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Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister Jun. 3rd piece: By permission of the Proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Morning Chronicle, 6 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister Jun., No. 2, Frith-street, Soho

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mountaineers

Performance Comment: As17950731 but Muleteers-_; Goatherds-_; Pacha-_; Ali Beg-_; Moors-_; [Supernumerary] Moors Muleteers and Goatherds-_; Peasants-_.
Related Works
Related Work: The Mountaineers Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: New Hay at the Old Market Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Prize or 2

Related Works
Related Work: The Prize; or, 2.5.3.8 Author(s): Prince Hoare
Event Comment: 2nd piece: By Fielding from Moliere. Not acted these 2 years

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor or The Dumb Lady Cured

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Inkle And Yarico

Related Works
Related Work: Inkle and Yarico Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: New Hay at the Old Market Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Song: As17950613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Flitch Of Bacon

Afterpiece Title: The Recruiting Officer

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: New Hay at the Old Market Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: Benefit for Bannister. 1st piece: Not acted these 8 years [acted 1 June 1789]. 2nd piece: Not acted these 2 years [acted 12 Sept. 1794]. The Overture and Musick by Reeve. Books of the Songs to be had at the Theatre. Morning Chronicle, 12 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Bannister, No. 7, Suffolk-street, Charing-cross

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet Prince Of Denmark

Performance Comment: Hamlet (for that night only)-Bannister Jun.; Ghost-Bensley; King-Benson; Polonius-Suett; Laertes-C. Kemble; Horatio-Davies; Osrick-Wathen; Grave Diggers-Fawcett, Waldron Jun.; Queen-Mrs Harlowe; Player Queen-Miss Tidswell; Ophelia-Mrs Kemble.
Cast
Role: Osrick Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Purse or Benevolent Tar

Afterpiece Title: The Agreeable Surprise

Cast
Role: Obadiah Prim Actor: Wathen
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Half An Hour After Supper

Afterpiece Title: A Bold Stroke for a Wife

Cast
Role: Obadiah Prim Actor: Wathen
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: New Hay at the Old Market Author(s): George Colman, the younger
Event Comment: [2nd piece in place of The Mountaineers, advertised on playbill of 19 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Gretna Green

Cast
Role: Tiptoe Actor: Wathen

Afterpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Quarter Of An Hour Before Dinner

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: New Hay at the Old Market Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Children in the Wood

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Event Comment: Benefit for Johnstone. 1st piece: The Overture, and the Musick entirely new, by Reeve. Morning Chronicle, 20 Aug.: Tickets to be had of Johnstone, No. 19, Piazza, Covent-garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Apparition

Afterpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: The Prize

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: The Prize; or, 2.5.3.8 Author(s): Prince Hoare

Entertainment: Monologue.End 2nd piece: Tully's Rambles through London (for that night only)-Johnstone

Performances

Mainpiece Title: All In Good Humour

Afterpiece Title: The Surrender of Calais

Related Works
Related Work: The Surrender of Calais Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Purse

Cast
Role: Obadiah Prim Actor: Wathen
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage

Song: As17950613

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Hermit

Afterpiece Title: The Son in Law

Afterpiece Title: The Village Lawyer

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Role: Sheepface Actor: Wathen
Event Comment: The Three and the Deuce [advertised on playbill of 29 Aug.] is unavoidably postponed till Wednesday next

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zorinski

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Related Works
Related Work: New Hay at the Old Market Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: The Prisoner at Large

Event Comment: [1st piece in place of The Dead Alive, advertised on playbill of 31 Aug.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Money

Afterpiece Title: Ways and Means

Cast
Role: Prince of Wales Actor: Miss Menage
Related Works
Related Work: Ways and Means; or, A Trip to Dover Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Peeping Tom

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love And Money

Afterpiece Title: Zorinski

Afterpiece Title: New Hay at the Old Market

Related Works
Related Work: New Hay at the Old Market Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jew

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Event Comment: Mainpiece: For the first time here (by permission of the Manager of the Theatre Royal, Hay Market). [Author of Prologue unknown.] Paid Messrs Hammersley & Co.'s Trust Account for Renters, Theatre Rent, Patent Rent, Taxes, Insurance, and other certain Charges for 12 nights Paid each night #100: #1,200. Receipts: #235 9s. 6d. (174.9.0; 59.12.0; 1.8.6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Three And The Deuse sic

Performance Comment: Justice Touchit-Suett; Mr Milford-Packer; Pertinax Single-Bannister Jun.!; Peregrine Single-Bannister Jun.[!!; Percival Singel-Bannister Jun.[!!!; Freeman-Bannister; MacFloggan-Moody; Frank-Wathen; Humphrey Grizzle-Russell; Renard-Caulfield; Peace Officers-Phillimore, Maddocks, Webb; Emily-Mrs Gibbs; Phebe-Miss Leak; Taffline-Mrs Bland; Prologue-Wathen.
Cast
Role: Frank Actor: Wathen
Role: Prologue Actor: Wathen.

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mourning Bride

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Event Comment: Afterpiece: The Ballet composed by Byrn. [For synopsis of scenes, see 16 May 1796.] Receipts: #267 7s. 6d. (264.2.6; 3.5.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Cast
Role: Prince Actor: Richardson
Role: Apothecary Actor: Rees

Afterpiece Title: Oscar and Malvina

Performance Comment: Principal Characters in the Ballet-Byrn, Follett, Farley, Cranfield, Blurton, Mlle St.Amand. Principal Musical Characters-Townsend, Linton, Street, Mrs Mountain, Miss Kirton, Mrs Martyr. Cast from playbill of 16 May 1796: Oscar (the Descendant of Fingal)-Byrn; Carrol (the Scottish Chieftain)-Follett; Morven and Draco (Attendants upon Carrol)-Farley, Cranfield; Fingal-Blurton; Scotch Pedlar-Townsend; Bards-Linton, Street, Miss Kirton; Scotch Lad-Mrs Martyr; Malvina (Daughter to Toscar)-Mlle St.Amand; Scotch Lassie-Mrs Mountain.

Dance: In I: As17950921

Song: As17950921

Music: In afterpiece: the Harp-Weippert [This was played, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Rivals

Related Works
Related Work: The Rival Modes Author(s): James Moore Smythe

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mountaineers

Performance Comment: Octavian-Kemble; Virolet-C. Kemble; Kilmallock-Moody; Roque-Aickin; Muleteers-Sedgwick, Dignum, Trueman, Bannister; Lope Tocho-Suett; Goatherds-Packer, Jones, Burton, DeCamp; Bulcazin Muley-Benson; Ganem-Caulfield; Pacha-Hollingsworth; Ali Beg-Phillimore; Sadi-Bannister Jun.; Zorayda-Miss Miller; Floranthe-Mrs Goodall; Agnes-Mrs Bland.
Cast
Role: Goatherds Actor: Packer, Jones, Burton, DeCamp
Role: Floranthe Actor: Mrs Goodall
Related Works
Related Work: The Mountaineers Author(s): George Colman, the younger

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Event Comment: The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 29 Mar. 1796]. Receipts: #336 11s. 6d. (254.11.0; 80.0.6; 2.0.0)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Isabella

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Song: As17950919, but Epithalamium-Miss _Leak, Mrs Bland

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Macbeth

Afterpiece Title: Lodoiska

Song: As17950929