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Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

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

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Fatal Curiosity Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: In II: Masquerade-; Dance-Gentili, Mrs Wild

Song: In Masquerade: Stevens's Glee, Sigh no more Ladies-Dignum, Sedgwick Cooke, Master Welsh, Mrs Bland, Miss DeCamp

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #481 15s. (476.12; 5.3)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Event Comment: "Rule a Wife and Have a Wife is, for the first time, revived with dresses suitable to the times" (True Briton, 2 Feb.). Receipts: #227 10s. 6d. (150.5.0; 72.13.6; 4.12.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Rule A Wife And Have A Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Deserter

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #436 5s. 6d. (433.0.6; 3.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Get Married

Afterpiece Title: Lock and Key

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Cast
Role: The Seraskier Actor: Kelly

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Ballet: End I: The Scotch Ghost. As17961116, but Hornpipe-_

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Afterpiece Title: A Friend in Need

Cast
Role: Morado Actor: Wathen

Song: In afterpiece: As17970210 In III: a new Duett (composed by Shaw) [In vows of everlasting truth (BUC 942)]-Dignum, Mrs Bland; In afterpiece: As17970210

Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #471 9s. 6d. (465.8.6; 6.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Townsend

Afterpiece Title: Netley Abbey

Cast
Role: Catherine Actor: Mrs Martyr.
Event Comment: 2nd piece: By permission of the Proprietor of the Theatre Royal Hay-Market. 3rd piece: The Musick composed, and selected from Cherubini, Kreutzer, and Andreozzi, by Storace. An Accurate Edition of Lodoiska to be had in the Theatre. Receipts: #302 6s. 6d. (186.13.6; 109.17.6; 5.15.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Purse Or Benevolent Tar

Performance Comment: The Baron-Packer; Edmund-Dignum; Theodore-Trueman; Will Steady-Wathen; Page-Miss Menage; Sally-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: The Baron Actor: Packer
Role: Theodore Actor: Trueman
Role: Will Steady Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Performance Comment: Sir Rowland-Barrymore; Lord Alford-Dignum; Walter-Bannister Jun.; Apathy-Suett; Gabriel-R. Palmer; Oliver-Caulfield; Lady Helen-Mrs Powell; Josephine-Mrs Bland; Winifred-Mrs Booth; Children-Master Menage, Master Chatterley.
Cast
Role: Sir Rowland Actor: Barrymore

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performance Comment: Polanders. Prince Lupauski-Aickin; Count Floreski-Kelly; Baron Lovinski-Palmer; Varbel-Suett; Adolphus-Caulfield; Gustavus-Trueman; Pages-Master Welsh, Master Gregson; Princess Lodoiska-Mrs Crouch; Captives-Ms Roffey, Ms Maddocks, Ms Arne, Ms Jackson, Ms Wentworth, Ms Menage; Tartars. Kera Khan-Barrymore; Ithorak-Dignum; Khor-Sedgwick; Japhis-Bannister; Kajah-Campbell; Tamuri-Male; Camazin-Grimaldi; The Horde-Wentworth, Maddocks, Welsh, Evans, Annereau.

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17970105

Event Comment: 2nd piece [1st time; M. ENT 1, but printed in 2, by George Nugent Reynolds]: With new and appropriate Scenery by Phillips, &c. The new Music by Reeve. Books of the Songs and Chorusses to be had in the Theatre. [This piece is based on the attempt of the French navy to make a landing in Bantry Bay on 24 Dec. 1796.] Receipts: #293 5s. 6d. (284.5.6; 9.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Johnstone, Murray, Townsend, Haymes, Claremont, Gray, Linton, Street, Mrs Clendining. [Cast from text (Richard White, 1797). and Monthly Visitor, Feb. 1797, p. 165: O'Laughlin-Johnstone; Justice-Murray [in text: Hull]; Lieut. Hamilton-Townsend; Capt. Broadside-Haymes [in text: Incledon]; Patrick-Claremont; Nelly-Mrs Clendining; [The text adds Shaneen O'Shee-Waddy; M'Huckaback-Powel; La Jeunesse-Farley; Louisa-Mrs Mountain; Principal Characters-Gray, Linton, Street; Irish Peasants-Delpini, Blurton, Abbot, Simmons, Hawtin, Curties, Lee, Little, Sawyer, Tett, Kenrick, J. Linton, Thomas, Oddwell, Cooke, Everett, Philipps, Cranfield, Rayner, Wilde, [J.] Lee, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Norton, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Miss Walcup, Mrs Henley, Miss Owen, Miss Logan, Mlle St.Amand.J.] Lee, Mrs Gilbert, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Follett, Mrs Castelle, Mrs Masters, Mrs Blurton, Mrs Norton, Mrs Watts, Miss Leserve, Miss Walcup, Mrs Henley, Miss Owen, Miss Logan, Mlle St.Amand.

Afterpiece Title: The Ghost

Performance Comment: Farmer Harrow-Knight; Trusty-Powel; Clinch-Farley; Sir Jeffery-Davenport; Capt. Constant-Claremont; Dolly-Mrs Davenport.
Cast
Role: Sir Jeffery Actor: Davenport
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [1st piece in place of A Cure for the Heart Ache, advertised on playbill of 18 Feb.] Receipts: #484 19s. (478.13; 6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Pope; Manley-Murray; Sir Francis Wronghead-Munden; Count Basset-Macready; Squire Richard-Knight; John Moody-Quick; Lady Grace-Miss Mansel; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Davenport; Miss Jenny-Mrs Knight; Myrtilla-Miss Logan; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Platt; Trusty-Mrs Fawcett; Lady Townly-Miss Wallis.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Munden
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Platt

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Mimick

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abroad And At Home

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin and Oberon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Heiress

Cast
Role: Sir Clement Flint Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Afterpiece Title: Cross Purposes

Event Comment: [The playbill omits the Epilogue to 1st piece, but the Gallery called for it, and after "a shower of oranges and apples, some of which hit the performers" Mrs Mattocks was induced to speak it (True Briton, 27 Feb.)]. Receipts: #209 14s. 6d. (203.12.6; 6.2.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Afterpiece Title: Two Strings to your Bow

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Coriolanus

Afterpiece Title: The Shipwreck

Related Works
Related Work: Perseus and Andromeda; or, The Spaniard Outwitted Author(s): Lewis Theobald
Related Work: Fatal Curiosity Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

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

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Song: As17970222

Monologue: The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. As 22 Feb

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Cure For The Heart Ache

Afterpiece Title: Bantry Bay

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Cast
Role: Father Frank Actor: Waddy.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Siege Of Belgrade

Cast
Role: The Seraskier Actor: Kelly

Afterpiece Title: The Follies of a Day

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; BALL. P 2]: Composed by Charles? Farley; Founded chiefly on a principal Episode ["The History of Don Raymond," Vol. I, chaps. III, IV] in the Romance of The Monk [by Matthew Gregory Lewis]. With entire new Music, Scenes, Dresses, and Decorations. The Music by Reeve. The Scenery designed by Phillips, and executed by him, the assistance of Hollogan, Blackmore, Thorne, Byrn, &c. The Machinery by Cresswell and Sloper. The Dresses and Decorations by Dick, Goostree and Mrs Egan. Books of the Songs and Chorusses [T. N. Longman, 1797] to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #377 17s. (364.3.6; 13.13.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wives As They Were And Maids As They Are

Afterpiece Title: Raymond and Agnes or The Castle of Lindenbergh

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Farley, Follett, Simmons, Simpson, Cranfield, Hawtin, Blurton, Mlle DeLaCroix (1st appearance on this stage), Mlle St.Amand, Mrs Follett, Mrs Watts, Mrs Mountain; [Probable cast (see17990413): Raymond-Farley; +Robert-Follett; +Theodore-Simmons; +Claud-Simpson; +Count of Lindenbergh-Cranfield; +Don Felix-Hawtin; +Jaques-Blurton; +Baptist-Delpini see17970320 +Maugerette-Mlle De La Croix; +Spectre of the Bleeding Nun-Mlle St.Amand; +Countess of Lindenbergh-Mrs Follett; +Annette-Miss Burnett [see17970321 +Abbess of St. Claire-Mrs Watts; +Agnes-Mrs Mountain.] [I. +A Gothic Library in the Castle of Don Felixv. Raymond, discovered at his studies, is interrupted by the entrance of Don Felix (his father), who informs him 'tis his wish he should go upon his travels; Theodore, his favorite domestic, intreats to accompany him. II. Madrid; with a View of an Hotel and a Conventv. Procession of Nuns and Friars. Chorus. Agnes, the daughter of Count Lindenbergh, discovered at the lattice. Raymond and Theodore enter, order refreshments from the Hotel, and proceed on their journey, under the guidance of Claud, one of a banditti infesting the neighbouring Forest. III. A Forest at Midnight, with a distant Hovelv. Enter Baptist (one of the Banditti) disguised as a woodman. The carriage with Raymond and Theodore is seen to break down. Claud, pointing to the Hovel, informs them they may there find shelter for the night. IV. The Inside of the Hovelv. Maugerette and her Child discovered. Raymond and Theodore are introduced by Baptist. Theodore is shewn to his room by Maugerette. Robert and Jaques (sons to Baptist) enter armed, making a servile obedience to Raymond, who is conducted to his chamber by Robert. V. The Bed-room prepared for Raymondv. Maugerette wishing to preserve the life of Raymond from the assassins, conveys a Pillow stained with blood upon his bed, thereby to inform him of his danger. She conceals herself. Raymond retires to rest, but is prevented by finding the bloody Pillow, and struck with horror, falls into a swoon. Robert enters, attempts to murder him, is prevented by Maugerette; and Raymond, at her request, retires. VI. The Lower Apartment of the Hovelv. Robert informs his father and brother of the ineffectual attempt on the life of Raymond, who is brought in by Maugerette. A knocking is heard without. Agnes (who has been also benighted in the forest) is led in by Claud, attended by Servants. Supper is prepared. Opiates are mixed with the wine. Agnes drinks, and falls into a slumber. Maugerette begs Raymond not to drink, but to put on the semblance of sleep. Baptist sends Robert and Jaques to secure the servants, who have retired; and supposing Raymond at rest, prepares to murder him. Raymond seizes him, and Baptist falls by the hand of Maugerette, who points out a secret avenue, through which she, taking her child, Raymond and Agnes escape, followed by Theodore. VII. Inside of Lindenbergh Castlev. The mother of Agnes, the late Countess, pourtrayed in the habit of a Nun. The Count discovered viewing the picture with agitation; kneels to implore forgiveness for the Murder. Agnes brought in by Raymond, is introduced to the present Countess. She becomes enamoured of him, offers him her Picture, which he rejects with scorn. VIII. The Chamber of Agnesv. Portrait of a Nun, with a wound upon her breast, a Lamp, Dagger, and a Rosary on her arm. Agnes enamoured of Raymond, enters, and prepares to draw his Portrait. Raymond entering unperceived, throws himself at her feet, and obtains a promise of her hand. He requests an explanation of the picture of the bleeding Nun. She informs him (in a Song) 'tis the resemblance of a Spectre which haunts the Castle every fifth year. The Count and Countess approach; and in anger order Raymond to quit the castle. IX. The Outside of the Castlev. Raymond, about to depart, is diverted by the sound of a Mandoline. A paper is lowered by Agnes from the Castle, containing a drawing of the Nun, with the following Scrole: "When the castle-bell tolls One. Expect me like this bleeding Nun." X. The Outside of the Castle, as beforev. Raymond descends the Wall; the Clock strikes One; the Gates fly open; the apparition of the Nun comes from the Castle. Raymond (supposing it Agnes) follows in extasy. Theodore approaching is met by Agnes in the habit of the Nun. Agitated by the apparent neglect of Raymond, they retire. XI. A Dreary Woodv. Raymond, following the spectre (still supposing it Agnes), attempts to embrace it, when suddenly vanishing, a Cloud rises from the earth bearing the following inscription: "Protect the Child of the Murder'd Agnes." XII. The Mountainsv. Robert, Jaques and Claud (the Robbers) discovered at the grave of Baptist. Theodore and Agnes enter. Agnes is seized and borne into the Cavern. XIII. A Woodv. Theodore and Maugerette meet Raymond, and inform him of Agnes being seized by the Robbers. They hasten to her rescue. XIV. Inside of the Cavernv. The three Robbers cast lots for the possession of Agnes. She becomes the prize of Robert. He attempts to seize her. She resisting, he aims a stiletto at her breast. At this instant Raymond, Theodore and Maugerette rush in. Robert falls by the dagger of Raymond, Jaques by the sword of Theodore, and Claud by a pistol from the hand of Maugerette. XV. The Castle of Don Felix. Raymond presents Agnes to his Father, who joins their hands; and the Piece concludes with aFinale and Spanish Fandango-.

Song: Afterpiece: Vocal Parts-Gray, Linton, Street, Mrs Henley, Mrs Castelle, Miss Leserve. [Not listed on playbill, but in Songs (see below).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tempest

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

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Song: Vocal Parts, as17970222, but Miss Granger, Master _Welsh

Monologue: The Masque of Neptune and Amphitrite. As 22 Feb

Event Comment: [In mainpiece the playbill assigns Cassio to Barrymore, but "Charles Kemble undertook Cassio at a short notice, and sustained it very creditably" (Monthly Mirror, Apr. 1797, p. 250).] Afterpiece: Engagement as 6 Mar. Receipts: #219 6s. 6d. (158.19.6; 59.6.6; 1.0.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Othello

Performance Comment: Duke of Venice-Maddocks; Brabantio-Aickin; Gratiano-Phillimore; Lodovico-Packer; Othello-Kemble; Cassio-C. Kemble; Iago-Palmer; Roderigo-Russell; Montano-Campbell; Julio-Trueman; Antonio-Caulfield; Desdemona-Mrs Siddons; Aemilia-Mrs Powell.
Cast
Role: Othello Actor: Kemble

Afterpiece Title: Cape St

Ballet: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Much Ado About Nothing

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

Afterpiece Title: Cape St

Dance: II: Masquerade-; with a Dance, as17970112

Song: Sigh no more Ladies, as17970112, but Miss Leak, Miss +Granger, Master _Welsh, Mrs _Bland

Ballet: End: The Scotch Ghost. As17961221