= Worthy Du-Bellamy from C. G.: Recruits - Parsons and Weston: Melinda Mrs. Greville : Rose Miss Jarratt: Lucy Mrs. Davies: Sylvia = Miss Younge, being their 1st appearance in those cha racters. = 24. For bt. of Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins. Earl of Warwick. King Edward Palmer, 1st time. = = 29. Cymbeline. Posthumus Brereton, 1st time. May 1. Cautherley's bt. Mourning Bride. Osmyn Smith: King = J. Aikin: Garcia Cautherley: Zara Miss Younge: Almeria Mrs. Yates: -with, never acted there, Comus in 2 acts. Comus Cautherley: Lady Mrs. Baddeley. 2. Mrs. Smith's bt. Cymbeline, and, never acted, a Musical Entertainment called the Wish. 3. Brereton's bt. Venice Preserved. Jaffier = Brereton, 1st time: Pierre Smith: Belvidera = Miss Younge -with a new Comic Opera called the Quaker-Bannister-Dibdin-Davies-Mrs. Scott, and Young Lady, her 1st appearance on any stagethis C. O. was written by Dibdin, who seems to have acted Solomon-Steady means to marry Gillian, but on finding that she is attached to Lubin, he resigns her to him-see Oct. 7 1777. Yates, 5. Stratagem. Archer King: Scrub = = 1st appearance this season:-with Bon Ton. 6. Fashionable Lover. Tyrrel = Brereton, 1st time. 8. Brothers. Sophia Mrs. Baddeley. 10. Conscious Lovers. 1st time Young Bevil Brereton, = Sealand J. Aikin, 1st time: Indiana= Miss Younge. = 12. For bt. of Waldron, and Mrs. Greville. All = = for Love. Antony Smith: Ventidius = Palmer : Dolabella Brereton, their 1st appearance in those characters: Cleopatra - Miss Younge: Octavia= Mrs. Greville, 1st time:—with, never acted, the Contrast, or the Jew and Married Courtezan. Sharp Dodd: Blunt = Moody: the other characters by Baddeley, Mrs. Davies, &c.-not printed. r. b. = = = 13. Suspicious Husband. Ranger King: Mrs. Strictland Mrs. Baddeley: Jacintha Mrs. Davies, 1st time with a burlesque Opera, not acted 25 years, called Tom Thumb. Tom Master Blanch = = ard: King Davies: Grizzle Bannister: Queen = Mrs. Wrighten: Huncamunca Glumdalca = Mr. Kean. 17. Rule a Wife. Leon Smith. Mrs. Smith: 19. West Indian. Charlotte Rusport Mrs. Mattocks from C. G. -with Tom Thumb, 4th time. 25. Theatrical Fund. Wonder. Don Felix= Garrick :-and Rival Candidates, 18th time-a new occasional Prologue by Palmer, and an occasional Epilogue by Garrick-pit and boxes laid together. 27. Matilda, 11th time, and Bon Ton 8th timelast play. (Bills from B. M.) Garrick acted Lusignan 3 times-Kitely 2-Abel Drugger 2-Benedick 2-Archer 1-Brute 1-Leon 3-Don John 2-Felix 4-Hamlet was acted 3 times, but Smith certainly acted the part the 1st time, and probably on the 2 other nights. F. Aikin left D. L. before the beginning of this season-J. Aikin was very injudiciously called Mr. Aikin in the bills. C. G. 1774-1775. Sept. 19. All's well that ends well. Countess = Mrs. Hull:-rest as Dec. 3 1772. = 21. She Stoops to Conquer. Miss Neville Mrs. Lessingham. 28. Maid of the Mill-26. George Barnwell. 28. Love in a Village. Sir W. Meadows Quick, 1st time. : = 30. Miser. Lovegold Shuter: Frederick = Wroughton Clerimont Whitfield: Ramilie Lee Lewes, 1st time: List=Quick: Lappet Mrs. Pitt: Mariana Mrs. Bulkley: Harriet Mrs. Whitfield. Oct. 3. Elfrida. Athelwold Lewis, 1st time. = = = = = 4. Alexander the Great Clinch: Clytus Clarke: Statira Mrs. Hartley: Roxana Mrs. Melmoth, 1st time. = 5. Beggar's Opera. Polly Mrs. Mattocks: Lucy = Miss Catley, 1st time. = 7. Conscious Lovers. Young Bevil-Lewis, 1st time: Tom Woodward: Myrtle Wroughton : Cimberton = Shuter: Sealand Clarke: Phillis= Mrs. Mattocks, 1st time: Indiana Young Lady, her 1st appearance on any stage. = 11. Not acted 8 years, Rehearsal. BayesLee: Johnson = Lewis (probably Lee Lewes) Smith= Clarke : other characters by Dunstall, Quick, Clinch, Miss Barsanti, &c.-Clinch, Dunstall, and Quick acted Volscius, Gentleman Usher, and Physician. 13. Romeo and Juliet. Romeo Lewis, 1st time: Mercutio = Woodward: Capulet Clarke, 1st time: Juliet Miss Dayes, 2d time: Nurse Mrs. Pitt: Lady Capulet Mrs. Hull. 14. West Indian. = Belcour Gentleman: Char lotte Rusport Mrs. Mattocks, 1st time: Lady Rusport Mrs. Pitt: Louisa Dudley Miss Brown: Mrs. Fulmer Mrs. Hull: -West Indian at both houses. 20. Philaster. Philaster Melmoth, his 1st appearance on the English stage: (see Irish Stage, S. A. 1772-1778) King L'Estrange: Pharamond = Clinch: Dion Hull: Captain of the Mob = Dunstall: Bellario Mrs. Melmoth: Arethusa Mattocks. = = Mrs. 21. Jealous Wife. Oakly Bensley, 1st time : Lord Trinket Lewis, 1st time: Lady Freelove = Mrs. Pitt Mrs. Oakly Lady, her 1st appearance on the English stage-with Comus. = = 22. Richard 3d Lee: Richmond Clinch : Henry 6th Hull: Duchess of York Mrs. Hull: Lady Anne Miss Macklin : Queen Mrs. Melmoth, their 1st appearance in those characters. = = 24. Henry 2d = Bensley, 1st time: Queen Mrs. Melmoth, 1st time: Rosamond by the Lady who acted Mrs. Oakly. 26. Philaster, with No one's enemy but his own, revived-Woodward-Shuter-Hull-WroughtonBooth-Lee Lewes-Quick- Cushing-Mrs. Lessingham, and Miss Barsanti-acted about 6 times— Woodward and Shuter no doubt kept their original characters (see Jan. 9 1764) Miss Barsanti and Mrs. Lessingham probably acted Lucinda and Hortensia-if the bills be correct, this was about the 1st night on which Lewes was announced as Lee Lewes -some few nights before, his name stood to Harlequin as Lewes simply. 27. Busy Body. Marplot (with an address to the town) = Woodward : Sir Francis Gripe Shuter: Wroughton : Sir George Airy Lewis: Charles = = = Sir Jealous Traffic Dunstall: Miranda Miss Macklin Patch Mrs. Pitt: Isabinda- Mrs. Lessingham. = : = = 31. Never acted there, Grecian Daughter. Evander Barry: Philotas Bensley: Dionysius Clinch: Melanthon = Hull: Phocion Wroughton: Euphrasia=Mrs. Barry, her 1st appearance there. = = Nov. 1. Jovial Crew. Oldrents Quick, 1st time : Hearty Reinhold: Vincent Mattocks: Hilliard = Du-Bellamy : Clack Shuter: Springlove = Wroughton Randal = Dunstall: Rachel (with alterations) = Miss Catley: Meriel (with alterations)= Miss Brown Amie Miss Dayes. = 3. She wou'd and She wou'd not, with Golden Pippin. Venus Miss Brown. = = 8. Not acted 20 years, Much ado about Nothing. Benedick Lee: Leonato Hull: Pedro Wroughton: Claudio Lewis: Dogberry = Shuter: Town Clerk = Quick: Beatrice Mrs. Barry, 1st time: Hero Mrs. Lessingham. r. b. 12. Provoked Husband. Lord Townly Barry : Sir Francis Shuter: Manly Clarke: Squire Richard Quick John Moody Dunstall: Count Basset Lee Lewes : Lady Townly Mrs. Barry : Lady Wronghead= Mrs. Pitt: Lady Grace Mrs. Lessingham Miss Jenny Mrs. Mattocks. = = 14. Henry 8th, and Cross Purposes. |