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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-King; Clifford-Bensley; Alscrip-Parsons; Rightly-Aickin; Chignon-Baddeley; Blandish-Bannister Jun.; Prompt-R. Palmer; Servants-Swords, Lyons, Gaudry, Painter; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Miss Alscrip (1st time)-Mrs Smith; Miss Alton-Mrs Bannister; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Bates; Mrs Sagely-Mrs Poussin; Tiffany-Miss Brangin; Lady Emily-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Lord Gayville Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: A Beggar on Horseback

Dance: As17860706

Event Comment: Arthur and Emmeline [announced on playbill of 23 Sept.] is obliged to be deferred, on Account of the Indisposition of Bannister. Receipts: #186 5s. 6d. (142.1.0; 40.0.6; 4.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Col. Townly-Barrymore; Probe-Waldron; Lory-Baddeley; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Jordan; Amanda-Mrs Brereton; Nurse-Mrs Love; Berinthia-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Lord Foppington Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Dance: In afterpiece: Mock Minuet-Palmer, Miss Pope. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: "A to the dresses [in afterpiece], they almost as nearly resemble the habits of the peasantry of Russia as of Scotland" (Morning Chronicle, 29 Sept.). Receipts: #201 12s. 6d. (160.10.0; 40.11.6; 0.11.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: Sir Clement Flint-King; Lord Gayville-Palmer; Alscrip-Parsons; Chignon-Baddeley; Mr Blandish-Bannister Jun.; Mr Rightly-Aickin; Prompt-R. Palmer; Chairman-Chaplin; William-Wilson; Clifford-Smith; Miss Alscrip-Miss Pope; Miss Alton-Mrs Crouch; Mrs Blandish-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Sagely-Mrs Booth; Tiffany-Miss Tidswell; Lady Emily-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Lord Gayville Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Dance: End I afterpiece: Highland Reel-Mills, the Miss Stageldoirs. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Song: II: song (in character)-Mrs Crouch. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Charles to Bannister Jun., but he "being suddenly taken ill, Barrymore was under the necessity of reading the part" (Morning Herald, 2 Oct.).] Error Smith, pit office-keeper, #2 11s. Receipts: #219 15s. (169.7; 49.15; 0.13)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Major Oakly-Baddeley; Charles-Read by Barrymore; Russet-Aickin; Captain O'Cutter-Moody; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Mrs Oakly-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Lord Trinket Actor: Dodd
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Related Works
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage Author(s): Thomas Southerne
Related Work: The Fatal Marriage; or, The Innocent Adultery Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue)-King; Colonel Tivy-Barrymore; Davy-Parsons; Jessamy-Burton; Lord Minikin-Dodd; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Gymp-Miss Tidswell; Miss Tittup-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Lord Minikin Actor: Dodd

Song: III: an Epithalamium Vocal Parts-Mrs Forster, Miss Stageldoir. [This was sung, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Event Comment: [Ryder was from the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin.] "He has the merit of being very articulate-a merit valuable from its rarity" (Gazetteer, 26 Oct.). Receipts: #246 10. (243.15.6; 2.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Performance Comment: Sir John Brute-Ryder (1st appearance in this Kingdom); Heartfree-Aickin; Constant-Farren; Col. Bully (with a song)-Davies; Lord Rake-Cubitt; Razor-Wewitzer; Taylor-Kennedy; Justice-Booth; Mademoiselle-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character); Lady Brute-Mrs Bates; Belinda-Mrs Wells (1st appearance in that character); Lady Fanciful-Mrs Pope (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lord Rake Actor: Cubitt

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Event Comment: Mainpiece: With new Songs by the Author [John O'Keeffe], and composed by Shield. Receipts: #182 9s. (179.18.6; 2.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Fontainbleau; Or, Our Way In France

Performance Comment: Lackland-Lewis; Lepoche-Quick; Squire Tally@ho-Edwin; Sir John Bull-Booth; Col. Epaulette-Wewitzer; Lord Winlove-Davies; Henry-Johnstone; Mrs Casey-Mrs Kennedy; Celia-Mrs Martyr; Nannette-Mrs Morton; Miss Dolly-Mrs Brown; Lady Bull-Mrs Webb; Rosa (1st time)-Mrs Billington.
Cast
Role: Lord Winlove Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: As17861116

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Poor Soldier, announced on playbill of 14 Dec.] Receipts: #264 6s. 6d. (261.8.6; 2.18.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: Sir Pertinax Macsycophant-Macklin; Lord Lumbercourt-Thompson; Sydney-Aickin; Melville-Hull; Counsellor Plausible-Brown; Serjeant Eitherside-Booth; Tomlins-Stevens; Sam-Ledger; John-Helme; Egerton-Lewis; Constantia-Mrs T. Kennedy; Betty Hint-Mrs Morton; Lady Macsycophant-Miss Platt; Nanny-Mrs Davenett; Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Lord Lumbercourt Actor: Thompson
Role: Serjeant Eitherside Actor: Booth

Afterpiece Title: Rosina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Douglas

Performance Comment: Douglas-Bannister Jun.; Glenalvon-Palmer; Lord Randolph-Aickin; Officer-Wilson; Servant-Phillimore; Norval-Bensley; Anna-Mrs Ward; Lady Randolph-Mrs Siddons.
Cast
Role: Lord Randolph Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Cast
Role: Lord Burleigh Actor: Chaplin
Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by James Cobb. Prologue by the author (see text)]. Public Advertiser, 22 Jan. 1787: This Evening be published The First Floor (1s.). Receipts: #227 (187.0; 39.4; 0.16)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A New Way To Pay Old Debts

Performance Comment: Sir Giles Overreach-Kemble; Justice Greedy-Burton; Allworth-Lawrence; Marall-Suett; Lord Lovel-Staunton; Tapwell-Alfred; Order-Wilson; Amble-R. Palmer; Furnace-Fawcett; Parson Welldo-Chaplin; Wellborn-Palmer; Margaret-Mrs Brereton; Froth-Mrs Love; Lady Allworth-Mrs Ward.
Cast
Role: Lord Lovel Actor: Staunton

Afterpiece Title: The First Floor

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Baddeley, Suett, R. Palmer, Chaplin, Jones, Alfred, Spencer, Whitfield, Burton, Bannister Jun., Mrs Wilson, Miss Collins, Mrs Hopkins. [Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1787): Whimsey-Baddeley; Furnish-Suett; Young Whimsey-R. Palmer; Landlord-Chaplin; Snap-Jones; Postboy-Alfred; Frank-Spencer; Monford-Whitfield; Simon-Burton; Tim Tartlett-Bannister Jun.; Nancy-Mrs Wilson; Charlotte-Miss Collins; Mrs Pattypan-Mrs Hopkins; Prologue-Bannister Jun. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Landlord Actor: Chaplin

Dance: End III: a new Dance, La Soiree Provencalle-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Holman, Pope, Farren, Davies, Fearon, Macready, Cubitt, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Wilkinson, Mrs Pope. Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1788 [i.e. 1787]): Mr Twineall-Lewis; Sir Luke Tremor-Quick; Elvirus-Holman; Mr Haswell-Pope; Sultan-Farren; Lord Flint-Davies; Zedan-Fearon; Mr Meanright-Macready; Keepers-Thompson, Cubitt; Prisoners-Helme, Gardner; Guard-Blurton; Messenger-Ledger; Lady Tremor-Mrs Mattocks; Aurelia-Miss Wilkinson; Prisoner-Mrs Pope; Prologue-Holman; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Lord Flint Actor: Davies

Afterpiece Title: The Enchanted Castle

Cast
Role: Genius of the Wood Actor:
Role: Master of the Quay Actor:

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Performance Comment: As17860928, but Lord Gayville-Kemble (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lord Gayville Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Old Mathew Actor: Fawcett
Role: The Seneschal Actor: Phillimore
Event Comment: Tickets to be had and Places for the Boxes to taken of Fosbrook, at the Stage Door of the Theatre. Boxes 10s. 6d. Pit 5s. 1st Gallery 3s. 6d. 2nd Gallery 2s. Books of the Performance to be had at the Theatre only. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same throughout oratorio season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Redemption 0 (selected From The Great And Favourite Works Of handel That Were Performed At His commemoration In Westminster Abbeyv And At The pantheon [on 26 And 27 May 1784])

Afterpiece Title: Redemption 1

Performance Comment: Public Advertiser, 26 Feb., notes that Pious orgies-[Judas Maccabaeus] Mme Mara; In sweetest harmony [Saul]-Mme Mara; Where is this stupendous stranger [Alcina]-Mme Mara; Angels ever bright and fair[Theodora]-Mme Mara; Holy Lord God Almighty-Mme Mara [Rodelinda]; Speak ye who best can tell [Ptolomy]-Miss George; He was eyes unto the blind [Siroe]-Miss George; Oh! had I Jubal's lyre-Miss George [Joshua].Joshua].
Cast
Role: Theodora] Actor: Mme Mara
Role: Holy Lord God Almighty Actor: Mme Mara
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Thomas Holcroft. Prologue by the author (Public Advertiser, 19 Mar.). Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (Knapp, 81)]: With new Scenery, Dresses, &c. Public Advertiser, 31 Mar. 1787: This Day is published Seduction (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #187 15. (162.14.0; 24.1.6; 0.17.0; ticket not come in: 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-King, Kemble, Aickin, Bates, Chaplin, Palmer, Miss Pope, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Wilson, Miss Tidswell, Miss Farren. Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1787): Mr Wilmot-King; Lord Morden-Kemble; General Burland-Aickin; Lapelle-Bates; Bailiff-Chaplin; Sir Frederic Fashion-Palmer; Mrs Modely-Miss Pope; Emily-Mrs Brereton; Harriet-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Pinup-Miss Tidswell; Lady Morden-Miss Farren; Prologue-Kemble text: Barrymore (see17870324; Epilogue-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Lord Morden Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan; Or, The Unhappy Marriage

Afterpiece Title: The Miller of Mansfield

Performance Comment: The King-Young; Dick-Simpson; Joe (with a song)-Wilson; Lord Lurewell-Sidney; Keepers-Russel, Marriot; The Miller-Sterne; Peggy-Mrs Marriot; Madge-Mrs Fowler; Kate-Mrs Sterne.
Cast
Role: The King Actor: Young
Role: Lord Lurewell Actor: Sidney
Role: The Miller Actor: Sterne

Song: End I: The Wedding Day-Wilson; End III: Ma chere amie-Wilson; End Monologue: The Old Woman of 80-Wilson

Entertainment: Monologue. End: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have ye all-Marriot

Performance Comment: End: The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have ye all-Marriot.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Sir John Trotley-Simpson; Col Tivy-Russel; Davy-Sidney; Jessamy-Wilson; Lord Minikin-Marriot; Lady Minikin-Mrs Simpson; Gymp-Mrs Fowler; Miss Tittip-Mrs Marriot.
Cast
Role: Lord Minikin Actor: Marriot

Entertainment: Monologue. Entertainments: An Epilogue describing the Furor Dramatica, Epilogue to The Lying Valet [by David Garrick], Paul Prigg's Description of his Journey thro' Gravesend Rochester Boulogne Amiens and Chantilly, Prologue to Bon Ton [describing the Folly and Fashions of the Times by George Colman elder], Bucks have at Ye all, An Occasional Address of Thanks to the Ladies and Gentlemen [by Marriot, Johnny Gilpin's Account of his Journey thro' Stoke Newington Edmonton to Ware shewing how he went farther than he intended and arrived safe Home at last-Marriot

Performance Comment: Entertainments: An Epilogue describing the Furor Dramatica, Epilogue to The Lying Valet [by David Garrick], Paul Prigg's Description of his Journey thro' Gravesend Rochester Boulogne Amiens and Chantilly, Prologue to Bon Ton [describing the Folly and Fashions of the Times by George Colman elder], Bucks have at Ye all, An Occasional Address of Thanks to the Ladies and Gentlemen [by Marriot, Johnny Gilpin's Account of his Journey thro' Stoke Newington Edmonton to Ware shewing how he went farther than he intended and arrived safe Home at last-Marriot.
Event Comment: Benefit for Quick. 3rd piece [1st time; F 1, author unknown. Not in Larpent MS; not published]: Altered from [the same by] Farquhar. Public Advertiser, 6 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Quick, No. 99, High Holbourn. Receipts: #324 1s. (156.4; 2.17; tickets: 165.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Performance Comment: Lubin-Mrs Martyr; Lord of the Manor-Helme; Bailiff-Booth; Annette (1st time)-Miss Wilkinson.
Cast
Role: Lord of the Manor Actor: Helme

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach; or, Inn in an Uproar

Entertainment: Monologue Before: Mother Shipton's Review of the Audience (Written By D. Garrick, Esq., with Alterations and Additions) (for that night only)-Quick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Performance Comment: Woodville-Lewis; Lord Glenmore-Aickin; Governor Harcourt-Fearon; Capt. Harcourt-Davies; Grey-Hull; Vane-Brown; Jacob-Edwin; Bridget-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character); Miss Mortimer-Mrs Inchbald; Cecilia-Miss Brunton (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Lord Glenmore Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Dance: After Monologue: The Wapping Landlady, as17870131

Entertainment: Monologue End: Lingo's Opinions on Men and Manners, as17870410

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Lord Gayville Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Performance Comment: Sir Richard Evergreen-Parsons; Lord Heartwell-Barrymore; Sam-Burton; Tinsel-Dodd; Rose (1st time)-Miss Romanzini; Miss Dorothy Evergreen-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Mrs Crouch.
Cast
Role: Lord Heartwell Actor: Barrymore

Dance: As17870115

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30 [same for rest of season]. Receipts: #133 11s. (112.8.0; 18.12.6; 2.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Seduction

Performance Comment: As17870412, but Lord Morden-Whitfield [in place of Kemble. Prologue and Epilogue as17870324 .in place of Kemble. Prologue and Epilogue as17870324 .
Cast
Role: Lord Morden Actor: Whitfield

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Dance: As17870115

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17870326but King Henry-Booth; Lord Sands-Wewitzer.
Cast
Role: Lord Sands Actor: Wewitzer.
Role: Lord Chamberlain Actor: Cubitt
Role: Queen Catherine Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Hewardine (1st appearance on any stage); Sir Jasper Wilding-Thompson; Young Wilding-Davies; Beaufort-Cubitt; Old Philpot-Quick; Maria-Mrs T. Kennedy; The original Epilogue-Hewardine, Quick.

Song: As17870326

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Tickets delivered by the young D'Egvilles, Jones, Newbold, Shaw, Dale, Purser Sen., Smith, Aberdein, Mills, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Heard, Miss Dancer, Miss Bradshaw, Mrs Haskey, will be admitted. Receipts: #241 8s. 6d. (23.4.0; 15.3.6; 0.15.0; tickets: 202.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Plain Dealer

Performance Comment: The Plain Dealer-Bensley; Lord Plausible-Suett; Major Old Fox-Moody; Freeman-Barrymore; Varnish-Packer; Jerry Blackacre-Dodd; Councellor Quillet-Phillimore; Oakam-Bates; Country Boy-Miss Heard; Novel-Palmer; Widow Blackacre-Mrs Hopkins; Olivia-Miss Pope; Eliza-Miss Tidswell; Lettice-Mrs Heard; Fidelia-Mrs Wilson.
Cast
Role: The Plain Dealer Actor: Bensley
Role: Lord Plausible Actor: Suett

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Dance: End III: The Capricious Lovers-the two young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet (1st appearance), Miss DeCamp; End: The Scheming Jockey and Fortune@Teller-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The English Merchant

Performance Comment: Freeport-Aickin; Sir William Douglas-Bensley; Lord Falbridge-Williamson; Owen-Usher; La France-Baddeley; Spatter-Bannister Jun.; Lady Alton-Mrs Whitfield; Molly-Mrs Bulkley; Mrs Goodman-Mrs Poussin; Amelia-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Lord Falbridge Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Bannister Jun.; Manager-Aickin; Gentleman in the Balcony-Kean; Easy-Lawrence; Irishman in the Pit-R. Palmer; Prompter-Gardner; Actresses-Miss Brangin, Mrs Poussin, Miss Francis, Miss Palmer; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Webb.
Related Works
Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Two Connoisseurs

Performance Comment: Beril-Browne; Charles-Bannister Jun.; Bijou-Baddeley; Cycle-Williamson; Lord Seewell-Aickin; Harry-Lawrence; Varnish-Parsons; Mrs Bijou-Mrs Webb; Lady Frances-Miss Woollery; Joan-Mrs Love; Lady Harriet-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Lord Seewell Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Bensley; Major Oakly-Baddeley; Charles-Bannister Jun.; Russet-Aickin; Sir Harry Beagle-Burton; Captain O'Cutter-Davies; Paris-Wewitzer; Tom-Barret; Lord Trinket-R. Palmer; Lady Freelove-Mrs Whitfield; Harriet-Miss Woollery; Mrs Oakly-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Lord Trinket Actor: R. Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law