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Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Fainwell-Huddy; Sir Philip-Bullock; Prim-Morgan; Perriwinkle-Collett; Tradelove-Jenkins; Freeman-Havard; Sackbut-Williams; Simon Pure-W. Giffard; Anne-Mrs Haughton; Mrs Prim-Mrs Morgan; Betty-Mrs Palmer.
Cast
Role: Sir Philip Actor: Bullock
Role: Sackbut Actor: Williams

Dance: New Comic dance-Eaton, Miss Tollett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Quaker Of Deal; Or, The Humours Of The Navy

Performance Comment: Flip-Morgan; Mizen-Bullock; Worthy-Smith; Rovewell-Huddy; Sir Charles-Bardin; Cribbidge-Havard; Easy-Williams; Indent-Jenkins; Coxen-Collett; Sailors-Rosco, Bambridge; Fair Quaker-Mrs Giffard; Arabella-Mrs Roberts; Belinda-Mrs Haughton; Jenny-Miss Tollet; Jiltup-Mrs Morse; Barmaid-Mrs Morgan.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Actor: Bardin
Role: Easy Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Dance: As17311104

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Unhappy Favourite; Or, The Earl Of Essex

Performance Comment: Essex-Delane; Southampton-Rosco; Burleigh-W. Giffard; Sir Waiter-Bardin; Lieutenant-Williams; Queen-Mrs Haughton; Rutland-Mrs Giffard; Nottingham-Mrs Roberts.
Cast
Role: Sir Waiter Actor: Bardin
Role: Lieutenant Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: Phoebe; or, The Beggars Wedding

Dance: Burney, Miss Wherrit

Event Comment: At the Desire of several Eminent Citizens. 6:30 p.m

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant

Performance Comment: As17320517, but Blunt-Ridout; Maria-Miss Williams.
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Miss Williams.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Performance Comment: Nell-Miss Raftor; Jobson-Bridgwater; Sir John-Stoppelaer; Lady Loverule-Mrs Mullart; Servants-Mullart, Jones, Ridout, Miss Williams, Miss Mears.
Related Works
Related Work: The Devil to Pay; or, The Wives Metamorphos'd Author(s): Theophilus Cibber

Dance: I: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter; V: Harlequin-Miss Brett; End Farce: The Midsummer Whim (new)-Lally Jr, Holt, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme

Song: In I: Miss Raftor; End IV: E. Roberts

Event Comment: At the particular Desire of several Persons of Quality. Afterpiece: A New Farce. [By Henry Fielding.] Alter'd from the French of Moliere

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Old Debauchees

Cast
Role: Father Martin Actor: Cibber Jr
Role: Beatrice Actor: Miss Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor; or, The Dumb Lady Cur'd

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber Jr; Dorcas-Miss Raftor; Sir Jasper-Shepard; Leander-Stoppelaer; Hellebore-Paget; Welchman-Jones; Harry-Roberts; James-Mullart; Charlotte-Miss Williams; Lucy-Miss Mears; Epilogue-Miss Brett.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Shepard
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Williams

Dance: I: The Pieraite-Holt, Mrs Walter; II: Harlequin-Miss Brett; III: English Maggot-Lally Jr, Mrs Walter; End Afterpiece: Midsummer Whim, as17320606

Event Comment: By Her Majesty's Command. Afterpiece: By Command. Taken from the French of Moliere. [The Queen present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rehearsal

Related Works
Related Work: The Rehearsal; or, Bayes in Petticoats Author(s): Katherine Clive

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Performance Comment: Doctor-Cibber Jr; Dorcas-Miss Raftor (in Daily Post, 7 Sept.; Daily Post, 8 Sept. missing); but Genest, III, 361, adds: Sir Jasper-Shepard; Leander-Stoppelaer; Charlotte-Miss Williams.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Shepard
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Williams.

Dance: Mrs Booth, others; particularly Myrtillo-

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Amorous Widow; Or, The Wanton Wife

Performance Comment: Wanton Wife-Mrs Heron; Barnaby-Griffin; Sir Peter-Johnson; Merryman-Harper; Clodpole-Cibber Jr; Lovemore-A. Hallam; Cunningham-Watson; Jeffrey-Oates; Lady Pride-Mrs Willis; Lady Laycock-Mrs Shireburn; Philadelphia-Miss Williams; Damaris-Mrs Mills; Prudence-Mrs Butler.
Cast
Role: Sir Peter Actor: Johnson
Role: Philadelphia Actor: Miss Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Harry Actor: R. Wetherilt.
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Shepard
Role: Charlotte Actor: Miss Williams

Music: Between the Acts: Select Pieces-

Dance:

Event Comment: The Prologue is in Daily Advertiser and Daily Post, 31 Oct

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Wife

Performance Comment: Fainwell-Huddy; Sir Philip-Bullock; Obadiah-Morgan; Periwinkle-Norris; Tradelove-Pearce; Freeman-Havard; Sackbut-Williams; Simon Pure-W. Giffard; Ann-Mrs Hamilton; Mrs Prim-Mrs Morgan; Betty-Mrs Christian; And a new Prologue-Giffard, on the Happy Occasion of the Anniversary of His Majesty's Birth Day.

Dance: I: Saraband-Sandham, Miss Wherrit; II: Sailor's Dance-Jones; IV: Scots Dance-Mrs Bullock; V: French Peasant-D'Valois, Mlle D'Valois

Event Comment: Two Entertainments by Mr Murphy of 3 Acts each (Cross Diary). With new Scenes, Cloaths, and other Decorations. Full Prices

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Desert Island

Afterpiece Title: The Way to Keep Him

Performance Comment: Actors only in bill, but MacMillan lists: Lovemore-Garrick; Sir Brilliant Fashion-Palmer; William-King; Widow Bellmour-Miss Macklin; Mrs Lovemore-Mrs Yates; Muslin-Mrs Clive; Mignionet-Mrs Bradshaw; Servant-Ackman; Pompey-Miss Mills; A newComic Dance-at the end of Act II.
Event Comment: Characters New Dressed for the mainpiece. The Jealous Wife, wrote by Mr Colman, met with greater applause than anything since the Suspicious Husband (Hopkins MS Notes)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Actors only in the bill: Garrick, Yates, Palmer, Obrien, King, Burton, Moody, Blakes, Ackman, Clough, Castle, Mrs Clive, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Pritchard, Prologue and Epilogue. Oakly-Garrick; Major Oakly-Yates; Charles-Palmer; Lord Trinket-O'Brien; Sir Harry Beagle-King; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Russet-Burton; Paris-Blakes; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Pritchard; Lady Freelove-Mrs Clive; Harriot-Miss Pritchard; Prologue by Robt. Lloyd-Garrick; Epilogue-Mrs Clive; William-Ackman; Tom-Clough; John-Castle; Servant-Fox; Toilet-Mrs Johnston; Chambermaid-Mrs Simson (Winston MS 9, and Macmillan).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: King
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: New Pantomime Dance call'd%The Cuckow-Grimaldi, Miss Baker

Event Comment: [G$Genest, V, 140, notes that Bannister's name does not appear in the playbill; the Public Advertiser bill, which does not specify any parts, includes Bannister as well as Strange, Loveman, Keen, and Smith, for which there is no support in the 1767 edition.] Before six went into the Pit to see the new tragedy of The Countess of Salisbury performed for the first time. One cannot judge perfectly of a Play without reading it, but it was received with vast applause. The author being an Irishman, Weston spoke a Prologue in the character of an Hibernian (Neville MS Diary)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Parts by Barry, ThomasBarry, Palmer, Gardner, Keen, Bannister, Smith, Sowdon, Strange, Loveman, Mrs Burden, Miss Palmer, Mrs Dancer. Alwin-Barry; Raymond-ThomasBarry; Grey-Sowdon; Morton-J. Palmer; Leroches-Gardner; Lord William-Miss Palmer (first appearance in this kingdom); Countess-Mrs Dancer; Eleanor-Mrs Burden; Sir Ardolf-Bannister; Epilogue-Mrs Dancer (Edition of 1767); Prologue-Weston in the character of an Hibernian (Neville); Parts-Keen, Smith, Strange, Loveman.

Afterpiece Title: Lethe

Cast
Role: the fine Lady Actor: Mrs Gardner.

Dance: End: Dance-Miss Froment

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Never Acted There. Receipts: #164 10s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Powell; Raymond-Bensley; Grey-Clarke; Morton-Perry; Laroches-Gardner; Sir Ardolph-Morris; Peasant-Lewis; Lord William-Miss Cockayne; Eleanor-Mrs DuBellamy; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Yates.
Cast
Role: Sir Ardolph Actor: Morris

Afterpiece Title: The Oxonian in Town

Dance: End: The Merry Sailors, as17680920

Cast
Role: The Merry Sailors Actor: Aldridge.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Reddish; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Toilet-Mrs Millidge; Major Oakly-Love; Charles-Cautherly; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Russet-Burton; Tom-Ackman; William-Strange; Paris-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Clive; Mrs Oakly-Miss Pope, 1st time; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley, 1st time.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: End: The Wake, as17680929

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: As17690329 but Sir Harry Beagle-Booth, 1st time; Lady Freelove-Mrs Stephens, 1st time; Oakly-Holland; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Abington; William-_.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Booth, 1st time
Role: Charles Actor: Cautherly
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: II: Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Ward

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Barry; Raymond-Reddish; Grey-Aickin; Morton-Palmer; Laroches-Hurst; Sir Ardolf-Bannister; Lord Williams-Miss Collett; Peasant-Ackman; Knights-Keen, Fawcett; Eleanor-Mrs Reddish; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir Ardolf Actor: Bannister
Role: Lord Williams Actor: Miss Collett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Reddish; Major Oakly-Love; Charles-Cautherly; Lord Trinket-Jefferson; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Russet-Burton; William-Wheeler; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Paris-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Stephens; Harriet-Mrs Baddeley; Mrs Oakly-Mrs Abington; Toilet-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Charles Actor: Cautherly
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Ode

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of Kent

Performance Comment: Parts by Vernon, Parsons, Palmer, Moody, Packer, Davies, Baddeley, Waldron, Mrs Bradshaw, Miss Pope, Miss Younge. Prologue-King; Epilogue-Miss Younge; Sir ThomasRichacre-Parsons; George-Palmer; Dr Goodman-Packer; Metre-Waldron; William-Vernon; Lord Sealand-Davies; O'Connor-Moody; La Poudre-Baddeley; Emily, the Maid of Kent-Miss Younge; Patty-Miss Pope; Dame Quickset-Mrs Bradshaw; Robert-Griffith (Genest, V, 357; MacMillan). MacMillan).

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Ballet: I: The Drunken Peasant. Drunken Peasant-Atkins; Clown-Wright

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orators

Afterpiece Title: The Pantheonites

Performance Comment: Daniel Drugger(great grandson to Abel Drugger)-Weston; Sir Francis-Ward; Skinflint-Lloyd; Tillwell-Bannister; Frisseau-Jacobs; Dicky Drugger-Miss Francis; Tim Tillwell-Fearon; Anna-Miss Platt; Lissni-Miss Craven; Mrs Drugger-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Ward
Role: Mrs Drugger Actor: Mrs Williams.

Entertainment: I: A Variety of Imitations-Hutton; II: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister; Between Play and Farce: Dancing of The Tambourine-Giorgi's Scholars; End of Interlude: A New Tambourine-Giorgi's Scholars

Monologue: 1773 9 3 Also the Interlude, Piety in Pattens. As 23 Aug

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Reddish; Mrs Oakly-Miss Barsanti from cg; Charles (first time)-Wheeler; William-Wrighten; Major Oakly-Hurst; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Russett-Bransby; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Paris-Baddeley; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss Jarratt; Tom-Ackman; Toilet-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin's Invasion

Dance: III: A Hornpipe-Mrs Marklew

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith; Major Oakly-Yates; Charles-Brereton; first time; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Palmer; Paris-Baddeley; Capt. O'Cutter-Moody; Russet-Bransby; Tom-Carpenter; William-Griffiths; John-Everard; Harriet-Miss P. Hopkins, first time; Mrs Oakly-Miss Younge, first time; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Toilet-Mrs Millidge.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Palmer
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Related Works
Related Work: London's Great Jubilee Author(s): Matthew Taubman
Event Comment: [Barrett was from the Richmond theatre.]Receipts: #154 8s. 6d. (126.5.0; 25.9.0; 2.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Smith; Lord Trinket-Dodd; Sir Harry Beagle-Barrett (1st appearance on this stage); Charles (1st time)-Farren; Russet-Dunstall (of cg); Captain O'Cutter-Moody; Paris-Waldron; Tom-Carpenter; William-Griffiths; John-Everard; Robert-Norris; Major Oakly-Yates; Lady Freelove-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet-Miss P. Hopkins; Toilet-Miss Platt; Mrs Oakly-Miss Younge.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Barrett
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Dance: In: as17770117

Event Comment: By Permission [of the Lord Chamberlain]. Mainpiece [1st time in London; C 5, by Robert Hitchcock, 1st acted at Hull, 14 Nov. 1775]. Afterpiece: Written by George Alexander Stevens. [This was not Charles Macklin's play, The True-Born Irishman, 1st published in Jones' British Theatre, 1795, but Stevens's The French Flogged; or, The British Sailors in America.] Tickets delivered for the 23rd of September and for the Evening will be admitted

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Coquette; Or The Mistakes Of The Heart

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Camery (1st appearance), Jackson, Davis, Tannett, Dowson, Curtis, Williams, Morris, Johnston, Miss Walton (the young Lady who performed in The Provok'd Wife [on 18 Sept.]), Miss Essex, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Bishop, Mrs Roche, Mrs Russell (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich), A Young Gentlewoman [unidentified]. [Text (Bath: R. Cruttwell, 1777) lists the parts, with cast as acted at Hull: Sedley , Captain Helm , Woodford , Sir Whifling Trifle , Flamwell , Spangle , Finesse , Swab , Ty'em , Miss Bloomer , Lady Younglove , Flora , Mrs Fashion , Miss Belgrove , Frippery , Fontange .]on 18 Sept.]), Miss Essex, Mrs Gardner, Mrs Bishop, Mrs Roche, Mrs Russell (from the Theatre Royal, Norwich), A Young Gentlewoman [unidentified]. [Text (Bath: R. Cruttwell, 1777) lists the parts, with cast as acted at Hull: Sedley , Captain Helm , Woodford , Sir Whifling Trifle , Flamwell , Spangle , Finesse , Swab , Ty'em , Miss Bloomer , Lady Younglove , Flora , Mrs Fashion , Miss Belgrove , Frippery , Fontange .]

Afterpiece Title: The True-Born Irishman; or, The English Sailors and Soldiers in America

Performance Comment: Characters-Jackson, Dowson, Davis, Evans, Alfred, Russell, Williams, Jones, Miss Essex, Miss Walton, [Text (J. Williams, 1767) lists the parts: Indian King, English Captain, Macfinan, Ben, Ned, White Lady, Black Woman.]Text (J. Williams, 1767) lists the parts: Indian King, English Captain, Macfinan, Ben, Ned, White Lady, Black Woman.]

Dance: End IV: a Hornpipe-Miller

Entertainment: ImitationsEnd: Imitations, Vocal and Rhetorical,-Decastro ; several new ones, and those which Foote introduced him in before their Majesties

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Aickin (1st appearance in that character); Raymond-Wroughton; Grey-Clarke; Laroche-Whitfield; Morton-L'Estrange; Sir Ardolphe-Fearon; Peasant-Booth; Knight-Robson; Ld. William-Miss Francis; Eleanor-Mrs Morton; Countess of Salisbury-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir Ardolphe Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Dance: As17780121

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; M. ENT 2, by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (also attributed to Richard Tickell). Prologue by Richard Tickell (London Chronicle, 23 Oct.). Text 1st published probably by T. Lowndes, 1795]: To conclude with a perspective Representation of the Grand Camp at Cox-Heathv [near Maidstone, Kent, where a military encampment had been in existence for several months], from a View taken by DeLoutherbourg and executed under his direction. [This was included in all subsequent performances.] With a New Overture and other Music [by Thomas Linley Sen.]. New Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. Account-Book, 16 Oct.: Paid Supernumeraries & Soldiers for Camp #35 5s. 6d. Receipts: #266 0s. 6d. (258.16.0; 6.18.0; 0.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Braganza

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Webster, Moody, Parsons, Bannister, Baddeley, Carpenter, Wrighten, Burton, Fawcett, Dodd; Mrs Robinson, Mrs Cuyler, Miss Farren, Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby, Mrs Wrighten, Miss Walpole. Prologue-Palmer; [This was spoken, as here assigned, at the first 46 performances, except on 9, 10, 17, 18 Nov. (see17790209).] [Cast from Morning Chronicle, 16 Oct.: Corporal [later called William]-Webster; O'Daub-Moody; Gage-Parsons; Serjeant-Bannister; Mons Bluard-Baddeley; Recruits-Carpenter, Fawcett, Holcroft, Chaplin; Countrymen-Wrighten, Burton, Waldron; Sir Charles Plume [later called Sir Harry Bouquet]-Dodd; Commander@in@Chief at the Camp-Farren; Officers of Regiments-R. Palmer, Lamash, Kenny; Lady Plume-Mrs Robinson; Lady Gorget-Mrs Cuyler; Lady Sash-Miss Farren; Countrywomen-Mrs Love, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Booth, Miss Kirby; Nell-Mrs Wrighten; Nancy-Miss Walpole.
Related Works
Related Work: First Faults Author(s): Maria Theresa De Camp
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Younge. Mainpiece: Not acted these 7 years [acted 23 Apr. 1773]. Public Advertiser, 13 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Miss Younge at Thelwall's, King-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #217 16s. 6d. (83.16.0; 17.14.6; 9.1.0; tickets: 107.5.0) (charge: #64 15s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Countess Of Salisbury

Performance Comment: Alwin-Smith (1st appearance in that character); Grey-Aickin; Morton-Farren; Sir Ardolph-Packer; Laroches-Chaplin; Peasant-Wright; Knights-Philimore, Fawcett, Norris; Lord William-Miss G. Abrams; Raymond-Palmer; Eleanor-Miss Sherry; Countess of Salisbury-Miss Younge (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Ardolph Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Dance: End: Minuet de la Cour, as17780919; Allemande, as17780919