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Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [Bannister Jun.'s 1st appearance as Young Philpot was at the hay, 7 Sept. 1789.] Receipts: #191 5s. 6d. (162.7.0; 27.3.0; 1.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character on that stage); Wilding-R. Palmer; Sir Jasper Wilding-Burton; Beaufort-Haymes; Quildrive-Banks; Dapper-Fawcett; Old Philpot-Baddeley; Corinna-Miss Tidswell; Maria-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Burton

Song: As17891017

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Miss Brunton as Lady Anne, but she "who attended, and was dressed for her character...was suddenly taken ill...The part was read by Mrs Rock" (Public Advertiser, 24 Oct.).] Receipts: #197 1s. (195.15; 1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Event Comment: An accurate Edition of The Tempest to be had at the Theatre. Account-Book; Paid Printer [of playbills] to 17th Inst. #9 7s.; Chorus to 21st Inst. #6. Afterpiece: Not acted these 7 years. Receipts: #185 5s. (151.19; 32.12; 0.14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor or The Wishes

Song: As17891017

Event Comment: "Edwin condescended to make a buffoon of himself [in The Dramatist], for all he had to do was to amuse the audience with his knob of hair, and his versicolor'd knee strings. It is cruel to expose a great actor in such unmeaning characters" (Prompter, 28 Oct.). Receipts: #177 1s. 6d. (166.15.6; 10.6.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Event Comment: Received of the Proprietor of the Richmond Theatre for [permission to act] The Little Hunchback #10. Receipts: #170 1s. 6d. (166.18.0; 3.3.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Robin Hood Or Sherwood Forest

Afterpiece Title: The Little Hunchback

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Cast
Role: Sir John Millamour Actor: Packer
Role: Sir Harry Lovewit Actor: Lamash

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Event Comment: "Miss Farren is almost beyond criticism; she is always animated, hurries you away, and does not leave you time to reflect. We are not too bold in asserting that Europe does not produce a finer actress in these lively, natural characters" (Prompter, 4 Nov.). Receipts: #155 19s. 6d. (120.7.0; 34.11.0; 1.1.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Burton

Song: As17891017

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill retains Kemble as Valentine, but "he could not play--Whitfield was Valentine" (World, 7 Nov.).] Receipts: #112 16s. 6d. (77.12.0; 32.7.0; 2.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Cast
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: Richard Coeur de Lion

Cast
Role: Sir Owen Actor: Dignum

Dance: As17891026

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Dance: End IV: Tamborine Dance, as17891021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick

Song: Juliet's Funeral Procession-; Dirge-; Vocal Parts, as17890914, but W. _Thompson, Duffey, Mrs _Powell

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Burton

Song: As17891017

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Sir Clement Flint Actor: Bensley

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Nunnery

Dance: As17891021

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard Iii

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Event Comment: Ballet: 1st Time [at this theatre. The two Miss Simonets were from the king's.]. With new Scenes and Dresses. Receipts: #119 9s. 6d. (113.6.6; 6.3.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Marcella

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Bernard; Sir Jasper Wilding-Thompson; Young Wilding-Davies; Beaufort-Macready; Quildrive-C. Powell; Dapper-Rock; Old Philpot-Quick; Corinna-Miss Brangin; Maria-Miss Richards (from the Theatre Royal, Margate; 1st appearance on this stage). 1st appearance on this stage).
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Thompson

Dance: End afterpiece: A Grand Ballet of Action, as performed at the King's Opera House in the Hay-market [most recently in season of 1787-88] The Deserter[. Principal Characters-Cranfield, Delpini, Boyce, Byrne, Mrs Davenett, the two Miss Simonets (1st appearance [at this theatre])

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Cranfield, Delpini, Boyce, Byrne, Mrs Davenett, the two Miss Simonets (1st appearance [at this theatre]).at this theatre]).
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [not acted since 23 Sept. 1785. Afterpiece in place of The Deserter, advertised on playbill of 14 Nov.]. Paid the Duke of Bedford one Year's Rent #192 10s. Receipts: #226 9s. 6d. (222.0.0; 4.9.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Event Comment: An accurate Edition of The Tempest to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #210 5s. (169.5.0; 40.0.6; 0.19.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

Related Works
Related Work: The Tempest Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Song: As17891017, but Vocal Parts-_Fawcett, _Wilson, _Maddocks, _Alfred, _Lyons, Mrs _Fox, Miss _Barnes, Miss _Stageldoir, Mrs _Shaw, Mrs _Butler

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. To prevent inconvenience, Ladies and Gentlemen are requested to be early at the Theatre-and to order their Servants to keep Places at Four o'Clock. Receipts: #452 14s. 6d. (438.16.0; 13.18.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Know Your Own Mind

Cast
Role: Sir John Millamour Actor: Packer
Role: Sir Harry Lovewit Actor: Lamash

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. [Afterpiece in place of The Highland Reel, advertised on playbill of 21 Nov.] Receipts: #215 8s. 6d. (211.6.6; 4.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: King Lear-Harley; Bastard-Fennell (Their 1st appearance in those characters); Gloster-Hull; Kent-Aickin; Albany-Davies; Cornwall-Macready; Burgundy-Blurton; Physician-Gardner; Gentleman Usher-Bernard; Edgar-Holman; Regan-Mrs Bernard; Goneril-Mrs Platt; Arante-Miss Rowson; Cordelia-Miss Brunton.

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Dramatist

Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Dance: End: The Deserter, as17891113

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #146 13s. 6d. (96.10.0; 48.6.6; 1.17.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

Related Works
Related Work: The Law Against Lovers Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Dance: In II: a Masquerade-; Dance-[see17891209] proper to the Play

Event Comment: 1st piece: For the 1st Time compress'd [anonymously] into 2 Acts. MacNally brought [Arthur Murphy] to Covent-garden Theatre to see [Robin Hood]; when, to the surprise of the author...the opera was that night performed as an afterpiece, having been, without his knowledge, cut down into two acts" (O'Keeffe, I, 45). 3rd piece: Not acted these 16 years [acted 12 Dec. 1780]. Receipts: #212 14s. 6d. (209.14.0; 3.0.6)
Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years [acted 27 Oct. 1787]. [As afterpiece the playbill announces The Island of St. Marguerite, but "Kelly's illness prevented...The Island" (Kemble Mem., which lists the substitute play).] Receipts: #139 15s. (110.0; 28.4; 1.11)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Othello-Kemble; Roderigo-Dodd; Cassio-Barrymore; Brabantio-Aickin; Lodovico-Packer; Duke-Fawcett; Montano-Whitfield; Gratiano-Phillimore; Iago-Bensley; AEmilia-Mrs Ward; Desdemona-Mrs Powell (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock