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Event Comment: Benefit for Suett and Chapman. Public Advertiser, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Suett, No. 24, King Street, Holbourn; of Chapman, No. 49, Carey Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years. The Music by Barthelemon. Receipts: #160 15s. (39/5; 10/4; 0/4; tickets: 111/2) (charge: #108 18s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Cast
Role: Host of the Garter Actor: Booth
Role: Ann Page Actor: Miss Morris

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor; or, The Wishes

Performance Comment: Booze-Suett; Belphegor-Staunton; Wheatear-Chapman; Colin-Williames; Justice Solemn-Waldron; Phoebe-Miss Phillips; Dame Din-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Phoebe Actor: Miss Phillips

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss J. Stageldoir; End of Act IV The Butterfly by the Miss Stageldoirs

Performance Comment: Stageldoir; End of Act IV The Butterfly by the Miss Stageldoirs .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Performance Comment: Posthumus-Brereton; Cloten-Dodd; Bellarius-Aickin; Guiderius-Farren; Arviragus-R. Palmer; Cymbeline-Wrighten; Pissanio-Packer; Lucius-Phillimore; French Gentleman-Fawcett; Philario-Wright; Cornelius-Chaplin; Iachimo-Smith; Queen-Mrs Hopkins; Imogen-Miss E. Kemble (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Imogen Actor: Miss E. Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Performance Comment: Captain Freeman-Palmer; Butler-Baddeley; Bustle-Wrighten; Lieutenant Bumper-Chapman; Sir Toby Treacle-Parsons; Lady Treacle-Mrs Hopkins; Bridget-Miss Wheeler; Nancy-Miss Phillips .
Cast
Role: Bridget Actor: Miss Wheeler
Role: Nancy Actor: Miss Phillips

Dance: In Act II of mainpiece a Masquerade Scene, with Dancing by Williamson and Miss M. Stageldoir; End of Act III The Devonshire Minuet by the Miss Stageldoirs

Performance Comment: Stageldoir; End of Act III The Devonshire Minuet by the Miss Stageldoirs .

Song: In Masquerade Scene a New Song by Miss George

Event Comment: Benefit for Danby, Miss J. Stageldoir & Mrs Booth. Receipts: #148 1s. 6d. (21.19.0; 16.12.0; 0.8.6; tickets: 109.2.0) (charge: #106 6s. 3d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: As17871129, but Mellefont-Benson; Cynthia-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Cynthia Actor: Miss Collins.
Role: Lady Froth Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Plyant Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Performance Comment: Sir Richard Evergreen-Suett; Lord Heartwell-Dignum; Sam-Burton; Tinsel-Dodd; Rose-Miss Romanzini; Miss Dorothy Evergreen-Mrs Booth; Emily-Mrs Crouch.

Dance: End II: an entire New Dance-Hamoir, Miss J. Stageldoir; End: The Irish Fair, as17880306

Performance Comment: Stageldoir; End: The Irish Fair, as17880306 .
Event Comment: Benefit for Alfred, Walker, Brigg & Miss Tidswell. Receipts: #180 3s. 6d. (18.5.0; 6.2.0; 0.9.6; tickets: 155.7.0) (charge: #107 3s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17880403, but Lady Freelove-Miss Tidswell; Toilette-_; Chambermaid-_.
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Duke and No Duke

Cast
Role: Letitia Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Flametta Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Prudentia Actor: Miss Tidswell

Dance: End: The Irish Fair-Hamoir, Miss J. Stageldoir

Song: End IV: Ma chere Amie-Dignum

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

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

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17891113, but Mob-_Fairbrother; unassigned-_Danby; _Shaw; _Vincent; _Boyer; _Stageldoir_; _Horsfall; _Dorion; _Capon; Miss _Palmer; Mrs _Shaw; Mrs _Davies; Mrs _Butler; Mrs _Gawdry. _Shaw; _Vincent; _Boyer; _Stageldoir_; _Horsfall; _Dorion; _Capon; Miss _Palmer; Mrs _Shaw; Mrs _Davies; Mrs _Butler; Mrs _Gawdry.
Event Comment: Benefit for Danby, Spencer & Miss J. Stageldoir. Receipts: #272 6s. (44.7; 16.9; 1.5; tickets: 210.5) (charge: #108 1s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Parsons; Lady Grace-Mrs Ward; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs)-Mrs Forster; Trusty-Mrs Heard; Myrtilla-Miss Barnes; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Mrs Brooks (of hay).
Cast
Role: Miss Jenny Actor: Mrs Forster
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Dance: End: The Lucky Return-Hamoir, the Miss Stageldoirs

Event Comment: Benefit for the City of London Lying-in Hospital. Mrs Greville-Indiana--$Miss Younge being ill (Hopkins Diary). Public Advertiser, 4 Dec.: Tickets to be had at the Hospital, in Oldstreet Road. Receipts: #253 9s. (70.14; 0.0; 0.0; tickets: 182.15) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Hopkins
Role: Isabella Actor: Miss Platt

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Dance: End: Comic Dance-the two Miss Stageldoirs

Song: As17761025

Event Comment: Tickets delivered by Brigg, Pemberton, Bourk, Aberdein, Newbold, Smith, Miss Tidswell, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Heard [Account-Book adds: Mills] will be admitted. [The afterpiece was perhaps changed. On the Kemble playbill it is deleted, but no substitute play is given. The Account-Book lists The Lyar.] Receipts: #220 181. 6d. (43/4/0; 21/0/0; 0/2/6; tickets: 156/12/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17840918, but Trusty-Mrs Heard; Myrtilla-Miss Tidswell .
Cast
Role: Myrtilla Actor: Miss Tidswell
Role: Miss jenny Actor: Miss Field
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Lady Townly Actor: Miss Farren

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Miss Godfrey Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Hale
Role: Miss Grantham Actor: Mrs Brereton

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece the Minuet de la Cow by Brigg and Miss Stageldoir; End of Act III Hornpipe by Bourk

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

Cast
Role: Edging Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Betty Modish Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Island of St

Performance Comment: Marguerite. As17891113, but Mob-_Fairbrother, _Webb; unassigned-_Wilson, Webb, _Danby; _Shaw; _Vincent; _Boyer; _Stageldoir; _Horsfall; _Dorion; _Capon. _Shaw; _Vincent; _Boyer; _Stageldoir; _Horsfall; _Dorion; _Capon.
Event Comment: Powell: Deaf Lover rehearsed at 10; New Ballet at 11 (dismissed). Receipts: #230 (182.14.6; 42.14.6; 3.16.0; 6.1.2 tks.: 0.15.0)

Performances

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of The Wedding Day, advertised on playbill of 8 Jan, In it the playbill retains Mrs Goodall as Marcella, but "Marcella Miss Collins, Mrs Goodall Ill" (Powell, who also repeats same note as on 3 Jan.).] Powell: New Ballet rehearsed at 12. Receipts: #252 1s. (192.6.0; 55.17.6; 3.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pirates

Performance Comment: As17940516, but Captain-Webb; Sotillo-Benson; omitted from General Chorus: Reynoldson, Miss Arne . omitted from General Chorus: Reynoldson, Miss Arne .

Afterpiece Title: LOVE A-LA-MODE

Performance Comment: Sir Theodore Goodchild-Packer; Sir Archy Macsarcasm-King; Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan-Palmer; Squire Groom-Bannister Jun.; Mr Mordecai-Suett//Miss Charlotte-Miss Heard .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Pirates

Performance Comment: As17940523, but Captain-Trueman; omitted from Lazzaroni: Trueman; from Vintagers: Mrs Brooker, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Harris, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Barrett, Miss Bourk . omitted from Lazzaroni: Trueman; from Vintagers: Mrs Brooker, Mrs Brigg, Mrs Harris, Mrs Haskey, Mrs Barrett, Miss Bourk .

Afterpiece Title: KATHARINE AND PETRUCHIO

Performance Comment: Petruchio-Palmer; Baptista-Packer; Hortensio-Bland; Grumio-Baddeley; Music-master-Banks; Biondello-Benson; Pedro-Phillimore; Taylor-Burton; Adam-Lyons; Peter-Evans; Walter-Trueman; Gabriel-Cooke; Nathaniel-Webb; Gregory-Maddocks; Ralph-Welsh//Katharine-Mrs Goodall; Bianca-Miss Tidswell; Curtis-Mrs Booth .
Cast
Role: Bianca Actor: Miss Tidswell
Event Comment: Powell: Miss Davies, Mrs Bramwell, G. D'Egville, Caulfield absent [from afterpiece], all Ill [their substitutes are not listed]; Miss Leak, Messrs Annereau, Bardoleau, Dorion Sen., Horsfall absent from the chorus. Receipts: #254 17s. (177.10; 73.7; 4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Lovers

Cast
Role: Lady Beverley Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Araminta Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Caelia Actor: Miss Miller.

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Event Comment: [The playbill assigns Jessica to Mrs Bland, but "Jessica Miss Collins. Miss Bland Ill, Leonardo [omitted from playbill] Evans, Cooke Ill" (Powell).] Powell: Edwy and Elgiva rehearsed at 11. Receipts: #285 7s. 6d. (236.16.6; 43.14.6; 4.16.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Packer; Antonio-Bensley; Bassanio-Wroughton; Solanio-Whitfield; Salarino-Barrymore; Gratiano-Dodd; Lorenzo-Dignum; Shylock-Kemble; Tubal-Waldron; Launcelot-Bannister Jun.; Gobbo-Suett; Leonardo-Evans; Portia-Mrs Siddons; Nerissa-Mrs Goodall; Jessica-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Jessica Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Event Comment: [In mainpiece "English Herald [omitted from playbill] Trueman; Cooke Ill." In afterpiece the playbill retains Aumer as Hephestion, but "Hephestion C. Kemble, Aumer at the Opera House. Miss Redhead, Miss Leak absent, Ill" (Powell).] Powell, 13 Mar.: King John rehearsed at 10; Edwy and Elgiva at 12; Jack of Newbury read at 2; 14 Mar.: Jack of Newbury rehearsed at 11. Receipts: #255 3s. (204.14.0; 48.8.6; 2.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King John

Performance Comment: King John-Kemble; Prince Henry-Bland; Arthur-Master Welsh; Pembroke-Dignum; Essex-Caulfield; Salisbury-Whitfield; Hubert-Bensley; Fauconbridge-Palmer; R. Faulconbridge-Waldron; English Herald-Trueman; King Philip-Aickin; Lewis-Barrymore; Austria-Phillimore; Cardinal Pandulpho-Packer; Elinor-Mrs Hopkins; Constance-Mrs Siddons; Blanch-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Blanch Actor: Miss Collins.

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jack Of Newbury

Cast
Role: Blanche Actor: Miss Leak

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Hymen

Performance Comment: As17950506, but Diana-Miss Stuart.

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Event Comment: Powell, 15 Feb.: Alexander the Great rehearsed at 11; 2nd Scene of D & Procession at 6; 16 Feb.: New Comedy rehearsed at 11. Receipts: #407 5s. (308.0.0; 94.3.6; 5.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Cast
Role: Julia Actor: Miss Farren
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard.
Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Performance Comment: As17950212, but Attendant Females-Mrs Brigg, Miss +Wheatley.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wheel Of Fortune

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Performance Comment: As17950303but Statira-Miss DeCamp.
Event Comment: Benefit for J. D'Egville. Ballet: As composed by Dauberval, and performed at the king's Theatre in the Hay-Market. To conclude with a Grand Display of the Manual Exercise. Morning Chronicle, 8 May: Tickets to be had of J. D'Egville, No. 29, Litchfield-street, Soho. Receipts: #376 9s. (151.16; 45.10; 6.14; tickets: 172.9) (charge: #247 12s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Country Girl

Performance Comment: As17950420, but Alithea-Miss Collins.
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Miss Collins.
Role: Miss Peggy Actor: Mrs Jordan
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Heard.

Afterpiece Title: Alexander the Great

Performance Comment: As17950415, but Statira-Miss DeCamp; Attalus-_; Eumenes-_; Philip-_; Arsites-_; Spithridates-_; Raesaces-_; High Priest of the Sun-_.

Ballet: Preceding: The Deserter. Alexis-J. D'Egville; Jean Louis-G. D'Egville; Bertrand-Aumer; Mountauciel-Fialon; Gaoler-Fairbrother; Court@Chemin-Boimaison; The King-Phillimore; Louisa-Mrs Fialon; Margaretta-Miss Heard; Janetta-Miss Menage; Duchess-Miss Collins; Officers, Attendants-

Performance Comment: Alexis-J. D'Egville; Jean Louis-G. D'Egville; Bertrand-Aumer; Mountauciel-Fialon; Gaoler-Fairbrother; Court@Chemin-Boimaison; The King-Phillimore; Louisa-Mrs Fialon; Margaretta-Miss Heard; Janetta-Miss Menage; Duchess-Miss Collins; Officers, Attendants-.
Cast
Role: Gaoler Actor: Fairbrother
Role: The King Actor: Phillimore
Role: Margaretta Actor: Miss Heard
Role: Janetta Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Duchess Actor: Miss Collins

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Collett

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Junior

Performance Comment: As17880125, but unassigned-Miss Romanzini, Mrs _Love; Miss_ Cranford. Miss_ Cranford.

Dance: End II: The Conjugal Frolick-the young D'Egvilles, Miss Blanchet, Miss DeCamp

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Pope. Public Advertiser, 22 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Pope, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn fields. Receipts: #259 9s. (90.16; 18.13; 0.11; tickets: 149.9) (charge: #109 18s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Lady Teazle Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair American

Cast
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Wheeler
Role: Mrs Wilmot Actor: Miss Sherry
Role: Miss Melcomb Actor: Miss Simson
Role: Angelica Actor: Miss Phillips.

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performance Comment: As17811012, but Dangle-R. Palmer; 1st Italian-Miss Wright .
Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Taylor. Mainpiece: Not acted these 12 years. Public Advertiser, 9 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Taylor, No. 10, Charles-street, Covent-Garden. Receipts: #173 (50.17; 23.17; 0.10; tickets: 97.16) (charge: #109 11s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Wives

Performance Comment: General Savage-King; Conolly-Moody; Torrington-Parsons; Leeson-Barrymore; Captain Savage-Whitfield; Spruce-Lamash; Ghastly-Burton; Leech-Phillimore; Crow-Hollingsworth; Wolf-Alfred; Belville-Kemble (1st appearance in that character); Miss Walsingham-Mrs Taylor; Lady Rachel Mildew-Mrs Hopkins; Mrs Tempest-Mrs Wilson; Miss Leeson-Miss Collins; Mrs Belville (for that night only)-Miss Farren (1st appearance in that character).

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Performance Comment: As17871210, but Pastoral Nymph-Miss Collett.
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Event Comment: [Miss Arne, who is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill, had previously appeared as a chorus singer; see 27 Oct. 1794. In mainpiece the playbill assigns Mrs Peachum to Mrs Hopkins, Suky Tawdry to Mrs Maddocks, Mrs Coaxer to Miss Stageldoir, but "Mrs Hopkins being ill, Mrs Maddocks play'd Mrs Peachum; Mrs Hedges Suky Tawdry for Mrs Maddocks; Miss Stageldoir Ill, Mrs Jones play'd Mrs Coaxer. [In afterpiece] Jones Ill, Lyons Snuffle; Evans 4th Mob for Lyons [both these characters omitted from playbill]" (Powell).] Powell: Mayor of Garratt rehearsed at 12; New Ballet at 12. Receipts: #174 10s. (121.14; 51.2; 1.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggar's Opera

Performance Comment: Mr Peachum-Moody; Lockit-Hollingsworth; Capt. Macheath-Kelly; Filch-Suett; Crookfinger'd Jack-Lyons; Wat Dreary-Evans; Robin of Bagshot-Cooke; Nimming Ned-Welsh; Harry Paddington-Phillimore; Mat o' the Mint-Trueman; Ben Budge-Burton; Beggar-Waldron; Player-Benson; Drawer-Banks; Turnkey-Webb; Mrs Peachum-Mrs Maddocks; Polly Peachum-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Arne]); Lucy Lockit (1st time)-Miss DeCamp; Diana Trapes-Mrs Booth; Mrs Coaxer-Mrs Jones; Dolly Trull-Miss Chatterley; Mrs Vixen-Mrs Iliff; Betty Doxy-Miss Redhead; Jenny Diver-Mrs Bramwell; Mrs Slammekin-Miss Tidswell; Suky Tawdry-Mrs Hedges; Molly Brazen-Mrs Butler.

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Sir Jacob Jollup-Waldron; Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Jerry Sneak-Bannister Jun.; Heeltap-Burton; Lint-Suett; Bruin-Benson; Snuffle-Lyons; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Goodall; Mrs Bruin-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Mrs Bruin Actor: Miss Tidswell.

Dance: In III: Hornpipe-G. D'Egville