= = = = - Elliston: Verjuice Dowton: Sir Harry Dorville = Pope: Volage Wrench: Issachar Wewitzer : Lady Amelia Dorville Mrs. Glover: Lady Lucretia Limber Mrs. Orger: Honoria Pemberton = Miss Kelly: Fidget Mrs. Harlowe :-this C. was acted 8 times, and is not printed-on the 2d night it was reduced to 3 acts-Oulton attributes it to Henry Siddons. = 20. Othello Rae: Iago Kean -with Illusion. 26. Ways and Means. Sir David Dunder = Ban nister. 29. Merchant of Venice. Shylock Kean :with Ella Rosenberg. Rosenberg Rae: Storm= Bannister. = = = Nov. 1. Never acted, Jean de Paris. Jean de Paris = Elliston: Lary Mac Muggins (the master of a small inn) = Johnstone: Grand Seneschal to the Princess Lovegrove: Theodore (favourite of Jean de Paris-in love with Olivier)=J. Wallack: Princess of Navarre Mrs. Edwin: Olivier (daughter to the Seneschal-in love with Theodore, and disguised as a page) Miss Kelly: Lorezza (daughter to Mac Muggins) Mrs. Orger :-acted 29 times-Jean de Paris is really the son of Philip of Valois, and presumptive heir to the throne of France-he wishes to see the Princess of Navarre before he pays his addresses to her for this purpose he assumes the character of a rich merchant, and the name of Jean de Parishe gets possession of an inn which had been previously engaged for the Princess-when the Princess arrives he invites her to dinner-the Seneschal is shocked at the proposal-the Princess is aware who Jean de Paris really is-she accepts the invitation the piece concludes with the union of Jean de Paris and the Princess-the Seneschal, at the desire of Jean de Paris, gives Olivier to Theodore-this is a pleasing piece in 2 acts-it was taken from the French, and adapted to the English stage by Arnold -Arnold has judiciously omitted the music of the original, but he has acted absurdly in retaining the French name, and in turning the innkeeper into an Irishman-see C. G. Nov. 12-and Bath Dec. 10 = 5. Macbeth—the original music by Matthew Locke -(there was no music originally). Macbeth Kean: Macduff Rae: Banquo Pope: Malcolm J. Wal = = = lack: Duncan Powell: Lady Macbeth Mrs. Bart = =3 = ley: Witches Dowton, Lovegrove, and Knight :Macbeth is said in the bills to have been in preparation during the whole past summer-and to be revived with all possible appropriate splendour. 9. Devil's Bridge- -11. Castle of Andalusia. 15. Fair Penitent. Horatio Rae: Lothario = Elliston Sciolto Pope: Altamont J. Wallack: Calista Miss Walstein, from Dublin, 1st app. = = 22. Miss Walstein acted Letitia Hardy. 29. Hypocrite, with, never acted, Ninth Statue, or the Irishman in Bagdad. Zeyn (prince of Balsora) =J. Wallack: Kilroony (an Irish traveller) = Johnstone: Boubiker Moussin (a dervise of Bagdad) = Oxberry: Morabec (a benevolent magician) = Gattie Asdrael (king of the Genii) Waldegrave : Nora (daughter of Kilrooney) = Miss Kelly: Alcolomb (a princess of Bagdad) = Miss Boyce: Musca = Mrs. Bland :-acted 33 times-Zeyn in his pur suit of pleasure had exhausted his riches-the people had risen in commotion against him, and his life had been preserved by Kilrooney-Zeyn rewards Kilrooney for his services-he wishes to marry Nora --she declines his hand, for fear that Zeyn should give his subjects fresh cause for irritation by marrying a woman so much beneath him in rank-Zeyn, by the assistance of Asdrael, discovers a large treasure. --he finds eight statues, and a Ninth pedestal unoc. cupied-a scroll informs him that he cannot possess the eight statues till he shall find the Ninth-Asdrael tells Zeyn, that he must bring him a virgin for his bride-he furnishes Zeyn with a mirror - the surface of which will be sullied by any female who shall look on it without being perfectly pure-many ladies sully the glass by looking on it-Nora looks on it, and it remains unsullied-two Genii carry off Nora-the scene changes to the Hall of Statues-a Statue rises on the Ninth pedestal-it proves to be Nora-she is united to Zeyn, with the approbation of the king of the Genii- -this musical Romance was written by T. Dibdin-it is founded on a story in the Arabian Nights-the story is a good one, but Dibdin's piece is contemptible-the 2d title sufficiently points out the absurdity of it. Dec. 7. Fontainbleau. Miss Dolly Bull Miss Kelly. 23. Jane Shore. Hastings Rae: Dumont = Pope Gloster Raymond: Jane Shore Miss Wal = stein: Alicia Mrs. Glover. = = 26. George Barnwell, with, never acted, Valley of Diamonds, or Harlequin Sindbad-acted about 29 times-this Pantomime was founded on the 2d Voyage of Sindbad in the Arabian Nights-the songs and business of the piece were printed. Jan. 2. Romeo and Juliet. Romeo Kean, 1st = = time Mercutio = Elliston: Juliet Mrs. Bartley : Nurse Mrs. Sparks. = 4. Miss Walstein acted Lady Teazle. 12. Macbeth Elliston :--Kean was hoarse. = Wroughton: Beverley Elliston: Lady Restless= Miss Walstein: Belinda Mrs. Glover. = 21. Romeo and Juliet. Romeo - Kean: Juliet= Miss L. Kelly, from Edinburgh, 1st time. 27. All in the Wrong. Belinda Mrs. Davison. Feb. 1. As you like it. Touchstone Bannister : Jaques Wroughton Orlando Rae, 1st time : Rosalind Miss Walstein. = = 3. Provoked Husband. Lord Townly Pope : Sir Francis Dowton: Count Basset Wrench : Lady Townly Miss Walstein: Miss Jenny Miss Kelly, 1st time. = 4. Hamlet. Ophelia Miss L. Kelly. 13. Never acted there, Town and Country. Reuben Glenroy Kean: Plastic-J. Wallack: Trot= Munden Cosey Dowton: Capt. Glenroy = Rae: Hawbuck = Knight Hon. Mrs. Glenroy = Mrs. Glover. 16. Macbeth. 2d Witch = Knight: 3d Witch= Munden. 25. Hamlet-with, never acted, Poor RelationsMunden-Knight, &c.--acted but once. 28. Douglas, Norval = S. Penley, from the English theatre at Brussels, 1st app.: Stranger Wroughton Glenalvon = Raymond: Matilda = Mrs. Bartley. March 7. West Indian. Belcour S. Penley. = = = 9. First time Richard 2d-(with considerable alterations and additions from the writings of Shakspeare.) Richard 2d = Kean: Bolingbroke = Elliston: John of Gaunt = Pope York = Holland: Norfolk Rae: Northumberland Powell: Aumerle Wallack Harry Percy Bernard: Bishop of Carlisle Marshall: 1st Gardener Gattie : Queen Mrs. Bartley : Blanche (with a song)= Miss Poole acted 13 times for Tate's alteration of Richard 2d see T. R. 1681for Theobald's see L. I. F. Dec. 10 1719-the original play was revived at C. G. Feb. 6 1738-the alterations made on this evening were made by Wroughton. : = Act 1st-the 1st scene differs but little from the original till the King, instead of appointing the Lists, pronounces the sentence of banishment at once upon Norfolk and Bolingbroke after the King's exit, Wroughton has been guilty of an oversight-the Lord Marshal still speaks 2 lines as in the original, tho' no such character is mentioned in the D. P. of the altered play-the act concludes as before-the unimportant scene between Gaunt and the Duchess of Gloster is omitted as no longer necessary-but the scene at the Lists is left out with peculiar impropriety. Act 2d-the 1st scene proceeds with omissions only-the Queen does not make her appearance, as |
