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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband; Or, A Journey To London

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

Performance Comment: Miss Biddy-Miss Saunders; Fribble-Morgan; Flash-Goodman; Tag-Mrs Phillips.
Cast
Role: Miss Biddy Actor: Miss Saunders

Song: MMad Tom-Platt

Performances

Mainpiece Title: L'olimpiade

Dance: End of Act II an entirely new ballet, composed by Simonet, Le Dejeuner Espagnol, in Part I of which Sento ch' in Seno by Giordani, sung by Miss Theresa Simonet, only 8 years old, and who will dance a Minuet with her Father, and in Part II the Minuet de la Cour by Lepicq and Mme Simonet, a Gavotte by Henry and Mlle Theodore, a Chaconne, composed by Simonet, by Miss Theresa Simonet, a Fandango and two Pas Seuls, both as17830410; End of Opera Let Ruses de l'Amour, originally composed by Noverre, by Lepicq, Henry, Zuchelli, Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore, Mme Rossi, in which Mme Simonet, in Man's Cloaths, will dance a Pas de Deux, incident to the Ballet, with Mlle Theodore, and another ballet, Les Caprices de Galatee, with Mlle Baccelli. The part of Cupid in the above Ballet by Miss De Camp, daughter to the celebrated Flute Player of that Name

Performance Comment: The part of Cupid in the above Ballet by Miss De Camp, daughter to the celebrated Flute Player of that Name .

Song: New set of Airs, as17830306athi

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Mitridate

Dance: End I: The Pert Country Maid, as17810113; End II: a new serious Ballet (composed by Simonet) The Nymphs of Diana-Vestris? Jun., Mlle Baccelli, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Miss Simonet, Mme Simonet; End Opera: a new grand Ballet half-character (composed by Simonet) The Rural Sports-Vestris? Jun., Mlle Baccelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Traffieri, Slingsby, Sga Tantini

Performance Comment: Jun., Mlle Baccelli, Sg and Sga Zuchelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Miss Simonet, Mme Simonet; End Opera: a new grand Ballet half-character (composed by Simonet) The Rural Sports-Vestris? Jun., Mlle Baccelli, Henry, Sga Crespi, Traffieri, Slingsby, Sga Tantini.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Virginia

Dance: End of Act I Les Deux Solitaires (composed by Giroux) by Vestris, Fabiani, Mlle Mozon, Henry, Mlle Crespi, Miss Hervey, Duquesney Dun.], the two Mlles Simonet, Mlle Baccelli; End of Opera La Fete Mariu, as17860516

Performance Comment: ], the two Mlles Simonet, Mlle Baccelli; End of Opera La Fete Mariu, as17860516 .

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Convito

Dance: End of Act I Le Tuteur Trompe, as17830128; End of Act II an entirely new ballet of Serious, Comic, and Demi-characters, composed by Lepicq, Les spouses Persanes; or, The Persian Wives, by Lepicq, Mme Rossi, Slingsby, Henry, Zuchelli, Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore, Mme Simonet. [Cast from Public Advertiser, 18 Feb.: Tamas-Lepicq; Hircana-Mme Rossi; Osman-Slingsby; Mahmoud-Henry; Boulganzar-Zuchelli; Slaves-Sga Crespi, Mlle Theodore; Fatima-Mme Simonet; Assan-Degville Sen.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Afterpiece Title: The Harlot's Progress

Dance: Two Misses Scott; who never appeared on that Stage before: I: A Saraband, Minuet-Miss Scott; II: Comic Dance-Miss Scott's Sister; IV: Serious Dance-the two Misses Scott

Event Comment: Benefit Vallois and the two Misses Scot, Scholars to Vallois. Mainpiece: Written by Shakespear

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Henry The Eighth

Performance Comment: As17380506, but Anna Bullen-Miss Bennet; Surrey-_.
Cast
Role: Anna Bullen Actor: Miss Bennet

Afterpiece Title: The Virgin Unmask'd

Performance Comment: As17370908, but Lucy-Miss Scot.
Cast
Role: Lucy Actor: Miss Scot.

Dance: I: Comic Dance-younger Miss Scot; II: By Desire of several Ladies of Quality, Minuet, with new Ball Dance called The Princess of Saxe Gotha-Vallois, Miss Scot; III: Two Pierrots-Vallois, Pelling; IV: French Peasant-Vallois, Leviez, Mrs Thompson, Rector, Miss Brett, Pelling, Mrs Vallois

Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Barsanti. The Long Continuance of Miss Barsanti's illness, together with a very recent affliction which has fallen the family, having rendered it impossible for her to appear on the stage, Mrs Bulkley has kindly undertaken to perform's for her; which Miss Barsanti humbly hopes will be agreeable to her friends, and that any little apparent Omission, under such peculiar circumstances, will not be construed into want of respect, but that she shall nevertheless obtain the favour of their accustomed patronage

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Two Misers

Performance Comment: As17750427 but Harriet-Miss Brown.
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Brown.

Dance: II: A Dance-Langrish[, as17750421

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Lyric Ode; Alexander's Feast, And The Coronation Anthems

Music: After the Ode: A Miscellaneous Act-; New Overture-; Song-a Gentleman (his first appearance in Public); Concerto on Oboe-Fischer; Song-Miss M. Linley (composed by Bach); Concerto on violin-Linley Jr; Song-Miss Linley (composed by Sacchini); Duetto-the Two Miss Linley's (composed by Piccini); Chorus

Performance Comment: Linley (composed by Bach); Concerto on violin-Linley Jr; Song-Miss Linley (composed by Sacchini); Duetto-the Two Miss Linley's (composed by Piccini); Chorus. Chorus.
Cast
Role: Song Actor: Miss Linley
Role: Duetto Actor: the Two Miss Linley's
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Poole. 3rd piece: Not acted these 6 years [acted 5 May 1790). Morning Chronicle, 7 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Miss Poole, No. 18, Charles-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #206 12s. (102/8/0; 4/17/6; tickets: 99/6/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Everyone Has His Fault

Performance Comment: As17931001, but Sir Ralph here, correctly, Sir Robert Ramble; Edward (for this night only)-Miss Poole//Miss Wooburn-Miss Chapman; Miss Spinster-Mrs Henley; omitted: Porter . omitted: Porter .

Afterpiece Title: THE TWO MISERS

Performance Comment: Gripe-Quick; Lively-Davies; Mustapha-Richardson; Osmond-Townsend; Ali-Cubitt; Hunks (1st time)-Fawcett//Jenny-Mrs Mountain; Harriet (for that night only)-Miss Poole .
Cast
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Poole

Music: End of Act II of mainpiece concerto on the Piano Forte, composed by Krumpholtz, accompanied by the Full Band, by Miss Poole

Song: End of Act IV of mainpiece Mad Bm, in character, by Miss Poole

Event Comment: Benefit Mich. Lally. At the Desire of several Ladies of Quality. Mainpiece: Written by the late Mr Congreve. By Desire, two Rows of the Pit will be laid into the Boxes. [Ticket's at Lally's in Southampton Row, Bloomsbury.] Receipts: money #26 12s. 6d.; tickets #180 4s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Peg Actor: Miss Horsington
Role: Witwoud Actor: Chapman
Role: Mincing Actor: Miss Bincks

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Cast
Role: Laetitia Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Betty Actor: Miss Bincks

Dance: I: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. II: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. III: Peasant by Nivelon and Mlle De L'Isle. IV: Harlequine by Mlle De L'Isle. V: Shepherd and Shepherdess by Glover and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: II: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. III: Peasant by Nivelon and Mlle De L'Isle. IV: Harlequine by Mlle De L'Isle. V: Shepherd and Shepherdess by Glover and Miss Rogers .
Event Comment: Benefit Marshall and Miss Bincks. Receipts: money #13 16s. 6d.; tickets #43 7s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17351128, but Daniel-James; Lucinda-Miss Norsa .
Cast
Role: Lucinda Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Luanda Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Phillis Actor: Miss Binks

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Performance Comment: School Boy-Miss Bincks; Major Rakish-Hippisley; Young Rakish-Walker .
Cast
Role: School Boy Actor: Miss Bincks

Dance: I: Two Pierrots by Nivelon and Lalauze. III: Harlequine by Mlle De L'Isle. IV: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. End Afterpiece: Sailors (from Orestes) by Glover, &c

Performance Comment: III: Harlequine by Mlle De L'Isle. IV: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. End Afterpiece: Sailors (from Orestes) by Glover, &c .

Song: II: Mock Italian Song by E. Roberts

Event Comment: Morning Chronicle, 7 June: Foote caught cold on Wednesday last...Unwilling to disappoint the public [last night] he determined to play his part in The Devil upon Two Sticks, but, after he had ended the second act, was so much worse that he was obliged to retire...An apology was made to the audience, and Palmer undertook to read the remainder of Foote's part

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Devil Upon Two Sticks

Performance Comment: Principal Parts by Foote, Jackson, R. Palmer, Fearon, Griffiths, Egan, Massey. T. Davis, Kenny, Hitchcock, Walker, Parsons, Mrs Jewell, Mrs Gardner. Cast adjusted from text (T. Cadell, 1778), and playbill of 13 Aug. 1779: Devil-Foote (1st two acts; 3rd act read by Palmer); Apozem-Jackson; Invoice-R. Palmer; Camphire-Fearon; Julep-Griffiths; Sligo-Egan; Sir ThomasMaxwell-Massey; Osasafras-T. Davis; Fingerfee-Kenny; Broadbrim-Hitchcock; Macpherson-Walker; Dr Last-Parsons; Harriet-Mrs Jewell; Margaret-Mrs Gardner. Prologue as17770515.

Afterpiece Title: Lilliput

Event Comment: Benefit for Fishar (ballet master) and Sga Manesiere. Charges #64 10s. Balance to the two dancers #19 7s. (#9 13s. 6d. apiece) plus Fishar #47 2s. from tickets (Box 54; Pit 130; Gallery 141); Sga Manesiere #26 19s. (Box 48; Pit 53; Gallery 70) (Account Book). Receipts: #83 17s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Felix-Bensley, first time; Col. Briton-Wroughton, first time; Lopez-Dunstall; Pedro-Morris; Gibby-Shuter; Lissardo-Woodward; Frederick-Gardner; Isabella-Mrs Mattocks; Flora-Mrs Pitt; Inis-Mrs Green; Violante-Miss Macklin.
Cast
Role: Violante Actor: Miss Macklin.

Afterpiece Title: Thomasand Sally

Dance: II: By Particular Desire, a Minuet-Fishar, Sga Manesiere; III: A Hornpipe-Miss Capon , first time; I: A Serious and Comic Dance-. the serious part- Miss Capon, the comic part- Mas. Burton, Miss Besford (all apprentices to Fishar); IV: A New Grand Ballet called The Old Man Metamorphosed-. Old Man Fishar, Shepherdess Sga Manesiere, Cupid Mas. Burton; In which Dance will be introduced by Particular Desire the Allemande-Fishar, Sga Manesiere

Performance Comment: the serious part- Miss Capon, the comic part- Mas. Burton, Miss Besford (all apprentices to Fishar); IV: A New Grand Ballet called The Old Man Metamorphosed-. Old Man Fishar, Shepherdess Sga Manesiere, Cupid Mas. Burton; In which Dance will be introduced by Particular Desire the Allemande-Fishar, Sga Manesiere.

Ballet: V: For First time this season, The Wapping Landlady. Jack-Fishar; Landlady-Miles; Orange Woman-Sga Manesiere; Double Hornpipe-[See17680416]

Event Comment: Benefit of Havard, Arthur, and Ridout. Tickets deliver'd by the two Miss Scotts will be taken, Receipts: #70

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Afterpiece Title: The King and Miller of Mansfield

Cast
Role: Peggy Actor: Miss Brunette
Role: Margery Actor: Miss Bennet
Role: Kate Actor: Miss Woodman

Song: IV: Bumper Squire Jones-Beard

Dance: I: a New Scots Dance-Miss Scott; II: a New Comic Dance-Froment, Miss Scott; III: Running Footman's Dance, as17420428

Event Comment: Benefit the Author of the opera. Afterpiece: A new Serio-Comi-Farcical-Elysian Ballad Opera of Two Acts. [Author unknown. Apparently not printed.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Abra Mule

Afterpiece Title: Macheath 1n the Shades; or, Bayes at Parnassus

Performance Comment: Macheath-Stoppelaer; Bayes-Chapman; Polly-Miss Norsa; Alexander-Mullart; Peachum-Hippisley; Sejanus-Paget; Charon-Morgan; Cardinal Wolsey-Houghton; Mat-Clark; Ben Johnson-Aston; Horace-Wignell; Cleopatra-Mrs Templer; Jenny Diver-Miss Binks; Slammekin-Mrs Kilby; Thalestris-Mrs Forrester; Mrs Trapes-Mrs Martin; Helen-Miss S. Rogers; Mercury-Hale .
Cast
Role: Polly Actor: Miss Norsa
Role: Jenny Diver Actor: Miss Binks
Role: Helen Actor: Miss S. Rogers

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Le Sac, Miss Baston, Delagarde, Mrs De L'Orme

Performance Comment: Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, Le Sac, Miss Baston, Delagarde, Mrs De L'Orme .
Event Comment: Benefit Cervetti, Collins, Gray, Miss Bradshaw and the two Miss Scotts

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: As17440125, but Miser-Collins; Wheedle-Miss Scott; Harriet-Miss Isabella Scott (1st Time); Lappet-Miss Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Wheedle Actor: Miss Scott
Role: Harriet Actor: Miss Isabella Scott
Role: Lappet Actor: Miss Bradshaw.

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Cole

Dance: II: Mlle Auguste

Song: IV: Miss Scott

Music: V: Concerto on Violincello-Cervetti

Event Comment: Benefit Two Orphans, Mines (Gallery Officekeeper), and others

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The School Boy

Cast
Role: Lettice Actor: Miss Brunette

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Flanderkins by Duke and Mrs Ogden. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: Flanderkins by Duke and Mrs Ogden. Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers .
Event Comment: [The Singing, a Musical Interlude by G. A. Stevens, comprising a song and dance of sailors. Popular on Declaration of war with Spain (Biographia Dramatica).] Mainpiece: Not performed in two years. [See 29 April 1760.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Lady's Last Stake

Performance Comment: Lord George Brilliant-O'Brien; Lord Wronglove-Palmer; Sir Friendly Moral-Burton; Lady Gentle-Mrs Palmer; Mrs Conquest-Mrs Yates; Mrs Notable-Miss Pope; Hartshorn-Mrs Bennet; Lady Wronglove-Mrs Clive.
Cast
Role: Mrs Notable Actor: Miss Pope

Song: IV: A New Comic Interlude of Singing and Dancing, call'd Hearts of Oak The Characters-Lowe, Stevens, Fox, Vincent, Miss E. Young, Miss Baker

Performance Comment: Young, Miss Baker.
Event Comment: Benefit for Miss Catley, being the last time, but one, of her performing this season. Box, Pit and Gallery Tickets to be had of Mr Sarjant at the Stage Door. Charges #65 6s. Profit to Miss Catley #136 5s.; plus #67 11s. from tickets (Box 232; Pit 49; Gallery 22). Paid one year's Rector's Rate for theatre due Xmas last #8 15s., Watch rate #14 11s. 8d., and half year's paving rate due Mich. last #26 5s. Paid Recor's rate (one year's due Xmas last) for House in Bow Passage, 6s. 3d, and watch rate for ditto 10s. 8d. Receipts: #201 5s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Padlock

Performance Comment: As17731106, but To Conclude with The Soldier Tir'd-Miss Catley.

Dance: II: The Corsican Sailors-Fishar, Miss Twist, Mas. Blurton, Miss Besford, as17731013

Performance Comment: Blurton, Miss Besford, as17731013.
Event Comment: Benefit Miss Brett

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Performance Comment: Lappet-Miss Brett; Lovegold-Hallam; Mrs Wheedle-Miss Jones; Mrs Wisely-Miss Jones, her first upon the stage; Mariana-Mrs Talbot; Harriet-Miss Beckington; Frederick-Woodburne; Clerimont-Cole; Ramilie-Mrs Charke; James-Turbutt .

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: V: Saraband and Minuet by Davenport and Miss Brett. In Afterpiece: The Black Joke by Davenport and Miss Brett. End of Afterpiece: Les Bergeres Hereux (new) by Davenport and Miss Brett

Performance Comment: In Afterpiece: The Black Joke by Davenport and Miss Brett. End of Afterpiece: Les Bergeres Hereux (new) by Davenport and Miss Brett .

Song: 1I: As17340731

Event Comment: Benefit Thompson, Le Sac, Miss Rogers

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Wife

Cast
Role: Mademoiselle Actor: Miss Norsa

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Cast
Role: Nell Actor: Miss Norsa

Dance: I: Richmond Maggot by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. III: Grecian Sailors by Glover, Le Sac, Dukes, Delagarde, Dupre. IV: A new dance by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, &c. Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh

Performance Comment: III: Grecian Sailors by Glover, Le Sac, Dukes, Delagarde, Dupre. IV: A new dance by Le Sac and Miss Rogers. Scot's Dance by Glover, Miss Rogers, &c. Mainpiece: Written by Sir John Vanbrugh .

Song: II: As17350422

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Martyr. 1st piece: Never performed here. [Miss Thornton is identified by MS annotation on Kemble playbill. Address by Horatio Edgar Robson (European Magazine, May 1786, p. 369).] 2nd piece: Not acted these 7 years. 3rd piece: Written by Henry Fielding. Morning Herald, 19 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Mrs Martyr, No. 31, Tavistock-street, Covent Garden. Receipts: #280 6s. 6d. (138/15/6; 3/6/0; tickets: 138/5/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fashionable Lover

Performance Comment: Mortimer-Aickin; Tyrrel-Lewis; Aubrey-Wroughton; Doctor Druid-Edwin; Lord Aberville-Davies; Colin Macleod-Fearon; Napthali-Wewitzer; Bridgemore-Booth; Miss Bridgemore-Mrs Bates; Mrs Bridgemore-Mrs Webb; Miss Aubrey-A Young Lady (1st appearance on any stage [Miss Thornton]) .Miss Thornton]) .
Cast
Role: Miss Bridgemore Actor: Mrs Bates
Role: Miss Aubrey Actor: A Young Lady

Afterpiece Title: Annette and Lubin

Afterpiece Title: The Country Mad Cap; or, Miss Lucy in Town

Performance Comment: Zorobabel-Quick; Lord Bawble-Palmer; Signor Cantileno-Darley; Ballad-Brown; Thomas-Cubitt; Mrs Midnight-Mrs Pitt; Tawdry-Miss Stuart; The Country Madcap (with songs)-Mrs Martyr (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Tawdry Actor: Miss Stuart

Dance: End of 2nd piece The Drunken Sailor Reclaim'd, as17860424

Song: End of Act II of 1st piece a new song, Toung Henry, by Mrs Martyr

Monologue: 1786 05 09 Before 1st piece a new Occasional Address spoken by Holman

Event Comment: Benefit for Nix and Miss Barnes. Receipts: #254 3s. 6d. (67.10.0; 23.19.6; 2.19.0; tickets: 159.15.0) (charge: #106 2s. 9d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Confederacy

Performance Comment: As17861114, but Corinna-Miss Barnes; Clip-Benson; Jessamy-Burton; Mrs Clogget-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Corinna Actor: Miss Barnes
Role: Flippanta Actor: Miss Pope
Role: Clarissa Actor: Miss Farren.

Afterpiece Title: The Double Disguise

Song: End III: song-Miss Barnes; End IV: O! Nanny wilt thou go with me (composed by Carter)-Dignum; End: Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day-Miss Barnes

Performance Comment: Nanny wilt thou go with me (composed by Carter)-Dignum; End: Bright Phoebus has mounted the Chariot of Day-Miss Barnes.
Event Comment: Benefit Havard, J. Delagarde, Miss Wherrit. At the particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Lovers Opera

Related Works
Related Work: The Lovers Opera Author(s): W.R. Chetwood

Dance: I: Dutch Boor by Sandham and Miss Wherrit. III: A new Dance by Delagarde and Miss Wherrit. IV: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. V: Milk-Pail Dance

Performance Comment: III: A new Dance by Delagarde and Miss Wherrit. IV: Pierrots by Vallois and Delagarde. V: Milk-Pail Dance .