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15524 results for: Keyword - the Miss Palmers
We found 14951 matches on Performance Comments, 4436 matches on Performance Title, 1983 matches on Event Comments, 256 matches on Roles/Actors, and 0 matches on Author.

14651
06 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 1st piece: Taken from Moor's Comedy of Gil Blas. 3rd piece: With the Original French Music, Dresses, Scenery, Machinery, and Decorations. [For a detailed synopsis of the action, see 16 Nov.] Receipts: #122 5s. 6d. (118.9.6; 3.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Female Pursuit; Or, Stop Her Who Can

Performance Comment: Don Lewis-Holman; Gil Blas-Bernard; Don Felix-Macready; Don Gabriel-Thompson; Pedro-Farley; Melchion-Letteney; Aurora-Miss Chapman; Isabella-Mrs Bernard; Bernarda-Mrs Pitt; Beatrice-Mrs Powell; Laura-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Aurora Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Fugitive

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Performance Comment: ["Follett played the part of Koah in the room of Delpini" (Diary, 8 Nov.). The other characters probably were: Terreeobo-$Blurton; Pareea-$Byrne; Captain Cook-$Cranfield; His Lieutenant-$Evatt; Lieutenant of the Marines-$Ratchford; Emai-$Miss Francis (see17890921).]
Cast
Role: Lieutenant of the Marines Actor: Ratchford
Role: Emai Actor: Miss Francis

14652
11 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, usually ascribed to Thomas Holcroft, but probably by James Marshall; adapted from Trau, Schau, Wem! (later entitled Der Gasthof), by Johann Christian Brandes. Authors of Prelude and Epilogue unknown]. Account-Book, 23 Nov.: Paid Marshall, author, in full, #99 8s. [not the actor, engaged at cg this season, whose Christian name was Thomas]. Diary, 23 Nov. 1790: This Day is published The German Hotel (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #179 14s. (166.4; 13.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Afterpiece Title: Love in a Camp; or, Patrick in Prussia

Performance Comment: Captain Patrick-Johnstone; Quiz-Quick; Darby (1st time)-Bernard; Marshall Ferbelin-Davies; Father Luke-Rock; Olmutz-Cubitt; Adjutant-Macready; Rupert-Lee; Mabel Flourish-Mrs Webb; Norah-Miss Francis; Flora-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock
Role: Norah Actor: Miss Francis

14653
22 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Afterpiece: By the Particular Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs [see 12 Nov.]. Receipts: #209 7s. 6d. (204.13.6; 4.14.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17901011, but Bastard-Fennell; Cornwall-Macready; Arante-Miss Brangin.
Cast
Role: Arante Actor: Miss Brangin.
Role: Cordelia Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Chaplet

14654
27 November 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: The Follies of a Day. As 29 Oct. 1st piece: Altered from The Winter's Tale of Shakespeare [2nd piece in place of Love a-la-Mode, advertised on playbill of 26 Nov.] Receipts: #171 2s. 6d. (160.5.6; 10.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Florizel And Perdita

Performance Comment: Florizel-Holman; Polixenes-Aickin; Antigonus-Hull; Camillo-Powel; Clown-Cubitt; Autolicus (the Ballad-singing Pedlar)-Blanchard; Dorcas-Mrs Lloyd; Mopsa-Mrs Byrne; Perdita-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: the Ballad Actor: singing Pedlar-Blanchard
Role: Perdita Actor: Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: A Sailor's life's a life of woe Actor: Mrs Harlowe, in place of The Greenwich Pensioner.
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Miss _Rowson.
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Bernard
Role: Of the Ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: How much I love thee Actor: Wilson
Role: Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna Actor: Bannister
Role: 'Twas in the good ship Rover Actor: Bannister
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus

Dance: As17901123

14655
09 December 1790 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The School for Scandal [advertised on playbill of 8 Dec.] is deferred on account of Kemble's Illness. Receipts: #184 14s. (132.6.0; 45.3.6; 6.19.6; tickets not come in: 0.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Cast
Role: Lady Bell Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Miss Neville Actor: Mrs Kemble

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performance Comment: As17901004, but Dorothy-Mrs Bland [i.e. formerly Miss Romanzini]; Grandmother-_.
Cast
Role: Nelly Actor: Miss Hagley
Role: Grandmother Actor: Mrs Booth.

14656
11 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Desiire of the Cherokee Chiefs [see 12 Nov.]. Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years. [European Magazine, Dec. 1790, p. 468, says that this was Mrs Ferguson's 1st appearance in London; she was from the Richmond theatre.] Receipts: #205 5s. (202.8.6; 2.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Young Meadows-Johnstone; Hawthorn-Bannister; Hodge-Blanchard; Sir William Meadows-Powel; Eustace-Davies; Carter-Reeve; Cook-Rock; Footman-Blurton; Justice Woodcock-Quick; Deborah-Mrs Pitt; Madge-Mrs Wells; Lucinda-Mrs Mountain; Maid-Miss Stuart; Rosetta (1st time)-Mrs Ferguson.
Cast
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: Cadwallader-Bannister; Young Cape-Fennell; Governor-Powel; Sprightly-Davies; Poet-Bernard; Printer's Devil-Cross; Robin-Thompson; Arabella-Miss Chapman; Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Wells.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Chapman

Dance: End II: The Irish Lilt, as17901020

14657
15 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbill announces The Suspicious Husband, but "The performance at this house was changed yesterday evening in consequence of the indisposition of Lewis, and Rose and Colin with The German Hotel were substituted for The Suspicious Husband"(Diary, 16 Dec.).] Receipts: #145 14s. 6d. (135.4.6; 10.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The German Hotel

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: As17901013, but Scarlet-Farley; Stella-Miss Francis.
Cast
Role: Stella Actor: Miss Francis.

14658
22 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Performance Comment: As17900917, but Milliner-Miss Francis.
Cast
Role: Milliner Actor: Miss Francis.
Role: Mrs Strickland Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Jacintha Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Performance Comment: As17901220, but Vocal Characters-Rock; St. Alban-_; Captain O'Leary-_; Patrick-_; Catherine-_; Louisa-_; Shoe@Black-_; Dancing Nymphs-Mrs _Lloyd[. The rest by the Chief Part of the principal Performers of the Company. +Prologue as17901220.. The rest by the Chief Part of the principal Performers of the Company. +Prologue as17901220.
Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet

14659
28 December 1790 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beaux Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Lewis; Aimwell-Farren; Father Foigard-Johnstone; Boniface-Powel; Sullen-Davies; Gibbet-Cubitt; Sir Charles Freeman-Evatt; Scrub-Quick; Cherry-Mrs Martyr; Dorinda-Mrs Mountain; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Platt; Gipsey-Miss Stuart; Mrs Sullen-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Father Foigard Actor: Johnstone
Role: Gipsey Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet

14660
03 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Wilson; King-Aickin; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Farren; Worcester-Powel; Poins-Davies; Francis-Blanchard; Sir W. Blount-Macready; Bardolph-Rock; Douglas-Marshall; Carriers-Bernard, Cross; Hotspur-Holman; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Miss Chapman.

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet

14661
07 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rose And Colin

Afterpiece Title: The Child of Nature

Performance Comment: Count Valentia-Lewis; Duke Mercia (1st time)-Wilson; Albetto-Aickin; Marquis Almanza-Farren; Seville-Hull; Marchioness Merida-Mrs Mattocks; Amanthis-Miss Brunton; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Amanthis Actor: Miss Brunton

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet

14662
10 January 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author and the Composer [of mainpiece, who are named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #289 3s. (253.18; 34.5; 1.0; tickets: none listed) (charge: #123 7s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Cast
Role: The Seraskier Actor: Kelly
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Hagley

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Wingate-Hollingsworth; Dick-Bannister Jun.; Gargle-Fawcett; Simon-Suett; Scotchman-Banks; Irishman-Phillimore; Catchpole-Maddocks; President-Benson; Spouters-Spencer, Haymes, Webb, Lyons; Porter-Chapman; Watchman-Alfred; Charlotte-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Collins.

14663
11 January 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Cast
Role: The Seraskier Actor: Kelly
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Crouch
Role: Fatima Actor: Miss Hagley

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: Goodwill-Packer; Blister-Suett; Coupee-Bannister Jun.; Quaver-Dignum; Mr Thomas-Phillimore; Miss Lucy-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Miss Lucy Actor: Mrs Jordan.

14664
17 January 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces the 8th night of Better Late than Never (see 20 Jan.), but "The Play was to have been Better Late. I was hoarse, & could not act. Miss Farren refus'd to play Berinthia. Mrs Ward acted it for her" (Kemble Mem.).] Receipts: #253 6s. 6d. (208.6.0; 41.9.0; 3.6.6; tickets not come in: 0.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Fairbrother
Role: Colombine Actor: Miss Blanchet
Role: Queen Mab Actor: Miss DeCamp.

14665
19 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of 1st piece]. Receipts: #246 2s. (242.6; 3.16; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Cast
Role: Miss Brunton Vocal Parts Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Mrs Warrell, Miss Williams, Miss Stuart, Mrs Mountain
Role: Indamora Actor: Miss Brunton

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17901211, but Arabella-Miss Francis.
Cast
Role: Arabella Actor: Miss Francis.

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: A Sailor's life's a life of woe Actor: Mrs Harlowe, in place of The Greenwich Pensioner.
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Miss _Rowson.
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Bernard
Role: Of the Ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: How much I love thee Actor: Wilson
Role: Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna Actor: Bannister
Role: 'Twas in the good ship Rover Actor: Bannister
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus

Dance: As17910114

14666
26 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 2nd piece: Not acted these 8 years [not acted since 17 Nov. 1781]. Receipts: #305 10s. (301.0.6; 4.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Cast
Role: Miss Brunton Vocal Parts Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Mrs Warrell, Miss Williams, Miss Stuart, Mrs Mountain
Role: Indamora Actor: Miss Brunton

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performance Comment: Meadows-Munden; Groom-Blanchard; Young Wrongward-Macready; Canteen-Bernard; John-Thompson; Sternhold-Powel; William-Cubitt; Old Wrongward-Wilson; Sophia-Miss Chapman; Maid-Mrs Rock; Betsey Blossom-Mrs Martyr.
Cast
Role: Sophia Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: A Sailor's life's a life of woe Actor: Mrs Harlowe, in place of The Greenwich Pensioner.
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Miss _Rowson.
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Bernard
Role: Of the Ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: How much I love thee Actor: Wilson
Role: Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna Actor: Bannister
Role: 'Twas in the good ship Rover Actor: Bannister
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus

14667
27 January 1791 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17901211, but Lucinda (1st time)-Miss Francis; Rosetta-A Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Vernon]).Mrs Vernon]).
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Francis
Role: Maid Actor: Miss Stuart

Afterpiece Title: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet

Dance: End II: The Wapping Landlady, as17901204

Entertainment: Monologue Preceding: an Occasional Address-Harley

14668
02 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: 2nd piece: Not acted these 8 years [acted 1 Dec. 1784]. With some Alterations and Additions by the Author [Arthur Murphy]. Receipts: #241 1s. 6d. (237.8.6; 3.13.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow Of Malabar

Cast
Role: Miss Brunton Vocal Parts Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Mrs Warrell, Miss Williams, Miss Stuart, Mrs Mountain
Role: Indamora Actor: Miss Brunton

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Performance Comment: Razor-Quick; Pamphlet-Wilson; Quidnunc-Munden; Rovewell-Davies; Belmour-Macready; Feeble-C. Powell; Watchman-Thompson; Harriet-Miss Chapman; Termagant-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Chapman

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Cast
Role: A Sailor's life's a life of woe Actor: Mrs Harlowe, in place of The Greenwich Pensioner.
Role: Miss Courtney Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Miss _Rowson.
Role: I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter Actor: Bernard
Role: Of the Ancients its speaking Actor: Johnstone
Role: How much I love thee Actor: Wilson
Role: Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna Actor: Bannister
Role: 'Twas in the good ship Rover Actor: Bannister
Role: Sure an't the World a Masquerade Actor: Johnstone, Chorus

14669
10 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [The playbilll retains Bannister as Diego, but he, "whose absence from Covent-Garden Theatre on Thursday evening was represented to the audience as the effect of indispostion, appeared that night at the Ranelagh Masquerade. We can remember no instance of disrespect from a performer to the town equal to this" (Gazetteer, 14 Feb.). The name of his substitute is not given.] Receipts: #196 11s. (189.0; 7.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Arrogance

Cast
Role: Lydia Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: in the Character of a News Actor: hawker

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17900913, but Diego-; Ursulla-Mrs Webb; Leonora (1st time)-Miss Broadhurst (6th appearance on any stage [see17910115]).see17910115]).
Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Miss Broadhurst

14670
11 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 2 Jan. 1786]. ["In the review of any performance of this character it must be extremely difficult to command an abstraction from the remembrance of what Mrs Siddons was in it...This is not said to introduce any insinuation that the performance of Mrs Esten was an imitation of that of Mrs Siddons, but to excuse it if it was so...The performance was highly meritorious" (Gazetteer, 12 Feb.).] Receipts: #189 19s. (179.2; 10.17)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella; Or, The Fatal Marriage

Performance Comment: Biron-Holman; Count Baldwin-Hull; Carlos-Harley; Belford-Davies; Sampson-Cubitt; Villeroy-Farren; Nurse-Mrs Pitt; Isabella-Mrs Esten; Edition of 1792 (John Bell) adds: Child-Miss Standen; Pedro-Thompson.
Cast
Role: Child Actor: Miss Standen
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: The Picture of Paris

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Webb
Role: Louisa Actor: Miss Brunton
Role: Vocal Characters Actor: Bannister, Incledon, Davies, Blanchard, Cubitt, Johnstone, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Warrell, Miss Huntley, Miss Barnet

Song: III: Epithalamium. Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; the Music by Shield

Performance Comment: Vocal Parts-Mrs Martyr, Mrs Mountain; the Music by Shield. the Music by Shield.

14671
12 February 1791 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: [As mainpiece the playbill announces the 5th night of The School for Arrogance (see 14 Feb.), but it was "set aside, on account of the indisposition of Johnstone, and The Provok'd Husband was the substitute, in which Holman and Mrs Esten represented the characters of Lord and Lady Townly." In afterpiece the playbill retains Johnstone as Edwin, but "Incledon warbled the airs allotted to the part of Edwin" (Diary, 14 Feb.).] Receipts: #205 1s. 6d. (195.16.6; 9.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Performance Comment: As17901013, but Edwin-Incledon; Stella-Miss Francis.
Cast
Role: Stella Actor: Miss Francis.

14672
25 February 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Performance Comment: As17910114, but Aurora-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Aurora Actor: Miss Collins.

14673
02 March 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Kemble Mem.: "King not strong enough to act Puff in the Critic." But The Critic was nowhere advertised for this night. King is listed in the mainpiece as Trappanti, but perhaps he did not act.] Receipts: #146 13s. (107.5.0; 37.6.6; 1.11.6; tickets not come in: 0.10.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Wou'd And She Wou'd Not

Performance Comment: As17901125, but Rosara-Miss Heard; Corrigidore-_.
Cast
Role: Rosara Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Viletta Actor: Miss Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Tidswell
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

14674
04 March 1791 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Humourist; or, Who's Who

Performance Comment: Sir Anthony Halfwit-Suett; Beaumont-Williames; Frolic-Hollingsworth; Dabble-Bannister Jun.; Mrs Matadore-Mrs Hopkins; Diana-Miss Heard; Mrs Meddle-Mrs Williames.
Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Miss Heard
Related Works
Related Work: The Humourists Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

14675
07 March 1791 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain, and also under the Patronage of their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, and the Duke of Clarence. Benefit for Lee Lewes. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be had of Lee Lewes, at Mr Brough's, No. 18, Portland-street, Soho. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by James Fennell. Larpent MS 924; not published. Synopsis of plot in Morning Post, 8 Mar.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Performance Comment: Marplot-Lee Lewes; Sir Francis Gripe-Wewitzer; Sir Jealous Traffic-Frost; Whisper-Gull; Charles-Everard; Sir George Airy-Fennell; Patch-Mrs Lee Lewes; Isabinda-Mrs Day; Miranda-Miss Atherton (1st appearance on any stage).
Cast
Role: Miranda Actor: Miss Atherton

Afterpiece Title: The Advertisement; or, A New Way to Get a Husband

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Lee Lewes, Wewitzer, Fennell, Mrs Lee Lewes, Mrs Day, Mrs Everard, Miss Brown; Larpent MS lists the parts: Alderman Goslin, Young Goslin, Harry, Thomas, Peruque, Mrs O'Trigger-Mrs Lee Lewes (Oracle, 8 Mar.) Mrs Courtney, Kitty, Mrs Snip, Betty.
Cast
Role: Principal Characters Actor: Lee Lewes, Wewitzer, Fennell, Mrs Lee Lewes, Mrs Day, Mrs Everard, Miss Brown

Entertainment: MonologuesEnd IV: The late King of Prussia and General Ziethen-Lee Lewes; End: A Whimsical Dissertation upon Law-Lee Lewes