cubitt
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Characters Actor: Johnstone, Macready, Lewis.

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: With Dialogue intended only to introduce the following favorite songs, selected, written and composed (with new accompanyments) by Dibdin: The Lamplighter, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Cubitt; Peggy Perkins, Let bards elate-Blanchard; [Irish Drinking Song, Of the ancients its speaking-Johnstone; The Greenwich Pensioner ["Twas in the goodship Rover], Tom Bowling [Here a sheer hulk]-Darley; [Comic Song, How much I love thee-Powel; Taffy and Griddy, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [Hunting Song, To Batchelor's Hall, Poor Jack, Go patter to Lubbers, The Portrait, Come painter with thy happiest flight-Incledon; [To conclude with a Rural Masquerade-; [Indian Song, Dear Yanco say and true he say-Miss Broadhurst; [Sea Song, A Sailor's Life's a life of woe-Mrs Harlowe; [The Masquerade, Sure an't the world a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus.

Music: End I 3rd piece: a sonata from Op. 2, by Clementi, on one of Longman and Broderip's newly invented Grand Piano Forte Harpsichords, by the celebrated-Master Field a Child of Nine Years Old

Performance Comment: 2, by Clementi, on one of Longman and Broderip's newly invented Grand Piano Forte Harpsichords, by the celebrated-Master Field a Child of Nine Years Old.

Entertainment: Monologue. As17930410

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Strickland Actor: Harley
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Lucetta Actor: Mrs Harlowe
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Ranger Actor: Lewis
Role: Bellamy Actor: Davies
Role: Jack Meggot Actor: Marshall
Role: Tester Actor: Blanchard
Role: Buckle Actor: Thompson
Role: Frankly Actor: Holman
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Francis

Afterpiece Title: Catherine and Petruchio

Song: In course: The Mid Watch-Incledon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fashionable Levities

Cast
Role: song omitted] Actor: Mrs Davis
Role: Lady Flippant Savage Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Welford Actor: Lewis
Role: Douglas Actor: Farren
Role: Nicholas Actor: Munden
Role: Mr Ordeal Actor: Harley
Role: Cheaterly Actor: Macready
Role: Staff Actor: Evatt
Role: Sir Buzzard Savage Actor: Quick
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Esten
Role: Constance Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Grace Actor: Mrs Harlowe

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp

Cast
Role: Flora Actor: Mrs Martyr.
Role: Captain Patrick Actor: Johnstone
Role: Quiz Actor: Quick
Role: Darby Actor: Munden
Role: Marshall Ferbelin Actor: Davies
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock
Role: Olmutz Actor: Cubitt
Role: Rupert Actor: Lee
Role: Adjutant Actor: Evatt
Role: Mabel Flourish Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Norah Actor: Miss Francis

Song: In course: a favorite Sea Song-Incledon

Music: 4th piece: The Harp-Weippert

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Justice Woodcock Actor: Munden
Role: new songs Actor: Mme Mara
Role: Young Meadows Actor: Incledon
Role: Hawthorn Actor: Johnstone
Role: Hodge Actor: Knight
Role: Sir William Meadows Actor: Powel
Role: Eustace Actor: Clarke
Role: Carter Actor: Follett
Role: Footman Actor: Blurton
Role: Deborah Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Madge Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Lucinda Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Cook Actor: Mr Rees
Role: Maid Actor: Mrs Lloyd
Role: Rosetta Actor: Mme Mara

Afterpiece Title: Botheration

Afterpiece Title: Voluntary Contributions

Cast
Role: Irishman Actor: Waddy
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Holman, Murray, Whitfield, Johnston, Mrs Pope, Miss Chapman, Miss Mansel, Miss Betterton
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Cheerly Actor: Incledon
Role: Brummagem Actor: Munden
Role: Ralph Actor: Fawcett
Role: Captain Vain Actor: Knight
Role: Servants and Sailors Actor: Gray, Lee, Street
Role: Selina Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Martyr.
Role: Florizel Actor: Holman
Role: Polixenes Actor: Murray
Role: Antigonus Actor: Hull
Role: Camillo Actor: Powel
Role: Clown Actor: Simmons
Role: Autolicus Actor: Munden
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Mopsa Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Murray

Dance: End I 1st piece: The Statute Dance-

Song: In 2nd piece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London, as17980508

Cast
Role: in Character Actor: Johnstone.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Raft

Afterpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Cast
Role: Teague Actor: Johnstone
Role: Colonel Careless Actor: Knight
Role: Captain Manly Actor: Toms
Role: Justice Day Actor: Powel
Role: Mr Story Actor: Claremont
Role: Abel Actor: Simmons
Role: Servant Actor: Abbot
Role: Bailiffs Actor: Wilde, Hawtin
Role: Obadiah Actor: Munden
Role: Ruth Actor: Mrs Knight
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Mansel
Role: Mrs Day Actor: Mrs Davenport.

Afterpiece Title: Botheration

Cast
Role: In which The New Mariners Actor:
Role: The Mid Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: The Spanish Armada Actor: Johnstone
Role: Great Britain still her Charter boasts Actor: Incledon, Fawcett, Johnstone, Linton, Street, Gray.
Role: Jack Hopeful Actor: read by Knight
Role: Dr Wisepate Actor: Powel
Role: Varnish Actor: Davenport
Role: Robert Actor: Simmons
Role: Theddy O'Blarney Actor: Johnstone
Role: Lady Apes Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Mrs Varnish Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Gibbs.
Role: Irishman Actor: Waddy
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Holman, Murray, Whitfield, Johnston, Mrs Pope, Miss Chapman, Miss Mansel, Miss Betterton
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Cheerly Actor: Incledon
Role: Brummagem Actor: Munden
Role: Ralph Actor: Fawcett
Role: Captain Vain Actor: Knight
Role: Servants and Sailors Actor: Gray, Lee, Street
Role: Selina Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Martyr.
Role: Florizel Actor: Holman
Role: Polixenes Actor: Murray
Role: Antigonus Actor: Hull
Role: Camillo Actor: Powel
Role: Clown Actor: Simmons
Role: Autolicus Actor: Munden
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Mopsa Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Murray

Dance: In III 2nd piece: Hornpipe in Fetters, as17971025

Song: In 3rd piece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London, as17980508

Cast
Role: in Character Actor: Johnstone.
Event Comment: Benefit for Hull, Mrs Litchfield & Waddy. 1st piece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Hull. Larpent MS 1215; not published]: Altered from [The Bashful Lover, by] Massinger. [In it the playbill assigns Hortensio to Pope, but he was ill, and in his "stead Johnston read the part of Hortensio" (European Magazine, June 1798, p. 396). Prologue by John Taylor Poems (I, 60).] Morning Herald, 29 May: Tickets to be had of Hull, Duke's Court, Dean's-yard, Westminster; of Mrs Litchfield, James-street, Covent-Garden; of Waddy, No. 214, opposite Southampton-street, High Holborn. Receipts: #261 2s. 6d. (53.9.6; 4.16.6; tickets: 202.16.6; of which Hull took #72 7s.; Mrs Litchfield #60 17s., Waddy #69 12s. 6d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Disinterested Love

Cast
Role: Hortensio Actor: read by Johnston
Role: Gonzaga Actor: Murray
Role: Uberti Actor: Toms
Role: Alonzo Actor: Whitfield
Role: Bellario Actor: Clarke
Role: Octavio Actor: Hull
Role: Manfroy Actor: Davenport
Role: Ambassador Actor: Powel
Role: Alberto Actor: Claremont
Role: Bernardo Actor: Thompson
Role: Lorenzo Actor: Holman
Role: Ascanio Actor: Mrs Litchfield
Role: Beatrice Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Gentlewoman Actor: Miss Leserve
Role: Matilda Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: Starboard Watch

Performance Comment: The Sailor's Carousal; or, Saturday Night at Sea As17980528, but added: The Medley of Lovers-Munden; Jack at the Windlass-_; Farewell to Old England dear Mary adieu-_.

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: M'Gilpin Actor: Waddy
Role: Moggy Actor: Mrs Litchfield
Role: Croudy Actor: Davenport.
Role: Shelty Actor: Munden
Role: Sandy Actor: Incledon
Role: Charley Actor: Townsend
Role: Serjeant Jack Actor: Clarke
Role: Dash Actor: Claremont
Role: Jenny Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Woodley Actor: Clarke
Role: Lovelace Actor: Claremont.
Role: Leon Actor: Holman
Role: Duke Actor: Clarke
Role: Juan Actor: Toms
Role: Cacafogo Actor: Waddy
Role: Sanchio Actor: Thompson
Role: Alonzo Actor: Powel
Role: Copper Captain Actor: Lewis
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Altea Actor: Mrs Gilbert
Role: Clara Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Old Woman Actor: Mr Munden
Role: Maid Actor: Mr Rees
Role: Estifania Actor: Mrs Abington.
Role: Sir Charles Racket Actor: Knight
Role: Drugget Actor: Munden
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Litchfield
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Abington.
Role: With pride we steer'd for England's Coast Actor: Townsend.
Role: Lord Aimworth Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Munden
Role: Ralph Actor: Knight
Role: Farmer Giles Actor: Townsend
Role: Fairfield Actor: Davenport
Role: Mervin Actor: Claremont
Role: Fanny Actor: Miss Sims
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Follett
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Mountain.
Role: Hearts of Oak Actor: Townsend
Role: We've bade the restless Seas adieu Actor: Townsend, _Incledon
Role: Rule Britannia Actor: Townsend, Gray
Role: with two Additional Verses, Actor: Incledon, Townsend, Full Chorus.

Entertainment: Monologue.Preceding 1st piece: a new Occasional Prologue-Holman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: Johnstone
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Murray
Role: Narcissa Actor: Mrs Mountain.
Role: Campley Actor: Townsend
Role: Mate Actor: Clarke
Role: Medium Actor: Powel
Role: Trudge Actor: Fawcett
Role: Wowski Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Patty Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Yarico Actor: Mrs Pope
Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Song: In I: the original Duet-Johnstone, Mrs Pope; In course of Evening: Black Ey'd Susan, Sally in our Alley, Old Towler-Incledon; The Beggar, as17980525; Duetto, as17980528

Performances

Mainpiece Title: He's Much To Blame

Cast
Role: Lord Vibrate Actor: Waddy in place of Quick
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Mansel in place of Mrs Pope
Role: Epilogue Actor: Waddy, Mrs Mattocks.
Role: Sir George Versatile Actor: Lewis
Role: Mr Delaval Actor: Pope
Role: Doctor Gosterman Actor: Murray
Role: Thompson Actor: Davenport
Role: Williams Actor: Clarke
Role: Master of the Hotel Actor: Thompson
Role: Jenkins Actor: Rees
Role: Waiter Actor: Blurton
Role: Harry Actor: Abbot
Role: Footman Actor: Curties
Role: Lady Jane Actor: Miss Betterton
Role: Lucy Actor: Mrs Gibbs
Role: Lady Jane's Woman Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Lady Vibrate Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: unassigned Actor: Wilde

Afterpiece Title: Botheration

Cast
Role: In which The New Mariners Actor:
Role: The Mid Watch Actor: Incledon
Role: The Spanish Armada Actor: Johnstone
Role: Great Britain still her Charter boasts Actor: Incledon, Fawcett, Johnstone, Linton, Street, Gray.
Role: Jack Hopeful Actor: read by Knight
Role: Dr Wisepate Actor: Powel
Role: Varnish Actor: Davenport
Role: Robert Actor: Simmons
Role: Theddy O'Blarney Actor: Johnstone
Role: Lady Apes Actor: Mrs Davenport
Role: Mrs Varnish Actor: Mrs Platt
Role: Rose Actor: Mrs Gibbs.
Role: Irishman Actor: Waddy
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Holman, Murray, Whitfield, Johnston, Mrs Pope, Miss Chapman, Miss Mansel, Miss Betterton
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Cheerly Actor: Incledon
Role: Brummagem Actor: Munden
Role: Ralph Actor: Fawcett
Role: Captain Vain Actor: Knight
Role: Servants and Sailors Actor: Gray, Lee, Street
Role: Selina Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Dolly Actor: Mrs Norton
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Martyr.
Role: Florizel Actor: Holman
Role: Polixenes Actor: Murray
Role: Antigonus Actor: Hull
Role: Camillo Actor: Powel
Role: Clown Actor: Simmons
Role: Autolicus Actor: Munden
Role: Dorcas Actor: Mrs Mountain
Role: Mopsa Actor: Mrs Castelle
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Murray

Dance: Between mainpiece and afterpiece: a Hornpipe-Jackson

Song: End: The Irish Newsman-Clarke; In afterpiece: Mr O'Blarney's Description of London, as17980508

Cast
Role: in Character Actor: Johnstone.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Votary Of Wealth

Performance Comment: As17990925, but Drooply (for that night only)-Holman; Caroline-the Late Miss Betterton [i.e. now Mrs Glover]; Servant-_; Waiter-_; Simpson-_.
Cast
Role: Drooply Actor: Holman
Role: Caroline Actor: the Late Miss Betterton
Role: Leonard Vizorly Actor: Pope
Role: Oakworth Actor: Munden
Role: Sharpset Actor: Fawcett
Role: Henry Melville Actor: H. Johnston
Role: Mr Cleveland Actor: Murray
Role: Old Vizorly Actor: Emery
Role: Master of the Hotel Actor: Thompson
Role: Keeper Actor: Abbot
Role: Servant Actor: Curties
Role: Waiter Actor: Wilde
Role: Simpson Actor: Blurton
Role: Julia Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Gangica Actor: Mrs H. Johnston
Role: Mrs Cleveland Actor: Miss Chapman
Role: Lady Jemima Actor: Mrs Davenport

Afterpiece Title: The Rendezvous

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performance Comment: Tom Thumb (with The Little Farthing Rushlight)-Master Standen; Grizzle-Emery; Ghost-Street; Noodle-Townsend; Doodle-Simmons; Merlin-Thompson; Arthur-Munden; Huncamunca-Mrs Atkins; Glumdalca-Mrs Gilbert; Dollalolla-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Tom Thumb Actor: Master Standen
Role: Grizzle Actor: Emery
Role: Ghost Actor: Street
Role: Noodle Actor: Townsend
Role: Doodle Actor: Simmons
Role: Merlin Actor: Thompson
Role: Arthur Actor: Munden
Role: Huncamunca Actor: Mrs Atkins
Role: Glumdalca Actor: Mrs Gilbert
Role: Dollalolla Actor: Mrs Martyr.
Event Comment: Wednesday the Eunuch of Terence was acted by the scholars at the Charter House, to a very polite Audience with Great Applause (General Advertiser). [The London Daily Advertiser and Literary Gazette for 30 May noted: "Publish'd, Epilogue to the Eunuchus of Terence, acted lately by the Charter House Scholars, with great applause, spoken in his own cloaths, by the scholar who acted the part of Thais."

Performances

Event Comment: Evelyn, Diary: was a Triumphant shew of the Lord Major, both by land & water with much solemnity, when yet his power was so deminish'd, by the losse of their former charter

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Yearly Jubilee : Performed On Friday October Xxix

Performance Comment: 1686. For the Entertainment of the Right Honourable Sir John Peale, Knight, Lord Mayor of the City of London. With a Description of the several Pageants, Speeches and Songs, made proper for the Occasion. All set forth at the proper Costs and Charges of the Right Worshipful the Company of Mercers. Composed by M. Taubman.
Event Comment: By Matthew Taubman. There seems to have been less pageantry than usual, perhaps none

Performances

Mainpiece Title: London's Anniversary Festival Performed On Monday, October The 29th, 1688, For

Performance Comment: .Sir John Chapman, Kt. Lord Mayor....Being Their Great Year of Jubilee. With a Panegyrick upon the Restoring of the Charter. And a Sonnet provided for the Entertainment of the King.
Related Works
Related Work: London's Anniversary Festival, Performed on Monday October the 29th, 1688 Author(s): Matthew Taubman

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Proclamation: Southwark

Performance Comment: Whereas the Fair, called Lady Fair, in this Borough, is by charter appointed to be held the seventh, eighth, and ninth days of September O.S. yearly, w ll this year begin, and holden this day the 16th day of September, N.S. occasioned by the alteration of the Stile, and continued the two following days, to wit the 19th and 20th and no longer. And whereas the said Fair hath for several years past been continued against Law, for a longer time than the said three days, contrary to the institution thereof, whereby divers Riots, and other Disorders have been committed in breach of His Majesty's peace; for preventing of which misdemeanors and abuses it is thought fit and needful to give this Publick notice that if any persons do presume to keep open any Booth, Shed, or other Building, or permit and further any Stall, or Stand to be and remain before their Door longer than the said 18th, 19th, and 20th days of September NS, with intent to prolong said Fair, and put to sale there goods and wares, or shall act and exhibit any Droll or Show, or foster to be acted and exhibited in any Booth or Dwelling house any Droll, or Show, or other Entertainment of the Stage, or shall play at, or encourage any sort of gaming contrary to the Laws and Statutes of his realm; such person or persons so offending will be prosecuted and punished according to the Law (General Advertiser, 16, 18, 19, 20, Sept. 1752).