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Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Bannister Jun.; Loveless-Wroughton; Col. Townly-Barrymore; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Probe-Waldron; Lory-Baddeley; Le Varole-Maddocks; Shoemaker-Alfred; Taylor-Fawcett; Hosier-Webb; Jeweller-Phillimore; Berinthia-Miss Farren; Amanda-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Coupler-Mrs Booth; Nurse-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Clumsey Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Pannel

Event Comment: Paid Duke of Bedford 1 Yrs. Rent #343 5s. 1d. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Edward Morris. Author of Prologue unknown]: With new Dresses and Decorations. Public Advertiser, 8 Apr. 1790: This Morning is published The Adventurers (1s.). Receipts: #260 8s. (226.5.0; 31.16.0; 2.4.6; ticket not come in: 0.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Adventurers

Performance Comment: Characters-Suett, R.Palmer, Bannister Jun., Whitfield, Burton, Maddocks, Benson, Mrs Hopkins, Miss Collins, Miss Heard. [Cast from text (C. Dilly, 1790): Sir Peregrine Bramble-Suett; Lord Gleanwell-R. Palmer; Peregrine Bramble-Bannister Jun.; Metaphor-Whitfield; Peter-Burton; Landlord-Maddocks; Waiter-Benson; Lady Bramble-Mrs Hopkins; Harriet Bramble-Miss Collins; Kitty-Miss Heard; Prologue-Whitfield. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Sir Peregrine Bramble Actor: Suett

Dance: As17891204

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Jordan. Part of the Pit [9 rows (World, 23 Mar.)] to be laid into the Boxes. Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, probably by Isaac Bickerstaffe, but also ascribed to Mrs Jordan and to Richard Ford. Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin, 1799]. Kemble Mem.: The Farce is written by Mr Bickerstaffe. World, 29 Apr. 1790: The Spoil'd Child was sent to Mrs Jordan from Bickerstaffe in Italy, where her fame had reached. Public Advertiser, 13 Mar.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Jordan at her house, No. 14, Somerset-street, Portman-square. Receipts: #352 18s. 6d. (137.13.0; 12.4.6; 1.7.0; tickets: 201.14.0) (charge: #111 6s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Performance Comment: Doricourt-Kemble; Hardy-Baddeley; Sir George Touchwood-Wroughton; Flutter-Bannister Jun.; Saville-Barrymore; Villers-Whitfield; Courtall-R. Palmer; Silvertongue-Banks; Crowquil-Jones; Gentlemen-Benson, Phillimore, Haymes; Mountebank-Hollingsworth; French Servant-Maddocks; Porter-Alfred; Dick-Burton; Gibson-Lyons; Saville's Servant-Webb; Tradesman-Fawcett; Letitia Hardy (with a song)-Mrs Jordan (1st appearance in that character); Mrs Rackett-Miss Pope; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Kemble; Miss Ogle-Miss Tidswell; Kitty Willis-Miss Barnes; Lady-Mrs Hedges.

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Event Comment: Benefit for Farren. Tickets delivered for Which is the Man? [originally advertised for this night] will be admitted. Gazetteer, 14 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Farren, Gower-street. Receipts: #379 (128.19.6; 1.19.6; tickets: 248.1.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Child Of Nature

Dance: As17891128

Event Comment: Benefit for Blanchard. 2nd piece: Not acted these 4 years [not acted since 6 May 1776]. Gazetteer, 3 May: Tickets to be had of Blanchard, No. 29, Bow-Street, Covent-garden. Receipts: #302 18s. (82.0.6; 14.2.6; tickets: 206.15.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Ryder; Young Marlow-Bernard; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Powel; Diggory-Cubitt; Slang-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Tony Lumpkin (for that night only)-Blanchard; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Serjeant

Performance Comment: Serjeant-Bannister; with Oh, what a charming Thing's a Battle!-Bannister; Countryman-Blanchard; Mother-Mrs Davenett; Wife-Mrs Mountain.
Cast
Role: Mother Actor: Mrs Davenett

Afterpiece Title: Rose and Colin

Entertainment: Monologue. End 2nd piece: A Dissertation on Macaronyism-Bernard

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Such Things Are

Performance Comment: Twineall-Lewis; Sir Luke Tremor-Quick; Sultan-Farren; Elvirus-Holman; Lord Flint-Davies; Meanwight-Macready; Zadan-Powel; Keeper-Thompson; Haswell-Hull; Lady Tremor-Mrs Mattocks; Aurelia-Mrs Mountain; Female Captive-Mrs Pope; Original Epilogue-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir Luke Tremor Actor: Quick

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Powel

Song: End II: The Memorable 13th of September; or, The Defeat of the Spaniards before Gibraltar-Bannister

Entertainment: Monologue. End: A Monody to the Memory of [that distinguished Philanthropist, John Howard Esquire [on whom the character of Haswell was founded]-Mrs Pope[, in the character of a Female Captive

Performance Comment: End: A Monody to the Memory of [that distinguished Philanthropist, John Howard Esquire [on whom the character of Haswell was founded]-Mrs Pope[, in the character of a Female Captive., in the character of a Female Captive.
Event Comment: 3rd piece [1st time; M. ENT 1, James Byrne. Larpent MS 872; not published]: With new and selected Music and Songs; Scenes and Decorations. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Receipts: #150 2s. (141.3; 8.19)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Annette And Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Dramatist

Cast
Role: The Hunchback Actor: Quick
Related Works
Related Work: The Female Dramatist Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Nootka Sound; or, Britain Prepar'd

Performance Comment: Principal Vocal and Speaking Characters by Bannister, Ryder, Blanchard, Davies, Bernard, Darley, Rock, Reeve, Powel, Mrs Mountain, Mrs Martyr; Pantomimic Part and Dances by Byrne, Boyce, Cranfield, Farley, Evatt, Egan, Ratchford, Delpini, Mrs Watts, Mrs Ratchford, Miss Rowson, Miss Francis, the Miss Simonets; Cast from Larpent MS: Captain Briton-Bannister; Drunken Taylor-Ryder; Foremast, Cartouch-Blanchard; Lieutenant-Davies; Pipes, Capstern-Bernard; O'Shaughnessy-Rock; Export-Powel; Decoy Recruit-Noble; Dapperwit-C. Powell; Sir John Breehold-Thompson; Landlady-Mrs Mountain; Eliza-Mrs Martyr; unassigned-Darley, Reeve.
Cast
Role: Sir John Breehold Actor: Thompson
Event Comment: Edwin still continuing unable to perform, The Battle of Hexham [advertised on playbill of 26 June] is obliged to be deferred. [Bannister Jun.'s 1st appearance as Trudge was at dl, 28 May 1789.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Performance Comment: Inkle-Williamson; Sir Christopher Curry-Kemble; Campley-Davies; Medium-Baddeley; Mate-Chapman; Planters-Usher, Evatt, Burton; Sailors-Ledger, Painter, Abbott; Trudge-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character on this stage); Narcissa-Mrs Bannister; Wowski-Miss Fontenelle; Patty-Mrs Edwards; Yarico-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Inkle Actor: Williamson
Role: Sir Christopher Curry Actor: Kemble
Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Try Again

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Manager In Distress

Performance Comment: Bustleton-Powell; Manager-Aickin; Easy-Iliff; Gentleman in the Balcony-Kean; Irishman in the Pit-R. Palmer; Prompter-Evatt; Actresses-Mrs Cuyler, Mrs Powell, Miss Palmer, Miss Heard; Lady in the Balcony-Mrs Webb.
Related Works
Related Work: The Manager in Distress Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Son-in-Law

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Performance Comment: Lingo-Edwin; Sir Felix Friendly-Moss; Eugene-Davies; Chicane-Usher; Thomas-Burton; John-Lyons; Cudden-Ledger; Stump-Painter; Compton-Bannister; Cowslip-Mrs Wells; Mrs Cheshire-Mrs Webb; Fringe-Mrs Edwards; Laura-Mrs Bannister.
Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Moss

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ways And Means

Cast
Role: Mr Level Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Farm House

Performance Comment: Modely-R. Palmer; Freehold-Aickin; Shacklefigure-Barrett; Heartwell-Iliff; Sir John English-Usher; Constables-Burton, Ledger; Aura-Miss Fontenelle; Flora-Miss Heard.
Cast
Role: Sir John English Actor: Usher

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Cast
Role: Sir David Dunder Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Random Actor: Williamson
Event Comment: Benefit for Ryder. 1st piece [1st time; F 1, ascribed to Thomas Ryder. Not in Larpent MS; not published]: Taken from Sir Courtly Nice [by John Crowne]. 3rd piece: Never [previously] acted here. [Miss R. Ryder's 1st appearance on the stage was at cg, 16 Apr. 1790.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opposition

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Cast
Role: Sir David Dunder Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Random Actor: Williamson
Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Daphne and Amintor

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Sir Felix Friendly Actor: Moss
Event Comment: 2nd piece: Not acted these 13 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer (1st appearance on this stage these 2 years); Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillon-Burton; Old Wilding-Aickin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Heard; Kitty-Miss Hale; Miss Grantham-Mrs Brooks.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: R. Palmer

Afterpiece Title: A Quarter of an Hour before Dinner

Cast
Role: Sir David Dunder Actor: Bannister Jun.
Role: Random Actor: Williamson

Afterpiece Title: Miss in her Teens

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Summer Amusement

Performance Comment: As17900820, but Sir Dilberry-Painter; Kit Crab-Barrett.
Cast
Role: Sir Dilberry Actor: Painter
Role: Sir James Juniper Actor: Moss

Afterpiece Title: The Liar

Event Comment: By Permission of the Lord Chamberlain. The Orchestra under the Direction of Hindmarsh. The Doors to be opened at 5:30. To begin at 6:30. Boxes 5s. Pit 3s. 1st Gallery 2s. Upper Gallery 1s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer; Or, The Mistakes Of A Night

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Clarke; Young Marlow-Diamond; Hastings-Irwin; Sir Charles Marlow-Silvester; Diggory-Harper; Landlord-Smith; Tony Lumpkin (with songs)-Raymond; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Russell; Miss Neville-Miss Pennington; Sally-Miss Simmonds; Miss Hardcastle-A Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]).unidentified]).
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Silvester

Afterpiece Title: The Romp

Performance Comment: Watty Cockney-Raymond; Capt. Sightly-Diamond; Old Cockney-Silvester; Barnacle-Clarke; Penelope-Miss Pennington; Miss La Blond-Miss Simmonds; Priscilla Tomboy (the Romp)-A Young Lady (1st appearance [unidentified]).unidentified]).

Entertainment: Monologues. Preceding: [Collins's Ode on the Passions-a Young Lady [unidentified]; End: [Hippisley's Drunken Man=-Harper

Performance Comment: Preceding: [Collins's Ode on the Passions-a Young Lady [unidentified]; End: [Hippisley's Drunken Man=-Harper.

Music: End III: concerto on the violin-Hindmarsh

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Wilson; Marlow-Bernard; Hastings-Davies; Sir Charles Marlow-Powel; Diggory-Cubitt; Slang-Rock; Landlord-Thompson; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks. Edition of 1799 (For the Proprietors) adds: Maid-Mrs Spriggs.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Powel

Afterpiece Title: Cymon

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Old Philpot-Suett; Young Philpot-Bannister Jun.; Sir Jasper Wilding-Burton; Young Wilding-R. Palmer; Beaufort-Haymes; Dapper-Fawcett; Quildrive-Banks; Will-Spencer; Tom-Alfred; Maria-Miss Farren; Corinna-Miss Tidswell.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Burton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Lord Foppington-Dodd; Young Fashion-Palmer; Loveless-Wroughton; Col. Townly-Barrymore; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Probe-Waldron; Lory-Baddeley; Le Varole-Maddocks; Shoemaker-Alfred; Taylor-Fawcett; Hosier-Webb; Jeweller-Phillimore; Berinthia-Miss Farren; Amanda-Mrs Kemble; Mrs Coupler-Mrs Booth; Nurse-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Jordan.
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Clumsey Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: The Spoil'd Child

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Holman; Myrtle-Farren; Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Hull; Cimberton-Quick; Humphrey-Thompson; Daniel-Blanchard; Tom-Lewis; Phillis-Mrs Mattocks; Lucinda-Mrs Mountain; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Webb; Isabella-Mrs Platt; Indiana-Mrs Esten.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Hull

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Dance: Afterpiece conclude: Dance-

Song: In II: song-Incledon; In I afterpiece: a new Duet- (composed by Stevens)

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 25 Apr. 1791]. Afterpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [Prologue by George Colman, elder.] Receipts: #195 8s. (156.4.0; 32.17.6; 6.6.6.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Haunted Tower

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton; or, High Life above Stairs

Performance Comment: Lord Minikin-Dodd; Sir John Trotley (with the original Prologue)-King; Colonel Tivy-Barrymore; Jessamy-R. Palmer; Davy-Suett; Lady Minikin-Miss Pope; Miss Tittup-Miss Farren; Gymp-Mrs Williames.
Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Miles Peter Andrews and Frederick Reynolds; based on Le Dissipateur; ou, L'Honnete Friponne, by Philippe Nericault, dit Destouches. Prologue by the Duke of Leeds; Epilogue by Miles Peter Andrews (see text)]: With new Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The Scenery designed and executed by Greenwood. Gazetteer, 18 Nov.: At the rehearsal of the new comedy on Tuesday the Duke of Leeds, Major Scott, Mr Angerstein [the banker] and Mr Boswell were in the boxes. Mr Boswell said an epigrammatic thought had struck him...and he brought the following Impromptu into life: Andrews, your play is safe enough; For noble Leeds endures it; Boswell and Scott are pledged to puff, And Angerstein ensures it. World, 13 Dec. 1790: To-morrow will be published Better Late than Never (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #240 14s. (206.7; 32.6; 2.1)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Better Late Than Never

Performance Comment: Characters by Kemble, Dodd, Palmer, Baddeley, Bannister Jun., R. Palmer, Maddocks, Lyons, Webb, Mrs Jordan, Mrs Goodall, Miss Pope. [Cast from text (J. Ridgway, 1790): Saville-Kemble; Flurry-Dodd; Sir Charles Chouse-Palmer; Grump-Baddeley; Litigamus-Bannister Jun.; Pallet-R. Palmer; Lawyer's Clerk-Maddocks; Servant to Saville-Lyons; Servant to Flurry-Webb; Augusta-Mrs Jordan; Mrs Flurry-Mrs Goodall; Diary-Miss Pope; Prologue-Bannister Jun; Epilogue-Mrs Jordan. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Chouse Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Don Juan

Cast
Role: Masaniello Actor: Fairbrother
Role: Waiter Actor: Fairbrother

Dance: As17901026

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: Sir John Bevil Actor: Hull

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]).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Groveby Actor: Davies

Dance: I afterpiece: a Dance-

Song: As17901023

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. [acted 21 Jan. 1789. Mrs Esten has 1st acted Belvidera at Bath in the season of 1786-87]. Afterpiece [1st time; M. INT 2, by John Cartwright Cross. Larpent MS 883; not published. Prologue by John Taylor (his Taylor, Poems, I, 43). Rees' 1st appearance at this theatre was on 14 May 1788]: The Overture and the whole of the Music by Dibdin. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Most of these songs had originally appeared in Dibdin's "table entertainment," The Oddities, 1st performed at the Lyceum, 7 Dec. 1789.] Receipts: #244 18s. 6d. (234.8.0; 10.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preserved

Afterpiece Title: A Divertisement

Performance Comment: [The Speaking Characters by Bannister, Johnstone, Wilson, Blanchard, Bernard, Rees (1st appearance on this stage), Mrs Harlowe, Mrs Martyr. Cast from Songs (For the Author [1790]); Clueline-Bannister; Capt. Frederick-Johnstone; Sir Fidget Fearful-Wilson; Gregory-Blanchard; Flambeau-Bernard; Whim-Rees; Squire Thicket-Incledon; Sophia-Mrs Harlowe; Peggy-Mrs Martyr; Female Indian-Mrs Mountain; [With Dialogue-; [to introduce the following favourite Songs, selected, written and composed (with new accompaniments) by Dibdin: PART I. The Lamplighter[, I'm jolly Dick the Lamplighter-Bernard; Peggy Perkins[, Let Bards elate-Blanchard; Irish Drinking Song[, Of the Ancients its speaking-Johnstone; Tom Bowling[, Here a shere Hulk lies poor Tom Bowling-Bannister; Comic Song[, How much I love thee-Wilson; Taffy and Griddy[, Abergavenny is fine-Mrs Martyr; [PART II. Hunting Song[, To Batchelor's Hall-Incledon; Sea Song[, Ben Backstay lov'd the gentle Anna-Bannister; The Portrait[, Come, Painter, with thy happiest flight-Incledon; The Soldier's Grave[, Of all Sensations Pity brings-Incledon; [Conclude with Rural Masquerade-[in which the following Airs will be sung in character; The Greenwich Pensioner[, 'Twas in the good ship Rover-Bannister; Indian Song[, Dear Yanco says, and true he says-Mrs Mountain; The Masquerade[, Sure an't the World a Masquerade-Johnstone, Chorus; Occasional Prologue-Farren.

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing-Byrne, Mrs Goodwin

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Toy; Or, Hampton Court Frolics

Performance Comment: Aircourt-Lewis; Alibi-Quick; Methegen (1st time)-Wilson; Sir Carrol O'Donovan-Aickin; Larry Kavanagh-Blanchard; Nol Pros-Powel; Young O'Donovan-Holman; Sophia (1st time)-Mrs Harlowe; Kitty Kavanagh-Mrs Webb; Lady Arable-Mrs Bernard; Fib-Miss Stuart; Lady Jane-Miss Brunton.
Cast
Role: Methegen Actor: Wilson
Role: Sir Carrol O'Donovan Actor: Aickin

Dance: As17901123

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Constant Couple

Performance Comment: As17901004, but Sir Harry Wildair-Mrs Goodall; Tom Errand-Hollingsworth; Errand's Wife-_.

Afterpiece Title: No Song No Supper

Cast
Role: Grandmother Actor: Mrs Booth.
Event Comment: Benefit for the Authors [of mainpiece, who are named in Kemble Mem., but not on the playbill]. Mainpiece: 6th Night [see 3, 8 Dec.]. Receipts: #245 15s. (205.18.0; 35.1.6; 4.15.6; tickets: none listed) (charge: #125 10s.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Better Late Than Never

Performance Comment: As17901117, but Sir Charles Chouse-Barrymore in place of Palmer; Maddocks_; Lyons_; Webb_. Maddocks_; Lyons_; Webb_.

Afterpiece Title: The Fairy Favour

Cast
Role: Clown Actor: Fairbrother