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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Smith; Manly-Bensley; Count Basset-Dodd; John Moody-Moody; Squire Richard-Suett; Sir Francis Wronghead-Yates; Lady Grace-Miss Sherry; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Hopkins; Miss Jenny (with songs in character)-Miss Field; Trusty-Miss Hale; Myrtilla-Miss Collett; Mrs Motherly-Mrs Love; Lady Townly-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Yates
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Bon Ton

Cast
Role: Sir John Trotley Actor: King

Dance: As17801025

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 5 years. [Mrs Green is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill.] Receipts: #143 3s. (136.5.6; 6.17.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Performance Comment: Oakly-Wroughton; Major Oakly-Wilson; Charles-Whitfield; Lord Trinket-Lewis; Russet-Fearon; Captain O'Cutter-Egan; Tom-Jones; Sir Harry Beagle-Lee Lewes; Harriet-Mrs Morton; Lady Freelove-Mrs Pitt; Mrs Oakly-A Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Mrs Green]).Mrs Green]).
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Beagle Actor: Lee Lewes
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Tom Thumb

Dance: As17801027

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Every Man In His Humour

Performance Comment: Kitely-Smith; Old Knowell-Aickin; Young Knowell-Brereton; Wellbred-Farren; Master Stephen-Dodd; Brainworm-Baddeley; Justice Clement-Parsons; Downright-Wrighten; Master Matthew-Burton; Cob-Wright; Cash-R. Palmer; Capt. Bobadil-Palmer; Bridget-Miss Collett; Bit-Mrs Love; Mrs Kitely-Mrs Brereton.
Cast
Role: Master Matthew Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Rival Candidates

Performance Comment: Byron-Vernon; Sir Harry Muff-Dodd; General Worry-Parsons; Spy-Baddeley; Gardeners-Fawcett, Chaplin, Phillimore; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Narcissa-Mrs Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Muff Actor: Dodd
Event Comment: [Mainpiece: Prologue by Nicholas Rowe.] Afterpiece [1st time; F 2, by Henry Knapp. Larpent MS 535; not published. Author of Prologue unknown]. The audience indulged "in the usual scornful hissing of theatrical displeasure. The Second act [of the afterpiece]...was not suffered to proceed to its conclusion; and the actors, when it was not more than half gone through, were driven from the stage by the clamours of almost all the spectators" (London Chronicle, 6 Nov.). Receipts: #192 5s. (188.14.6; 3.10.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tamerlane

Performance Comment: Tamerlane-Henderson; Moneses-Wroughton; Axalla-Whitfield; Omar-Fearon; Dervise-L'Estrange; Prince of Tanais-Booth; Hali-Robson; Stratocles-Thompson; Zama-J. Wilson; Mirvan-Stevens; Bajazet-Aickin; Selima-Mrs Inchbald; Arpasia-Miss Younge; The usual Prologue-Wroughton.

Afterpiece Title: The Excise Man

Performance Comment: Principal Characters-Edwin, Wilson, Whitfield, Fearon, Webb, Jones, Quick, Mrs Morton, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Webb. Cast from Morning Chronicle, 6 Nov.: Plummet-Edwin; Alderman Graves-Wilson; Charles Fairford-Whitfield; Major Rampart-Fearon; Stage@coachman-Webb; George-Jones; Sir Michael Megrim-Quick; Maria-Mrs Morton; Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Mrs Tantrum-Mrs Webb; New Prologue-Lee Lewes.
Cast
Role: Sir Michael Megrim Actor: Quick

Dance: As17801027

Song: IV: To thee O gentle sleep!-Mrs Morton

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Trip To Scarborough

Performance Comment: Loveless-Smith; Young Fashion-Palmer; Sir Tunbelly Clumsey-Moody; Col. Townly-Brereton; Probe-Parsons; Lory-Baddeley; Lord Foppington-Dodd; Berinthia-Miss Farren; Amanda (1st time)-Mrs Farren; Nurse-Mrs Love; Miss Hoyden-Mrs Wilson (from cg).
Cast
Role: Sir Tunbelly Clumsey Actor: Moody

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Dance: End I afterpiece: Minuet de la Cour, as17800919

Event Comment: Afterpiece: Not acted these 2 years. Receipts: #117 8s. 6d. (85.10.0; 30.14.6; 1.4.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding (1st time)-Aickin; Sir James Elliot-R. Palmer; Papillion-Burton; Miss Godfrey-Mrs Sharp; Kitty-Miss Kirby; Miss Grantham (1st time)-Mrs Brereton.
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: R. Palmer
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. Receipts: #278 12s. 6d. (276.5.6; 2.7.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Lee Lewes; Old Wilding-Fearon; Sir James Elliot-Whitfield; Papillon-Wewitzer; Kitty-Mrs Poussin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Ambrose; Miss Grantham-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: Whitfield

Dance: As17801018

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Islanders

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Lee Lewes; Sir John Buck-Fearon; Subtle-Thompson; Marquis-Wewitzer; Classic-Hull; Mrs Subtle-Mrs Pitt; Lucinda (with a song)-Mrs Mattocks.
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Fearon

Dance: End: new grand Polish Dance-Mettalcourt (1st appearance here), Harris, Miss Besford; In afterpiece: a Minuet-Aldridge, Mrs Mattocks

Event Comment: [Mrs Hedges, who is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill, was from the hay.] Receipts: #115 8s. (86.1; 27.17; 1.10)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Stratagem

Performance Comment: Archer-Smith; Aimwell-Brereton; Foigard-Moody; Bonniface-Aickin; Sir Charles Freeman-R. Palmer; Sullen-Wrighten; Gibbet-Wright; Scrub-Yates; Cherry-Miss Pope; Dorinda-Mrs Brereton; Lady Bountiful-Mrs Johnston; Gipsey-Miss Kirby; Mrs Sullen-A Lady (1st appearance on this stage [Mrs Hedges]).Mrs Hedges]).

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Dance: End IV: The Irish Fair, as17800930

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 4 years. Receipts: #82 18s. (59.3; 23.15; 0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: Young Bevil-Smith; Myrtle (1st time)-Palmer; Cimberton-Parsons; Mr Sealand-Aickin; Sir John Bevil-Packer; Humphrey-Wrighten; Daniel-Burton; Tom-King; Phillis-Miss Pope; Lucinda-Mrs Sharp; Isabella-Mrs Johnston; Mrs Sealand-Mrs Love; Indiana-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Packer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: In afterpiece: Dancing, as17801230

Song: II: song-Du-Bellamy

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Hardcastle-Wilson; Tony Lumpkin-Quick; Marlow-Lee Lewes; Hastings-Whitfield; Sir Charles Marlow-Fearon; Mrs Hardcastle-Mrs Webb; Miss Neville-Mrs Lewis; Miss Hardcastle-Mrs Mattocks (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Marlow Actor: Fearon

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free Mason

Dance: As17801025

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Mattocks; Sir Harry Sycamore-Wilson; Giles-Reinhold; Mervin-Robson; Fairfield-Hull; Ralph-Quick; Patty-Miss Satchell (1st appearance in that character); Lady Sycamore-Mrs Pitt; Theodosia-Mrs Morton; Fanny-Miss Catley.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Sycamore Actor: Wilson
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Free Mason

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Hypocrite

Performance Comment: Doctor Cantwell-Moody; Sir John Lambert-Packer; Seyward-Brereton; Colonel Lambert-Palmer; Maw@worm-Holcroft; Darnley-Bensley; Lady Lambert (1st time)-Mrs Farren; Old Lady Lambert-Mrs Love; Charlotte-Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir John Lambert Actor: Packer
Related Works
Related Work: Tartuffe; or, The French Puritan Author(s): Matthew Medbourne

Afterpiece Title: The Critic

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Thelyphthora or More Wives than One

Performance Comment: [Principal Characters by Quick, Whitfield, Robson, Egan, Wilson, Mrs Webb, Mrs Pitt, Mrs Lewis, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White Public Advertiser: Mrs Willems], Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart, Mrs Wilson. [Cast from MS annotation on BM playbill (cg, Vol. II), and London Chronicle, 9 Mar.: Old Export-Quick; Frank Fertile-Whitfield; Young Export-Robson; Irish Sam-Egan; Sir Peter Polygam-Wilson; Lady Polygam-Mrs Webb; Mrs Export-Mrs Pitt; Women of the Town-Mrs Lewis, Mrs Whitfield, Miss Ambrose, Mrs White, Mrs Davenett, Miss Stuart; Lydia Polygam-Mrs Wilson; Prologue-Lee Lewes.
Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Miles Peter Andrews. Prologue by Edward Topham. Epilogue by the author (see text)]: With New Scenes, Dresses and Decorations. The Words of the Roundelay [composed by Thomas Linley Sen.] introduced in the Comedy will be given gratis at the Theatre. Public Advertiser, 9 Apr. 1781: This Day is published Dissipation (1s. 6d.). Receipts: #243 4s. 6d. (234.6.0; 8.4.0; 0.14.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Dissipation

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by King, Parsons, Brereton, Baddeley, Aickin, Bannister Jun., Suett, Waldron, Lamash, R. Palmer, Palmer, Mrs Cargill, Mrs Brereton, Mrs Love, Mrs Smith, Mrs Abington. [Cast from text (T. Becket, 1781), and Town and Country Magazine, Mar. 1781, p. 115: Sir Andrew Acorn-King; Alderman Uniform-Parsons; Charles Woodbine-Brereton; Ephraim Labradore-Baddeley; General Probe-Aickin; Doctor Quintessence-Bannister Jun.; Metaphor-Suett; Trusty-Waldron; Coquin-Lamash; Gold Waiter-R. Palmer; Lord Rentless-Palmer; Miss Uniform-Mrs Cargill; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Winnifred-Mrs Love; Judah-Mrs Smith; Miss Labradore-Miss Kirby (see17810312 Lady Rentless-Mrs Abington; Prologue-King; Epilogue-Mrs Abington. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]
Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Acorn Actor: King

Afterpiece Title: Comus

Cast
Role: Brothers Actor: Farren, R. Palmer
Role: The Lady Actor: Mrs Sharp
Related Works
Related Work: Comus Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Song: III: Smiling love to thee belong-Miss Field, Miss Wright (British Union-Catalogue, p. 621)

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Crawford. Part of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. Mainpiece: Not acted these 3 years. Receipts: #277 0s. 6d. (128.7.0; 27.4.6; 1.4.0; tickets: 120.5.0) (charge: #68 8s. 1d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Venice Preservd

Performance Comment: Jaffier-Crawford (1st appearance in that character); Priuli-Aickin; Renault-Packer; Bedamor-R. Palmer; Duke-Chaplin; Spinosa-Williams; Elliot-Phillimore; Officer-Griffiths; Pierre-Bensley; Belvidera-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Spinosa Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Irish Widow

Performance Comment: Whittle-Waldron; Sir Patrick O'Neale-Moody; Nephew-R. Palmer; Bates-Wrighten; Thomas-Burton; Kecksey-Dodd; Widow Brady (with an Epilogue song)-Mrs Crawford.
Cast
Role: Sir Patrick O'Neale Actor: Moody

Dance: End: The Dutch Quaker, as17810312End I afterpiece: The Irish Fair, as17800930

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Hannah Cowley. Not published. An alteration of her The World as it Goes, acted on 24 Feb. Prologue by B. Walwyn (London Chronicle, 28 Mar.)]: With New Scenes and Dresses. Receipts: #170 1s. (168.14.6; 1.6.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Second Thoughts Are Best

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Lewis, Lee Lewes, Quick, Wilson, Edwin, Wewitzer, Robson, Miss Younge, Mrs Mattocks, Miss Satchell, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Morton, Miss Platt, Mrs White, Mrs Davenett, Miss Langrish, Mrs Yates; [Cast adjusted from playbill of 24 Feb. and from London Chronicle, 26 Mar.: Sir Charles Danvers-Lewis; Fairfax-Lee Lewes; Grub-Quick; Col. Sparwell-Wilson; Bronze-Edwin; von Irkin-Wewitzer; Le Rouge-Robson; Molly Gurb-Miss Younge; Mrs Sparwell-Mrs Mattocks; Sidney Grub-Miss Satchell; French Countess-Mrs Wilson; Lady Danvers-Mrs Yates; [Mrs Morton, Miss Platt, Mrs White, Mrs Davenett, Miss Langrish are unassigned.] Prologue-Lee Lewes.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Danvers Actor: Lewis

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: As17801107

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Mattocks (of cg); Colonel Oldboy-Parsons; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Fawcett; Jessamy-Dodd; Diana-Miss Collett; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Hopkins; Jenny-Mrs Wrighten; Clarissa-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character).
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Aickin

Afterpiece Title: Whos the Dupe

Dance: As17801117

Song: End: The Soldier tir'd of Wars Alarms-Miss Phillips

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provokd Husband

Performance Comment: Lord Townly-Lewis; Manly-Hull; Squire Richard-Wewitzer; John Moody-Thompson; Count Basset-Lee Lewes; Sir Francis Wronghead-Wilson; Lady Grace-Mrs Lessingham; Lady Wronghead-Mrs Pitt; Miss Jenny-Mrs Wilson; Lady Townly-Mrs Mahon.
Cast
Role: Sir Francis Wronghead Actor: Wilson

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Runaway

Performance Comment: George Hargrave-Smith; Drummond-Bensley; Justice-Parsons; Sir Charles Seymour-Brereton; Jarvis-Lamash; Mr Morley-Aickin; Mr Hargrave-Moody; Lady Dinah-Mrs Hopkins; Emily-Miss Phillips (1st appearance in that character); Susan-Mrs Wrighten; Harriet-Mrs Brereton; Bella-Miss Farren.
Cast
Role: Sir Charles Seymour Actor: Brereton

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Dance: End III: The Minuet de la Cour-Duprez, Miss Armstrong

Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 1st piece: Never Acted Here. 2nd piece: Written by G. Colman Esq., with Alterations [from his Occasional Prelude]. 3rd piece: Not acted these 10 years [not acted since 17 May 1763]. Receipts: #207 18s. 6d. (89.5.0; 29.19.0; 1.13.6; tickets: 87.1.0) (charge: #106 13s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Young Actor

Related Works
Related Work: The Young Actor Author(s): George Colman, the elder
Related Work: Occasional Prelude Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Englishman in Paris

Performance Comment: Buck-Bannister Jun. (1st appearance in that character); Classic-Packer; Subtle-Waldron; Sir John Buck-Wrighten; Lucinda (with a song)-Miss Collett.
Cast
Role: Sir John Buck Actor: Wrighten

Dance: End 2nd piece: The Butterfly, as17800921; In 3rd piece: The Minuet de la Cour-Henry, Miss Collett

Event Comment: Mainpiece [1st time; C 5, by Charles Macklin, a re-writing of his The True-Born Scotsman, based partly on Nanine, by Voltaire, 1st acted at the Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, 10 July 1764. Author of prologue unknown. Epilogue by Frederick Pilon (Public Advertiser, 28 May 1781). Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin, 1785]: The Characters new dressed. Receipts: #173 14s. 6d. (172.12.0; 1.2.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Man Of The World

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Macklin, Lewis, Wilson, Aickin, Clarke, Wewitzer, Booth, L'Estrange, Thompson, J. Wilson, Miss Platt, Miss Satchell, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Davenett, Miss Younge; Cast from London Chronicle, 11 May 1781, and adjusted from playbill of 19 Oct. 1782: Sir Pertinax Macsycophant-Macklin; Egerton-Lewis; Lord Lumbercourt-Wilson; Sidney-Aickin; Melville-Clarke; Counsellor Plausible-Wewitzer; Serjeant Eitherside-Booth; Tomlins-L'Estrange; John-Thompson; Sam-J. Wilson; Lady Macsycophant-Miss Platt; Constantia-Miss Satchell; Betty Hint-Mrs Wilson; Nanny-Mrs Davenett; Lady Rodolpha Lumbercourt-Miss Younge; Prologue-Macklin; Epilogue-Miss Younge. [These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]These were spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances.]

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Event Comment: Mainpiece: 15th time [i.e. in continuation of the reckoning for the previous season]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Chapter Of Accidents

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Performance Comment: Major Sturgeon-Bannister; Bruin-Gardner; Sir Jacob Jollup-Massey; Heeltap-Davis; Lint-Barrett; Jerry Sneak-Edwin; Mrs Bruin-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Sneak-Mrs Webb.
Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Jollup Actor: Massey
Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; CO 2]: Written by the Author of the Son-in-Law [John O'Keeffe]. The Overture and New Musick composed by Dr Arnold. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. [Text 1st published (unauthorized), Dublin, 1783.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Bonduca

Related Works
Related Work: Bonduca Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive

Performance Comment: Characters by Wilson, Wood, Wewitzer, Blissett, Stevens, Webb, Usher, Kenny, Painter, Ledger, Pierce, Edwin, Mrs Webb, Mrs Wilson, Miss Harper. Cast from Songs (T. Cadell, 1781): Sir Walter Weathercock-Wilson; Edward Sandford-Wood; Degagee-Wewitzer; Plume-Blissett; Sheers-Stevens; Coachman-Webb; Dennis-Usher; Black-Kenny; Motley-Edwin; Miss Hebe Wintertop-Mrs Webb; Comfit-Mrs Wilson; Caroline Sandford-Miss Harper; unassigned-Painter, Ledger, Pierce.
Event Comment: By Command of Their Majesties. [Mainpiece in place of The Separate Maintenance, announced on playbill of 20 June.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: The Devil-Bannister; Sir ThomasMaxwell-Gardner; Invoice-R. Palmer; Julep-Baddeley; Apozem-Barrett; Doctors-Webb, Usher, Egan, Painter, Kenny; Dr Last-Edwin; Margaret Maxwell-Mrs Webb; Harriet-Mrs Jewell.
Cast
Role: The Devil Actor: Bannister
Role: Sir ThomasMaxwell Actor: Gardner

Afterpiece Title: The Dead Alive