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Event Comment: Afterpiece: 39th [recte 40th] time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season, when it had been acted 39 times]. The Ballet composed by Byrn. The Music composed, and the Ancient Scots Music selected and adapted, by Shield. The Overture by Reeve. Receipts: #323 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina; or, The Hall of Fingal

Performance Comment: Principal Characters in the Ballet-Byrn, Follett, Farley, Cranfield, Blurton, Mme Rossi (1st appearance on this stage); Musical Characters-Munden, Darley, Gray, Mrs Blanchard, Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Martyr. Cast adjusted from Songs (T. Cadell, 1791): Oscar-Byrn; Carrol-Follett; Morven-Farley; Draco-Cranfield; Fingal-Blurton; Malvina-Mme Rossi; Pedlar-Munden; Bards, Peasantry-Darley, Gray, Mrs Blanchard, Miss Broadhurst, Mrs Martyr.

Music: In afterpiece: the Harp and Pipes-Weippert, Courtney

Event Comment: Mainpiece: The Overture and all the Music composed by Carter. Words of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. MS annotation on BM playbill (cg, Vol. VIII), 15 Dec. 1792: Mr Hurlstone in full for Just in Time #150. Receipts: #286 3s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Just In Time

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Quick, Johnstone, Wilson, Munden, Incledon, Fawcett, Farley, Blurton, Cross, Rees, Lee, Rowson, Simmons, Mrs Martyr, Mrs Webb, Mrs Blanchard, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Cross, Miss Dall; Cast from text (J. Debrett [1792], and Public Advertiser, 29 Oct.: Sir Solomon Oddly-Quick; Barney O'Liffy-Johnstone; Commodore Larboard-Wilson; Stave-Munden; Captain Melville-Incledon; Doctor Camomile-Fawcett; Le Frizz-Farley; Roger-Thompson (see17921030); Judith-Mrs Martyr; Lady Oddly-Mrs Webb; Maria-Mrs Blanchard; Augusta-Miss Dall; unassigned-Blurton, Cross, Rees, Lee, Rowson, Simmons, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Cross.
Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Oddly Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performance Comment: Count Almaviva-Lewis; Figaro-Blanchard; Antonio-Quick; Bazil-Powel; The Page (with a song)-Mrs Martyr; Countess-Miss Chapman; Marcelina-Mrs Webb; Agnes-Miss Francis; Susan-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Martyr

Dance: II: a Dance-Byrn, Mme Rossi. [Danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wild Oats; Or, The Strolling Gentlemen

Performance Comment: Rover-Lewis; Sir George Thunder-Quick; Harry-Holman; Sim-Blanchard; John Dory-Wilson; Ephraim Smooth-Munden; Banks-Hull; Gammon-Cubitt; Midge-Macready; Jane-Mrs Wells; Amelia-Miss Chapman; Lady Amaranth-Mrs Pope.
Cast
Role: Sir George Thunder Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Just In Time

Cast
Role: Sir Solomon Oddly Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Song: the Solemn Dirge, as17921022, but Mrs _Arnold

Music: As17921025

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. Benefit for Silvester. Mainpiece: Written by Congreve. The Doors to be opened at 5:00. To begin at 6:00. Tickets to be had of Silvester, No. 50, Brewer-street, Golden-square, and at No. 25, North Audley-street, Grosvenor-square; of Massey, No. 18, Snow-hill; of Frith, No. 39, King-street, West Smithfield; and of Blandford, Pea-Hen, Bishopsgate-street

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Performance Comment: Dick (with the original Prologue)-Wilkinson; Wingate-C. Stanley; Gargle-Ryder; Dennis O'Connor-Skyo; MacAndrews-Gray; Watchman-Guilford; President-Gardner; Simon-Cox; Charlotte-Miss Laudermey.

Dance: After 2nd song: A Pas Seul-Mons Symone

Song: End IV: Tippy Bob-C. Stanley; End: Poor Jack in character-Mrs Kennedy

Entertainment: Monologue After Dancing: The Monody on the Death of the late D. Garrick Esq. (Written by R. B. Sheridan, Esq.)-the Lady who performs Zara

Performance Comment: Garrick Esq. (Written by R. B. Sheridan, Esq.)-the Lady who performs Zara.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Columbus

Afterpiece Title: The Highland Reel

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of The Pirates, advertised on playbill of 3 Dec.] Receipts: #69 13s. (48.13s; 17.8; 3.12)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Know Your Own Mind

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Columbus

Afterpiece Title: The Poor Soldier

Cast
Role: Father Luke Actor: Rock

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Columbus

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Richard The Third

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Museum [and see17921220]

Performance Comment: Pantomimic Characters Harlequin-Boyce; Clodpole-Follett; Squire Foxchase-Farley; Paddy Rooney O'Gaffey-Rock; Sir Gregory Whimsey-Hawtin; Father Paul-Powel; Pudding Boy-Master Hodgins; Cook-Gaurion; Smuggler-King ; Cooper-Blurton; Jew-Wilde; Alderman-Rowson; Captain-Thompson; Starved Friar-Griffiths; Lover's Servant-Simmons; Waterman-Platt; Baker-Thompson [i.e. doubled Captain]; Fishwoman-Mrs Cross; Mother-Mrs Powell; Maid-Miss Leserve; Ladies at the Ship Launch[, Apollo Garden Scenes-Miss Paye, Mrs Masters, Miss Barnett, Mrs Rock; Colombine-Mme Rossi; [Principal Vocal Characters: Lieutenant-Incledon; Old England Forever!-Incledon; Shipwrights-Gray, Street, Linton; +God preserve his Majesty-Gray, Street, Linton; Cobler-Fawcett; Song-Fawcett; Punch-Munden; Punch's Song-Munden (each Song new and in Character); Skaiters-Gray, Linton; This bleak and frosty Morning-Gray, Linton; Mother Shipton (with songs)-Mr Darley.
Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Whimsey Actor: Hawtin
Role: Father Paul Actor: Powel
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Powell
Role: Mother Shipton Actor: Mr Darley.

Dance: In afterpiece: the Burlesque Pas de Russe-Byrn, Miss Smith; Hornpipe-Holland; rest of the Dances-Byrn, Ratchford, Cranfield, Rayner, Platt, Jackson, Wilde, Mrs Watts, Miss Francis, Mrs Ratchford, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Crowe, Mrs Bayzand, Mme Rossi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Song: As17921126

Event Comment: Mainpiece: To conclude with a Grand Procession of the Hundred Knights of Chivalry, and the Representation of an Ancient Tournament, under the direction of Dubois. [These were included in all subsequent performances.] With a new Overture and new Additional Musick, by Storace, Shaw, and other Eminent Masters. And new Dresses, Decorations and Machinery. [Miss Redhead is identified in Kemble Mem.] Account-Book, 20 Dec. 1792: Paid Kemble to purchase horses for Cymon #180 14s. 6d. (223.11.6; 55.4.0; 3.19.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At King's Cymon

Performance Comment: Merlin-Bannister; Cymon-Kelly; Dorus-Wewitzer; Linco-Bannister Jun.; Damon-Bland; Dorilas-Cooke; Daemon of Revenge-Sedgwick; Cupid-Master Welsh; Urganda-Mrs Crouch; Sylvia-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Redhead]); Fatima-Mrs Goodall; Phebe-Miss DeCamp; Daphne-Mrs Bland; Dorcas-Mr Suett; [In Tournament: Knights-Dubois, Fairbrother.
Cast
Role: Knights Actor: Dubois, Fairbrother.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Elizabeth Inchbald. Prologue by the Rev. Robert Nares. Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text)]. Public Advertiser, 16 Feb. 1793: This Day is published Every One has His Fault (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #306 19s. 6d

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Quick, Pope, Farren, Munden, Miss Grist, Gawcett, Powel Thompson, Evatt, Farley, Mrs Esten, Mrs Mattocks, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pope. Cast from text (G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1793): Sir Robert Ramble-Lewis; Mr Solus-Quick; Mr Irwin-Pope; Lord Norland-Farren; Mr Harmony-Munden; Edward-Miss Grist; Mr Placid-Fawcett; Hammond-Powel; Porter-Thompson; Miss Wooburn-Mrs Esten; Mrs Placid-Mrs Mattocks; Miss Spinster-Mrs Webb; Lady Eleanor Irwin-Mrs Pope; unassigned-Evatt, Farley; Prologue-Farren; Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 29 performances (see17930416), except on 7, 8 Feb. and on 11 Mar.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at the 1st 29 performances (see17930416), except on 7, 8 Feb. and on 11 Mar.]
Cast
Role: Sir Robert Ramble Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Farmer

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Catherine? Cuthbertson. Authors of Prologue and Epilogue unknown. Larpent MS 969; not published]: With new Dresses and Decorations. "The [new] piece possessing nothing like a plot, and being perfectly uninteresting, was much disapproved of...Palmer contributed to its bad reception by being absent when he was most wanted on the stage, and occasioning thereby an aukward chasm, which put the audience out of humour. He was otherwise highly reprehensible for his imperfections in his part" (Public Advertiser, 26 Feb.). Receipts: #375 16s. 6d. (342.13.6; 31.7.0; 1.16.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: At king's Anna

Performance Comment: [Characters by Wroughton, Whitfield, Palmer, Bannister Jun., Suett, Lyons, Webb, Miss Pope, Miss Collins, Mrs Kemble, Mrs Jordan, Mrs Powell, Mrs Booth, Mrs Bland, Mrs Edwards. [Cast from Larpent MS: Sir Frederick Touchwood-Wroughton; Gaythorn-Whitfield; Henry-Palmer; Bustle-Bannister Jun.; Pill-Suett; Jonathan-Lyons; Lady Touchwood-Miss Pope; Lady Lydia Graveairs-Miss Collins [in MS: Mrs Goodall]; Cordelia-Mrs Kemble; Anna-Mrs Jordan; Miss Harcourt-Mrs Powell; Dawdle-Mrs Booth; Ruth-Mrs Bland [in MS: Miss Heard]; Daube-Mrs Edwards; unassigned-Webb; Prologue-Palmer; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan.

Afterpiece Title: The Deaf Lover

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Cast
Role: Sir Robert Ramble Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Cast
Role: Sir Robert Ramble Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Cast
Role: Sir Robert Ramble Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Performance Comment: Osmyn-Pope; King-Farren; Garcia-Macready; Gonsalez-Harley; Selim-Evatt; Alonzo-Powel; Hali-Davies; Perez-Thompson; Almeria-Mrs Pope; Leonora-Mrs Platt; Zara-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage, and the only night of her performing this season [Miss Edge]).Miss Edge]).

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Cast
Role: Sir Robert Ramble Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Cast
Role: Sir Robert Ramble Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every One Has His Fault

Cast
Role: Sir Robert Ramble Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Columbus

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Armourer

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Cast
Role: The Page Actor: Mrs Martyr

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Road To Ruin

Afterpiece Title: The Relief of Williamstadt

Performance Comment: As17930401, but Oh what a charming thing's a battle-Darley in Scene IV in place of Incledon; retained: The Temple of Mars. retained: The Temple of Mars.

Afterpiece Title: The Midnight Wanderers

Entertainment: Monologue. End: a new Occasional Address, as17930323