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Event Comment: Benefit for Sedgwick. Afterpiece [1st time; MF 2, by Samuel Birch. Larpent MS 983; not published; synopsis of plot in Universal Magazine, May 1793 p. 389]: The Music principally composed by Attwood, with selections from Mozart, Ferrari, Martin y Soler?, Linley? Sen.. And a new Overture by Shaw. Morning Herald, 25 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Sedgwick at his house, Kennington-Green. Receipts: #379 14s. 6d. (70.18.0; 52.12.0; 3.1.6; tickets: 253.3.0) (charge: #162 5s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Mariners

Performance Comment: Characters by Suett, Bland, Dignum, Sedgwick, Bannister Jun., Wewitzer, Master Welsh, Burton, Fawcett, Maddocks, Webb, Cooke, Mrs Crouch, Miss DeCamp, Miss Collins, Miss Heard, Miss Menage. [Cast from Songs (C. Lowndes, 1793): Mr Indigo-Suett; Charles-Bland; Henry-Dignum; Clover-Sedgwick; Mizin-Bannister Jun.; Flintbourg-Wewitzer; Sea Boys-Miss DeCamp [in Songs: Mrs Bland (see17930515)], Master Welsh; Landlord-Burton [in Songs: Phillimore (see17930515)]; Chequer-Fawcett; Trusty-Maddocks; Caustic-Webb [in Songs: Hollingsworth]; Sophia-Mrs Crouch; Susan-Miss Collins [in Songs: Miss DeCamp (see17930515)]; Bell-Miss Heard; Julia-Miss Menage; Rest of the Vocal Characters-Caulfield, Danby, Welsh, Shaw; Cooke [unassigned. Cooke [unassigned.

Song: As17921030

Event Comment: Benefit for Burton, Fawcett [his last appearance on the stage] and Phillimore. Receipts: #231 18s. (28.18; 4.3; tickets: 198.17) (charge: #95 0s. 2d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At Hay The School For Scandal

Cast
Role: Mrs Candour Actor: Miss Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour and Gavot-Master and Miss D'Egville

Song: As17921030

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Performance Comment: Muns-Fawcett; Lord Edmond-Davies; Jack Connor-Macready; Count Frippon-Cubitt; Tough-Rock; Frill-Farley; Father Frank-Rees; Landlord-Thompson; Trap-Powel; Phelim-Ledger; Dowdle-Munden; Rachael-Miss Hopkins; Mary-Miss Stuart; Adelaide-Miss Chapman.
Cast
Role: Father Frank Actor: Rees

Song: As17931009

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: The Invasion; or, All Alarm'd at Brighthelmstone

Performance Comment: Sir John Evergreen-Quick; Beaufort-Davies; Charles Evergreen-Macready; Drill-Farley; Tattoo-Rees; Roger-Rock; Cameleon-Fawcett; Emily (with a song)-Mrs Mountain; Lady Catherine Rouge-Mrs Webb.

Song: Vocal Parts, as17931009, but Miss Kirton, Mrs _Masters

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Cast
Role: Lady Amaranth Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: THE PooR SOLDIER

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock

Dance: As17931015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN'S CHAPLET

Song: As17931030

Entertainment: As17931012

Cast
Role: When in War on the Ocean Actor: Davies
Role: The Music Actor:
Role: The Dances Actor: Byrn, Holland
Role: The Scenery Actor: Hodgins, Walmsley, Phillips.
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #513 18s. 6d. (506/5/6; 7/13/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Lovers' Quarrels

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: HARTFORD BRIDGE

Afterpiece Title: HARLEQUIN'S CHAPLET

Entertainment: As17931002

Cast
Role: When in War on the Ocean Actor: Davies
Role: The Music Actor:
Role: The Dances Actor: Byrn, Holland
Role: The Scenery Actor: Hodgins, Walmsley, Phillips.
Event Comment: Afterpiece: By Particular Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs. [These six Chiefs had recently come to England to enlist aid in their dispute with Mexico (London Chronicle, 2 Nov.). The playbill retains Bannister as Robin Hood, but "Previous to the curtain's drawing up...Farley walked forward and apologized for the absence of Bannister, informing the audience that their favourite singer was suddenly indisposed, and that Davies had undertaken to play Bannister's part" (Diary, 13 Nov.). Davies's part of Scarlet was probably acted by Farley (see 18 Nov.).] Receipts: #201 17s. 6d. (187.5.0; 14.12.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: Mrs Dorville Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece]. Receipts: #164 12s. (146.6; 18.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: Mrs Dorville Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Berwick

Afterpiece Title: ROBIN HOOD

Performance Comment: As17930920, but Robin Hood-Townsend (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich; 1st appearance on this stage) . 1st appearance on this stage) .

Dance: As17931015

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: ROSE AND COLIN

Song: As17931030

Entertainment: As17931111

Cast
Role: When in War on the Ocean Actor: Davies
Role: The Music Actor:
Role: The Dances Actor: Byrn, Holland
Role: The Scenery Actor: Hodgins, Walmsley, Phillips.
Event Comment: 3rd piece: By Particular Desire of the Cherokee Chiefs [see 12 Nov.]. Receipts: #274 1s. (270.0.6; 4.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: Mrs Dorville Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Performance Comment: Lubin-Mrs Martyr; Bailiff-Cubitt; Lord of the Manor-Evatt; Annette-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Lord of the Manor Actor: Evatt

Afterpiece Title: The Death of Captain Cook

Performance Comment: As17931106 PART I. A Nuptial Procession, with the Performance of the Marriage Ceremony, according to the Custom observed at O'Whyee. The Manner of a Combat between two Natives. PART II. The Arrival of the Resolution. The Disembarkation of the English, with the Ceremonies observed at entering into a Treaty of Peace with the Natives. A Preparation for a Human Sacrifice. The Assassination of Captain Cook. PART III. A Representation of the Naval and Military Honour, observed on erecting a Pile to the Memory of Captain Cook by the Officers of the Resolution. The Ceremony performed on the same occasion, according to the Manner of the Natives of O'Whyee. To conclude with a Representation of a Burning Mountain.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of mainpiece, who is named in the Account-Book, but not on the playbill]. Receipts: #144 16s. (128.16.6; 15.19.6; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: Mrs Dorville Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Robin Hood

Event Comment: [Mrs Esten had 1st acted Lady Bab Lardoon at Bath in the season of 1786-87.] Receipts: #135 5s. 6d. (124.8.6; 10.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pope

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]).

Dance: I afterpiece: a Dance-

Song: As17931023

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The German Hotel

Cast
Role: Mrs Dorville Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock
Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years [acted 30 Apr. 1791). Receipts: #191 17s. 6d. (186/5/6; 5/12/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Mrs Dorville Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Iachimo Actor: PopeHelen-Mrs Watts
Role: PopeHelen Actor: Mrs Watts

Afterpiece Title: THE QUAKER

Song: Hark! the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings, as17931118, but Mrs Clendining in place of Miss Barnett

Performance Comment: the Lark at Heaven's Gate sings, as17931118, but Mrs Clendining in place of Miss Barnett .
Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of THE CONSTANT COUPLE, advertised on playbill of 4 Dec.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Cast
Role: Leonora Actor: Mrs Pope

Afterpiece Title: NO SONG NO SUPPER

Song: As17931119 Masque as17931119

Event Comment: THE WORLD IN A VILLAGE [advertised on playbill of 9 Dec.] is obliged to be deferr'd till Friday next on account of Johnstone's Illness. [Afterpiece in place of THE POSITIVE MAN, also advertised as above.] Receipts: #233 10s. 6d. (219/15/6; 13/15/0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats

Cast
Role: Lady Amaranth Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: THE MIDNIGHT WANDERERS

Dance: As17931022

Event Comment: Benefit for the Author [of 2nd piece, who is named in the Account Book, but not on the playbill]. 2nd piece: With Alterations. Receipts: #211 3s. 6d. (183/18/6; 27/5/0; tickets: none listed)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Quaker

Cast
Role: Mrs Dorville Actor: Mrs Pope
Role: Iachimo Actor: PopeHelen-Mrs Watts
Role: PopeHelen Actor: Mrs Watts

Afterpiece Title: THE SIEGE OF BERWICK

Afterpiece Title: THE HIGHLAND REEL

Event Comment: [Afterpiece in place of THE FARMER, advertised on playbill of 14 Dec.] Receipts: #245 8s. (242/16; 2/12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Cast
Role: Queen Actor: Mrs Pope.

Afterpiece Title: ROSE AND COLIN

Dance: As17931022

Song: As17931030, but omitted: Gray

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of THE CASTLE OF ANDALUSIA, advertised on playbill of 16 Dec.] Receipts: #159 16s. 6d. (139/18/0; 19/18/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: THE FOLLIES OF A DAY

Cast
Role: Susan Actor: Mrs Pope.

Dance: As17931022

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Cast
Role: Clarinda Actor: Mrs Pope.